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
together with Māori across the
region including Māori involvement in decision making processes. The Council
undertook a number of activities during the year in working with Māori, including
providing opportunities for Māori to contribute to the decision-making processes of the
Council.
It is part of the Council’s mission to carry out its various responsibilities by, among other things, taking into
account the Treaty of Waitangi. Furthermore, schedule 10 of the Local Government
together with Māori across the
region including Māori involvement in decision making processes. The Council
undertook a number of activities during the year in working with Māori, including
providing opportunities for Māori to contribute to the decision-making processes of the
Council.
It is part of the Council’s mission to carry out its various responsibilities by, among other things, taking into
account the Treaty of Waitangi. Furthermore, schedule 10 of the Local Government
includes all of the garden plants, as well as many New Zealand rainforest plants which occur naturally at Pukeiti. Go to Pukeiti Hunter’s Station(external link) The Rainforest School The Rainforest School is a study unit developed by the Taranaki Regional Council outlining the activities available for teachers and classes visiting Pukeiti. Read more... The Rainforest School is a study unit developed by the Taranaki Regional Council outlining the activities available for teachers and classes visiting
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
of global conservation efforts and the role that Pukeiti plays in preserving rhododendrons for future generations. We remain committed to our mission and look forward to continuing our work with both local and international partners. Andrew Brooker
Rhododendron Collection and Projects Officer
The Zero Possum project has entered an exciting new phase, featuring a high-tech farmland barrier and a few squirts of mayo. Taranaki Regional Council’s Towards Predator-Free Taranaki team has been working to eradicate possums between the Timaru Stream and the Hangatāhua (Stony) River since January 2023. The original farmland area between the Timaru and Oākura River has had no resident possum population for more than three years. So far they’ve removed almost 3500 possums from the extension
Welcoming back fans to Yarrow Stadium, a 28% per cent rise in bus passengers and securing $2.5m in Towards Predator-Free Taranaki funding were among the notable success stories for Taranaki Regional Council in the last financial year. The 2022/2023 Annual Report, which was adopted at today’s Ordinary Meeting, shows the Council has invested to deliver a major increase in work programmes resulting from the introduction of a raft of regulatory changes by the Government including how freshwater is
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
My daughter was leading Rosie and I had my pony - an old pig hunting
pony. It was later than I would have liked (probably about 5.30pm) and getting dark. We
didn't have hi viz gear on (something we do now). Rosie however was a bright white colour!
The section of road that we walk is about 50-metres and has a clear vision to the North of
about 500 metres. There is a good two-metre verge on the side we walked on.
Regional Transport Committee - Deputation
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