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Kaimoana Survey
Guidelines for
Hapü and Iwi
Otaraua
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Acknowledgements
Otaraua Hapü prepared these Kaimoana Survey Guidelines for Hapü and Iwi
in partnership with Shell Petroleum Mining Ltd. The Ministry for the
Environment has provided support to facilitate the accessibility and
widespread implementation of these guidelines to hapü and iwi.
The guidelines have been developed in the main from lessons learned on
a kaimoana survey undertaken in North
Items of interest from today’s meetings of the Taranaki Regional Council’s two key committees, Consents & Regulatory, and Policy & Planning: New faces, new perspectives
Iwi Committee reps Emily Bailey (Policy & Planning Committee), Fay Mulligan (Consents & Regulatory Committee), John Hooker (P&P), Keith Holswich (C&R), Mitchell Ritai (P&P) and Hoani Eriwata (C&R). The Consents & Regulatory and Policy & Planning Committees each have three more members after new iwi appointments took up their
After applicants have checked the Taranaki Regional Council’s plans and policy statements for an overview of the rules and resource management issues they need to find out which tāngata whenua groups might be affected by their proposed activity. When the relevant tāngata whenua groups have been identified it’s important to check whether those groups have a hapū and iwi management plan in place, and if so read it. These planning documents describe the resource management issues of most
also identified a sewage contamination issue which the New Plymouth District Council is investigating and working to resolve in consultation with TRC, Ngāti Mutunga and the Taranaki District Health Board. There has been good community engagement in the project and the good working relationship developed between the Council and Ngāti Mutanga is viewed as a highlight on both sides. Te Āhua o ngā Kūrei (Curious Minds website) Iwi steps up with environmental guideTe Atiawa’s stance on the environment
Contact Ngarongo Marae Location
Ketemarae Road, Normanby Iwi
Ngāti Ruanui Member Hapū
Araukūku Chairperson
Clive Tonga-Awhikau
Address: 18 Rahiri St, Waitara
email: matuaclive@hotmail.com View on Google maps Ngāti Ruanui marae Ngarongo Marae Wharepuni Marae Taiporohenui Marae Pariroa Marae Manutahi Marae Meremere Marae Ngatiki Marae Whakaahurangi Marae
wellbeing of our land or whenua lies at the core of everything the Council does. Working alongside industries, farmers, iwi and communities, our programmes are designed to not only care for our land today but to leave it in a better state for future generations. The sustainable use, development and protection of our land is crucial to a strong regional economy, while a healthy environment is what makes Taranaki an enviable place to live, work and play. For Māori, earth mother Papatūānuku is the source
wellbeing of our land or whenua lies at the core of everything the Council does. Working alongside industries, farmers, iwi and communities, our programmes are designed to not only care for our land today but to leave it in a better state for future generations. The sustainable use, development and protection of our land is crucial to a strong regional economy, while a healthy environment is what makes Taranaki an enviable place to live, work and play. For Māori, earth mother Papatūānuku is the source
the issues that were raised. The Committee was told that good progress has been made in identifying coastal sites of significance to iwi, so that appropriate recognition can be incorporated into the new Plan, and so that Iwi can be involved when decisions are made on activities that may impact on the sites. This has been a lengthy and intricate process for Iwi and Council officers, and discussions are continuing. Iwi would have opportunity for further site information input during the formal
principles, values, cultural expertise and practical implementation. Five iwi management plans have now been presented to the Council by the respective iwi of Taranaki. Work underway to prepare dairy farmers for nitrogen capsCouncil staff are working collaboratively to ensure the dairy sector in Taranaki is ready for new reporting requirements around synthetic nitrogen fertiliser use. The Essential Freshwater package released by the government in August 2020 included provisions seeking to cap the