Items of interest from today’s meetings of two of the Council’s key committees, Consents & Regulatory, and Policy & Planning: Europeans abuzz at Taranaki schemeTaranaki’s riparian management programme, a Council-farmer partnership to fence and plant thousands of kilometres of streambanks, was a talking point at an international conference on land use and water quality at The Hague, Netherlands, in June. The conference included a presentation on the voluntary, unsubsidised and large-scale
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The state and future of our waterways is a matter
that’s close to our hearts here in Taranaki, as it is
for many New Zealanders up and down the
country. Rightly so, too.
But the people of this region have gone way
beyond talking and finger-pointing. They’ve been
taking action. And the results are consistently good
enough to surprise even those of us at the business
end of freshwater management.
So in the past year, we’ve again seen the
the past, it’s important you talk to Council staff. Please contact the consents team at the Council.
tūī because some are “strange drinkers”. He valiantly tries to video the fast-moving birds and tops up the many bird feeders daily, which involves bulk production of sugar water. When he talks about his backyard, he describes its ecological ebb and flow with an almost Thoreau Walden quality; you can tell he has diligently and lovingly watched and learned from his backyard through the changing of seasons. This biodiversity paradise didn’t happen overnight and despite the obvious successes, there’s
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meet all of these requirements. Otherwise, you will need a resource consent. Related links Planning a river project? Talk to us first Resource consents information Regional Fresh Water Plan Water & Soil Plan review Contact Us Resource consents team Phone: 0800 736 222 Email an enquiry
meet all of these requirements. Otherwise, you will need a resource consent. Related links Planning a river project? Talk to us first Resource consents information Regional Fresh Water Plan Water & Soil Plan review Contact Us Resource consents team Phone: 0800 736 222 Email an enquiry