Komiti Māori
NOTICE IS GIVEN that the next meeting of Komiti Māori will be held at Taharangi Marae, 26 Tārewa Road, Rotorua on:
Tuesday, 24 April 2018 commencing at 9.30 am
Please note: a pōwhiri/welcome will take place at 9.30am with the meeting to start at approximately 10.30am.
Mary-Anne Macleod Chief Executive 17 April 2018
Komiti Māori Terms of Reference
The Komiti Māori has the core function of implementing and monitoring Council’s legislative obligations to Māori. Delegated Function To set operational direction for Council’s legislative obligations to Māori and monitor how these obligations are implemented. This will be achieved through the development of specific operational decisions which translate legislative obligations to Māori into action. Membership Three Māori constituency councillors and three general constituency councillors (the membership of the general constituency councillors to be rotated every two years), and the Chairman as ex-officio. Quorum In accordance with Council standing order 10.2, the quorum at a meeting of the committee is not fewer than three members of the committee. Co-Chairs to preside at meetings Notwithstanding the Komiti Māori has an appointed Chairperson, Māori Constituency Councillors may host-Chair committee meetings that are held in the rohe of their respective constituency. Term of the Committee For the period of the 2016-2019 Triennium unless discharged earlier by the Regional Council. Meeting frequency Two-monthly. Specific Responsibilities and Delegated Authority The Komiti Māori is delegated the power of authority to:
• Monitor Council’s compliance with its obligations to Māori under the Local Government Act 2002 and the Resource Management Act 1991; • Approve actions to enhance Māori capacity to contribute to Council’s decision-making processes for inclusion in the development of the Long Term Plan; • Recommend to Council effective Maori consultation mechanisms and processes; • Identify any relevant emerging issues for the region relating to the principles of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi, legislative obligations to Māori under different statutes and programmes to build the capability of Māori; • Facilitate tangata whenua input into community outcomes, Council policy development and implementation work;
BOPRC ID: A2460603 Page 3 of 156 • Formally receive iwi/hapū management plans; • Make submissions on Māori related matters, except where the submissions may have a wide impact on Council’s activities, in which case they might be handled by the Regional Direction and Delivery Committee or Council; • Establish subcommittees and delegate to them any authorities that have been delegated by Council to the Komiti Māori and to appoint members (not limited to members of the Komiti Māori); • Approve its subcommittee’s recommendations for matters outside the subcommittee delegated authority; • Recommend to Council the establishment of advisory groups to represent sub-region or constituency areas and to consider specific issues.
Note:
The Komiti Māori reports directly to the Regional Council.
BOPRC ID: A2460603 Page 4 of 156 Membership
Chairperson: A Tahana
Deputy Chairperson: T Marr
Councillors: W Clark, D Love, M McDonald, L Thurston
Ex Officio: Chairman D Leeder
Committee Advisor: Y Tatton
Recommendations in reports are not to be construed as Council policy until adopted by Council. Agenda
1 Opening Karakia 2 Apologies 3 Acceptance of Late Items 4 General Business 5 Confidential Business to be transferred into open 6 Declarations of Conflicts of Interests 7 Previous Minutes
7.1 Komiti Māori Minutes - 27 February 2018 9 8 Tangata Whenua Presentations
8.1 Lodgement of the Ngati Kea and Ngati Tuara Iwi Resource Management Plan 2016 17
APPENDIX 1 - Ngati Kea Ngati Tuara Iwi Environmental Management Plan 21
8.2 Te Arawa Wai Warriors
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9.1 Lodgement of He Mahere Putahitanga - A pan-tribal Planning Document for the Central North Island Forests Iwi Collective 73
APPENDIX 1 - Cover Letter to BOPRC 22 December 2017 77
APPENDIX 2 - FINAL CNI Iwi Planning Document for Lodgement 83
9.2 He Toka Tumoana - Toi Moana Environmental Scholarship 103
APPENDIX 1 - He Toka Tumoana Certificate Example 107
9.3 Geothermal Management: Regional Plan Review 111
9.4 Update on development of the next Regional Pest Management Plan 117
APPENDIX 1 - Council's Strategic Direction for Pest Management 123
9.5 Brown bullhead catfish - incursion update 127
9.6 Rotorua Catchments - Lake and Stream Water Quality 133
APPENDIX 1 - 2018-02-01 - Utuhina EPs and Streams Map 139
APPENDIX 2 - 2018-02-01 - Puarenga EPs and Streams Map 143
9.7 General Manager Strategy and Science Update Report 147
APPENDIX 1 - Post Meeting Action Table 153 10 Consideration of General Business 11 Public Forum
A short period of time will be set aside at the conclusion of the meeting to enable tangata whenua and members of the public to raise matters. Any matters raised and the time allowed for each speaker will be at the discretion of the Chair.
No decisions can be made from matters raised in the Open Forum. 12 Closing Karakia
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Previous Minutes
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Page 8 of 156 Minutes of the Komiti Māori Meeting held at Pukehina Marae, 1903 State Highway 2, Pukehina on Tuesday, 27 February 2018 commencing at 9.30 a.m.
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Chairman: M McDonald
Deputy Chairman: T Marr
Councillors: L Thurston, D Love, A Tahana
Ex Officio: Chairman D Leeder
In Attendance: Toi Moana-BOPRC: F McTavish (General Manager Strategy and Science), K O’Brien (Strategic Engagement Manager), A Vercoe (Māori Policy Team Leader), K Gosling (Community Engagement Team Leader), S Hohepa, K Pihera-Ridge, R Gardiner, (Māori Policy Advisors), H Simpson, C Koopu (Senior Advisor (Treaty),N Heitia (Assistant Mātauranga Māori Framework), M Stensness (Pou Ngaio Technical/Cultural), L Tauroa (Internal Services Officer), P De Monchy (Kaituna Catchments Manager), Y Tatton (Governance Manager), S Rossiter-Stead (Communications Manager), D Hyland (Finance and Corporate Planning Manager), A Flintoff, R Ngaropo (Summer Students), T Grant (Land Management Officer)
Tangata Whenua: H Anderson, G Murray, N Tamsey, M Williams, T Ngawhika, P Rampio, Dr K Paul-Burke, M Anderson, M Tapsell, T Ruawai, T Ngawhika; K Ellis, R Tuarau (Rūnanga o Ngaī Te Rangi), O Williams, A Jaram, K Hiha, W Mason, T Douglas, U Jefferies
Apologies: Councillor W Clark
1 Pōhiri/Welcome
A pōhiri took place at 9.30 am prior to commencement of the meeting at 10:30 am.
2 Karakia
Mr Hohepa Anderson opened the meeting with a karakia.
3 Chairman’s Mihi
Councillors Tahana and MacDonald acknowledged kaumātua of Ngāti Whakahemo, and te hau kainga for hosting the Komiti Māori hui. In accordance with the terms of reference for Komiti Maori Cr Tahana handed the chairman rākau to Cr MacDonald.
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4 Apologies
Resolved
That the Komiti Māori:
1 Accepts the apologies of Cr Clark tendered at the meeting.
Thurston/Love CARRIED
5 General Business and Tabled Items
It was agreed that Mr Tapsell would address the Komiti during General Business and Mr Ruawai be invited to present his korero during the Presentations part of the meeting.
6 Declaration of conflicts of interest
Nil
7 Previous Minutes
Resolved
That the Komiti Māori:
1 Confirms the Komiti Māori minutes of 12 December 2017 as a true and correct record.
Thurston/Love CARRIED
8 Presentations
8.1 Ngāti Whakahemo – Regeneration of the Pongakawa River
Dr Paul-Burke and Mr M Anderson from Ngāti Whakahemo provided insight into the concerns and aspirations of Ngāti Whakahemo. Mr Anderson highlighted the following key points:
Tangata Whenua had a spiritual connection with the land and therefore had responsibilities to look after the whenua for the next generation. This required reaching out and involving others to assist with kaitiaki of the environment; Degradation of the Pongakawa River had occurred over many years due to nutrient run off and dredging; Main goals were to regenerate the river, maintain good water quality for their tipuna, and restore the beach and wetlands; Requested Regional Council’s support to proactively monitor the fluctuating water quality and to work together to develop a co-management programme for the river’s restoration and drainage of the peat areas which were contaminating the waterways and estuaries; Requested Regional Council’s Māori Policy staff to assist Ngāti Whakahemo in developing an iwi management plan;
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Expressed a desire to work in partnership with the regional council and Komiti Māori in the implementation of Mātauranga Māori across all levels of Council.
In response to questions from members it was stated that historically the wetlands had belonged to Ngāti Whakahemo but were taken under the Wastelands Disposal Act and were given to the Crown. While the Waihī Drainage Society were responsible for ensuring the river was dredged and maintained to avoid compromising arable land, Ngāti Whakahemo wished to enter into a co-management agreement.
Councillor Tahana, the Chair and members acknowledged Ngāti Whakahemo for their korero and an offer was made for Ngāti Whakahemo to work with the Māori Policy Unit and to apply for funding to develop their iwi management plan.
Ngāti Whakahemo were encouraged to make submissions to the Long Term Plan through the consultation process which was underway.
8.2 Te Rūnanga o Ngaī Te Rangi – Ohu Taiao
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Mr R Tuanau and Ms K Ellis provided members with an update on capacity development initiatives undertaken by the rūnanga with Regional Council resourcing.
Key points were:
Strengthened iwitanga by bringing together thirteen hapū and eleven marae in the rohe; Mātauranga Māori Wānanga – focused on the moana and whenua to strengthen and develop knowledge for their Kaitiaki Forum; Taiohi Taiao Wānanga raised rangatahi awareness and knowledge of culture, identity, language and the environment; Korowai Aroha – focused on enhancing rangitahi’s understanding of Whanaungatanga, Manaakitanga, Kotahitanga and Kaitiakitanga; Rangatahi Taiao Roopu established and highlighted the need for more moana based activities; Te Mana o Te Wai – iwi were inundated with aquifer/ground water resource consents and needed to hold off engagement with applicants until workshops on developing whakaaro collectively were held; Requested the Regional Council provide more information regarding the consent process for aquifer use and how Te Mana o Te Wai, as per the National Policy Statement, would be recognised. RMA Workshops facilitated by staff from Regional Council were invaluable in enhancing and refreshing Tangata Whenua’s knowledge and ability to respond within the legislative framework, to protect the whenua and moana. The leasing of the boat Taniwha provided a collaborative opportunity for Ngāi Te Rangi and Tauranga Moana iwi to build their capability to participate in maritime and moana related activities e.g. harbour rubbish clean up, environmental monitoring, oil spill response support, navigation bylaw monitoring and water safety education. Ngāi Te Rangi also assisted 37 Tangata Whenua in gaining their day skippers ticket.
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Ms Ellis and Mr Tuanau were acknowledged and thanked for their delivery of the positive initiatives outlined in the presentation. Members reiterated that Tangata Whenua’s capacity to participate in the consenting process was a strategic issue across the region and the Regional Council, through the Māori Policy Unit, would continue to work together with iwi to build capacity.
8.3 Waste Biomass Power Plant: Mr Tuhi Ruawai
Mr T Ruawai outlined his work with the World Health Initiative organisation, made up of First Nations People, in developing a waste biomass plant as a means of disposing of municipal waste and dairy effluent to create power through an environmentally sustainable manner. The World Health Organisation would fund future infrastructure provided a feasibility study was developed. Mr Ruawai had an engineering background.
Mr Ruawai had been travelling around the region collecting quantitative waste disposal data and socialising the kaupapa with hapū. Two hapū were in support (Tama Kaimoana and Te Hapū Oneone) and further support was anticipated.
Ngāti Whakahemo expressed an interest in holding further discussions with Mr Ruawai.
The Komiti suggested the General Manager Strategy and Science contact Mr Ruawai to further discuss the initiative.
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The Chair noted that Item 10.3 Historical Sawmill Contamination on Matakana Island would be deferred to a future meeting as Tangata Whenua from Matakana Island were unable to attend this meeting but are keen to be involved in any future discussions with Komiti Māori.
9.1 Kotahitanga Summer Student Report 2018
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Mr A Flintoff and Ms R Ngaropo presented a summary of the work the summer students had undertaken during their time with the Māori Policy and Community Engagement teams.
The Komiti thanked the summer students for their mahi and acknowledged the success of the programme in developing and building capacity for ngā tauira to participate and understand the local government environment.
Resolved
That the Komiti Māori:
1 Receives the report, Summer Intern Report 2018;
2 Continues to support Council’s Summer Student programme;
3 Supports dedicated students for the Kotahitanga team.
Tahana/Leeder CARRIED
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9.2 Endorsement of He Korowai Mātauranga (The Draft Mātauranga Māori Framework) - An Internal Staff Resource
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Staff presented the framework to guide the way staff view and incorporate Mātauranga Māori in Toi Moana’s business and decision making processes.
The Komiti acknowledged all who had been involved in the development of the framework particularly Tangata Whenua in the rohe and the importance in entrusting Toi Moana with the information provided.
Staff were requested to bring the draft implementation budget back to the Komiti and involve iwi in the development of the implementation plan.
Resolved
That the Komiti Māori:
1 Receives the report, He Korowai Mātauranga (The Mātauranga Māori Framework);
2 Approves He Korowai Mātauranga (the Draft Mātauranga Māori Framework);
3 Endorses staff to make minor edits to the Draft Framework (He Korowai Mātauranga) if required;
4 Endorses the development of an implementation plan and recognises that a future budget may be required to operationalise the implementation plan.
Love/Tahana CARRIED
9.3 Consultation on the proposed Long Term Plan 2018-2028
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General Manager Strategy and Science Ms F McTavish provided members with an overview of the Draft Long Term Plan 2018-2018, budget and consultation process.
Resolved
That the Komiti Māori:
1 Receives the report, Consultation on the proposed Long Term Plan 2018- 2028.
Tahana/Thurston CARRIED
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9.4 General Manager Strategy and Science Update
General Manager Strategy and Science Ms F McTavish informed members and Tangata Whenua that:He Toka Tumoana – Scholarship Fund, created in honour of the late Awanuiarangi Black and with the blessing of his whanau, was currently open to applicants with the successful applicants being announced at the Komiti Māori meeting in June 2018. Resolved
That the Komiti Māori:
1 Confirms the report, General Manager Strategy and Science report
Tahana/Love CARRIED
10 Consideration of General Business
Mr Tapsell invited a future Komiti Māori meeting to be held at Hei Marae to enable an outline of Treaty Settlement issues facing Te Kapu o Waitaha to be presented to the Komiti.
11 Closing Karakia
Mr Hohepa Anderson closed with a karakia.
The meeting closed at 12.55 pm
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Report To: Komiti Māori
Meeting Date: 24 April 2018
Report From: Kataraina O'Brien, Strategic Engagement Manager
Lodgement of the Ngāti Kea and Ngāti Tuara Iwi Resource Management Plan 2016
Executive Summary
Komiti Māori under its delegated authority has the mandate to formally receive iwi resource management plans. These plans are developed and approved by iwi and identify tangata whenua interests in resource management which can inform Council decision-making.
The Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) require Councils to take into account any relevant planning document lodged and recognised by an iwi authority. Iwi resource management plans provide a mechanism in which tangata whenua interests can be considered in Council decision-making.
In 2016 Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kea/Ngāti Tuara Trust and hapu developed an Iwi resource management plan. The plan is an expression of kaitiakitanga and rangatiratanga to protect, manage and nurture Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara taonga for present and future generations.
At this meeting Komiti Māori will formally receive the Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Iwi Resource Management Plan 2016.
Recommendations
That the Komiti Māori under its delegated authority:
1 Receives the report, Lodgement of the Ngāti Kea Ngāti and Tuara Iwi Resource Management Plan 2016;
2 Formally receives the Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Iwi Resource Management Plan 2016.
1 Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Hapū
Ngāti Kea descends from Kearoa, a rangatira of Te Arawa, and the wife of Ngatoroirangi, tohunga of the Te Arawa waka.
Ngāti Tuara descends from Tuara, a female descendant of Ika who arrived on the Te Arawa waka.
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Today the distinction between the two hapū has been dropped and all the people regard themselves as members of the joint hapu, Ngāti Kea and Ngāti Tuara.1
The ancestral lands of Ngāti Kea and Ngāti Tuara surround their maunga, Te Horohoroinga o ngā ringa o Kahumatamomoe. Their area of interest stretches from the base of Horohoro maunga, north to Tihi-o-Tonga, west across the rugged and deeply gorged bush lands and the high plateau of Patetere from Te Moana to Pukaki, south across the plains to Te Uraura, near Tokoroa, east to the peak of Tikorangi, across the Matahana Basin, and around the southern end of the mountain back to Horohoro, and also includes interests down to Tarewa Marae located in central Rotorua.2
As kaitiaki, the Ngāti Kea and Ngāti Tuara people have an obligation and responsibility to protect, manage and nurture its taonga for present and future generations.
1.1 Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Iwi Resource Management Plan 2016
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Trust was established in 2007 to receive and manage assets resulting from the Te Pūmautanga O Te Arawa Treaty settlement.
Ngāti Kea and Ngāti Tuara have occupied land in Rotorua and South to Horohoro and Patetere South block. This means that Ngāti Kea and Ngāti Tuara land extends in to both boundaries of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Waikato Regional Council and comes under the jurisdiction of both authorities the Rotorua Lakes Council and the South Waikato District Council.
The Ngāti Kea and Ngāti Tuara Iwi Resource Management Plan 2016 gives direction to any party who needs to consult or engage with matters relevant to the Ngāti Kea and Ngāti Tuara Hapū, which include; water, land, geothermal and natural taonga. 2 Statutory Mandate
The RMA requires Council to take into account any relevant planning document lodged and recognised by an iwi authority. Specific RMA provisions include:
Section 35A (1)(b) a local authority must keep and maintain a record of planning documents recognised by each iwi authority and lodged with the local authority. Under Section 61 (2A) when preparing or changing a regional policy statement, Council must take into account any relevant planning document recognised by an iwi authority. Under Section 66 (2A)(a) when preparing or changing regional plans, Council must take into account any relevant planning document recognised by an iwi authority. Under Section 74(2A) when preparing or changing a district plan, Council must take into account any relevant planning document recognised by an iwi authority. Under Section 104 (1)(c) when considering an application for resource consent, the consenting authority must have regard to any other matter the consent authority considers relevant. The content of hapū/iwi plans is considered under this section.
1 Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Iwi Resource Management Plan 2016 (pg 9) 2 Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Iwi Resource Management Plan 2016 (pg 10 & 11)
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3 Implications for Maori
Iwi resource management plans are a valuable planning mechanism to facilitate knowledge transfer. They provide a framework to articulate values and aspirations and are a repository for identifying specific natural resource issues and sites of significance.
These plans can inform Council decision-making. They provide staff with specific information such as identifying tangata whenua areas of interest, preferred methods of engagement, assisting in the development and/or reviews of regional plans and policies and are a conduit to build and enhance relationships.
For the wider community, these plans increase understanding and help to build community awareness. They help resource consent applicants to identify relevant matters for assessments of environmental effects.
4 Council’s Accountability Framework
Current Budget
The development of hapū/iwi management plans is supported in Councils Long Term Plan. An annual budget of $70,000 is available for hapū and iwi groups.
$17,802.75 was allocated from Māori Policy’s Hapū/Iwi Resource Management Plan budget to support the development of the Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Iwi Resource Management Plan 2016.
Future Implications
There are no future financial implications for this project.
