to be
adversely affected in a minor or more than minor way. Council will determine the people who are likely to be adversely
affected and you will have the option of obtaining their written approval so that your application can be non-notified.
If the application is to take a significant amount of water (e.g. for pasture irrigation) you are strongly advised to discuss the
application with the relevant iwi and with Fish & Game NZ. Fish & Game NZ Taranaki branch can be contacted on 06
District Council
Councillor S Hitchcock New Plymouth District Council
Councillor C Young South Taranaki District Council
Ms L Tester Iwi Representative
Ms B Bigham Iwi Representative
Mr P Muir Federated Farmers Representative
Attending Councillor D L Lean
Mr S J Ruru Chief Executive
Mr M J Nield Director – Corporate Services
Mr A D McLay Director - Resource Management
Ms A J Matthews Director – Environment Quality
Mr D R Harrison Director -
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Around & about
the region
Ka mihi nui ki a koutou
katoa, greetings to you all.
As a Council we have been
working hard to strengthen
our relationships with iwi
and while there is still a long
way to go, I would like to
acknowledge a significant
step forward. The Council
Populations in Aotearoa, New Zealand
4.1 Mr S Tamarapa, Iwi Communciations Officer, spoke to the memorandum introducing a
National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA) report, commissioned by the Te
Wai Maori Trust, on taonga freshwater populations in Aotearoa, New Zealand. A
presentation Understanding Taonga Freshwater Fisi Populations in Aotearoa, New Zealand,
was provided in support of the agenda item.
4.2 It was noted to the Committee that the NIWA report shows the number of
Committee - 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 Representative
Ā White Iwi Representative
R Buttimore Iwi Representative (zoom)
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
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................. 5
Summary ................................................................................................................................................ 6
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 7
Our Iwi
Guiding principles for the management of the coast
The sustainable management of coastal resources has always been central to the relationship between iwi o Taranaki and the Taranaki coastline. The following five principles summarise
key elements of this relationship.
(a) Mai te maunga Taranaki ki te Tai a Kupe: (interconnectiveness) (another way of expressing this is Ki uta ki tai).
The domain of Tangaroa extends from the source of the rivers on Mount Taranaki to the moana (sea).
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
Ko te kāhui kaunihera ...................................................................... 5
Your Councillors ................................................................................ 5
Ko ngā ritenga whāi take, māhere hoki ..................................... 6
Purpose and planning processes ................................................. 6
Ko te mahinga tahi me te iwi Māori ............................................ 8
Working together with Māori