Confirmation of Minutes – 31 October 2023
Approved by: S J Ruru, Chief Executive
Document: 3232680
Recommendations
That the Taranaki Regional Council:
a) takes as read and confirms the minutes and resolutions of the Ordinary meeting of the
Taranaki Regional Council held at 47 Cloten Road, Stratford, 31 October 2023.
Matters arising
Appendices/Attachments
Document: 3219531 Minutes Ordinary Council meeting 31 October 2023
Ordinary Council - Confirmation of Ordinary
We’ve been waging war on rats for a while – but how do we know if it’s working? It’s impossible to know exactly how many rats there are in Taranaki, no one’s yet figured out how to get them to stand still for a headcount! But there are monitoring methods that give a reliable indication of trends over time. Since we launched the Towards Predator-Free Taranaki project in 2018 rats have been the main target in urban areas, with stoats and possums the focus elsewhere. So this month, for the fifth
Council
Ms S Downs Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
Ms L Stewart Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
Mr S Bowden Stratford District Council
Mr S Knarsten New Plymouth District Council
Ms F Ritson Taranaki Regional Council
Mr A Wongtoo New Zealand Police
Mrs M Jones Taranaki Regional Council
Apologies Apologies were received from R Leitao, E Borrows and L Hawkins.
Cloke/Duynhoven
1. Confirmation of Minutes Regional
Police
Ms C Gazley Taranaki Regional Council
Ms L Hawkins Taranaki Regional Council (left meeting at 11.30)
Ms M Addy New Plymouth District Council
Ms N Wiseman New Plymouth District Council
Mr B Clough Taranaki Regional Council
Zoom Vinuka Nanayakka Waka Kotahi
3 Members of the Public Attended
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1. Confirmation of Minutes Regional Transport Committee – 1 March 2023
Resolved
That the
with a regional and national
perspective on the recommendations made by the Royal Society (UK) within the report Shale
gas extraction in the UK: a review of hydraulic fracturing (see Item 8 in this agenda).
Executive summary
This Council was approached by the Royal Society of New Zealand (RSNZ) to review the
recommendations contained in the report referenced above. The study presented
recommendations in 10 major themes for the UK, and the Royal Society (NZ) is interested in
making an
Downs Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
Mr S Bowden Stratford District Council
Mr R Leitao New Plymouth District Council
Mr V Lim South Taranaki District Council
Mr R Broad AA Taranaki
Miss R Sweeney Taranaki Regional Council
Ms K Humphrey Taranaki Regional Council zoom
Ms F Ritson Taranaki Regional Council
Mr G Roper New Zealand Police
One member of the media.
Apologies Apologies were received from Mayor P Nixon, South
results aren't a happy accident. An independent report
by NIWA during the year found that Taranaki's long-running
riparian protection programme is not only strongly associated
with the improved ecological health in the region's waterways,
but has also reduced E. coli levels.
Guided by solid previous research, improving ecological stream
health has been the major goal of this Council's long-running
We are pleased to present the Taranaki Regional Council's 2017/2018 Annual
are embedded in the Council’s Regional Freshwater Plan for Taranaki, which sets out conditions and standards that must be met by those who take water from and/or discharge to rivers and streams. Note: This Plan is currently under review. Landowners are advised to contact the Council before undertaking developments involving any aspect of freshwater or waterways. Taranaki has a lot of waterways: 286 main river catchments and 530 named rivers. The two largest rivers - the Waitara and Pātea - drain
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Analysis of stream responses to
riparian management on the
Taranaki ring plain
Prepared for Taranaki Regional Council
March 2018
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