Rawiri Bhana Maori Policy Advisor for Strategic Engagement Manager
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APPENDIX 1
Ngati Kea Ngati Tuara Iwi Environmental Management Plan
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Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Iwi Environmental Management Plan 2016
Compiled by Kataraina George MSc
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Acknowledgements
Mandate: Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Trust.
Mihi: Eru George, Chairperson, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Trust.
Funding: Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Rotorua Lakes Council.
Contributors: Robyn Bargh, Eru George, Darren McNae, Bill Young.
Peer Reviewers: Robyn Bargh, Eugene Berryman-Kamp, Mary Corbett, Darren McNae, Raina Meha-Rangitauira, Riki Oneroa, Te Peehiarangi Hemopo, Joe Wiki, Bill Young, Trish Young.
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Pepeha
Ko Te Horohoroinga o ngā ringa o Kahumatamomoe te maunga Ko Pokaitu te awa Ko Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara te hapū Ko Te Arawa te iwi Ko Te Arawa te waka
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Ko te Rere i Oarero He pao, nā Parekowhai, Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara
Ko te rere i Oarero ko te rite i aku kamo E maringi nei He roimata te kai e, te tae
Whitiwhiti rua i te tangi a taku ihu He mihi ki te kaupapa Ka mahue au e, te tae
Ko te ua o te rangi whirinaki kau au Ki te take purukamu I Kariki e, te tae
Ko wai rā, ko wai rā he hoa ki te moenga Ko Heta, ko Rangiriri Ko Pukunui e, te tae
Kātahi au ka mōhio he tangata kino koe He tangata tiko tarau Ka mahue au e, te tae
Mā wai rā e kaute ngā mahara i taku puku Mā Te Parekowhai Ki Horohoro nei e, te tae
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Contents
Acknowledgements………………………………………………………………………….2
Pepeha…………………………………………………………………………………….....3
Ko te Rere i Oarero………………………………………………………………………….4
List of Maps & Tables & Photos……………………………………………………………6
Mihi……………………………………………………………………………………………7
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………...8
History……………………………………………………………………………………….9
Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Land………………………………………………………………13
Te Paiaka Lands Trust……………………………………………………………...... 19
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Trust…………………………………………….23
Consultation with Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara……………………………………………...... 25
Relationships with Local Bodies and Stakeholders…………………………………….28
Land…………………………………………………………………………………...... 31
Water………………………………………………………………………………………...34
Geothermal…………………………………………………………………………...... 38
Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………..40
Haere Rā e Koro……………………………………………………………………...... 41
Appendices………………………………………………………………………………….42
Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………………48
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List of Maps, Photos and Tables
List of Maps Map 1. Traditional Rohe of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara………………………………………9 Map 2. Overview of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara land……………………………………….13 Map 3. Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Land Blocks…………………………………………….14 Map 4. Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Reserve Land Blocks………………………………….14 Map 5. Tarewa Reserves………………………………………………………………….15 Map 6. Map of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara traditional rohe in 1880, including Patetere South………………………………………………………………………………………...17 Map 7. Te Paiaka Lands Trust Blocks…………………………………………………...20
List of Photos Photo 1. Rongomaipapa Marae…………………………………………………………..10 Photo 2. Kearoa Marae……………………………………………………………………11 Photo 3. Taharangi – whare tupuna, Tarewa Marae…………………………………..12 Photo 4. Cultural Wānanga to visit Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Water Reserves………..15 Photo 5. Rock shelters at Patetere South……………………………………………….18 Photo 6. View from Te Paiaka Lands Trust at Tihi-o-Tonga looking towards Lake Rotorua…………………………………………………………………………………….19 Photo 7. View at Tihi-o-Tonga looking towards Mamaku, an example of fenced off waterway with riparian planting…………………………………………………………...21 Photo 8. Development of the Native Tree Nursery……………………………………..23 Photo 9. View of micro-hydro area with the Horohoro Maunga in the background…26
List of Tables Table 1. Contact Details for Kearoa and Tarewa Marae………………………………12 Table 2. Level of Engagement between Councils and Māori…………………………29 Table 3. Level and Method of Engagement……………………………………………..30 Table 4. Land Objectives………………………………………………………………….31 Table 5. Water Objectives…………………………………………………………………35 Table 6. Geothermal Objectives………………………………………………………….38
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Mihi
Whakataukī
He tātai whetū ki te Rangi Ko Horohoro ki te whenua Ko Itupaoa e rere ana i runga o Horohoro Maunga
Mihimihi
Tihei, mauri ora ki a tātau ngā waihotanga mai o te hunga kua okioki. Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara tēnei te mihi kau atu ki a koutou e pānuitia ana ngā tuhituhinga kōrero e pā ana ki te taiao me ōna āhuatanga katoa. Ko tātau tēnei e noho mai rā i te take o Horohoro e whakawhitiwhiti whakaaro ana hei whiriwhirihia mā tātau, me te mōhio anō hoki, me pēhea te tiaki, te manaaki hoki i ngā rawa taiao. Me kaha tonu tātau ki te hapai atu, ki te pupuri mai, me te tutuki noa ngā mātāpono, ngā uara anō hoki o aua rawa.
He korero anō
Ka titiro atu ki te tihi o Horohoro, pā tata atu ko Aramaka te wāhi mahinga kai, te nohoanga o te iwi, huri iho te mata ki te tonga kia kite mai te uruuru whenua a Te Turi o Hinengawari ki te kōhatu a Hinemoa kei korā ko te waipuna a Pohueroa. Ka whakarongo atu ki te rerenga wai o ngā koawa ki Pokaitu e tere patonga ana ki Tahunaatara ki ōna putanga ake ki Waikato he piko, he taniwha, ki Pōhaturoa te toka kōrero o ngā iwi ki te riu. Me kore e ware noa ana ki Waipupumahana te Waikaukau a Korowhakatupua ka mihi atu ki ngā kāwai whakaheke a Ruamano i raro o te Hāparangi o Waiarohi, e ko koia e ara e.
E whai ake nei ko ngā tuhituhinga kōrero
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Introduction Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara is a hapū of Te Arawa, based at Horohoro, about 12 km south of Rotorua. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Trust is responsible for providing strategic direction for the iwi and as part of that strategy is now wanting to develop an Iwi Environmental Management Plan.
The purpose of this Iwi Environmental Management Plan is to introduce Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara and document our environmental goals and aspirations for the future. The Plan will also look at where we are today and what needs to be done to succeed in to the future. The basis for this plan is to express our rangatiratanga in order to exercise our kaitiaki roles and responsibilities within our rohe. It acknowledges and recognises the mana whenua of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara and our connection with other entities. This is a living document and is inter-generational in acknowledging the past, providing relevance to the present and preparing us for the future.
In the following section this document will set out the history of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara at Horohoro and at Tarewa in Rotorua. It will give a current outline of the known Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara land blocks and reserves, with mention of some of the significant sites of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara.
Te Paiaka Lands Trust is a whenua tōpū trust that manages a large portion of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara land. Most of the land is run as a commercial farm, however some of the land has large areas of native bush. This plan will cover the history of Te Paiaka Lands Trust and describe how it manages the farm today in an environmental and sustainable way.
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Trust is the mandated iwi authority that oversees a number of our iwi activities. This plan will briefly describe certain strategic management strategies of the Trust that are relevant to this Environmental Management Plan. It will also cover the consultation that was undertaken with different groups of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara and individual iwi members, the ideas and issues that were identified and those still to be investigated and implemented.
Outlining the relationships and engagement that Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara have with local bodies and external stakeholders is an important aspect of this Plan. This section describes some of those relationships and also outlines the future engagements that will proceed around environmental activities. The next three sections cover the values, aspirations and objectives that Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara hold towards Land, Water and Geothermal resources.
The plan concludes with the next steps that Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara will take in implementing the ideas and aspirations of our iwi for the future.
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History Ngāti Kea descend from Kearoa, a rangatira of Te Arawa, and the wife of Ngatoroirangi, tohunga of the Te Arawa waka. Ngāti Tuara are descended from Tuara, also a woman and a descendant of Ika who arrived on the Te Arawa waka. ‘Today the distinction between the two hapū has been dropped and all the people regard themselves as members of the joint hapu, Ngāti Kea and Ngāti Tuara. The two lines of descent come together in the union of Rangiwahitu and Te Uira’ (Bargh and Bargh, 2011).
The ancestral lands of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara surround our maunga, Te Horohoroinga o ngā ringa o Kahumatamomoe and have been occupied for over five hundred years. These lands once covered an area of at least some 45-50,000 acres, from the base of Horohoro maunga, north to Tihi-o-Tonga, west across the rugged and deeply gorged bush lands and the high plateau of Patetere from Te Moana to Pukaki, south across the plains to Te Uraura, near Tokoroa, east to the peak of Tikorangi, across the Matahana Basin, and around the southern end of the mountain back to Horohoro (Bargh, 2015).
Map 1. Traditional Rohe of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Map Legend: Heavy black line - Boundaries set by Native Land Court Light black line - Approximate traditional areas of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Dark green areas – Current Department of Conservation (DOC) Lands Light green area - Horohoro Crown Forestry Lands (CFL)
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“Horohoro is a prominent landmark in the Rotorua area; a flat topped mountain with perpendicular cliffs towering about the forest, sloping away to open grasslands at the base. To the west lie the Matahana basin and the Patetere plateau.” (Bargh, 2015).
There is a small stream at the north of the Horohoro Mountain called Waikarakia. The Waikarakia stream joins the Pokaitu stream, which flows past Kearoa Marae and continues south where it is joined by the Rahopakapaka Stream from the Waihuka Valley. It then becomes the Tahunaatara and joins the Waikato River at Atiamuri.
The first group to settle at Horohoro, about six generations after the arrival of the Te Arawa waka, was led by Te Aokawhai who came to Horohoro from Pokohu in the Tarawera district. From the 1500s to the 1800s the people of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara moved throughout this rohe in their search for food according to the seasons.
Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara have a long history in farming having played an important role in the first Land Development Scheme instigated by Sir Apirana Ngata in the 1930’s. The land at Horohoro had become idle as whānau moved away to seek employment. Our hapū leaders at that time, agreed to undertake the development of the idle land at Horohoro which soon became a hive of activity. Nineteen farms were created for willing would-be-farmers. The Native Affairs Department (as it was called then, now known as Te Puni Kōkiri) brought in some farmers mainly from Ngāti Kahungunu and they were placed on land which had been consolidated by the government.
In 1932 Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara offered a piece of land for the creation of a marae for use by these Ngāti Kahungunu farmers. This marae, Rongomaipapa, is still in use today and Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara continue to support the remaining Ngāti Kahungunu whānau.
Photo 1. Rongomaipapa Marae, Horohoro.
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Today we have about 4,000 acres of land left in hapū ownership, and of that about 2,500 acres is in farmland and forestry. Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara have set aside 1,500 acres on Horohoro maunga as a bush reserve. A number of the farms originally in the farming development scheme have now been sold, the remaining farms are owned by whānau trusts and are mostly leased to private farmers.
Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara have two marae in use today; Kearoa Marae is located at Horohoro on the banks of the Pokaitu River and Tarewa Marae is on Tarewa Road, in central Rotorua.
Photo 2. Kearoa Marae, Horohoro.
Kearoa, the whare tupuna, was built in 1888 and is one of the oldest carved houses in Te Arawa. Te Uira now a wharepuni, used to be the wharekai at Horohoro but when it became too small a fundraising campaign was undertaken to build a new wharekai, Te Oha o Te Uira.
The Kearoa Marae Committee ensures that the marae complex is cared for, that all manuhiri are shown Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara manaakitanga and that we have a marae of which we can all be proud.
Kearoa marae is maintained through a system of monthly whānau working bees; each whānau being responsible for one month of the year. Whānau are also encouraged to make monthly donations to the marae. The marae is used regularly for hui and wānanga, tangihanga and social activities such as whānau reunions. Before the establishment of the Rūnanga, the marae committee was the main contact point for the hapū.
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Photo 3. Taharangi – whare tupuna, Tarewa Marae, Rotorua.
Tarewa Marae is situated on Tarewa Rd, in central Rotorua. The Marae includes three whare: Taharangi - the whare tupuna, Te Tuikahapa - the wharekai, and a wharepuni.
Taharangi, the whare tupuna, was built in 1903 and today the marae complex is governed by the Taharangi Marae Committee. Te Roopu a Iwi o Te Arawa Charitable Trust – Maatua Whangai is based at the marae and provides a full range of social, justice and welfare services to whānau, hapū and iwi and networks with other community organisations, schools and individuals and Government agencies. The marae is also used by Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara for Māori language classes and other learning and social activities. The Rūnanga office is located in one of the buildings at the back of the marae.
Table 1. Details of Kearoa and Tarewa Marae Marae Kearoa Marae Taharangi Marae Physical Address 25 Apirana Road, Horohoro, 24 Tarewa Road, Rotorua 3010 Rotorua Postal Address PO Box 716, Rotorua 3040 As above Phone number 07 333 2761 07 3481231
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Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Land
Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara has occupied land in Rotorua and South to Horohoro and Patetere South block. This means that Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara land extends in to both boundaries of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Waikato Regional Council (Map 2) and comes under the jurisdiction of both authorities the Rotorua Lakes Council and the South Waikato District Council.
Map 2. Overview of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Land.
Most of the Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara lands were lost as a result of the actions of the Native Land Court in the 1880s. Today, the remaining Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara land is in some kind of farm management.
Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Land blocks There are a number of farms at Horohoro that are managed by whānau trusts and are mostly run-off farms for private farmers with some dairy grazers (Map 3). These all come under the Waikato Regional Council and the main environmental issues faced by these farms relate to use of fertilizers and protection of waterways. Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara are hoping to work with the Horohoro community in the future to have all our waterways protected with riparian planting to assist in cleaning up our rivers and streams.
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Map 3. Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Land Blocks
Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Reserves and Significant Sites Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara has eighteen reserves currently listed with the Māori Land Court (Appendix 1), which are located mainly at Horohoro (Map 4), but also at Tarewa (Map 5) and Tihi-o-Tonga in Rotorua and at Patetere South Block. Each of these has a separate set of trustees, many of whom have died. The Rūnanga intends to create a single Reserves Trust with one set of trustees. However, there is a lot of administrative work involved in disestablishing the old trusts and setting up a new Reserves Trust.
Map 4. Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Reserves Land Blocks
This is an important part of the environmental plan, partly because it includes the Horohoro Mountain Reserve of about 1,500 acres, and partly because each of the reserves need ongoing protection and maintenance.
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Map 5. Tarewa Reserves, Rotorua.
Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara have identified over fifty sites of cultural significance on the lands at Horohoro, Tihi-o-Tonga, Tarewa and Patetere. These sites include old kāinga, pā, urupā and burial caves, and food gathering areas. At Tihi-o-Tonga these sites include the site where an ancient stone image of Horoirangi, a female deity of Ngāti Tuara, was located before she was moved to the Auckland Museum and now Rotorua Museum. Ngā Arakari o Tutanekai (Tutanekai’s steps) and Pā Pohatu, an old pā site in the native bush at Tihi-o-Tonga.
Photo. 4. Cultural Wānanga to visit Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Water Reserves.
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Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara significant sites include several water reserves. Pohueroa Spring and Flax Reserve has a land area of only 2.012 hectares and Horohoro Reserve No. 3A has a land area of only 1.1988 hectares. However, both these reserves include springs which produce large volumes of clear water. In both cases the water is currently being used by local farmers and land owners and the Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara may need to consider the options for water usage in the future.
A site of interesting historical significance is the Karamu Takina Spring which is adjacent to the Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara lands at Tihi-o-Tonga. In 1954 Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara leaders reluctantly agreed to the sale of this land so the water could be used for 'community purposes'. This water still forms a large part of the water supply for Rotorua city. Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara are not publicly acknowledged as the traditional owners of that land and the story of the 'sale' is not well-known. The Rūnanga has recently made contact with the Rotorua Lakes Council and begun discussions about this situation.
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Claim to Mana Whenua The Patetere South lands to the west of the Horohoro maunga were lost as a result of the actions of the Native Land Court in the 1880s (refer Map 6). Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara still consider that they have the mana whenua over these lands as they are part of our traditional rohe. However, most of that land is now either in private ownership or under the stewardship of Department of Conservation.
Map 6. Map of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara traditional rohe in 1880, including Patetere South.
The Patetere area was home to many people of Ngāti Kea and the kāinga at Omaruapu in the north western part of their rohe was large and well established, close to a fighting pā called Te Urewera on a steep rocky ridge and not far from the Ngāti Raukawa kāinga called Te Whetū.
Recent discoveries by an archaeologist in the area between those two places have revealed several pā sites and rock shelters along the Tikitiki and Pukerimu streams with artefacts being found that are believed to be of Ngāti Kea and Ngāti Tuara origin.
Today, the only land in the Patetere area still in Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara ownership is one acre, an urupā at Waimaruru. However, about fifty other significant sites have been identified within this traditional rohe.
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Photo 5. Rock shelters at Patetere South.
Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara is an affiliate of Te Pūmautanga o Te Arawa (TPT), the mandated Post-Settlement Governance Entity. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Trust is responsible to receive and manage any assets resulting from the overall TPT settlement.
As an affiliate of Te Pūmautanga o Te Arawa, Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara is still engaged in negotiations to reclaim mana whenua over lands that were wrongfully taken as a result of actions by the Crown. This process relates to the Crown Forest Licensed Lands (CFL), not all lands. The CFL lands of interest to Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara are the southern portion of the Horohoro CFL that falls within the original boundaries of the Patetere South Native Land Court (NLC) block. This process is still on going.
Another forest within the traditional rohe of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara was offered to Te Pūmautanga o Te Arawa as commercial redress. This land was purchased by Te Arawa Group Holdings (TAGH), the commercial arm of TPT, and is currently being administered by TAGH.
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Te Paiaka Lands Trust Te Paiaka Lands Trust is a whenua tōpū trust and was set up in 2002 following the amalgamation of the land blocks Tihiotonga A, Kaitao Rotohokahoka 2Q and Horohoro 2A and the return of the blocks from lease. Te Paiaka Lands Trust manages Māori Land belonging to descendants of Paiaka and these lands extend from Tihi-o-Tonga southward to Horohoro Mountain. The key principle behind the whenua tōpū trust is that the lands are owned collectively by all the hapū members listed on the register with each person having an equal share. This is in contrast to other types of trust where increasingly larger numbers of individuals succeed to smaller shares of Māori land.
Photo 6. View from Te Paiaka Lands Trust at Tihi-o-Tonga looking towards Lake Rotorua.
Te Paiaka Lands Trust land management began as a grazing enterprise, primarily for dairy cows, as well as trialling a ‘technosystem’ for intensive beef production. However the technosystem for beef bulls proved incompatible with large numbers of dairy heifers on the farm! Therefore Te Paiaka has now been concentrating on increasing our numbers of stock used for beef and sheep trading while still providing high quality dairy grazing. This combination of activities has proved successful and Te Paiaka is now an important commercial development for the hapū.
As at June 2016 Te Paiaka Lands Trust manages a total of 864 hectares of which 464 hectares is effective farmed area. A range of livestock is farmed on the land including 780 sheep, 220 beef cattle and 720 dairy cattle (grazers) across the main farm blocks and the leased properties. Of this total land holding some 707 hectares (347 hectares is effective farmed area) is located within the Lake Rotorua catchment.
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The effective farmed area is operated as a dairy grazing, beef and sheep farm with the remaining balance of the land in either native bush or pine forest.
