Includes link to a page of information sheets on some of the special species found in Taranaki. Restoration planting guides These guides, published by Wild for Taranaki, provide information on restoring and enhancing the indigenous vegetation cover which has been lost from Taranaki. They help to enable landowners, community groups and practitioners to restore ecosystems by planting native species. See map showing areas covered in each guide [JPG, 188 KB] Choose and download the guide/s you
Taranaki Regional Council has held two community conversations in 2023 on transport in the region. Better Travel Choices - September to October 2023 Public consultation on the two documents that make up the Better Travel Choices for Taranaki strategy was held between September and October 2023. The strategy includes a new active travel strategy and an updated Regional Public Transport Plan. Better Travel Choices for Taranaki sets out a series of ideas and options that respond to “The Road
activities and pass on their learning to others in their individual schools. Tamariki learned from the resources created/collated and were able to create a range of items. Energy!
Marfell Community School in New Plymouth became an Enviroschool in 2020 and have really impressed us with their enthusiasm and commitment to the kaupapa. Classes have been learning about the flora and fauna in their own ‘backyard’ by examining biodiversity and pest control, as well as exploring other themes such as energy. This
resourcing implications for the Taranaki Regional Council
d) noted that the most immediate funding priority is to assist territorial authorities in
identifying and mapping significant natural areas
e) noted that Council officers will develop an implementation plan for the National
Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity 2023
f) noted that, to the extent they wish to be involved, council officers will develop the
implementation plan in partnership with iwi and the territorial
The Council has secured a further $3.6 million over the four years to June 2027 for the South Taranaki and Regional Erosion Support Scheme (STRESS). Administered by the Council, funding for hill country erosion control comes from Government’s Ministry for Primary Industries Sustainable Land Management Hill Country Erosion Fund. Council funding supports soil conservation projects that will reduce the risk of accelerated erosion in the eastern hill country and the subsequent sediment that ends up
The Council has secured a further $3.6 million over the four years to June 2027 for the South Taranaki and Regional Erosion Support Scheme (STRESS). Administered by the Council, funding for hill country erosion control comes from Government’s Ministry for Primary Industries Sustainable Land Management Hill Country Erosion Fund. Council funding supports soil conservation projects that will reduce the risk of accelerated erosion in the eastern hill country and the subsequent sediment that ends up
local schools and the Clifton Community Board. The project, Te Āhua o ngā Kūrei, is funded under Curious Minds, the national citizen science programme, and focuses on the Mimitangiatua (Mimi) and Urenui estuaries, the Policy and Planning Committee was told. The project has included shellfish surveys, sediment sampling and water testing, predator monitoring, cultural health assessments and a survey on community perceptions. Besides good data on shellfish populations and sedimentation, the project has
responsibility 20
Te arotake pūtea
Audit report 21
Ngā huanga hapori
Achievement of community well-beings 24
Ngā mahinga
Performance information 26
Ngā ture whakahaere rawa
Resource management 27
Te toko i te mauri pūtaiao
Biosecurity and biodiversity 44
Ngā kawenga waka
Transport 52
Ngā ritenga mōrearea
Hazard management 58
Ngā mahi a te rēhia, ngā tikanga ā-iwi me
ngā taonga tuku iho
Recreation, culture and heritage 65
Ko te kōkiri me te whakangao pūtea
hau kāinga
Regional Council:
a) received this Memorandum entitled National Policy Statement for Indigenous
Biodiversity 2023
b) noted that the National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity 2023 came into
effect on 4 August 2023
c) noted that the National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity 2023 will have
significant resourcing implications for the Taranaki Regional Council
d) noted that the most immediate funding priority is to assist territorial authorities in
identifying and
Help Taranaki’s native wildlife & bush – let’s restore Taranaki! Get involved by trapping in your backyard, protecting Taranaki wildlife and native bush from the threat of predators. It's easy to be part of the action
Get involved and get trapping Pick up a trap We can all play a part to help protect and enhance our region's precious biodiversity — birds, lizards, insects, invertebrates, plants and ecosystems. Join Towards Predator-Free Taranaki and stop rats, possums and mustlelids (stoats,