Council, to inform the development of Speed Management Plans by New Plymouth District Council, Stratford District Council and South Taranaki District Council and seek feedback about bus routes across the region. We sought feedback in four key focus areas. In addition to these focus areas participants were given the opportunity to provide feedback on any other issues of importance to them. Road safety and speed management. Long-term vision for transport in Taranaki. Public transport (including buses and
Inland, its boundary is the Whanganui catchment. The region
reaches 12 nautical miles (approximately 22 kilometres) into the territorial sea. There are three district
councils within the region: New Plymouth, Stratford, and South Taranaki district councils.
Landforms
Taranaki has four distinctive landforms, each requiring a different type of environmental management.
Ring plain
Centred on Mount Taranaki, the Taranaki ring plain has fertile and free-draining soils that are well suited
Taranaki’s public transport fleet is going greener and quieter with the addition of an e-bus on urban routes in New Plymouth. Taranaki Regional Council has secured funding from Waka Kotahi/NZTA’s Climate Emergency Response Fund for the electric vehicle – the first e-bus to hit the roads in the region. Cheryl Gazley, Council Transport Engagement Manager, said the new vehicle will remove about 50 tonnes of CO2 in the first year and is a great start to the long-term goal of moving from diesel to
passengers. There was also good support for the Taranaki Trails Trust’s ‘2050 vision’ for bike trails, which was included as an appendix in the Draft Plan, noting that individual projects would be led by district councils and/or community groups. The Regional Land Transport Plan is intended to guide the long-term development of transport infrastructure, setting a broad vision and strategic framework and ranking transport priorities for the coming 10 years. Individual projects discussed in the Plan are
Taranaki Regional Council has held two community conversations in 2023 on transport in the region. Better Travel Choices - September to October 2023 Public consultation on the two documents that make up the Better Travel Choices for Taranaki strategy was held between September and October 2023. The strategy includes a new active travel strategy and an updated Regional Public Transport Plan. Better Travel Choices for Taranaki sets out a series of ideas and options that respond to “The Road
production of methanol
at Methanex New Zealand and for the manufacture of fertiliser
at Ballance Agri-Nutrients.
Taranaki is fundamental to the Government’s strategy to
further develop the nation’s natural resources and attract new
oil and gas exploration – a goal that will benefit all of New
Zealand. Exploration is progressively extending to other New
Zealand regions and Taranaki’s specialist support industry is
playing a leading servicing role. Effectively, ‘hub and spoke’
connectivities
production of methanol
at Methanex New Zealand and for the manufacture of fertiliser
at Ballance Agri-Nutrients.
Taranaki is fundamental to the Government’s strategy to
further develop the nation’s natural resources and attract new
oil and gas exploration – a goal that will benefit all of New
Zealand. Exploration is progressively extending to other New
Zealand regions and Taranaki’s specialist support industry is
playing a leading servicing role. Effectively, ‘hub and spoke’
connectivities
gain a more accurate understanding of wetland types,
condition, size and the pressures on them.
Where we’re
heading
The invasive weed hornwort has established in Lake Rotorangi.
With the introduction of the NPS-FM, there is a national
push to identify new and more accurate wetland mapping
techniques. Using tools such as LiDAR, we are working
alongside other regional councils to develop methods that
will enable us to meet the national 10 year goal of mapping
all
advocating Taranaki’s regional interests including
recreation, culture and heritage activities at the
regional level.
Figure 4 shows the way in which the Council aims to
achieve community outcomes through its mission and
the actual activities the Council carries out.
The activities shown in Figure 4 are groups of activities.
The groups of activities and the more specific individual
activities within them form the basis of reporting on the
details of the 10-year programmes
Document: 3148413
Recommendations
That the Taranaki Regional Council:
a) takes as read and confirms the minutes and resolutions of the Ordinary meeting of the
Taranaki Regional Council held at Pukeiti, 2290 Carington Road, New Plymouth on 13
December 2022.
Matters arising
Appendices/Attachments
Document: 3128780 Minutes Ordinary meeting 13 December 2022
Ordinary Council - Confirmation of Ordinary Minutes 13 December 2022
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Date: Tuesday,