consent. Your consent will be granted as long as a suitable site plan covering management of erosion and sediment control is prepared and forwarded to the Taranaki Regional Council. You should check whether clearing or disturbing indigenous vegetation is also controlled by your local district council to protect the ecological or amenity values of the bush. If you are logging indigenous forest for milling, you may need to obtain a permit from the Ministry for Primary Industries. You may also need to
the region who are supporting the region-wide initiative, helping native wildlife and plants by removing rats, possums and stoats. “Collectively every catch made is another step closer to having more native birds and restoring the health of our native flora and fauna,” says Toby. “It’s great to hear families are getting right behind this work.” Ray agrees. “Checking traps is fun. I’m with my girl and we both know we’re helping to protect an area that is special to us.” Would you like traps for
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BIOSECURITY ACT 1993
Decision on Regional Pest
Management Plan for Taranaki
The Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) hereby notifies that, pursuant to
section 75(4) of the Biosecurity Act 1993 (the Act), it has decided and agreed to
adopt the Regional Pest Management Plan for Taranaki (the Plan).
The Plan sets out the powers and rules to prevent, reduce, or eliminate the
adverse effects of 16 targeted pests in the region.
The report giving the Council’s decisions on the
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Ordinary Meeting
Tuesday 12 December 2017
10.30am
Taranaki Regional Council, Stratford
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Agenda for the Ordinary Meeting of the Taranaki Regional Council to be held in the
Taranaki Regional Council chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford, on Tuesday 12
December 2017 commencing at 10.30am.
Councillors D N MacLeod (Chairman)
M J Cloke
M G Davey
M P Joyce
D L Lean (Deputy Chairman)
C L Littlewood
M J McDonald
D H
2013 – June 2014 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional
Council to assess the Company’s environmental performance during the period under review,
and the results and environmental effects of the Company’s activities.
The Company holds one resource consent, which includes a total of 23 conditions setting out
the requirements that the Company must satisfy.
The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included six inspections, six
surface
Taranaki residents can get a free bus ride to and from their Covid-19 vaccination appointments from this Monday. With the support of Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, the Taranaki Regional Council is offering free public transport to help residents and their caregiver or dependents attend vaccine appointments and return home afterwards. To travel for free, simply show the bus driver your appointment letter or text confirmation on your mobile phone. Drivers will only be checking that your
Taranaki residents can get a free bus ride to and from their Covid-19 vaccination appointments from this Monday. With the support of Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, the Taranaki Regional Council is offering free public transport to help residents and their caregiver or dependents attend vaccine appointments and return home afterwards. To travel for free, simply show the bus driver your appointment letter or text confirmation on your mobile phone. Drivers will only be checking that your
Today’s $20 million Government injection for Yarrow Stadium is great news for ratepayers and will allow the iconic venue to be back in operation as soon as possible, says the Taranaki Regional Council. “We’re extremely grateful for this ‘shovel-ready’ funding from the Government,” says the Council Chair, David MacLeod. “It will reduce Yarrow Stadium rates by a considerable amount, and we’re aiming for work to begin before the end of the year.” The Stadium’s grandstands were declared
They used to be extinct from Taranaki Maunga, but a family of six whio surfing down rapids in the upper Whaiwhakaiho River are a good reminder as to why rural predator control is so vital. The native blue ducks were classed as “functionally extinct” from the Maunga in 1945, due to introduced predators - stoats are whio’s number one predator. However, a video captured by Taranaki Regional Council this month shows the whio population is gradually increasing due to intensive predator control.
six Saturday services will run for those in New Plymouth, Bell Block or Waitara, plus a morning service from Opunake through to Hāwera and on to New Plymouth, returning in the afternoon. “It’s an ideal way for Christmas shoppers to avoid traffic and parking hassles,” says Chris Clarke, Transport Services Manager for the Taranaki Regional Council which provides the services through its contractors Tranzit Coachlines and Pickering Motors. “The annual gift-buying pilgrimage can be a fun family outing