the region is READY.
And so it almost goes without saying that we are WILLING. All these projects I’ve just been
describing are fine examples of people-power. They’re driven by grassroots groups or iwi
organisations with vision, determination and Willpower.
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This willingness is also clearly evident in our own Council’s work with farmers and other
landholders across the region. Look at the take-up in our world-scale Riparian
requirements a copy of this application may be sent to iwi for their
information.
The information you provide with your application is official information. It is used to help process your
resource consent application and assess the impact of your activity on the environment and other people.
Your information is held and administered by the Taranaki Regional Council in accordance with the Local
Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the Privacy Act 2020. This means that your
policies of the relevant regional
plan(s), on our website: www.trc.govt.nz/ and relevant documents including but limited to the relevant Iwi
Management Plan & National Policy Statement
(state where in the AEE the information can be located) AEE Page Number Section
Policy assessment included? ☐ Yes
10.2 National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM)
Clause 3.26(1) of the NPS-FM requires the Regional Plan to include the following objective:
This involves the use of current
RMA provisions to create a new freshwater policy,
planning and management regime that impacts
everything from farm practices to urban subdivision.
Implementing this regime will be the largest single
project in Council’s history.
The role of iwi
These reforms also give tangata whenua a greater
role in freshwater management by focusing on Te
Mana o Te Wai (the integrated and holistic well-
being of water) and requiring a partnership approach
to developing
Okahu-Inuawai
The tuturu takiwa of the Okahu-Inuawai hapū extends, "from seaward on the eastern mouth of the
Waingongoro awa to the Maunga, thence turning following the western side of the Wairere Stream back to
seaward, Tawhiti-nui, Hawaiki-nui, Tawhiti-roa, Hawaiki-roa, Tawhiti-pamamao, Hawaiki-pamamao. The hapū
claim that their whanaungatanga takiwa begins "from the mouth of the Waihi Stream of Ngati Ruanui Iwi in
the east, and extends to the mouth of the Inaha Stream of Ngati
acknowledged the
statements made by the iwi of the particular cultural, spiritual, historical, and traditional
association of the iwi with the statutory areas.
1.1 Purposes of statutory acknowledgements
The purposes of statutory acknowledgements are
(a) to require consent authorities, the Environment Court and the Historic Places Trust to have
regard to the statutory acknowledgements;
(b) to require relevant consent authorities to forward summaries of resource consent
applications for
Infrastructure, Economic
QGIS
Iwi Stakeholders
(Ngāti Tama/ Ngāti Mutunga/ Te Atiawa/
Ngāti Maru/ Taranaki Iwi/ Ngāruahine/
Ngāti Ruanui/ Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi/
Ngāti Maniapoto)
Response, Population, Economic and Natural
Environment
Esri
New Zealand Police Hazards, Response Esri
Fire & Emergency New Zealand Hazards, Response Esri
Taranaki District Health Board Response, Population, Infrastructure and
Policy considerations
13. This 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
14. This memorandum and the associated recommendations are consistent with the Council’s policy for
Crossing, an emerging ‘Great
Walk’ set to boost the region’s burgeoning reputation as a visitor destination.
The Council is also confident about its plans to build on recent gains in freshwater quality; to develop its
education programme; and to broaden and deepen its relationship with iwi and hapū.
Financially, the impact of our proposals is relatively minor. There is an increase of 4.5 percent in the general
rates take for 2018/2019. In the last three years, the average general rates
Programme is indeed an integrated, cost effective, fair, comprehensive, robust,
and scientifically-based programme designed and managed to deliver sustainable management of
natural and physical resources in Taranaki.
In September 2020 the Government released its freshwater package which included a greater
recognition of iwi values in resource management and more of a partnering role for the Council and
iwi going forward. Given this the monitoring strategy will be reviewed once