Ngā Meneti
Open Minutes
Commencing: Tuesday 22 August 2023, 11:30 am
Venue: Iramoko Marae, 244 Withy Road, Manawahe
Heamana Tuarua
Deputy Chairperson: Cr Toi Kai Rākau Iti (Host-Chair)
Ngā Kopounga
Members: Cr Malcolm Campbell
Cr Stuart Crosby
Chairman Doug Leeder
Cr Kat Macmillan
Cr Ken Shirley
Cr Te Taru White
Via Zoom:
Cr Jane Nees
Cr Ron Scott
Cr Lyall Thurston
Cr Andrew von Dadelszen
In Attendance: Bay of Plenty Regional Council Toi Moana (BOPRC): Fiona McTavish – Tumu Whakarae/Chief Executive, Kataraina O’Brien – Tumu Herenga Tangata/General Manager Strategic Engagement, Stephen Lamb – Environmental Strategy Manager, Herewini Simpson – Te Amorangi Lead, Sharon Ainsworth – Project Manager, Kerry Brown – Kaitohutohu Taiao Matua/Senior Advisor, Shari Kameta – Committee Advisor, Via Zoom: Steve Groom – Governance Manager, Natalie Richards – Community Engagement Advisor
External: Presenters/speakers as listed in the minutes, Amohaere Tangitu (Kuia/Kaikaranga, Iramoko Marae), Anau Apanui – Ngāti Ira/Waiora Mātaatua, Ben Hudson – Ngāti Hokopu/Wairaka, Nina Tumata – Te Puni Kokiri, Hiria Hape – Waitapu Rūātoki, Te Ataahua Kingi – Waiora Mātaatua mai Waioweka
Ngā Hōnea
Apologies: Cr Matemoana McDonald (Chairperson)
Cr Paula Thompson
Cr Kevin Winters
External: Geoff Rice (Tapuika) and Tiipene Marr
A pōwhiri took place at 9:45 am followed
by an informal address from the Marae Chair
Dr Pouroto Ngaropo, supported by Mereana Hona and Kadin Tuck, prior to the
meeting being declared open (refer to attached Addendum).
1. Opening
Prayer
Karakia Whakatuwhera
A karakia was provided by Dr Pouroto Ngaropo.
2. Host
Chair to Preside
Ko te Māngai ā-Rohe te Heamana
3. Apologies
Ngā Hōnea
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That the Komiti Māori: 1 Accepts the apologies from Cr Matemoana McDonald, Cr Paula Thompson and Cr Kevin Winters for absence tendered at the meeting. CARRIED |
11:32 am – Chairman Leeder and Cr Campbell entered the meeting.
4. Declaration
of Conflicts of Interest
Whakapuakanga o Ngā Take Whai Taha-Rua
None declared.
Minutes to
be Confirmed
Kia Whakaūngia Ngā Meneti
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Komiti Māori Minutes - 20 June 2023 |
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That the Komiti Māori: 1 Confirms the Komiti Māori Minutes - 20 June 2023 as a true and correct record. CARRIED |
6. Presentations
Whakaaturanga
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Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa - Activity Update Presentation - Ngāti Awa Te Toki: Objective ID A4448185 ⇨ Presented by: Tuwhakairiora O'Brien, Tumuaki/Chairman and Reuben Araroa, Manahautū/Chief Executive, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa |
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· Background on Ngāti Awa’s Settlement Claim 2005 in relation to the ongoing effects from the historical loss of life, whenua and leadership · Overview of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa’s Governance structure representing 22 hapū and current membership of 22,000 iwi members · Guiding principles: o Manaakitanga: emphasis on rangatahi (youth) and pūkenga (elderly) o Kaitiakitanga: protection of culture, environment, resources, people, reo and cultural identity · Challenges, competing priorities and issues: o Health and wellbeing, education, housing and obligations to the taiao o Central government reforms, national policy statements, district and regional plans and bylaws o Stretched resources and capability/capacity o Cross-boundary issues and litigation o Marine and Coastal Area (MACA) applications · Opportunities that had been working well: o Working together with co-governance and joint management forums, such as the Rangitāiki River Forum and Ōhiwa Harbour Implementation Forum and human resource shared services with BOPRC · Ngāti Awa 2050 vision was to restore confidence and culture and advance gains by 2030 · Noted current projects and initiatives: o Korehāhā Whakahau was restoring the taiao and improving Mātauranga Māori within rangatahi development o Entrepreneurship, trade training apprenticeships via project involvement within: Whakatāne boat harbour development, aquaculture, Rangiuru business park and housing development · Asked how BOPRC could provide opportunities to improve the confidence for Ngāti Awa to prosper. In Response to Questions: · Considered current labour challenges in relation to the aquaculture industry in Ōpōtiki needed a mindset shift towards mechanisation · Viewed the need for meaningful workforce development locally and across export market chains · In regard to climate change and biodiversity effects – sought clarity around messaging and programmes that could assist with sustainability and potential need for migration of people inland in the future. Key Points - Members: · Supported the sovereignty of hapū/iwi and the strategic intent to build confidence |
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Waiora Mātaatua Project Presentation - Waiora Mata-atua 2040 - A kaitiaki vision for waiora in Mata-atua: Objective ID A4457555 ⇨ Presented by: James Hudson, Principal, Waiora Systems and Kaumātua Tu Waaka |
