implemented by the
Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the environmental and consent compliance performance
of various quarrying operations across Taranaki during the period under review. The report also details the
results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of these activities.
At the end of the period being reported, there were 25 active quarries being monitored by the Council
across the region. These quarries held a combined total of 50 resource
Items of interest from this month's meetings of two of the Council's key committees, Consents & Regulatory, and Policy & Planning: Clear thinking needed on clean waterThe Council has urged the Government to go back to first principles and clearly identify the nature of any problem before finalising its latest freshwater management proposals. In a submission approved by the Policy and Planning Committee, the Council says the Government needs to clarify and refine the definitions used in its
Government freshwater regulations (September 2020). They will be published here as soon as possible. In the meantime please contact the Council directly if you have any questions, particularly if your farm or business is undertaking or planning operational changes or developments involving any aspect of fresh water or waterways. Even if you haven’t needed a resource consent for such work in the past, it’s important you talk to Council staff. South Taranaki and Regional Erosion Support Scheme (STRESS)
Government freshwater regulations (September 2020). They will be published here as soon as possible. In the meantime please contact the Council directly if you have any questions, particularly if your farm or business is undertaking or planning operational changes or developments involving any aspect of fresh water or waterways. Even if you haven’t needed a resource consent for such work in the past, it’s important you talk to Council staff. South Taranaki and Regional Erosion Support Scheme (STRESS)
Subject: Confirmation of Operations and Regulatory Committee Minutes – 26
November 2024
Author: M Jones, Governance Administrator
Approved by: AJ Matthews, Director - Environment Quality
Document: TRCID-1492626864-233
Recommendations
That Taranaki Regional Council:
a) takes as read and confirms the minutes of the Operations and Regulatory Committee meeting of the
Taranaki Regional Council held in the Taranaki Regional Council chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford
on 26
off. Data will also be collated about how, where and when predators are caught, helping the Council identify clusters and tweak the trapping network. A virtual barrier, made up of natural barriers, traps and remote sensors, will prevent re-infestations and will be moved across the region as predators are removed from each area. The region will be divided into pizza-slice sections and different phases of work will be rolled out around the mountain, starting in the New Plymouth area, Oakura and the
data to present a standardised national overview. People wanting accurate and scientifically verified data on particular regions such as Taranaki should consult the relevant Regional Council reports. Freshwater trends remain positiveThe physical and chemical state of the regional waterways continues to generally improve over the longer term, even with fluctuations from year to year, the Policy and Planning Committee was told. Latest monitoring results, for the 2015-2016 year, showed nitrogen
Taranaki bus fares will be half price from this Friday, as part of the Government’s three-month reduction of public transport fares. Taranaki bus fares will be half price from this Friday, as part of the Government’s three-month reduction of public transport fares. Citylink, Connector, Southlink and school bus fares will be halved while Total Mobility Services will also be discounted, up until 30 June. Taranaki Regional Council Transport Engagement Manager Sarah Hiestand says the discounts will
framework). And it says the Government should be held to the same environmental reporting requirements as regional councils under the Resource Management Act. Focusing Aotearoa New Zealand’s environmental reporting system (PCE website) Taranaki addressing many coastal issuesThe latest Government report on the state of the marine environment highlights a range of issues on which the Council is already taking action, the Policy & Planning Committee was told. The report, Our Marine Environment 2019, says