Students from Devon Intermediate are getting creative with the goal of reducing rodent numbers so nature can thrive. This innovation and enthusiasm has been largely student-led and harnessed by teachers who have integrated the ambitions of Towards Predator-Free Taranaki into learning opportunities across a number of subjects. Design, technology, science, numeracy and literacy are just some of the areas where predator-free and biodiversity themes have been incorporated. This is coupled with
the requirements of the Local Government Act
2002 in relation to decision making. Unless otherwise stated, the recommended option
outlined in each report meets the purpose of local government and:
• Promote the social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of communities in
the present and for the future.
• Would not alter significantly the intended level of service provision for any significant
activity undertaken by or on behalf of the Council, or transfer the ownership or
major events and community events and the premier outdoor field for team
sports codes.
A stadium that is loved by sports fans and the local community.
A stadium that is a quality experience for event promoters, participants and spectators, which is
achieved through superior event facilities, presentation and management and through the early
adoption and smart use of technology.
d) in respect to Yarrow Stadium, that having considered the options, funding implications,
the Council’s
our natural resource and environment, and teaching them to be conservationists,” she says. Other Taranaki residents who want to give the gift of biodiversity this Christmas can get a $10 rat-trap and box from a New Plymouth pop-up shop. The Towards Predator-Free Taranaki pop up shop is on the corner of Devon St and Liardet Street. It is open from: 9am to 5pm weekdays 10am-2pm Saturday 9am to 12pm Friday December 21 and Monday 24 December It opened last week and will close on December 24th so
lockdown-affected 2020. Last year it dropped to a pleasing 9.8%. This year we hope to see another decline. Along with analysis of data from Trap.nz, community engagement and monitoring of biodiversity outcomes, this tracking gives us a useful steer on how the project is going and where we need to focus our attention. The lessons we learn also improve how we roll the project out to other towns such as Eltham and Ōpunake, communities already doing great mahi when it comes to protecting our native biodiversity.
lockdown-affected 2020. Last year it dropped to a pleasing 9.8%. This year we hope to see another decline. Along with analysis of data from Trap.nz, community engagement and monitoring of biodiversity outcomes, this tracking gives us a useful steer on how the project is going and where we need to focus our attention. The lessons we learn also improve how we roll the project out to other towns such as Eltham and Ōpunake, communities already doing great mahi when it comes to protecting our native biodiversity.
You’re likely to see a number of tui, kererū and other birdlife when you enter the bush next to Woodleigh School, New Plymouth. You may also see weta, lizards and bugs running along the forest floor. The bush is alive with more native wildlife and plants thanks to the work of students and teachers, who have been enhancing biodiversity and increasing predator trapping for just over a year, enabling some species to thrive. Earlier this year Year 3 and 4 students participated in a Bioblitz to
the 20 annual Key Native Ecosystem
Biodiversity plans within the Towards
Predator free operational areas
31-Jul-22 Not current This is an old milestone that
should have been removed
for the single area targets at
Pukeiti
TRC AR4 ANNUAL REPORT due 30-Sep-22 Delayed to
December 1st
2022
Commentary
See comments within table.
2. Future Indicators, milestones or decision points
Code Description Due date Status Comments
TRC TEG3 Elimination of possums from Zero
original budget was set, we couldn’t have predicted the world we’re living in today with Covid-19 and the Ukraine-Russia war. We know that our community is also feeling the pain of rising prices so we’ve worked hard to mimimise the impact on Taranaki ratepayers and the Yarrow Stadium targeted rate is not changing. “We’ve secured an extra funding of $10m from the Government which has limited the impact on ratepayers, and we have to once again thank the Government for stepping up. The funding arrangement
Estimation of water quality contaminant loads and the likely
effect of riparian fencing in Taranaki
Item 4 31 Stream macroinvertebrate community responses to adoption of
land management mitigation practices
Item 5 56 Submission on Clean Water consultation document
Item 6 85 Public perceptions of New Zealand's environment; 2016
Item 7 89 Review of Pest Management in Taranaki: Proposed Regional Pest
Management Plan for Taranaki' Section 71 Report' and Biosecurity
Strategy 2017-2037