Items of interest from this week’s meetings of the Council’s two key committees, Consents & Regulatory, and Policy & Planning: Freshwater reforms make big splashImplementing the Government’s Essential Freshwater reforms is one of the biggest and most complex projects the Council has faced and affects nearly every section of staff, the Policy & Planning Committee was told. Being the biggest change in 30 years, the package includes multiple requirements that come into effect at different times
The Total Mobility Scheme in Taranaki has changed from a voucher-based system to a personalised ID swipe card system. The change commenced on Monday 31 July. Existing members should have received their new swipe cards - if not, please call Total Mobility on 0800 868 662. The application process and the subsidy paid by the Taranaki Regional Council for transport costs are unchanged. The Taranaki Regional Council’s Total Mobility team is happy to answer your queries – phone 0800 868 662.
A trailblazing project to eradicate possums from 9,500ha of bush and farmland. Towards Predator-Free Taranaki's Zero Possum project was a New Zealand-first when in 2018 it set out not to simply control possum numbers but to eradicate them from a 4,500 hectare area including 2,300 hectares of the Kaitake Range, 2,000 hectares of Kaitake farmland and Oākura town. In early 2023 the project was expanded by a further 5,000ha, moving the western boundary from the Timaru Stream to the
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Ngā ākau tokatoka | Rocky shore
Taranaki Regional Council has surveyed six rocky shores
twice a year since 1985. We measure algae coverage, sand
coverage, reef habitat and identify all species present.
The rocky shore isn’t an easy place to live. Tides expose
organisms to changeable temperatures, long stretches of
dryness alternating with periods of submersion and
crashing waves. Sand inundation is an important factor,
with sand filling the
minutes of the Policy and Planning Committee of the Taranaki
Regional Council held on 4 February 2025 at Taranaki Regional Council 47 Cloten Road Stratford
b) noted the recommendations therein were adopted by the Taranaki Regional Council on Tuesday
18 February 2025.
Boyde/Walker
Mana Whenua Engagement Strategic Priorities
S Ruru gave an overview of Mana Whenua engagement for 2025 outlining the key strategic priorities
for Taranaki Regional Council.
Resolved
That
Maruwharanui is the eponymous tupuna of Ngāti Maru. Ngāti Maru has one active marae, Te Upoko o te Whenua, also known as Pukehou or Tarata Marae. *Wording taken from Ngāti Maru Mandate Strategy 2015. Contact Ngāti Maru Authorised voice
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Maru Trust Website: ngatimaru.co.nz(external link) Location
62 De Havilland Drive, Bell Block, New Plymouth, 4312 Postal address
PO Box 202, Inglewood 4347 Chairperson
Sam Tamarapa
email: sam@ngatimaru.co.nz Pou Whakahaere - CEO
Anaru Marshall
Our schools programme and the regional Enviroschools programme aim to inspire young people to take environmental action to help build a sustainable future. Here's where you can find out more about these initiatives.
programmes,
the Council is recognising the comprehensive meaning of ‘effects’ in as much as is appropriate for each
activity. Monitoring programmes are not only based on existing permit conditions, but also on the
obligations of the RMA to assess the effects of the exercise of consents. In accordance with Section 35 of
the RMA, the Council undertakes compliance monitoring for consents and rules in regional plans and
maintains an overview of the performance of resource users and consent holders.
season from 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024 and
describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess
the Company’s environmental performance during the period under review. The report also details the
results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the Company’s activities.
During the monitoring period, the Company demonstrated a good level of environmental performance
and a high level of administrative
TRCID-2128948281-7808 (Word)
Document: TRCID-1188382587-926 (Pdf)
April 2025
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Executive summary
This report for the period July 2023 to June 2024 describes the monitoring programme implemented by
Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the environmental and consent compliance performance
of irrigation consent holders across the Taranaki region. The assessment covers resource consents held for
pastoral, horticultural and golf course irrigation.