Council Councillor G Boyde Stratford District Council Councillor S Hitchcock New Plymouth District Council Ms B Bigham Iwi Representative Ms L Tester Iwi Representative Mr P Moeahu Iwi Representative zoom Mr P Muir Federated Farmers Attending Councillor D L Lean Taranaki Regional Council Mr S J Ruru Chief Executive Mr A D McLay Director - Resource Management Ms A J Matthews Director – Environment Quality Mr D R Harrison Director –
page Date: 30 April 2024 Venue: Taranaki Regional Council Boardroom, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford Document: 3269781 Present: C S Williamson Chairperson S W Hughes B J Bigham zoom D M Cram D H McIntyre A L Jamieson C L Littlewood (ex officio) N W Walker (ex officio) P Moeahu Iwi Representative E Bailey Iwi Representative (zoom) M Ritai Iwi Representative (zoom joined at 11.03am) L Gibbs Federated Framers B Haque New Plymouth
J Cloke zoom Councillor C L Littlewood Councillor D H McIntyre zoom Councillor D N MacLeod ex officio zoom Councillor E D Van Der Leden zoom Representative Members Mr K Holswich Iwi Representative zoom Mr M Ritai Iwi Representative zoom Ms E Bailey Iwi Representative zoom Attending Mr S J Ruru Chief Executive Ms A J Matthews Director - Environment Quality Mr A D McLay Director – Resource Management Mr B Pope Compliance
for and nourished the iwi o Taranaki for generations. These resources were integral to the lives of the people who occupied the settlements that adjoined the coastline. Tangaroa provided for them materially, acted as a highway for travel, a source of rongoa (medicine), aided their well-being and provided for their spiritual sustenance. The coastal environment was highly valued and contained kainga (villages), pa (fortified villages), and pukawa (reefs) for the gathering of mātaitai
settlements in the rohe, such as Ngā Motu and the Waitara River, were on the coast. The papakainga was the centre of social, cultural, economic and spiritual well-being. Papapakainga such as Puke Ariki, Purakau, Rewa Rewa and Mangatī were located on the coast close to the valued resources of water, mahinga kai and kaimoana. The resources sustained and nourished the iwi and were important to ensure survival and to maintain the spiritual, cultural and economic prosperity of Te