Taranaki public transport users are in for a treat, with free bus travel on 21 and 22 September to mark World Car-Free Day. “It’s an ideal opportunity to reward our regular passengers and to encourage more people to give the buses a go,” says Chris Clarke, Passenger Services Manager for the Taranaki Regional Council which organises and funds the region’s Citylink, Connector and Southlink services. Car-Free Day is celebrated every September 22, when people are encouraged to get around by public
Taranaki Regional Council which administers the Total Mobility scheme. The previous Hāwera operator, Energy City Cabs, was unable to offer a wheelchair option. South Taranaki Passenger Services Inc takes over in early February after Energy City Cabs withdraws from the town to focus on its operations in North Taranaki, where it will continue to offer the Total Mobility service. “Energy City Cabs has provided an excellent Total Mobility service in Hāwera since 2014 and we’ll continue working closely with
A family of copper skinks have set up home in a New Plymouth community garden – with a little help from their human friends. New Zealand’s smallest native lizard used to be common in New Plymouth but is becoming increasingly rare in the city. So when Taranaki Regional Council ecologist Halema Jamieson got a call to say at least four skinks had been spotted at the Marfell Community Garden, she was keen to check them out. The copper skink looks very similar to the Australian plague skink, but
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
offshore Kupe field, first discovered in 1986,
commenced during 2010.
In April 2018, the Government announced an end to
offshore oil and gas exploration in New Zealand.
However, the decision does not affect existing permits.
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,
View information about Taranaki on our LocalMaps, which replaces the former mapping portal, Regional Xplorer. LocalMaps show various categories of property information, land use and natural features on photograph-based or topographical maps. The TRC also has environmental data maps showing real-time feeds of monitoring data including rainfall, wind, air temperature, river levels and soil moisture. LocalMapsUse LocalMaps to find information on various categories including property information,
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SEPTEMBER 2009
Inventory of solid wastes management
and disposal in Taranaki
Carried out by the Taranaki Regional Council on behalf
of the Regional Solid Waste Working Party
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Inventory of solid wastes
management and disposal
in Taranaki
ISSN: 0114-8184 (Print) Taranaki Regional Council
ISSN:1178-1467 (Online) Private Bag 713
Document: 620702 STRATFORD
September 2009
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Executive summary
The Regional
surveyed at each site with the mean number and abundance of species reflecting the ecological diversity at the site. We also compare the biological community at sites near coastal discharges with control sites, to check that the discharges are complying with consent conditions. We use the results of all our ecological monitoring to analyse regional trends in marine water quality for overall state of the environment reporting. Monitoring shellfish
Some species of shellfish, such as mussels, feed by
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Regional Software Holdings Limited
Statement of Intent
2023/2024/2025
June 2022
Version: FINAL
1 Introduction
This Statement of Intent is a declaration of the activities and intentions of Regional Software
Holdings Limited (RSHL). The statement outlines the Directors’ accountabilities to the shareholders
for corporate performance, as is intended by Schedule 8 of
Demolition of Yarrow Stadium’s East Stand is scheduled to start mid-April and will be finished by September, the Taranaki Regional Council announced today. The contract has been awarded to Ceres NZ, which specialises in complex, large-scale engineering projects including demolition and deconstruction. It is extensively involved in the rebuild of Christchurch, where the company is based. Demolishing a facility the size of East Stand is a challenging undertaking, and the job drew interest from a