D H McIntyre
S W Hughes
A L Jamieson
N W Walker (ex officio)
E Bailey Iwi Representative (zoom)
P Moeahu Iwi Representative
G Boyde Stratford District Council
B Haque New Plymouth District Council
Attending Mr S J Ruru Chief Executive
Mr A D McLay Director - Resource Management
Ms A J Matthews Director – Environment Quality
Mr D R Harrison Director - Operations
Mr M J Nield Director – Corporate Services
Ms L
health of
the Manganui River catchment.
Consultation and Cultural Impact Assessment
Trustpower commenced engagement with key stakeholders in 2018 with Taranaki Regional Council
staff, Fish & Game, and the Department of Conservation. Engagement with iwi and hapu has
resulted in the formulation of an iwi forum in 2019 which includes representatives of 11 iwi and hapu.
The above stakeholders have been provided site visits, and presentations from some of the authors
of the technical
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Māori
freshwater values
Tangata whenua (people of the land) hold an inherited
responsibility through whakapapa (genealogical
relationships) to ensure the health and wellbeing of their
ancestral awa (rivers and streams) and other interconnected
aspects of te taiao (the natural environment).
Over centuries of occupation, local iwi and hapū relied on
te taiao to provide physical and spiritual sustenance. The
awa, ngutuawa (estuaries) and repo (wetlands)
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
16. 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
Purpose: Replace
To discharge farm dairy effluent onto land
Rohe:
Te Atiawa (Statutory Acknowledgement)
Engagement or consultation:
Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa Trust Comment on application received
Comments from Iwi
The proposed discharge to land is generally consistent with the objectives and policies set out in Tai Whenua,
Tai Tangata, Tai Ao however the application lacks sufficient detail.
Response to Iwi comments
A response was sent to Te Kotahitanga o Te
assessment 47
6.1 RMA assessment 47
6.1.1 Part 2 of the RMA 47
6.1.2 Section 104B (discretionary activities) 47
6.1.3 National Environmental Standards 48
6.1.4 National Policy Statements 48
6.1.5 Taranaki Regional Policy Statement 50
6.1.6 Taranaki Regional Coastal Plan 51
6.1.7 District Plan assessment 53
6.1.8 Reserves Act 1977 55
6.1.9 Iwi management plans 55
6.1.10 Customary interests under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act
56
6.2 Notification assessment 56
6.2.1
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Date 26 April 2023, 9.00am
Venue: Taranaki Regional Council Boardroom, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford
Document: 3166312
Present S W Hughes Chairperson
D M Cram Deputy Chairperson
M J Cloke
M G Davey
D H McIntyre
B J Bigham
D L Lean (zoom)
N W Walker ex officio
C L Littlewood ex officio (zoom)
D Luke Iwi Representative
Ā White Iwi Representative
R Buttimore Iwi
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
17. 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
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
24. 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
where they release several hundred fingerling trout. This is expected to return with the recommissioning of the scheme.
numbered_Paras The popular Opunake walkway goes around the lake.
_Ref55459821 _Toc98245841 Statutory acknowledgements
_Toc98245842 Rivers
numbered_Paras The Waiaua River along with all waterways in their rohe are statutory acknowledgments of Taranaki Iwi.
numbered_Paras Taranaki’s statement of association with these waterways is reproduced below.
Taranaki Iwi