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 -
quality as per its on-going State of the Environment programme, and provided a summary of the reported findings. 4.2 It was noted that Iwi would be circulated a copy of the report as it will provide an important tool to assist further consultation with Iwi on the review of the Council’s freshwater plan. Recommended That the Taranaki Regional Council: 1. receives the memorandum noting the preparation of a report Soil quality in the Taranaki region 2017: current status and
page TAPUAE ROA MAKE WAY FOR TARANAKI ACTION PLAN 1 CONTENTS MESSAGE FROM NGĀ IWI O TARANAKI ................................................................................................................2 MESSAGE FROM THE TARANAKI MAYORAL FORUM ...........................................................................................3 MESSAGE FROM THE LEAD TEAM
Regional Coastal Plan for Taranaki and the Proposed Regional Coastal Plan for Taranaki. PFOS Mr G K Bedford, Director-Environment Quality, provided an update to Members on the Council’s detection of elevated levels of chemicals associated with firefighting foam (PFAS) found in eels in two South Taranaki streams (Oaonui and Ngapirau). Iwi and local residents have been notified. The Council’s investigation into PFOS was undertaken following the discovery (in 2017) of drinking water
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
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
page Date 29 August 2023, 9.00am Venue: Taranaki Regional Council Boardroom, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford Document: 3201181 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 Attending Mr S J Ruru Chief Executive Ms A J Matthews Director - Environment
Table of Contents Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................. 5 Summary ................................................................................................................................................ 6 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Our Iwi
D Luke Iwi Representative Ā White Iwi Representative R Buttimore Iwi Representative (zoom) P Muir Federated Famers Representative Attending Mr S J Ruru Chief Executive Ms A J Matthews Director - Environment Quality Mr A D McLay Director – Resource Management Mr M J Nield Director – Corporate Services Ms L Miller Manager – Resource Consents Mrs V McKay Manager – Environmental Assurance Mr J Glasgow Compliance Manager Miss
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).