alongside other tangata whenua on the Waitara Rivers Committee, the Policy & Planning Committee was told. The Waitara Rivers Committee will supervise the spending of Waitara lease funds for improvements to the catchment, as stipulated in the Waitara Lands Act 2018. Ngāti Maru are the last of the eight Taranaki iwi to settle Treaty claims, and the legislation was introduced to Parliament in July. Submissions closed on 18 August, with the Council expressing support for the legislation and welcoming the
The battle to control Taranaki’s first alligator weed infestation is off to a good start, as Taranaki Regional Council works to stop the highly invasive pest plant from spreading. Considered one of the world’s worst weeds, alligator weed was confirmed in a lagoon system near Waitara last August. Before Christmas Council staff treated the land-based weed with herbicide, following up a few weeks later. In early February they tackled the aquatic weed, with two officers wading into the water to
The Council maitains flood protection schemes at the lower Waitara River, the lower Waiwhakaiho River, Ōkato, Ōpunake and Waitōtara, with management plans for each scheme. Flood control in Taranaki - general overview This leaflet summarises the Waitara, The Valley in New Plymouth, Ōkato, Opunake and Waitōtara flood control schemes, what they’re designed to withstand, and what flood risks may remain. Taranaki flood schemes summary leaflet (482 KB pdf) (single document only) Taranaki flood
www.trc.govt.nz/wetlands/ South Taranaki and Regional Erosion Support Scheme (STRESS)
Reduce erosion in eastern hill country and reduce sediment transportation and deposition in waterways, estuaries and the marine environment
All farmers with Comprehensive or Agroforestry Farm Plans may seek funding for soil conservation works on LUC Class 6 and 7 land
Priority to projects in Waitōtara, Pātea and Waitara catchments.
Funding may be available for forestry (exotic and indigenous), fencing for forestry and land retirement,
www.trc.govt.nz/wetlands/ South Taranaki and Regional Erosion Support Scheme (STRESS)
Reduce erosion in eastern hill country and reduce sediment transportation and deposition in waterways, estuaries and the marine environment
All farmers with Comprehensive or Agroforestry Farm Plans may seek funding for soil conservation works on LUC Class 6 and 7 land
Priority to projects in Waitōtara, Pātea and Waitara catchments.
Funding may be available for forestry (exotic and indigenous), fencing for forestry and land retirement,
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limits and targets before notification of the Plan in 2024. What are Freshwater Management Units (FMUs)? The six proposed FMUs for Taranaki are the Northern Hill Country, the Pātea Catchment, the Waitara Catchment, the Coastal Terraces, the Southern Hill Country and the Volcanic Ring Plain.
Every waterbody in the region needs to be contained within an FMU. Within each FMU Council will set time-specific freshwater goals aligned with community and iwi aspirations to build better environmental outcomes
included Toko School, Stratford Primary School, Ratapiko School, Waitoriki School and Waitara High School. Worm farm at Toko School Involvement was supported by each school’s staff, community and whānau. Additional support was given by Enviroschools Facilitators and the results were fabulous. The tamariki were empowered to run tours, grow, harvest, create and make their items to sell as well as run project-based talks on chosen areas of learning. Over 10 days, including some weekend time, these schools were
this diversity and providing an overview of how we’re tracking across the region. We have approached this by grouping waterways and similar areas together. We’re proposing to have six of these FMUs in Taranaki covering the Volcanic Ring Plain, the Northern and Southern Hill Countries, the Pātea and Waitara river catchments and the Coastal Terraces for small areas of land that have spring-fed streams and coastal lakes. If you want to know about them, we’ve created online storymaps that provide a
Meeting. “The surplus is a fantastic result and our achievements show we continue to make a difference to the lives of people across Taranaki,” Chair David MacLeod says. The $2.6m surplus was significantly ahead of budget and was strongly influenced by property and asset revaluations ($1.8m) and the non-commencement of expenditure on the Waitara River catchment (following enactment of the New Plymouth District Council (Waitara Lands) Act 2018) and the Kaitake Trail Te Ara a Ruhihiwerapini. Excluding