environment and are eager to make more progress on their sustainability journey. Waitara East School - for empowering students to take action to build a sustainable community Waitara East students truly are ‘ngā kaitiaki mō āpōpō’ or the future caretakers of our planet. The school has a long-term commitment to sustainability and students are immersed in all things environmental, with support from iwi, hapū and Enviroschools. As the students gain more knowledge, they learn how to use it in the real world
in relation to this decision; and in
accordance with section 79 of the Act, determined that it does not require further
information, further assessment of options or further analysis of costs and
benefits, or advantages and disadvantages prior to making a decision on this
matter.
Walker/Littlewood
4. National Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity 2023
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4.1 Mr F Kiddle – Strategy Lead, spoke to the Memorandum to inform members of the
Council’s responsibilities
Taranaki has just completed a high-tech aerial laser survey creating an exact 3-D map of the surface of the entire region. Taranaki Regional Council has worked with Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) on the ground-breaking LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) survey to gather land-surface and elevation data. The data will be used to generate high-definition 3D maps and models that will have a wide range of uses in environmental management and planning, managing natural hazards,
Taranaki Regional Council has adopted its Annual Plan for the year ahead, building on the ongoing work to care for the region’s environment and working together with communities to take Taranaki forward. The 2023/2024 Annual Plan, which has no new work programmes to those set out in the 2021/2031 Long-Term Plan (LTP), is gearing the Council up to face the many challenges ahead including changing regulations around freshwater, Resource Management Act (RMA) reform, mitigating against climate
accordance with section 79 of the Act, determines that it does not require further
information, further assessment of options or further analysis of costs and
benefits, or advantages and disadvantages prior to making a decision on this
matter.
Hughes/Cram
5. The Minister for the Environment’s request for information on providing for
vegetable production through regional plans
5.1 Ms L Hawkins, Policy Manager, spoke to the Memorandum informing members of
the new requirement, under
To Maryanne Shearman, the sight of kererū flying over native bush represents hope for the taiao. “And that’s exactly what the predator free movement is - hope,” the Taranaki artist says. Maryanne’s painting ‘Reo o te Kūkupa’ is one of 50 works by 50 New Zealand artists that will be on display at Pukeiti from 16 to 30 April 2023 as part of the inaugural PredARTor Free Showcase. Kūkupa, meaning dove, is another name for the kererū and for Maryanne it is a symbol of peace and hope for the future.
A charity which prevents hundreds of thousands of CO2 emissions, vital mahi to improve fish passages, tireless voluntary work controlling pest animals and plants and long-term efforts by farmers to restore waterways have been recognised by the TRC. In an awards ceremony held in New Plymouth on Wednesday night, the seven winners and five recipients of ‘highly commended’ 2024 Environmental Awards were congratulated for their inspirational work safeguarding biodiversity, protecting the environment
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of the proceedings of the Executive, Audit and Risk Committee Meeting on
Monday 28 March 2022 for the following reason/s:
Item 9 - Public Excluded Minutes – 9 May 2022
That the public conduct of the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting
would be likely to result in the disclosure of information where the withholding of the
information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information
would be
Executive Audit and Risk Committee 5 December 2022 - Financial and Operational Report
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Discussion
4. Attached are the Monthly Financial Reports for July, August, September and October
2022.
5. In the "Financial Indicators Section", for revenue, expenditure and operating
surplus/deficit, for the whole of the Council the actual year to date (YTD) performance
is compared against the YTD budget. A green variance indicates that the variance is
within plus or minus 5% and less