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9.05am HB
Airport (Stuart Ainslee, Gareth Mentzer & Stephanie Murphy) sub 656. Spoke
about the
area
surrounding the airport and the associated
wildlife management. The issues in relation to bird strike need further discussion
as relate to Ahuriri Regional Park and public safety, and this will be
organized, potentially for an Environment and Integrated Catchments Committee
meeting.
9.18am Mana
Ahuriri (Joinella Maihi-Carroll) and Annette Brosnan (sub 718) Very
supportive of the partnership and collaborative plans for Ahuriri Regional
Park. NCC previously consulted with the community on the “Ahuriri
Master Plan”. Yet to engage with mana whenua as awaiting confirmation
from HBRC and NCC around funding prior to proceeding.
9.28am Ahuriri
Estuary Protection Society (Angie Denby and Sara Apley) sub 723. Began
by sharing the Society’s vision for the estuary, stating the priority
must be to deal with the pollution from stormwater and wastewater discharges.
The Society wants the upper estuary to be prioritised as a wildlife reserve
and not further developed for human access and recreation to protect the
ecology.
9.39am Philip
Holt (sub 745) Spoke in relation to Ahuriri Regional Park,
on the doorstep of the Holt property at the northern end of the estuary.
Wetland of national significance and need to be very careful making decisions
about the future of the estuary. Plans need consultation with DoC, mana
whenua and biodiversity experts. Removal of tubeworm has not had a significant
effect, need to remove a lot more.
9.51am William
and Ann Wallace (sub 674) Gravel build-up in upper Tukituki causing
land to become less productive, due to water seeping under the stopbank
across the farm to the Tukipo. Success of the scheme dependent on removal of
the gravel. Use scheme funds to extract the gravel rather than raking. Rates
cost $123/ha. 2016 rates review was supposed to have been undertaken.
10.04am Julie
and Digby Livingston on behalf of Wairere Family Trust (sub 675). A mihi
and karakia was offered to start, and Pieri Munro responded. Tukituki is an
ancestral taonga that needs to be restored. Burnside Road Takapau property,
expressed concerns about the way the upper Tukituki project was presented as
considers it alarmist and that the decision appears to already have been
made.
10.16am Anne
Wallace (sub 701). Was part of the community group formed in
2016 when rate review was mooted. Report from 1980s advised that gravel
build-up would be an issue. In places gravel build-up is higher than the
stopbank. Extraction not part of the scheme maintenance budgets and left to
private enterprise. Historic problem needs to be fixed. Suggests fixed
charge, same for every ratepayer. Views the global consent as means of better
gravel management. Questioned rates apportionment and public-private split.
Need rates review – last review 32 years ago.
10.28am Waipureku
Waitangi trust (Anne Redstone) sub 541. Played a video
about the commemoration of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. Very
concerned, on behalf of recreational users, about the state of the river and
the need for dredging at least up to Kohupatiki Marae. Supports option 1 and
suggests ‘flushing’ the river if possible.
10.40am Operation
Patiki Charitable Trust (Margie, Tom & Anne McGuire, Aki Paipper) sub704. In
favour of option 1 and disposal to land rather than to the sea. Operation
Patiki formed in 2008 in response to the state of the awa and the loss of a
safe food source, working to restore the awa. Want dreding to expose the
riverbed, clear water, ensure endemic species are revitalised and return to
state suitable for swimming and recreation and want to be involved in
developing a catchment plan for the Ngaruroro.
10.55am Larry
Dallimore (sub733). Coastal erosion issues at Westshore. Regular
programme of renourishment should use sediment dredged from the shipping
channel.
11.06am Yasmin
Dubrau (sub 570). Sees two ways of storing water, being
reservoirs (e.g. dam, aquifer) and retention in the soil and didn’t see
anything in Council’s water security information about soil retention.
Need soil to operate like a sponge using methods like regenerative agriculture,
and asks what Council will do to support farmers to change to regenerative
agriculture.
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