Autumn arrived in Taranaki in March with an average air tempeature of 14.5°C - 1.7°C cooler than normal. The highest temperature was 25.7°C at Inglewood at Oxidation Ponds. There was an average of 95.9mm rainfall – 14% less than usual – although there were some big downpours on te Maunga with 374.5mm at the North Egmont Visitors Centre and 351mm at Dawson Falls. There was 41% less rain at Brooklands Zoo at New Plymouth and 33% more at Kotare at OSullivans. Mean river flows for March were 38.7%
Taranaki’s public transport fleet is going greener and quieter with the addition of an e-bus on urban routes in New Plymouth. Taranaki Regional Council has secured funding from Waka Kotahi/NZTA’s Climate Emergency Response Fund for the electric vehicle – the first e-bus to hit the roads in the region. Cheryl Gazley, Council Transport Engagement Manager, said the new vehicle will remove about 50 tonnes of CO2 in the first year and is a great start to the long-term goal of moving from diesel to
Starting from Tuesday 1 May, there are some important updates to bus routes 12 - Merrilands to Spotswood, 40 - Ōkato to NPBHS and Southlink - Waverley - Pātea - Hāwera. Changes include the following: Route 12 - Merrilands to Spotswood: Bus will depart Mangorei School 5 minutes earlier in the morning
Will leave at 8.05am from 1 May Route 40 - Ōkato to NPBHS: Bus will depart from Carthew Street, Ōkato (opposite Sinclair Electrical)
No longer departs from the Ōkato Hall
This will allow students to
To celebrate the launch of the Waitara Express on 20 May 2024, we're running a competition for youth (5-18 years) to design the back of the bus. The theme is 'I Heart Waitara' so put your imagination on wheels and be in to WIN! The winner will have their awesome design printed on the back of the Waitara Express bus AND win a $150 Prezzy Card. Highly commended and spot prizes are also up for grabs. Download the template and enter below using the form. If you're submitting online, just fill in
Act 1991 and monitoring
The RMA primarily addresses environmental ‘effects’ which are defined as positive or adverse, temporary or
permanent, past, present or future, or cumulative. Effects may arise in relation to:
a. the neighbourhood or the wider community around an activity, and may include cultural and social-
economic effects;
b. physical effects on the locality, including landscape, amenity and visual effects;
c. ecosystems, including effects on plants, animals, or habitats,
Council on telephone (06)765-7127 or email consents@trc.govt.nz.
Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011
Before lodging this application you must seek comment from applicants for customary title under the Marine and
Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011. Please contact consents Administration Staff at consents@trc.govt.nz for
their contact details.
Lodge the application by signing below and sending the completed form to:
Mail: Taranaki Regional Council, Private Bag 713,
It’s about to get tougher for wannabe invaders to enter the Zero Possum project zone, with the installation of 60 new self-reporting cameras. Taranaki Regional Council launched Towards Predator-Free Taranaki in 2018, with an ambitious goal of eliminating possums between the Oakura River and Timaru Stream. The Zero Possum zone was extended to the Hangatāhua (Stony) River last year, thanks to $2.5m in Government funding, taking the total area to 9500 hectares. Results to date are promising. About
Select the appropriate form to give the Council notice of permitted activity relating to forestry or the coast. Permitted activity advice - Coastal Plan Permitted activity advice - forestry
the importance of
appropriate controls and regulatory management to maintain that quality and attendant
public expectations is thereby emphasized.
The analysis of incidents shows that there is only a negligible number of incidents related to
air quality, that are not covered by either a resource consent or provisions within the RAQP.
That is, there is nothing ‘slipping through the gaps’ that needs to be addressed within the
NRP. Having noted that, in any case Section 17 of the RMA enables