wellbeing of our land or whenua lies at the core of everything the Council does. Working alongside industries, farmers, iwi and communities, our programmes are designed to not only care for our land today but to leave it in a better state for future generations. The sustainable use, development and protection of our land is crucial to a strong regional economy, while a healthy environment is what makes Taranaki an enviable place to live, work and play. For Māori, earth mother Papatūānuku is the source
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
14. 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
which is currently
recognised as having outstanding coastal value
that has been assessed as not meeting the
criteria for an area of ONC and/or being an
ONFL.
Targeted consultation with organisations
having a broad range of interest in the CMA
confirmed the areas identified as outstanding
as listed above.
It is recommended that these areas are mapped
in the Coastal Plan as Coastal Management
Area A and that policy and rules are
developed for their protection. The values
which is currently
recognised as having outstanding coastal value
that has been assessed as not meeting the
criteria for an area of ONC and/or being an
ONFL.
Targeted consultation with organisations
having a broad range of interest in the CMA
confirmed the areas identified as outstanding
as listed above.
It is recommended that these areas are mapped
in the Coastal Plan as Coastal Management
Area A and that policy and rules are
developed for their protection. The values
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the issues that were raised. The Committee was told that good progress has been made in identifying coastal sites of significance to iwi, so that appropriate recognition can be incorporated into the new Plan, and so that Iwi can be involved when decisions are made on activities that may impact on the sites. This has been a lengthy and intricate process for Iwi and Council officers, and discussions are continuing. Iwi would have opportunity for further site information input during the formal
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Councillor E D Van Der Leden
Councillor M P Joyce ex officio
Representative
Members Councillor S Hitchcock New Plymouth District Council
Councillor C Young South Taranaki District Council
Councillor G Boyde Stratford District Council
Ms B Bigham Iwi Representative zoom
Ms L Tester Iwi Representative
Mr P Moeahu Iwi Representative
Mr P Muir Federated Farmers
Attending Councillor D L Lean Taranaki Regional Council
Mr S J Ruru Chief
Taranaki Regional Council wants the public’s help to ‘back the bittern’ and has launched a new interactive map to make it easier to report sightings of the elusive wetland bird. Following on from the Council’s support of the matuku-hūrepo/Australasian bittern for the Forest & Bird Bird of the Year, conservation efforts are continuing with the call for people around the region to record whenever they see the nationally threatened bird. The webpage – haveyoursay.trc.govt.nz/bittern-sightings –
averages. The maximum air temperature recorded in October was 22.6°C at Inglewood at Oxidation Ponds on 22 October. Average wind speeds were 15km/hr, with average gust strength of 46.2 km/hr, these were 0.7km/hr lighter, and 0.4km/hr gustier than normal and the maximum wind gust was 106.56km/hr at Waitotara at Ngutuwera on 25 October. TRC Climate Summary October 2024 October 2024 rainfall maps What you should know: The site maps show data from a selection of the sites we monitor, but not all of them.