an iconic new urban
marae for New Plymouth after a site
investigation found no significant
contamination resulting from previous
activities including oil exploration and
production.
The Ngāti Te Whiti site in Bayly Road
underwent a detailed investigation funded by
the Taranaki Regional Council and the
Government’s Contaminated Sites Remediation
Fund.
The site report reveals that the only items of
interest encountered by investigators were an
old
Taranaki Regional Council-operated services, including the Citylink, Connector, Your Connector, Southlink and school bus services. Children under 5 continue to travel free, while Community Connect (for Community Services Card holders), WITT and SuperGold concessions are also unchanged. Council Corporate Services Director Mike Nield acknowledges the change will affect young people and their whānau at a time many are struggling with high living costs. “It would be great if those age-based concessions
The Zero Possum project has entered an exciting new phase, featuring a high-tech farmland barrier and a few squirts of mayo. Taranaki Regional Council’s Towards Predator-Free Taranaki team has been working to eradicate possums between the Timaru Stream and the Hangatāhua (Stony) River since January 2023. The original farmland area between the Timaru and Oākura River has had no resident possum population for more than three years. So far they’ve removed almost 3500 possums from the extension
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Having better travel choices and
making better travel choices in Taranaki
Part A: Better Travel Choices Strategy 2024-2054
Consultation draft
September 2023
Taranaki Regional Council
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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.
The Company holds discharge permit 5956-1.7, to discharge drilling wastes from
hydrocarbon exploration and production activities, and oily wastes from wellsites and
contaminated soil onto and into
Regional Council
between 16 Apr 2021 and 27 May 2021
Discharge Permit
#2786414
Consents and Regulatory Committee - Resource Consents Issued Under Delegated Authority and Applications in Progress
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Non-notified authorisations issued by the Taranaki Regional Council
between 16 Apr 2021 and 27 May 2021
R2/5677-2.0 Streamside Farm Limited Land - Animal Waste Agriculture Farming - Poultry Effluent disposal Replace
R2/5678-2.0 Streamside Farm Limited Air -
Preparing, adopting and maintaining comprehensive and publicly considered policies, plans and strategies that will
deliver to the Taranaki community, efficient and effective management of the Council’s functions and Taranaki ’s natural
and physical resources.
Commentary/Highlights
Continued to make progress on the review of the Regional Freshwater and Coastal plans. Various reports associated with
the reviews have been presented to the Policy and Planning Committee and feedback has
(Coastal) Local Government Erosion protection Review
R2/5102-4.1 New Plymouth District Council Structure - Protection (Coastal) Local Government Seawall Review
Consent Holder Subtype Industry Primary Industry Secondary Purpose Primary Purpose
Secondary
Activity Purpose
R2/0245-4.0 OMV Taranaki Limited Water - Stormwater Energy Production Station Exploration and Production Replace
R2/0246-4.0 OMV Taranaki Limited Water - Industry Energy Production Station Exploration and Production …
wastes (consisting of drilling cuttings and drilling fluids from water based muds and
synthetic based muds), from hydrocarbon exploration and production activities; and
• sediment retention pond sludge from water treatment plants
onto and into land via landfarming... change to condition 19 to allow a second application of
drilling wastes to land
Discharge Permit 156 Manawapou Road, Manutahi Manawapou
24-11187-1.2 11187-1.2 Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency 18-Nov-24 Change of consent
submission on the proposals as we continue to advocate for our region to ensure we are protecting our environment through robust but workable regulations. The updated regulations were due to go into effect by the end of 2022. In the meantime, the strict regulations in the NES-F regarding what you can do in or near natural wetlands continue to apply. This includes: Vegetation clearance within, or within a 10-metre setback of, a natural wetland
Earthworks or land disturbance within, or within a 10-metre