Rotokare Scenic Reserve Trust
Methanex
Ngati Tama
Ngati Mutunga
Te Atiawa
Ngati Te Whiti hapu
Ngati Tawhirikura hapu
Puketapu hapu
Pukerangiora hapu
Otaraua hapu
Ngati Rahiri Management Committee
Manukorihi hapu
Ngati Tuparikino
Taranaki iwi
Ngāruahine
Ngati Ruanui
Ngaa Rauru
New Plymouth District Council
South Taranaki District Council
Stratford District Council.
Responses were received from the Rotokare
Scenic
Regulatory Minutes 6 June 2023
Ordinary Council - Confirmation of Minutes - Operations and Regulatory 6 June 2023
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Date 6 June 2023, 9.00am
Venue: Taranaki Regional Council Boardroom, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford
Document: 3177981
Present S W Hughes Chairperson
D M Cram Deputy Chairperson
M J Cloke
M G Davey
D H McIntyre
D L Lean (zoom)
N W Walker ex officio
C L Littlewood ex officio
D Luke Iwi
the Resource Management
Act 1991 and the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.
Iwi considerations
21. 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 plan and/or annual plan
Community considerations
22. This memorandum and the associated
Stratford
Document: 3124846
Members Councillor S W Hughes Chairperson
D M Cram Deputy Chairperson
M J Cloke
B J Bigham Via Zoom
M G Davey
D H McIntyre
D L Lean Via Zoom
N W Walker ex officio
C L Littlewood ex officio
Representative
Members Mr D Luke Iwi Representative
Attending Mr S J Ruru Chief Executive
Ms A J Matthews Director - Environment Quality
Mr A D McLay Director – Resource Management
Mr M
S J Ruru – Chief Executive, spoke to the members for their consideration of
whether to undertake a representation review for the 2025 Council elections.
6.2 Councillor B J Bigham, updated the members that Iwi meet today and are yet to
advise. Therefore this paper will be held over to the next meeting
Resolved
That the Taranaki Regional Council:
received the memorandum Electoral Decisions- Representation Review
does not undertake a review of representation
application it is just easier as the environmental effects are more known.
3.4 Letters have been sent to Consent holders with renewals coming up in 2021 to
encourage them to start engaging with iwi now.
3.5 It was noted that the way the outcomes of consultation with iwi is recorded has been
in place for a few years now and it was suggested that it could be time to review that
process to ensure more meaningful information.
3.6 Councillor M Joyce declared an interest in two discharge permit …
acknowledge the contribution of the many businesses, organisations, community groups, iwi and hapū,
district councils and other agencies that have provided valuable information in compiling this State of Environment report.
Our thanks to the many staff of Taranaki Regional Council who have contributed data, advice, knowledge and support.
Photo credits: Rob Tucker, Alex Green, New Plymouth District Council, Weedbusters New Zealand, Angus McIntosh, Andrea
Lightfoot. Cover image: Leigh
government policy changes, state of the
environment information, and other relevant information;
A series of workshops and meetings with Council staff, iwi and stakeholders, including
major consent holders, the three district councils, non-governmental organisations and
community groups, Department of Conservation, Heritage New Zealand and the
Taranaki District Health Board, were held in July and August 2016;
The preparation of a draft report to set out the Council’s preliminary findings
constituting an Operations and Regulatory Committee, a
nomination from Federated Farmers be requested to fill the representative
position on the committee.
j) noted that the Iwi of Taranaki have made appointments to the Policy and
Planning and Operations and Regulatory committees.
k) agreed that, in reconstituting a Regional Transport Committee, nominations from
the three Taranaki District Councils and the New Zealand Transport Agency be
requested to fill the representative positions on the
16;
Statements of resource management issues of significance to iwi
authorities including: Biodiversity (BIO Obs and Pols), Coastal
environment (CNV obs and pols) Treaty of Waitangi (TOW Obs
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and pols) Kaitiakitanga (KTA obs and pols), Recognition of maori
relationships (REL obs and pols), Cultaral and spiritual values
(CSV objs and pol) .
(e) Does not provide a methods and rules framework which gives
effect to the policies and objectives of the