Taranaki rugby fans are counting down to the reopening of the iconic Yarrow Stadium when the Yarrows Taranaki Bulls return home on 3 September. The international-quality hybrid turf will be ready for the action under the new eco-friendly LED lights but delays to the construction project mean the roof of the West Stand won’t be completed until later this year, and there will be no covered seating available during 2022. Mike Nield, Director-Corporate Services at Taranaki Regional Council which
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FOREWORD
Taranaki Regional Council established the State Highway 3 Working Party in 2002 in response to
ongoing concerns about the route security, safety and efficiency of the section of State Highway 3
(SH3) between Taranaki and Waikato. In particular, there has been a focus on the section of
SH3 between Piopio and New Plymouth.
For some years this section of the state highway network has been of considerable concern to
local Taranaki and Waikato
National Objectives Framework
The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM) requires the Taranaki Regional
Council (TRC) to set environmental flow and levels for all of the region’s waterways (Figure 1). Environmental
flows and levels must be set as rules in plans. A flow can be considered the quantity, variability, flow, duration
and timing of flows or water levels to give effect to Te Mana o te Wai, the long-term visions and outcomes
set by the community
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Tuesday 6 April 2021, 9.00am
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Ordinary Meeting
Venue: Taranaki Regional Council chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford
06 April 2021 09:00 AM
Agenda Topic Page
Purpose of meeting 3
Apologies
Notification of Late Items
1. Hearing of Submissions on the Maori Constituency 4
1.1 Copy of Submissions Received 23
2. Submissions on the Maori Constituency - those that wish to be heard 454
3. Confirmation of Minutes Ordinary Committee 513
4.
been blocked by windblown sand, forming a
lake and swampy gully arms.
56For further details, refer to “Wetlands in the Taranaki Region: An inventory of regionally significant unprotected and protected wetlands”, Taranaki Regional Council (1997).
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APPENDIX IIB
APPENDICES
Wetland Area Ecological values Other natural and amenity values
Lake Oturi 50 ha The
arranged holly (in all its winter glory
bedecked with berries), ivy, and in
recognition of it being the mid-winter
gathering of the Pukeiti Rhododendron
Trust, vireyas from Margaret Hodges’
lovely garden. After a glass of wine and a
time to meet and greet each other, over
50 members sat down to a pleasant three
course lunch. Over coffee we were lucky
to be able to listen to Basil Chamberlain,
the CEO of the Taranaki Regional
Council, who told us all about his
council’s role in
Objectives Framework
The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM) requires the Taranaki Regional
Council (TRC) to set environmental flow and levels for all of the region’s waterways (Figure 1). Environmental
flows and levels must be set as rules in plans. A flow can be considered the quantity, variability, flow, duration
and timing of flows or water levels to give effect to Te Mana o te Wai, the long-term visions and outcomes
set by the community and tangata whenua (MfE,
relevant objectives or policies.
The Regional Fresh Water Plan for Taranaki
The purpose of this Plan is to assist the Taranaki Regional Council to promote the sustainable management of
fresh water resources of the region.
Relevant Policies Commentary
3.1.2 & 3.1.3 Relating to the protection and enhancement of natural, ecological and amenity values of
freshwater and wetlands.
3.1.4 & 3.1.5 Relating to protecting rivers and streams with natural, ecological and amenity values of
or premises must
be complied with.
Notification
The Taranaki Regional Council may process a resource
consent application for a discharge permit as a
notified application, limited notified, or as a non-
notified application. The Council’s powers are set out
in Sections 95A and 95B of the Resource
Management Act 1991. The test to be applied by the
Council will depend on whether the proposed activity
is a controlled, restricted discretionary, discretionary
or non-complying activity.
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Taranaki Regional Council Elected Members Code of Conduct Document Number: 2354767
Introduction
1. The Local Government Act 2002 (the Act) came into force on 1 July 2003. One of the provisions
required of the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) under this Act is the adoption of a Code of
Conduct for Elected Members (the Code).
2. Schedule 7, Clause 15 of the Act details what the Code must contain. It