(soil), water (61) and coastal environments for economic, social, cultural and recreational purposes.
Guiding principles for the management of the coast
The sustainable management of coastal resources has always been central to the relationship between iwi o Taranaki and the Taranaki coastline. The following five principles summarise
key elements of this relationship.
(a) Mai te maunga Taranaki ki te Tai a Kupe: (interconnectiveness) (another way of expressing this is Ki uta ki
natural and physical resources of the region for future generations. This vision recognises the roles and responsibilities shared by all people in Taranaki to ensure the sustainable and
focused protection of fresh water air, land (soil), water (61) and coastal environments for economic, social, cultural and recreational purposes.
Guiding principles for the management of the coast
The sustainable management of coastal resources has always been central to the relationship between iwi o
management of coastal resources has always been central to the relationship between iwi o Taranaki and the Taranaki coastline. The following five principles summarise
key elements of this relationship.
(a) Mai te maunga Taranaki ki te Tai a Kupe: (interconnectiveness) (another way of expressing this is Ki uta ki tai).
The domain of Tangaroa extends from the source of the rivers on Mount Taranaki to the moana (sea). Each awa (river) is linked and together form an entity that includes its
meetings have been held by the district councils with Māori at hapū and marae
level. Legally it is appropriate that discussions are held with Marae Trusts as the
landowners, though iwi authorities should be made aware that these conversations are
occurring. Recommendation made by WK that all contact should be recorded in writing
to be able to stand up at any later stage.
9. RTC on Wednesday 6 September Fiona Ritson TRC
• Reminder that the next RTC meeting is at 10.30am Wed 6 September.
monitoring, some incident response work, and policy
development), costs incurred by consent applicants and consent holders (costs of applying for
and monitoring consents) and broader economic costs. The report concludes that the RCP has
had a positive ratio of benefit to cost, and therefore the efficiency of the RCP can be regarded as
high.
Management of coastal resources is highly significant to the iwi o Taranaki. A range of Tangata
whenua involvement is evident in coastal resource management
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Ka mihi nui ki a koutou
katoa, greetings to you all.
As a Council we have been
working hard to strengthen
our relationships with iwi
and while there is still a long
way to go, I would like to
acknowledge a significant
step forward. The Council
for regionally significant infrastructure 119
Part CPart CPart CPart C 125
Resource management issues of sResource management issues of sResource management issues of sResource management issues of significance to iwiignificance to iwiignificance to iwiignificance to iwi 125
16. Statement of resource management issues of significance to iwi authorities 127
16.1 Taking into account the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi 127
16.2 Recognising kaitiakitanga 130
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statutory acknowledgement is a means by which the Crown has formally
acknowledged the statements made by the iwi of the particular cultural, spiritual,
historical, and traditional association of the iwi with the statutory areas.
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
S chedu le 7 – S ign i f i c an t h i s t o r i c he r i t age
Schedule 7B – Iwi cultural values and sites of significance
This schedule identifies known sites with special cultural, spiritual, historical and traditional associations located within the CMA. The Taranaki Regional Council is committed to working
with iwi o Taranaki to identify all culturally significant sites that are located within the CMA. The information included within the following tables and maps