Map 7. Te Paiaka Lands Trust Land Blocks
There are a number of particular environmental issues facing Te Paiaka Lands Trust, the main issues relate to the management of nutrient run-off. A previous Paiaka Farm Manager tried a biological farming approach but this was disbanded by the incoming manager as the weeds, particularly ragwort and gorse, became too difficult to control. The Trust has some issues with specific elements lacking in the soil e.g. sulphur, which makes it difficult to farm as the soil is less fertile, and of course the need to keep on top of ragwort and gorse. However, they believe their issues are no more than any other farmers in the area.
Te Paiaka Lands Trust has a large amount of area in native bush and they have endeavoured to fence off all of the bush area to protect the areas from stock damage. In 2011 at Tihi-o-Tonga 205 hectares of the native bush land was put under a Nga Whenua Rahui Kawenata (covenant). This has enabled Te Paiaka Lands Trust to get assistance managing pest eradication. Reducing the number of pest species has allowed an increase in biodiversity numbers of fauna and flora within the native bush. Te Paiaka Lands Trust have also made an effort to fence off all waterways which have been riparian planted with native species to assist with keeping the waterways clean.
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Photo 7. View at Tihi-o-Tonga looking towards Mamaku, an example of fenced off waterway with riparian planting.
As Māori land owners, Te Paiaka Lands Trust will not be selling the land and there is a vested interest in ensuring that any land use is completed in the most sustainable manner. In the near future Te Paiaka will work at compiling an Environmental Management Plan for their operation; however, until then they have shared a list of Environmental Objectives that the Trust currently works towards.
Te Paiaka Lands Trust – Environmental Objectives
- Regional Nutrient Policies o To maintain an active and up to date understanding with respect to regional rules and continue to operate at all times within these rules - Soils o At all times maintain or improve the quality of soils to ensure a sustainable future for the whenua - Nutrient Management o Operate sound nutrient management practices that minimise losses and ensure efficiency of use of these resources - Riparian Management o To continue with sound riparian management policy that maintains and/or enhances water quality management and biodiversity - Water Quality o To ensure that all land based practices will minimise their negative impact on water quality within their respective catchments - Stock Management
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o To ensure that the livestock management policies will at all times ensure compliance with best practice while endeavouring to maximise the financial return
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Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Trust Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Trust was established in 2007 to receive and manage any assets resulting from the Te Pūmautanga O Te Arawa Treaty settlement. In 2010 the Rūnanga set up and office at Tarewa Marae and developed a Strategic Management Plan for the iwi.
As part of that strategy, the Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Rūnanga has led a number of environmental projects with funding from Te Arawa River Iwi Trust. These include: Installing a Micro-hydro unit at Kearoa Marae, which generates enough power to meet the electricity needs of the marae and a neighbouring iwi farm, and selling excess electricity back to the national grid. Riparian planting on the banks of the Pokaitu River, to assist in cleaning up the waterways. The trees that were planted are also native trees. Native Tree Nursery to grow native trees sourced from the local area to use in riparian planting thus helping to protect the waterways. Erosion control under Waikato Regional Council guidance. These projects are examples of projects that Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara can do to care for their natural environment and at the same time benefit the iwi. These projects have led the Rūnanga to begin collecting ideas for a more comprehensive Environmental Management Plan.
Photo 8. Development of the Native Tree Nursery, December 2015.
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In 2016 the Rūnanga Trustees re-assessed their Strategic Management Plan to ensure it remains current and reflects the goals and desires of the iwi today. The Board recently re-worded the Vision, Mission and Purpose. These include:
Our Vision how we want our future to be To grow, sustain and protect our hapū so we can stand with a united voice and say we are proud to be Ngāti Kearoa Ngāti Tuara.
Our Mission what we will do to achieve our vision To ensure continuous growth and future development for long term gain for our people Ngāti Kearoa Ngāti Tuara.
Our Purpose what will be our driving force Uphold and enhance the mana of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara through the good governance of our Rūnanga.
Some of the Strategic Priorities which fit well with an Iwi Environmental Management Plan are presented below:
Strategic Priority – He Whenua – Our Land
Strategic Objective Five – Kaitiakitanga To nurture, protect and defend our whenua, taonga, language, people and resources.
Strategic Objective Six – Rangatiratanga To continue to explore opportunities to grow our resources, build our capacity and increase our capability.
Strategic Priority – He Marae – Our Marae
Strategic Objective Seven – Mana Whenua To centre hapū activities on our marae and bring our whānau back to their marae.
“We are doing very well at the moment with hapu Te Reo Māori Wānanga, Marae Open Days, Kapa Haka, Sports Teams, Te Paiaka, Rūnanga o NKNT, Te Arawa River Iwi Trust. Let’s do these well and then maybe think about some other things in the near future” – hapū member, comment from Environmental Management Survey 2016.
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Consultation with Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Over the past year the Environmental Coordinator has liaised with Kearoa and Taharangi Marae Committees, Te Paiaka Lands Trust, attended Marae Open Days and Wānanga and asked for iwi members’ opinions, issues and aspirations regarding the environment of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara. Within the last 9 months a survey (see Appendix 2) was developed to gauge the importance that iwi members hold on certain issues and also to once again ask if people had any other concerns/issues. These surveys were available online and at hui and wānanga.
Consultation continued during the drafting to ensure that iwi members’ voices were heard, and as mentioned at the start of this plan, this is a ‘living document’ and so is open to change and adapt as Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara develops.
Not all ideas and issues could be reported in this plan, however they have all been recorded and it is intended that we will work through and continue these discussions. Listed below are the key themes that were generated from the finding of discussions and survey analysis. These following aspirations will set the basis of ongoing activities as this Iwi Environmental Management Plan is implemented.
Environmental Aspirations of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara members Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara is a small hapū within Te Arawa, but we are also a very proud hapū, we consider relationships with the hapū and whānau as very important, as well as relationships in hapū activities. The Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara environment, its land and waterways are a part of who we are, and just being able to spend time in the environment is very important.
“Hapū sustainability in terms of being part of the iwi identity, ensuring whānau and hapū flourish in all ways – culturally, spiritually, educationally, economically and socially” – hapū member, comment from Environmental Management Survey 2016.
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Photo 9. View of micro-hydro area with the Horohoro Maunga in the background.
The pollution of our waterways is one of the top environmental issues for Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara members, followed by eliminating pest species within our native bush areas and on farm lands. There are many environmental issues and ideas that were brought up and these will all be investigated, a number of these ideas have been put in to practical goals and aspirations for the iwi to begin working towards over the next year, these are listed below.
Horohoro Land Aspirations Management of Horohoro Mountain Reserve Good management of whānau farms Access to the cultural redress land at the southern end of the bluff Share co-management of Matahana Block and Mokaihaha Ecological Reserve with Department of Conservation Re-establish and amalgamate a Reserves Trust Investigate whether to mark Waahi Tapu sites, and if so how would they be marked? Set up a Hunting Club to monitor/permit hunters to hunt on the Horohoro Bluff Utilise the Horohoro maunga in more ways e.g. pest proof fence, nature reserve, tourism potential Signs indicating kāinga along the base of Horohoro maunga Investigate thoroughly pest management on Horohoro maunga
Tarewa Land Aspirations Claim back tennis courts on Tarewa Road as they are no longer used More access to parking at Tarewa Marae, as it is a busy marae
Water Aspirations Safety fences around Pokaitu River that runs at the back of Kearoa Marae
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Riparian planting of all waterways on Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara land Rubbish collected on road side and in the waterways by Kearoa Marae
Geothermal Aspirations Access to bore water at Tarewa Investigate potential of geothermal at Horohoro
Marae/Hapu Aspirations More involvement of hapū in marae Papakainga housing
Mining Most of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara people are opposed to gold and minerals mining, exploratory or otherwise
Sustainability of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Environment Continue partnership with Te Arawa River Iwi Trust Develop relationships with other entities that could assist in the environmental realm Increase Micro-hydro unit to its full potential Investigate access to solar power Investigate geothermal potential to support heating, growing food, bathing Riparian planting to continue Build potential of Native Tree Nursery to support future riparian planting Investigate potential of hydroponic greenhouses Investigate koura feasibility trial and aquaponics
“I think we’re on the right path already, but it’s being able to keep up with the ever changing environment and ensuring we have enough people in the right places” – hapū member, comment from Environmental Management Survey, 2016.
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Relationships with Local Bodies and Stakeholders A Statutory Acknowledgment is a formal acknowledgment by the Crown that recognises the particular cultural, spiritual, historical and traditional association of iwi with a site of significance or resource identified as a statutory area. The statutory areas include Crown land, geographic features, lakes, rivers, wetlands and coastal marine areas.
Under the Resource Management Act 1991, Deeds of Settlement and Settlement Legislation achieved with each iwi, regional city and district councils are required to include statutory acknowledgements in relevant district and regional plans and policy statements and to have regard to them in resource consent decision making.
Bay of Plenty Regional Council Nga Whakaaetanga-a-Ture ki Te Taiao a Toi (Statutory Acknowledgements in the Bay of Plenty) incorporates statutory acknowledgements arising from Treaty of Waitangi settlement legislation negotiated between the Crown and iwi in the Bay of Plenty region. As a hapū of Te Arawa, Ngāti Kearoa Ngāti Tuara comes under the Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapū Claims Settlement Act 2008 and have two Areas of Statutory Acknowledgement these being: Matahana Ecological Area and Horohoro Geothermal Field.
Te Arawa River Iwi Trust Te Arawa River Iwi Trust (TARIT) represents the interests of the three Te Arawa River Iwi located within the Upper Waikato River catchment area. Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara are one of those three iwi, with the other two being Ngāti Tahu Ngāti Whaoa and Tuhourangi – Ngāti Wahiao. Under the Te Pumautanga Settlement Deed the Crown recognised the interests of Te Arawa River Iwi in the Waikato River and its environs, from Huka Falls to Pohaturoa. TARIT’s role is to represent the Te Arawa River Iwi in the Co-Management framework for the Waikato River, assist the Te Arawa River Iwi to exercise their katiakitanga, and act as a forum for Te Arawa River iwi to work together on issues relating to the river. TARIT have a Joint Management Agreement with the Waikato Regional Council to work together to carry out the following duties: monitoring and enforcement activities; preparing, reviewing, changing or varying a RMA Planning Document; considering applications for resource consents under Part 6 of the RMA; and providing for processes to explore customary activities. TARIT also have a Joint Management Agreement with Rotorua Lakes Council and are finalising agreements with South Waikato District Council and Taupo District Council. TARIT have been assisting Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara to build their capacity and have also worked closely with us on different environmental projects.
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Partnership Protocol with Department of Conservation Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara has signed a partnership protocol with the Department of Conservation (DOC). This is a significant relationship as the DOC estate is contiguous with the Horohoro Mountain Reserve, the TAGH forest and the part of the Horohoro CFL that lies within the Patetere South block and this combined area totals several hundred hectares, see Map 1.
The DOC partnership may develop into some kind of joint management arrangement including initiatives such as the management of flora and fauna and protection of indigenous species, pest control, historic resources (waahi tapu and waahi taonga), advocacy under the Resource Management Act, use of cultural materials, visitor and public information, and other forms of consultation.
Level of Engagements Bay of Plenty Regional Council (BOPRC) have been very supportive of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara developing their Environmental Management Plan, they also had available a number of resources to assist with the planning processes. BOPRC follow five levels of engagement and Māori participation, which provides a basis of stakeholder engagement with our iwi.
Table 2. Level of Engagement between Councils and Māori. Level of Engagement Explanation Inform Keep hapū and iwi informed with appropriate information, such as Council reports, project plans, resource consent applications, research, maps and photos. Consult Seek the views and opinions of hapū and iwi on proposals, analyses, alternative and/or decisions. Involve Involve hapū and iwi in the decision making process. Collaborate Work together in each aspect of the decision making process. Empower Hapū and iwi have complete decision-making power.
Ngati Kea Ngati Tuara are developing their capacity and capability to effectively participate in resource management decision –making processes. Currently participation in this area is entirely voluntary, unpaid and dependent on the availability and skill-set of iwi members.
It is our goal to establish engagement and relationship practices for a suitable level of interaction between our iwi and key stakeholders. For example, ‘consult’ includes, but is not limited to, the following: Record – a draft record of consultation discussions and outcomes will be made. Confirm – the draft record will be confirmed at a meeting of the iwi. Distribute – confirmed minutes will be distributed to iwi, affected parties and included in future communication media.
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Level and Method of Engagement Table 3. Level and Method of Engagement Issue Level of Engagement Preferred method of Contact Iwi Engagement Marae bookings Enquire Enquire + attend Marae Committee Marae Committee Meeting Hapū and Iwi meetings Collaborate Email + phone call and Rūnanga Office meeting Resource consents Consult + Involve Email map of affected Rūnanga Office area+ meeting Resource Involve Email + meeting + Rūnanga Office Management Planning attendance by Ngāti Documents (Regional Kea Ngāti Tuara Policy Statement, members to any Regional and District workshops or Plans, strategy and information seminars management plans) Land use Involve Email + meeting Rūnanga Office management Water management Involve Email Rūnanga Office Waste water Involve Rūnanga Office management Pest management Involve Email Rūnanga Office Natural hazards and Involve Rūnanga Office civil defence management Cultural impact Consult + Involve Email + meeting Rūnanga Office assessments Māori archaeology and Collaborate Phone + email + Eru and/or Robyn + artefacts meeting Runanga NB: If unsure about any of the above please contact our Runanga Office for assistance.
Contact Details for Ngati Kearoa Ngati Tuara Entities Tarewa Marae Rūnanga Office Mary Corbett Eru George 26 Tarewa Road Te Rūnanga o Ngati Kea Ngati Tuara Trust Rotorua 3010 PO Box 716 Ph: 07 348 1231 Rotorua 3040 Email: [email protected] Ph: 07 343 7153 Email: [email protected]
Kearoa Marae Te Paiaka Lands Trust Tawhiri Morehu Bill Young 25 Apirana Road PO Box 716 Horohoro Rotorua 3040 Rotorua Ph: 07 343 7153 Ph: 07 333 2761 Mob: 0272741704 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
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Land The land of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara has sustained our people for many generations, however over time this has changed as people have moved away. Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara would like to see this land rejuvenated, enhanced and protected so that appropriate land use activities align with the capability of the land.
“Māori Land, it can make or break you, it can divide families and unite subtribes. When we inherit land, sometimes we inherit debt, sometimes we inherit feuds, but it is our birth right lest we forget. People will perish but the land remains forever.” – Tawhiri Morehu.
Aspirations - The mauri of the land is restored, enhanced and protected for the future. - As Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara restore and enhance the whenua we need to protect our native species and increase biodiversity of them all. - Sites and areas of significance to Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara are protected.
Issues: - General land use has not always considered the capability of the land to support that use in a sustainable manner. As a result, there has been increased fertiliser use, soil erosion and deteriorating water quality all at the expense of the environment
Table 4. Land Objectives Objective Action Obj. 1 Ensure active involvement by Local Authorities to: Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara in Recognise and provide for mātauranga and resource management tikanga in resource management processes and processes and decisions that decisions pertaining to land or land uses that relate to land uses that have affect Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara rohe the potential to adversely affect the Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara rohe Obj. 2 Ensure that an holistic, WRC and BOPRC to involve Ngāti Kea Ngāti integrated and collective Tuara in the development of integrated land approach is taken to land use management plans within our rohe to ensure the following is recognised and provided for: and management within the The mauri of land, soil and freshwater Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara rohe resources The effects of land use on the mauri of land, soil and freshwater resources The customary use of land and freshwater resources The principle of interconnectedness or ‘ki uta ki tai’ (from the mountains to the sea)
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The aspirations of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara in terms of Māori land development
Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara to support initiatives to work in relation to land-based projects such as riparian fencing, planting, erosion control, pest management.
Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara to support initiatives to re- establish a Reserves Trust which will actively control and manage all reserves on Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara land. This includes: Manage pest species (plant and animal species) Fence of bush and waterways to assist in maintaining healthy ecosystems Manage hunting on Reserve Lands Obj. 3 Encourage sustainable land Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara to advocate for and use and management within the promote land uses that match land use capability Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara rohe to protect the health and wellbeing Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara to support efforts by the WRC and BOPRC and RLC and SWDC to: of the land and all the Provide incentives to land users who waterways are demonstrating good environmental management Control land use activities that have significant adverse effects on water quality Impose effective and enforceable penalties for non-compliance Obj. 4 Support aspirations by Ngāti Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara to support and encourage Kea Ngāti Tuara for land uses Māori Land owners to share knowledge about on Māori land that are ways of minimising the impacts of land use on water quality. This could include: sustainable and protect the land Arranging on-site demonstrations, and water quality of all water audits and/or training ways Identifying ways in which mātauranga and tikanga can be incorporated into land use Exploring alternative land use philosophies such as permaculture or biological farming or aquaponics
Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara to support initiatives for self-sustaining marae and papakāinga. This could include: Onsite power generation using renewable energy (e.g. water, geothermal, biomass) Joining the Para Kore/Zero Waste marae programme
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Improvement to onsite wastewater treatment and disposal Small scale food gardens and/or greenhouses Apiculture (beekeeping) for plant pollination and honey production (small scale or commercial) Planting of more native shrubs and trees to attract bees and native birds Obj. 5 Identify and protect sites and Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara to further support areas of significance to Ngāti initiatives to compile an historical account and Kea Ngāti Tuara whanau resource in relation to: Identifying and mapping sites and areas of significance Aspirations for management, maintenance, protection of and/or access to sites and areas of significance The scheduling of more sites or areas of significance in District Plans
Obj. 6 Promote the restoration of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara to support initiatives to habitat for all native species in restore native bush habitat and protect native native bush areas in Ngāti Kea species of fauna and flora. Ngāti Tuara rohe with the goal This includes: to increase biodiversity of all Manage and eliminate pest species species of flora and fauna. (plant and animal species) Fence of bush and waterways to assist in maintaining healthy ecosystems Active replanting of native plants and trees
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Water Horohoro Bluff was named by Kahumatamomoe, a son of Tama-te-kapua. He and his party were returning from Moehau after depositing the bones of his father in a cave high on that mountain at Coromandel. They were travelling to Rotorua via the Kaimai and Mamaku ranges and they emerged from the bush just to the north of Horohoro Mountain. Before leaving the bush, Kahumatamomoe washed his hands in a small stream to remove the tapu on him; he named that stream Waikarakia. Consequently, the mountain became known as Te Horohoroinga o ngā ringa o Kahumatamomoe – the washing of the hands of Kahumatamomoe (Bargh, 2015).
The value of the above story that is retold often in Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara shows that our environment is a part of us, and stories such as these are very precious for our iwi. All waterways in Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara have sustained our people over many generations and they need to continue to be nurtured and protected for future generations.
Aspirations - The health and wellbeing of our waterways is restored and enhanced so that: o Water is clean enough for mahinga kai, drinking and swimming o Freshwater fisheries and customary resources are protected o Waterways can be accessed for customary use e.g. food gathering o Riparian margins, wetlands, lakes and mahinga kai resources are protected and restored - There is enough freshwater for drinking, land use, recreational and cultural use, while sustaining associated ecosystems. - To protect, restore and eventually provide sustainable management of the unique fisheries within the Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara rohe.
