Items of interest from this week’s meetings of the Council’s two key committees, Consents & Regulatory, and Policy & Planning: Freshwater reforms make big splashImplementing the Government’s Essential Freshwater reforms is one of the biggest and most complex projects the Council has faced and affects nearly every section of staff, the Policy & Planning Committee was told. Being the biggest change in 30 years, the package includes multiple requirements that come into effect at different times
The Total Mobility Scheme in Taranaki has changed from a voucher-based system to a personalised ID swipe card system. The change commenced on Monday 31 July. Existing members should have received their new swipe cards - if not, please call Total Mobility on 0800 868 662. The application process and the subsidy paid by the Taranaki Regional Council for transport costs are unchanged. The Taranaki Regional Council’s Total Mobility team is happy to answer your queries – phone 0800 868 662.
A trailblazing project to eradicate possums from 9,500ha of bush and farmland. Towards Predator-Free Taranaki's Zero Possum project was a New Zealand-first when in 2018 it set out not to simply control possum numbers but to eradicate them from a 4,500 hectare area including 2,300 hectares of the Kaitake Range, 2,000 hectares of Kaitake farmland and Oākura town. In early 2023 the project was expanded by a further 5,000ha, moving the western boundary from the Timaru Stream to the
Maruwharanui is the eponymous tupuna of Ngāti Maru. Ngāti Maru has one active marae, Te Upoko o te Whenua, also known as Pukehou or Tarata Marae. *Wording taken from Ngāti Maru Mandate Strategy 2015. Contact Ngāti Maru Authorised voice
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Maru Trust Website: ngatimaru.co.nz(external link) Location
62 De Havilland Drive, Bell Block, New Plymouth, 4312 Postal address
PO Box 202, Inglewood 4347 Chairperson
Sam Tamarapa
email: sam@ngatimaru.co.nz Pou Whakahaere - CEO
Anaru Marshall
minutes of the Policy and Planning Committee of the Taranaki
Regional Council held on 4 February 2025 at Taranaki Regional Council 47 Cloten Road Stratford
b) noted the recommendations therein were adopted by the Taranaki Regional Council on Tuesday
18 February 2025.
Boyde/Walker
Mana Whenua Engagement Strategic Priorities
S Ruru gave an overview of Mana Whenua engagement for 2025 outlining the key strategic priorities
for Taranaki Regional Council.
Resolved
That
Our schools programme and the regional Enviroschools programme aim to inspire young people to take environmental action to help build a sustainable future. Here's where you can find out more about these initiatives.
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Ngā ākau tokatoka | Rocky shore
Taranaki Regional Council has surveyed six rocky shores
twice a year since 1985. We measure algae coverage, sand
coverage, reef habitat and identify all species present.
The rocky shore isn’t an easy place to live. Tides expose
organisms to changeable temperatures, long stretches of
dryness alternating with periods of submersion and
crashing waves. Sand inundation is an important factor,
with sand filling the
Find out which activities have been granted resource consents by the Council. All resource consents issued by the Council are displayed on the Resource Consent Map that's part of our online GIS SmartMaps. Click here to open the interactive resource consents map When the map is open, zoom into your area of interest. Resource consents are indicated by small coloured shapes - to see what each of these means, select 'Legend' in the header bar above the map. Click on your consent of interest, and a
October was a month of contrasts for rainfall in Taranaki, ranging from 65% of the average for the month at Waitotara at Hawken Rd to 164% at Mangati at SH3. The average across the region was 101.1% of the long-term average although there was less rain on the Maunga where rainfall was only around 60% at North Egmont and Kahui Hut. Year to date rainfall is sitting between 110% (Kotare at OSullivans) and 163% (Kapoaiaia at Lighthouse) with an average of 126.8% of normal. Mean river flows for
Education category winners in the 2020 Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards.