for the 2021/2031 Long-Term
Plan
1.1 D N MacLeod – Chairperson, introduced the submissions on the Consultation
Document for the 2021/2031 Long-Term Plan, and those submitters who wish to speak
to their written submission.
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1.2 Members of the Taranaki Regional Council heard from the following submitters who
wished to speak to their written submission on the Long-Term Plan 2021-2031.
Submission No. 70 Taranaki Chamber of Commerce (Arun Chaudhari &
Michelle
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Regional Transport Committee
Wednesday 9 March 2016
11.00am
Taranaki Regional Council, Stratford
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Agenda for the Regional Transport Committee of the Taranaki
Regional Council to be held in the Taranaki Regional Council
chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford, on Wednesday 9 March 2016
commencing at 11.00am.
Members Councillor R F H Maxwell (Taranaki Regional Council)
(Committee Chairperson)
biodiversity. Ms Hunt says she enjoys showing people what can be achieved by using native plants rather than exotics. “I am sure that the booklet will become an invaluable learning and reference tool, on the bookshelves of anyone with an interest in plants and gardens. “It will also complement the wonderful revegetation guides, showing people what can be done with the plants (and by association, the birds and insect life) that belong to this country.” Council Programme Lead Biosecurity Leigh Honnor says
users $2. Zone 1 covers New Plymouth city and extends out to Waitara, Oākura and Egmont Village. The changes affect Citylink school and urban services as well as the regional Connector and Southlink services. Taranaki Regional Councillor and Regional Transport Committee chairman Matthew McDonald says the new fare zones provide greater clarity to bus users. He says the Council is working hard to make public transport more user and environmentally-friendly. “Our community has told us they want more
From Monday, 21 October 2024 the Connector - Hāwera to New Plymouth and R98 - Inglewood to New Plymouth services are back to normal, which is good news for passengers. Maintenance work on SH3 at Burgess Park has been completed ahead of schedule and is expected to return to two lanes today, with temporary speed restrictions in place. From Monday, 21 October 2024 the Connector - Hāwera to New Plymouth and R98 - Inglewood to New Plymouth services will return to their normal routes and
Rates are yearly charges based on property values, made up of different components accounting for various services. They add up to just over a third of the Taranaki Regional Council's income. Most of the Council’s income comes from user charges, Government grants, dividends and rent and investment income. The Council’s rates are collected on its behalf by the region’s three District Councils, which include them in their quarterly rates notices to ratepayers. Rates vary according to which
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consultation later in the year. The Committee was told that the draft includes greater guidance for Councils on how to meet Government-mandated environmental outcomes, and on what Planning Committees should consider in the new regionally focused approach that will combine current regional and district plans. But the draft also has significant gaps, and it also signals a move to the centre at the expense of local governance. As well, the draft stipulates environmental limit-setting processes that may result
technical and administrative skills. The structure matches the Council's fields of activities. It is a flat compact structure with a high level of delegated authority. Chief Executive (Steve Ruru) Environment Quality (Director: Abby Matthews)
Science services
Emergency management
Resource investigations and monitoring
Waste minimisation Operations (Director: Daniel Harrison)
Environment services (biosecurity and biodiversity)
Towards Predator-Free Taranaki Land management
River control and flood
More certainty over water quality at popular Taranaki swimming spots is set to emerge from a new-look sampling and testing programme that’s getting underway for the summer. From 1 November Taranaki Regional Council is switching to all-weather sampling at fixed weekly intervals at 40 popular beaches and swim spots, instead of sampling only during fine weather. The new approach recognises that surfers, kayakers and even hardy swimmers may still take to the water in poor weather. “One of the perks