This plan sets out the way the Council would respond an incident such as a spill of hazardous chemicals to fresh or estuarine waters or to air. Inland and Esturine Contingency Response Plan for Unauthorised Discharges Inland and Esturine Contingency Response Plan 2014 (1.3 MB pdf) (one document only) Inland and Esturine Contingency Response Plan 2014 (1.3 MB pdf)
This plan sets out the way the Council would respond an incident such as a spill of hazardous chemicals to fresh or estuarine waters or to air. Inland and Esturine Contingency Response Plan for Unauthorised Discharges Inland and Esturine Contingency Response Plan 2014 (1.3 MB pdf) (one document only) Inland and Esturine Contingency Response Plan 2014 (1.3 MB pdf)
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Here's the report card for the “Can I Swim Here?” monitoring programme for the 2023/24 season. From November to March each year the Council tests water quality at least weekly at 41 popular swimming spots. Here's the report card for the “Can I Swim Here?” monitoring programme for the 2023/24 season. The annual report highlights that beaches were usually safe to swim while the region’s lakes and rivers were more prone to pollution. The results were similar to the previous year. Can I Swim Here
Waitara’s weekly ‘taxi day’ is proving popular with townsfolk, particularly those who are unable to use buses and have no other way to go shopping or get to medical appointments. New Plymouth Taxis has a car in the town from 9am to 3pm on Thursdays, under a trial coordinated by the Taranaki Regional Council. The trial’s been running 30 weeks, with more than 400 trips made so far and patronage growing by 60%. Regular passenger Pauline Hunt is grateful for the service and praises the New Plymouth
response personnel. “The Council has a team of trained responders that are involved in regular training exercises with Maritime NZ,” the Committee was told. “These have been very well run and have been highly beneficial preparation for a marine oil-spill response.” Oil spills are categorised according to whether they are small enough to be handled by the operator responsible for them (Tier 1) or whether the responses need regional coordination (Tier 2) or national coordination (Tier 3). The Council
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Hydraulic fracturing, also known as fraccing, fracking or hydrofraccing, has been extensively reviewed, studied and reported upon. Submission to the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment This submission was made in 2013 following publication of the Commissioner's interim report on the environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing in New Zealand. Submission to the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (562 KB pdf) (single document only) Submission to the Parliamentary
What is Total Mobility? How does it assist? What if I lose my card? What is not covered by the scheme? What is Total Mobility? Total Mobility is a nationwide scheme aimed to assist people with impairments to become more mobile and active in the community. This help is given in the form of subsidized door-to-door transport operators such as taxis or companion driving services. This reduces the travel cost for people with an impairment that may prevent them from using public transport in a safe