– Submission Number 51
Climate Change Taranaki – Emily Bailey – Submission Number 52 (Zoom)
1.3 As NPDC have removed Wairau Road from their Long-Term Plan, all reference to it
will be removed from the RLTP.
1.4 Ms F Ritson, Taranaki Regional Council, spoke to the Officers report and a proposed
track-changes copy of Section 4 [Strategic Framework] of the Plan. The following
changes were made to the officer’s recommendations:
Headline targets – Improving Safety – A 40%
Choices for
Taranaki strategy document, has been underway since early 2023. The aim being to
support a step-change in approach to mode shift, transport emissions reduction, road
safety and promotion of community well-being.
6. This step change, particularly in respect of public transport provision, has been
supported by community requests and expectations from previous consultation of the
RLTP, Long-Term Plan and the RPTP. ‘The Road Ahead’ regional transport community
conversation
Choices for
Taranaki strategy document, has been underway since early 2023. The aim being to
support a step-change in approach to mode shift, transport emissions reduction, road
safety and promotion of community well-being.
6. This step change, particularly in respect of public transport provision, has been
supported by community requests and expectations from previous consultation of the
RLTP, Long-Term Plan and the RPTP. ‘The Road Ahead’ regional transport community
conversation
A new Waitara Express bus service is set to hit the road this month – halving the journey time between the township and New Plymouth. Taranaki Regional Council is launching the State Highway 3 service on 20 May after community calls for improved links in North Taranaki. The new service will halve the journey time between Waitara and New Plymouth from 50 to just 25 minutes, with one stop in Waitara and one in Bell Block. There will be five return trips a day at times convenient for those
Taranaki people are being urged to have their say on the future of transport in the region including changes to speed limits on local roads and public transport improvements such as a proposed new bus to New Plymouth Airport Feedback is being sought by the four Taranaki councils as part of their ‘The Road Ahead’ community conversation running from 18 September to 29 October, with the public’s views set to shape key transport strategies. An interactive map will show all the proposed speed limit
the internet. The book
is fun to read, informative and pictorial. Adam is
30 has a disability which requires the use ofand
a wheelchair and his goal is to get from his
house in Westown to his family home in Fitzroy
by himself. He has been on a few buses in New
Plymouth – and in a very exciting day in
Wellington he was able to go through a bus-
wash machine while he was inside the bus!!
This book would be a wonderful resource for a
class group reading activity. We have
Taranaki people are being urged to have their say on the future of transport in the region including changes to speed limits on local roads and public transport improvements such as a proposed new bus to New Plymouth Airport. Feedback is being sought by the four Taranaki councils as part of their ‘The Road Ahead’ community conversation running from 18 September to 29 October, with the public’s views set to shape key transport strategies. An interactive map will show all the proposed speed limit
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
The Regional Land Transport Plan is being developed by Taranaki Regional Council and will come into effect in mid-2024. The Road Ahead: March-April 2023: Feedback sought on public transport, cycling and walking, the long-term vision for transport and road safety and speed management.
18 September-29 October 2023: Public consultation on district councils’ speed management plans and Better Travel Choices for Taranaki strategy.
16 February-15 March 2024: Public consultation on Regional Land
A clean-up operation was launched by Taranaki Regional Council on Thursday (11 April) after a truck carrying bitumen crashed near the Mōhakatino Estuary. Work and further assessments will continue today, however the Council is confident its initial response has greatly reduced any effects on the environment as a result of the spill. The road repair vehicle’s tank, which contained 300 litres of emulsified bitumen, was damaged in the accident and the petroleum-based bitumen had entered a stream