acknowledge the contribution of the many businesses, organisations, community groups, iwi and hapū,
district councils and other agencies that have provided valuable information in compiling this State of Environment report.
Our thanks to the many staff of Taranaki Regional Council who have contributed data, advice, knowledge and support.
Photo credits: Rob Tucker, Alex Green, New Plymouth District Council, Weedbusters New Zealand, Angus McIntosh, Andrea
Lightfoot. Cover image: Leigh
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Long-term vision for the Waitara Catchment FMU
A long-term vision is an objective that sits within the Regional Policy Statement (RPS) that reflects the
aspirations of the Council, tangata whenua and the broader community for freshwater within the FMU. The
purpose of that objective is to set out an ambitious but reasonable goal for the FMU, and to illustrate what
freshwater would look like in the long term.
The long-term vision itself
Find out what we do and who we are, and learn about Taranaki and what makes it unique.
preventing the introduction or establishment of new pests and by reducing the damage caused by pests and other harmful organisms introduced in the
past.
(refer section 3)
Five priorities
We will achieve the vision by implementing the following strategic priorities for action:
Pathways and exclusion Eradication Sustained control Working with others Regional leadership
Description
Undertake risk assessments, surveillance and
exclusion
of the Taranaki Regional Council:
a) takes as read and confirms the minutes and resolutions of the Executive, Audit and Risk
Committee held in the Taranaki Regional Council Chambers, 47 Cloten road, Stratford
on Monday 15 February 2020 at 10am
b) notes the recommendations therein were adopted by the Taranaki Regional Council on
Tuesday 23 February 2021.
Matters arising
Appendices/Attachments
Document 2707984: Minutes Executive, Audit and Risk Committee - 15 February 2021
of local government set out in the Local Government Act 2002 (LGA), and the role, status,
powers and principles under that Act relating to local authorities;
its functions and responsibilities of a regional transport committee (RTC) under the Land Transport
Management Act 2003 (LTMA); and
its regional advocacy responsibilities whereby the RTC represents the Taranaki region on transport matters
of regional significance or concern.
The Taranaki Regional Council works
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TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL NEWSLETTER September 2015 No. 98
Storm relief hits spot
The Taranaki Regional Council’s $500,000
Storm Recovery Package has struck a chord
with farmers whose properties were
damaged in the widespread flooding and
slips in June.
More than three-quarters of the funding
package had been allocated by the end of
August, to cover replacement of riparian
plants, poplar poles and retirement fencing
lost or damaged in the storm.
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FOREWORD
Taranaki Regional Council established the State Highway 3 Working Group in 2002 in response to
ongoing concerns about the route security, safety and efficiency of the section of State Highway 3 (SH3)
between Taranaki and Waikato. In particular, there has been a focus on the section of SH3 between
Piopio and New Plymouth.
For some years this section of the state highway network has been of considerable concern to local
Taranaki and Waikato communities, as
transition from IRIS Classic to IRIS Next Generation.
The transition into the Regional Sector Shared Services Organisation is now complete and the IRIS Next
Generation Programme is fully established with 9 councils carrying on the legacy of the 6 councils that
originally created RSHL over a decade ago. The vision of those councils is fully realised in the new structure of
RSHL.
The 2024 Statement of Intent reflects a more regular basis of operation, while signalling future
the Regional Council
• Promote the hierarchy of reducing the
generation, enhancing the recovery, re-
use and recycling, and ensuring the safe
ultimate disposal of wastes
• Give effect to the two national goals set
out in the New Zealand Waste Strategy
(NZWS).
1.2 Area covered by the
Strategy
The Strategy has been prepared by the
Taranaki Solid Waste Management
Committee. This is a joint committee
involving representation from the Taranaki
Regional Council (TRC), New