following vision statement: “…Rotokare
Scenic Reserve will be a flourishing indigenous
ecosystem, highly valued by the community.”
The Rotokare Scenic Reserve Trust has
created ‘mainland’ island and manages a
predator-exclusion fence that protects 230 ha
of the Rotokare Scenic Reserve. The Trust
5 Neil Phillips, email correspondence to the Taranaki Regional
Council (Document 915902). Further information on
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Growth and Development
Enviroschools Taranaki
Over the last few years we have been working with our funding partners to firm up what Enviroschools
looks like in Taranaki. All three District Councils have increased their funding and Taranaki Regional
Council in turn has similarly also increased support for the kaupapa.
During this time of change we also mihi to Toi Foundation who kept
Protecting the environment is front and centre in Taranaki Regional Council’s Long-Term Plan (LTP) with new investment to safeguard the region’s biodiversity, deliver freshwater improvements and address climate change. The 10-year plan for the region was adopted today, including over the period $4.04m in additional funding for freshwater monitoring and developing a new Land and Freshwater Plan, $915,000 for improving climate science, $440,000 for the Council to coordinate biodiversity work
We're developing a new plan for freshwater in Taranaki as part of the Government's Essential Freshwater reforms. Key to this is a kōrero with our community about how we manage freshwater. The Natural Resources Plan for Taranaki will replace the Council's Regional Freshwater Plan and your feedback will guide the targets, limits and rules in the plan that ensure we manage freshwater effectively for the whole community. As part of this process, we're looking to create six Freshwater Management
community support, the plans and programmes outlined here are
firmly aligned with the Tapuae Roa: Make Way for Taranaki project. This is a collaboration is between all the
region’s Councils, Venture Taranaki, business leaders, iwi and central Government, and aims to unlock the best
opportunities for economic growth and continued regional success.
Of particular interest to the Council is the rapidly gathering momentum to bring two visions to reality: regional
biodiversity protection and
minutes of the Policy and Planning Committee meeting of the Taranaki
Regional Council held in the Taranaki Regional Council chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford on
Tuesday 3 September 2024
b) notes the recommendations therein were adopted by the Taranaki Regional Council on Tuesday 24
September 2024.
Appendices/Attachments
Document 3303948: Policy and Planning Committee Minutes – September 2024
Policy and Planning Committee - Confirmation of Policy and Planning Minutes
steps are to hear the submissions of those who wish to be heard, to consider all
the submissions received, to make any changes to the 2019/2020 Annual Plan and then to
adopt the 2019/2020 Annual Plan.
Current Statutory and Policy Position
4. The Council has been involved in Yarrow Stadium since the passing of the Taranaki
Regional Council Empowering Act 2001. Section 5 of the Empowering Act gives the
following powers to the Council:
5 Powers of Council
(1) In addition to the
submissions received, to make any changes to the 2019/2020 Annual Plan and then to
adopt the 2019/2020 Annual Plan.
Current Statutory and Policy Position
4. The Council has been involved in Yarrow Stadium since the passing of the Taranaki
Regional Council Empowering Act 2001. Section 5 of the Empowering Act gives the
following powers to the Council:
5 Powers of Council
(1) In addition to the functions, duties, and powers of a regional council under the Local
Government Act 1974,
Committee meeting of the Taranaki
Regional Council held in the Taranaki Regional Council chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford on
Tuesday 30 April 2024
b) notes the recommendations therein were adopted by the Taranaki Regional Council on Tuesday 14
May 2024.
Appendices/Attachments
Document 3269781: Policy and Planning Committee Minutes – 30 April 2024
Policy and Planning Committee - Confirmation of Policy and Planning Minutes - 30 April 2024
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relationship does not
deliver outputs aligned to Council’s goals and plans then one would need to question
the benefit to Council of that relationship. The Council should also consider whether
there are other ways of achieving the desired outcome. This could include, for example,
accessing central government support or local community grant schemes operated by
the territorial local authorities. It is understood that the territorial authorities in the
Taranaki region either have a formal community