Taranaki’s iconic surf breaks are now legally protected with the signing off of Taranaki Regional Council’s Coastal Plan. The signing of the Plan by Minister of Conservation Willow-Jean Prime means it is now operative and brings an end to a four-year review process where public feedback has helped shape the rules around using and protecting the region’s coastal marine area. The Plan sets out legally enforceable rules for structures, disturbances, discharges, and the taking of natural resources.
Do you know an environmental superhero? Someone who goes above and beyond to make and keep our place special? It’s now time to recognise their mahi and thank them for making a positive contribution to enhancing and protecting the region with the launch of the 31st Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards. A wide range of categories enable the public to nominate everyone from all walks of life including young environmental leaders, those making a difference in communities, farmers
and (d) of the RMA stipulate that no person may discharge any
contaminant onto land if it may then enter water, or from any industrial or trade
premises onto land under any circumstances, unless the activity is expressly allowed
for by a resource consent, a rule in a regional plan, or by national regulations.
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The Company holds discharge permit 5956-1.7, to discharge drilling wastes from
hydrocarbon exploration and production activities, and oily wastes from
Changes are coming to how farmers, industry, businesses and communities use freshwater and Taranaki Regional Council wants the public’s help to shape the new rules. The Council has organised 16 drop-in sessions from 17 June to 1 July where staff will be on hand to answer questions about proposed freshwater targets aimed at improving water quality in Taranaki’s rivers and streams in the short, medium and long term. Chair Charlotte Littlewood says the drop-in events are being held across the
Most recently TEW has engaged in the
South Taranaki District Plan Change, the Taranaki Regional Coastal Plan Change
and the New Plymouth District Plan Change. TEW has sought to address the
'regulatory gap' in these planning instruments relating to the interrelationship
between sensitive activities and petroleum exploration and production activities.
2. TEW appear in these proceedings in support of submitters Glen and Dawn Bendall,
Jennifer Baker, Ng ti Mutunga, Urenui and Districts
Environmental Standards for Freshwater 2020 (NES-FW) as part of the Government’s Essential Freshwater reforms and came into effect on 3 September 2020. As of 1 January 2025, these regulations were revoked and no longer apply. This means that resource consent is no longer required under the NES-FW for the conversion of non-dairy land to dairy farmland, however a consent may still be required under our Regional Freshwater Plan. If you are unsure or require clarification, please seek advice from Council on
Taranaki Regional Council wants the public’s views on six key focus areas as it looks at how to meet the challenges the region faces over the next decade. Feedback on the draft 2024/2034 Long-Term Plan (LTP) will run from 10 March to 12 April with the views set to shape the Council’s strategic direction and funding. Decisions have to be made on six areas which are crucial to many of the work programmes the Council delivers including how it continues to care for freshwater, protect biodiversity,
It all started with one native plant. It was 1996 and Taranaki Regional Council had just launched its ground-breaking Riparian Management Programme as a way to help protect the region’s waterways. That first plant left the depot and was planted on one of Taranaki’s hundreds of rivers and streams. This marked the beginning of one of New Zealand’s most successful collaboration programmes between farmers, the community and the Council to improve the quality of freshwater and ecosystems. Some 28
Migratory Day
Sunday 3 May
This interested group of people are having a fun
time identifying aquatic invertebrates at the last
of the Pukeiti Explorer days for 2014 which was
held on Sunday 6 December. Thirty seven keen
attendees, including 23 mothers, fathers, grand-
parents and neighbours spent the day in a series
of activities based around water quality and
freshwater fish. Pukeiti Explorer Days are part
of the Regional Gardens Education Programme
(see right) and
Dry conditions in South Taranaki caused by the current La Nina weather pattern could mean further restrictions on how much water can be taken from rivers, Taranaki Regional Council has warned. The environmental watchdog is keeping a close eye on rainfall levels, soil moisture, river flows and climate across the region, with most of the Council’s monitoring sites recording less rain than usual over the last three months. Council data for the lowest rainfall sites shows Pātea recorded 61% of