“There is therefore no point in undertaking this work.” Under the Okato Flood Scheme, the council maintains the river 600m either side of the bridge. The aim is to maintain the river flow in a straight line and allow large volumes of gravel to drift downstream under the bridge.
SIMON O CONNOR/Stuff
During floods large boulders roll down the Hungatahua/Stony River from a slip high up on Taranaki Maunga. The channel created by the council clearing the centre of the river, soon clogged with rocks again after the next ‘fresh’. The effects are short-lived, and the river reverted to its prior state, he said.
A remote flood warning system on the Waitotara River has been vandalised.
A key remote automated system used to monitor the Waitōtara River in South Taranaki has been vandalised, putting nearby communities at risk of flash floods. Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) hydrology staff found the damaged equipment while checking the network of monitoring stations in the upper Waitōtara Valley catchment. Temporary repairs have been made to get the station back online, but full repairs will not be finished for another two weeks, the council said. The stations generate automated phone alerts when rivers reach certain trigger levels. This lets farmers know when they should move stock or take other precautions, and tells communities and roading contractors when road access may be at risk.
Consents flood in: Iwi seek resources to support relationship
10 May, 2021 11:18 PM
3 minutes to read
Dion Tuuta. Photo / RNZ-Robin Martin
Iwi want more money to cope with a flood of resource consents in Taranaki.
The Taranaki Regional Council considers about 400 consent applications a year and many of them require input from Māori about cultural impacts, especially on waterways.
Te Ātiawa told a hearing for the council s Long Term Plan that iwi and hapū need money to help decide and monitor consents.
Te Kotahihanga o Te Ātiawa pouwhakahaere Dion Tuuta said money for Māori could be levied as part of council consent application and monitoring fees.
Taranaki aquifer contaminated 50 times more than acceptable
12 May, 2021 09:30 PM
5 minutes to read
By Robin Martin of RNZ.
An aquifer in coastal Taranaki cannot be used to boost water supplies at Ōkato because it has been contaminated with an agricultural chemical and could be considered a risk to human health.
Testing of a bore at Oxford Rd found levels of the fungicide difenoconazole at 50 times that permitted in the European Union.
As part of its draft long-term plan, the New Plymouth Council is looking to shore up water supplies and wants to sink bores and establish micro treatment plants near towns and villages in the district.
Press Release – Greenfern Industries Greenfern Industries has just been named New Zealands first Toit carbonzero certified medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp company. Normanby Power Station The Taranaki-based …
Greenfern Industries has just been named New Zealand’s first Toitū carbonzero certified medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp company.
Normanby Power Station
The Taranaki-based company received the news from environmental certification provider Toitū Envirocare last week after it conducted an audit of all activities relating to Greenfern that have a carbon footprint and the ways in which the company reduces its footprint.