My daughter was leading Rosie and I had my pony - an old pig hunting
pony. It was later than I would have liked (probably about 5.30pm) and getting dark. We
didn't have hi viz gear on (something we do now). Rosie however was a bright white colour!
The section of road that we walk is about 50-metres and has a clear vision to the North of
about 500 metres. There is a good two-metre verge on the side we walked on.
Regional Transport Committee - Deputation
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Inland, its boundary is the Whanganui catchment. The region
reaches 12 nautical miles (approximately 22 kilometres) into the territorial sea. There are three district
councils within the region: New Plymouth, Stratford, and South Taranaki district councils.
Landforms
Taranaki has four distinctive landforms, each requiring a different type of environmental management.
Ring plain
Centred on Mount Taranaki, the Taranaki ring plain has fertile and free-draining soils that are well suited
Regional Council:
a) takes as read and confirms the minutes and resolutions of the Ordinary meeting of the
Taranaki Regional Council held at Owae Marae, 16 North Street Waitara, 4 April 2023.
Matters arising
Appendices/Attachments
Document: 3161128 Minutes Ordinary meeting 4 April 2023
Ordinary Council - Confirmation of Minutes - Ordinary Council 4 April 2023
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Date: Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 10.30am
Venue: Owae Marae, 16 North Street, Waitara
Council to advance this purpose.
The Trust was formed to take over the former Rugby Park and redevelop it into a quality venue for the
benefit of the wider Taranaki region. The provision of the stadium facilities contributes to the overall
infrastructure of the region and provides economic stimulus from events held at the stadium, particularly
sporting events that encourage safe and healthy living.
Vision
The vision for Yarrow Stadium is:
The best regional stadium in New Zealand that
The Zero Possum project has entered an exciting new phase, featuring a high-tech farmland barrier and a few squirts of mayo. Taranaki Regional Council’s Towards Predator-Free Taranaki team has been working to eradicate possums between the Timaru Stream and the Hangatāhua (Stony) River since January 2023. The original farmland area between the Timaru and Oākura River has had no resident possum population for more than three years. So far they’ve removed almost 3500 possums from the extension
production of methanol
at Methanex New Zealand and for the manufacture of fertiliser
at Ballance Agri-Nutrients.
Taranaki is fundamental to the Government’s strategy to
further develop the nation’s natural resources and attract new
oil and gas exploration – a goal that will benefit all of New
Zealand. Exploration is progressively extending to other New
Zealand regions and Taranaki’s specialist support industry is
playing a leading servicing role. Effectively, ‘hub and spoke’
connectivities
production of methanol
at Methanex New Zealand and for the manufacture of fertiliser
at Ballance Agri-Nutrients.
Taranaki is fundamental to the Government’s strategy to
further develop the nation’s natural resources and attract new
oil and gas exploration – a goal that will benefit all of New
Zealand. Exploration is progressively extending to other New
Zealand regions and Taranaki’s specialist support industry is
playing a leading servicing role. Effectively, ‘hub and spoke’
connectivities
spectators, which is achieved through superior event facilities, presentation and management and through the early adoption and smart use of technology. This vision was adopted by both the Taranaki Regional Council and New Plymouth District Council in 2015 after consultation with the regional sports sector, and was reaffirmed by the TRC in May 2019 when it approved the repair and refurbishment project. Top of page What's happening nowThe decision to proceed with the repairs and essential refurbishments
Welcoming back fans to Yarrow Stadium, a 28% per cent rise in bus passengers and securing $2.5m in Towards Predator-Free Taranaki funding were among the notable success stories for Taranaki Regional Council in the last financial year. The 2022/2023 Annual Report, which was adopted at today’s Ordinary Meeting, shows the Council has invested to deliver a major increase in work programmes resulting from the introduction of a raft of regulatory changes by the Government including how freshwater is
gain a more accurate understanding of wetland types,
condition, size and the pressures on them.
Where we’re
heading
The invasive weed hornwort has established in Lake Rotorangi.
With the introduction of the NPS-FM, there is a national
push to identify new and more accurate wetland mapping
techniques. Using tools such as LiDAR, we are working
alongside other regional councils to develop methods that
will enable us to meet the national 10 year goal of mapping
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