Business category winners in the 2021 Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards. Taranaki District Health Board - for a solid and broadly based commitment to sustainability, recognising that a healthy population needs a healthy environment From rooftop solar panels to predator traps in the grounds, the Taranaki District Health Board is committed to action at all levels to protect the environment, reduce emissions and cut waste. It’s breaking new ground on the journey. As the country’s
in Maori must be given to Council Consents staff so they can arrange an appropriate interpreter. If a proposal requires consents from a District Council as well as the Taranaki Regional Council, a joint hearing may be held. A joint hearing will have representatives from all relevant consent authorities hearing the evidence at the same time, rather than parties having to present it separately. Normally a decision will be made jointly but issued separately. A hearing allows people on both sides of
concrete bleachers under them. “As access to the foundations is made easier, the contractors, Clelands Construction, have been able to make a more detailed assessment of the work required. Completion date for the West Stand repairs is now projected to be November this year,” says David MacLeod, Chair of Taranaki Regional Council which owns Yarrow Stadium. “While we all would have loved to have a stand usable in time for this year’s NPC rugby fixtures, this was always a hope, not a promise. The
Fifteen potential contractors have expressed interest in the Taranaki Regional Council’s Yarrow Stadium repair and refurbishment project. “We’re pleased that the contractor team can be selected from such a strong squad of hopefuls,” says the Council Chair, David MacLeod. “They bring solid expertise and experience covering not only the major grandstand-repair work, but also our other requirements including specialist ground stabilisation techniques and stadium lighting installation.” He says the
90 Regional Air Quality Plan for Taranaki
Activity Rule Standards/Terms/Conditions Classification Notification Control/Discretion Policy
Reference
f) The application of agrichemicals shall only be
carried out by or under the direct supervision
of an appropriately qualified person deemed
by the Council as having such qualifications.
For the purpose of this rule, applicators of
agrichemicals shall hold the following
qualifications:
(i) any ground
A family of copper skinks have set up home in a New Plymouth community garden – with a little help from their human friends. New Zealand’s smallest native lizard used to be common in New Plymouth but is becoming increasingly rare in the city. So when Taranaki Regional Council ecologist Halema Jamieson got a call to say at least four skinks had been spotted at the Marfell Community Garden, she was keen to check them out. The copper skink looks very similar to the Australian plague skink, but
subsidised door-to-door transport to people with impairments that prevent them from using public transport in a safe and dignified manner. The transport is provided throughout Taranaki by approved operators – taxi companies and companion driving services. Application forms to join the Total Mobility scheme are available at medical centres, or through AccessAbility, or can be downloaded from the Taranaki Regional Council’s website (www.trc.govt.nz/total-mobility). The Total Mobility team at the Council is
Special bus services on Saturday (1 December) will allow families to get to New Plymouth’s Christmas parade minus traffic and parking hassles. Citylink buses will operate on 10 routes, with gold-coin fares accepted. Go to www.taranakibus.info for timetable details and route maps. “The services cover all New Plymouth suburbs, plus Bell Block, Waitara, Oākura and Omata,” says Chris Clarke, Transport Services Manager for the Taranaki Regional Council which provides Citylink services through its
Free bus services on Saturday (28 November) will allow families to get to New Plymouth’s Christmas parade minus traffic and parking hassles. The free Citylink buses will operate on 10 routes. Go to www.taranakibus.info for timetable details and route maps. “The services cover all New Plymouth suburbs, plus Bell Block, Waitara, Oākura and Omata,” says Chris Clarke, Transport Services Manager for the Taranaki Regional Council which provides Citylink services through its contractor Tranzit
satisfy. One consent allows for the discharge of
effluent into the Tasman Sea and the other deals with the structure which conveys the
effluent (this consent is now jointly held with Methanex Motunui Ltd). The performance of
the Methanex Waitara Valley and Motunui plants in relation to their consents is discussed in
a separate report (13-72).
The Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) monitoring programme for the period under review
included three site inspections, an assessment of data, and