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MINUTES OF MEETING 85 OF THE NELSON MARLBOROUGH CONSERVATION BOARD HELD AT THE FIRE STATION MEETING ROOMS, TAKAKA 8.30AM, 11 APRIL 2014 CONFIRMED AT THE MEETING OF 5 JUNE 2014 PRESENT Ross Hall (Chair), Gina Solomon (Deputy Chair), Bob Dickinson, Mairangi Reiher, Sue Brown, Lynda Neame and Amelia Taylor APOLOGIES Ian Mitchell, Joy Shorrock Judy Helstrom, NZ Conservation Authority Mike Slater, Director Conservation Services, DOC Sue Brown for lateness IN ATTENDANCE Jan Hania, Director Conservation Partnerships, DOC Barney Thomas, Pou Tairangahau DOC Martin Rodd, Conservation Partnerships Manager, DOC Jo Gould, Acting Conservation Services Manager Takaka DOC Greg Napp, Ranger Partnerships, DOC Kath Inwood, Ranger Partnerships, DOC PUBLIC ATTENDEES Jo-Anne Vaughan, Forest and Bird Martine Bouillir, TDC Councillor Nigel Mountford Chris Rowse, Project De-Vine Chris Petyt, Friends of the Cobb David Morgan, Friends of the Cobb Bob Kennedy, Friends of the Cobb, Project De-Vine Piers MacLaren, Friends of the Cobb, Forest and Bird ACTION POINTS Dave Hayes to report back on accessing the Marine Mammal Impact Statement for Anardarko exploration work off Pegasus Bay Dave Hayes to report back on the process for iwi feedback into concession applications, and whether there is going to be a nationally standardised process. Contact John Blue, DOC Permissions/ SLM Manager to make arrangements for him to attend a future meeting. That staff work with Rebecca Bowater to prepare the nomination documents for the Loder Cup. That a follow-up letter be written to the Minister expressing disappointment at the lack of progress with the Reserves and Other Lands Disposal Bill. That a copy of the letter to the Director General regarding a Management Plan for the Wairau Lagoons be forwarded to Te Rununga A Rangitane O Wairau for their information. That a donation be provided to the Grovetown Lagoons project. To investigate the possibility of creating either a hard copy brochure or printable website pages containing the information from the panels at the whare at Te Waikoropupu Springs. The list of final appointees to the Golden Bay Freshwater and Land Advisory Group to be circulated to members. docdm-1390882 1 Kath to follow up to ensure the minutes from the Golden Bay Community Forum meeting are provided and circulated to the Board. It was suggested that a report be presented at the next meeting with further information on landing sites for concessionaires in Abel Tasman. Check if there have been any changes to the regulatory distance above marine mammals. Identify waahi tapu sites and map these, particularly for the Abel Tasman area. Contact the councils to identify different awards for the Board to decide to which, if any, they might make nominations. Check that the Department is ensuring that iwi tourism operators are consulting adequately with rununga regarding whakapapa and tikanga used by operators when they are working on Manaaki Trails. 1. KARAKIA AND WELCOME (8.30am) 1.1 Barney Thomas opened the meeting with a karakia. 1.2 Ross Hall (Chair) welcomed Jan Hania to his first meeting with the board. Jan took the opportunity to introduce himself. He advised that he was of Dutch and Maori descent, and started his professional life as a systems engineer in the NZ Air Force. After 10 years his interest in outdoor pursuits and climbing lead him to retrain in Natural Resources Engineering at Lincoln. He worked for regional councils as a water engineer, and was the lead on the Lake Taupo Protection Project. 1.3 Jan apologised for not coming to meet the Board sooner, but he explained that there had been big changes happening, and now these were more settled. He noted that the Board review was undertaken to ensure that we engage well with the rest of New Zealand. DOC had not told the story well enough about conservation restoration, and we need to tell the story to engage the people to a level where they change their behaviours. We were adapting to do that work proactively with iwi now, and need to extend that approach to the rest of NZ society. He added that the Te Korowai process is a good model. 