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Taking the sting out of wasps

Friday, 16 December 2016, 10:47 am | Taranaki Regional Council

Last summer was a bumper season for wasps and the Taranaki Regional Council expects a repeat soon with the reappearance of warmer weather. More >>

A rebirth in the Pukeiti rainforest

Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 11:08 am | Taranaki Regional Council

The outline of Pukeiti’s new Rainforest Centre has taken solid shape as its year-long construction and fitout enters a new phase. More >>

Favourite swimming spots on show

Monday, 12 December 2016, 1:02 pm | Taranaki Regional Council

Monitoring of water quality at the region’s popular freshwater and coastal swimming spots is under way for summer, with results available on the Taranaki Regional Council website, www.trc.govt.nz. More >>

Bringing the Christmas spirit to life this week at Tūpare

Monday, 5 December 2016, 9:24 am | Taranaki Regional Council

Mon 05 Dec 2016 Bringing the Christmas spirit to life this week at Tūpare More >>

TRC meetings bulletin 24/11/19

Thursday, 24 November 2016, 1:05 pm | Taranaki Regional Council

Iwi testing the waters; Waingongoro’s beard to be pulled next; Coastal report’s value questioned; Helpful information for Authority More >>

Action stations for Pukeiti plant-lovers

Wednesday, 23 November 2016, 12:32 pm | Taranaki Regional Council

Visitors to Pukeiti can easily find more information on plants of interest thanks to an online ‘plant hunter’s station’ giving access to the iconic garden’s customised plant database. More >>

Taranaki Stream takes top awards

Friday, 4 November 2016, 2:38 pm | Taranaki Regional Council

Maketawa Stream has taken out a top honour as one of the nation's most improved rivers. More >>

Keep Taranaki clean, anglers urged

Wednesday, 28 September 2016, 12:25 pm | Taranaki Regional Council

The region’s anglers are being urged to protect their patch as they head out to their favourite fishing haunts this spring. More >>

Annual Report 'good reading' in challenging times

Monday, 19 September 2016, 12:07 pm | Taranaki Regional Council

The Taranaki Regional Council finished the 2015/2016 year in a strong financial position, its record intact as one of the country’s lowest rating local authorities. More >>

Smart Cards made easier for bus users

Monday, 12 September 2016, 12:33 pm | Taranaki Regional Council

It keeps getting easier to take advantage of the cheaper Taranaki bus fares available to those who use pre-paid electronic Smart Cards. More >>

Heritage garden fertile ground for ideas

Monday, 5 September 2016, 10:50 am | Taranaki Regional Council

Home gardeners will be able to soak up more than the atmosphere at a free workshop at one of New Plymouth’s premier heritage properties on Sunday (11 September). More >>

Protect your whitebaiting patches

Monday, 1 August 2016, 12:52 pm | Taranaki Regional Council

It’s that time of year again – when whitebaiters lower their nets into the water and the smell of the seasonal delicacy is soon wafting out of a frypan. More >>

TRC Bulletin: Resource consents

Thursday, 28 July 2016, 4:44 pm | Taranaki Regional Council

Items of interest from the 26 July meeting of the Taranaki Regional Council’s Consents and Regulatory Committee: More >>

Celebrate champions of the environment

Thursday, 28 July 2016, 4:43 pm | Taranaki Regional Council

Taranaki Regional Council Chairman David MacLeod is encouraging people to nominate the region’s environmental projects and champions. More >>

Sharp pruning tips for home gardeners

Wednesday, 27 July 2016, 2:52 pm | Taranaki Regional Council

Top techniques for winter pruning will be covered at a free public workshop at Tupare in New Plymouth on Sunday, 7 August. More >>

Take home a part of Pukeiti rainforest

Wednesday, 27 July 2016, 2:48 pm | Taranaki Regional Council

Do you like native plants? If so, you have the opportunity to take home a living memory from a celebrated Taranaki rainforest. More >>

Native forest areas in fine fettle

Wednesday, 20 July 2016, 2:08 pm | Taranaki Regional Council

Monitoring of Taranaki’s Key Native Ecosystems Tradescantia 1(KNEs) shows that the programme’s native forest areas are in fine fettle. More >>

Gardeners can reap the rewards of others’ seed deposits

Monday, 11 July 2016, 2:29 pm | Taranaki Regional Council

Taranaki Seedsavers is presenting a seed-saving workshop at Hollard Gardens on Sunday, 24 July, and participants will have access to a 'bank' stocked with robust, healthy seeds, and learn to select the plants that reproduce these qualities. More >>

Guardians of the environment

Friday, 1 July 2016, 11:40 am | Taranaki Regional Council

“All sorts of people, businesses and organisations are investing a huge amount of time, money and hard work to continually improve the region’s high quality environment,” says the Taranaki Regional Council Chairman, David MacLeod. More >>

Where the wild things are

Tuesday, 14 June 2016, 10:16 am | Taranaki Regional Council

There are 217 spots peppered throughout Taranaki – some secret, some not so secret – that are home to many of our favourite species. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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