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CO AS TAL P L AN F O R TARANAK I S chedu le 5 – H i s t o r i c he r i t age
Schedule 5B – Sites of significance to Māori and associated values
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. Site locations are
in accordance with generally accepted accounting
practice.
Policy considerations
39. 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
40. This memorandum and the
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Figure 7 Mean percentage sand cover at the survey sites 14
Figure 8 Kaimoana survey sites 16
Figure 9 Number of paua found per minute searched at the five
kaimoana reef sites 17
Figure 10 Mean length of paua at the five kaimoana reef sites 17
Figure 11 Number of kina found per minute searched at the five
kaimoana reef sites 18
List of photographs
Photograph 1 The Pelican used for dredging at Port Taranaki 6
Photograph 2 A Council officer and Iwi representative
Hou Tipua, Ngāti Pourua, 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
requirements
to further increase freshwater quality,
where the Council’s monitoring is already
showing the best improvements ever.
Ÿ Continuing to work with landowners to
protect and enhance special habitats under
the Council’s Key Native Ecosystem
programme, and to promote sustainable
land management programmes in the
eastern hillcountry.
Ÿ Bedding in new arrangements for iwi
representation on key Council committees.
Ÿ Completing the exciting upgrade of Pukeiti
existing information base
on the biological resources of the coast is limited with respect to kaimoana.
These kaimoana are recognised as one of the key assets on the coast for tangata
whenua. It is proposed that, a second part of the survey would be that, during
the low tides of January and February 2001, each hapu or iwi within the survey
area would provide a team to be guided by a project co-ordinator and assisted by
Fiona Putt of the Taranaki Regional council to map the
The NPS-FM acknowledges iwi and
community values by recognising the range of iwi and community interests in fresh water, including
environmental, social, economic and cultural values.
The NPS-FM identifies four compulsory values and nine further values that must be considered by the
regional council. Ecosystem health is one of four compulsory values that apply to all freshwater bodies.
Periphyton is one of the attributes relating to ecosystem health that must be monitored and reported
consultation with Iwi were outlined.
2.4 It was agreed to amend the Council agenda memorandum template to include a
section identifying what iwi input to the consent and compliance monitoring
processes.
Recommended
THAT the Taranaki Regional Council
1. receives the schedule of resource consents granted and other consent processing
actions, made under delegated authority.
Joyce/Holswich
Ms F Mulligan voted against the motion
Ordinary Meeting - Consents and
lives
and protect property, and to help communities recover.
Recovery: The coordinated efforts and processes to
bring about the immediate, medium-term and long-
term holistic regeneration and enhancement of a
community following a civil defence emergency.
Strengthening
relationships with iwi
The CDEM Group is committed to working with iwi
through strengthening relationships and seeking their
involvement in local CDEM activities.
There are eight
enables tangata whenua to maintain or re-establish connections to their Māori identity, culture,
whānau and whenua. Iwi entities also have land development opportunities through Treaty
Settlement processes, and have a focus on providing housing. This forms part of the Districts land
supply.
Developer perspective
NPDC is working proactively with developers to provide housing supply in New Plymouth. There are
concerns about land supply availability in the region and active speculation for