the Tangaroa, was an important spawing area for īnanga and native fish. The
hapū fished from purpose built platforms and this technique to show customary fishing
locations on the river continues today. Each whakaparu was named and these names
remain and continue to be used by Te Atiawa today. The mara gardens along the river
included Te Rare, Mangahinau, Panekeneke, Opakaru, Te Ramarama and Mangaemiemi.
The ururpā include Te Rohutu, Manaaiti, Pukehou, Teremutu and Ngangana.
consider that it would be useful to
install additional rain and river gauges in this area to investigate how much of an
impact the tributaries have on flooding in the Township and lower valley area, and
to provide greater warning of floods that would affect State Highway 3.
Protection of the Kaipo Marae
A building on the lower part of the Kaipo Marae site was partly flooded. Residents of
the marae are considering the building of a protective contoured bank in the middle
of the site as
Lower Waiwhakaiho Airshed Annual Report 2022-2023
(sacred sites)
• Protection of taonga tuku iho (treasures of
the ancestors), and
• Kaitiakitanga (guardianship of the
environment)
during emergency risk reduction, readiness, response
and recovery planning.
The Taranaki CDEM Group recognise that this plan
does not provide full details of how this commitment
will be actioned due to the new relationship with
various iwi groups being in very early stages.
Iwi, Hapū and marae support
Iwi, hapū and marae
Policy & Planning Committee agenda March 2020
Matthews Director – Environment Quality
Mr D R Harrison Director – Operations
Mrs M G Jones Governance Administrator
Miss N A Chadwick Executive Assistant
Mr C Woollin Communication Advisor
Mr R Timutimu Ngati Maru - Cultural Advisor
The meeting opened with Karakia at 10.30am
2 public representing Owae Marae
4 public representing Wild for Taranaki
Apologies were received and sustained from Councillor D Lean.
Court
page
Athey v Leonati [1996] 3 SCR 458, (1996) 140 DLR (4th) 235.
Benton v Miller & Poulgrain (a firm) [2005] 1 NZLR 66 (CA).
Commissioner of Police v Ombudsman [1988] 1 NZLR 385,
(1988) 3 CRNZ 268 (CA).
Countdown Properties (Northlands) Ltd v Dunedin City Council
(1994) 1B ELRNZ 150, [1994] NZRMA 145 (HC).
Fernandez v Government of Singapore [1971] 1 WLR 987,
[1971] 2 All ER 691 (HL).
Janiak v Ippolito [1985] 1 SCR 146, (1985) 16 DLR (4th) 1.
Kuku Mara Partnership (Beatrix
Scheme
Consulting on the Opunake flood control scheme
with representatives of Te Kahui o Taranaki.
Agreement was reached to meet with local hapu
and marae representatives for further discussion
Meeting with the Whenuakura Marae Committee to
discuss water abstraction and resource
management in the Whenuakura River catchment
Surveying other regional councils on the resourcing
of iwi input to resource consent processing with a
view to this assisting the
scheme
with representatives of Te Kahui o Taranaki.
Agreement was reached to meet with local hapu
and marae representatives for further discussion
Meeting with the Whenuakura Marae Committee to
discuss water abstraction and resource
management in the Whenuakura River catchment
Surveying other regional councils on the resourcing
of iwi input to resource consent processing with a
view to this assisting the review of activities in this
important area.