Ngā Meneti
Open Minutes
Commencing: Friday 25 February 2022, 9.30 am
Venue: Via Zoom (Audio Visual Meeting)
Heamana
Chairperson: Cr Matemoana McDonald (Bay of Plenty Regional Council)
Heamana Tuarua
Ngā Kopounga
Members: Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Cr Jane Nees (Alternate)
Tapuika Iwi Authority
Dean Flavell
Te Tahuhu o Tawakeheimoa Trust
Erin Thompson (Alternate)
Te Pumautanga o Te Arawa
Rawiri Kingi (Alternate)
Rotorua Lakes Council
Cr Tania Tapsell (Rotorua Lakes Council)
Western Bay of Plenty District Council
Cr Grant Dally
Tauranga City Council
Commissioner Shadrach Rolleston
Commissioner Bill Wasley (Alternate)
Informal Members: Te Komiti Nui o Ngāti Whakaue
Maru Tapsell
Manu Pene (Alternate)
Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Cr Te Taru White
Te Hunga i Tae Ake
In Attendance: Bay of Plenty Regional Council: Pim De Monchy – Coastal Catchments Manager, Jo Watts – Senior Planner (Water Policy), Reuben Gardner – Senior Planner (Water Policy), Fiona Wood – Programme Coordinator Integrated Catchments, Rawiri Bhana – Māori Policy Advisor, Gina Mohi – Pūtaiao Mātauranga, Anaru Vercoe – Pou Whainga Principal Advisor, Clarke Koopu – Senior Advisor (Treaty), Sam Whittle – Communications Partner, Jenny Teeuwen – Committee Advisor
Western Bay of Plenty District Council: Matthew Leighton – Senior Policy Analyst
External: Mokoera Te Amo – Tapuika Iwi Authority and Te Kapu o Waitaha
Ngā Hōnea
1. Chair’s Opening Statement
In order for a quorum to be present at the beginning of the meeting, Cr Matemoana McDonald, Deputy Chair, assumed the Chair to enable Dean Flavell, Chair, to act as the Tapuika Iwi Authority representative.
Cr McDonald formally opened the Zoom hui and advised that the hui was being recorded and that the recording would be uploaded to the Bay of Plenty Regional Council website and could be accessed via this link: Te Maru o Kaituna River Authority Meeting Zoom Recording 25 February 2022 - YouTube
2. Karakia
Whakatuwhera
Opening Karakia
A karakia was provided by Dean Flavell.
That Te Maru o Kaituna River Authority: 1 Accepts the apologies from Nick Chater, Geoff Rice, Piki Thomas and John Scrimgeour for absence, and from Erin Thompson and Nicki Douglas for lateness, tendered at the meeting. CARRIED |
1. Whakapuakanga o
Ngā Take Whai Taha-Rua
Declaration of Conflicts of Interest
None declared.
Kia
Whakaūngia Ngā Meneti
Minutes to be Confirmed
Te Maru o Kaituna River Authority Minutes - 19 November 2021 |
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That Te Maru o Kaituna River Authority: Confirms the Te Maru o Kaituna River Authority Minutes - 19 November 2021 as a true and correct record. CARRIED |
3. Whakahoutanga
Kōrero
Verbal Updates
Hei
Pānui Anake
Information Only
Kaituna Catchment Operations Update Presented by: Pim de Monchy, Coastal Catchments Manager Key Points · The report provided updates on maritime safety around the Kaituna and the Kaituna Mole upgrade. In Response to Questions · A poutama design had been incorporated into the resurfacing of the mole.
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That Te Maru o Kaituna River Authority: 1 Receives the report, Kaituna Catchment Operations Update. CARRIED |
Te Maru o Kaituna Action Plan Status Report December 2021-February 2022 Presented by: Pim de Monchy, Coastal Catchments Manager Key Points · The Te Maru o Kaituna Action Plan Status Report was presented in a new format following feedback received at the 19 November 2021 meeting. · Further feedback on the new format and content was welcomed. · Updates were provided for each project. In Response to Questions · Whilst the Kaituna Road drain plantings were growing nicely, water quality results could not be correlated with the work because only parts of the drain had been changed. An example of best practice drain implementation where water quality could be monitored was the Te Arawa Management Ltd dairy farm at Maketū.
