N W Walker ex officio
Ā White Iwi Representative
R Buttimore Iwi Representative
P Muir Federated Farmers
D H McIntyre (Joined meeting at 10.02am)
Attending: S J Ruru Chief Executive (joined meeting at 9.40am)
A J Matthews Director - Environment Quality
A D McLay Director – Resource Management
L Millar Manager – Resource Consents
T McElroy Manager – Science and Technology
A Collins Scientist – Water Quality
V McKay Manager – Environmental Assurance
working relationships with a range of
internal and external stakeholders and programme governance.
• Ensure mutually beneficial working relationships are developed
between staff and iwi pou taiao.
• Help ensure that there are robust and positive working
relationships within the programme.
• Communicate programme progress, challenges, and successes to
Freshwater Leads.
Other Duties • Contribute to the flexibility, agility and adaptability of your team
and the wider organisation, by
outline how the Waitara River Committee, and relevant Iwi authorities that have an interest in the Waitara River catchment, might work with Council in its policy development, consenting and environmental monitoring functions.
_Toc127883382 Bylaws
The Council has established two sets of bylaws. These bylaws are the Taranaki Regional Council Navigation Bylaws for Port Taranaki and its approaches 2009 and the Taranaki Regional Council Flood Protection Bylaw 2020. These bylaws came into effect
Confirmation of Policy and Planning Minutes - 14 March 2023
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Date 14 March 2023
Venue: Taranaki Regional Council Boardroom, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford
Document: 3154919
Present C S Williamson Committee Chairperson
D M Cram
D H McIntyre
S W Hughes
B J Bigham
C L Littlewood ex officio
N W Walker ex officio
E Bailey Iwi Representative
P Moeahu Iwi Representative
M Ritai Iwi Representative
G Boyde Stratford
Minutes -18 July 2023
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Date 18 July 2023, 9.00am
Venue: Taranaki Regional Council Boardroom, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford
Document: 3189618
Present S W Hughes Chairperson
D M Cram Deputy Chairperson
M J Cloke
M G Davey
D L Lean (zoom)
N W Walker ex officio
C L Littlewood ex officio
D Luke Iwi Representative
Ā White Iwi Representative (zoom)
R Buttimore Iwi Representative (zoom)
memorandum has been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting practice.
Policy considerations
9. 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
10. This memorandum and
Whakaritea ngā wāhanga kawenga
The key responsibility areas are provided as a guide only. Performance measures for this job will
need further discussion between the job holder and People Leader/Manager as part of the
performance development process.
Provide
guidance and
expertise
Provide technical/guidance support to Council, staff, landholders, iwi and
community groups on matters relating to wetland ecology and wetland
work programmes.
Contribute to the development of
Purpose: Replace
To discharge farm dairy effluent onto land
Rohe:
Te Atiawa (Statutory Acknowledgement)
Engagement or consultation:
Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa Trust Comment on application received
Comments from Iwi
The proposed discharge to land is generally consistent with the objectives and policies set out in Tai Whenua,
Tai Tangata, Tai Ao however the application lacks sufficient detail.
Response to Iwi comments
A response was sent to Te Kotahitanga o Te
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Māori
freshwater values
Tangata whenua (people of the land) hold an inherited
responsibility through whakapapa (genealogical
relationships) to ensure the health and wellbeing of their
ancestral awa (rivers and streams) and other interconnected
aspects of te taiao (the natural environment).
Over centuries of occupation, local iwi and hapū relied on
te taiao to provide physical and spiritual sustenance. The
awa, ngutuawa (estuaries) and repo (wetlands)
health of
the Manganui River catchment.
Consultation and Cultural Impact Assessment
Trustpower commenced engagement with key stakeholders in 2018 with Taranaki Regional Council
staff, Fish & Game, and the Department of Conservation. Engagement with iwi and hapu has
resulted in the formulation of an iwi forum in 2019 which includes representatives of 11 iwi and hapu.
The above stakeholders have been provided site visits, and presentations from some of the authors
of the technical