The Total Mobility Scheme in Taranaki has changed from a voucher-based system to a personalised ID swipe card system. The change commenced on Monday 31 July. Existing members should have received their new swipe cards - if not, please call Total Mobility on 0800 868 662. The application process and the subsidy paid by the Taranaki Regional Council for transport costs are unchanged. The Taranaki Regional Council’s Total Mobility team is happy to answer your queries – phone 0800 868 662.
report for the period July 2023 to June 2024 describes the monitoring programme implemented by
Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental and consent compliance
performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring
undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the Company’s activities.
During the monitoring period, Port Taranaki demonstrated a level that required improvement of
environmental performance.
October was a month of contrasts for rainfall in Taranaki, ranging from 65% of the average for the month at Waitotara at Hawken Rd to 164% at Mangati at SH3. The average across the region was 101.1% of the long-term average although there was less rain on the Maunga where rainfall was only around 60% at North Egmont and Kahui Hut. Year to date rainfall is sitting between 110% (Kotare at OSullivans) and 163% (Kapoaiaia at Lighthouse) with an average of 126.8% of normal. Mean river flows for
record as many living things as possible within a set location over a limited time. It provides a fun way for ākonga/students to learn about biodiversity, including how to identify native and pest species. Photos are taken of each different species found and uploaded to a BioBlitz project in iNaturalist NZ specific to your chosen area. There are lots of great examples of BioBlitz projects undertaken by Taranaki schools in this umbrella project on iNaturalist NZ:
With more than 250km of coastline, there are plenty of locations and different environments to study around the Taranaki coast Rocky shore
Rocky reefs dominate the Taranaki coastline and provide a wonderful habitat to explore and learn about the creatures that live there. Intertidal rocky reefs represent the boundary between the land and the sea, resulting in sharp environmental change. As a consequence, lots of different animals and seaweeds can be found, all adapted to the zone on the shore
Find out which activities have been granted resource consents by the Council. All resource consents issued by the Council are displayed on the Resource Consent Map that's part of our online GIS SmartMaps. Click here to open the interactive resource consents map When the map is open, zoom into your area of interest. Resource consents are indicated by small coloured shapes - to see what each of these means, select 'Legend' in the header bar above the map. Click on your consent of interest, and a
Education category winners in the 2020 Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards.
wellsite. This consent includes a
total of 20 conditions setting out the requirements that the Company must satisfy.
The programme undertaken by Todd at the Kapuni-J wellsite included the hydraulic fracturing of three wells.
The wells targeted for stimulation were the Kapuni-28, Kapuni-27 and Kapuni-25 wells.
The programme of monitoring implemented by Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) in relation to these
hydraulic fracturing activities occurred during the 2023/24 monitoring year.
Freshwater habitats are abundant in Taranaki, with more than 530 named awa/rivers and streams. We can help your ākonga/students learn how to monitor freshwater environments, including rivers, streams and wetlands. Streams and rivers
How healthy is your local stream? Assessing stream health involves investigating the water quality, the physical features of the stream and the plants and animals living in and alongside the stream. We can get your ākonga/students actively involved with monitoring