“We want clean water, sustainable kai back to how it was 50 years ago” – Pare Bray
Issues: - The limited amount of water in rivers, streams and underground aquifers - Increasing pressures on water resources to sustain a wide range of uses, such as for irrigation, drinking water and to sustain mahinga kai species - The quality of water in rivers, streams and lakes deteriorating due to surrounding land use. - Aquatic pests (animals and plants) having an adverse impact on taonga fish species - Loss of knowledge of traditional methods of gathering food and managing mahinga kai resources - Access to waterways
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- Our customary taonga fish species include tuna (longfin eel), koura, koaro, kokopu and morihana. - Fish stocks have declined significantly as a result of barriers (e.g. hydro dams, culverts), degraded water quality and habitat loss.
Table 5. Water Objectives Objective Action Obj. 7 Ensure active involvement of Local Authorities to: Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara in Recognise and provide for resource management processes matauranga and tikanga in resource and decisions that relate to the management processes and decisions that relate to all Ngati Kea Pokaitu Stream, Waikarakia Ngati Tuara streams and water Stream, Utuhina Stream, Te reserves Reporepo Stream and the Ngāti Take into consideration the Kea Ngāti Tuara Water Reserves economic, cultural and social in our rohe. benefits of Maori land development and associated water requirements Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara to advocate that further degradation of water quality with the Pokaitu Stream, Utuhina Stream, Te Reporepo Stream and any Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Water Reserves is avoided Obj. 8 Collect, collate and share Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara to support initiative to knowledge about the customary transfer knowledge to the wider iwi, particularly and contemporary use and those relating to: management of freshwater The customary use of the Pokaitu resources. Stream, Waikarakia Stream, Utuhina Stream, Te Reporepo Stream and Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Water Reserves Traditional methods of gathering food and materials Areas of significance for mahinga kai and cultural materials (e.g. harakeke, raupō) Customary management tools such as rahui and freshwater mataitai How mātauranga and tikanga can be incorporated into contemporary freshwater management Tools to measure the cultural health of waterways Contribute to water quality monitoring programmes, e.g. measuring and monitoring water quality on our own properties Obj. 9 Ensure that Ngāti Kea Ngāti WRC and BOPRC keeps Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Tuara are actively involved in the informed and involved in the work programme implementation of the National for the implementation of the National Policy Policy Statement for Freshwater Statement for Freshwater Management Management, particularly policy
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development and decision Identifying and incorporating Ngāti Kea Ngāti making Tuara aspirations into freshwater policy development and decisions
WRC and BOPRC carries out early, meaningful and ongoing engagement with Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara, especially in relation to: Setting water quantity and quality limits Dealing with point source and non-point source discharges Dealing with water allocation and use particularly in full allocated catchments Providing allocation for use by Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara WRC and BOPRC to consider Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara for any advisory panel or working group associated with freshwater policy development within the Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Area of Interest Obj. 10 Advocate for improved access to Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara to work with regional and and along water ways within the local authorities as well as private landowners Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara rohe and Māori land trustees to identify areas where waterway access can be enabled or enhanced
Obj. 11 Pursue opportunities to be Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara to support restoration involved in, or eventually lead projects particularly those that: restoration projects associated Restore mahinga kai habitat with Pokaitu Stream, Waikarakia Restore freshwater fish species Stream, Utuhina Stream, Te Restore wetlands and riparian margins Reporepo Stream Ngāti Kea Address pest animals and plants in Ngāti Tuara Water Reserves waterways Improve access to, and along waters Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara will support initiatives with Te Arawa River Iwi Trust and others in relation to restoration projects. This could include landowners, local community groups, and external agencies such as the WRC, DOC and Landcare Trust Obj. 12 Measure and monitor the cultural Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara to support initiatives to health of the Pokaitu Stream, monitor the cultural health of the Pokaitu and Waikarakia Stream and the Ngāti Waikarakia Streams, Utuhina Stream, Te Kea Ngāti Tuara Water Reserves Reporepo Stream and Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara within the Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Water Reserves within the Ngāti Kea Ngāti rohe Tuara rohe. This includes: Developing appropriate monitoring tools to determine the cultural health of waterways Classifying the cultural health of waterways Regularly monitoring the cultural health of waterways
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Collaborating with existing water quality monitoring programmes Providing training for Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara members Obj. 13 Support aspirations by Ngāti Kea Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara to support initiatives to Ngāti Tuara members to explore explore opportunities for the use of freshwater opportunities for the use of resources. This could include: freshwater resources for future Small scale use for marae or development papakainga e.g. drinking water, maara kai (gardens), small green houses, extension of micro hydro power generation, aquaculture (instream or land based) For commercial or large scale use e.g. pasture irrigation, horticulture, aquaculture (instream or land based) For tourism e.g. waka tours as well as establishing biking/walking/horse riding trails along Ara Tawhito Obj. 14 Promote the restoration of habitat Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara to support riparian for freshwater fish within the planting and restoration projects Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara rohe Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara to support initiatives to work on restoration projects
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Geothermal Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara have resided at Tarewa in Rotorua for generations and the whānau who have lived here have extremely strong links with the geothermal as it has always been a part of their lives, used for cooking, heating and bathing. These were often communal and therefore created a very close-knit community in this area.
“Set in a perfect network of boiling springs and ponds and semi-quiescent geysers, with the fearful pitfalls of the Kuirau Manuka thickets in its rear; Tarewa is another Ohinemutu, on a smaller scale. Here the small tribe called Ngāti Tuara has its headquarters. There are two carved houses; one of these communal halls is a quite richly-decorated whare-whakairo it’s red painted front a wealth of spirals and volutes and pawa-shell-eyed tatooed figures.” – J.C. (Auckland Star, 1928).
Aspirations Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara are actively involved in geothermal management and decision making.
Issues: These include - Loss of access to geothermal bores for heating, bathing and cooking - Past geothermal sites, such as geysers, pools and terraces, being lost or affected as a result of land development, hydro dams and geothermal power stations - Not being actively involved in the geothermal management decisions
Table 6. Geothermal Objectives Objective Action Obj. 15 Ensure active involvement of Ngāti Local Authorities to consult/involve Kea Ngāti Tuara in geothermal Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara when resource management processes making resource management and decisions, especially those decisions pertaining to geothermal that affect the Ngāti Kea Ngāti management uses or discharges in Tuara rohe Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara rohe Obj. 16 Raise awareness and be involved WRC and BOPRC to ensure that in: Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara are Resource consent represented on peer review panels processes for for geothermal systems that are geothermal takes and classified for development within discharges the Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara rohe Consent compliance monitoring WRC and BOPRC to prepare a State of the summary report outlining: environment Compliance monitoring monitoring regarding Within Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara geothermal takes and rohe discharges with the
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Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara rohe What geothermal monitoring is carried out within the Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara rohe and what the results mean
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Conclusion Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara has a long and rich history of occupation of land in Rotorua and south to Horohoro and the Patetere South block. Across this area are included different environments that need ongoing management, protection and development, including native bush, forestry, waterways, farmland and residential areas.
Management of these areas waned following the shift of many Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara whānau away from Horohoro as they sought employment opportunities elsewhere. For the last thirty years, in particular, there has been consistent development of iwi infrastructure to strengthen and develop land and environmental management.
Consultation with Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara has occurred as part of this Environmental Management Plan to identify areas of work for ongoing environmental management and development. Implementation of this Environmental Plan will commence from 1st September 2016 with the development of project plans for each relevant area included in this Plan. Capacity and capability building within the iwi will be a natural occurrence of these project plans.
This is a living document and will be reviewed annually to ensure that the projects have effectively met their identified objectives.
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Haere Rā e Koro He waiata tangi, nā Kirikaiahi mō te matenga o Whiripo
Haere rā e Koro, i te ara o te mate Takahia e koe e, i ngā rori e takoto I raro o te Waotu eei
Huri mai tō mata, kia kite mai koe Te hiwi ki Tikorangi, ki Hinemoa rā ia Kai Horohoro koe, e puke whakamana Nā koutou, e Koro eei
I puia to uru, to uru mahora Ka tokia e te huka, kati rā te moe Maranga mai ki runga, ka tū tāua Ki te kōrero, e Koro eei
Mā wai e range, tō mate i te ao Mā o tamariki pea, māna e whakanui Mā Rongowhitiao eei
E tuku iho ki raro rā, koe Waikaukau I raro o Tarewa, kimikimi kau ana Rapurapu kau ana e au rā ia Ngaro noa hoki koe, i te nohoanga runanga I te nui, ’ati Kea rā eei
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Appendices Appendix 1. List of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Reserves Name (Regional Block Name Land Type Owners Hectares Plan Trustees Council) Kearoa Marae Horohoro Māori Reservation 1665 4.7752 ML Eru George, Joe Wiki, (WRC) Reserve No. 1 383216 Manahi Bray, Janet Kautai, Reina Grant, William Young, Te Teko Awatope Patu. Rongomaipapa Horohoro Māori Reservation 1622 2.2687 ML 20172 Manahi Bray, Eruini Marae Reserve No. 2 George, Mihipeka (WRC) Morehu, Te Kohitu Ernest Riini, Anthony Hoone Smith, Himione Ropiha Walker Tarewa Marae Part Tarewa Māori Reservation 2 (RJ 0.3179 ML 20042 No record of Land (BOPRC) East No.2 Young, Administrator. Section 9B3 PM Corbett) Water Supply Horohoro Māori Reservation 1618 1.1988 ML Eru George, Joe Wiki, Reserve on Reserve No. 3A 383216 Manahi Bray, Janet Wilson farm (ex Kautai, Reina Grant, Hikamate) William Young, Te (WRC) Teko Awatope Patu. Water Supply Horohoro Māori Reservation 1623 0.0505 ML Eru George, Joe Wiki, Reserve/Concret Reserve No. 3B 383216 Manahi Bray, Janet e Reservoir on Kautai, Reina Grant, Patu Raharuhi William Young, Te farm Teko Awatope Patu. (WRC) Pohueroa Spring Horohoro Māori Reservation 1612 2.012 ML 20130 Eru George, Joe Wiki, and Flax Reserve No. 4 Manahi Bray, Janet Reserve Kautai, Reina Grant, (WRC) William Young, Te Teko Awatope Patu. Horohoro Horohoro Māori Reservation 1320 586.0202 ML Eru George, Joe Wiki, Mountain and Section No. 39 Manahi Bray, Janet bush reserve (Mountain and Kautai, Reina Grant, (WRC) bush reserve to William Young, Te include Teko Awatope Patu. Tutanekai and Hinemoa Rocks) Kohanga Reo Horohoro 40 Māori Reservation 25 0.274 ML 22282 Hepora Young, Albert (WRC) Hapi, Eru George, Kuia Ihe, Ngarahu Katene, Vincent Eru.
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Tarewa Thermal Tarewa East 1P Māori Reservation 266 0.0478 ML 20581 Ari, Gibson, Virginia (BOPRC) Ihe, Janet Kautai Armstrong Pou, Reuben Waerea. Te Turi o Horohoro Whenua Tōpū Trust 411 4 sq. feet ? No Maori Land Court Hinengawari Reserve No. 5 record of any land (WRC) administrator. (WRC) Horohoro Urupa Māori Reservation 1615 0.4046 ML 20668 Eru George, Joe Wiki, No. 1 Manahi Bray, Janet Kautai, Reina Grant, William Young, Te Teko Awatope Patu. Kakariki Potiki Horohoro Urupa Māori Reservation 1616 1.252 ML 14084 Eru George, Joe Wiki, (WRC) No. 2 Manahi Bray, Janet Kautai, Reina Grant, William Young, Te Teko Awatope Patu.
(WRC) Horohoro Urupa ML 20668 Not listed with Maori No. 3 Land Court. (WRC) Horohoro Urupa Māori Reservation 1618 0.536 ML No record of Land No. 4 417495 Administrator. (NO GIS Data for block) (WRC) Horohoro Urupa Māori Reservation 1615 0.126 ML No record of Land No. 5 417495 Administrator. (NO GIS Data for block) Tarewa Urupa Tarewa No. 9 Māori Reservation 3 0.1012 5262 Patu Raharuhi, Hepora (BOPRC) Young, Robert Young.
Waimaruru Patetere South Reserve 1 0.4 No administrator – Urupa 1B1 Paurini Te Toki sole (WRC) owner. Pā Paiaka Kaitao- Māori Reservation 124 0.4046 ML 9460 Patu Raharuhi, Hepora (Pukehangi Rotohokahoka Young, Robert Young. Urupa) No 2O (BOPRC)
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List of Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Land Blocks Name Block Name Land Type Owners Hectares Plan Trustees (Regional Council) Ngāti Tuara Horohoro Ahu Whenua 89 86.6407 ML 20847 Mervyn Murray, Janine Lands Trust Section 2B Thompson, Audrey (WRC) Waiora Wharehinga
Ngāti Tuara Horohoro Ahu Whenua 155 44.6417 ML 20847 Mervyn Murray, Janine Lands Trust Section 3 Block Thompson, Audrey (WRC) Waiora Wharehinga Horohoro 4B Horohoro 4B Ahu Whenua 2 32.87 ML 20846 Jeanette Douglas, Kahu Ahu Whenua Ehau, Tawhio Katene, Trust Kake Kautai, Rapu Pou, (WRC) Kahu Watson, Kohitu Waudby (WRC) Horohoro 5B2 Ahu Whenua 48 34.6017 ML Eru George, Mahara 417495 George, Colin Katene, Agnelena Hunuhunu, Te Keho Taiatini, Maori Trustee (WRC) Horohoro 5B1 2 (Jack 0.1 ML 21821 No records found & Anne Tamati)
(WRC) Horohoro Ahu Whenua 120 37.9873 ML 20667 John Jensen, Ngarahu Section 6 Block Katene, Jane Kautai, Kaka Kautai, Harry Kerehoma, Marie Marks, Manu Paora, William Signall. (WRC) Horohoro 7 Ahu whenua 36 41.9077 ML 20666 Hakopa Whiripo, Ari Gibson Hemopo, Norman Aranui, Ruihi Dempsey Kaka, Maedawn Katene. (WRC) Horohoro Ahu Whenua 79 32.0789 ML 20666 Richard Haira, Frances Section 9 Kingi, Hinekiri Polgar.
(WRC) Horohoro 12A Absolute 1 9.31 ML 22237 Kenneth Eru
Eru Nikorima Horohoro Ahu Whenua 141 89.28 ML 20668 Matenga Eru, Lands Trust Section 10B, 11 ML 22237 Taiwhanake Eru, Albert (WRC) & 12B Hapi, Ross Smith, (Aggregated) Taotao Tauroa. Herewahine Horohoro 13 General Land Farm (WRC) Herewahine Horohoro 14 General Land Farm (WRC)
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Ingram Farm Horohoro N/A 7 38.1745 ML 19803 No record of Land (WRC) Section 16 Administrator
Toby Patu Horohoro Ahu Whenua 237 53.7599 ML 18312 Eru George, James Te Farm Section 17 Otimi Hill, Karel (WRC) Block Lockhorst, Peri Marks, Māori Trustee. Raharuhi Farm Horohoro N/A 2 46.7235 ML 17484 (WRC) Section 18 Sold (ex Horohoro 19 General Land Vercoe farm) (WRC) Horohoro 31 Horohoro 31 Ahu Whenua 106 43.3848 ML 20067 Selweena Ballantyne, Ahu Whenua Block Joseph Hawkins, Māori Trust Trustee. (WRC) Horohoro A32 Horohoro A No. Ahu Whenua 182 52.2914 ML 20130 Henry Colbert, Neti Ahu Whenua 32 Edwards, Don Te Nahu, Trust Māori Trustee. (WRC) Horohoro Horohoro Ahu Whenua 219 54.7238 ML 20067 Selweena Ballantyne, Section 33 Section 33 Joseph Hawkins, Māori Ahu Whenua Trustee. Trust (WRC) (WRC) Horohoro 41 1 0.56 ML 22386 No records found. (Hariata Paikea)
Horohoro 42 Horohoro 42 Ahu Whenua 82 35.8617 ML Erica Herangi, Hariata Ahu Whenua 382568 Paikea, Beatrice Ririnui, Trust Horohuia Simmonds. (WRC)
Te Paiaka Whenua Tōpū 1 712.43 ML Maria Bargh, Michael Lands Trust Paiaka Trust 425102 Bray, Shaun Potaka, Tao (WRC (Formerly Tauroa, Marcus Vercoe, &BOPRC) Kaitao Toko Vercoe, Hakopa Rotahokahoka Whiripo, Bill Young. 2Q, Tihiotonga A, Horohoro 2A)
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Appendix 2. Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Environmental Management Survey
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Reports
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Report To: Komiti Māori
Meeting Date: 24 April 2018
Report From: Kataraina O'Brien, Strategic Engagement Manager
Lodgement of He Mahere Pūtahitanga - A pan-tribal Planning Document for the Central North Island Forests Iwi Collective
Executive Summary
Komiti Māori under its delegated authority has the mandate to formally receive iwi resource management plans. These plans are developed and approved by iwi and identify tangata whenua interests in resource management which can inform Council decision-making.
The Chair of CNI Holdings Ltd lodged He Mahere Pūtahitanga - a pan-tribal Iwi Planning Document, on behalf of the Central North Island Forests Iwi Collective (CNI).
The Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) require Councils to take into account any relevant planning document lodged and recognised by an iwi authority. Iwi resource management plans provide a mechanism in which tangata whenua interests can be considered in Council decision-making.
At this meeting Komiti Māori will formally receive He Mahere Pūtahitanga.
A copy of the lodgement letter and Plan is attached in the appendix.
Recommendations
That the Komiti Māori under its delegated authority:
1 Receives the report, Lodgement of He Mahere Pūtahitanga: A pan-tribal Iwi Planning Document on behalf of the Central North Island Forests Iwi Collective.
2 Formally receives He Mahere Pūtahitanga: A pan-tribal Iwi Planning Document on behalf of the Central North Island Forests Iwi Collective.
1 Central North Island Forests Iwi Collective
The Central North Island Forests Iwi Collective Settlement Act became legislation in 2008. It included the return of 176,000 hectares of land to CNI. It was part of a commercial and financial redress package to settle historical claims relating to licensed Crown forest land in the region.
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CNI is made up of Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Tuwharetoa, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Whare, Ngāti Manawa, Ngāti Rangitihi, Raukawa, and the Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapū. Together these groups have more than 100,000 members.1
CNI Holdings Ltd was established post settlement to manage the assets on behalf of the Central North Island Forest Iwi Collective.
The affiliate iwi recognise CNI Iwi Holdings Limited as the representative of the Iwi for matters relating to Treaty Settlements lands as outlined in Hi Mahere Pūtahitanga.
CNI is an Iwi Authority for the purposes of the RMA.
1.1 CNI He Mahere Pūtahitanga
He Mahere Pūtahitanga is a pan-tribal plan that articulates collective aspirations, principles, challenges, objectives and policies in relation to CNI Treaty settlement lands.
He Mahere Pūtahitanga will also be lodged with Bay of Plenty, Hawkes Bay, Horizons and Waikato Regional Councils, and Hastings, Rotorua, Ruapehu, South Waikato, Taupō and Whakatāne District Councils.
He Mahere Pūtahitanga considers it an affected party and expects to be consulted on proposals that affect or potentially affect CNI Treaty Settlement Lands. Engagement Principles include:
Early Engagement
Engage Kanohi ki te kanohi Provide sufficient and clear information Keep CNI informed about plan changes CNI impacts are not limited to cultural matters Provide a feedback loop
He Mahere Pūtahitanga does not attempt to:
articulate values, interests and aspirations of individual affiliate Iwi supersede or replace any planning document prepare by individual affiliate Iwi alleviate any obligation to consult with individual affiliate iwi.
The Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) requires Council to take into account any relevant planning document lodged and recognised by an iwi authority.
