biodiversity losses. Pest Management Plan & Biosecurity StrategyThe Council's pest management activities are guided by the Regional Pest Management Plan for Taranaki and the TRC Biosecurity Strategy. The Plan is the Council's 'rulebook' that targets specific pests for eradication or sustained control in the region. The Strategy outlines our broader biosecurity goals and actions, covering all pests and harmful organisms, not just those in the Plan. Pest animalsThe Council’s main focus for pest animal
framework is that the
“maintenance of biological diversity” only appears in the RMA and only then as a function of
councils (i.e. not part of the purpose and principles). Oddly, regional councils have very limited
ability to “maintain biological diversity”, given that such a broad and ambitious goal is also
dependent of the exercise of the many functions and powers that rest with other agencies.
In addition, the regional council biodiversity role sits oddly in the RMA, given that the
under that Act
relating to local authorities. In particular, the Council's comments are made in recognition
of its:
. functions and responsibilities under the Land Transport Management Act 2003;
. and its regional advocacy responsibilities whereby the Council represents the Taranaki
region on matters of regional significance or concern.
The Council has also been guided by its Mission Statement To work for a thriving and
prosperous Taranaki' across all of its various functions/ roles and
resolutions of the Regional Transport
Committee meeting of the Taranaki Regional Council held in Taranaki Regional Council
chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford, on Wednesday 17 June 2020 at 11am
b) notes that the unconfirmed minutes of the Regional Transport Committee meeting held
at Taranaki Regional Council chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford, on Wednesday 17
June 2020 at 11am, have been circulated to the New Plymouth District Council, Stratford
District Council and South Taranaki District
either individually or as a collective, want
meaningful input to decision-making. We have
established effective and efficient structures and
processes to enable that to occur. We have recognised
the importance of working together with Māori across
the region by providing robust opportunities for Māori
involvement in decision making processes and by
committing to take into account Te Tiriti o Waitangi in
our Mission Statement.
A key focus in the short to medium term will be
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Civil Defence Emergency
Management Group Plan
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Civil Defence Emergency Group Plan for Taranaki
This Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Plan for Taranaki was prepared by the
Taranaki Regional Council on behalf of the Taranaki Civil Defence
Committee of the Taranaki Regional Council:
a) takes as read and confirms the minutes and resolutions of the Policy and Planning
Committee of the Taranaki Regional Council held in via audio-visual link on Tuesday 31
August 2021 at 10.30am
b) notes the recommendations therein were adopted by the Taranaki Regional Council on
Tuesday 21 September 2021.
Matters arising
Appendices/Attachments
Document 2854344: Minutes Policy and Planning Committee - 31 August 2021
Policy and
unconfirmed minutes of the Taranaki Civil Defence Emergency
Management Joint Committee held at the Taranaki Regional Council, 47 Cloten Road,
Stratford on 8 March at 1.00pm, have been circulated to the New Plymouth District
Council, Stratford District Council and the South Taranaki District Council for their
receipt and information.
Matters arising
Appendices/Attachments
Document 3153328: Minutes Taranaki Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Joint
Committee 8 March 2023.
Management Joint
committee meeting held the Taranaki Regional Council, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford on 15 May 2025
b) notes that the unconfirmed minutes of the Taranaki Civil Defence Emergency Management Joint
Committee held at the Taranaki Regional Council, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford on 15 May 2025, have
been circulated to the New Plymouth District Council, Stratford District Council and the South Taranaki
District Council for their receipt and information.
Appendices/Attachments
ensuring that the values and concerns of the Taranaki
community, including tangata whenua, and stakeholders are considered and integrated into the response.
It’s about having the right solutions to suit Taranaki.
What is the NOF process?
The National Objectives Framework (NOF) is a process regional councils must work through in tandem with
their freshwater plan reviews. The NOF process involves setting long-term visions (aspirations) for
freshwater health, implementing changes