page Date: 18 March 2025 Venue: Taranaki Regional Council Boardroom, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford Document: TRCID-1492626864-495 Present: S W Hughes Chair M J Cloke D M Cram M G Davey B J Bigham zoom D M McIntyre C S Williamson ex officio N W Walker ex officio R Buttimore Iwi Representative D Luke Iwi Representative Ā White Iwi Representative P Muir Federated Farmers Attending: S J Ruru Chief Executive A J Matthews
city-dwellers and an iwi ranger. Although all from different walks of life, they share a commitment to leaving this region better than how they found it. They’re also all excited about the native birds they can see returning and take satisfaction out of helping make that happen. They have a lot to be proud of, as does the wider Taranaki community. Urban residents are embracing backyard rat trapping, with thousands of traps distributed to households across Taranaki. The rural programme is now into year three
While 370 applications were processed as non-notified consents, there was significant consultation, with 324 parties including 129 iwi consulted and/or giving their written approval. There were also 12 limited-notified consents. Seven attracted 12 submissions in opposition, but all were resolved via the efficient pre-hearing process, reducing costs and improving understanding between all parties. At year’s end there were 4841 current consents, an increase of 11. The Council processed resource
land title or rates notice) Map reference/s NZTM Co-ordinates at point of activity E N Closest Waterbody Provide the name of the closest river or stream to the activity page 07/24 - Doc # 3091239 Page 4 of 18 6) Iwi Consultation The Council encourages engagement with tangata whenua as part of the application process. For more information regarding engaging with tangata whenua please visit
Resource Management Act 1991 and the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987. Climate change considerations 23. This item is administrative in nature. There are no climate change impacts to consider in relation to this item. Iwi considerations 24. 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
and with $11.7 million from Predator Free 2050 Ltd, the Restore Kaitake work is also supported by environmental restoration project Taranaki Mounga and community-led groups like Restore Oākura, Oākura Community Board, iwi and Kaitake Ranges Conservation Trust. To help reach the goal of zero possums, if you hear, see or suspect there may be a possum in your backyard or somewhere in urban Oākura then please call 0800 736 222 or report it online - - www.trc.govt.nz/possum
A willingness to help his Pā has seen Ngā Māhanga hapū member take on a fun role of Pā pest protector. For the last four months Ray MacDonald (Rangitane, Taranaki Iwi and Te Atiawa) and his daughter Waimirirangi have been regularly monitoring eight rat traps along Matanehunehu Stream next to Puniho Pā in Warea on Highway 45. “We love spending time at the Pā and thought why not help the Towards Predator-Free Taranaki cause while we’re out there,” says Ray. “We went to our Trustees Hui to see if