environmental and
resource management issues. This has been a productive first step, but the imperative from Government and iwi alike
is for all councils to do more.
For example, the Essential Freshwater reform includes requirements for greater Māori involvement. There are joint
and continuing efforts by the region’s iwi and local bodies to reach participation agreements known as Mana
Whakahono a Rohe, as set out in a 2017 amendment to the Resource Management Act (RMA).
A post-election
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
Housing & Business Development Capacity Assessment 2019 (NPDC)
the length of costly hearings.
I wish to note here that although a very high proportion of
consent applications are processed as ‘non-notified’ this
does not mean that few or no people were involved in these
consent processes. In fact, as in previous years, there was
considerable public involvement in the non-notified processes
through consultation and/or written approvals with hundreds
of affected parties, including iwi and hapu.
There was considerable public
involvement in the
D H McIntyre
E D Van Der Leden
D N MacLeod ex officio
Representative Mr K Holswich Iwi Representative
Members Ms E Bailey Iwi Representative via Zoom
Attending Messrs M J Nield Director – Corporate Services
G K Bedford Director - Environment Quality
A D McLay Director – Resource Management
D N Harrison Director - Operations
Ms A Matthews Director – Environment Quality
Messrs C McLellan Consents Manager
J Glasgow Senior
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Regional context (questions 3-7, 10-12) ........................................................................................................ 18
Working with iwi (Questions 8 and 9) ............................................................................................................ 22
CME operations (Questions 16-17, 20-21, 28-40) ...................................................................................... 22
Making decisions on priorities (Questions 16,
adopted by this Council under various legislative frameworks including, but not restricted to,
the Local Government Act 2002, 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
Council chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford, on Tuesday 17 October 2017 at
12.10pm
2. notes that the recommendations therein were adopted by the Taranaki Regional
Council on 31 October 2017.
Lean/Littlewood
Matters Arising
There were no matters arising.
3. Update on the review of the Coastal Plan and scheduling iwi sites of
significance
3.1 Mr C L Spurdle, Planning Manager, spoke to the memorandum updating Members on
the review of the Coastal Plan for Taranaki and progress
the associated recommendations are consistent with the policy
documents and positions adopted by this Council under various legislative frameworks
including, but not restricted to, the Local Government Act 2002, the Resource Management
Act 1991 and the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.
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Iwi considerations
5. This memorandum and the associated
work together to
align planning outcomes and involve tangata
whenua and communities in decision-making.
Unencumbered by the requirements of the SPA
and NBEA, we can do this in a way that works
best for Taranaki under existing legislation.
In particular, we think spatial planning is a good
idea. A regional spatial plan would give Taranaki
a consistent and coherent plan for future
development and environmental protection. It
could map out growth areas, infrastructure
corridors,