users $2. Zone 1 covers New Plymouth city and extends out to Waitara, Oākura and Egmont Village. The changes affect Citylink school and urban services as well as the regional Connector and Southlink services. Taranaki Regional Councillor and Regional Transport Committee chairman Matthew McDonald says the new fare zones provide greater clarity to bus users. He says the Council is working hard to make public transport more user and environmentally-friendly. “Our community has told us they want more
Items of interest from today's meeting of the Council's Policy and Planning Committee: River water a nod to farmers' efforts
A NIWA study has shown that river quality in farming areas is in better shape nationally than at urban sites, with predominant signs of improvement across most measures. The study was presented at the recent Taranaki Regional Council Policy and Planning meeting, and generally rated national river health as “excellent” at natural sites, “good” at exotic forestry and
finds no fundamental areas for concern about the new regulations but identifies practical issues that may arise in their implementation, and raise some questions about enforcement. It also says that continuing engagement with regional councils and port companies will be important. And it expresses concern that the draft regulations make no reference to cultural impacts or recognition of the cultural and spiritual significance of the marine environment. It says cultural impact assessments have proven
A first look at Yarrow Stadium’s new East Stand has been revealed with the release of an artist’s impression of the design. David MacLeod, Chairman at Taranaki Regional Council which owns the venue through the Taranaki Stadium Trust, says finalising the East Stand’s design marked a major milestone in the project. “We think the East Stand’s design is absolutely fantastic and we hope our community will be thrilled when they see the artist’s impression and the details about the facilities on
Biological response of
earthworms and soil microbes associated with drilling mud wastes in the Taranaki region prepared
for the Council by Landcare Research.
The Executive Summary of the report is attached. The full report (which went through
Landcare research’s internal quality review process) will be made available on the Council’s
website.
The study reported herein addresses specifically the suitability of the consent conditions
imposed by the Council on land application activities.
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The region is protected with two multimillion-dollar flood control schemes, a number of smaller ones and a region-wide river level and flood monitoring and warning system operated by the Council. River Control & Flood Protection Bylaw
A Council bylaw addresses protection of its river control and flood protection assets. More information on River Control & Flood Protection Bylaw
Both the major schemes – at the lower Waiwhakaiho River in New Plymouth and the lower Waitara River in Waitara
The use of feedlots for all other cattle requires a resource consent. Holding cattle in a feedlot must comply with the following conditions to be considered a discretionary activity: the base area of the feedlot must be sealed to a minimum permeability standard of 10-9 m/s, and
effluent expelled in the feedlot must be collected, stored and disposed of in accordance with a rule in a regional or district plan, or a resource consent, and
the feedlot must be at least 50 metres away from any waterway,