and with $11.7 million from Predator Free 2050 Ltd, the Restore Kaitake work is also supported by environmental restoration project Taranaki Mounga and community-led groups like Restore Oākura, Oākura Community Board, iwi and Kaitake Ranges Conservation Trust. To help reach the goal of zero possums, if you hear, see or suspect there may be a possum in your backyard or somewhere in urban Oākura then please call 0800 736 222 or report it online - - www.trc.govt.nz/possum
A willingness to help his Pā has seen Ngā Māhanga hapū member take on a fun role of Pā pest protector. For the last four months Ray MacDonald (Rangitane, Taranaki Iwi and Te Atiawa) and his daughter Waimirirangi have been regularly monitoring eight rat traps along Matanehunehu Stream next to Puniho Pā in Warea on Highway 45. “We love spending time at the Pā and thought why not help the Towards Predator-Free Taranaki cause while we’re out there,” says Ray. “We went to our Trustees Hui to see if
under various legislative frameworks including, but not
restricted to, the Local Government Act 2002, the Resource Management Act 1991, Local Government
Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002.
Iwi considerations
13. 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
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Council, the project is a collaborative venture with Taranaki Mounga Project, iwi of Taranaki, the biodiversity trust Wild for Taranaki, Federated Farmers, New Plymouth District Council, Stratford District Council and South Taranaki District Council. It is also supported with $11.7 million from Predator-Free 2050 Ltd – the Government’s company set up to eliminate rats, stoats and possums from New Zealand by 2050. “It’s imperative we get New Plymouth residents on board, helping remove introduced
landscape-scale predator control on urban, rural and conservation land, Mr Shanley says. A collective effort by local residents, Taranaki Regional Council, Taranaki Mounga, an ecological restorative project on Egmont National Park, local iwi and schools is helping remove rats, possums and stoats to restore native biodiversity in the area, as part of Towards Predator-Free Taranaki. Mr Church hasn’t seen a possum on his property since September 2019, but understands they are skilled at staying out of sight. If
Council website as soon as samples are analysed. Working with IwiTaranaki Regional Council is empowering iwi and hapu in the region to monitor the health of waterways. Here is a video of the work that Ngaa Rauru Kiitahu are doing in this space. Empowering Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi Related links State of the Environment Report 2022 Environmental monitoring technical reports Environmental monitoring data Managing freshwater quality (Office of the Auditor-General)
different stages of work, involving residents, community groups, DOC, Taranaki Mounga Project, schools, iwi and the region’s three district councils. END
Taranaki to find a meaningful and workable framework for iwi participation in freshwater management. The path ahead is both exciting and challenging. We’ll see changes in decision-making processes and the development of extra monitoring methods based on mātauranga Māori. Other possibilities will become apparent as discussions continue. We cannot and should not opt out of this new journey. The challenge is to find the smartest and most efficient way forward. And I have every confidence that you, the
Coastal water quality 2018-2019 (6.2 MB pdf) Coastal water quality summer 2017-18 (4.4 MB pdf) Summer 2016-2017 (3.6 MB pdf) Summer 2015-2016 (2.4 MB pdf) Summer 2014-2015 (1.9 MB pdf) Summer 2013-2014 (3.9 MB pdf) Summer 2012-2013 (3.2 MB pdf) Summer 2011-2012 (2.3 MB pdf) Summer 2010-2011 (2.4 MB pdf) Summer 2009-2010 (872 KB pdf) Downloads Kaimoana survey guidelines for hapu & iwi (2.1 MB pdf)
the Taranaki Regional Council, New Plymouth District Council, South Taranaki District Council, Stratford District Council, Venture Taranaki, local business leaders, iwi and central government. Tapuae Roa - Make Way for Taranaki Action Plan April 2018 (6.7 MB pdf) (single document only) Tapuae Roa - Make Way for Taranaki Action Plan April 2018 (6.7 MB pdf) Regional collaboration and shared council services in Taranaki This document gives an overview of the shared services and collaboration between