could continue a little longer however with the Government withdrawing funding that is not feasible. “The Council unfortunately cannot afford to cover that cost ourselves, especially with uncertainty around wider public transport funding and rates already forecast to rise.” Mr Nield says the Council has been working hard to make public transport more accessible and efficient. Over the next few weeks, the Southlink service from Ōpunake to New Plymouth return will increase from three to five days per
any dairy farm land must provide Council with information that describes fertiliser types, quantities and application dates so that the application rates of nitrogen per hectare per year can be calculated. The Council may recover costs associated with managing information supplied. What happens if the cap is exceeded? Any farm that exceeds the 190kg N/ha/yr limit will need to put an action plan in place to reduce usage to below the cap, which includes applying for a resource consent. What is the
change and dealing with high inflationary pressures. To meet these challenges, the Plan includes additional investment and spending will rise to $53.8m (compared to $45m for 2023/2024 in the LTP). General rates will increase by $1.77m (15%) for 2023/2024 – an extra $30 per year for most residential ratepayers. The LTP had forecast a $0.58m (5%) rise for 2023/2024. The Dividend Equalisation Reserve, grown through the Council’s long-standing ownership of Port Taranaki Ltd, contributed $1m to offset the
stadium redevelopment has moved from $70m to $79.7m. While the budget has increased, the total contributed by ratepayers remains under the $50m approved in 2019 as part of an extensive public consultation and engagement process. The Council secured $30 million in funding from the Government's Infrastructure Reference Group (IRG) programme which has limited the impact of rising construction costs on ratepayers The Yarrow Stadium targeted rate is not changing. What will be different? The redeveloped
takes account of how sensitive each creature is to the quality of the stream habitat.
Groundwater level and quality assessments.
Soil sampling, to check for any contaminants.
Stream flow measurements, to set abstraction rates for water users and dilution rates for discharges.
Electric fishing, a method of temporarily stunning fish so they can be identified and counted, to assess the health of a waterway and the effects of in-stream structures and the effectiveness of fish passes.
Dye dilution
account of how sensitive each creature is to the quality of the stream habitat.
Groundwater level and quality assessments.
Soil sampling, to check for any contaminants.
Stream flow measurements, to set abstraction rates for water users and dilution rates for discharges.
Electric fishing, a method of temporarily stunning fish so they can be identified and counted, to assess the health of a waterway and the effects of in-stream structures and the effectiveness of fish passes.
Dye dilution studies, in
hourly rate is often based on market rates for technical services. Similar to how a tradesperson might prepare a quote, it’s important that applicants ask: • How the tāngata whenua group will identify potential cultural effects
• How long it’s likely to take for any agreed work to be completed
• What form the response will take, i.e. email, report or other Assessment of cultural effects Depending on the activity and scal of potential effects, a short report summarising the effects and any proposed
secured $30 million in funding from the Government's Infrastructure Reference Group (IRG) programme which has limited the impact of rising construction costs on ratepayers
The Yarrow Stadium targeted rate is not changing. The West Stand project The West Stand (also known as the Noel & Melva Yarrow Stand) has been repaired and refurbished. It required major earthquake strengthening works, including improvements to ground stability, foundation tiebacks and new steel beams. This involved the removal of
from a record low 9.8% last year. It is still significantly less than the 33% in 2018, when Taranaki Regional Council launched the Towards Predator-Free Taranaki programme. Programme lead Sam Haultain says this year’s result was no great surprise to her team or regional council scientists. “We’ve had amazing weather over the last year or two, which rodents love. They have plenty of food and it has been warm, so last year was always going to be hard to beat! Keeping the rate at 17% is testament to
2024/2034 Long-Term Plan (10 MB pdf) Long-Term Plan 2021/2031 Click on the arrow to also see Consultation Document, summary of consultation outcomes and details of rates and charges. Long-Term Plan 2021/2031 (9.8 MB pdf) See consultation info and rates & charges details Long-Term Plan 2021/2031 (9.8 MB pdf) Consultation Document - 2021/2031 Long-Term Plan (2.5 MB pdf) LTP consultation themes & outcomes (310 KB pdf) 2021/2022 rates information (180 KB pdf) 2021/2022 schedules of charges (380 KB pdf)