of options or
further analysis of costs and benefits, or advantages and disadvantages prior to making a
decision on this matter.
Cram/Cloke
(11.11am Councillor Lean left the meeting)
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Approach to the Preparation for the 2025/2026 Annual Plan
M Nield provided an overview of the preparation for the 20225/2026 Annual Plan. Requesting
guidance from Council on what direction they would like to pursue in the preparation and adoption of
the 2025/2026
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T R C | S T R U C T U R E S I N R I V E R S & L A K E S & R E C L A M A T I O N O F R I V E R S V 2 , O C T 2 0 2 0
New rules around structures and fish passage came into effect on 3 September 2020, as part
of the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Freshwater) Regulations
2020 (NES-F).
If you want to build a new structure, such as a culvert, weir, dam, ford or flap gate it is
important to consider the new rules and whether you
This is the first Council meeting following the local body elections on 8 October. Meeting date and time subject to change. First meeting of new Council Agenda 26 October 2022 (3.8 MB pdf)
Panel decides to take into account the requirement to favour caution and
environmental protection will be crucial
e. In taking caution and environmental protection into account, the Expert Panel should take a
conservative approach to uncertain environmental effects and assume a plausible worst case to
base its assessment on.
4. Overall, the written comment concludes that the final decision of the Expert Panel to grant or decline
the Application is likely to be finely
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