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The Importance of Wetlands
Click on the link below to download a poster about Wetlands.
 The Importance of Wetlands (279 K)
Waste
Information on Council recycling and waste disposal, Waste Education Services for schools and businesses, Waste Exchange, and tips on dealing with organic/green waste as well as Council publications. More...
Archaeological sites and waahi tapu in Tasman District The Council is currently reviewing the provisions in the TRMP relating to archaeological sites and waahi tapu.
Council has commissioned some work to improve the knowledge and understanding of archaeological sites relating to such things as the location of the sites, the extent of the sites and the values that the sites have.
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Protected Heritage Buildings The Council has a role in providing for the protection of historic heritage from inappropriate subdivision, use and development. It has listed 126 valuable heritage buildings and structures in the Tasman Resource Management Plan and developed policies and rules to manage these heritage resources.
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What is a Land Information Memorandum (L.I.M)? A Land Information Memorandum (LIM) is a report prepared by the Council at your request.
It provides:
Information on special land features or characteristics including potential risks from natural hazards and the presence of hazardous contaminants which are likely to be relevant to the land and known to the Council
Information on private and public stormwater and sewerage drains as shown in the Council's records
Information relating to any rates owing in relation to the land More...
LIM Report Application - July 2009 (40 K)
Council Consent for Land Use What is a consent?
In this day and age it sometimes seems as though we're hardly allowed to move without asking someone's permission. But, it's not really that bad! The rules we have as a society are usually designed in the best interests of the whole community and/or our environment.
There are a wide range of activities we undertake in Tasman which have certain legal requirements attached. To carry them out we need what is known as a consent. More...
Pests Council's Biosecurity Staff are available to help identify invasive, unusual or unwanted plants on your property. Staff can also assist you in formulating control programmes for the pests identified. More...
Hawthorne Eradication in Riwaka 
Progress is being made on Riwaka's Hawthorn Eradication Project. This project is designed to remove the major host of Fireblight in the area.
After two public meetings - February and March - and accompanying newsletters on the situation, the proposed eradication project was included in the Long Term Council Community Plan.
This opened the project up to formal public submissions and further community discussion and consideration of the submissions. More...
Guide to wasp control 
Spotting nest sites
The most effective way of reducing a wasp problem is to find and destroy all the nests in the area.
Although wasps will occasionally fly more than a kilometre to feed, they generally stay within 200 metres of their nests. This is the area to concentrate on, if you discover the pest problem on your property.
Both Common and German wasps build their nests underground, often in sunny spots or along banks of streams. Nests can also be attached to walls, plants, or under the floor and eaves of houses. More...
Argentine and Darwins Ants This section has information on both the Argentine and Darwins ants, from identifying and baiting, to further technical information. More...
Q & A on Contaminated Sites This section has a list of questions and their answers regarding contaminated sites in Tasman District. More...
Tasman Resource Management Plan To go to Part II: Land of the Tasman Resource Management Plan (TRMP) click here
To go to the TRMP Guides click here
Draft Planning Proposals From time to time Council releases a range of Draft Planning Proposals for community comment on significant issues. To see the current list click More...
A presentation overview of the fauna of the Tasman District This overview covers birds, invertebrates and freshwater fish. Click here to download it.
Note: This is a PowerPoint Slideshow file and is very large (7.8MB). To watch this slide show you will need to have Microsoft PowerPoint or Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer installed on your computer. The Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer can be downloaded by clicking here.
Rotoiti Nature Recovery presentation Thie following PowerPoint presentation was made to the Tasman Natural Areas Enhancement group on 6 October, 2006. Click here to download it.
Note: To watch this slide show you will need to have Microsoft PowerPoint or Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer installed on your computer. To download Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer see above.
Native Plant Restorations Lists Here are the lists for restorations in defined areas in Tasman District. More...
Land Use and Management Links http://www.weedbusters.org.nz
For people seeking information about what is a weed, how to get rid of it and events coming up in the region.
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