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of the golden weather?
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Well if we have, we can hardly complain, can
we? Being forever the optimist, I think we have
plenty of pleasant weather to come, and
looking at the numbers of bookings I have
made for this term, there are plenty of others
who obviously share my
Taranaki people are being urged to have their say on the future of transport in the region including changes to speed limits on local roads and public transport improvements such as a proposed new bus to New Plymouth Airport. Feedback is being sought by the four Taranaki councils as part of their ‘The Road Ahead’ community conversation running from 18 September to 29 October, with the public’s views set to shape key transport strategies. An interactive map will show all the proposed speed limit
Taranaki has just completed a high-tech aerial laser survey creating an exact 3-D map of the surface of the entire region. Taranaki Regional Council has worked with Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) on the ground-breaking LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) survey to gather land-surface and elevation data. The data will be used to generate high-definition 3D maps and models that will have a wide range of uses in environmental management and planning, managing natural hazards,
themes throughout the submissions received, along with some
preliminary comments to assist the Committee at the Hearing. A detailed Officers’
Report on submissions will be provided for the deliberations on 19 February 2024.
Officers seek guidance from the Committee on matters that should be outlined in that
report as a result of the submissions received.
Recommendations
That the Taranaki Regional Council:
a) receives the memorandum Hearing of submissions on Better Travel Choices for
A successful community consultation has revealed key themes that will help Taranaki Regional Council improve the future of public transport in the region. The Council’s Executive, Audit & Risk Committee today heard verbal submissions from 19 of the 403 individuals, groups and organisations who gave feedback on the draft Better Travel Choices for Taranaki strategy. The Better Travel Choices for Taranaki strategy will feed into the 2024-2027 planning and funding cycles of the 2024/2034 Long-Term
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Kapuni-J Hydraulic Fracturing
Monitoring Programme Report
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Technical Report 2024-96
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Todd Energy Ltd
Kapuni-J Hydraulic Fracturing
Monitoring Programme Report
2023/24
Technical Report 2024-96
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submissions received.
Recommendations
That the Taranaki Regional Council:
a) receives the memorandum Hearing of submissions on Better Travel Choices for Taranaki
b) receives the submissions in response to the draft Better Travel Choices for Taranaki
documents
c) notes that full deliberations on Better Travel Choices for Taranaki submissions will be
undertaken at the Committee meeting on 19 February 2024
Executive Audit and Risk - Hearing of submissions on Better Travel Choices
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Non-notified authorisations issued by the Taranaki Regional Council
between 11 Nov 2016 and 19 Jan 2017
R2/10324-1.0 Commencement Date: 11 Nov 2016
South Taranaki District Council Expiry Date: 01 Jun 2035
Chief Executive, Private Bag 902, Hawera 4640 Review Dates: June 2023, June 2029
Activity Class: Discretionary
Location: Glover Road, Hawera Application Purpose: New
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Resource management
QUARTERLY OPERATIONAL REPORT – DECEMBER 2019 11
Resource investigations and projects
Providing relevant research information for resource management purposes.
Commentary/Highlights
Activities included exploring research and funding opportunities relevant to regional council activities in conjunction with
Crown Research Institutes, taking into account the MBIE research 2018 and 2019
Public transport has been topical in Taranaki recently, with many in our community calling for a different and better way of doing things. It’s a long-overdue and important kōrero that frankly, we’re delighted to see happening. We all agree change is needed, the question is what that change looks like and how it’s funded. Taranaki Regional Council is responsible for public transport in our region, operating the Citylink, Connector, Southlink and most school bus services. It’s been a busy year