Coastal Plan for Taranaki and the Proposed Regional Coastal Plan for
Taranaki.
PFOS
Mr G K Bedford, Director-Environment Quality, provided an update to Members on
the Council’s detection of elevated levels of chemicals associated with firefighting foam
(PFAS) found in eels in two South Taranaki streams (Oaonui and Ngapirau). Iwi and
local residents have been notified. The Council’s investigation into PFOS was
undertaken following the discovery (in 2017) of drinking water
the length of costly hearings.
I wish to note here that although a very high proportion of
consent applications are processed as ‘non-notified’ this
does not mean that few or no people were involved in these
consent processes. In fact, as in previous years, there was
considerable public involvement in the non-notified processes
through consultation and/or written approvals with hundreds
of affected parties, including iwi and hapu.
There was considerable public
involvement in the
non-notified processes through
consultation and/or written approvals with dozens of
affected parties, including iwi and hapu.
The key outcome of the pre-hearing process
was that eleven potential hearings were
avoided as a result of successful
pre-hearing meetings
Again the Council policy of holding pre-hearing meetings of
submitters to consent applications to reduce the amount of
time taken up with expensive and time consuming hearings
was successful with all eleven applications
settlements in the
rohe, such as Ngā Motu and the Waitara River, were on the coast. The papakainga was
the centre of social, cultural, economic and spiritual well-being. Papapakainga such as
Puke Ariki, Purakau, Rewa Rewa and Mangatī were located on the coast close to the
valued resources of water, mahinga kai and kaimoana. The resources sustained and
nourished the iwi and were important to ensure survival and to maintain the spiritual,
cultural and economic prosperity of Te
Efficiency and Effectiveness of the Regional Coastal Plan for Taranaki (2002)
Plan-completed work
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Landscaping Plan
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Document No:RU-650-0700-A
Revision No:1.3
Date:7-11-2019
Controller: D Gibson
Riparian planting has been completed in the marked areas. Further planting will be
undertaken to enhance areas that have already been planted.
Preferred Species to be planted
Extract from Ngati Mutunga Iwi Environmental Management Plan
3. Require that riparian restoration uses indigenous species that
schedule 10 of the Local Government Act
2002 requires the Council to set out in its long-term
plan any steps that the Council intends to take to foster
the development of Maori capacity to contribute to the
decision making processes of the Council over the
period covered by the Plan. There are eight recognised
iwi in the region.
To achieve these objectives the Council intends to
undertake the following:
FOUNDATIONS OF A RELATIONSHIP
Act cooperatively and in
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
This memorandum and the associated recommendations are consistent with the Council’s
policy for the development of Māori capacity to contribute to decision-making processes
(schedule 10 of the Local Government Act 2002) as outlined in the adopted long-term
… corporates
to farmers to community groups to iwi and hapū to schools. These awards are an
opportunity to celebrate this effort.
I'm very pleased to welcome back our category sponsors, whose support allows us
to celebrate these awards in fitting style.
Regional Council
Taranaki
Welcome to the 2016 Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards.
These are the 24th annual awards since the Council first started this
programme back in 1993.
Tonight we're making 15 awards. But
Ngāti Hine Waiatarua, Ngāti Ruaiti, and Ngāti Maika gathered food
according to the values of Ngā Raurutanga and kawa along the coast from Waipipi to Mowhanau and the Kai
Iwi stream.
Tamareheroto (Ngāti Pukeko and Ngāti Iti) exercised food gathering according to the values of Ngā
Raurutanga and kawa along the coast from the Okehu stream to the mouth of the Whanganui River, including
from the fishing station of Kaihau a Kupe (at the mouth of the Whanganui River). Ngā Kaainga at Kaihau a
Kupe