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Policy and Planning Committee
Tuesday 25 July 2017
10.30am
Taranaki Regional Council, Stratford
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Agenda for the meeting of the Policy and Planning Committee to be held in the
Taranaki Regional Council chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford, on Tuesday 25
July 2017 commencing at 10.30am.
Members Councillor N W Walker (Committee Chairperson)
Councillor C L Littlewood
Councillor D H McIntyre
Councillor B K Raine
Councillor D
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TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL NEWSLETTER December 201 No. 95 9
Farmers, an iwi rununga, businesses large and
small, individuals, a school and a kindergarten
are among the 15 winners of Taranaki’s
flagship Environmental Awards this year.
“These awards highlight and celebrate mighty
efforts right across the community,” says David
MacLeod, Chairman of the Taranaki Regional
Council, which has been making the annual
presentations since the early 1990s.
“They
Kotahi with the goal of securing funding for network improvements. Transport Engagement Manager, Cheryl Gazley, says this is an exciting phase as it’s an opportunity for the Council to hear directly what would make bus travel more attractive to locals. "We’re getting down to the nitty-gritty, the stuff that really matters to people. Previous consultations have identified common improvement area, and now it's time for specific details. “The community has asked for enhancements in four focus areas: bus
Taranaki’s public transport fleet is going greener and quieter with the addition of an e-bus on urban routes in New Plymouth. Taranaki Regional Council has secured funding from Waka Kotahi/NZTA’s Climate Emergency Response Fund for the electric vehicle – the first e-bus to hit the roads in the region. Cheryl Gazley, Council Transport Engagement Manager, said the new vehicle will remove about 50 tonnes of CO2 in the first year and is a great start to the long-term goal of moving from diesel to
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Policy and Planning Committee
Tuesday 9 October 2018
10.30am
Taranaki Regional Council, Stratford
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Agenda for the meeting of the Policy and Planning Committee to be held in the
Taranaki Regional Council chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford, on Tuesday 9
October 2018 commencing at 10.30am.
Members Councillor N W Walker (Committee Chairperson)
Councillor M P Joyce
Councillor C L Littlewood
Councillor D H McIntyre
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Regional Transport Committee
Wednesday 14 June 2017
11.00am
Taranaki Regional Council, Stratford
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Agenda for the meeting of the Regional Transport Committee to be held in the
Taranaki Regional Council chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford, on Wednesday 14
June 2017 commencing at 11.00am.
Members Councillor C S Williamson (Committee Chairperson)
Councillor M J McDonald (Committee Deputy Chairperson)
Councillor H Duynhoven
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Report to the Hearing Committee on
submissions to the
Proposed Regional Pest Management Plan and
Taranaki Regional Council Biosecurity Strategy
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Stratford
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Document number: 1878109
This report has been prepared by officers of
Meet the 17 winners of the 2020 Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards. Education
Business
Community
Land management
Dairy farming Environmental action in education
Category sponsor: Contact Ōpunake High School and Ōpunake Loop Trail Trust - for incredible effort and enthusiasm for protecting and improving the local environment and inspiring others to take positive action The High School and the Trust are leading players in a massive environmental restoration project encircling Ōpunake
Freshwater Implementation Project Overview
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Figure 2: – Overview of key Essential Freshwater regulatory and implementation milestones
Policy and Planning Committee - Freshwater Implementation Project Overview
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3. Strategic framework
3.1 Vision
The Council will manage the freshwater resources of the Taranaki region to give
was no need to reinvent the wheel
with farm plans as they have already been successfully been implemented in the past. While
the specifics of new farm plan regulations were still under development by the government,
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it is anticipated that those farmers with existing Regional Council farm plans will be well on
their way to compliance with the new regulations.
LONG-TERM VISION FOR FRESHWATER
Policy Analyst Grace Marcroft introduced feedback from community on what the