appointment to Board of Pukeiti: Donald McIntyre TRC appointment to Pukeiti Trust Fund: Charlotte Littlewood State Highway 3 Working Party TRC appointments: Tom Cloke, Alan Jamieson Local Government NZ Regional Sector Group and Zone 3 Group TRC representative: Charlotte Littlewood Yarrow Stadium Trust TRC appointments: tbc Regional Software Holdings Ltd TRC appointments: Steve Ruru (Chief Executive) and Mike Nield (Director-Corporate Services). Policy on Elected Members' Allowances and Recovery of
Farmers, our free farm plans will help you future-proof your business and help ensure your children and grandchildren can continue to enjoy our great Taranaki lifestyle. Council farm plans address:
Riparian (streamside) management on the ring plain.
Soil erosion in the hill country.
Protection of wetlands and other valuable habitats.
Eradication of possums and other pests that threaten agricultural production and native biodiversity.
How do our plans benefit your farm?Addressing issues such as
The Taranaki Regional Council achieved most of its targets for the financial year to 30 June, in the face of the continuing roll-out of profound changes driven by central Government as well as lingering disruptions from COVID-19. “We finished the year in a strong financial position and we were also able to start making the changes needed to prepare the region for the future,” Chair David MacLeod said as the Council adopted its 2020/2021 Annual Report today. The year-end surplus was $11.6
for the 2021/2031 Long-Term
Plan
1.1 D N MacLeod – Chairperson, introduced the submissions on the Consultation
Document for the 2021/2031 Long-Term Plan, and those submitters who wish to speak
to their written submission.
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1.2 Members of the Taranaki Regional Council heard from the following submitters who
wished to speak to their written submission on the Long-Term Plan 2021-2031.
Submission No. 70 Taranaki Chamber of Commerce (Arun Chaudhari &
Michelle
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Regional Transport Committee
Wednesday 9 March 2016
11.00am
Taranaki Regional Council, Stratford
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Agenda for the Regional Transport Committee of the Taranaki
Regional Council to be held in the Taranaki Regional Council
chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford, on Wednesday 9 March 2016
commencing at 11.00am.
Members Councillor R F H Maxwell (Taranaki Regional Council)
(Committee Chairperson)
biodiversity. Ms Hunt says she enjoys showing people what can be achieved by using native plants rather than exotics. “I am sure that the booklet will become an invaluable learning and reference tool, on the bookshelves of anyone with an interest in plants and gardens. “It will also complement the wonderful revegetation guides, showing people what can be done with the plants (and by association, the birds and insect life) that belong to this country.” Council Programme Lead Biosecurity Leigh Honnor says
users $2. Zone 1 covers New Plymouth city and extends out to Waitara, Oākura and Egmont Village. The changes affect Citylink school and urban services as well as the regional Connector and Southlink services. Taranaki Regional Councillor and Regional Transport Committee chairman Matthew McDonald says the new fare zones provide greater clarity to bus users. He says the Council is working hard to make public transport more user and environmentally-friendly. “Our community has told us they want more
Rates are yearly charges based on property values, made up of different components accounting for various services. They add up to just over a third of the Taranaki Regional Council's income. Most of the Council’s income comes from user charges, Government grants, dividends and rent and investment income. The Council’s rates are collected on its behalf by the region’s three District Councils, which include them in their quarterly rates notices to ratepayers. Rates vary according to which
consultation later in the year. The Committee was told that the draft includes greater guidance for Councils on how to meet Government-mandated environmental outcomes, and on what Planning Committees should consider in the new regionally focused approach that will combine current regional and district plans. But the draft also has significant gaps, and it also signals a move to the centre at the expense of local governance. As well, the draft stipulates environmental limit-setting processes that may result
technical and administrative skills. The structure matches the Council's fields of activities. It is a flat compact structure with a high level of delegated authority. Chief Executive (Steve Ruru) Environment Quality (Director: Abby Matthews)
Science services
Emergency management
Resource investigations and monitoring
Waste minimisation Operations (Director: Daniel Harrison)
Environment services (biosecurity and biodiversity)
Towards Predator-Free Taranaki Land management
River control and flood