Taranaki Environment

Taranaki — Landowners with planting projects planned for winter may be eligible for assistance from the Taranaki Tree Trust – but they need to act now to secure funding.

By Taranaki Regional Council
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New Plymouth — A statistical assessment of microbes in the sea during the New Plymouth Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade has been released by New Plymouth District Council.

By New Plymouth District Council
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By Taranaki Regional Council
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New Plymouth — The Blue Flag will be raised at Oakura Beach for the sixth season this Friday, and the head of the national organisation will be there to see it.

By New Plymouth District Council
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Taranaki — The Taranaki Regional Council welcomes the release of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s interim report on hydraulic fracturing.

By Taranaki Regional Council
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New Plymouth — An overflow of silt from the Truby King Dell on Brooklands Road has turned Pukekura Park’s main lake a little murkier than usual.

By New Plymouth District Council
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New Plymouth — The eastern side of Fitzroy’s Peringa Park is to be opened up with the removal of 30 banksia trees.

By New Plymouth District Council
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Taranaki — Environmentally friendly ways of keeping bad bugs out of the home garden will be the focus of a free workshop at Hollard Gardens, Kaponga, on Sunday (11 November).

By Taranaki Regional Council
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New Plymouth — Sixty schoolchildren are joining New Plymouth District Council on a dune planting this Monday (5 November).

By New Plymouth District Council
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New Plymouth — Work has begun on the removal about 30 trees from Awanui Cemetery.

By New Plymouth District Council
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Taranaki — Taranaki people can be confident about water quality at most popular swimming spots in the region, despite many being assigned poor grades in a newly released national report, says the Taranaki Regional Council.

By Taranaki Regional Council
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New Plymouth — Work begins on Monday (8 October) to improve the water quality of Pukekura Park’s lakes.

By New Plymouth District Council
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New Plymouth — Trees in Oakura’s Shearer Reserve that have fallen foul of erosion and wind will be removed.

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Stratford — The national Keep New Zealand Beautiful campaign runs from the 16th to 22nd September 2012 and the Stratford District Council is encouraging all schools, organisations and community groups in the Stratford District to register for the event to Keep Stratford Beautiful.

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Taranaki — The health of Taranaki’s rivers and streams is going from strength to strength and the pressures on them are stable or reducing, according to the latest scientific scorecards.

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New Plymouth — Work will be undertaken to manage an eroding section of cliff at Kawaroa.

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New Plymouth — Tidying up a messy area of East End Reserve will see the removal of more than 100 plants and trees.

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New Plymouth — Signs will be installed at Te Henui Stream’s mouth next week to warn against collecting shellfish or swimming.

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New Plymouth — Trees are being removed from Te Henui Cemetery before they do more damage to nearby graves.

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Stratford — The Percy Thomson Arboretum on Cloten Road was replanted this week after the destructive vandalism that happened over Queen’s Birthday weekend this year.  Stratford District Council would like to thank New World Stratford for their generous donation towards purchasing the new plants.

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Taranaki — The flaring of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) fluids has minimal effects on air quality even very close to wellsites, a Taranaki Regional Council investigation has found.

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Taranaki — There’ll be a feast for the eyes as well as food for thought during a free guided walk at Tupare on Sunday (27 May).

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