info@trc.govt.nz. Remote or digital meetings can be arranged if required. Field work under Level 3 will include a limited number of farm visits, environmental monitoring, consent compliance inspections, some Towards Predator-Free Taranaki activities and other predator and pest-plant monitoring and control activities. Environmental incidents will continue to be investigated, as they have been during Level 4. To report pollution or any other environmental incident, call 0800 736 222. The line is open 24/7.
programmes, the Policy and Planning Committee was told. The stocktake, detailed in a report commissioned by Te Wai Māori Trust, also confirms some findings made by the Council, and notes that this region offers valuable fisheries data due to the Council’s existing monitoring programmes. The report will be used as the Council develops new monitoring programmes in collaboration with Māori, and will also feed into the review of the Regional Freshwater and Land Plan. New pest blueprint gets all-clearTaranaki
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Taranaki Abattoirs Limited
Monitoring Programme
Report
2010-2014
Technical Report 2014-57
ISSN: 0144-8184 (Print) Taranaki Regional Council
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November 2014
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Taranaki Abattoirs Ltd operated an abattoir and rendering plant, located on
data to present a standardised national overview. People wanting accurate and scientifically verified data on particular regions such as Taranaki should consult the relevant Regional Council reports. Freshwater trends remain positiveThe physical and chemical state of the regional waterways continues to generally improve over the longer term, even with fluctuations from year to year, the Policy and Planning Committee was told. Latest monitoring results, for the 2015-2016 year, showed nitrogen
size of the actual problem.
Recent research has cast doubt on the reliability of E. coli as an indicator of faecal contamination, resulting in a review of the current ‘danger’ threshold of 540 E. coli per 100 ml. The review is continuing but the Government is still using this threshold as the basis for its 2040 swimmability targets.
Requiring year-round monitoring and compliance, even at times when it would be foolhardy to swim because of weather and/or dangerous currents and flows, imposes
believe will make the greatest difference. These include stronger leadership and clearer lines of accountability; new measures to build on what regional councils do best; better monitoring and prioritisation; planning and delivering joined-up action; and legislative and regulatory changes to establish modern, fit-for-purpose frameworks. The Council is already implementing many of the suggested measures, the Committee was told. The report was jointly commissioned by regional councils and will be taken
data that limit understanding and may be leading to poor policies and significant damage to society and the economy as well as the environment. The Committee was told that for many years, the Council had been calling for a nationally agreed set of core environmental indicators and for appropriate funding for monitoring. The Council’s own monitoring and reporting programmes have been designed for regional, not national, purposes, and have been assessed as fit for purpose. The Government’s own
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Figure 5: TRC flow hydrograph for Waitara River at Tarata, 4 days in March 2021 ......................................... 22
Figure 6: TRC flow hydrograph for Waitara River at Bertrand Road, 4 days in March 2021 ............................ 22
Figure 7: Waitara and Manganui kayaking map, Egarr (1989) ......................................................................... 32
Figure 8: Bathing quality monitoring sites and state (LAWA, Jan 2020)
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Taranaki By-Products
Monitoring Programme
Annual Report
2019-2020
Technical Report 2020-97
Taranaki Regional Council
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Stratford
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Document: 2479906 (Word)
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Taranaki By-Products Ltd (TBP/the Company) operates an animal …
These pests present challenges to the preservation and
restoration of habitat on land and in lakes, streams and
the coastal environment. To understand and respond to
these challenges, the Council monitors various aspects of
biodiversity and ecosystem health, such as the extent and
condition of native habitat, presence of weeds and pest
animals, abundance of native species and pressures from
surrounding land use.
For the past 30 years, the Council has undertaken a range