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It’s A Wrap As More Farmers Embrace Recycling
Thursday, 2 April 2009, 11:37 am | Taranaki Regional Council
Farmers in Taranaki have made a big step towards getting major rural waste problem all wrapped up. In the past 12 months, they have recycled enough plastic silage wrap to stretch from New Plymouth to Hawera and back more than 20 times. More >>
Hollard Gardens And Tupare Invite Easter Eaters
Friday, 27 March 2009, 1:30 pm | Taranaki Regional Council
A tasty Easter is in store for Taranaki with food-related free events at two of the region’s premier heritage properties. They are: More >>
Regional 10-Year Plan Going Out For Consultation
Friday, 13 March 2009, 2:40 pm | Taranaki Regional Council
The Taranaki Regional Council has charted a largely “business as usual” course in its new 10-year plan, which goes out for public consultation on Monday (16 March). More >>
Taranaki Public To Have A Say On Transport Project
Friday, 13 March 2009, 2:38 pm | Taranaki Regional Council
Taranaki people are being invited to have their say on a three-year, $200 million-plus programme of roading and other land transport projects in the region. More >>
How To Succeed With Seeds
Friday, 13 March 2009, 9:53 am | Taranaki Regional Council
Secrets of seed success will be shared at a public workshop at Hollard Gardens, Kaponga, next Sunday (22 March). The free workshop will focus on techniques for growing flower, herb and vegetable plants for seed, and how to harvest and keep the seeds for future ... More >>
New Measures Mooted For Easier Backyard Breathing
Thursday, 5 March 2009, 12:44 pm | Taranaki Regional Council
Backyard rubbish fires in Taranaki urban areas would become a thing of the past if the regional community accepts suggested new air-quality rules going out for public submission on Saturday (7 March). More >>
Riparian Planting: Think Big As Contractors Dig
Thursday, 26 February 2009, 9:56 am | Taranaki Regional Council
Some 350,000 native plants will soon be ready to go into the ground alongside waterways in Taranaki. PHOTO: ROB TUCKER More >>
Regional Rates Increase Below Inflation
Tuesday, 24 February 2009, 4:26 pm | Taranaki Regional Council
The Taranaki Regional Council is proposing a rates increase that will amount to less than $10 for the average residential ratepayer for the 2009/2010 year. More >>
Bus Question To Be Put To Ratepayers
Tuesday, 24 February 2009, 4:20 pm | Taranaki Regional Council
Extra New Plymouth bus routes and a streamlined school bus service are on the Taranaki Regional Council’s agenda for the new financial year – but it wants to know if ratepayers think the improvements would be worth a few more dollars on their rates ... More >>
Farm Meeting To Engage Minds And Quad Bikes
Friday, 20 February 2009, 3:01 pm | Taranaki Regional Council
Alternative farming practices will be the focus of a Monitor Farm Meeting in eastern Taranaki on Tuesday (24 February). More >>
South Taranaki Bus Services To Continue
Monday, 16 February 2009, 4:20 pm | Taranaki Regional Council
The future is more permanent for weekly bus services in South Taranaki. With a two-year trial of three South Link services ending in June this year, the Taranaki Regional Council has decided they should continue into the future. More >>
Secrets Of A Happy Herbaceous Border
Monday, 16 February 2009, 3:34 pm | Taranaki Regional Council
They’re garden circles whose members prefer compost to cups of tea. And their secrets are about to be revealed. More >>
How To Measure Pulse Of Big City River
Wednesday, 4 February 2009, 10:06 am | Taranaki Regional Council
Insects, crustaceans, worms and snails will be on the menu for a public workshop at Tupare, on the banks of the Waiwhakaiho River in New Plymouth, on Sunday, 15 February. More >>
Wanted: Taranaki’s Clean, Green Achievers
Monday, 2 February 2009, 2:06 pm | Taranaki Regional Council
More candidates are sought to join the ranks of Taranaki’s growing green army of environmental heroes. Nominations for this year’s Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards close at the end of March and the Council’s Chairman, David MacLeod, says ... More >>
Taranaki Getting Its Own ‘Notre Dame’
Monday, 2 February 2009, 11:05 am | Taranaki Regional Council
If you can’t build a cathedral, why not re-establish a wetland? It’s no flippant suggestion, as about 50 people learned at a field day at Auroa, South Taranaki, on Sunday (1 February). More >>
The Write Way For Young Environmentalists
Thursday, 29 January 2009, 9:30 am | Taranaki Regional Council
The hunt is on for three keen green teens to be the voice for Taranaki at a national environmental forum. More >>
Open Day To Explore Benefits Of Wetlands
Friday, 23 January 2009, 4:00 pm | Taranaki Regional Council
The value of wetlands in Taranaki will be highlighted at a public field day on Sunday, 1 February. More >>
Taranaki Falling Under Tupare’s Spell
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 2:28 pm | Taranaki Regional Council
It’s a house with plenty of stories to tell – and Taranaki people are flocking to hear them. More >>
Didymo Message Motors Along
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 2:04 pm | Taranaki Regional Council
The Taranaki Regional Council has begun a summer education campaign on didymo, targeting anglers, kayakers, boaties and other freshwater users throughout the region. More >>
Be Aware – Argentine Ants On The Move
Tuesday, 16 December 2008, 11:47 am | Taranaki Regional Council
Argentine ants are on the move in Taranaki but some basic precautions may help to limit their spread. More >>
