Tapuae Roa and Taranaki 2050 - PROGRESS UPDATE: April 2021
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Tapuae Roa and Taranaki 2050 PROGRESS UPDATE: April 2021
Hamish and Kate Dunlop of the NZ Quinoa Company
OVERVIEW
This document provides an update on the progress implementing actions since April 2018
to support the development and transition of Taranaki. This includes actions in the Tapuae
Roa Regional Economic Development Action Plan and the 12 Transition Pathway Action
Plans developed to map out the short to medium-term approach to achieve the vision our
region has articulated in the Taranaki 2050 Roadmap.
Figure one: Progress update
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25
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15
10
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Complete or underway Partly underway Remaining
Visitor Infrastructure and Transport Energy
Wellbeing, arts and vibrancy Food and Fibre Talent, Enterprise and Innovation
Māori Futures
Figure one provides an overview of progress. To date 85 actions are complete or
underway, 38 are partly underway and 43 actions are remaining.1
1 There are also actions being progressed under the regional recovery programme, particularly a number of
actions related to Māori Futures. These actions are not included in the graph.
BACKGROUND TO TAPUAE proposals have been provided to central
government to support a just transition to
ROA AND TARANAKI 2050
a low-emissions future.
Tapuae Roa is Taranaki’s economic
The delivery of Tapuae Roa and Taranaki
development strategy and action plan,
2050 is led by a group of regional leaders
launched in 2017-18. It aims to grow the
across local government, iwi, business,
talent, entrepreneurial mindsets, skills
unions, community, education and central
and capabilities of the wider Taranaki
government. Venture Taranaki, as the
community as the foundation of a
regional development agency, supports
truly modern economy. It envisages a
the facilitation and co-ordination.
lower emissions future, but not at the
same pace as we are now addressing.
Importantly, it lays some key platforms for NEXT STEPS
shifting to a low emissions economy, as Subject to funding, the focus of the
well as strengthening our economy. next twelve months is to continue to
Taranaki 2050 is a programme to help our bring people together and move the
region’s communities, enterprises, and mahi forward. Progressing the actions is
residents navigate New Zealand’s shift to something that requires us all to work
the low-emissions economy of the future, together, including local government,
while ensuring the important aspects businesses, unions, iwi, central
of life can be shared by everyone. The government and the community.
Roadmap was co-designed by thousands If you would like to help with the mahi
of people across the region and published please contact info@taranaki2050.org.nz
in August 2019. Twelve transition pathway
action plans were developed in 2019 and You can also track progress at
2020. A prioritised suite of investment www.taranaki2050.org.nz.
Ara Ake Chief Executive Cristiano Marantes at the launch of Ara Ake.
Progress on actions
ENERGY announced a provisional $19.9m
Provincial Growth Fund (PGF)
• Ara Ake was launched in July 2020, investment in the project.
as the national new energy centre
– In January 2020 Hiringa Energy and
based in Taranaki to accelerate the
the Waitomo Group announced a
development and commercialisation of
partnership to co-locate Hiringa’s
low-emissions energy innovation and
hydrogen production and refuelling
technology in New Zealand.
stations on existing Waitomo
• A range of hydrogen-related actions truck stops. In August 2020 it was
have been progressed including: announced that funding of $20m
– In 2019 the Taranaki Hydrogen had been provisionally approved
Roadmap was published. The H2 from Government to support the
Taranaki network, an informal establishment of Phase 1 of a
group of interested enterprises hydrogen refuelling network.
and individuals, began meeting – First Gas has a study underway
and nationally in September 2018 concerning the potential of
the NZ Hydrogen Association was transporting hydrogen through
formed. the gas network. In November
– Hiringa Energy and Ballance Agri- 2020 Firstgas and Hiringa Energy
Nutrients have partnered in the also announced a collaboration
development of a 16-24MW wind agreement.
to hydrogen and green ammonia • The Government announced in 2020
project at Ballance’s plant at Kapuni. that it would provide $37m to New
In March 2020 the Government Plymouth District Council to replace
Venture Taranaki Branching Out Project Manager, Kevin O’Reily, at Avocados, the Taranaki opportunity event.
the thermal dryer at its waste water • Nationally, a number of studies on the
plant, with green hydrogen being used renewable energy stack have been
as part of the energy supply. completed that analyse where there
might be potential for wind, utility
• Venture Taranaki published a
scale solar and geothermal electricity
discussion paper on the offshore wind
production in NZ and Taranaki. The
potential of the region in April 2020,
Government also released “A vision
and an offshore wind forum was held
for hydrogen in New Zealand: Green
in December 2020.
Paper”.
• WITT is building its reputation as the
• A variety of events have been held to
national vocational training centre
support behaviour change, lowering
for new energy. It has employed
transport emissions and energy
an energy specialist, undertaken a
efficiency, such as Electricana, which is
range of research and presented at a
held in February every year to promote
number of conferences. WITT and Ara
electric vehicles.