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2 Implications for Māori
Iwi resource management plans are a valuable planning mechanism to facilitate knowledge transfer. They provide a framework to articulate values and aspirations and are a repository for identifying specific natural resource issues and sites of significance.
These plans provide staff with specific information such as identifying tangata whenua areas of interest, preferred methods of engagement, assisting in the development and/or reviews of regional plans and policies and are a conduit to build and enhance relationships.
For the wider community, these plans increase understanding and help to build community awareness. They help resource consent applicants to identify relevant matters for assessments of environmental effects. 3 Financial Implications
Current Budget
He Mahere Pūtahitanga was development independent of Council funding.
Future Implications
There are no future financial implications for this project.
Rawiri Bhana Maori Policy Advisor for Strategic Engagement Manager
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APPENDIX 1
Cover Letter to BOPRC 22 December 2017
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22 December 2017
Mary-Anne Macleod Chief Executive Officer Toi Moana | Bay of Plenty Regional Council PO Box 364 Whakatāne 3158
Tēnā koe Mary-Anne
Lodgement of He Mahere Pūtahitanga, a pan-tribal Iwi Planning Document
It is our distinct pleasure to lodge with Toi Moana “He Mahere Pūtahitanga”, an Iwi Planning Document on behalf of the CNI Iwi Collective1.
He Mahere Pūtahitanga has been prepared to ensure that the collective voice of CNI - in relation to our Treaty Settlement Lands2 - is heard. As a collective, we own and manage over 176,000 hectares of land within the Central North Island - land that was historically confiscated or acquired by the Crown. We want to ensure that the collective view of the CNI iwi is given appropriate recognition for any resource management process or decision that may impact CNI Treaty Settlement Lands.
This Plan has formal recognition under the Resource Management Act as the following criteria is met:
It is recognised by an iwi authority – The RMA defines an iwi authority as ‘the authority which represents an iwi and which is recognised by that iwi as having authority to do so’. Our affiliate Iwi recognise CNI Iwi Holdings Limited as the representative of the Iwi for matters relating to our Treaty Settlement Lands. This Plan was also formally recognised at the recent meeting of the CNI Iwi Holdings Limited. A copy of the meeting minutes is attached. It is relevant to the resource management issues of the region/district/rohe - The policies within this Plan are relevant to resource management issues for Toi Moana pertaining to land (s9 RMA) and resource use (s14 & 15 RMA).
1 Comprising Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Tuwharetoa, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Whare, Ngāti Manawa, Ngāti Rangitihi, Ngāti Raukawa and affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapū. 2 Refer to map overleaf
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It is lodged with the relevant local authority – the purpose of this letter.
Therefore, we expect that Toi Moana will take this plan into account when preparing or changing the Regional Policy Statement or Regional Plan. This Plan is also intended to set the foundation for constructive discussions associated with a Mana Whakahono-ā-Rohe between the CNI Iwi Collective and Toi Moana.
As one of the largest, if not the largest landowner in the Toi Moana area, the CNI Iwi Collective is a significant organisation within the region. Through the development and recognition by the CNI Iwi Collective of He Mahere Pūtahitanga, the CNI Iwi Collective looks forward to engaging and working more closely with Toi Moana to ensure that our interests, including our Treaty Settlement Lands, are appropriately recognised and provided for in resource management matters.
Finally, it is important to note that He Mahere Pūtahitanga relates to our Treaty Settlement Lands and CNI Iwi Holding Limited’s role in holding and managing those lands for the CNI Iwi Collective. He Mahere Pūtahitanga does not affect the position of the CNI Iwi as iwi authorities in their own right for resource management matters. He Mahere Pūtahitanga is intended to be an additional and supplementary planning document to the iwi management plans that the CNI iwi have already recognised and lodged with Toi Moana. He Mahere Pūtahitanga does not affect any existing obligation on Toi Moana under the RMA relating to iwi authorities, including each CNI Iwi.
Please contact us if you require any further information or clarification
Nga mihi,
Bronco Carson
(Chairman of CNI Iwi Holdings Ltd)
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Appendix 1: CNI Treaty Settlement Lands
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APPENDIX 2
FINAL CNI Iwi Planning Document for Lodgement
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He Mahere Pūtahitanga: A pan-tribal Iwi Planning Document on behalf of the Central North Island Forests Iwi Collective
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Mihimihi Foreword
Kaore hoki taku maharahara, taku manukanuka
Ki aku tini mahara e putake i roto i te hinengaro
Kaore hoki e taea te peehi ki roto ra
Me panui atu ki te tini, ki te mano, ki te rau e pae e, e hoa ma kei te haere tonu nga mihi ki te kahui whakangaro, moe mai ra koutou i te okiokinga tuturu mo taua te tangata, ko tatau tenei nga mahuetanga mai. Tihe mauri ora ki a tatau e panui ana nga kupu korero kei raro iho nei.
Ahakoa te rahi o nga kupu me ata whiriwhiri, me nanao hoki e tatau kia noho pumau enei kupu hei tohu mo te huarahi e whai ake nei tatau. Ko te mutunga iho, kei a tatau hoki te tikanga. Kia kaha tatau nga iwi e whai paanga ana ki nga whenua kei raro i te ngahere o
Kaingaroa.
Nga manaakitanga o te Wahi Ngaro.
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Contents
Mihimihi Foreword ...... 1 Contents...... 2 Wāhanga Tuatahi – He Kupu Whakataki (Part 1 Introduction) ...... 3 1.1 Plan Purpose ...... 1 1.2 Plan Use ...... 2 1.3 Plan Status ...... 2 Wāhanga Tuarua – Ko Wai Mātou (Part 2 About Us) ...... 3 2.1 Who we are ...... 4 2.2 Where we are ...... 4 Wāhanga Tuatoru – Ngā Kaupapa Here (Part 3 Policy) ...... 6 3.1 Treaty Settlement Land ...... 7 Wāhanga Tuawha – Whakatinanatanga (Part 4 Implementation) ...... 11 4.1 Engagement Principles ...... 12 4.2 When consultation is expected ...... 12 4.3 Consultation Process ...... 13 4.4 Mana Whakahono-ā-Rohe ...... 13 4.5 Plan monitoring and review ...... 13
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Wāhanga Tuatahi – He Kupu Whakataki (Part 1 Introduction)
Plan Purpose
He Kupu Whakataki (Part 1 Introduction)
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Plan Use Wāhanga Tuatahi
Plan Status
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1.1 Plan Purpose The Central North Island Our Treaty Settlement Lands are our connection to Forests Iwi Collective our past, our present and our future. We are: We - the Central North Island Forests Iwi Collective
(‘CNI’) - have developed this Pan-tribal Iwi Planning • Ngāi Tūhoe
Document (‘Plan’) to outline our collective • Ngāti Tuwharetoa aspirations for our Treaty Settlement Lands. • Ngāti Whakaue
We want to reconnect, restore balance and find • Ngāti Whare better ways to live with the land - for ourselves and • Ngāti Manawa our tamariki and mokopuna. Therefore, we want to • Ngāti Rangitihi ensure that: • Ngāti Raukawa
• we are visible; we are heard; and we are • Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapū. influential; We represent more than 110,000 • our relationship with our Treaty settlement lands is recognised. registered whānau members. • we collectively have fair access to development Treaty Settlement Lands opportunities for our land in a way that promotes sustainable management (e.g. land Relates to 176,000 hectares of land use that reflects land use capability). located within the Central North Island that was historically confiscated This Plan is a living, working document. It is modular or acquired by the Crown through which means that further chapters will be added to this Plan. illegal means.
Refer to Wāhanga Tuarua (Part 2) for further details.
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1.2 Plan Use 1.3 Plan Status This Plan will assert and support our Iwi planning documents must be taken into relationship with our Treaty Settlement account when Councils are preparing or Lands. changing regional policy statements, regional plans and district plans. In particular, this Plan will: This Plan has formal recognition under the ARTICULATE Resource Management Act (RMA) as the following criteria is met: Our collective aspirations, principles, challenges, objectives and policies in relation It is recognised by an iwi authority to our Treaty Settlement Lands. An Iwi Authority is defined within the RMA as ‘the authority which represents an iwi and INFLUENCE which is recognised by that iwi as having authority to do so’. Resource management documents, processes and decisions relating to, or CNI is an Iwi Authority for the purposes of affecting, our Treaty Settlement Lands. the RMA. The eight Iwi represented by CNI recognise CNI as the representative of the iwi SUPPORT collectively, for matters relating to their Treaty Settlement Lands. Planning documents prepared by affiliate Iwi. It is relevant to the resource management Submissions prepared by affiliate Iwi. issues of the region/district/rohe ACKNOWLEDGE The policies within this Plan are relevant to resource management issues for Regional The mana of each affiliate Iwi within their and District Councils pertaining to land (s9 respective rohe. RMA) and resource use (s14 & 15 RMA).
The rights of rūnanga, hapū and whānau to It is lodged with the relevant local authority. speak on matters that affect them. This Plan will be lodged with the following This Plan does not: authorities:
• attempt to articulate values, Regional Councils District Councils interests and aspirations of Bay of Plenty Hastings individual affiliate Iwi. Hawke’s Bay Rotorua • supersede or replace any planning Horizons Ruapehu document prepared individual Waikato South Waikato affiliate Iwi. Taupō • alleviate any obligation to consult Whakatāne with individual affiliate Iwi.
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Wāhanga Tuarua – Ko Wai Mātou (Part 2 About Us)
Ko Wai Mātou (Part 2 About Us)
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Who we are
Tuarua Wāhanga
Where we are
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2.1 Who we are Iwi Collective Entities Iwi Raukawa Settlement Ngāti Raukawa CNI is made up of Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Trust Tuwharetoa, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Whare, Ngāti Manawa, Ngāti Rangitihi, Raukawa, Te Komiti Nui O Ngāti Whakaue and the Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapū. Ngāti Whakaue Trust Together these groups have more than 100,000 members. Te Mana O Ngāti Ngāti Rangitihi Rangitihi Trust CNI Iwi Holdings Limited is the corporate trustee for CNI. It was established to receive Te Pumautanga O Ngāti Ngāraranui the settlement assets; distribute the assets Te Arawa (including Ngāti Tamahika and Ngāti and revenue and safeguard the land. Tuteaiti), Ngāti Tura, CNI Iwi Land Management Ltd oversees the Ngāti Te Ngākau, day-to-day management and operations. Ngāti Kearoa/Ngāti Tuara, Ngāti Te Roro o te Rangi, Ngāti 2.2 Where we are Uenukukopako, Ngāti This Plan relates specifically to land identified Tuteniu, Ngāti Pikiao, in Schedule 1 of the Central North Island Ngāti Tarāwhai, Ngāti Forests Land Collective Settlement Act 2008: Rongomai, Tuhourangi 176,000 hectares of land located within the Ngāti Wāhiao, Ngāti Tahu-Ngāti Whaoa. Central North Island that was historically confiscated or acquired by the Crown Te Rūnanga O Ngāti Ngāti Manawa through illegal means. Manawa Trust Our Treaty Settlement Lands are illustrated Te Rūnanga O Ngāti Ngāti Whare overleaf. Whare Trust
Tuhoe Te Uru Ngai Tuhoe Taumatua
Tuwharetoa Ngāti Tuwharetoa Settlement Trust
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Wāhanga Tuatoru – Ngā Kaupapa Here (Part 3 Policy)
Ngā Kaupapa Here (Part 3 Policy)
Treaty Settlement –
Land Wāhanga Tuatoru
More Policy Chapters to come…
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3.1 Treaty Settlement Land Ngā Wawata / Our Aspirations The following are our aspirations relating to We have a long history of association and our Treaty Settlement Lands – We want to: connection with our Treaty Settlement Lands. • Create a future for our people, where Following the Crown confiscation and opportunities are abound and we have a acquisition of land through illegal means, our thriving, happy, prosperous community. occupation and use of these lands was • Maximise our returns from primary severed. This in turn resulted in the loss of physical connection of our people to these industry and natural resources. lands. It also meant lost opportunities for • Grow and build a prosperous future for provide for our people over several our mokopuna. generations. • Deliver intergenerational assets and income. After decades of discussions and • Achieve best practice in all our dealings negotiations, the Central North Island Forests and relationships. Iwi Collective Settlement Act became legislation in 2008. It included the return of • Work with long term partners who can 176,000 hectares of land to CNI. It was part add value. of a commercial and financial redress Ngā Mātāpono/ Our Principles package to settle our historical claims The following are our principles relating to relating to licensed Crown forest land in the our Treaty Settlement Lands: region. This redress is intended to provide us the resources to provide for our economic, 1. Provide for our people, those living and social and cultural development and those yet to come. This ensures that wellbeing. decisions consider current and future generations.
2. Operate on a ‘mai nga maunga ki te Our Treaty Settlement Lands are our moana’ basis. This takes a holistic connection to our past, our present approach, recognising that the health of and our future. the people relies on the health of the We want to reconnect, restore environment. balance and find better ways to live with the land - for ourselves and our 3. Seek opportunities for land use that: tamariki and mokopuna. a) reflects the capability of the land for use. This recognises the natural limits of our lands and waters. b) strengthens the mauri of the land. This acknowledges reciprocity and
enhances our spiritual and cultural wellbeing.
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Ngā Whakatara / Our Challenges For example:
NUTRIENTS 1. Inadequate recognition by Crown allocation of nitrogen discharge allowances agencies of our relationship with our through grandparenting favours land with Treaty settlement lands. This means that: historically high levels of nitrogen discharges. a) We are often treated as stakeholders It also penalises those, such as CNI, with land rather than Treaty partners. that has been used for low nitrogen leaching b) We are not heard or listened to activities e.g. plantation forestry. within Council planning processes, even though we are significantly WATER affected by any proposals involving Under the Resource Management Act, the nutrient or water allocation. allocation of water occurs on a first in, first served basis. Within our area of interest, some 2. We do not have fair access to surface water and groundwater catchments development opportunities for our land are approaching (and in some cases, due to resource and planning exceeding) allocation limits. constraints. This means that: a) We have limited ability and/or While the direct obligation to redress flexibility to develop land in a way grievance sits with the Crown, Councils that promotes sustainable have an important role in implementing the management (e.g. pursue more principle of redress at the regional and appropriate and sustainable land local level, particularly where the redress uses that reflect land use capability includes resources within the region. and enhance indigenous biodiversity).
b) We are unfairly disadvantaged - there is no level playing field with other landowners who have already
developed their lands (e.g. already have a higher nutrient discharge allowance and/or access to water).
c) We face significant risk through restrictions on development and diversification of Treaty Settlement Lands. Being limited to plantation forestry leaves us open to economic risk, biological risk (e.g. pest, disease) and risk associated with natural events (e.g. fire, wind)
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Ngā Whāinga / Our Objectives Ngā Kaupapa Here / Our Policies 1. Our relationship with our Treaty Settlement Lands (that are ancestral Development opportunities and equity lands) is recognised and provided for, as 1. Pursue opportunities for better use of a matter of national importance. This our Treaty Settlement Lands which: includes: a) Aligns with our Principles for Treaty a) recognising our values and interests Settlement Lands (p7). within resource management b) Creates opportunities for our people, documents, processes and including training and employment. decisions. c) Reduces risk (e.g. economic risk; b) establishing and/or maintaining a biological risk; risk associated with relationship with us to understand natural events). our views and involve us early in d) Promotes the use of Mātauranga resource management discussions Māori, innovation and/or technology. and processes.
2. Support and advocate for nutrient 2. Our Treaty Settlement Lands are management using a natural capital recognised and provided for in ways that approach, based on the productive give effect to the intended outcomes capacity of the land, rather than using associated with commercial redress. In methods that favour those who have particular, recognising: already developed. a) that our Treaty settlement provides redress associated with the 3. Oppose nutrient discharge allocations confiscation and illegal acquisition of based on grandparenting of historical land by the Crown. nutrient discharges to land. b) the loss of our lands has had intergenerational impacts on our 4. Pursue opportunities for environmental people. offsetting. c) the purpose of commercial redress is to restore and provide our 5. Regional Councils to include provisions economic, social and cultural within Regional Policy Statements to development and wellbeing. confirm how Treaty legislation should be d) the need for fair access to addressed within resource management development opportunities of our documents and processes. This includes Treaty Settlement lands. enabling the outcomes that Treaty e) that the actions of land alienation settlement redress is intended to achieve. and return have put us at significant st disadvantage for land use in a 21 century resource-constrained environment.
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Recognition Councils referred to, within this Plan 6. Councils to ensure that we are included Regional Councils District Councils in their Iwi contacts database, in Bay of Plenty Hastings accordance with s35A of the Resource Hawke’s Bay Rotorua Management Act, given that we are an Horizons Ruapehu Iwi Authority that was established via Waikato South Waikato Treaty Settlement. Taupō
Whakatāne 7. Councils to ensure that the engagement principals and protocols outlined in Part
Four of this Plan is followed.
8. When preparing or changing a regional policy statement, regional plan or district plan, Council is to: a) articulate in writing how this Iwi Planning Document has been taken into account.
b) provide a feedback loop with regard to our advice (e.g. feedback, submission) including changes made
(or not), as a result of our advice.
Relationships
9. Councils to work with CNI to develop a shared understanding and pathway forward to strong working relationships.
This may include, but not be limited to: a) Memorandum of Understanding a) Formal relationship agreement
e.g. Mana Whakahono-ā-Rohe.
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Wāhanga Tuawha – Whakatinanatanga (Part 4 Implementation)
Engagement
Principles
Whakatinanatanga (Part 4 Implementation)
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Wāhanga Tuawha
When Consultation is Expected
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4.1 Engagement Principles CNI expects to be consulted on proposed policy statements or plans (including plan Engagement is valued as it facilitates the changes, both draft and proposed). CNI awareness and understanding. It also builds expects to be provided with no less than 1 relationships. month to provide its input on any draft The essential elements of engagement with policy statement or plan. This timeframe can CNI are as follows: be amended upon agreement between CNI and Council. ngage with us early - So the right people E CNI expects to be consulted for all plan are involved and there is sufficient time to development modalities e.g. the standard respond / participate. track, collaborative process, and streamlined process. Engage with us kanohi ki te kanohi - This CNI expects that any information or advice builds relationships and trust. provided by CNI on a proposal will be acknowledged in the section 32 report for Provide sufficient and clear information - that proposal in recognition of CNI’s position So we can understand the implications on us, as an Iwi Authority. both as kaitiaki and land owners / land managers. CNI expects consultation on whether it is appropriate to appoint commissioners or Keep us informed regularly about plan persons who understand tikanga and the changes - Not just when feedback is perspective of the local iwi and hapū to a needed. hearing panel, collaborative group or review panel. If it is determined it is appropriate, Impacts on CNI are not limited to then CNI expects to be consulted on who an appropriate commissioner might be. Best ‘cultural matters’ – As significant practice as to whether CNI will be the entity landowners, economic, environmental and consulted on these matters or whether an social impacts & benefits are equally individual CNI iwi member should be important. consulted will be determined between CNI and the relevant iwi. CNI expects this Provide a ‘feedback loop’ - So that we consultation in all RMA planning processes. know what has happened to our feedback. The instances above outline when consultation is expected with CNI. 4.2 When consultation is Consultation may also be required with affiliate Iwi. If uncertain, contact CNI for expected further guidance. CNI considers itself an affected party and should therefore be consulted on any proposal that affects, or potentially affects, our Treaty Settlement Lands.
