2024
Subject: Executive Audit and Risk Minutes - 4 December 2023
Author: M Jones, Governance Administrator
Approved by: M J Nield, Director - Corporate Services
Document: 3245446
Recommendations
That Taranaki Regional Council:
a. takes as read and confirms the minutes of the Executive, Audit and Risk Committee meeting of the
Taranaki Regional Council held in the Taranaki Regional Council Boardroom, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford
on 4 December 2023 at 10.30am
b.
Committee meeting of the Taranaki
Regional Council held in the Taranaki Regional Council chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford on
Tuesday 30 April 2024
b) notes the recommendations therein were adopted by the Taranaki Regional Council on Tuesday 14
May 2024.
Appendices/Attachments
Document 3269781: Policy and Planning Committee Minutes – 30 April 2024
Policy and Planning Committee - Confirmation of Policy and Planning Minutes - 30 April 2024
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2017 and 2018, and closed to the public. In 2019 the Council decided on a $50 million refurbishment and repair project. But the works programme was put on hold and reviewed during winter while the impacts of COVID-19 were analysed and factored in. YARROW STADIUM VISION The best regional stadium in New Zealand that regularly hosts local, regional, national, and international sports and entertainment events.
A stadium for both major events and community events and the premier outdoor fields for team
Power Scheme has not operated since its previous consents expired in 2018. A freshwater vision for Taranaki‘Swimmability’, biodiversity, social responsibility, kaitiakitanga and visibly clean, clear water are some of the key themes from the first phase of the Council’s public engagement around a freshwater vision, the Policy & Planning Committee heard. The Government’s National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management requires regional councils to develop a vision to be included in their regional
One of the priorities of the Council's Biodiversity Strategy is to work with landowners, mana whenua and the community to protect, maintain and restore those sites which have significant biodiversity values—our Key Native Ecosystems (KNEs). Our goal is to protect and maintain the full suite of indigenous ecosystems within the region. What is a KNE?
While all remnant bush areas, wetlands, coastal turfs and dunelands in the region are important, since 2006 the Council has identified the ‘jewels
asked for sightings of moth plant. The new sites they reported have kept us busy, but we’re not complaining! “It’s important to remember our kids and grandkids won’t be able to enjoy our incredible biodiversity in the future without a collective approach to biosecurity today.” The Regional Pest Management Plan for Taranaki lists five plants the Council directly controls, namely, climbing spindleberry, giant reed, madeira vine (or mignonette vine), moth plant and Senegal tea. The goal for these
particular with the Taranaki Regional Council and the New Plymouth District Council to advance this purpose.
The Trust was formed to take over the former Rugby Park and redevelop it into a quality venue for the benefit of the wider Taranaki region. The provision of the stadium facilities contributes to the overall infrastructure of the region and provides economic stimulus from events held at the stadium, particularly sporting events that encourage safe and healthy living.
Vision
The vision for
Inland, its boundary is the Whanganui catchment. The region
reaches 12 nautical miles (approximately 22 kilometres) into the territorial sea. There are three district
councils within the region: New Plymouth, Stratford, and South Taranaki district councils.
Landforms
Taranaki has four distinctive landforms, each requiring a different type of environmental management.
Ring plain
Centred on Mount Taranaki, the Taranaki ring plain has fertile and free-draining soils that are well suited