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It was noted that Taumata Kaumātua of the Waiora Mātaatua Collective requested some of the PowerPoint presentation graphics to be withheld and not released for viewing. Key Points - Presenters: · Acknowledged the support of BOPRC, Kaumātua Te Kei Merito and Mate Kopae who had been the original driver of the Waiora Mātaatua project · The project provided a high level vision, values and issues in regard to Wai Māori (freshwater) for 2040 that were based around the lived experiences of kaitiaki (primarily within the Kōhī constituency) · Kaitiaki kōrero had been guided by a Taumata Kaumātua rōpu · Kōrero was available to iwi authorities, BOPRC (in particular for implementing the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (NPS-FM)) and those within the Mātaatua rohe that may find it useful · Outlined project principles, data streams, facilitated wānanga, case studies and Te Ara Waiora delivery framework that had been supported by Te Puna Ora o Mātaatua, Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, BOPRC and the Ministry for the Environment · Kaitiaki insights had been supplemented by research and a desktop review and analysis of collective Mātaatua declaration frameworks · Data had been synthesised into: 9 domains and vision statements, 49 attributes, 245 kaitiaki insights and 30 recommendations to enhance waiora to 2024 · The project had produced the following frameworks: o Mana framework – Vision for waiora for 2040 - a living framework with wairua at the centre utilising the takarangi (double spiral of creation) and kaitiaki constellation o Mahi framework – domains and mahi to be undertaken; and o Puna framework – a collaborative eco-system for all to come together with knowledge, innovation and advocacy · Taumata Kaumātua had met to give final feedback and emphasised the need for wairua to be embedded at the core in relation to the wai and taiao · Next steps was to seek feedback from BOPRC on the draft report · Noted the need for communication at the ground level and with Taumata Kaumātua who played a pivotal part within their hapori. Key Points - Members: · Acknowledged the need for communication and the notion of wairua which was important. |
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Ministry for Primary Industries - Māori Agribusiness Funding Presentation - Māori Agribusiness: Objective ID A4445847 ⇨ Presented by: Daniel Phillips, Māori Agribusiness Unit North Team Manager and Jane Waldon, Senior Regional Advisor |
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· Outlined Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) Agribusiness services to support Māori landowner aspirations to raise land productivity through a partnership approach · Provided advice, support and funding for whenua Māori landowners to make informed decisions · Outlined four funding programmes and products, case studies and key findings, objectives and examples of achievements · While the service did not have a fund to raise capital, MPI worked across government agencies to support landowner development pathways. Funding streams also supported Māori landowners on general title land that could demonstrate benefit towards a wider whānau/hapū/iwi setting. |
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Chairperson's Report The report was accepted and taken as read. |
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That the Komiti Māori: 1 Receives the report, Chairperson's Report. CARRIED |
9. Closing
Prayer
Karakia Kati
A karakia was provided by Dr Pouroto Ngaropo.
1:43 pm – the meeting closed.
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Chairperson, Komiti Māori
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Iramoko Marae Hau Kainga Address Presentation - Te Mauri o te Wai: Objective ID A4472384 ⇨ Presentation - Iramoko Marae Strategic Plan Overview (in part pages 1 - 11): Objective ID A4472386 ⇨ |
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Presented by: Marae Chair Dr Pouroto Ngaropo, supported by Mereana Hona, Marae Administrator and Kadin Tuck, Poutiaki o te Awa Key Points: · Background on the origins and whakapapa of Ngāti Awa and Te Tawera hapū ·
Te Tawera hapū/whānau had worked hard to re-establish
Iramoko Marae, their tribal connections and sovereignty with the support of
Ngāti Awa and · Kadin Tuck had a background in sociology from the University of Waikato and was undertaking research on behalf of Te Tawera Hapū and outlined his report findings on the current health and mauri of the Tarawera Awa and its local tributaries that aligned with Mātauranga Māori from a hapū perspective · Some of the taiao issues that Te Tawera hapū were involved with were: o Supporting the Braemar water treatment plant upgrade o Awakaponga water scheme and Matatā water and wastewater sewerage scheme o Planting of trees around Awakaponga cemetery as part of contribution towards climate change, which local schools; Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Rangitihi and Ngāti Tūwharetoa had been involved · Iramoko Marae had its own research and archive library which was accessible to those who wished to learn about the area. Key Points - Members: · Commended the mahi that Dr Pouroto Ngaropo and Te Tawera hapū were undertaking, noting their stance on mana motuhake (sovereignty and self-determination) ·
Acknowledged the connections and cultural values being implemented
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