Land management category winners in the 2022 Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards. Category sponsor: Corteva Robin and Jacqueline Blackwell - for environmental stewardship and improving ecosystem health through riparian fencing and planting. Robin and Jacqueline Blackwell’s Ratapiko farm is a fantastic example of successfully implementing riparian planting on a dry-stock farm. The eastern hill country farmers have striven to be aware of and ahead of regulations around protecting and
Restoring the Waiwhakaiho River, zero waste gigs, wool water filters and stopping the decline in kiwi numbers are among the achievements of this year’s Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Award winners. In an awards ceremony held in New Plymouth on Tuesday night, 19 winners were congratulated for leading by example with their efforts to be more sustainable, and protect our precious taiao (natural resources). Taranaki Regional Council chairperson Charlotte Littlewood says the awards are
Dairy category winners in the 2022 Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards. Category sponsor: Fonterra Tony and Lorraine Lash - for environmental stewardship and improving ecosystem health through riparian fencing and planting and efforts to encourage biodiversity. Tony and Lorraine Lash are leading by example on their Stratford dairy farm with 100% of their farm’s riparian margins now fenced and planted. Their riparian journey began more than 20 years ago and since then they have put in
November’s stormy weather contributed to a very soggy month with rainfall more than 176% of the long-term average. Rainfall for the month ranged from 129% at Kaupokonui at Glenn Rd to a massive 239% in Stratford. Compared to typical full year totals, on average sites have already received 118.7% of a typical years rainfall, with the highest value 150% at Kapoaiaia at Lighthouse. Following the heavy rainfall, mean river flows for were generally well above typical November averages at around
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Taranaki Regional Council wishes everyone a safe and happy festive season. The Council office will be closed all day Thursday, 22 December then from 1pm on Friday, 23 December until 8am on Monday, 9 January 2023. The switchboard remains open at all times, including statutory holidays, and officers are on call to deal with any urgent issues that may arise. To report an environmental incident, call 0800 736 222 at any time of the day or night. Gardens and buses Tūpare, Hollard Gardens and Pukeiti
Navigating Taranaki by bus just got a whole lot easier thanks to a smart new app called Transit. A real-time tracking app is now available for Taranaki bus services - in what’s being called a game-changer for public transport in the region. Taranaki Regional Council has announced Transit as the official public transport app for Taranaki bus services and is encouraging users to download the free app. Upon launching the app, Taranaki bus riders see nearby bus options and departure times in big
Waitara Flood Protection Scheme and monitoring is ongoing. At this stage, there are no plans to implement further flood protection measures and the Waitara Bridge is expected to remain open. However, monitoring is ongoing and if the situation changes, we will provide an update to the community.”
normal_(Web) Police are urging motorists to take care on the roads with bad weather causing several issues across Taranaki. These include motorists hitting potholes due to a lack of visibility and surface
Business category winners in the 2022 Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards. Category sponsor: Daily News Todd Energy - for a significant contribution to the safeguarding and protection of the Kapuni Awa. After major flooding on the Kapuni Awa (river) in South Taranaki in July 2021, Taranaki energy company Todd Energy invested in a 100m-long new rock wall. Around 1500m3 of land within the Nova Generation Solar Farm site was washed away during the major weather event, with sediment
Almost 14 years of lobbying by the SH3 Working Party has resulted in a Government allocation of accelerated funding for three major works on the route, including bypasses of Mount Messenger and the Awakino tunnel. The Taranaki Regional Council established the State Highway 3 Working Party in 2002 in response to ongoing concerns about the route security, safety and efficiency of the SH3 between Taranaki and Waikato. The group includes representatives from: Taranaki Regional Council
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