encouragement of
Council officers working on a region-wide list of significant
sites, for use in resource management.
Since 2019, Council staff have been researching publicly
available information including press articles, old maps,
video clips, treaty settlements, photographs and archival
records. Details of about 800 sites have been compiled and
officers are now working with individual iwi and hapū on
changes and modifications. They’re also working with the
region’s
scientists and data
analysts are studying climate issues in greater detail and
our policymakers are considering the impacts of a future
climate on the environment, including water availability and
ecosystem health.
We are working in partnership with local district councils,
building our collective understanding of climate change
impacts, risks and opportunities. Along with local councils,
iwi and hapū, and research partners such as Massey
University and GNS Science we
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6.4.3 Chapter 7: Air and climate change 77
6.4.4 Chapter 10.3 Maintaining and enhancing amenity values 77
6.4.5 Chapter 12: Waste management 77
6.4.6 Chapter 15.2 Providing for regionally significant infrastructure 78
6.4.7 Chapter 16 Statement of resource management issues of significance to iwi authorities 79
Regional Freshwater Plan for Taranaki 80
6.5.1 Chapter 3 Natural, ecological and amenity values and public access 80
6.5.2 Chapter 4 Tangata Whenua
at 14 November 2016.
Joyce/Williamson
7. Freshwater Monitoring by Iwi
7.1 Ms K Blakemore, Technical Officer, spoke to the memorandum informing the
Committee of freshwater monitoring by Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi iwi and hapu of streams
and rivers within their rohe that is occurring within Taranaki with the involvement of
the Council.
Recommended
That the Taranaki Regional Council:
1. receives this report Freshwater monitoring by Iwi
Policy and Planning Committee
Agenda for Ordinary Council meeting May 2017.
a memorandum to the Court requesting that the Hearing Committee’s
decision stands.
On 1 August 2007, STDC wrote to iwi and the Council committing to: work on
decreasing storm water ingress to the Hawera sewerage system; testing the
permeability of the detention storage pond; not exceed the 12,000 m3/day volume of
the consent; and undertaking the necessary work under the consent (condition 10) to
review in 2009 the best practicable option for treatment and disposal of wastewater,
the Regional Land Transport Plan 2021/22-2026/27
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Management Act 2003, the Resource Management Act 1991 and the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987.
Iwi considerations
15. 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
additional accelerated funding for a bypass of Mount
Messenger on State Highway 3 (SH3). The new project needs to be included within the
Taranaki RLTPlan in order to be progressed. The Transport Agency has therefore
lodged a request to vary the current RLTPlan.
4.3 The Committee noted and encouraged the NZ Transport Agency to engage early with
affected communities, including Iwi (Ngāti Tama) and landowners re the new Mount
Messenger Bypass roading project to avoid any
� Information Sheet-Wetlands
� The Importance of Riparian Management
Related Links –Taranaki
� Taranaki Regional Xplorer
� Taranaki Iwi Contacts
� East Taranaki Environmental Trust
� Egmont National Park (Department of Conservation)
� Fish and Game-Taranaki Region
� New Plymouth District Council - Sustainable District
� Rotokare Scenic Reserve Trust
� Taranaki Kiwi Trust
� Taranaki tree Trust
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General Information on Biodiversity available on the
through maintenance checks. The land
below the soakage pit was to be retired and local iwi were going to plant this area out in trees.
Turangi-C: It was noted that the ends of pipes had been wrapped to prevent and eliminate discharges onto
the ground.
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Urenui-A: The skimmer pits had been emptied to fix a hole in the liner. The water level was below the
discharge pipe and it was unclear if a leak still existed, or whether the pits had not filled up following the