1.4 Jan added that he had a few key points he wished to raise at this point: The Minister has just announced the new Community Conservation Partnership Fund, which has been created from merging the Biodiversity Condition and Advice Funds. There would be $7.6 million per year for the next 3 years for broadened criteria. The projects had to be deliverable, and make a difference by scaling up or joining projects together to get more outcomes for what is invested. Martin will be co-ordinating the local selection panel, which will be made up of Partnerships Managers, scientists, Barney Thomas and a Board member; and will meet in Murchison on 13 May. Jan stated that he firmly believes that we need to work closely with iwi, and there is capacity to build on both sides of the relationship. We need to come together so we all learn to work well together – we will get the best outcomes that way. This is not just a statutory requirement, but a practical need to work together on the ground. The NEXT Foundation has announced the next evolution of Project Janszoon. The benefactors, Mr and Mrs Plowman from Auckland, have been so inspired by Project Janszoon that they are offering $100 million across NZ for the environment and education. Proposals are open now, and selection will involve rigorous processes. The Minister has signed an accord with Chris Liddell who is the CEO of NEXT Foundation. Once the next round of projects has been selected a MoU will be signed. 1.5 Gina commented that her rununga had not met with DOC for the last 3 years to talk about business planning, and asked if there would be an opportunity to apply to the NEXT Foundation for funding. Jan replied that they are looking at really large scale projects which would be beyond rununga capacity – for example large scale education linked to large conservation projects. Staff were talking with Project Janszoon to find out what would work for them and us, and then look at what to put together to achieve that. The challenge would be involving the right people at the right time and linking together. docdm-1390882 2 2. APOLOGIES 2.1 Apologies were received from Ian Mitchell, Joy Shorrock, Judy Helstrom (NZ Conservation Authority) and Mike Slater. An apology for lateness was received from Sue Brown. MOVED: That the apologies be accepted. Bob Dickinson/ Gina Solomon; CARRIED 3. CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA 3.1 Ross asked if anyone had any matter to add to the agenda. It was agreed that the appointment of a Board member to the Community Conservation Partnership Fund panel would be considered later in the meeting. 4. CONFLICT OF INTERESTS 4.1 Ross asked if any Board member had any actual or perceived conflict of interest in respect of the matters on the agenda. There were no conflicts of interest raised. 5. COMMUNITY CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP FUND 5.1 Martin Rodd explained that the Board representative would need to be available on 13 and 14 May for the selection process. MOVED: That Bob Dickinson be the Board representative on the Community Conservation Partnership Fund selection panel. Gina Solomon/ Mairangi Reiher; CARRIED 6. LODER CUP 6.1 It was advised that Rebecca Bowater was happy to be nominated for the Loder Cup. It was also expressed that it was lovely to be nominating a photographer as this came from a different angle than most nominations. MOVED: That the Board nominates Rebecca Bowater for the Loder Cup and that staff work with Rebecca to prepare the nomination documents. Gina Solomon/ Lynda Neame; CARRIED 7. CORRESPONDENCE 7.1 The correspondence schedule was tabled as read. 7.2 Bob commented on the response from the Minister on page 65, that the Reserves and Other Lands Disposal Bill had its first reading 4 years ago, but it was unknown when it would progress further. He commented that this was not very helpful for DOC staff who were trying to tidy up land boundary issues. He felt this was not satisfactory. 7.3 Gina added that she had been told there were a lot of small Bills waiting to be progressed that were not high enough priority to be considered. It was agreed that a follow-up letter is to be written to the Minister expressing disappointment at the lack of progress. docdm-1390882 3 MOVED: That a follow-up letter be written to the Minister expressing disappointment at the lack of progress with the Reserves and Other Lands Disposal Bill. Bob Dickinson/ Amelia Taylor; CARRIED 7.4 Gina suggested that a copy of the letter to the Director General on page 117, regarding a Management Plan for the Wairau Lagoons, be forwarded to Te Rununga A Rangitane O Wairau for their information. MOVED: That a copy of the letter to the Director General regarding a Management Plan for the Wairau Lagoons be forwarded to Te Rununga A Rangitane O Wairau for their information. Gina Solomon/ Amelia Taylor; CARRIED Sue Brown joined the meeting at 9.10am. 7.5 Appreciation was expressed at the letter from the Acting Chair of the Conservation Authority on page 61 about the Conservation Board nominations, and that suggestions in the review had been listened to and were reflected in the criteria for appointment. 7.6 With regard to the letter from Forest and Bird on page 49, it was noted that the proposed area for treatment had been extended since the letter was written. Martin Rodd added that the final boundaries were still subject to resource consent.

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