and Risk Minutes – 19 February 2024
Author: M Jones, Governance Administrator
Approved by: M J Nield, Director - Corporate Services
Document: 3254754
Recommendations
That Taranaki Regional Council:
a. takes as read and confirms the minutes of the Executive, Audit and Risk Committee meeting of the
Taranaki Regional Council held in the Taranaki Regional Council Boardroom, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford
on 19 February 2024 at 10.30am
b. notes recommendations therein
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Working Together With Māori
The Council recognises the importance of working together with Māori across the
region including Māori involvement in decision making processes. There were a number
of activities during the year, including providing opportunities for Māori to contribute to
the decision-making processes of the Council.
It is part of the Council’s mission to carry out its various responsibilities by, among other things, taking into
account the Treaty of Waitangi.
Yarrow Stadium operated in a limited capacity as both the stands were closed as they are earthquake prone buildings.
There continued to be a small range of events and activities at the Stadium.
In opting to repair and refurbish Yarrow Stadium within a budget of up to $50 million, the Taranaki Regional Council has
reaffirmed its vision for the venue. The vision was reviewed and updated in 2020/2021. It is:
The best regional stadium in New Zealand that regularly hosts local,
asked for sightings of moth plant. The new sites they reported have kept us busy, but we’re not complaining! “It’s important to remember our kids and grandkids won’t be able to enjoy our incredible biodiversity in the future without a collective approach to biosecurity today.” The Regional Pest Management Plan for Taranaki lists five plants the Council directly controls, namely, climbing spindleberry, giant reed, madeira vine (or mignonette vine), moth plant and Senegal tea. The goal for these
relationship does not
deliver outputs aligned to Council’s goals and plans then one would need to question
the benefit to Council of that relationship. The Council should also consider whether
there are other ways of achieving the desired outcome. This could include, for example,
accessing central government support or local community grant schemes operated by
the territorial local authorities. It is understood that the territorial authorities in the
Taranaki region either have a formal community
One of the priorities of the Council's Biodiversity Strategy is to work with landowners, mana whenua and the community to protect, maintain and restore those sites which have significant biodiversity values—our Key Native Ecosystems (KNEs). Our goal is to protect and maintain the full suite of indigenous ecosystems within the region. What is a KNE?
While all remnant bush areas, wetlands, coastal turfs and dunelands in the region are important, since 2006 the Council has identified the ‘jewels
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Taranaki Regional Council
2019/2020 Annual Report
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Chairman and Chief Executive’s Report …
Committee meeting of the Taranaki
Regional Council held in the Taranaki Regional Council chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford on
Tuesday 30 April 2024
b) notes the recommendations therein were adopted by the Taranaki Regional Council on Tuesday 14
May 2024.
Appendices/Attachments
Document 3269781: Policy and Planning Committee Minutes – 30 April 2024
Policy and Planning Committee - Confirmation of Policy and Planning Minutes - 30 April 2024
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memorandum is to introduce to Members, the engagement process
on the long-term vision for freshwater that forms part of the review of the Regional Policy
Statement for Taranaki (RPS).
Executive summary
2. The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (NPS-FM) requires that the
Council engage with tangata whenua and communities in the development of a long-
term vision for freshwater to be included in the reviewed RPS.
3. Engagement and development of the long-term vision for
The weather stats are in for 2024 and if you live near Hawken Road in South Taranaki then last year you will have enjoyed the lowest rainfall and highest air temperature in the region. And those living near Ngutuwera, north of Waitotara, had to hang onto their hats on 4 February as the area recorded the highest wind gust for the year at 128.52km/hr. Figures from Taranaki Regional Council show the region, well known for enjoying a healthy dose of rain most years, recorded 14% less than normal