State of the Environment Report 2015

• Taranaki State of the Environment Report 2009 (15 MB pdf)

Taranaki as One - Taranaki Tāngata Tū Tahi
State of the Environment Report 2015

Print: ISBN 978-0-473-32920-4
Online: ISBN 978-0-473-32921-1

Taranaki Tāngata refers to the people, the mountain, the land — and the region as a whole. Tū Tahi refers to standing together as one people to achieve a united goal for the benefit of our region.

The vision statement recognises the roles and responsibilities shared by all people in Taranaki to ensure the sustainable management, development and protection of the region’s natural resources for future generations.

Taranaki as One - Taranaki Tāngata Tū Tahi is downloadable here in sections arranged under each of the chapter headings. For high-resolution documents, go to tinyurl.com/TRC-SOE.

Please note: The Council's website has been redeveloped since this report was published and links to some referenced documents may no longer be valid. Please call us on 0800 736 222 or email info@trc.govt.nz if you are having difficulty finding a particular document.

• At a glance (4 MB pdf)
• Message from the Chairman and Chief Executive (587 KB pdf)
• Acknowledgements (94 KB pdf)
• Sustaining Taranaki (2.7 MB pdf)
• Executive Summary (169 KB pdf)
• Introduction (135 KB pdf)

A growing number of people choose to call Taranaki home

• The Taranaki Region (2.4 MB pdf)
• People (1.9 MB pdf)
• Regional economy (3.8 MB pdf)
• Tangata Whenua (224 KB pdf)
• Our vision for the future (241 KB pdf)

Soil is one of Taranaki's most important resources

• Introduction (2.9 MB pdf)
• Sustainable land use (4.6 MB pdf)
• Soil Health (2.3 MB pdf)
• Land Remediation (830 KB pdf)

Clean and healthy water is arguably the region's most precious natural resource.

• Introduction (3.9 MB pdf)
• Surface and water quality (3 MB pdf)
• Surface water quantity (2.7 MB pdf)
• Groundwater (4.2 MB pdf)

The coast has a rich cultural history and is where we play, gather food and relax.

• Introduction (3.7 MB pdf)
• Coastal water quality (3.2 MB pdf)

Taranaki can be proud of its excellent air quality

• Introduction (1.5 MB pdf)
• Air Quality (2.5 MB pdf)

Although the landscape is highly modified, Taranaki is still a biologically diverse region

• Introduction (4 MB pdf)
• Biodiversity on land (3.3 MB pdf)
• Freshwater biodiversity (2.7 MB pdf)
• Coastal and marine biodiversity (2.7 MB pdf)

Taranaki's heritage, landscapes and other qualities make this a special place to live.

• Introduction (1.6 MB pdf)
• Historic Heritage (4.4 MB pdf)
• Significant landscapes (1.2 MB pdf)
• Amenity values (6.3 MB pdf)
• Public Access (1.5 MB pdf)

The region has a firm focus on minimising waste - by recovering, re-using and recycling material.

• Introduction (1.6 MB pdf)
• Waste minmisation (2.9 MB pdf)
• Residual waste (1.2 MB pdf)

Taranaki is readying itself for future challenges from the region's climate and geology.

• Introduction (2.1 MB pdf)
• Geological hazards (2.5 MB pdf)
• Weather-related hazards (2.5 MB pdf)