Regional Transport Committee. Williamson/McDonald 7. Iwi Appointments to Taranaki Regional Council Standing Committees 7.1 Councillor D N McLeod, Chairman, spoke to the memorandum to receive and confirm iwi appointments to the Consents and Regulatory Committee and Policy and Planning Committee. 7.2 It was noted that a Powhiri is being held to welcome the new Iwi Appointments on Tuesday 3 March, 10am. Recommended That the Taranaki Regional Council: …
Regulatory Minutes 6 June 2023 Ordinary Council - Confirmation of Minutes - Operations and Regulatory 6 June 2023 14 page 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
Cloten Road, Stratford Document: 2760753 Members Councillors C L Littlewood Committee Chairperson N W Walker Committee Deputy Chairperson M G Davey M J McDonald via zoom D H McIntyre C S Williamson ` E D Van Der Leden M P Joyce ex officio D N MacLeod ex officio Representative Members Councillors G Boyde Stratford District Council Mr P Moeahu Iwi Representative Ms L Tester Iwi Representative Attending Councillor D L Lean
Page Subject Item 1 4 Confirmation of Minutes Item 2 10 Confirmation of Hearing Committee Minutes Item 3 17 Update on the review of the Coastal Plan and scheduling iwi sites of significance Item 4 23 Ministry for the Environment/Stats NZ: Atmosphere and Climate Domain Report 2017 Item 5 41 Office of the Auditor-General: Audit of regional council progress in managing impacts on freshwater quality Item 6 87 Update on environmental policies of the new coalition Government
allocation in Taranaki prepared to support community discussion and consideration of minimum flow and allocation limits for Taranaki reivers within the regional Freshwater and Land Management Plan. 3.2 Mr Phipps provided a presentation Review of Minimum Flows and Water Allocation in Taranaki (Jowett Consulting Limited) to the Committee in support of the item that will help inform the Council’s Regional Freshwater and Land Management Plan. 3.3 Mr M Ritai, Iwi Representative, noted that
District Council Councillor S Hitchcock New Plymouth District Council Councillor C Young South Taranaki District Council Ms L Tester 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 N Harrison Director - Operations Mr C Spurdle Planning Manager
role involves providing river and drainage advice in relation to consent and compliance matters and requests from landowners, and assisting with works as directed by the Rivers Manager to reduce the risks associated with flooding and erosion whilst protecting the life-supporting capacity of Taranaki rivers and streams. The role encompasses engagement with iwi and hapū, the local community and a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to provide technical advice on drainage,
well as public transport. It will be a region-wide project to improve travel choices to all our communities and we’ll continue to champion the move to sustainable travel. page 14 14 The role of Māori and iwi We’ve embarked on a new approach in how we kōrero with tangata whenua, moving towards a partnership approach with the nine iwi o Taranaki. The freshwater reforms give tangata whenua a greater role in freshwater management by focusing on Te Mana o Te Wai (the
will be to facilitate and promote the shift away from cars to active travel such as walking and cycling as well as public transport. It will be a region-wide project to improve travel choices to all our communities and we’ll continue to champion the move to sustainable travel. page 14 14 The role of Māori and iwi We’ve embarked on a new approach in how we kōrero with tangata whenua, moving towards a partnership approach with the nine iwi o Taranaki. The freshwater