It’s about to get tougher for wannabe invaders to enter the Zero Possum project zone, with the installation of 60 new self-reporting cameras. Taranaki Regional Council launched Towards Predator-Free Taranaki in 2018, with an ambitious goal of eliminating possums between the Oakura River and Timaru Stream. The Zero Possum zone was extended to the Hangatāhua (Stony) River last year, thanks to $2.5m in Government funding, taking the total area to 9500 hectares. Results to date are promising. About
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Figure 2: – Overview of key Essential Freshwater regulatory and implementation milestones
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3. Strategic framework
3.1 Vision
The Council will manage the freshwater resources of the Taranaki region to give
The Council has a central role in areas vital to regional
life – environmental and resource management;
protecting and improving native biodiversity; hazard
management; public transport and transport planning;
cultural and recreational amenities; advocacy; and
ownership of Port Taranaki. We maintain a firm focus
on supporting livelihoods, improving lifestyles and
taking Taranaki forward.
The At a Glance section overleaf summarises the year’s
key outcomes
The Council has a central role in areas vital to regional
life – environmental and resource management;
protecting and improving native biodiversity; hazard
management; public transport and transport planning;
cultural and recreational amenities; advocacy; and
ownership of Port Taranaki. We maintain a firm focus
on supporting livelihoods, improving lifestyles and
taking Taranaki forward.
The At a Glance section overleaf summarises the year’s
key outcomes
to submit their nitrogen information to Council manually.
2.3 The focus points for the final quarter of the year are:
• FW vision and the incorporation of Te Mana o Te Wai.
• Water Quality Accounting.
• Increased level of engagement with Iwi.
2.4 It was clarified that the Intensive Winter Grazing (IWG) aerial mapping exercise was
recently undertaken by MfE, using satellite imagery, and represents a snap shot in
time. The information was then provided to regional councils
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STATEMENT OF EVIDENCE OF GLENIS MCDONALD ON BEHALF OF
VARIOUS SUBMITTERS (THE MCDONALDS, THE HIBELLS, THE BROWNS &
POPPAS PEPPERS 2009 LTD)
4 FEBRUARY 2022
BEFORE HEARING COMMISSIONERS Consent No: 5262-3.0
APPOINTED BY TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL
UNDER THE Resource Management Act 1991 (“Act”)
IN THE MATTER OF an application for
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
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
Regional Transport
Committee meeting of the Taranaki Regional Council held in the Taranaki
Regional Council chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford on Wednesday 9 September
2020 at 11am
b) notes that the unconfirmed minutes of the Regional Transport Committee meeting
held at the Taranaki Regional Council chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford on
Wednesday 9 September 2020 at 11am were circulated to the New Plymouth
District Council, Stratford District Council and the South Taranaki District Council …
response with over 100 responses received since launch in late March. “It is encouraging to see how many responses we have had in a short space of time.” says David MacLeod, TRC Chairman. He says there are many different views about how we should manage and use our freshwater taonga. “We encourage people from all corners of the region to have their say so that we can build a robust vision that reflects the many perspectives found in our community.” Results from the survey and workshop will inform the