Taranaki people have an opportunity to air their views on public transport ahead of the first major review of the region’s bus services in 10 years. The Taranaki Regional Council is inviting submissions on its Draft Regional Public Transport Plan 2020-2030, which will guide the regional bus service review planned for later this year. The draft plan also covers other questions including the future of under-used and uneconomic services, the extent to which concession fares should be available,
hearing-impaired NZ Relay is a telecommunication service for people who are deaf, hearing-impaired, deafblind, or speech-impaired. You can use NZ Relay to make telephone calls to this Council, as well as to family, businesses and government ministries. Find out more by visiting the NZ Relay website(external link). Official Information request (LGOIMA) Submit a request under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act(external link) Social media Taranaki Regional Council (external link) Taranaki
New Plymouth's Chalmers Home residents have been helping Taranaki Regional Council to pursue its Towards Predator-Free Taranaki initiative. The project aims to restore the sound and movement of wildlife and rejuvenate the native plants in the region. One of the main ways to achieve this is by building a trapping network across the region in both rural and urban areas. Chalmers Home recreation officer Jonny Breedon invited council representatives to talk to the residents about the work that is
evidence of contamination is found. The Regional Council maintains the RSLU, updating information when it arises as part of our investigations, our regular monitoring and inspections programmes, and our responses to unauthorised incidents. Information also comes from consultants carrying out site investigations, and from property owners or members of the public. Summary data is publicly available on this website. You can also find out more by using Taranaki Regional Explorer or by making a written
The ecological, physical and chemical state of Taranaki’s waterways has been monitored by the Taranaki Regional Council for more than 20 years. Ecological healthEcological health is the primary measure of freshwater quality. It is assessed using an internationally recognised index based on tiny animals – including insects, crustaceans, molluscs, worms and leeches – found in waterways. These creatures are called macroinvertebrates and the index is called the Macroinvertebrate Community Index, or
the appropriate permissions. Freshwater event organisers If your sports club or organisation is hosting an event in Taranaki whose participants may bring freshwater-related equipment into the region, or involving movement between waterways within Taranaki, please contact the Council for advice and support on how to promote and deliver Check, Clean, Dry measures. Why is it worth the effort? A number of plant and fish species represent a real threat to native ecosystems here in Taranaki. Here are
the appropriate permissions. Freshwater event organisers If your sports club or organisation is hosting an event in Taranaki whose participants may bring freshwater-related equipment into the region, or involving movement between waterways within Taranaki, please contact the Council for advice and support on how to promote and deliver Check, Clean, Dry measures. Why is it worth the effort? A number of plant and fish species represent a real threat to native ecosystems here in Taranaki. Here are
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Items of interest from today's meeting of the Taranaki Regional Council Consents and Regulatory Committee: Dairy inspections highlight need for vigilance
The Council’s annual dairy inspections have highlighted the need for farmers to ensure effluent treatment and disposal systems are up to scratch, particularly pond maintenance and stormwater bypass capacity, the Committee was told. The dairy monitoring round is well under way, with 586 inspections from August to October. Council officers found
A significant milestone has been reached in Taranaki’s Self-help Pest Programme as the first landowners take control of predator traps on their properties. Taranaki Regional Council’s long-running Self-help Possum Programme was extended in 2018 to also target mustelids such as ferrets, stoats and weasels. This came after the Council secured funding for the country’s first and largest landscape scale predator control project, Towards Predator-Free Taranaki, as a part of the Predator Free 2050