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4.3 Consultation Process 4.4 Mana Whakahono-ā- Clause 3B, Schedule 1 of the RMA outlines Rohe specific criteria that must be met as to show The presence of this Plan does not negate that consultation with Iwi Authorities has our desire to enter into a Mana Whakahono- been carried out in respect to a proposed ā-Rohe with local authorities, individually or policy statement or plan. CNI considers that collectively. This Plan is intended to set the these are the minimum standards that foundation for constructive discussions should be adopted by local authorities when associated with a Mana Whakahono-ā-Rohe. consulting with CNI. CNI is interested in formalising an agreement In addition to the process set out in Clause with Councils via a Mana Whakahono-ā- 3B, Schedule 1 of the RMA, CNI expects – at Rohe in relation to our Treaty Settlement a minimum – the following with respect to Lands. A formal invitation, prepared in consultation: accordance with s58O of the RMA, will be • CNI will be notified as soon as a private sent to Councils in due course. plan change that affects our Treaty Settlement Lands is requested. 4.5 Plan monitoring and • CNI will be involved on any steering review group that is established by a local CNI will monitor and report on the authority to oversee a proposed policy implementation of this Plan to ensure that it is statement or plan change; achieving the identified objectives and policies • CNI will be remunerated for its services (Wahanga Tuatoru - Part Three). provided during consultation. This Plan will be reviewed every three years. This is to assess the extent to which the Plan has made a tangible difference to CNI in relation to As a reminder, this Plan does not: Treaty Settlement Lands.
• attempt to articulate values, interests and This Plan is modular which means that further aspirations of individual affiliate Iwi. chapters will be added, as necessary. Accordingly, any revisions to this Plan will be lodged with • supersede or replace any planning Councils to ensure that staff are using the most document prepared individual affiliate up-to-date version. Iwi. • alleviate any obligation to consult with individual affiliate Iwi.
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Report To: Komiti Māori
Meeting Date: 24 April 2018
Report From: Kataraina O'Brien, Strategic Engagement Manager
He Toka Tumoana - Toi Moana Environmental Scholarship
Executive Summary
At the Annual Plan workshop held in May 2017, Council approved $10,000 funding to commemorate the late Awanuiarangi Black, a former Toi Moana Māori Constituent Councillor for Mauao.
Council received twenty-seven applications from students studying towards formal qualifications at tertiary institutions. The applications were of a high quality which made selection a difficult decision. Only four will receive the scholarship, but we encourage unsuccessful and new students to apply for the next round in August 2018.
We are thrilled to announce that the 2017-18 successful student recipients are: Julie Shepherd, Vanessa Taikato, Ashlei McMahon and Francis Teinakore-Curtis.
They will each receive a $2,5000 scholarship and will be presented with certificate at this meeting (refer appendix for proforma).
Recommendations
That the Komiti Māori under its delegated authority:
1 Receives the report, He Toka Tumoana Scholarship - Successful Recipients;
2 Endorses four $2,500 scholarships to be awarded to students Julie Shepherd, Vanessa Taikato, Ashlei McMahon and Francis Teinakore-Curtis.
1 Background
In 2017 Council approved a $10,000 annual scholarship to commemorate the late Awanuiarangi Black, a former Mauao Constituent Councillor for Toi Moana.
Awanuiarangi Black was an avid supporter of environment and restoration initiatives, projects, research and education. He was particularly keen on building awareness and skill in mātauranga Māori and supporting rangatahi environmental aspirations.
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Twenty-seven applications were received, the majority of which were of a high calibre. The $10,000 budget was originally to be divided into two $5,000 scholarships, however due to the number of excellent applications; staff considered four awards of $2,500 would enable the scholarship to be spread wider. The successful applicants agreed with this approach. 2 Successful Recipients
Of the 27 applications received, 15 applications were received from the Mauao constituency, four from Kōhī, and eight from Ōkurei. Most applicants were studying at the University of Waikato, Toi Ohomai and Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiarangi.
Four recipients of the $2,500 Toka Tumoana scholarship are:
Julie Shepherd
Julie is studying towards gaining a Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Planning at the University of Waikato. Julie is currently employed as the Pirirakau Environment Manager. She is an active contributor and participant in many projects/kaupapa to enhance the environment. Julie was a key contributor to the development of the revised Pirirakau Hapū Resource Management Plan 2017.
Vanessa Taikato
Vanessa is studying towards a PhD in Biological Sciences at the University of Waikato. Vanessa’s thesis will involve collaboration with tangata whenua and integrating mātauranga Māori (regarding Toheroa). Vanessa is currently a researcher for Manaaki Te Awanui and has a desire to utilise traditional Māori practices to inform current conservation strategies.
Ashlei McMahon
Ashlei is studying towards a Diploma in Environmental Management at Toi Ohomai Tauranga. Ashlei has worked with numerous community groups including during the Rena Oil Spill, at Tahuwhakatiki Marae and the Pāpāmoa Hills replanting. Ashlei has a desire to become a biosecurity officer at the Port of Tauranga to help protect the environment from introduced species.
Francis Teinakore-Curtis
Francis is studying towards a PhD in Environmental Studies at Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi. Francis is an iwi representative on the Rotoiti Rotomā Sewerage Steering Committee and an advocate for iwi and stakeholder groups in the Rotoiti and Rotomā catchments. 3 Māori Implications
He Toka Tumoana provides positive implications for students, via financial support. The scholarship recognises the significance of commemorating a past Māori leader thereby embedding Te Ao Māori into Council business.
It is envisaged that through study and training, the recipients will provide future support to their hapū/iwi and therefore play an important role in enhancing capacity and capability. This aligns with Councils obligations under sec 81 of the Local Government Act.
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4 Council’s Accountability Framework
4.1 Community Outcomes
This scholarship directly contributes to the Regional Community Outcome/s in the council’s Long Term Plan 2015-2025.
Current budget
He Toka Tumoana scholarship funding is provided for through the Māori Policy budget.
Future Budget Implications
Future sponsorship is provided for in Council’s Long Term Plan 2015-2025. The next
funding round will open in October 2018.
Kerry Heitia Strategic Engagement Coordinator for Strategic Engagement Manager
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APPENDIX 1
He Toka Tumoana Certificate Example
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HE TOKA TUMOANA SCHOLARSHIP
$2,500 awarded to
Tiamana Kōmiti Māori: Councillor Arapeta Tahana Date:
Ko Toi Moana e mihi atu nei We are BOPRC, we greet you E Rangi, E Papa Sky father, Earth mother Kia ū, Kia mau, Kia tau ko te mauri We hold fast the vital life essence Toi Whenua, Toi Tangata, Toi Moana Our land, Our people, Our sea (our environment) Kia ū, Kia mau, Kia tau ko te mauri We hold fast the vital life essence Ko Toi Moana e mihi atu nei Hi! We are BOPRC, we greet you Hi!
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Receives Only – No Decisions
Report To: Komiti Māori
Meeting Date: 24 April 2018
Report From: Stephen Lamb, Natural Resources Policy Manager
Geothermal Management: Regional Plan Review
Executive Summary
Bay of Plenty Regional Council Toi Moana manages the geothermal resource of the Bay of Plenty under the Resource Management Act 1991, and through its geothermal programme. As part of this work Council is reviewing the geothermal provisions in the Rotorua Geothermal Regional Plan and the Regional Natural Resources Plan. The plan review will involve some key steps, including technical inputs, policy development and community engagement. The plan change will influence future use, development and protection of the geothermal resource and has important implications for Māori, including kaitiaki as well as commercial interests. Early engagement with Māori is crucial, and it is proposed the plan review is initiated with a series of early engagement hui to seek feedback on likely issues for Māori in geothermal management and the best manner in which to continue the engagement on this topic as the review progresses.
Recommendations
That the Komiti Māori under its delegated authority:
1 Receives the report, Geothermal Management: Regional Plan Review;
2 Notes that any feedback provided will be included in the staff will be included in engagement approach for the plan review
1 Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to outline the process for a review of geothermal provisions of the Regional Natural Resource Plan and the Rotorua Regional Plan, and possible implications of these plan changes for Maori.
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2 Background
2.1 Geothermal in Toi Moana
There are at least 12 different geothermal systems in the Toi Moana rohe. These systems vary in type and use. Some systems have many special protected surface features, such as Rotorua and Waimangu, while Tauranga is cooler with few surface features. Kawerau is an example of a hot deep system that is developed for industrial uses and electricity generation, while other systems like Taheke and Tikitere have potential for development that is not yet fully realised.
A short video will be played at the Komiti hui to provide an overview of these different systems.
2.2 Management of the Resource
The Regional Council manages the geothermal resource under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). The RMA treats any water over 30oC as geothermal and resource consents are required to take geothermal fluid, heat and/or energy. However under section 14(c) of the Act the use of geothermal fluid and heat for traditional purposes does not require a resource consent.
Council has a geothermal programme that provides a cross Council approach to geothermal management, including input from Maori policy, planning consents, compliance and science.
2.3 Policy Framework
2.3.1 Bay of Plenty Regional Policy Statement and Regional Plans
The RPS sets the overall sustainable management framework for all geothermal systems, and it will not be changed through the plan review process. The overall framework includes:
geothermal system categorisation (ie. categorisation from protection to development) the development of system management plans for Kawerau, Tauranga and Rotorua systems (an integrated and ‘whole system’ management approach to form the basis of regional plan provisions); and direction about recognising and providing for the relationship of Maori and their culture and traditions with geothermal resources. Regional plans are required to give effect to the RPS and include specific rules on how the resource is allocated. The relevant regional plans include the Rotorua Geothermal Regional Plan, which relates only to the Rotorua City Geothermal System and the Regional Natural Resources Plan that has policy relating to all other geothermal systems. These provisions are to be combined under the Regional Natural Resources Plan.
2.4 Māori Policy and Statutory Provisions
A number of iwi/hapū affiliates have Statutory Acknowledgements over geothermal resources. Under the RMA, councils are required to include statutory acknowledgments in relevant planning documents, and to have regard to them in
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resource consent decision making1. It is also likely that future settlements will make specific reference to geothermal resources and may influence future management.
Iwi and Hapū Management Plans must be taken into account when preparing changes to regional plans (as well as in resource consent applications). These plans will be assessed and their implications for the policy review can be further considered with iwi/hapū.
2.5 Regional plan review process
The plan review will include a number of key phases: Science Inputs; Policy Assessment; and Community Input, as shown below:
As with fresh water management, geothermal allocation decisions are informed by science inputs, including monitoring information, and modelling of the potential effects of use and development. While the regional plan review is only now being initiated, science projects have been underway for several years to gather this information. Discussing this information with the community will be an important part of engagement.
1 The Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapū have a SA over the Rotorua Region Geothermal System (which includes Rotorua, Taheke, Tikitere, Waikete-Waiotapu systems) (Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapū Claims Settlement Act 2008). Te Arawa also have a SA over Rotorua lakes and their beds (Te Arawa Lakes Settlement Act 2006). Ngāti Tūwharetoa have a SA over the Kawerau Geothermal System (Ngāti Tūwharetoa Claims Settlement Act 2005). Ngāti Rangiteaorere has a SA over Tikitere Geothermal System (Ngāti Rangiteaorere (Ngāti Rangiteaorere Claims Settlement Act 2014).
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3 Possible Areas of Interest for Maori in the Plan Review
The plan change will influence future use, development and protection of the geothermal resource. It has important implications for Māori, both as landowners and developers of the geothermal resource, and as kaitiaki. Some possible areas of interest include:
Priorities for allocation of the resource (eg. freshwater allocation versus geothermal allocation in Tauranga)
Identification of significant geothermal features and how protection will be provided
Provisions for traditional uses
Limits to use in certain systems to protect surface features (eg. review of the current limits to use in Rotorua)
Use of geothermal reservoir modelling to guide and underpin resource decisions
Future use of matauranga Maori (traditional Maori knowledge) in monitoring and management of the resource
Opportunities for Conditional Development systems (eg. Taheke and Tikitere)
Processes for considering resource consent applications Many Maori communities have had a long and uninterrupted relationship with geothermal (eg. in areas such as Whakarewarewa, Kuirau, Ōhinemutu and Ngāpuna in Rotorua), and there will be an expectation of close involvement in the development of system management plans and in the regional plan review. This expectation is shared by Council.
Although currently outside the scope of the plan changes, it is acknowledged that other matters of interest to Māori are likely to be raised through engagement, including implications of future Treaty settlements and co-governance agreements.
4 Broad Engagement Approach
The complex nature of geothermal management makes meaningful engagement challenging. We are therefore using a staged and responsive engagement process as outlined below, starting by initial engagement though sharing or information, before moving to more detailed discussion around realistic policy options.
Initial Formal engagement and Targetted consultation and Information consultation submission sharing, (workshops, hui, process relationship draft policy) building (RMA)
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Because the issues for geothermal are varied across Toi Moana, we also propose to stage engagement. Our initial focus will be on the geothermal systems in Ōkurei, particularly the Rotorua City System which has unique issues. Engagement with communities in Mauao and Kōhi will take place later in the process. To support this process in Rotorua, we have set up a Rotorua Geothermal Liaison Group. This is a Governance level group, including elected members from BOPRC and Rotorua Lakes Council, and representatives from the Waiariki Maori Geothermal Advisory Group. The group’s mandate is to provide early guidance on matters likely to be of concern to the community, but it has no decision making authority. It is intended to complement rather than replace direct engagement with the community and tangata whenua.
4.1 Maori Engagement
The Komiti Māori previously endorsed some principles of engagement with Māori on the plan changes, including (but not limited to) early and ongoing engagement, supported by timely, clear and accessible information, and the need to be flexible and accommodate different engagement approaches for different iwi and hapū. Also, the multiple interests of Maori in geothermal management must be provided for, including their relationship with the resource as kaitiaki (stewards), their role as landowners who may be potentially affected by policy decisions and as industry partners, investors and developers. This will be achieved through regional wide hui at key stages of plan development (issue identification, policy options, draft plan), and multiple targeted hui with iwi, hapū and affected or potentially affected Māori landowners as required and/or requested throughout the process. We also suggest that an iwi technical group for Rotorua City System could be established, to provide guidance and input through the plan change process (especially on technical issues such as modelling) and to act as a conduit of information to iwi and hapū. The nature and form of this group will be determined through consultation with iwi, but we seek feedback on this from Komiti Māori. A similar approach may be adopted for Tauranga, although this is still to be fully considered. As noted above, for some communities with particularly close relationships with the geothermal resource closer relationships will need to be developed to support more intensive participation. Staff will endeavour to begin building these relationships early in the review process.
Maori Technical Liaison Group?
Targetted General Hui at topical hui with key statges in iwi, hapu or the plan land trusts as development needed process
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5 Next steps
The first phase of engagement is to begin in May in Ōkurei, with letters being sent to iwi and hapū in particular, but also to Māori Land Trusts and businesses that may have an interest in geothermal management. These hui will provide an opportunity to discuss geothermal management generally, and to initiate discussions on the plan review process and to introduce the regional plan team to the community. We hope to get guidance at these hui on preferred engagement options.
Hui will not be undertaken in Kōhi or Mauao until the second part of this year. 6 Summary
This report provides an update on the review of regional plan provisions for geothermal management. The plan review will have significant implications for Māori, and early and direct engagement will be important. A staged engagement process is proposed, starting with high level information sharing and relationship building, followed by more targeted engagement as needed and requested. Support through technical liaison groups may also be sought, following confirmation through consultation.
7 Council’s Accountability Framework
7.1 Current Budget
The costs for this work programme are covered under existing budgets for the Geothermal Activity.
7.2 Long Term Plan Alignment
This work is planned under the Geothermal Programme in the Long Term Plan 2015- 2025.
Penny Doorman Senior Planner (Natural Resources Policy) for Natural Resources Policy Manager
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Report To: Komiti Māori
Meeting Date: 24 April 2018
Report From: Stephen Lamb, Natural Resources Policy Manager
Update on development of the next Regional Pest Management Plan
Executive Summary
Council needs to notify its next Regional Pest Management Plan by 30 September 2018.
As part of the policy development process, Council needs to be satisfied it has met all the Biosecurity Act requirements including consultation. The purpose of this paper is to inform Committee of legislative responsibilities and current staff understanding of pest management issues for Māori.
Staff are proposing for some pest issues, targeted Māori engagement will be required in addition to Council’s ongoing conversations and statutory submission process. This report welcomes feedback on pest management issues for Māori and how we can further engage with Māori.
Recommendations
That the Komiti Māori under its delegated authority:
1 Receives the report, Update on development of the next Regional Pest Management Plan;
2 Notes that any feedback provided by this Komiti on Māori engagement will inform the consultation plan that will be presented to full Council in September 2018 for approval.
1 Purpose
The purpose of the report is to outline Council’s approach to developing the next Regional Pest Management Plan and invite feedback on effective engagement with Maori.
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2 Pest Management Context
Legislative requirements
The Biosecurity Act 1993 requires regional councils to ‘provide regional leadership in pest management’. The Regional Pest Management Plan (RPMP) for the Bay of Plenty 2011-2016 is the key policy document to direct the management of pests in the Bay of Plenty region.
The Proposed RPMP needs to be notified by 30 September 2018, which is when the current Plan ceases to have effect.
The RPMP will set out for the Bay of Plenty what pests need to be managed, what level of management is required and who is responsible for pest management. There are now several regulatory tests that must be met for a pest to be included in a RPMP including comprehensive cost benefit assessments.
Resourcing decisions need to be supported through long term and annual planning processes in terms of Council’s pest management priorities. Under the Biosecurity Act, Council must be satisfied there will be adequate funding to implement the RPMP for at least 5 years.
One specific purpose of an RPMP under the Biosecurity Act is to provide for the protection of the relationship between Māori and their ancestral lands, waters, sites, wāhi tapu, and taonga, and to protect those aspects from the adverse effects of pests.
The Local Government Act requires Council to recognise and respect the Crown’s responsibilities under the Tiriti o Waitangi - Treaty of Waitangi. It also requires councils to maintain and improve opportunities for Māori to contribute to decision-making processes. This includes considering ways to help Māori to contribute.
Engaging with Maori
Specific effort has been made to engage with Māori on the topic of pest management.
A discussion document was developed taking into account the existing RPMP (which is still generally relevant), early and ongoing conversations with key stakeholders and amended legislative requirements. The discussion document was designed to canvas feedback from the regional community and was released for consultation in March 2017.
Prior to the Discussion Document going out for consultation, staff sought advice on how to best engage with Maori and as a result sent letters and hardcopies of the Discussion Document to 36 iwi authorities. (In comparison, emails with an electronic link to the document were sent to other stakeholders and interested persons). The letter invited recipients to spread this information on to hapū and corporate entities within their rohe and welcomed feedback through a number of forums including:
face to face hui, hapū/pop-up hui, phone conversation/teleconference, website feedback facilities and online questionnaires.
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Only two responses were received from iwi. Staff considered this low response as a reflection of capacity of iwi to respond within Council timeframes and this is a generic issue for all Council consultation processes. It should also be noted that the consultation period coincided with the April 2017 ex-tropical cyclones that impacted much of the Bay of Plenty. Pest management may not have been a priority for many communities at that time.
Since consultation on the Discussion Document has closed, Te Uru Taumatua and Te Arawa have confirmed their interest in pest management initiatives and that they want to be further involved in the pest management policy development process. Staff have welcomed this opportunity for ongoing korero.
Council’s strategic direction
Staff have developed a strategic direction (see Appendix One) to set out Council’s pest management goals. Development and implementation of the next RPMP will reflect this strategic direction.
