Muir/McIntyre *9.31 Iwi Representative R Buttimore left the meeting. 5. Regional LiDAR PGF/LINZ Project Update 5.1 Mr S Ruru – Chief Executive and Mr C Clark - spoke to the Committee to inform the members of the completions of the Regional LiDAR capture project for Taranaki. Recommended That the Taranaki Regional Council: a) received the memorandum LiDAR PGF/LINZ Project. Cram/McIntyre *9.45 Chairperson C Littlewood left the meeting. 6. Riparian
planning, implementing and reviewing cycle of biodiversity planning Figure 2: Threatened land environments in Taranaki Figure 3: Threatened land environments of Taranaki and Key Native Ecosystems Figure 4: Land administered by the Department of Conservation Figure 5: Ecological regions in Taranaki Figure 6: Self-help Possum Control Programme Figure 7: Riparian plans prepared Figure 8: Effective strategies take into consideration the authorising environment and existing
Plan. His report has just recently been received by the Council. Discussion It should be noted that this discussion refers only to the potential benefits of riparian fencing. The Council’s policy is that riparian margins should also be appropriately planted, in order to maximise the environmental and on-farm benefits of riparian management. Prof McDowell considered there were too many variables involved in riparian planting and re- vegetation, for the effects to be accurately or
Clean, healthy water is the region’s most precious resource, and the Council’s programmes and rules aim to help the community maintain and improve water quality. Most notably, the region’s world-scale Riparian Management Programme has already seen thousands of kilometres of streambanks fenced and millions of native plants go into the ground on the Taranaki ring plain. The water-quality benefits of this work are well established scientifically. Other measures to protect and enhance water quality
nationally threatened or regionally distinctive have remnant populations in the region. These include the Western North Island brown kiwi, whio (blue duck), gold-striped gecko, Notoreas moth (Notoreas perornata), and the Powelliphanta ‘Egmont’ land snail. Commercial forests and farmland are also important to regional biodiversity as these areas have wetlands, and plantings for erosion and sediment control and riparian protection. Though the rich range of species
b) notes the recommendations therein were adopted by the Taranaki Regional Council on 21 February 2022. Cloke/McDonald Matters arising 1.1 Riparian Planting Update is being provided at the next Ordinary meeting 5 April 2022. Executive, Audit & Risk Committee - Confirmation of Minutes 5 page 2. Financial and Operational Report 2.1 Mr M J Nield, Director – Corporate Services, spoke to the memorandum receiving information on the operational and financial
sediment for which there is currently little available information. To address these gaps, modelling has been used to determine the most likely attribute state, building on the regional models developed for Taranaki. page Coastal Terraces Freshwater Management Unit Discussion Document Page | 9 River Water Quality Nutrients Ammonia, nitrate and phosphorus are important for plant growth, but in excess amounts can cause problems in freshwater. They can lead to an
period. Other recommendations made in the report were: • Monitoring suspended and bed load sediment transport size distribution and volumes related to stream flow upstream of the sluicing gate (focussing on summer low flow) to improve decision making on gate openings; • Temporary deployment of a network of pressure sensors downstream to determine extent of drawdown with distance from the weir; • Opportunities for catchment riparian planting to reduce bank erosion and instream
................................................................ 23 Table 8: State of KNEs 2008 to 2012 ................................................................................................................. 24 Table 9: Riparian plan implementation – at a glance (as at 30 June 2012) .................................................. 26 Table 10: Threatened, at risk or regionally distinctive freshwater animal species in Taranaki............... 56 Table 11: Threatened, at risk or regionally distinctive freshwater plant species in
significant costs but with little purpose or community benefit. Proposed broad-brush national requirements for excluding stock from waterways fall short of what is actually required to reduce faecal contamination, and risk undermining successful and proven local initiatives such as Taranaki’s award-winning riparian planting and fencing programme. It should be up to councils working with their local communities to decide which rivers and lakes are most important for swimming, whether and how urgently