The Natural Resources Plan for Taranaki will replace the Council's Regional Freshwater Plan and your feedback will guide the targets, limits and rules in the plan that ensure we manage freshwater effectively for the whole community.
As part of this process, we're looking to create six Freshwater Management Units (FMUs) in our region which group together waterbodies of similar type into geographically defined areas.
Community conversation
We heard from our community last year on the vision and values for freshwater and creating the FMUs. We sought feedback in September and October 2023 on the vision for each FMU and the environmental outcomes we'll be aiming for in each of the six FMUs. This community feedback was vital as the vision and outcomes will shape how we plan to look after freshwater now and for the future.
The Council's next community consultation will be asking for your views on specific limits and targets across the six FMUs. This will be key as it will define the targets the Council develops in the Natural Resources Plan. The feedback will run between March to April 2024.
Public Workshops
See below for public workshops on the Next Steps for Our Freshwater:
|
Topic |
Date |
Time |
Venue |
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Waitara FMU & Northern Hill Country FMU |
13/10/2023 |
10:00 - 12:00 |
TET Stadium & Events Centre Inglewood |
|
Volcanic Ring Plain FMU and Coastal Terraces FMU |
16/10/2023 |
10:00 - 12:00 |
Otakeho Hall, Auroa Road, Otakeho |
|
Volcanic Ring Plain FMU and Coastal Terrace FMU (same session repeated) |
16/10/2023 |
12:30 - 2:30 |
Otakeho Hall, Auroa Road, Otakeho |
|
Pātea FMU & Southern Hill Country FMU |
20/10/2023 |
10:00 - 12:00 |
Shakee Pear, Stratford |
|
Ask the experts - A drop in session to speak with our Policy and Science Experts |
20/10/2023 |
12:30 - 2:30 |
Shakee Pear, Stratford |
|
Pātea FMU & Southern Hill Country FMU |
25/10/2023 |
10:00-12:30 |
Southern Lounge, TSB Hub Hawera |
Volcanic Ring Plain FMU
Here is where you can find information about the Volcanic Ring Plain FMU.
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Northern Hill Country FMU
Here is where you can find information about the Northern Hill Country FMU.
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Pātea Catchment FMU
Here is where you can find information about the Pātea Catchment FMU.
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Coastal Terraces FMU
Here is where you can find information about the Coastal Terraces FMU.
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Southern Hill Country FMU
Here is where you can find information about the Southern Hill Country FMU.
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Waitara Catchment FMU
Here is where you can find information about the Waitara Catchment FMU.
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Previous conversations
Here you will find the documents from the Council's previous conversations about freshwater.
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The Science
Here you will find the technical reports to provide further background information about freshwater in Taranaki.
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National documents
Here you will find key national documents related to the Essential Freshwater reform process.
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