Taranaki Regional Council more than 70% funded by farmers page Waterways Tena koutou. This year’s annual waterways report card is more timely and important than ever. Amid the national conversation on the Government’s new proposals seeking to improve rivers and streams, this report offers a chance to assess regional progress so far, reflect on the lessons learned, and think about the best way forward. We all want our waterways to be healthy. And the
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been achieved by any other region. We’re blazing a trail for the rest of the country to follow. But on behalf of everyone here, indeed of everyone in the region, I can assure you of this, Minister: We are READY, WILLING and ABLE to take on this challenge. I’d like to take some time to tell you why I’m confident of that. We are READY because this region is already threaded with many strong strands of work to protect and enhance our indigenous biodiversity. You might say
echinoderms it’s well worth checking out this excellent interactive guide available on the NIWA website: https://tinyurl.com/y8zujzsa Rotokare Rocks! S ITE MAY 20 8 ISSUE NO.851 Goblin forest with Central School Central School had a great time exploring the Connett Loop Track up at North Egmont. They learnt about the hardy native species that live there and why it is so important to protect them from introduced predators. Find out more about what they found that day on the
minutes of the State Highway 3 Working Party meeting held on Friday 20 September 2019 at the St Johns Ambulance Rooms in Mōkau page b) notes the State Highway 3 Working Party meeting planned for Friday 1 May is in the process of being rescheduled, with timing dependent on update availability from key project staff of the New Zealand Transport Agency c) notes the second meeting of the State Highway 3 Working Party for 2020 is scheduled for Friday 6 November. …
Council’s self-assessment completed as part of the Office of the Auditor-General’s audit 3. notes that further stages of the audit process will involve interviews with key Council staff and potentially, independent technical expertise to assess aspects of science 4. notes that completion of the audit is timed for later in 2018. Joyce/Littlewood 6. Update on environmental policies of the new coalition Government 6.1 Mr C G Severinsen, Policy and Strategy Manager, spoke to the
for Taranaki 2015/16-2020/21 (Taranaki RLTPlan): changes to phase costs and timing of an activity in the current Regional Land Transport Plan for Taranaki 2015/16-2020/21 – SH3 Hawera to New Plymouth The request has received support from the Regional Transport Advisory Group. The request is not considered to trigger the significance policy in relation to plan variations that would require a public consultation process. Recommended THAT the Taranaki Regional Council 1.
drafted a new Coastal Plan that it’s seeking your feedback on before formally notifying and consulting on a Proposed Coastal Plan. The Draft Plan largely continues the existing coastal management regime but with a number of important changes, particularly to bring it in line with the Government’s revised New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement. Now it’s time for a wider conversation to test whether our proposals stack up and to see what might need changing before we advance to
expressed desire to see opportunities to provide input from the key stakeholders into the project at a local/regional level continue and that public consultation commence on the design options at an early stage. 4.5 Mayor N Volzke, Stratford District Council, requested that up to date information and timing on the maintenance and repairs of Taranaki’s state highway networks, particularly SH43 post the June 2015 regional flooding event, be made available to affected communities where works
stabilised with a polymer glue to prevent any dust from leaving the site while investigations were undertaken to assess the extent of the environmental and health concerns associated with the site. During this time the PCBs and drums of acid were removed from site by Council staff. Background The remediated site, 2014. Pātea Freezing Works - the clean up Site remediation Removal of above-ground structures. Pātea Freezing Works operated for most of the 1900s.