Operations and Regulatory Committee - February 2024
Operations and Regulatory Agenda 13 February 2024 (3.7 MB pdf)
Operations and Regulatory Agenda 13 February 2024 (3.7 MB pdf)
Get the tamariki outdoors this school holidays. Grab your gumboots and explore the magic of Hollard Gardens with our Nature Hunt adventure. Rain or shine, rain dancing and puddle jumping optional. Recommended for children aged 5–10,
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
CARD Holders of SuperGold Cards can travel free on off-peak Southlink services (those running between 9am and 3pm). The SuperGold Card is available to all eligible New Zealanders aged 65 or over and those under this age who receive NZ Superannuation or the Veterans Pension. For more information, go to www.supergold.govt.nz(external link).
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
The Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards recognise the region's environmental heroes. 2025 Awards If you know a person, organisation or project that's doing outstanding work to protect and enhance our region's environment, nominate them for an award. Click on the link below for the nomination form and to find out more info. Nominations are made online but a paper version of the form can be supplied too. Nominate an Environmenal Hero Awards Categories and Criteria There are seven award
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
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
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