Find out more information about water metering and reporting in Taranaki. The Government Regulations for Measuring and Reporting Water Takes 2010 came into effect in November 2010, requiring anyone with consent to take water at a rate of 5 litres per second or more to measure and record their water take with an accuracy of plus or minus 5%. In September 2020 an amendment was made to this regulation which now requires all water users with resource consents of 5 litres per second or more to
low-rate application system should be used on these areas so no surface runoff or ponding occurs. Generally, more storage will be required in these cases.
What you need to ensureWhen discharging effluent to land, resource consent conditions typically include: Design, construction, location, operation, and maintenance of the effluent storage facilities, including the storage volume;
Location, size and physical characteristics of the irrigation area;
Application rate and frequency of the discharge,
Premier heritage garden Tūpare has earned the NZ Gardens Trust’s highest six-star rating – a distinction shared by only 13 other locations nationally. The Trust warmly commends the New Plymouth property for the way it portrays its history while meeting the needs of a modern public garden, and it says the gardening and maintenance are of excellent quality. The six-star grading was awarded last month after a two-yearly review. “It’s something the whole region can be proud of,” says Greg Rine,
the environment but could potentially be mitigated or remedied.
Unacceptable effects - Extensive adverse effects that cannot be avoided, remedied or mitigated.
Some councils use a similar scale to assess effects based on rating the extent of the effect with a number. Either approach to scale the significance of effects could prove helpful provided there is some guidance on how to apply the scales to different types of activities. After consultation has occurred applicants may then want to consider
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Relationships between intensive
dairy stocking rates and soil
ecosystem health and biodiversity
in Taranaki pastures
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Agricultural intensification is aimed at increasing farm profitability and productivity. It
typically involves increases in fertiliser use,
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
drastically reduce the environmental impact of his multi-farm operation in New Plymouth and Midhurst. His Airport Farm Trust operates a 225 dairy herd and rears 450,000 free range chickens at any one time. Air quality, ammonia and CO2 monitoring systems have been installed at the chicken farm while tractors, spreaders and even the cows have GPS trackers to monitor where they are and the application rates of all products. The operation has an extensive water quality monitoring programme and all the data is
Items of interest from today's meeting of the Council's Policy and Planning Committee: River water a nod to farmers' efforts
A NIWA study has shown that river quality in farming areas is in better shape nationally than at urban sites, with predominant signs of improvement across most measures. The study was presented at the recent Taranaki Regional Council Policy and Planning meeting, and generally rated national river health as “excellent” at natural sites, “good” at exotic forestry and
assessment of options or
further analysis of costs and benefits, or advantages and disadvantages prior to making a
decision on this matter.
Williamson/Walker
Setting of Rates 2025/2026
Resolved
That the Taranaki Regional Council:
a) set the following rates pursuant to the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 on rating units in the
Taranaki region for the financial year commencing 1 July 2025 and ending on 30 June 2026:
Capital Value General Rate
Pursuant to section