Kotahi with the goal of securing funding for network improvements. Transport Engagement Manager, Cheryl Gazley, says this is an exciting phase as it’s an opportunity for the Council to hear directly what would make bus travel more attractive to locals. "We’re getting down to the nitty-gritty, the stuff that really matters to people. Previous consultations have identified common improvement area, and now it's time for specific details. “The community has asked for enhancements in four focus areas: bus
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Taranaki Regional Council
SUMMARY OF SUBMISSIONS
Proposed Regional Pest Management Plan for Taranaki
and
Taranaki Regional Council Biosecurity Strategy
The Proposed Regional Pest Management Plan for Taranaki (the Plan) and draft Taranaki Regional Council Biosecurity Strategy
2017–2037 (the Strategy) was publicly notified for submissions on 20 May 2017. As a non-statutory document, the Council was
not required to consult on the Strategy.
Taranaki’s public transport fleet is going greener and quieter with the addition of an e-bus on urban routes in New Plymouth. Taranaki Regional Council has secured funding from Waka Kotahi/NZTA’s Climate Emergency Response Fund for the electric vehicle – the first e-bus to hit the roads in the region. Cheryl Gazley, Council Transport Engagement Manager, said the new vehicle will remove about 50 tonnes of CO2 in the first year and is a great start to the long-term goal of moving from diesel to
Taranaki people are being urged to have their say on the future of transport in the region including changes to speed limits on local roads and public transport improvements such as a proposed new bus to New Plymouth Airport Feedback is being sought by the four Taranaki councils as part of their ‘The Road Ahead’ community conversation running from 18 September to 29 October, with the public’s views set to shape key transport strategies. An interactive map will show all the proposed speed limit
Meet the 17 winners of the 2020 Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards. Education
Business
Community
Land management
Dairy farming Environmental action in education
Category sponsor: Contact Ōpunake High School and Ōpunake Loop Trail Trust - for incredible effort and enthusiasm for protecting and improving the local environment and inspiring others to take positive action The High School and the Trust are leading players in a massive environmental restoration project encircling Ōpunake
located on
Coronation Avenue, New Plymouth. The site is located within the Te Henui catchment, and
forms part of the eastern boundary of Pukekura Park.
TTR was granted resource consent 7470-1 in August 2009 by the Taranki Regional Council (the
Council). The consent authorised the abstraction of up to 170 cubic metres per day (m3/day) of
groundwater from an on-site production bore, at a rate not exceeding 10 litres per second. This
consent was amended to 7470-1.1 on 10 June 2014, where the
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Ordinary Meeting
Tuesday 15 August 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 15 August
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 McIntyre
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Policy and Planning Committee
Tuesday 25 July 2017
10.30am
Taranaki Regional Council, Stratford
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Agenda for the meeting of the Policy and Planning Committee to be held in the
Taranaki Regional Council chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford, on Tuesday 25
July 2017 commencing at 10.30am.
Members Councillor N W Walker (Committee Chairperson)
Councillor C L Littlewood
Councillor D H McIntyre
Councillor B K Raine
Councillor D
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36TARANAKI AS ONE—Taranaki Tāngata Tū tahi
Our vision for the future
The role of the Council and other local authorities in Taranaki is to fulfil the purpose of local government as
set out in the Local Government Act 2002. An important part of this purpose is to meet the current and future
needs of communities for good-quality local infrastructure, local public services, and performance of
regulatory functions in a way that is most cost-effective for households and
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TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL NEWSLETTER December 201 No. 95 9
Farmers, an iwi rununga, businesses large and
small, individuals, a school and a kindergarten
are among the 15 winners of Taranaki’s
flagship Environmental Awards this year.
“These awards highlight and celebrate mighty
efforts right across the community,” says David
MacLeod, Chairman of the Taranaki Regional
Council, which has been making the annual
presentations since the early 1990s.
“They