section 33G(a) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994 and 174 of the Local Government Act 2002, and approves their warrant powers. Cloke/Williamson 9. Iwi Appointments to Taranaki Regional Council Standing Committees 9.1 Mr M J Nield, Director-Corporate Services, spoke to the memorandum to receive and confirm iwi appointments to the Council’s Consents and Regulatory Committee and Policy and Planning Committee. Resolved THAT the Taranaki Regional Council 1.
page Estuaries are semi-enclosed coastal water bodies, which experience changes in salinity (saltiness) with the tides. In addition to providing important habitat to a range of fish, birds and other life, estuaries are sites of significant cultural importance for local iwi and hapū, as well as being valued for recreational activities such as swimming, kayaking and whitebaiting. Although there are a range of estuary types in New Zealand, there is only one type in
page TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL NEWSLETTER March 2017 No. 104 Regional Council Taranaki Continued Page 2 Iwi test waters Taranaki Regional Council officers are providing a number of iwi and hapū in the region with training and advice to allow them to monitor the health of waterways. The monitoring utilises a ‘Stream Health Monitoring and Assessment Kit’ (SHMAK) developed by NIWA. An initial approach for assistance came from the region’s
Council, NIWA and others. The project, Sharing the Waiwhakaiho, has woven different threads of the river’s story into multimedia presentations including website, video and artworks. A defining entity for three iwi and associated hapu, the Waiwhakaiho River is one of more than 300 waterways flowing from Mount Taranaki and one of the region’s largest rivers, with high cultural, aesthetic, recreational, ecological and economic value to the people and iwi of
kereru, shags, ducks, king fisher, there was all sorts, it was a busy place, the awa was alive! 8 Grandad would chat away to me talking about the awa, telling me stories of how things were back in his day and how vibrant the awa was and how the iwi and whanau from Uruti to the mouth of the awa would utilise it for spiritual, cultural purposes and to feed the many families on its banks. We would gather food from it to feed our wh nau. At the same time grandad would always say that the
trade competitor for the purposes of section 308B of the Resource Management Act 1991 No The specific parts of the application this submission relates to are: My submission relates to the whole application Yes Submission details Please provide details of your submission. If your submission is in a document, you can upload the document below. I have the same concerns as the Ngati Mutunga Iwi Upload submission details here NA Outcome sought I seek the following decision from the
The NPS-FM acknowledges iwi and community values by recognising the range of iwi and community interests in fresh water, including environmental, social, economic and cultural values. The NPS-FM identifies four compulsory values and nine further values that must be considered by the regional council. Ecosystem health is one of four compulsory values that apply to all freshwater bodies. Periphyton is one of the attributes relating to ecosystem health that must be monitored and reported
current consent limit is often not met. Over the past three years, NPDC have implemented a comprehensive monitoring programme, regular system inspections and ongoing maintenance work. Plans are in place for a North Taranaki wastewater treatment plant, which has secured funding and is included within the NPDC 10-year plan. Through negotiations with the Council, Iwi and the Company, it has been concluded that the current discharge consent limit cannot be complied with going forward. New consent
financial information included in this memorandum has been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice. Policy considerations 17. 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
decisions and processes Noting that there are new and emerging requirements for the Council to ensure there is an effective Māori voice in its decision-making and processes, we were keen to hear from the community on how this could ideally be achieved. Key feedback themes: A divergence between those who believe greater Māori inclusion is healthy and desirable, and those who believe all sectors should be treated as being the same. A clear and strong desire by iwi groups for