Taupo Environment

Taupo — Taupō District Council’s arborist team will work to reduce the risk to the public from trees damaged during last April’s storms where wind gusts broke and toppled many large trees in the District.

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Taupo — Taupo’s volcano was the scene of the most recent super-eruption on Earth.

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Taupo — Minister for the Environment, Nick Smith, has released the results of the annual Resource Management Act Survey of Local Authorities report which shows Taupō District Council (TDC) has processed all of its resource consents for the past financial year within the statutory timeframe.

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Taupo — Keep New Zealand Beautiful and Taupō District Council have teamed up to put an end to cigarette butt litter in the Taupō district, launching the ‘No Ifs, Butts or Maybes’ campaign on Wednesday 29 June.

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Taupo — The Environment Court has now formally approved a new Waikato Regional Council policy aimed at protecting water quality in Lake Taupo, meaning farmers around the lake will need to apply for a resource consent to continue farming.

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Taupo — Efforts to protect Lake Taupo by reducing nitrogen inputs to the lake are proving to be highly successful to date.

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Taupo — Environment Waikato is appealing for public help in identifying the source of oil-like slicks that have been appearing in the Waikato River underneath the Taupo Bungy site located on Spa Road, Taupo.

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Taupo — Environment Waikato is seeking community feedback through its 2010/11 Draft Annual Plan on a new way of funding the monitoring of foreshore erosion around Lake Taupo.

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Taupo — AC Baths has gained a Qualmark Enviro-Bronze Award, recognising its high standards in environmental practices.

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Taupo — Hilltop School have shown their support for the environment by joining the national ‘Paper 4 Trees’ campaign, and won a recent competition for their efforts.

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Taupo — Now is a great time to start thinking about buying firewood for next winter, so its nice and dry by the time you use it, Environment Waikato says.

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Taupo — A letter of congratulations from Environment Minister Hon Nick Smith has confirmed that Taupo District Council (TDC) is one of the top performers in a recent survey of local government resource management activities.

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Taupo — A unique $2 million ecological restoration project being undertaken at Wairakei International Golf Course, north of Taupo, is the first of its kind in the country.

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Taupo — Council officers are disappointed at recent cases of fly-tipping and the effect on the local environment – especially concerning is the dumping that has occurred in close proximity of Lake Taupo.

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Taupo — Broadlands School have won a bronze Enviroschool Award for the second year in a row.

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Taupo — Enjoy all the events, food and activities our district has to offer this summer but litter your cigarette butts or drop your litter and you could be fined up to $200 - with Taupo District Council’s new recycling and cigarette disposal bins there’s no excuse for not keeping Taupo beautiful this festive season.

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Taupo — Lake Taupo’s pristine water quality will be protected into the future following a landmark decision released by the Environment Court today finding in favour of Environment Waikato’s new rules.

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Taupo — Collaboration between Environment Waikato, Taupo District Council, Mighty River Power, Tuwharetoa and other groups is the key to addressing Lake Taupo foreshore erosion problems, says EWs regulatory committee chairman Ian Balme.

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Taupo — The Resource Recovery Centre at Taupo’s landfill is successfully reducing the amount of rubbish going into the ground.

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Taupo — A Lake Taupo Erosion Study has identified a range of options for managing erosion at nine high risk sites around the lake.

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Taupo — Stroppy magpies have been given short shrift in the latest pest control operation involving shooting them with shotguns.

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Taupo — Taupo District is in great environmental shape this summer.

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