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About Us

Port Taranaki is centrally located on the west coast of the North Island and is the only deep water seaport on New Zealand's western seaboard. The port was established in 1875. In 1881 work on a breakwater began to provide safe anchorage from the Tasman Sea. Port Taranaki is now well sheltered by two breakwaters which extend from either end of a...
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In the Community

Port Taranaki in the Community Paid dividends to the sole shareholder, Taranaki Regional Council. The dividend is used to offset Taranaki Regional Council rates for the benefit of the people of the region. Provide peppercorn lease rentals to New Plymouth District Council and Department of Conservation and discounted lease rentals to...
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Taranaki

View Larger Map Taranaki, a region of 105,000 residents, is located on the western...
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Schedule of Charges and Standard Conditions of Business

Schedule of Charges from 1st July 2016 to 30th June 2017 All rates are subject to the terms of our Standard Conditions of Business. Please note the Standard Conditions of Business document supersedes the Standard Conditions of Business from July 2015
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Publications

Portal November 2016 This e-book has been optimised for Google Chrome, Internet Explorer users may experience issues with this format, click here for a printable PDF Port Taranaki 2016 Annual Report This e-...
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Colins Cat

14th November 2013 COLIN'S STORY MAKES AUSTRALIAN RADIO It is always pleasing to hear Colins story still entertains people even now. Recently we were contacted by 98.5 Sonshine FM in Perth Australia to retell Colins magnificent journey for the radio segment "On this day". Where historical 'on this day' stories are remembered. Arun kindly...
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Employment and Jobs

Our vision is to provide a healthy & safe environment where our people are challenged to grow & develop as individuals and succeed as a team. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to diversity in the workplace. It is a requirement of Port Taranaki that all employees are permanent residents of NZ with appropriate working...
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Parking arrangements at the Lee Breakwater

New parking terminals at Lee Breakwater carpark Wednesday, 14 June 2017 Port Taranaki is to replace the pay and display parking terminals at the Lee Breakwater carpark with new ‘pay by plate’ machines – doing away with paper tickets. Port Taranaki chief executive Guy Roper said the ‘pay by plate’ terminals would be more efficient for users and...
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