· It was important that the most appropriate plants were planted and conversations between staff and tangata whenua were ongoing to ensure this happened. · Cultural impact assessments (CIA) for the Ford Road Pump Station had not yet been commissioned. Tapuika Iwi Authority had expressed a wish to provide a CIA. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whakaue ki Maketū had yet to confirm whether they wished to provide a CIA. · Trials on floating wetlands using drains as water filters were still ongoing but current results had indicated that whilst the process worked, it was not cost effective, with costs exceeding the benefits. · Regional Council recognised that the status quo did not meet some ecological and cultural values in the receiving environment of the Kaituna River. The River Document and Action Plan went a long way to identifying what actions were required for the receiving environment to be restored to moderate health. · Compliance monitoring for OSET ranged from domestic to large pack houses, and also included the Papamoa Hills Regional Park. · Low risk compliance signalled a technical non-compliance, whereas moderate or significant non-compliance signalled an adverse environmental effect or a significant adverse environmental effect. · 13 of the 14 significant non-compliances for consented takes and discharges were technical in nature. One was related to the discharge from a Waste Water Treatment Plant at Maketū which had caused ponding issues in the disposal area. This was currently under investigation. 10.38 am - Erin Thompson entered the meeting. · Takes and discharges consents across the catchment were tracked and checked for compliance. · How projects were prioritised was dependent on the entity identified as the lead for each project. · The Coastal Park Network project was identified in the status report but had not yet started. Key Points - Members · General support for the report’s new format was indicated. · Keeping in touch with iwi across this space would continue to be important. · With the recent Secretariat appointment, Te Maru o Kaituna River Authority now had a dedicated resource to help progress the projects that they were the lead for. · Timeframes for the Pataka Kai project had been amended to better align with Matariki and the lunar calendar. · There was commonality between projects nine, thirteen and sixteen and how these might be merged was under consideration.
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That Te Maru o Kaituna River Authority: 1 Receives the report, Te Maru o Kaituna Action Plan Status Report December 2021-February 2022. CARRIED |
Te Puke/Maketu Reserve Management Plan Review Presented by: Matt Leighton, Senior Policy Analyst, Western Bay of Plenty District Council.
Key Points · Submissions to the Te Puke/Maketū Reserve Management Plan Review were encouraged. Submissions closed on 24 April 2022. Items for Staff Follow Up (WBOPDC) · Staff to provide a presentation on this topic at the next meeting. · Staff to follow up with Manu Pene regarding his request that this item be presented to Ngāti Whakaue at Maketū.
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That Te Maru o Kaituna River Authority: 1 Receives the report, Te Puke/Maketu Reserve Management Plan Review. CARRIED |
Essential Freshwater Policy Programme 2022 Presented by: Jo Watts, Senior Planner (Water Policy) Presentation: Freshwater Vision: Objective ID A4048219 ⇨ Key Points · A three person panel for Regional Policy Statement (RPS) Proposed Change 5 - Kaituna River Hearing, had been confirmed by the Freshwater Commissioner, and included Antoine Coffin as Chair of the panel, Rawiri Faulkner as the iwi nominee, and Councillor Andrew von Dadelszen as the Regional Council nominee. · The main focus of the Essential Freshwater Policy Programme (EFPP) for 2022 would be setting the vision and the development of outcomes, targets and limits. · The current key task was to try and progress the example long-term vision. · Direction was being sought on whether TMoK were comfortable to endorse the example Kaituna vision for iwi and community engagement, and whether TMoK wished to provide any specific feedback to Toi Moana in response to the Freshwater Vision letter (Attachment 2). In Response to Questions · The letter referred to a vision for freshwater for the whole region. It did not take away from the visions for the Kaituna and Rangitāiki. · There were common synergies and good alignment between the existing documents that the example vision was based on.
Key Points - Members · It was suggested that a (Zoom) hui be held with staff and the Chairs and Deputy Chairs of the co-governance groups to discuss how gaining an across region approval for a vision could be achieved. · It was important that the vision work already undertaken in iwi management plans was also included in any freshwater vision discussions. · Low water flows and levels across the region would require other options for water harvesting to be considered.
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That Te Maru o Kaituna River Authority: 1 Receives the report, Essential Freshwater Policy Programme 2022. CARRIED |
5. Karakia
Kati
Closing Karakia
A karakia was provided by Manu Pene.
12.22pm – the meeting closed.
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Chairperson, Te Maru o Kaituna River Authority