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
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
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
your suggested tweaks. One crucial point raised was the connection from South Taranaki to Taranaki Base Hospital. Rest assured, this essential link will remain in the network. We have also made several other changes based on your feedback: Marama Crescent will be added to the Moturoa route.
Glenpark Avenue will be added to the Base Hospital route.
Branch Road will be added to the Merrilands route. We are continuing to review your fantastic feedback and making updates where necessary to create a bus
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
region and are a great opportunity for those who will be affected by proposed changes to give feedback ahead of targets and limits being set out in the new Taranaki Land and Freshwater Plan. “This community conversation is really where the rubber hits the road in terms of setting the rules around how we balance competing pressures on our waterways so we want to hear from as many people as possible,” Mrs Littlewood says. “We’ve been talking with the community for a couple of years now as we work
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
plan that was originally designed. The construction was supervised by Russell Matthews from 1932 to 1935, but took 12 years to complete. Most of the construction work was carried out by Russell Matthews’ road construction gangs in the winter off-season, through an employment agreement with a government department. Sand and shingle from the neighbouring Waiwhakaiho River were used to make the concrete for the house. The original cedar roof shingles were imported from Canada. The splendour Tūpare was