The Taranaki Regional Council owns 100% of Port Taranaki Ltd on behalf of the people of the region. Bulk goods, including petrochemicals, logs, fertilisers and stock feed, make up the majority of trade through Port Taranaki. The port is a core component of the region’s transport infrastructure and makes a significant contribution to the regional economy. And its annual dividends to the Council help to offset rates and are a major factor in our status as one of the country’s lowest rating local
assessment and scenario analysis, which
are compatible with those independence requirements. Other than these
engagements we have no relationship with or interests in the Regional
Council or its subsidiaries and controlled entities.
Bruno Dente, Partner
for Deloitte Limited
On behalf of the Auditor-General
Hamilton, New Zealand
16 September 2025
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
Welcome to the Summary of the Taranaki Regional
Council 2024/25 Annual Report, our look-back at our
achievements
28 February, 2024 The late summer malaise is setting in. There’s plenty of colour still around but everything is starting to look a little beaten up, akin to a boxer entering the final round. Our main focus is on deadheading and ’prettying up’ herbaceous plants with a healthy dose of weeding thrown in for good measure. The occasional downpour is giving us no respite from the wildflowers and lawns almost as if nature has a playful hand in keeping us on our toes. We’ve been cutting back
all media, so that a consent holder’s use of water, air, and land should be considered
from a single comprehensive environmental perspective. Accordingly, the Council generally implements
integrated environmental monitoring programmes and reports the results of the programmes jointly. This
report discusses the environmental effects of Methanex’s use of water, land and air, and is the 41st
combined annual report by the Council for Methanex or preceding companies operating the same site.
Enjoy a guided walk (all gardens) or a mobility vehicle tour (Pukeiti only) this summer.
Here is where you can find information about the Pātea Catchment FMU. The Pātea Freshwater Management Unit (FMU) incorporates the entire Patea River catchment. It is made up of two distinct sub-catchments, one that drains from Taranaki Maunga and through the ring plain in the west, and the other, from the Eastern Hill Country. The Pātea Catchment is about one third mountain catchment, and two thirds hill country catchment. To the north, the Patea Catchment is bound by the similar but
Here is where you can find information about the Volcanic Ring Plain FMU. The Volcanic Ring Plain Freshwater Management Unit (FMU) is dominated by Taranaki Maunga and stretches from the Waihi Stream and Waingongoro River in the south, around the coast to the Waiongana River in the north. The FMU contains the largest urban area in the region, New Plymouth, along with coastal towns such as Ōākura, Ōpunake and Hāwera. The Volcanic Ring Plain is one of six proposed FMUs for Taranaki. The other five
Here is where you can find information about the Waitara Catchment FMU. The diverse Waitara Freshwater Management Unit (FMU) incorporates the entire catchment of the Waitara River. The catchment is made up of two distinct sub-catchments, one that drains from Taranaki Maunga and through the ring plain in the west, and the other from the Eastern Hill Country. The FMU is about one third mountain catchment, and two thirds hill country catchment. These sub-catchments converge approximately 9km
Here is where you can find information about the Coastal Terraces FMU. The Coastal Terraces Freshwater Management Unit (FMU) consists of small groundwater spring-sourced catchments that rise in the northern and southern coastal areas of the region, and drain directly to the coast rather than into larger rivers. This FMU is unique in that its catchments drain neither the Maunga nor Eastern Hill Country. While the majority of land in the Coastal Terraces is used for intensive dairy farming, the
Here is where you can find information about the Northern Hill Country FMU. The Northern Hill Country Freshwater Management Unit (FMU) stretches from the Onaero River catchment in the west, northeast to Mōhakatino and inland to the Waitara River catchment. Much of this landscape is covered in native forest, combined with a mixture of dry stock farming and exotic forestry. Urenui is the largest settlement in the FMU, with a population of around 500 people. The Northern Hill Country is one of six