Government Act Charging Policy SCHEDULE OF CHARGES PURSUANT TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2002 INSPECTIONS AND INCIDENTS COST RECOVERY Pursuant to section 150 of the Local Government Act 2002, the Taranaki Regional Council gives notice that it has adopted the following schedules of charges for the recovery of the costs of inspection, including but not limited to routine and additional inspections, and inspections following any incidents, discharges, spillages or
Around 550 people have attended Taranaki Regional Council’s freshwater drop-in sessions at the 16 events held around the region over the past two weeks. The drop-in sessions, which ran from 17 June to 1 July and covered the main urban centres as well as smaller rural locations, were a chance for communities to chat with Council staff about the future of freshwater. The focus now shifts to online community conversations with a Zoom meeting on 3 July and surveys around key freshwater issues
Dairy Limited $179 Stratford District Council $11,366 Taranaki Racing Inc $2,177 Taranaki Regional Council $1,471 Te Rua O Te Moko 2B Ahuwhenua Trust $521 The Tom Lance Trust $1,479 Zenith Farms Family Trust $882 EXPLANATION The Council's fixed initial deposit charges for activities with tailored compliance monitoring programmes, excluding that for the NES for plantation forestry, are presented in various groups based on the nature of the activity
New regulations to protect wetlands were introduced in the National Environmental Standards for Freshwater 2020 (NES-F) as part of the Government’s Essential Freshwater reforms. For decades, protecting wetlands’ water quality and biodiversity values has been a priority for the Council and we have worked with Taranaki landowners to protect and enhance the region’s precious wetlands through our riparian and biodiversity programmes. Wetlands – swamps, marshes, bogs and the like – are the meeting
The Council implemented EFTsure software solution as part of its accounts payable processes to improve security measures. Suppliers who currently undertake business with Council should expect to receive an email from an organisation called EFTsure, inviting you to confirm your details with them – this will include your business name, IRD and bank account details. The EFTsure software solution is an independent, real-time, continuous controls monitoring system, designed to validate the integrity
by: M J Nield, Director - Corporate Services S J Ruru, Chief Executive Document: 2930392 Recommendations That the Executive, Audit and Risk Committee of the Taranaki Regional Council: a) takes as read and confirms the minutes and resolutions of the Executive, Audit and Risk Committee held in the Taranaki Regional Council Chambers, 47 Cloten road, Stratford on Monday 18 October 2021 at 10am b) notes the recommendations therein were adopted by the Taranaki Regional Council
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,
Pete Morgan is one of the lucky ones. Lucky enough to live in a spot, in Taranaki, where there’s native birds in his backyard every day. “There’s always tui, bell birds, white eyes, wood pigeon, they’re there every day. And in the evening there’s Moreporks,” the busy vet says. After a busy day at work covering Oākura and Okato to Oaonui, these beautiful birds remind Morgan of the big picture, helping recharge his batteries when he returns home to Lucy’s Gully, in Oākura. “It’s quite cool,
"Taranaki Regional Council welcomes the clarity from government on the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management. “It has always been Council’s plan to progress it’s Land and Freshwater Plan to respond to the new National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (NPS-FM) when it is in place. “As has been noted in various recent reports to Council, we have always intended to pause and take stock when the new NPS-FM is released. This allows a thorough review of the new regulations and
The battle to control Taranaki’s first alligator weed infestation is off to a good start, as Taranaki Regional Council works to stop the highly invasive pest plant from spreading. Considered one of the world’s worst weeds, alligator weed was confirmed in a lagoon system near Waitara last August. Before Christmas Council staff treated the land-based weed with herbicide, following up a few weeks later. In early February they tackled the aquatic weed, with two officers wading into the water to