One practical application of the regulatory framework is that a large number of well- established pests – where Council provides management advice but does not require or do action - cannot now be technically defined as pests under the Biosecurity Act. Staff have therefore developed an approach that uses two categories:
1. Pests that meet the legislative tests. For these pests rules (that require action) and programmes will be developed and included in the next RPMP. 2. Pests that do not meet the legislative tests. In the eyes of the community, a pest is a still pest whether or not it is included in the next RPMP and there is an expectation that Council has a role in managing these pests. These “pests” will be listed under the “strategic leadership” section but will not be subject to rules or included within programmes.
A number of non-regulatory activities will complement rules in the RPMP. The strategic direction embraces engagement with Māori stakeholders at both the strategic and operational level of Plan implementation. 3 Matters of Interest for Maori
Māori involvement in biosecurity is an important part of exercising kaitiakitanga. Māori also carry out significant pest management through their primary sector economic interests and as land managers (for example, biodiversity protection initiatives).
In addition to issues raised through feedback, staff have reviewed Iwi Management Plans to tease out pest management implications for iwi. Findings from the Iwi Management Plans include:
Effective pest management is essential to protect Maori values.
Iwi want to be involved in pest management including being appropriate notification of pest threats and pest control operations.
Landowners and in the case of iwi settlements statutory guardians with legacy pest issues should be compensated or at least assisted to manage pests on their land.
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Strong support for management of pests that threaten high value conservation areas.
Support for pathway management approach, particularly in respect of the threat of wallabies (and other pests) where they are at risk of invading high value conservation areas.
Potential to combine recreation interests with pest control (e.g. hunting)
Support for pest control initiatives on Maori land
More environmentally friendly pest management (eg prefer not to have aerial drops).
Potential for iwi to provide pest management services.
3.1 Legacy issues
Legacy issues are a consideration specific to Māori owned land. For land that is the subject of settlement processes, Council is mindful that requiring well established pests to be managed or removed may seem inequitable. For these situations, staff have developed a more pragmatic alternative approach that provides for effective pest management.
Rules are being drafted that require pest management action unless a property specific Written Management Agreement that provides for the progressive removal of a (specified) pest on (specified) land over a prescribed time period has been agreed and signed between the occupier and the Council.
These agreements may take into account:
complexity and equitability issues associated with the history and timing of plant pest infestation and sources. For example, many original wilding conifer sources are ‘legacy’ Crown plantings or historic shelter and amenity plantings and some wilding conifer sources have been established with no legal obligation to manage wilding conifer spread some pest infestations are due to the actions/inactions of previous occupiers in some areas it may be unreasonable to expect adjoining landowners to control pests (eg steep topography) complex land ownership issues
3.2 Multiple-owned Māori land
A particular challenge for staff is undertaking compliance on multiple-owned land where there is no functioning trust. In some instances, land can be weed infested and draws complaints from neighbouring landowners who, rightfully, expect Council to take action. Council can undertake pest management work on default and put the cost against the land. Potentially, this could happen every 2-4 years resulting in rapidly increasing debt burden on the land. There are no winners in these types of situations. Staff will develop operational policy for this issue to assist with implementing the next RPMP and would value the Komiti advice on this matter.
Staff have been mindful of these matters as they develop the next RPMP.
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4 Where do we go from here?
Working with Māori
An issue across all levels of policy development is how can Council be satisfied it has undertaken meaningful engagement with Maori. There is no one answer fits all.
The Biosecurity Act requires Council to be satisfied, amongst other things, that the tangata whenua of the area who may be affected by the plan were consulted through iwi authorities and tribal runanga.
Staff are committed to building on consultation already undertaken on the Discussion Document. Contacts made through that earlier consultation will be used to communicate about the future submission period alongside other communication channels. For example Trust Administrators will also be used as a pathway to get consultation material and hui invitations to Maori landowners where these pathways are established. Staff will continue to make themselves available to any Maori group that would like to discuss their pest management concerns. The upcoming consultation period on the proposed RPMP is only one way to engage with Māori and may suffice for some pest issues.
However, there are some pest management issues that staff know are a big concern for Māori:
Catfish and aquatic plants are a significant concern for Te Arawa
Potential spread of wallabies into Te Urewera is a big issue for Te Uru Taumatua
The risk of myrtle rust infesting Mauāo is of concern to Ngāi Te Rangi
Wilding pines for Ngāti Rangitihi (Tarawera, Ruawāhia and Wahanga).
These concerns will require more comprehensive and targeted engagement. Staff welcome input from this committee on determining what the big issues for Māori are, who and how we should consult.
Once an RPMP is notified, the Biosecurity Act requires a series of sequential steps in the decision making process. Of note, the way consultation is undertaken on the notified RPMP is a Council decision and cannot be delegated to a Committee. Staff envisage how we work with Maori will form an important part of this consultation plan.
Notification of the next RPMP
The Proposed Regional Pest Management Plan, the consultation plan and accompanying assessments against Biosecurity Act requirements including cost benefit analyses will be presented to Council for approval in September. A consultation and engagement period will follow from this in October.
All headings in the next RPMP and the ‘Relationships with Māori’ section will be in Te Reo Māori and English. 5 Council’s Accountability Framework
5.1 Community Outcomes
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The RPMP is the key policy document that directs pest management in our region. Effective pest management directly contributes to all of the Community Outcomes in the Council’s Long Term Plan 2015-2025. These are water quality and quantity, environmental protection, resilience and safety, regional collaboration and leadership and economic development. (Note different community outcomes are currently out for consultation).
5.2 Long Term Plan Alignment
Current Budget Implications
The review of the RPMP is budgeted for as a Regional Planning key project for Year Two 2016/17 of the Long Term Plan 2015 – 2025. The review of the RPMP began with the release of the Discussion Document in March 2017. Because of the terminology in the Biosecurity Act, development of the Proposed RPMP is still considered part of the review.
Future Budget Implications
Future work on the development of the RPMP is provided for in Council’s Long Term Plan 2015-2025.
Any required change to implementation/operational funding will also be explored through the Long Term Plan planning process.
Lisa Power Senior Planner (Water Policy) for Natural Resources Policy Manager
16 April 2018 Click here to enter text.
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APPENDIX 1
Council's Strategic Direction for Pest Management
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Council’s Pest Management Strategic Direction
Strategic Direction Council will achieve this by…….
Prevent pests entering • Greater surveillance for new to region pests and establishing in the • Leading eradication of ‘new to region’ pests* Bay of Plenty. • Utilising Biosecurity Act provisions to manage new incursions including partial review of RPMP and small scale eradication
Manage pests when it is • Prioritising which pests need Council intervention* practical and cost • Leading management of pests where eradication is a effective to do so, using feasible option and/or Council intervention would be of Council’s regulatory regional benefit* and/or operational roles. • Maintaining progressive containment efforts where good progress has been and can be made*
Support the efforts of • landowners/occupiers Supporting pest management initiatives that protect and communities to regional biodiversity • manage established Providing pest management education and advice on the pests and prevent pest management of pests (both RPMP and non-RPMP) • spread. Embedding pest management considerations into Council decisions and agreements with landowners and occupiers. • Requiring that some pests are destroyed and over time their population/infestation levels are reduced* • Regulating boundary control for the management of some pests based on equal effort between neighbours* • Regulating the movement, distribution or release of pests* • Promoting a pathway management approach initially through education and advice and later through pathway management plans
Work in partnership with • Supporting the intent of national and industry-led other parties that have responses to pest management and contribute where pest management appropriate responsibilities and • Participating in the National Pest Plant Accord by enforcing interests. a national ban on the sale, propagation and distribution of recognised harmful plants, which have been declared ‘unwanted organisms’ • Supporting iwi pest management initiatives • Supporting agencies that have clear pest management leads • Promoting on-farm biosecurity • Participating in collective approaches between pest management agencies • Working with the Crown to establish agreed understanding around potential boundary pests. • Supporting ongoing science to advance effective pest management *These activities are supported by regulatory provisions in the RPMP.
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Report To: Komiti Māori
Meeting Date: 24 April 2018
Report From: Sarah Omundsen, General Manager - Catchment Management
Brown bullhead catfish - incursion update
Executive Summary
Brown bullhead catfish were discovered in Lake Rotoiti in March 2016. Previously a number of reports of catfish had been received but surveillance at that time did not detect their presence in Lake Rotoiti or any of the Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes.
Since the discovery significant investment has been dedicated to surveillance, control, and supporting research to better understand the potential impact an established population would have, better understanding of their behaviour and movement, and looking at innovative solutions for detection, containment and control.
Initially the population was largely confined to Te Weta bay but recent work has identified a significant increase in both numbers and distribution. Research and innovation continues to be considered essential to support the programme.
Recommendations
That the Komiti Māori under its delegated authority:
1 Receives the report, Brown bullhead catfish - incursion update;
1 Background
Brown bullhead catfish were first introduced in 1877 to the Auckland region for reasons unknown. Since then their distribution has spread to a number of sites primarily around the North Island. Importantly for the Bay of Plenty they are currently present through the Waikato River system including Lake Taupo.
The discovery in Lake Rotoiti in 2016 was the first confirmed incursion in the Bay of Plenty region. A number of reports have been received in the past including, a live catfish being presented to the Department of Conservation in 1993, and a large dead catfish being found on the shore of Okawa Bay in 2009. Surveillance undertaken in response to these sighting did not confirm catfish presence in the lake.
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2 Biology and impacts of brown bullhead catfish
Catfish are opportunistic predatory scavengers and eat a diverse range of food. Generally speaking they are nocturnal bottom feeders. They are considered the single biggest threat to koura currently present in New Zealand. They prefer slow flowing weedy habitat which is typical of many of the bays at the western end of Lake Rotoiti.
The potential impact of catfish varies from predation on species of significance to competition for food and space with other desirable species.
Catfish mature at approximately 200mm in length and rarely exceed 400mm in size or five years in age. They are prolific spawners and can produce thousands of eggs (6000+) in a single spawning event. Adults guard eggs and juvenile catfish from predators which is unusual behaviour for fish species.
Catfish are tough, they can tolerate a range of temperatures, poor water quality, low oxygen environments and can survive extended periods out of water (up to 48 hours). 3 Surveillance and control results
Since the initial detection significant effort has focussed on identifying where catfish are present and the size of the incursion in Lake Rotoiti.
Surveillance and control is done via the systematic setting of fyke nets (live capture nets). Since March 2016 netting has also been undertaken at the lakes listed below, no catfish were detected:
Lake Rotorua. Lake Okataina Lake Rotoehu Lake Rotoma Lake Tarawera Lake Okareka The remaining Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes and the Kaituna River will have surveillance completed in the near future.
The tables below summarise the results from work on Lake Rotoiti:
30 March 2016 – 30 June 2016
Catfish Percentage of Catch per Site Nets set caught total catch unit effort Te Weta Bay 290 381 97.44% 1.31 Northern shore 9 2.30% Okere Inlet 482 1 0.26% 0.02 OTHER 0 0.00% TOTAL 772 391 100.00% 0.50
Netting was undertaken over 34 nights. Results showed the population was largely contained within Te Weta bay. A single fish was caught in the Okere Inlet and as water temperatures cooled a small number of fish were caught just outside Te Weta bay (Northern shore).
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1 July 2016 – 30 June 2017
Catfish Percentage of Catch per Site Nets set caught total catch unit effort Te Weta Bay 914 3,227* 98.62% 3.53 Okawa Bay 146 6 0.18% 0.04 Okere Inlet 390 19 0.58% 0.05 Otaramarae 114 2 0.06% 0.02 Northern Shore 292 4 0.12% 0.01 Southern Geothermal 234 14 0.43% 0.06 OTHER 220 0 0.00% 0.00 TOTAL 2,310 3,272 100.00% 1.42 * includes 1227 juvenile catfish from a single net
Netting was undertaken over 68 nights. While the majority of the population remained within Te Weta bay, small numbers of catfish were caught at other sites around the lake.
1 July 2017 – 31 December 2017
Catfish Percentage of Catch per Site Nets set caught total catch unit effort Te Weta Bay 435 987 95.83% 2.27 Okawa Bay 55 4 0.39% 0.07 Okere Inlet 117 21 2.04% 0.20 Otaramarae 10 0 0.00% 0.00 Northern Shore 95 7 0.68% 0.07 Southern Geothermal 108 11 1.07% 0.10 OTHER 10 0 0.00% 0.00 TOTAL 830 1,030 100.00% 1.24
Fishing was undertaken over 22 nights showing similar trends to previous catches. A catch of 587 juveniles was caught from Te Weta bay in late December.
1 January 2018 – 12 April 2018
Catfish Percentage of Catch per Site Nets set caught total catch unit effort Te Weta Bay 159 20,556 78.66% 129.28 Okawa Bay 104 343 1.31% 3.30 Okere Inlet 129 2,720 10.41% 21.09 Otaramarae 12 3 0.01% 0.25 Northern Shore 100 1,492 5.71% 14.92 Southern Geothermal 122 231 0.88% 1.89 Delta 30 34 0.13% 1.13 Ohau Channel 172 777 2.97% 4.51 OTHER 175 7 0.03% 0.04 TOTAL 1,003 26,132 100.00% 26.05
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Catches since the beginning of the year are showing an alarming trend including:
- Large catches of juveniles across a much wider area are common. - Large catches outside of Te Weta bay, particularly through the Okere Inlet. - Large catches inside Te Weta bay including 6,885 in one night, 4,894 in one net. - A significant number of catfish have been caught in the Ōhau Channel, including at Marama Point which is very close to Lake Rotorua
Majority of the fish are juvenile (40 – 80mm) and would have spawned in late 2017. 4 Innovation and research
A number of meetings have been undertaken with key stakeholders and researchers to help develop innovative options to manage the issue and identify key bits of research to help increase our likelihood of success.
Initially the majority of the population was confined within Te Weta bay. A decision was made to install a cordon at the entrance of the bay to prevent the population leaving. This required a variation to an existing resource consent and was installed in April 2017.
An acoustic tagging trial is currently being planned and will begin later in 2018. A number of receivers will be strategically placed around the lake. Acoustic tags will be implanted in 30 large catfish, their movement around the lake will be monitored for a year. Movement patterns will be closely analysed and the results will help us more effectively target them by having a better understanding of their seasonal utilisation of the lake.
eDNA, a technology that uses DNA extracted from water samples to determine whether a particular species is present, will be developed over this year to help with catfish surveillance. Once developed this technology should make detecting new incursions easier and less time consuming.
A number of catfish have been provided to the University of Waikato for stomach content analysis and stable isotope analysis. This information will show what catfish are feeding on and help determine the impact they could have on the wider lake ecosystem.
In April NIWA will be undertaking electro-olfactogram (EOG) trials on catfish. During these trials catfish will be presented with different stimulants and their response will be monitored. The results will hopefully help us develop more attractive pheromone bait which will make netting more effective. In the meantime we will run a trial using a pheromone that was developed for Perch but during trials unusually high numbers of catfish were caught.
NIWA are currently investigating the option of trialling electric barriers to prevent catfish from entering or leaving a water body. Catfish are highly sensitive to electric current, from this research we are hoping to develop a barrier that prevents catfish spread but does not impact on other fish species.
As new ideas arise they will considered against the current options.
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5 The issue of non-target capture
One of the challenges faced by the programme is the capture and killing of non-target desirable species. The shift to fine mesh nets has significantly reduced unintended captures of trout and koaro.
The biggest issue faced by the programme is the capture of the New Zealand dabchick. Dabchick are classified as ‘At-risk – Recovering’, current population estimates are between 1900 and 2000 individuals. The Rotorua Lakes, particularly Lake Rotoiti are considered the national stronghold. Since netting began 18 dabchick have been caught in Lake Rotoiti and Lake Tarawera. A number of measures have been implemented to try and reduce capture including changing to fine mesh nets and reducing the size of the entrance into the net. We are currently working with the Department of Conservation in an attempt to find a solution that protects dabchick while not reducing the effectiveness of our netting programme.
In the near future a predator control programme will be investigated around the communities at the western end of Lake Rotoiti to try and increase the breeding success of dabchick and mitigate the issue caused by the netting programme.
6 Implications for Māori
The implications on taonga species have been highlighted in the report and will not be discussed further, though it must be noted they are potentially significant.
Relationships in this programme are key, Regional Council are currently working with the Te Arawa Lakes Trust to facilitate more hapū and community involvement in the programme. A number of options are being considered including active involvement in the control of catfish, predator control to increase dabchick breeding success, and the monitoring of taonga species such as koura.
Over time other opportunities could present themselves, until then keeping Māori informed and strengthening relationships will continue to be the priority.
7 Future management of catfish
The Regional Pest Management Plan is currently being reviewed and a decision will need to be made in the near future on how catfish will be categorised and the level of investment provided to control and the prevention of spread. This decision will be largely determined by cost-benefit analysis but will also be guided by public and political sentiment.
A meeting with key stakeholders and researchers was held on the 20th of March 2018. From this meeting it was clear there are still no ‘silver bullets’ for catfish and that current fishing effort will not contain the catfish population. Major concern was noted at the significant catches near the Marama Resort complex just below the Ōhau Channel weir and the obvious risk of fish getting into Lake Rotorua. Key actions include:
Resurveying Lake Rotorua in the vicinity of the Ōhau Channel to check whether fish have made it past the weir
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Intensively net the Ohau Channel to reduce catfish numbers in the vicinity and hopefully decrease the pressure for catfish to disperse up over the weir Trial the use of pheromone baits, developed for perch, to try and increase catfish capture rates Trial electric fishing targeting juvenile catfish (note, we have shown that electric fishing was not effective at controlling adult fish in Lake Rotoiti) Investigate the potential of bubble curtains or electric barriers as a means of preventing catfish passage over the weir Prioritise the development of eDNA as a surveillance tool Investigate acoustic attractants Investigate the use of long-finned eels and brown trout biocontrol. Improving community engagement and involvement was also a key theme of the workshop but will need more work to consider where the community can add meaningful value and the health and safety implications of operating in and around water.
The University of Waikato will also do an initial desktop analysis of the potential implication to Lake Rotorua regarding nutrients should catfish become established.
Shane Grayling Biosecurity Team Leader for General Manager - Catchment Management
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Report To: Komiti Māori
Meeting Date: 24 April 2018
Report From: Fiona McTavish, General Manager, Strategy & Science
Rotorua Catchments - Lake and Stream Water Quality
Executive Summary
This report outlines work in the Rotorua Catchments Activity of the Regional Council which includes the Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Programme. The Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Programme is a partnership between Te Arawa Lakes Trust, Rotorua Lakes Council and Bay of Plenty Regional Council to have oversight of work under the Strategy for the Lakes of the Rotorua District and has funding from the Crown to improve water quality on four of those lakes.
Staff have recently responded to concerns raised at the last Komiti Maori meeting held in Rotorua regarding the health of Rotorua urban streams. A report was presented to the following Regional Direction and Delivery Committee meeting and Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Strategy Group meeting. This report was also shared with tangata whenua who raised the issues and a hui was held at the Regional Council to discuss their concerns on 14 March, chaired by Councillor Tahana.
Recommendations
That the Komiti Māori under its delegated authority:
1 Receives the report, Rotorua Catchments - Lake and Stream Water Quality
1 Summary by Area of Work
Te Arawa Lakes Trust Work
In 2016 Bay of Plenty Regional Council funded the development of Te Tuapapa o ngā wai o Te Arawa, (Te Arawa Cultural Values Framework), which was developed by Te Arawa Lakes Trust. Work is now underway in the Rotorua Catchments Activity to embed Te Tuapapa in our work. Te Arawa Lakes Trust have requested further funding for this as part of the Long Term Plan currently in consideration.