Ake are also supporting EVolocity, a
programme that encourages students
into careers in the STEM (Science, FOOD AND FIBRE
Technology, Engineering and Maths) • The Taranaki district councils and
sectors with a focus on sustainability Ministry for Primary Industries have
and climate change through the jointly funded the “Branching Out”
process of building an electric vehicle. project. This is identifying options and
• A range of activities are progressing opportunities which complement and
around microgeneration, such as extend Taranaki’s food and fibre value
New Plymouth District Council’s chains. A Steering Group has been
Home Energy Scheme, and a group of formed, as well as an Expert’s Group
farmers in South Taranaki looking at a comprising of the nation’s Crown
renewable energy micro-grid system. Research Institutes, Massey University
and industry specialists.
Taranaki Maunga and the Pouakai Track
• The Taranaki Major Regional Food the potential of food tourism
Opportunities project helped advance and supporting events providing
the region’s food production industry information about regenerative
by identifying and providing support, agriculture.
including financial, to a selected
group of projects in the food sector VISITOR
that have the potential for significant
growth. • Development of the Taranaki
Crossing: The Government has
• A range of producers have received provided funding to develop the
support from the Provincial Growth Taranaki Crossing and associated
Fund, including blueberry production in infrastructure. This is a series of walks
South Taranaki, wood processing, and linking key destinations in and close
distilling and bottling processing. to Te Papakura o Taranaki. A Steering
• A Taranaki Food Network has been Group of central government and iwi
established. leaders governs implementation of the
project. Approximately 6 kilometres
• A Taranaki Catchment Communities of track have already received an
(TCC) group has been formed and upgrade, including boardwalk over
received funding from the Ministry sensitive wetlands.
of Primary Industries to complete a
business case to establish catchment • Taranaki Cathedral of St Mary:
communities on a more permanent Provincial Growth Fund support
footing and identifying areas of focus. of $5m is contributing towards a
$15+m redevelopment of the Taranaki
• Other activities include developing Cathedral site. New Zealand’s oldest
a video to showcase Taranaki’s food stone church will be earthquake
sector, organising a stand for Taranaki and internally enhanced for greater
food producers at the Auckland community use. A new building, Te
Food Show each year, investigating Whare Hononga, will be built as the
The Piwakawaka Family Hut at Pukeiti
centre of a public exhibition focused focused message of the region ‘going
on the stories of Māori and Pākehā on places’.
this site.
• A range of strategic projects
• A range of infrastructure works have are underway including industry
taken place to reduce the pressures programmes in digital capability,
of tourism on the environment. This sustainability practices and Te Ao
includes a new car park at the end of Māori competency, a design-thinking
Mangorei Road in 2018, four mobile exercise to consider new visitor
ablution pods in South Taranaki, a trial experiences and the development of
shuttle service to North Egmont Visitor drive journeys (West Coast Journeys, a
Centre, and changes to freedom Central Drive Journey and a Southern
camping bi-laws. Coastal Arts Trail).
• The Yarrow Stadium earthquake • The Taranaki District Councils provided
strengthening and development was funding of $150,000 for Venture
started by Taranaki Regional Council in Taranaki to implement a promotional
December 2020. campaign across visitor, live and work,
and investment target areas. The ‘Just
• The Government has committed $14m
around the corner’ digital campaign
to support development of a visitor
was run in 2020, as well as pitched
centre at Parihaka.
editorial and partnership activity. A
• A Regional Events Strategy was new “Visit Taranaki” website will be
published by Venture Taranaki in launched in mid-2021.
August 2020.
• Investment in Taranaki’s regional
• The Taranaki Story is being gardens, museums and attractions,
developed, and will launch a range including at Pukeiti, Aotea Utanganui
of tools and resources for the region and Puke Ariki.
to use to promote a coherent future
Inside the new New Plymouth Airport terminal
• A range of work on promoting transport • Public Transport: The Regional Public
investments (see the Infrastructure Transport Plan was updated by the
and Transport section for more details), Taranaki Regional Council in 2020 and
and the Taranaki Trails Trust has been the council is investigating future low-
established with the aim of creating emissions fuel options for its buses.
the next ‘great ride’ in NZ.
• Rail: Port Taranaki started transporting
logs from Whanganui, using the
INFRASTRUCTURE AND Marton to New Plymouth railway line.
TRANSPORT
• The Infrastructure Commission are
• Roading: A range of funding developing a 30 year infrastructure
committed to state highways, strategy that will be published
including improvements to SH3 in December 2021. In 2020 they
travelling North from New Plymouth undertook an Asset Owner Survey
(Mount Messenger and Awakino with a range of infrastructure owners
Gorge), SH43 and improvements to in Taranaki.
the SH3 Bell Block to Waitara section.
There is also ongoing investigation into MĀORI FUTURES
SH44 to the Port.
• The Government has committed $14m
• Digital: There has been a range of to support development of a visitor
investment in digital connectivity, centre at Parihaka.
including the roll-out of fibre and
reducing mobile black spots. • $7.5m has been committed for marae
upgrades across 18 marae in Taranaki.
