responsibilities by, among other things,
taking into account the Treaty of Waitangi.
Furthermore, schedule 10 of the Local Government Act
2002 requires the Council to set out any steps that the
Council intends to take to foster the development of
Maori capacity to contribute to the decision making
processes of the Council. There are eight recognised iwi
in the region.
To achieve these objectives the Council intends to
undertake the following:
FOUNDATIONS OF A
on the Freshwater Plan continues with assessments of minimum flows and allocation limits.
Engagement with iwi and other stakeholders is ongoing. Work on the National Policy Statement for urban development (NPS-
UD) continues jointly with NPDC. New Plymouth was recently determined a high growth area requiring very tight time frames
to be met to implement the NPS-UD.
Outputs/Key performance indications
PERFORMANCE MEASURE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE
Complete preparation/full
well as public transport. It will be a region-wide
project to improve travel choices to all our
communities and we’ll continue to champion the
move to sustainable travel.
page
14 14
The role of Māori and iwi
We’ve embarked on a new approach in how we
kōrero with tangata whenua, moving towards a
partnership approach with the nine iwi o
Taranaki.
The freshwater reforms give tangata whenua a
greater role in freshwater management by
focusing on Te Mana o Te Wai (the
will be
to facilitate and promote the shift away from cars
to active travel such as walking and cycling as
well as public transport. It will be a region-wide
project to improve travel choices to all our
communities and we’ll continue to champion the
move to sustainable travel.
page
14 14
The role of Māori and iwi
We’ve embarked on a new approach in how we
kōrero with tangata whenua, moving towards a
partnership approach with the nine iwi o
Taranaki.
The freshwater
project to improve travel choices to all our
communities and we’ll continue to champion the
move to sustainable travel.
page
14 14
The role of Māori and iwi
We’ve embarked on a new approach in how we
kōrero with tangata whenua, moving towards a
partnership approach with the nine iwi o
Taranaki.
The freshwater reforms give tangata whenua a
greater role in freshwater management by
focusing on Te Mana o Te Wai (the integrated
and holistic well-being of water) and requiring
Council
G Boyde Stratford District Council
Mr P Moeahu Iwi Representative
Ms L Tester Iwi Representative
Ms B Bigham Iwi Representative
Attending Councillors D L Lean
Messrs S J Ruru Chief Executive
M J Nield Director – Corporate Services
A D McLay Director - Resource Management
G K Bedford Director - Environment Quality
D Harrison Director - Operations
C Spurdle Planning Manager
S Tamarapa Iwi Communications Officer
C Wadsworth
page
Taranaki Regional Council Monthly Rainfall and Environmental
Data Report for February 2024
Note: The data presented here are provisional data only and may change as a result of quality control at a later date.
1. Rainfall
Map 1: February total rainfall (mm) and percentage of long-term mean (colour key).
page
Map 1a. Total rainfall 1 January to end February (mm) and percentage of long-term mean (colour key).
page
Table 1:
implementing.
Recommendation three is in progress. A draft management plan was submitted for iwi consultation in June
2024.
Alterations to monitoring programmes for 2024-2025
In designing and implementing the monitoring programmes for air/water discharges in the region, the
Council has taken into account:
• the extent of information already made available through monitoring or other means to date;
• its relevance under the RMA;
• the Council’s obligations to monitor consented activities and
c. Ngāti Mutunga Iwi Management Plan.
7 Attachment 3 to my evidence sets out a Summary of Abatement Notices,
Infringement Notices and Prosecutions for Uruti RNZ Site.
8 I was involved in developing the Ngāti Mutunga Mauri Compass Report.
9 I also made a submission as an individual on the Applications, stating:
As tangata whenua, it has been heartbreaking to watch our
tupuna awa Mimitangiatua deteriorate over recent generations
now to such a point as she struggles to sustain us.