The Regional Council is also funding other work that is being undertaken by the Lakes Trust within the Programme including cultural mapping of the lakes to support the extensive re-consent process currently underway for existing lake structures (jetties, boat ramps etc), across the lakes.
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Regional Council has also committed funding to Stage One of the development of a Cultural Health Index for Lake Tarawera. Once the index is developed a pilot will be run on Tarawera and Ōkataina and then it is hoped the index can be rolled out to measure the cultural health of other waterbodies.
The Trust have requested further funding from Council to support iwi and hapū to undertake a variety projects, to be considered as part of the current Long Term Plan process.
Urban Subdivision
New subdivision and the effects on streams and waterways of stormwater from these is a real concern for tangata whenua. They want to understand what the two Councils are doing to manage the effects of stormwater from new developments, particularly at Pukehangi and Ngongataha.
Staff discussed this at the meeting on 14 March. Regional Council’s responsibility in this is under the Resource Management Act. Rotorua Lakes Council are required to gain a ‘comprehensive’ consent for the discharges to waterbodies from their Rotorua urban stormwater network and they are progressing this application now. This application will need to include consultation with affected parties and an assessment of cultural effects.
In relation to new developments and the impacts of stormwater. Planning mechanisms such as structure planning (which includes infrastructure planning), plan changes and consenting will be used to ensure appropriate measures are in place to manage the effects of stormwater from these new developments on the environment. The Regional Council has a number of relevant guidelines and policies on stormwater management which it follows in carrying out its responsibilities in respect of considering stormwater discharge proposals, e.g. Hydrological and Hydraulic Guidelines and Stormwater Guidelines which are both available on the Regional Council website.
Generally, these guidelines require that new developments attenuate their post development flows to 80% of pre-development levels in a storm event and this is what Regional Council will pursue in its involvement with planning requirements for these developments.
Plan Change 10 – Lake Rotorua Nutrient Rules
This plan change relates to reducing nutrient discharge from rural land use in the Lake Rotorua catchment.
The plan change will lead to land use and land management change in the catchment which will improve water quality in streams and lake. The plan change is now being implemented by the Regional Council as it has legal effect. Landowners are required to have Nitrogen Management Plans and resource consent which show how they will meet their Nitrogen Discharge Allowance and manage phosphorous discharge in accordance with good practice.
The plan change is still subject to Environment Court appeals and the Court is directing that process.
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Incentives and Gorse Scheme
These schemes pay landowners for land use and land management change in the catchment which will benefit stream and lake water quality.
Both these schemes are making excellent progress with the Incentives Scheme having secured agreements which will remove 10.5 tonnes of nitrogen from Lake Rotorua and its stream catchments and being very close to another which will remove around 8 tonne.
The Gorse Scheme is near to achieving around 120 hectares of gorse conversion to trees in the catchment which will also significantly contribute to the water quality goals. These conversions are largely on Māori owned land.
Outstanding Sewer Connections
There are still a number of properties not connected to sewerage reticulation in the catchment. Connection to reticulation is important from a stream and lake water quality perspective as it reduces the risks of water contamination that can impact on human health. There is at least one marae in the catchment that still needs to be connected to reticulation and staff will work in partnership with Te Arawa Lakes Trust and Rotorua Lakes Council to make the necessary further connections.
Council Funding for Tangata Whenua Projects
The Regional Council has a variety existing funds which are available to anybody who wants to do good things for water quality, native biodiversity enhancement or the environment generally.
Any group or landowner that has a special project they would like to work on can request funding from Council to support that project and should make contact with myself or any of the Rotorua Catchments Team working in the community and we can work through this with them.
Rotorua Water Management Area
This project relates to objective and limit setting for all Water Management Areas under the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management. The area relevant to Rotorua is the Rotorua Water Management Area.
Project planning for the Rotorua Water Management Area (WMA) is underway. Actions required to complete the stocktake and gap analysis have been identified. It has been noted that there is extensive information available for the Rotorua WMA, so the initial focus has been identifying key issues and values of the community, this will help focus the science and economic aspects of the stocktake.
Discussions have been held with Te Arawa Lakes Trust (TALT) on how TALT can be involved this phase of the project. There is the ability for TALT to complete the cultural aspects of the stocktake, and lead engagement with tangata whenua. This approach will enable tangata whenua to gain an understanding of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management, the Council process and what is required, helping them to be prepared for the value setting process in Phase 2.
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Additional Stream Monitoring
There have been a number of requests for additional stream monitoring sites. Concerns have been raised that the existing monitoring network is not extensive enough or not in the correct locations and there is a desire to have tangata whenua more involved in this monitoring.
Monitoring isn’t an action that improves water quality. The focus of work has been on actions to improve water quality, some of which are outlined in this report. Additions to the monitoring network have the potential to be resource intensive and not add useful detail to what we already know and can see.
Requests for monitoring of further stream sites have been made as part of the Long Term Plan and will be considered through that process. Council has also put one representative who attended the hui on 14 March in touch with our Community Engagement team to get a local school involved in their own monitoring project.
Ngongataha, Waiteti and tributaries
Following work to sample sediment I have explained why I don’t support dredging to respond to sedimentation issues in the catchment and prefer the continued approach within the catchment, focussed on land use and land management change, to respond to these issues.
There are also concerns here about the effect of a proposed new subdivision in Ngongataha and ensuring that stormwater issues are appropriately dealt with and I have covered Council’s role in this in the urban stormwater section above.
I have also received a separate letter related to the Ngongataha, Waiteti and Tupapakurua streams from Mr Joe Edwards on behalf of Ngongataha Māori Council. In late March I met with Mr Edwards and Mr John Newton at Ngongataha. We discussed their interests and concerns in a variety of sites and matters related to the environment in Ngongataha, including historical landfill and sawmill sites, erosion of the bank behind Parawai marae, and concerns about historic treatment of urupa in the township and aspirations for Pa-Tirakaraka.
I have a number of follow ups from that meeting to support the Ngongataha Māori Council in their work and will report back to them as those things are worked through.
Utuhina and tributaries
Staff are working on a single resource consent application to replace expiring consents for phosphorous locking in the Utuhina and Puarenga streams. Te Arawa Lakes Trust and iwi around Lake Rotorua are engaged in consultation that will contribute to an assessment of environmental effects, this includes assessing the cultural effects of this activity.
There are also concerns here about the effect of a proposed new subdivision at Pukehangi Road on the Utuhina and its tributaries and ensuring that stormwater issues are appropriately dealt, Regional Council’s role in this is discussed above.
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2 Implications for Māori
This report is intended to respond to concerns raised by tangata whenua. They are very concerned about the issues raised, Maori have a special relationship with water. This relationship is recognised in legislation such as the Resource Management Act, Regional Plans and Treaty of Waitangi Settlements. Tangata whenua want to understand what the Regional Council is doing to respond to the issues they have raised and also how they can be involved in that response.
In particular, participation of Maori land in the Incentives Scheme and other initiatives available to reduce nitrogen loss from rural land in the Lake Rotorua Catchment will be needed to achieve objectives for water quality in this catchment. Significant Māori owned land is already contributing heavily to this effort and there is continued new interest.
Council’s Accountability Framework
2.1 Community Outcomes
This work directly contributes to the Water Quality and Quantity and Environmental Protection Community Outcomes in the Council’s Long Term Plan 2015-2025 and to the objectives of the new Long Term Plan currently under consideration.
2.2 Long Term Plan Alignment
This work is planned under the Rotorua Catchments Activity in the Long Term Plan 2015-2025 and in the new Long Term Plan currently under consideration.
Current Budget Implications
This work is being undertaken within the current budget for the Rotorua Catchments Activity in the Annual Plan 2017-2018 or Year 3 of the Long Term Plan 2015-2025.
Future Budget Implications
Future work is provided for in Council’s Long Term Plan 2018-2028.
Helen Creagh Rotorua Catchments Manager for General Manager, Strategy & Science
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2018-02-01 - Utuhina EPs and Streams Map
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2018-02-01 - Puarenga EPs and Streams Map
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Puarenga Stream
Kauaka Stream
Tureporepo Stream Waipa Stream
Waikaruru Stream
Stream Waiotokomanga
Kauaka Stream
Te KahikateaStream Ohineuia Stream
Te Kuha Stream
Streams
Environmental Protection Areas
Puarenga subcatchment
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Report To: Komiti Māori
Meeting Date: 24 April 2018
Report From: Kataraina O'Brien, Strategic Engagement Manager
General Manager Strategy and Science Update Report
Executive Summary
The purpose of this report is to update the Komiti on matters of interest. The report includes: o Post Meeting actions table o Overview of Taharangi Marae o Te Arawa Wai Warriors o Long Term Plan engagements o He Korowai Mātauranga o Proposed Plan Change 9 Update o Proposed Plan Change 12 Update o Crown Māori Relationships Submission
Recommendations
That the Komiti Māori under its delegated authority:
1 Receives the report, General Manager Strategy and Science Update Report;
1 Post Meeting Actions
At the last Komiti Māori hui held at Pukehina Marae on 27 February 2018, an action was raised that required post-meeting follow-up, with an update on other previous actions. Refer appendix for post meeting action table which gives an update of previous meetings’ actions. 2 Ngāti Kea and Ngāti Tuara
Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara has occupied land in Rotorua and South to Horohoro and Patetere South block. This means that Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara land extends in to both boundaries of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Waikato Regional Council and comes under the jurisdiction of both authorities the Rotorua Lakes Council and the South Waikato District Council. Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara have two Marae within their boundary: Kearoa Marae, located at: 25 Apirana Road, Horohoro, Rotorua and Tarewa Marae, located at 24 Tarewa Road, Rotorua.
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Tupuna Whare: Taharangi, Tarewa Marae.
Tarewa Marae is situated on Tarewa Rd, in central Rotorua. The Marae includes three whare: Taharangi - the whare tupuna, Te Tuikahapa - the wharekai, and a wharepuni. Taharangi, the whare tupuna, was built in 1903 and today the marae complex is governed by the Taharangi Marae Committee. Te Roopu a Iwi o Te Arawa Charitable Trust – Maatua Whangai is based at the marae and provides a full range of social, justice and welfare services to whānau, hapū and iwi and networks with other community organisations, schools and individuals and Government agencies. The marae is also used by Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara for Māori language classes and other learning and social activities. The Rūnanga office is located in one of the buildings at the back of the marae.
Click link to view Iwi Management Plan: Ngati Kea Ngati Tuara Iwi Environmental Management Plan
3 Te Arawa Wai Warriors
Te Arawa Whanau Ora and partners recently launched Te Arawa Wai Warriors - an initiative that connects 70 rangatahi to Te Ao Māori and community, and supports them to become hunga tiaki i te wai – youth guardians of the Te Arawa lakes and waterways.
Te Arawa Wai Warriors is about building iwi capacity through our rangatahi, to protect and care for our wai. Rangatahi can contribute to their world as problem solvers and is learned can be shared and made available to other interested groups. This kaupapa supports iwi aspirations for clean and healthy wai, and contributes to iwi and hapū environmental succession planning.
Te Arawa Wai Warriors are a part of a submission to the Long Term Plan seeking to unify the efforts of Te Arawa Lakes Trust, Te Kōmiro o Te Utuhina, local iwi Ngāti Kea/Ngati Tuara and Te Arawa Whānau Ora to help support the restoration of Te Utuhina, a significant waterway artery located in Rotorua.
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Wai Warriors affirms the value and importance of mātauranga Māori in environmental management. By applying traditional Māori systems such as Māramataka to their role as hunga tiaki, means Wai Warriors contribute to the greater body of community knowledge and to Te Kete Mātauranga o Te Arawa.
Through our project we also hope to be able to access the considerable expertise embedded in the people and the work of Bay of Plenty Regional Council. 4 Long Term Plan (LTP)
We received 238 submissions in total and 35 Māori Submissions. This represents 15% of total submissions.
LTP hearings were held the week of 16-20 April with many Māori speaking to their submissions.
Next Steps:
Council deliberations in May 2018
Plan Adopted by the end of June 2018 5 Proposed Plan Change 9
The Proposed Plan Change 9 is the first step in several required for Toi Moana to implement the government’s National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (NPSFM). It is a ‘region-wide’ quantity plan change meaning it only addresses quantity and affects everywhere in the Bay of Plenty (is not limited to certain areas).
Among other things Proposed Plan Change 9 seeks to strengthen existing water allocation limits (how much water people can take from rivers, streams and aquifers), describe work proposed for ‘water management areas’, improve water accounting (i.e. requiring meters), address unlawful water takes, provide guidance on municipal and hydroelectric takes. You can learn more about Proposed Plan Change 9 at https://www.boprc.govt.nz/our-region-and-environment/water/freshwater- futures/freshwater-policy-and-plan-change-work/region-wide-water-quantity-plan- change/ .
Proposed Plan Change 9 hearings concluded on Friday 16 March. The hearing panel received oral submissions over three days and heard from a number people including many tangata whenua groups. Submissions ranged from broad support for Proposed Plan Change 9, to opposition and constructive recommendations to improve the proposed change. Several tangata whenua submitters expressed concern that consultation for PC9 was insufficient. They also talked of concerns for commoditisation of water and around ‘ownership’ and resource governance.
The hearing panel is now considering all original submissions and further submissions, the verbal presentations and Council officer’s report. They will have recommendations for council consideration available in May. The next step is for Council to consider these recommendations and make its final decisions – likely to occur in June. Final decisions will then be supplied to submitters and further submitters for their consideration. Submitters opposed to the Council decision may appeal the decision to the environment court. Details of this process and timeframes will be supplied with the decision.
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Material presented at the hearings and additional technical reports are available on the BOPRC website.
6 Proposed Plan Change 12
Under the NPS-FM, Bay of Plenty Regional Council must develop a programme of time-limited stages for implementing the NPS-FM policies set by central government. In addition to the region-wide plan change noted above, we've identified nine Water Management Areas (WMAs) to give us practical geographic areas for delivering on NPS-FM requirements across the region. On 14 December 2015, Council decided to start NPS-FM work in the Rangitāiki and Kaituna/Maketū and Pongakawa/Waitahanui Water Management Areas first (called Proposed Plan Change 12).
Proposed Plan Change 12 will only affect the Pongakawa, Kaituna and Rangitāiki catchment areas. It is intended to be more detailed than Proposed Plan Change 9 and relies on local input and feedback to help inform water quality and quantity decisions.
Proposed Plan Change 12 is still very much under development. We are working with formal community groups to understand river and lake science and have a number of large projects we need to finish. One project, the “biophysical model” is particularly important because it will help us understand the connection between land use and water quality. This is now overdue and is expected to be complete in April.
We intend to make arrangements to bring outputs from this model, tailored to local situations, to Iwi and Hapū for discussion following a council workshop in May.
7 Crown Māori Relationships Submission
The Minister for Crown/Māori Relations Hon Kelvin Davis is seeking feed-back on how to improve the Crown’s relationship with Māori. He is currently targeting Māori communities to gauge how effective Crown policy via Treaty settlements, amendments to legislation and other activities have been.
The Minister has identified some areas that may be given further consideration and include:
take the lead on resetting Crown/Māori relationships on hard issues find opportunities for active partnerships between the Crown and Māori; measure how healthy the Crown/Māori relationship is over time help government to better engage with Māori on matters of importance support Māori capability and capacity to deal with government; lift public sector performance to better respond to Māori issues; and develop a way to deal with contemporary Treaty claims. 8 He Korowai Mātauranga - Update
Staff are currently undertaking minor structural and formatting edits to the draft He Korowai Mātauranga (HKM) Framework. These edits are crucial to pull together the key messages, themes and influences as directed by HKM. These structural edits do not change the content, and the intent, of the framework but enhances the reader experience and understanding via enhanced flow and readability. One of the key foci is
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ensuring the visual and graphic representation aligns with the key messages and themes of HKM framework so that the framework is holistic both in terms of focus and approach.
Staff are working on an informed implementation approach to activate the HKM Framework throughout Toi Moana and its processes. The approach will focus on internal partnerships, collaboration and the elements of leadership required to successfully integrate the framework throughout council. Staff are also coordinating the resourcing requirements of HKM in particular budgetary and human capital. Successful implementation of HKM relies heavily on the skill, willingness and leadership across all teams and leadership levels within Council.
9 Council’s Accountability Framework
This project/proposal directly contributes to the Regional Community Outcome/s in the council’s Long Term Plan 2015-2025.
Current budget
Māori Policy activities noted in this report are provided for through the Māori Policy budget.
Future Budget Implications
There are no future budget implications.
Kerry Heitia Strategic Engagement Coordinator for Strategic Engagement Manager
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Post Meeting Action Table
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Bay of Plenty Regional Council Komiti Māori – Post Meeting Actions for 24 April 2018 No Issue or report item Raised by Action Referred to Date referred and due by Progress/ Comments ACTIONS FROM KOMITI MĀORI HELD ON 27 February 2018 1. Presentation on Bio‐fuel GM Science Staff to make contact with Mr Tuhi Chris Ingle/ Contact details: phone 021 Yet to be actioned. initiative and Ruawai (Ngai Tuhoe) to arrange a Regulatory team 0239 1299 or email Strategy meeting to ascertain what support [email protected] Council can provide (if any), in the future. 2 Māori Policy Summer GM Science Wai Maori Water Booklet. Unable to Māori Policy On hold On hold Students and be completed within the timeframe Strategy and will be put on hold until further notice. 3 Māori Policy Summer GM Science Development of a Māori Engagement Māori Policy In progress. In progress. Students and Video for June or August Komiti Strategy Māori meeting. ACTIONS FROM KOMITI MĀORI HELD ON 12 December 2017 1. Long Term Plan Māori Policy Email details of the Long Term Plan Māori Policy ASAP In progress. Māori Policy Consultation Consultation timeframe to Advisor (Kōhī) Advisor to email consultation Chris Karamea Insley. documents and other information once approved at Full Council meeting on 15 February 2018. ACTIONS FROM KOMITI MĀORI HELD ON 10 October 2017 1. Concerns of current Guy Ngatai ‐ BOPRC support Ngāti Ngararanui in Māori Policy ASAP In progress. state of environmental Ngāti the development of a Ngāti issues to the Waitetī Ngararanui Ngararanui Hapū Management Plan. Streams and surrounding areas
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2. Te Komiro o Te Utuhina Cr Thurston Commission Toi Moana‐BOPRC staff Monitoring/Science ASAP Completed. Copy of Regional to write an urgent status report on all (Rotorua Lakes Direction and Delivery report the local urban streams flowing into Manager) attached. Lake Rotorua 3. Te Komiro o Te Utuhina Fiona Work with Te Komiro o Te Utuhina on Community 12 December 2017 Currently undertaking McTavish an Environmental Enhancement Fund Engagement planning towards an EEF planting project. application. ACTIONS FROM KOMITI MĀORI HELD ON 23 August 2017 1. Convene a hui/kōrero Cr Māori Policy staff to discuss specifics Clarke Koopu, Provide a progress report on Councillor McDonald met with with relevant hapū/iwi McDonald with Cr McDonald prior to meeting Nathan Capper, discussions with hapū/iwi an staff. It was agreed that to consider options to with hapū/iwi. Cr McDonald be supported by potential options to report to Compliance Staff would meet pull or combine RMA invited to hui with hapū/iwi. Reuben Gardiner. the December 2017 Komiti with tangata whenua and technical/cultural Māori hui. would also provide costs for a expertise in Tauranga comprehensive site inspection Moana. then report to the August Komiti Māori hui.
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