environmental restoration project Taranaki Mounga and community-led groups like Restore Oākura, Oākura Community Board and Kaitake Ranges Conservation Trust. “The support from Oākura’s community is awesome, we’ve had regular reports of suspected possums from residents calling us on the 0800 number it’s been fantastic,” Max says. However, he urged residents to be even more vigilant, on the look-out for possums, in the upcoming winter months when natural food sources became scarce and possums were more likely
Taranaki rats prefer a sweet and salty combination when it comes to bait, an investigation by a keen Oākura trapper has found. Twelve-year-old Samuel Salisbury may have helped settle a common question when it comes to backyard trapping – which bait is the best to catch rats and mice? Over three weeks, Samuel – a committed urban trapper in Oākura - tested four different bait flavours including Nutella, half peanut butter and jam, half peanut butter and cinnamon and just plain peanut butter – in
scale of the event. The main objectives are to prevent further pollution and to safely contain and/or clean up the spill without causing damage to the marine environment. A Tier 1 response occurs when the spill is small and site-specific. The industry or owner of the vessel is responsible for cleaning up and containing the spill immediately. The spiller must notify and work with the Taranaki Regional Council. A Tier 2 response occurs when the spiller is unknown or if they can’t cope with the
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
part of Towards Predator-Free Taranaki – a region-wide project removing possums and stoats from around the mountain. The possum-free trial covers nearly 4,500 hectares and is the first time a trial of this size has been attempted across different land types in mainland New Zealand. The husband-and-wife-possum-hunting team, Andrea and Max Hoegh, work with locals, responding to reports of suspected possums in an attempt to remove possums within the target area. “We’ve also been blown away by the
road from Sally's place. Sally is currently in the process of placing a QEII covenant on a lake, a large old oak tree, and a pocket of native bush located on her property, which was all once farm land. Sally says that it was her grandparents Stella and Percy Webster's vision to preserve the land for their family and for the future. Their influence had been passed down through the generations, says Sally. "The Taranaki Regional Council along with QEII, NZ Walkways, DOC and Wild For Taranaki (the
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Taranaki Thoroughbred Racing
Monitoring Programme
Annual Report
2019-2020
Technical Report 2020-85
Taranaki Regional Council
ISSN: 1178-1467 (Online) Private Bag 713
Document: 2497196 (Word) STRATFORD
Document: 2626478 (Pdf) February 2021
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Executive summary
Taranaki Thoroughbred Racing (TTR) owns and operates the Pukekura Raceway located on Coronation
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Improvements to SH43 - Forgotten World Highway are a major focus for the Taranaki Regional Transport Committee. Funding approved for sealing of SH43
A $9.6m Provincial Growth Fund investment to seal the remaining 12km unsealed section of SH43 was announced in December 2019. Physical works were scheduled to begin in the second half of 2020 and are expected to take up to three years to complete. SH43 funding welcomed | Project overview (NZ Transport Agency) SH43 connects Stratford with
comparatively the worst, though their median results were still within guidelines. Pleasingly, no site is showing significant deterioration, according to the Council’s long-term record of annual summer monitoring. Bathing beach monitoring report summer 2018-2019 River swim sites generally in good shapeApart from persistent wildfowl contamination at a couple of sites, Taranaki freshwater swimming spots generally got through the 2018-2019 summer in good shape, the Policy & Planning Committee was told. The
Taranaki can be proud of its excellent air quality. The windy and exposed nature of our environment, the absence of heavy industry, and low vehicle numbers, mean the region’s communities generally enjoy clean, unpolluted air. We keep a close eye on air quality as part of resource consent compliance and State of the Environment monitoring programmes. Regional Air Quality Plan
Clean fresh air is an important part of the quality of life all residents enjoy. However, industries, intensive farming,