• Air: A new terminal was opened at
New Plymouth airport in 2019 and a • Ngā Rauru Kiitahi received $1.6m for
runway scoping study was completed fencing and planting waterways and
in 2020. land.
Educators and Enterprises, South Taranaki tour at Total Aluminium
• Te Kāhui Maru Trust has been granted a range of flexible, industry-relevant
just over $980,000 for its 17-week courses that align to the future of
Tupu-ā-nuku Environmental Workforce work. It’s offering more options for
Development training programme. part-time learners in employment,
introducing postgraduate options
• $1.45m was provided to support
and focussing on Māori enterprise.
blueberry production in South
A significant increase in student
Taranaki.
numbers means more trained people
• Mawhitiwhiti Kanihi Pā has received are entering the workforce in areas of
$5m to rebuild the Pā. regional need, such as health, trades
and primary industries.
• $100,000 was committed to the Māori
Trust Board to undertake a Māori • New Plymouth District Council has
Enterprise and Education Stocktake. developed an Infrastructure Talent
Pipeline in collaboration with the civil
• Parininihi ki Waitotara Incorporation
construction sector, and a partnership
received $100,000 to undertake a
with WITT on the Trades Academy,
feasibility study that will enable the
paying dividends in skills training in the
participating organisations to assess
civil construction sector.
the future viability of investment into
the Aged/Retirement sector. • E tū has been undertaking research
into how to support workers
• In addition, Ngā iwi o Taranaki are
in transition, in particular the
leading a number of actions as part of
interventions they and their employers
the region’s Recovery Plan.
would see as useful to support them
to successfully move into new (or
TALENT, ENTERPRISE AND modified) work.
INNOVATION
• The Western Institute of Technology
at Taranaki (WITT) has developed
Venture Taranaki Enterprise Adviser, Shaan Davis at the Powerup workshops
• The New Zealand Educational development of a regional investment
Institute (NZEI) Te Riu Roa has fund was completed in 2019.
employed a new Community Organiser
• New materials for a lifestyle campaign
to work on climate change issues with
and toolkit have been developed, and
its members. Members in Taranaki are
campaigns run to attract talent, visitors
trialling this new community approach,
and international students.
and are looking forward to engaging
further with the Roadmap. • A range of investments have been
made in growing businesses such
• A range of entrepreneurial
as Woodspan panels, distilling, and
programmes have been run. In
bottling.
November 2020, Venture Taranaki
launched a range of support, services • The Chamber of Commerce, in
and activity focused on fostering conjunction with the Ministry of Social
and nurturing the entrepreneurship Development established a Jobs and
ecosystem in Taranaki (including Skills Hub in Bell Block in 2020. The
supporting the annual StartUp Chamber Hub has made good progress
Weekend run by StartUp Taranaki). and already placed 60 people in
This programme of work supported permanent employment in the space of
by Tapuae Roa and New Plymouth 6 months.
District Council is called PowerUp. A
• New Plymouth District Council has
key element of PowerUp is the Ideas
worked with Taranaki Futures to help
Competition, which commenced
more than 50 young people get their
in January 2021 and is supporting
restricted drivers license.
budding entrepreneurs and early stage
start-ups with their business potential. • Government commitment to
investment in schools, including
• A Taranaki investment prospectus
$23m for Spotswood College and
and website was launched in 2020. A
$11.5m of investment in other schools
feasibility study on the viability of the
in the region.Members of the Creative Taranaki Lead Team
WELLBEING, ARTS AND • District councils across the
region continue to make significant
VIBRANCY
investments in community assets,
• Creative Taranaki has been including developing a new pool,
established to drive forward cycle park and council-developed
regional creativity, arts and culture subdivision in Stratford, Te Ramanui o
development and support, with the Ruapūtahanga and a business park in
support of the New Plymouth District Hāwera, town revitalisation plans for
Council and Venture Taranaki. Eltham, Manaia, Ōpunakē, Pātea and
Waverley and consideration of a multi-
• The Taranaki Regional Sports and
sport hub in New Plymouth.
Recreation Facilities Strategy was
developed in 2017 and 2018, and • Tamariki Pakari Child Health and
Memorandums of understanding Wellbeing Trust has been established,
signed with the three district councils with a focus on equitable child health
in Taranaki. and wellbeing outcomes. The team
have attained over $3 million in
• The Government has provided $300m
funding for the region in conjunction
to modernise and extend Taranaki
with the University of Auckland,
Base Hospital.
alongside providing workforce
• A wide range of environmental development with translational health
projects are underway or have funding research opportunities for over 20
committed, particularly under Taranaki individuals.
Taku Tūranga – Towards Predetor
Free Taranaki, and the the Kaimahi
for Nature programme. Funding has
also been provided to support riparian
planting for streams.Tapuae Roa and Taranaki 2050 are led by Ngā Kaiwhakatere o Taranaki (the “navigators of Taranaki”), a group of regional leaders representing local government, iwi, unions, business, education, community and central government. We would like to acknowledge all the people and organisations that have helped make these actions happen and contribute to the considerable mahi.
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