Free bus services on Saturday (28 November) will allow families to get to New Plymouth’s Christmas parade minus traffic and parking hassles. The free Citylink buses will operate on 10 routes. Go to www.taranakibus.info for timetable details and route maps. “The services cover all New Plymouth suburbs, plus Bell Block, Waitara, Oākura and Omata,” says Chris Clarke, Transport Services Manager for the Taranaki Regional Council which provides Citylink services through its contractor Tranzit
The Council administers the Taranaki Civil Defence Emergency Management Group, which is governed by the three District Mayors and the Regional Council Chair. It's vital that the entire Taranaki community is prepared for when, not if, a major emergency occurs. At an individual level, we all need to know what to do in an emergency. While the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group involves officials from all four Taranaki Councils and other agencies, and is responsible for planning and
bring people to New Plymouth for outpatient appointments or to visit relatives in Base Hospital. “People’s ability to access health services is a priority for us and the Connector bus plays an important role in enabling this,” says Steve Chapman of the TDHB. The Taranaki Regional Council-administered public transport network also includes New Plymouth Citylink commuter and school bus services, and once-a-week Southlink services serving smaller communities in South Taranaki. The Council also
concrete bleachers under them. “As access to the foundations is made easier, the contractors, Clelands Construction, have been able to make a more detailed assessment of the work required. Completion date for the West Stand repairs is now projected to be November this year,” says David MacLeod, Chair of Taranaki Regional Council which owns Yarrow Stadium. “While we all would have loved to have a stand usable in time for this year’s NPC rugby fixtures, this was always a hope, not a promise. The
It’s working – Taranaki community’s predator control is expanding at a rapid pace, removing rats, possums and stoats, disrupting the threats facing native wildlife and plants. Taranaki Regional Council Chair David MacLeod says he’s excited by the community’s commitment and progress a year since the region-wide project Towards Predator-Free Taranaki was announced on 30 May 2019. Rural andurban residents, iwi, community organisations and schools are uniting to remove rats, stoats and possums from
Project and the Department of Conservation. It is part of a possum control operation that Taranaki Mounga project and Taranaki Regional Council will carry out across Egmont National Park in 2019. 1080 bait is the most effective tool to control predators in this rugged environment and will only be used on Egmont National Park and some adjacent privately-owned bush areas. To learn further information and facts about 1080 and its use in New Zealand visit here. This website is a joint initiative by Forest
resource consent allowing specified land improvement activities near a regionally significant wetland at Pungarehu, as long as special conditions are observed relating to the long-term impact of this work on the wetland. Annual report 2012-2013 (2.5 MB pdf) (one document only) Annual report 2012-2013 (2.5 MB pdf) Osflo Fertiliser Ltd Osflo Fertiliser Ltd’s poultry waste fertiliser storage, blending and distribution facility on Hursthouse Rd, Lepperton, has two resource consents allowing the company to
Disb-ict Plan the land m question is zoned Rural, and under the
PAUP it would be zoned Rural Production.
[7] Both regional and district plans need to be considered in assessing the status of
the proposal as a whole. They are:
Auckland Council Regional Plan: Air, Land and Water
. Rule 5. 5.4 provides that the diversion and discharge of stormwater is a
discretionary activity because the impervious area will be over 10, 000m2
with the proposed impermeable surface being approximately 12,000m2.
activities that have potential to affect air quality. The Plan also sets the strategic direction for integrated management in Taranaki between the Taranaki Regional Council and the three district councils. Downloads Air Quality (2.5 MB pdf) Analysis of air quality-related incidents and complaints (691 KB pdf) Related links Regional Air Quality Plan Environmental monitoring technical reports Ambient air quality guidelines (Environment Ministry) National Environmental Standards for Air Quality
education. Recent points of note are:
• The Regional Council website was visited by 19, 703 individuals during October.
• The annual environmental awards was held on 15 November and was attended by
around 200 winners and local business people. Nineteen awards were granted in
five categories.
• The Transit app, which provides real-time info on bus location to public transport
users, was launched with heavy advertising and promotion.
• Consultation with the general public and