apply the Community Connect concession.
If you are a Bee Card holder but do not have an online account, please create one.
If your account is managed through the Taranaki Regional Council please call 0800 BEE TRC (0800 233 872) to have your concession applied, or complete the Community Connect concession form, available at one of our retailers.
If you are not a Bee Card holder, please visit the website, create an account and order a Bee Card.
If you are a Bee Card holder with an online account, log
If you’re toying with the idea of ditching the car and using public transport for the sake of the planet, now is the ideal time to give it a go. Taranaki’s regional and local bus services will be free on Friday (20 September) to mark World Car-Free Day. This includes New Plymouth Citylink services (except school buses), and the Hāwera-New Plymouth Connector, while once-weekly or twice-weekly Southlink services will be free all week so no one misses out. “Everyone’s increasingly aware of the
WITT Students - To enjoy free travel on the Connector (Hāwera to New Plymouth) bus, please have your current WITT student ID. If you haven't received it yet, you can use your course confirmation letter until you have received your student ID. Important update for WITT students – Changes to free bus travel From 1 January 2025, WITT students travelling on any Citylink (New Plymouth urban, Bell Block and Waitara) or Southlink (Waverley to Hāwera and Ōpunake to New Plymouth) bus routes to and from
New Plymouth or you can find out more about our work and the elections on our website or from a Pre-Election Report we’ll be releasing in a few weeks. “For those elected as a councillor, you will support, advocate and provide leadership to the community you represent, and your voice will help shape the future of a region of more than 130,000 people.” The information events are hosted by the region’s three district councils on 5 July and kick-off in Hāwera from 9 to 11am at South Taranaki District
You can find information on Taranaki bus fares, zones and Bee Cards here. Our fares are based on how many zones you travel through, so check the zone map below and then refer to the fare structure and table to see the relevant fare. All Citylink, Connector and Southlink services will return to normal fare pricing from Wednesday 1 May. Please check the zone map and updated fares table. Top up your Bee Card or put some additional cash in your pocket, don't get caught short! See all discounts and
Boaties are being urged to be aware of others when they head out on the water this summer. Port Taranaki Harbour Master Tony Parr says while it’s always great to see recreational boat owners exploring the Taranaki coastline, those at the helm need to take care and avoid collision with other water users, including other vessels, swimmers and foil windsurfers. “Summer can be a very busy time at the Port. We want everyone who is using the water to stay safe and get home safe,” says Mr Parr. “The
wildlife and plants. The tight-knit coastal community have 291 traps in backyards and 437 catches recorded, as at Tuesday 26 November 2019 at the online trapping database Trap.NZ. Merrilands and Westown are next with 108 and 91 traps, and 258 and 187 recorded trap catches recorded. The top 10 New Plymouth suburbs, with the most traps or catches recorded are: SuburbsTrapsBait stationsCatches recorded Oākura
291
4
437 Merrilands
110
0
258 Westown
91
0
187 Frankleigh Pk
95
13
73 Sarandon
87
0
100 Bell
Yarrow Stadium’s status as one of the nation’s leading regional venues will be cemented with state-of-the art hybrid turf and LED floodlighting to be installed under contracts announced today. The contracts are “exciting news for all Stadium users – local, regional, national or international”, says David MacLeod, chair of Taranaki Regional Council which owns the venue through the Taranaki Stadium Trust. “Installing hybrid turf and LED lighting required highly specialised skillsets, and we’ve
Tūpare is revealed through the eyes of a gardener during this private one-hour walking tour (up to 20 people).
from a selection of the sites we monitor, but not all of them.
The distribution maps are based on mathematical modelling and may not accurately represent actual rainfall in some unmonitored areas.
This is raw data and may not have been subjected to a quality control process. All efforts are made to ensure the integrity of the data, but the Council cannot guarantee its accuracy, or its suitability for any purpose. See the full terms and conditions for the use of environmental data(external link).