More trips are being taken on buses in the region with new figures from Taranaki Regional Council showing an 18% rise in public transport patronage in 2023. The data reveals buses in Taranaki carried a total of 744,037 passengers across 42,973 bus trips last year, showcasing the community's growing reliance on public transport. The year also saw the Transit app, a free real-time bus journey and planning tool, go from strength to strength and continue to gain popularity among bus users, boasting
opportunity to
tell us what you think.
The Council is also consulting on the long-term vision for freshwater, which will set expectations for freshwater
management for generations.
OPTION 1
Improving water quality
Boost capacity so that we can advance the
improvement of water quality across the region in
line with the Government’s requirements and
public aspirations.
Additional spend
Year 1: $1.98M
Year 2: $0.51M
Year 3: $0.39M
Nearly
Farms
Jamie Coburn Silver Fern Farms
Anne Probert Venture Taranaki
Matt Lamb Venture Taranaki
Adam Wood Beach Energy
Maui Matthews Taranaki District Health Board
Attendees to the workshop were welcomed by Taranaki Regional Council Chief Executive
Steve Ruru, who gave an overview of the government’s Essential Freshwater package and
what it aims to achieve.
After hearing from the Council’s subject matter experts, the workshop discussed three
matters: (1) Long-term vision for
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8. Memorandum Confirmation of Minutes Policy and Planning Committee 22 November 2022 20
9. Memorandum Confirmation of Minutes Executive Audit and Risk Committee 5 December
2022
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10. Taranaki Triennial Agreement 2022-2025 30
11. Wild For Taranaki Memorandum 36
12. Taranaki Regional Council Internal and External Appointments 41
13. Councillor Remuneration 2022/2025 Memorandum 45
14. Port Taranaki Ltd Councillor Directors 147
15. Approval of Proposed Coastal Plan
April 2024
Author: M Jones, Governance Administrator
Approved by: A D McLay, Director - Resource Management
Document: 3278218
Recommendations
That Taranaki Regional Council:
a) takes as read and confirms the minutes of the Policy and Planning Committee meeting of the Taranaki
Regional Council held in the Taranaki Regional Council chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford on
Tuesday 30 April 2024
b) notes the recommendations therein were adopted by the Taranaki Regional
advocating Taranaki’s regional interests including
recreation, culture and heritage activities at the
regional level.
Figure 4 shows the way in which the Council aims to
achieve community outcomes through its mission and
the actual activities the Council carries out.
The activities shown in Figure 4 are groups of activities.
The groups of activities and the more specific individual
activities within them form the basis of reporting on the
details of the 10-year programmes
Your Councillors
Your Councillors prepared this Plan with the assistance of Council staff and many others.
The Taranaki Regional Council has eleven representatives elected by the community through local body
elections every three years, elected as follows:
New Plymouth constituency Five members
North Taranaki constituency Two members
Stratford constituency One member
South Taranaki constituency Three members
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Yarrow Stadium – reaffirming the vision …
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BEFORE THE TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL
under: the Resource Management Act 1991
in the matter of: Resource consent applications by Remediation
New Zealand for resource consents to discharge
waste material, treated stormwater & leachate,
and to discharge emissions into the air from
composting operations, at State Highway 3 1460
Mokau Road, Uruti (“Applications”)
Statement of evidence of Jamie Grant Daniel Tuuta for
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti
Where transport improves our health and wellbeing, creating liveable places for our
communities.’ (Road to Zero Strategy)
The provision of a safer transport system for everyone who travels around the Taranaki region has been
a key regional priority for many years. This safety focus has been strengthened through the
Government’s Road to Zero safety strategy, which sets a clear vision where no one is killed or seriously
injured in road crashes.
Land Transport Rule: Setting of