river flows past the Waitara township
before releasing to the Tasman Sea.
The catchment, although geographically distinct, is somewhat similar to the Pātea Catchment FMU, in that
they both source from the maunga and the eastern hill country. The Waitara Catchment FMU shares
borders with every other FMU in the region with the exception of the Southern Hill Country FMU.
The FMU includes a diverse range of wetland habitat including saltmarshes and swamp forests, with more
than
1,500 mapped wetlands covering almost 3,300 hectares.
Taranaki’s rivers and streams provide freshwater habitat for at least 18 of New Zealand’s 27
indigenous fish species. A special feature of Taranaki’s indigenous freshwater fish is that 15 of the
18 known species have a marine or estuarine stage in their lifecycle and migrate to and from the
sea.
Several streams and rivers are known to be inanga spawning sites and or are home to threatened
species.
Taranaki has a range of
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the region, including one for ‘Outstanding freshwater bodies’ (Freshwater
Management Unit A). The Waiwhakaiho River catchment is included in the Freshwater Management
Unit B: Volcanic ring plain. The draft plan identified the following features for the Volcanic ring plain
FMU:
“Rivers, reaches, lakes, wetlands and underlying aquifers on the volcanic ring plain
(excluding the Hangatahua and Maketawa catchments). Comprises of rivers with short,
steep and relatively small catchments in
discharge stormwater from a chemical
manufacturing complex to land via irrigation and
into a wetland at the headwaters of the Waitaha
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To discharge emissions into the air from the
manufacture of formaldehyde solution and urea
formaldehyde resin, together with emissions
from associated activities at the plant premises
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Moir Forest and Wetlands
At a glance
TRC Reference: BD/9706
Ecological District: Manawatu Plains
Land Tenure: Private
Area(ha): 14.8
GPS: 1728794X & 5609960Y
Habitat: Forest Remnant/Wetland
Bioclimatic Zone: Lowland
Ecosystem Type: MF7.3: Tawa, pukatea,
podocarp forest
LENZ: F5.2c Acutely threatened
National: Priority 1 – Threatened Land
Environment
Priority 2 – Sand Dunes
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Freshwater biodiversity
Taranaki’s rivers, streams and wetlands support a diverse array of plants and animals. Some
of New Zealand’s most threatened species depend on healthy freshwater habitats for their
very survival.
Pollution has a devastating effect on life forms that are dependent on waterways. Harvesting fish species,
draining wetlands and building structures within waterways can also impact
Environmental Award
at last year's Young Enterprise Scheme. Best of
luck to all those who are entering this year.
Best wishes for a great year.
Kevin Archer
Code Cracking
Multi choice answers
Photo Match-up
1. Wetlands act like giant sponges.
2. Wetlands are great habitats for many plants and animals.
3. Most of our wetlands were drained for many reasons.
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1. Gecko 2. Blue Duck 3. Tui 4. Water boatman 5. Frog
6. Damselfly 7. Eel
annum. All charges exclude GST. Effective
from 1 July 2023.
SCHEDULE 12: CHARGES FOR PERMITTED ACTIVITY MONITORING UNDER THE NATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARD FOR FRESHWATER: WETLANDS
With reference to regulation 75 of the NES-FW, the Council sets the following charges, under section 36(1)(cc) of
the Resource Management Act 1991, for monitoring permitted activities authorised under regulations in the NES-
FW. The Council may charge for monitoring permitted activities for compliance
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The photo above shows Shirley Dons of the Opunake Community Kindergarten with students Leah Martins
and Angus Heaps at their special environmental award assembly in November.
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