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On the other side of the field, New Plymouth district councillor and animal welfare advocate Anneke Carlson​ welcomed the decision, but questioned the timescale. “We’re happy, it’s awesome, but we’re disappointed it will take two years to happen,” she said. ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF Minister of Agriculture Damien O'Connor announces live animal exports by sea will be banned by 2023. Minister O’Connor said the decision was based on upholding New Zealand’s reputation for high standards of animal welfare. He acknowledged it would affect farmers, exporters, and importers, but said t...

It is expected once the West Stand is restrengthened, and terraced seating, LED lighting and turf is upgraded, the stadium will be ready to host up to 16,000 spectators for the first event. That event could be a Super Rugby match, Taranaki Regional Council corporate services director Mike Nield​ said during a familiarisation tour of the construction site on Thursday. Work on the West Stand started in late 2020 and progress after four months has seen all the concrete bleachers removed in order to replace and strengthen foundations and undertake repiling. Ground anchors are to placed 13m ...

$50m Yarrow Stadium upgrade doesn't stretch to new seats Robin Martin © RNZ / Robin Martin When the $50 million upgrade of the quake-prone Yarrow Stadium is finished, Taranaki rugby fans will still be using seats installed at the turn of the century. The Taranaki Regional Council, which owns the stadium, invited media to a site tour. About 5000 plastic seats from the under-repair West Stand are stacked exposed to the elements on the pitch waiting to be reinstalled, alongside the concrete bleachers they are attached to. Director of corporate services, Mike Nield, said the 450...

“We’ve had roughly about 80 Māori stand,” Moeahu said. SIMON O'CONNOR/Stuff NPDC councillor Dinnie Moeahu said he is one of only a few Māori councillors in 100 years. “I had to cross a barrier so people could see past my ethnicity and see my humanity. SIMON O'CONNOR/Stuff Matua Peter Moeahu said a Māori ward was about sharing power. Mātua Peter Moeahu, who had also strongly advocated for NPDC to establish a ward, said there needed to be a voice at the final decision-making table, not just on sub-committees. “It is not a grab for power, but sharing power,.

Another live export ship arrived in Taranaki on Friday before leaving shortly after due to bad weather. The vessel, Ocean Ute, is currently waiting off the coast of Kaikoura for bad weather to pass before returning to Port Taranaki, a Maritime NZ spokesperson said. “There are no livestock on board.” GLENN JEFFREY/Stuff Ezra was marching with his brother and sister and mother on Saturday. He was protesting because he doesn't want animals to be hurt. The Ocean Ute is the second live export ship to dock at Port Taranaki this year. In 2020, more than 21,000 cows were exported to China f...