Here is where you can find information about the Waitara Catchment FMU. The diverse Waitara Freshwater Management Unit (FMU) incorporates the entire catchment of the Waitara River. The catchment is made up of two distinct sub-catchments, one that drains from Taranaki Maunga and through the ring plain in the west, and the other from the Eastern Hill Country. The FMU is about one third mountain catchment, and two thirds hill country catchment. These sub-catchments converge approximately 9km
A new Waitara Express bus service is set to hit the road this month – halving the journey time between the township and New Plymouth. Taranaki Regional Council is launching the State Highway 3 service on 20 May after community calls for improved links in North Taranaki. The new service will halve the journey time between Waitara and New Plymouth from 50 to just 25 minutes, with one stop in Waitara and one in Bell Block. There will be five return trips a day at times convenient for those
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,
Live Tracking Downloads R24 Waitara Schoolbus March2023 w (260 KB pdf) Citylink school bus fares Bee Card concessions, including youth and child concessions BUS DEPARTURE POINTS See our page of maps showing school-bus afternoon departure points at New Plymouth secondary and intermediate schools. Each map is also downloadable in PDF format. Afternoon departure points BEE CARDS All about Bee Card Bee Cards are the preferred method of contactless payment. Cash is still accepted for those who do
Live Tracking Downloads R21 Waitara Schoolbus March23 w (274 KB pdf) Citylink school bus fares Bee Card concessions, including youth and child concessions BUS DEPARTURE POINTS See our page of maps showing school-bus afternoon departure points at New Plymouth secondary and intermediate schools. Each map is also downloadable in PDF format. Afternoon departure points BEE CARDS All about Bee Card Bee Cards are the preferred method of contactless payment. Cash is still accepted for those who do not
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The Waitara River is set to gain extra benefits from a national pilot study focused on the best ways to assess any microbiological health risks to freshwater swimmers. The ESR-led study will include detailed analyses of up to 80 samples from the river at Bertrand Rd, one of only 16 sites to be sampled nationally over the coming few months. The river’s inclusion is hailed as great news for its mana whenua and the Taranaki Regional Council, who have begun working together to make the best use of
Waitara Town Bridge will be closed to traffic and pedestrians on Wednesday (21 July) from 9.30am to 11am while a new flood barrier is tested. The removable barrier will be deployed at the town end of the bridge if extreme rainfall ever results in the Waitara River threatening to rise above the bridge deck. It’s the final part of a multi-year upgrade of the Lower Waitara River Flood Control Scheme by the Taranaki Regional Council. “Closing the bridge will inconvenience some residents, and we
information here is also downloadable as a leaflet in PDF format. Waitara
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Other Taranaki flood protection summary leaflet Waitara
Part of Waitara's current flood defences. 1965 flooding in Waitara. Long-term Waitara residents will recall floods in the township, the most recent in 1971. Another flood in 1990 did not inundate the township thanks to new defences, but as a result of this event, major flood control work was carried out in 1993, including realignment of the
