S J Ruru – Chief Executive, spoke to the members for their consideration of whether to undertake a representation review for the 2025 Council elections. 6.2 Councillor B J Bigham, updated the members that Iwi meet today and are yet to advise. Therefore this paper will be held over to the next meeting Resolved That the Taranaki Regional Council: received the memorandum Electoral Decisions- Representation Review does not undertake a review of representation
We urge the Council to work with Ngāti Maru when developing and implementing the plan. 4. Many hapū and iwi still oppose Crown authority over land and sea. The Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004, which extinguished customary Māori property rights to the coastal areas, and the subsequent Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011, are recent examples of legislation that demonstrate the on-going debate as to who controls the coast and sea. It is our understanding that all
memorandum and the associated recommendations are consistent with the policy documents and positions adopted by this Council under various legislative frameworks including, but not restricted to, the Local Government Act 2002, the Resource Management Act 1991 and the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987. Iwi considerations 15. This memorandum and the associated recommendations are consistent with the Council’s policy for the development of Māori capacity to contribute
G Boyde Stratford District Council (left 11.15am) Mr P Moeahu Iwi Representative Ms L Tester Iwi Representative Ms B Bigham Iwi Representative Mr P Muir Federated Farmers Representative Attending Councillors D L Lean Messrs M J Nield Director – Corporate Services A D McLay Director - Resource Management G K Bedford Director - Environment Quality D Harrison Director - Operations C Spurdle Planning Manager C Wadsworth Strategy Lead P
the environment of the region. Iwi means tribe or grouping of people of Maori descent. Iwi authority* means the authority which represents an iwi and which is recognised by that iwi as having authority to do so. Iwi o Taranaki or iwi of Taranaki refers to iwi whose rohe (territory or boundary) fall either wholly or partially within the Taranaki Region. Kaitiakitanga* means the exercise of guardianship; and in relation to a resource, includes the ethic of guardianship
constituting an Operations and Regulatory Committee, a nomination from Federated Farmers be requested to fill the representative position on the committee. j) noted that the Iwi of Taranaki have made appointments to the Policy and Planning and Operations and Regulatory committees. k) agreed that, in reconstituting a Regional Transport Committee, nominations from the three Taranaki District Councils and the New Zealand Transport Agency be requested to fill the representative positions on the
from an incident which arose during the siege of Otaka Pa by neighbouring northern iwi in 1832. When discussing terms for peace a chief from the neighbouring iwi, sought permission to go into Otaka to hold a tangi for his dead warriors. One inhabitant, Te Whau, ran out towards the taua, was killed and her body dismembered and thrown into the stream. The stream was then called Waitapu - wai (water) and tapu (sacred). This stream still runs through Waitapu Urupa today. In 1923
Members Councillors C L Littlewood Committee Chairperson N W Walker Committee Deputy Chairperson D M Davey M J McDonald D H McIntyre C S Williamson D N MacLeod ex officio M P Joyce ex officio Representative Members Councillors C Young South Taranaki District Council S Hitchcock New Plymouth District Council G Boyde Stratford District Council Mr P Moeahu Iwi Representative Ms L Tester Iwi Representative Ms B Bigham Iwi
..................................... 18 Regional context (questions 3-7, 10-12) ........................................................................................................ 18 Working with iwi (Questions 8 and 9) ............................................................................................................ 22 CME operations (Questions 16-17, 20-21, 28-40) ...................................................................................... 22 Making decisions on priorities (Questions 16,