Executive, Audit and Risk Committee Meeting on Monday 12
September 2022 for the following reason/s:
Item 1 – Yarrow Stadium Plus: Project Steering Group Report
That the public conduct of the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting
would be likely to result in the disclosure of information where the withholding of the
information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information
would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial
higher than 2006 and 2015.
Timing of the event was exacerbated by already low feed levels going into winter and
road slips prevented some farmers from undertaking normal seasonal work such as
shearing and mustering.
A relief package totalling up to $500,000 was provided by Taranaki Regional Council to
affected farmers for slope stability plantings, soil slip debris trail re-vegetation, and
replacement of riparian plants on the ring plain.
The Ministry for Primary Industries
informed the Council that the site has
emergency power for 48 hours.
The Company is also required to undertake riparian planting and fencing of their land, and of any adjacent
land where landowners provide written agreement. The Company has begun riparian planting in some areas
and intends to expand on this. The possibility of riparian plantings on adjacent land will be discussed at the
2022-2023 stakeholder meeting. It is anticipated that future reports will be able to report on the progress
run-off from pasture with effects on water quality in the lower reaches
of our rivers and streams. These pressures will intensify with continued
growth in our agricultural sector. They will require ongoing attention
and responses. Restoring the riparian vegetation along the length of our
rivers and streams is our biggest challenge – to fence and plant along
waterways that cumulatively could stretch from Auckland to Sydney and
back again.
The Taranaki Regional Council is
Philosophy degree,
entitled Farmer perspectives of the on-farm and off-farm pros and cons of planted
multifunctional riparian margins. The paper summarises key aspects of her thesis
Applying ecosystem services thinking to natural resource management and conservation
decision making.
Resolved
THAT the Taranaki Regional Council
1. receives the memorandum Riparian management and ecosystem services- PhD thesis
studies by Fleur Maseyk
2. notes the findings and interpretations set out
� Information Sheet-Wetlands
� The Importance of Riparian Management
Related Links –Taranaki
� Taranaki Regional Xplorer
� Taranaki Iwi Contacts
� East Taranaki Environmental Trust
� Egmont National Park (Department of Conservation)
� Fish and Game-Taranaki Region
� New Plymouth District Council - Sustainable District
� Rotokare Scenic Reserve Trust
� Taranaki Kiwi Trust
� Taranaki tree Trust
page
General Information on Biodiversity available on the
increasing
pace. Since the riparian programme
began over 3 million plants have been
made available to plan holders. The
CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT
99% of the approximately
1,769 Taranaki dairy
farms have active or
completed riparian plans
in place.
76% of streambanks
are fenced and 63%
of streambanks (that
require protection with
vegetation) are suitably
vegetated.
Riparian plans and percentage of protection
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Taranaki Regional Council 2012 / 2013 Annual
As we say goodbye to summer, the garden is still bursting with the vibrant colours of flowering perennials, keeping our visitors smiling. Here at Hollard Gardens, we're always looking ahead, planning for what's next. Right now, we're busy identifying plants for division or relocation in the coming Autumn/Winter months and carefully considering which large trees need succession planning. The idea is to maintain the garden for years to come. We're big on education here, especially when it comes
naturally occurring, but there is further work underway to
confirm this.
Mr Phipps noted that macroinvertebrate health was a good indicator of the health of
ecosystems and the region wouldn’t be doing as well in this area if it hadn’t have been for
fencing and planting by farmers.
IMPROVING WATER QUALITY
Land Services Manager, Don Shearman, outlined various programmes that are having a
positive impact on water quality.
He hailed the significant effort of farmers in the riparian
supply annual report 2013/2014 (TRC) tinyurl.com/TRC2f
Transforming Taranaki: Riparian Management Programme tinyurl.com/TRC2g
Plant provision schemes
The Council operates two plant provision schemes in which quality conservation plants are grown or
obtained and made available to property planholders at cost. This is a key component in the success
of the Council’s soil conservation and riparian management programmes.
Since the scheme began in 1996, the Council has facilitated the