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Taranaki council pushes water policy despite murky legal future
The coalition agreement spelled out a major shake-up of freshwater rules.
Iwi and council seek help from nature for flooding
The project will look at how to reduce the effects of flooding in the Waitōtara catchment.
Taranaki kaimoana ban given legal teeth
There's a request to extend the ban along the coastline to Hāwera.
Hapū and Greenpeace back to court for stricter hydrogen rules
Hiringa Energy wants to build four 206-metre tall wind turbines at Kāpuni.
South Taranaki hapū call for extended kaimoana ban
Most hapū of Ngāruahine will this week request an official ban along their coastline.
Poo bug makes 80 per cent of Taranaki rivers unswimmable
The Government wants 80 per cent of all larger rivers swimmable by 2030
Seabed mining company grabs Aussie ally
TTR has agreed to swap ownership of the company for shares in an Australian miner.
'I'm hōhā': Council iwi rep says nothing will change at leaching compost site
After years of breaches, Keith Holswich is fed up with the polluting composter.
Taranaki hapū want legal kaimoana ban for at least two years
Support for a legal ban was also coming from beyond Taranaki iwi.