The Council's free, property-specific riparian management plans provide guidance and advice on fencing and planting your waterways. 'Definite improvement' from riparian programme - Seven Sharp
Watch a report by TVNZ's Seven Sharp on Taranaki's riparian management programme and how well it is working. 'Definite improvement' in Taranaki - Seven Sharp Individual Riparian management plans have been prepared for hundreds of properties on the ring plain and coastal terraces. Plans include aerial
The Council's free, property-specific riparian management plans provide guidance and advice on fencing and planting your waterways. 'Definite improvement' from riparian programme - Seven Sharp
Watch a report by TVNZ's Seven Sharp on Taranaki's riparian management programme and how well it is working. 'Definite improvement' in Taranaki - Seven Sharp Individual Riparian management plans have been prepared for hundreds of properties on the ring plain and coastal terraces. Plans include aerial
co-ordinated and tenure-neutral approach will succeed against threats to biodiversity. The focus is regional councils because they’re already in this space and have a good experience and understanding of active management, particularly in partnership with private landowners. The document was prepared by Gerard Willis of Enfocus on behalf of the Regional Council Chief Executives Bio Sub-Group, and published in July 2017. Addressing NZ's Biodiversity Challenge - A regional council thinkpiece. (5.5 MB pdf)
Do yourself and the environment a favour - REDUCE the amount of waste you generate, REUSE material instead of discarding it, RECYCLE anything you can. Zero Waste TaranakiSee the Zero Waste Taranaki page for useful waste minimisation tips and information for your home, school, farm or business. Taranaki Solid Waste Management CommitteeThe Taranaki Regional Council administers the Taranaki Solid Waste Management Committee, which is made up of representatives of all four of the region's Councils.
Land management category winners in the 2021 Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards. Category sponsor: Corteva Neil Phillips - for a significant contribution to the protection and enhancement of precious native habitats in Taranaki and enlisting landowner support for these efforts. Thousands of hectares of native bush and other valuable habitat in Taranaki is protected forever thanks in large part to the efforts of Neil Phillips, who’s retiring as the region’s QEII National Trust’s
locals and visitors. Readers will discover iconic destinations around the region like Te Rewa Rewa Bridge, Puke Ariki, the Clifftop Garden and Pukeiti. “One of the things I liked about my original book Waffle goes to New Plymouth was that all families could visit the places Waffle went to regardless of income. So many of the places in the new book are also free or only a few dollars to enter." Whetu the kea and Waffle will be hitting the road later this year as they continue to explore places around
serious (see [146], [147], [148], [149], [150]).
(6) Section 104(1) of the Act requires a consideration of “any actual
or potential effects”. The Environment Court’s reference to “accumulative
effects” was unnecessary, and invited confusion and uncertainty
(see [160], [161]).
Dye v Auckland Regional Council [2002] 1 NZLR 337,
[2001] NZRMA 513 (CA) referred to.
Other cases mentioned in judgment
Appealing Wanaka Inc v Queenstown Lakes District Council
[2015] NZEnvC 139.
228 [2017]High
The Resource Management Act is the statutory cornerstone of much of the Council's work. Analyses of regional sector RMA compliance, monitoring and enforcement These reports are commissioned by the local government regional to measure regional and unitary councils' performance in compliance, monitoring and enforcement, associated with their roles under the Resource Management Act. Compliance, monitoring and enforcement metrics 2020-2021 (2.4 MB pdf) Earlier reports Compliance, monitoring and
Limited site visits, inspections and other duties by Taranaki Regional Council field staff are resuming under Alert Level 3, with strict adherence to all protocols including physical distancing and the wearing of face coverings. The TRC’s Stratford office remains closed but the switchboard is open 24 hours a day. Administration work is continuing, including the processing of resource consent applications. People needing to contact the Council are encouraged to do so by emailing