Become a Towards Predator-Free Taranaki Corporate Supporter and make a meaningful difference to our region's future. How does our business become a supporter? We'll have a chat with you to figure out what works for your business and staff. Generally, as a starting point we ask that you install and maintain traps and/or bait stations on and around your business premises. We can provide ongoing help and advice. Other great ways to help are: Become an ambassador for our project! Tell your clients,
Items of interest from today’s meetings of the Taranaki Regional Council’s two key committees, Consents & Regulatory, and Policy & Planning: Message for farmersThe importance of well-maintained dairy effluent systems with effective stormwater bypass arrangements has been highlighted in the current dairy inspection round, the Consents and Regulatory Committee was told. Poor maintenance and stormwater issues are the main reasons for a large proportion of non-compliances found early in this year’s
The state and future of our waterways is a matter that’s close to our hearts here in Taranaki, as it is for many New Zealanders up and down the country. Rightly so, too. But the people of this region have gone way beyond talking and finger-pointing. They’ve been taking action. And the results are consistently good enough to surprise even those of us at the business end of freshwater management. David MacLeod So in the past year, we’ve again seen the best-ever gains in the all-important
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TARANAKI MĀORI CONSTITUENCY
NOMINATION PAPER
To: Electoral Officer, Taranaki Regional Council
PO Box 5135, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142
A. For the TWO NOMINATORS to complete (Nominators must be electors on the electoral roll for the Taranaki Māori Constituency)
We, the undersigned electors of Taranaki Māori Constituency nominate (enter candidate details):
with their consent, as a candidate for Member of the Taranaki Māori Constituency for the election to be
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SOUTH TARANAKI GENERAL CONSTITUENCY
NOMINATION PAPER
To: Electoral Officer, Taranaki Regional Council
PO Box 5135, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142
A. For the TWO NOMINATORS to complete (Nominators must be electors on the electoral roll for the South Taranaki General Constituency)
We, the undersigned electors of South Taranaki General Constituency nominate (enter candidate details):
with their consent, as a candidate for Member of the South Taranaki General
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NORTH TARANAKI GENERAL CONSTITUENCY
NOMINATION PAPER
To: Electoral Officer, Taranaki Regional Council
PO Box 5135, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142
A. For the TWO NOMINATORS to complete (Nominators must be electors on the electoral roll for the North Taranaki General Constituency)
We, the undersigned electors of North Taranaki General Constituency nominate (enter candidate details):
with their consent, as a candidate for Member of the North Taranaki General
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NEW PLYMOUTH GENERAL CONSTITUENCY
NOMINATION PAPER
To: Electoral Officer, Taranaki Regional Council
PO Box 5135, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142
A. For the TWO NOMINATORS to complete (Nominators must be electors on the electoral roll for the New Plymouth General Constituency)
We, the undersigned electors of New Plymouth General Constituency nominate (enter candidate details):
with their consent, as a candidate for Member of the New Plymouth General Constituency
A significant milestone has been reached in Taranaki’s Self-help Pest Programme as the first landowners take control of predator traps on their properties. Taranaki Regional Council’s long-running Self-help Possum Programme was extended in 2018 to also target mustelids such as ferrets, stoats and weasels. This came after the Council secured funding for the country’s first and largest landscape scale predator control project, Towards Predator-Free Taranaki, as a part of the Predator Free 2050
glorious day
Let there be certainty
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Draw together! Affirm!
Consents and Regulatory Committee - Opening Karakia
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Date 1 February 2022
Subject: Confirmation of Minutes - 23 November 2021
Approved by: AJ Matthews, Director - Environment Quality
S J Ruru, Chief Executive
Document: 2961546
Recommendations
That the Consents and Regulatory Committee of the Taranaki Regional Council:
a) takes as read and
Controlling and monitoring discharges of contaminants to air are part of the Council's core duties under the Resource Management Act. Interim Review of the Regional Air Quality Plan for Taranaki This review, published in April 2018, concludes that the Regional Air Quality Plan for Taranaki is performing its functions well and is assisting the Council in carrying out its resource management responsibilities. No issues have so far been identified that would warrant an urgent full review. Overall,