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What if Taranaki becomes a republic and sells its resources to the rest of New Zealand and the world, how would that change us? Our region is rich in dairy farming and energy resources.
Almost 90 percent of all people employed in the nation's oil and gas exploration industry are based here in Taranaki. It is also the region's largest industry by gross domestic product (GDP). All of New Zealand's producing oil and gas fields are located in the Taranaki Basin and these are predominantly located onshore, with a few discovered offshore reserves. Dairy farming is another major industry for Taranaki with about 1,800 dairy farms in the region.
What if we had to find new resources to ship off to the world through Port Taranaki? Would it be iron sand? What about water? How can we keep our region in business?
What do you think? Please have your say under one of the questions below, or comment on what someone else has written.
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How are the changing patterns of agriculture affecting our region?
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by Pukeariki Administrator 30 Nov 2010, 7:03pm | 335 views
What changes are you putting in place as food costs continue to rise?
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by Pukeariki Administrator 30 Nov 2010, 7:02pm | 396 views
What would be needed to make Taranaki self-sufficient?
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by Pukeariki Administrator 30 Nov 2010, 7:01pm | 632 views
What industries will contribute most to sustainability?
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by Pukeariki Administrator 30 Nov 2010, 7:00pm | 373 views
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GET READY, GET THRU – BE PREPARED FOR A DISASTER. 6pm, Main Exhibitions Gallery, South Wing, Puke Ariki. Learn how to make an emergency plan for home and to survive for a few days without help. What if you had 20 minutes to leave – what would be in your getaway kit? Emergency management officer Des Paulsen will lay it all out for us to see. This presentation is on behalf of the Taranaki Civil Defence Emergency Management Group. 13 April 2011 WHAT IF? RESILIENCE – FACING EMERGENCIES AND GLOBAL CHANGE, 10am to 12noon, Main Exhibitions Gallery, North Wing, Puke Ariki. How will we cope in a civil defence emergency? What challenges will we face with climate change? This free workshop on community resilience and adaptation is being run by Hive Taranaki. Bookings essential through the i-SITE at Puke Ariki, phone 759-0897. 16 April 2011 HANDLING TARANAKI’S HAZARDS,, 10am to 11.30am, Main Exhibitions Gallery, Puke Ariki North Wing. Taranaki Regional Council educator Kevin Archer will inform, equip and surprise people about the hazards we are most likely to face in our region. You’ll also learn how to put together a home emergency kit. 18 April 2011 HIVE OF FOOD ACTIVITY: 2pm to 3pm in the Main Exhibitions Gallery at Puke Ariki. This Hive Taranaki workshop teaches people how to plant and grow food. Limit of 15 people, bookings essential through the i-SITE at Puke Ariki, phone 759-0897. 18 April 2011 HIVE OF FOOD ACTIVITY: 2pm to 3pm in the Main Exhibitions Gallery at Puke Ariki. This Hive Taranaki workshop teaches people how to plant and grow food. Limit of 15 people, bookings essential through the i-SITE at Puke Ariki, phone 759-0897. 20 April 2011 -
