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
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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,
predators to protect remnant ecosystems
and indigenous wildlife and supporting and resourcing Wild
for Taranaki and community groups to deliver biodiversity
initiatives and outcomes.
Pest management: a strategic approach
In 2018, the Council adopted a revised Regional Biosecurity
Strategy (Strategy) and Regional Pest Management Plan
(RPMP) to help address key biosecurity challenges for the
region over the following 10 to 20 years. The RPMP is the
Council’s ‘rule book’,
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8. Soil quality in the Taranaki Region 2022: current status, comparison with 2017, and
temporal analysis
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9. Dangerous Dams Policy Consultation 230
10. Revised Biodiversity Credits Submission 245
11. Mayoral Forum Submission on Advancing New Zealand's Energy Transition 255
12. Proposed National Policy Statement for Natural Hazards Decision Making 2023 Submission 262
13. Select Committee Inquiry into Climate Adaptation: Sector Submission 274
14. Development of a
The current status and future directions for biodiversity management in Taranaki and wider New Zealand. Addressing New Zealand's Biodiversity Challenge Business as usual in biodiversity will not be good enough if NZ is to maintain its unique indigenous flora and fauna. This thinkpiece suggests five ‘shifts’ that regional councils believe will make the greatest difference. Underlying them is the urgent need for active management – more predator control and the like – and recognition that only a
Predator-Free Taranaki expenditure than planned as project funding revenues are not
recognised until the costs are incurred.
• Passenger Transport - $206,982 under budget due to higher bus contract costs and new routes
planned for later in the financial year.
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• Transport direct charges revenue - $254,099 under budget due to some fares being funded from the
Government Community Connect fare scheme.
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consents.
• Enhancement grants - $444,025 under budget due to the timing of STRESS expenditure. This is
expected to be on budget at year-end.
• Towards Predator-Free Taranaki - $473,576 under budget as more significant project spend is
planned for later in the financial year.
• Biosecurity & Biodiversity direct charges revenue - $390,281 under budget mainly due to lower
Towards Predator-Free Taranaki expenditure than planned as project funding revenues are not
recognised
planned for later in the financial year.
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Communications and Engagement
10. Communications and engagement activities are delivered across publications, media
releases, advertising, digital media, events, through stakeholders and through
education. Recent points of note are:
11. Two major community consultations are currently underway. This phase of the
Freshwater consultation has so far seen 94
planned for later in the financial year.
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Communications and Engagement
10. Communications and engagement activities are delivered across publications, media
releases, advertising, digital media, events, through stakeholders and through
education. Recent points of note are:
11. Two major community consultations are currently underway. This phase of the
Freshwater consultation has so far seen 94
planned for later in the financial year.
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Communications and Engagement
10. Communications and engagement activities are delivered across publications, media
releases, advertising, digital media, events, through stakeholders and through
education. Recent points of note are:
11. Two major community consultations are currently underway. This phase of the
Freshwater consultation has so far seen 94