The Pest Management Plan for Taranaki covers 20 species of pest plant or animal. On this page you can find out what they are, and what you must do if they are on the property you occupy. See Taranaki pest plants in pictures Select individual species for more information on each. Click on any image or graphic to see larger version. Climbing spindleberry | Giant buttercup
Giant gunnera | Giant reed
Ginger (kahili) | Ginger (yellow)
Gorse | Madeira (mignonette) vine Moth plant | Mustelids (stoat,
The Pest Management Plan for Taranaki covers 20 species of pest plant or animal. On this page you can find out what they are, and what you must do if they are on the property you occupy. See Taranaki pest plants in pictures Select individual species for more information on each. Click on any image or graphic to see larger version. Climbing spindleberry | Giant buttercup
Giant gunnera | Giant reed
Ginger (kahili) | Ginger (yellow)
Gorse | Madeira (mignonette) vine Moth plant | Mustelids (stoat,
environment, or having minor effects where affected parties have agreed to the
activity. In accordance with sections 87BB, 104 to 108 and 139 of the Resource Management Act 1991,
and pursuant to delegated authority to make these decisions, the Chief Executive or the Director—
Resource Management, has allowed the consents, certificates of compliance and deemed permitted
activities.
4. The exercise of delegations under the Resource Management Act 1991 is reported for Members’
hearing-impaired NZ Relay is a telecommunication service for people who are deaf, hearing-impaired, deafblind, or speech-impaired. You can use NZ Relay to make telephone calls to this Council, as well as to family, businesses and government ministries. Find out more by visiting the NZ Relay website(external link). Official Information request (LGOIMA) Submit a request under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act(external link) Social media Taranaki Regional Council (external link) Taranaki
Find out if it's safe to swim at your local river, lake or beach. Recreational water quality Every Tuesday, from 1 November to 31 March, TRC check the water quality at 41 recreational rivers, lakes and beach sites all over Taranaki. Water sampling results take 3 days from the time of testing to publishing on our website. If you plan to swim today, here are some signs to look out for before jumping into the water. Has it rained in the last three days? Rain washes contaminants from land into
granted or 30 June 2037, whichever is less
f) directed Council officers to develop and distribute dedicated communications
material outlining the new duration limits
g) determined that this decision be recognised as not significant in terms of section
76 of the Local Government Act 2002
h) determined that it has complied with the decision-making provisions of the Local
Government Act 2002 to the extent necessary in relation to this decision; and in
accordance with section 79 of the
in 2000 and brought into production in 2006. The offshore Tui well was discovered in 2003 and brought on-stream in 2008. Production from the offshore Kupe field, first discovered in 1986, commenced during 2010. The presence of oil and gas in the region has given rise to industries involved in the processing, distribution, use and export of hydrocarbons. Production stations or gas treatment plants are found at Oaonui, Kapuni, Waihapa, Rimu, Kaimiro and the McKee oil and gas field. An ammonia urea
You can find out about our consultations that are now closed. This includes consultations where the submissions period is over and we’re analysing what people told us, or where we’ve published results or decisions have been made. Better Travel Choices for Taranaki Download Survey Report [PDF, 586 KB] The purpose of this community engagement undertaken in March 2023, was to gather information to inform policy development of a Better Transport Choices for Taranaki strategy by Taranaki Regional
will be binding and apply for the 2028 and 2031 triennial
elections.
The poll is a vote to KEEP or REMOVE Taranaki Regional Council’s Māori constituency.
NOMINATIONS
Each candidate must be nominated on the appropriate nomination paper. Candidates
can complete and submit their nomination online at
esp.electionservices.co.nz/lge2025/TRC
Printed nomination forms are also available during normal business hours from Friday 4
July 2025 at:
• New Plymouth District Council’s Civic
Zealand that will be an ideal home for these endangered species. One option is Gore in the South Island as it offers a range of climatic zones that have less humidity. This is preferred by the plants that have heavy indumentum, or furry leaves, and have evolved to deal with the cold. This collaboration has made steady progress over the last four years and will continue to do so as we look to the future. We hope one day to successfully return some of our plants to their countries of origin.