Waitara and Inglewood residents can jump aboard a free bus to the Festival of Lights this summer, thanks to Taranaki Regional Council. Return bus services will run from Queen St, Waitara on 20 December and 5 January and from Moa St, Inglewood on 22 December and 18 January. Each will leave at 7pm and return at 10.15pm, allowing passengers plenty of time to take in the sights and sounds of the iconic festival. It’s one of several special bus services the Council is putting on this summer,
David was elected to the Council in 1998 and became Chairman in 2001, holding the post until his
retirement in 2007. He had previously served as Mayor of Stratford District. He was a tireless advocate for the
region, and an invaluable mentor.
Strong financial position
The Council finished the 2020/2021 financial year with a surplus of $11.6m. This result was strongly and favourably
influenced by property and asset revaluations ($2.1m) and the non-commencement of expenditure on the Waitara
shareholders approve the dividend.
Rental revenue: Rental revenue arising from operating leases on investment properties is accounted for on a straight-
line basis over the lease.
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88 2017/2018 Annual Report
5. EXPENDITURE
Council Group
Notes 2017/2018
Actual $
2016/2017
Actual $
2017/2018
Actual $
2016/2017
Actual $
The net operating surplus (deficit) was achieved after charging:
Employee
1,122,850 Consent processing and administration 1,157,001 1,155,809
3,407,947 Compliance monitoring programmes 3,535,190 3,467,770
986,849 Pollution incidents and response 1,004,005 997,135
2,396,113 State of the environment monitoring 2,434,537 2,462,374
459,991 Resource investigations and projects 435,802 459,845
3,954,815 Sustainable land management plans and plant
supply programme 4,757,793 4,605,400
8,000,000 Waitara River catchment 7,828,882 -
1,465,242 Enhancement grants
treating and disposing of
dairy effluent. Land-based
systems are regarded as
good practice and farmers
renewing their effluent
consents are already, in
most cases, required to
move towards such a
system. This is the Council’s
policy.
HAZARD
MANAGEMENT
Waitara is more secure following completion of the
Council’s $3.4 million project to increase the town’s
flood protection to a one-in-100-year standard, a
threefold improvement on the previous
Riparian Management
Programme, Sustainable Land Management Programme and
the South Taranaki and Regional Erosion Support Scheme.
The June storm and other weather events during the year
highlighted the importance of the Council’s $3 million
upgrades of the Waiwhakaiho and Lower Waitara flood
control schemes. Designed to withstand a ‘one in 100-year’
flood (including allowances for climate change), the
Waiwhakaiho project was completed during the year, and
Waitara will be finished in 2016.
with
iwi and hapū as we work together to
improve the health of Waitara River and
its catchment. Under the New Plymouth
District Council (Waitara Lands) Act 2018,
a portion of endowment land proceeds
is directed to this Council and hapū for
this specific purpose. The Act stipulates
that use of these funds should be
decided through a joint committee
arrangement involving the Council and
relevant iwi and hapū authorities. These
funds continued to accumulate during
the year. Committee …
develop and grow passenger
transport services (buses and total mobility taxi
services) in Taranaki.
Continuing to efficiently process resource consent
applications within statutory timeframes, and
continuing to comprehensively monitor and report
on the performance of consent holders.
Completing the Lower Waitara Flood Protection
Scheme upgrade to give the Waitara community
the level of flood protection it deserves.
Continuing our successful sustainable