Management for Flood Protection (1.5 MB pdf) (single document only) Central Government Co-investment in River Management for Flood Protection (1.5 MB pdf) Taranaki climate trends, hazards & extremes - synthesis report This 2008 NIWA report, commissioned by the New Plymouth and South Taranaki District Councils and the Taranaki Regional Council, identifies climate trends, hazards and extremes that are likely to impact on the region as a result of climate warming during the 21st century. Taranaki climate
million from Predator Free 2050 Ltd. Taranaki Regional Council leads the project, which is the biggest of its kind in the country, and is currently helping New Plymouth District residents restore native wildlife and plants by removing rats, stoats and possums in rural and urban areas. The project will expand around the region in the coming years. What: Towards Predator-Free Taranaki Volunteer Workshop When: 5.30-8pm on Tuesday 9 April 2019 Where: Brian Bellringer Pavilion, Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
Land management category winners in the 2020 Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards. Category sponsor: Corteva Agriscience C and J McCowan Partnership - for outstanding effort protecting and improving the environment through sustainable land management and farming practices. Steep slopes, high rainfall and erodible soils may seem considerable challenges, but sustainable and profitable farming is still possible. Campbell and Jodene McCowan work hard to achieve it on their 118-hectare
Controlling and monitoring discharges of contaminants to air are part of the Council's core duties under the Resource Management Act. Interim Review of the Regional Air Quality Plan for Taranaki This review, published in April 2018, concludes that the Regional Air Quality Plan for Taranaki is performing its functions well and is assisting the Council in carrying out its resource management responsibilities. No issues have so far been identified that would warrant an urgent full review. Overall,
The Taranaki Regional Council will not call for tenders for the repair and refurbishment of Yarrow Stadium until there is greater clarity on the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. “The Council is part of the Taranaki community and is aware of the uncertainty and the potentially significant impacts that the Covid-19 situation is having on us all now and in the coming months and years,” says the Council Chair, David MacLeod. "We will continue with preparatory work to get the project to tender
Demolition of Yarrow Stadium’s East Stand is scheduled to start mid-April and will be finished by September, the Taranaki Regional Council announced today. The contract has been awarded to Ceres NZ, which specialises in complex, large-scale engineering projects including demolition and deconstruction. It is extensively involved in the rebuild of Christchurch, where the company is based. Demolishing a facility the size of East Stand is a challenging undertaking, and the job drew interest from a
A temporary fisheries notice is in place in Western Taranaki from the mouth of the Tapuae Stream in the north to the mouth of the Taungatara Stream in the south. This relates to all shellfish (except rock lobster), all seaweed (except beach cast seaweed), all sea anemones, all stingrays, and conger eel species (Conger wilsoni and Conger verreauxi) and applies from 16 December 2024 to 15 December 2026. The rāhui is in place following a notice from the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, under
Yarrow Stadium’s status as one of the nation’s leading regional venues will be cemented with state-of-the art hybrid turf and LED floodlighting to be installed under contracts announced today. The contracts are “exciting news for all Stadium users – local, regional, national or international”, says David MacLeod, chair of Taranaki Regional Council which owns the venue through the Taranaki Stadium Trust. “Installing hybrid turf and LED lighting required highly specialised skillsets, and we’ve