Item 2 12 Minutes Consents and Regulatory Meeting - 4 February
Item 3 17 Minutes Policy and Planning Meeting - 4 February
Item 4 24 Minutes Executive, Audit and Risk - 17 February
Item 5 28 March 2020 Meeting dates
Item 6 29 Membership of Regional Transport Committee
Item 7 31 Iwi Appointments to Standing Committees
Item 8 37 Taranaki Triennial Agreement
Item 9 43 Local Governance Statement
Item 10 70 2020/2021 Annual Plan Estimates
Item 11 79 Public Excluded …
1998, the Resource Management Act 1991 and the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987.
Iwi considerations
26. This memorandum and the associated recommendations are consistent with the Council’s policy for
the development of Māori capacity to contribute to decision-making processes (schedule 10 of the
Local Government Act 2002) as outlined in the adopted Long-Term Plan and/or Annual Plan.
27. The RCAs in the region (being the three district councils and
District Council
Councillor S Hitchcock New Plymouth District Council Zoom
Councillor C Young South Taranaki District Council
Ms L Tester Iwi Representative Zoom
Ms B Bigham Iwi Representative Zoom
Mr P Moeahu Iwi Representative
Attending Councillor D L Lean
Mr S J Ruru Chief Executive
Mr A D McLay Director - Resource Management
Ms A J Matthews Director – Environment Quality
Mr D R Harrison Director - Operations
Mr C Spurdle Planning Manager
Mr C
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Taranaki Regional Council Monthly Rainfall and Environmental
Data Report for December 2024
Note: The data presented here are provisional data only and may change as a result of quality control at a later date.
1. Rainfall
Map 1: December total rainfall (mm) and percentage of long-term mean (colour key).
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Map 1a. Total rainfall 1 January to end December (mm) and percentage of long-term mean (colour key).
Table 1: Rainfall December and year
initiating media releases and liaison as outlined in the National Oil Marine Contingency Plan.
Iwi Liaison
The intrinsic relationship that tangata whenua have with the natural environment and the
role and responsibilities associated with Kaitiakitanga, are a clear indication that the iwi and
hapu of Taranaki have an important role in a marine oil spill response. The coastal marine
area of Taranaki contain many sites of significance for iwi and hapu as well as areas that are
important for
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Application No. Consent No. Applicant Lodged Date Application Type Description Activity Type Location Catchment
23-02286-3.0 R2/2286-3.0 Contra Trust 3-Oct-23 Replacement for expiring consent To discharge farm dairy effluent onto land Discharge Permit 527 Palmer Road, Kaponga Waiokura
23-11165-1.0 R2/11165-1.0 Taranaki Iwi Holdings Limited Partnership 4-Oct-23 New consent
To discharge stormwater and sediment from
earthworks and daylighting stream into water Discharge Permit
Water must be suitable and available for both current and future uses.
Recognition and protection of cultural values including integrating Maori
knowledge, communicating and seeking values from different groups and ensuring
holistic approaches to wai management.
Working together with communities, industry, iwi and others to deliver good
outcomes for our wai including community education is important.
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Accessibility in terms availability for all users was also
Council
G Boyde Stratford District Council (left 11.15am)
Mr P Moeahu Iwi Representative
Ms L Tester Iwi Representative
Ms B Bigham Iwi Representative
Mr P Muir Federated Farmers Representative
Attending Councillors D L Lean
Messrs M J Nield Director – Corporate Services
A D McLay Director - Resource Management
G K Bedford Director - Environment Quality
D Harrison Director - Operations
C Spurdle Planning Manager
C Wadsworth Strategy Lead
Taranaki, the speed management plans and
the RLTP, the Council and the three Territorial Authorities decided to seek high-level feedback from the
community. Using the Social Pinpoint online engagement tools and traditional feedback mechanisms such
as a hard copy survey, feedback was sought on the long-term vision for transport, road safety and speed
management, cycling, walking and active travel, public transport and anything else related to transport via
an interactive map and a survey featuring
categories, like on-board wifi and improved advertising that promote our bus
services.
Engagement methods
We used a combination of digital tools and in-person engagement methods. Social Pinpoint was used as
our online tool and we utilised the maps and pin tools available on this engagement tool for people to add
their feedback and comments. We hosted a range of pop-up events across the region that had large maps
of our bus network displayed, where people wrote their ideas and