people can dance to. “We perform mostly original music and do a few covers as well. We have a bit of a quiet side, some upbeat fun ones to dance to and some folk songs about love and life.” Along with music, people will be able to grab a bite to eat from food trucks at the Tūpare tennis court before making their way down to the river flat. Taranaki Regional Council Gardens Manager Stuart Robertson wants people to make the most of it and enjoy what Tūpare has to offer. “Tūpare is such a special place
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People heading out to swimming spots across Taranaki this summer are being encouraged to wait a few days after heavy rain before diving in. Taranaki Regional Council’s summer “Can I Swim Here?" monitoring programme starts this week, running through until the end of March 2024. Every Tuesday staff will take water samples at 41 popular swimming spots at lakes, rivers and beaches across the region. Results take two days to come back from the lab, and are posted on the Land, Air, Water Aotearoa
Waitara and Inglewood residents can jump aboard a free bus to the Festival of Lights this summer, thanks to Taranaki Regional Council. Return bus services will run from Queen St, Waitara on 20 December and 5 January and from Moa St, Inglewood on 22 December and 18 January. Each will leave at 7pm and return at 10.15pm, allowing passengers plenty of time to take in the sights and sounds of the iconic festival. It’s one of several special bus services the Council is putting on this summer,
It’s about to get tougher for wannabe invaders to enter the Zero Possum project zone, with the installation of 60 new self-reporting cameras. Taranaki Regional Council launched Towards Predator-Free Taranaki in 2018, with an ambitious goal of eliminating possums between the Oakura River and Timaru Stream. The Zero Possum zone was extended to the Hangatāhua (Stony) River last year, thanks to $2.5m in Government funding, taking the total area to 9500 hectares. Results to date are promising. About
Taranaki residents are being urged to be cautious around rivers, with potentially toxic cyanobacteria detected earlier in the season than usual. Taranaki Regional Council has found exposed mats of cyanobacteria in four rivers - the Manganui, Waingongoro, Kaupokonui and Waiwhakaiho rivers - raising health concerns for both swimmers and pets. Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, is a naturally occurring algae that often grows in rivers on rocks as thick brown or black mats. It has the
controlled stretch of the Waikato River (Whakamaru Dam to the river mouth at Port Waikato) must follow strict Check Clean Dry procedures for all watercraft, gear or clothing that has contacted river water. Taranaki Regional Council Biosecurity Programme Lead Lisa Hardegger says the Check Clean Dry message has been around a while but has never been more important for Taranaki. “As well as the freshwater clam we have a threat right here in the region. Three South Taranaki lakes – Lakes Herengawe, Rotorangi
Here's where you can find out about biodiversity in Taranaki including how the Council helps landowners and the wider community to protect, maintain and restore the region's key native ecosystems.
services and agents, transport and storage, fishing
and seafood processing and boatbuilding.
Chapter 6 looks at the value of industries that use Port Taranaki, and explores the positive relationship between the
Port and those industries. These include oil and gas, chemicals and metal product manufacturing, transport and
storage, and primary production and food processing.
Chapter 7 looks at the wider contributions of Port Taranaki to regional economic development, around corporate
services and agents, transport and storage, fishing
and seafood processing and boatbuilding.
Chapter 6 looks at the value of industries that use Port Taranaki, and explores the positive relationship between the
Port and those industries. These include oil and gas, chemicals and metal product manufacturing, transport and
storage, and primary production and food processing.
Chapter 7 looks at the wider contributions of Port Taranaki to regional economic development, around corporate