under that Act
relating to local authorities. In particular, the Council's comments are made in recognition
of its:
. functions and responsibilities under the Land Transport Management Act 2003;
. and its regional advocacy responsibilities whereby the Council represents the Taranaki
region on matters of regional significance or concern.
The Council has also been guided by its Mission Statement To work for a thriving and
prosperous Taranaki' across all of its various functions/ roles and
plans (SMPs) rather than the previous requirement for district councils to set speed limits through
bylaws. The Rule requires the development of SMPs that set a ten-year vision and three-year
implementation plan for implementing safe and appropriate speed limits throughout the
district/region. Consultation on these SMPs will be undertaken every three years, aligning with the
three-yearly planning/funding periods of Regional Land Transport Plans (RLTP) and the National Land
Committee of the Taranaki Regional Council:
a) takes as read and confirms the minutes and resolutions of the Policy and Planning
Committee of the Taranaki Regional Council held in via audio-visual link on Tuesday 31
August 2021 at 10.30am
b) notes the recommendations therein were adopted by the Taranaki Regional Council on
Tuesday 21 September 2021.
Matters arising
Appendices/Attachments
Document 2854344: Minutes Policy and Planning Committee - 31 August 2021
Policy and
ensuring that the values and concerns of the Taranaki
community, including tangata whenua, and stakeholders are considered and integrated into the response.
It’s about having the right solutions to suit Taranaki.
What is the NOF process?
The National Objectives Framework (NOF) is a process regional councils must work through in tandem with
their freshwater plan reviews. The NOF process involves setting long-term visions (aspirations) for
freshwater health, implementing changes
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1. Introduction
The Taranaki Regional Public Transport Plan (RPTP or the plan), prepared by Taranaki Regional
Council (the Council), is a strategic document that sets out the objectives and policies for public
transport in the region, and contains details of the public transport network and development
plans for the next 10 years (2020-2030).
Purpose
This plan provides a means for
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Recommendations
That the Taranaki Regional Council:
a) takes as read and confirms the minutes of the Executive, Audit and Risk Committee
meeting of the Taranaki Regional Council held in the Taranaki Regional Council
chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford on Monday 5 December 2022 at 10am
b) notes the recommendations therein were adopted by the Taranaki Regional Council on
Tuesday 13 December 2022.
Matters arising
the Regional Council
• Promote the hierarchy of reducing the
generation, enhancing the recovery, re-
use and recycling, and ensuring the safe
ultimate disposal of wastes
• Give effect to the two national goals set
out in the New Zealand Waste Strategy
(NZWS).
1.2 Area covered by the
Strategy
The Strategy has been prepared by the
Taranaki Solid Waste Management
Committee. This is a joint committee
involving representation from the Taranaki
Regional Council (TRC), New
framework is that the
“maintenance of biological diversity” only appears in the RMA and only then as a function of
councils (i.e. not part of the purpose and principles). Oddly, regional councils have very limited
ability to “maintain biological diversity”, given that such a broad and ambitious goal is also
dependent of the exercise of the many functions and powers that rest with other agencies.
In addition, the regional council biodiversity role sits oddly in the RMA, given that the
of work and have again finished the year with a good financial result. Annual Report 2016/2017 - summary (670 KB pdf) Complete report Annual Report 2016/2017 - summary (670 KB pdf) Annual Report 2016/2017 - full report (4.8 MB pdf) Annual Report 2015/2016 At a time when many sectors of the regional community are facing increased pressures, all of us at the Taranaki Regional Council are more mindful than ever of our responsibility to be as efficient as possible in our mission to work for a
Businesses and homes in The Valley in New Plymouth will get improved protection from flooding with an upgrade to the lower Waiwhakaiho River Flood Control Scheme. The upgrades by Taranaki Regional Council will raise two sections of the existing defences including along the stopbank and a flood wall which protect shops and houses near Constance Street and Rifle Range Road. Council Rivers Manager Chris Vicars says revised flood modelling after a large flood event in 2017 identified two sections