Agenda of Maori Committee - Wednesday, 8 February 2023

Meeting of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council Maori Committee

Date: 8 February 2023

Time: 10.00am

Venue:

Council Chamber

Hawke's Bay Regional Council

159 Dalton Street

NAPIER

Agenda

Item Title Page

1. Welcome/Karakia/Notices/Apologies

2. Conflict of Interest Declarations

Decision Items

3. Māori Committee Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson 3

4. Māori Committee Terms of Reference and Charter 5

5. Appointment of Taiwhenua representatives to the Māori Committee 21

6. Nomination of Māori Committee representatives to Council’s Committees 33

7. Freshwater Management Units 47

Information or Performance Monitoring

8. Kotahi and All Governors Forum 131

9. January 2023 Statutory Advocacy update 133

Parking

1. Paid parking is available on Vautier Street adjacent to the HBRC Building & on Raffles Street.

2. There is free all-day parking further afield – on Munroe Street or Hastings Street by Briscoes.

3. There are limited parking spaces (3) for visitors in the HBRC car park – entry off Vautier Street – it would be appropriate that the “visitors” parks be available for the members travelling distances from Wairoa and CHB.

4. If you do pay for parking elsewhere, please provide your receipt with your tavel claim for the meeting.

NB: Any carparks that have yellow markings are NOT to be parked in please.

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council

Māori Committee

8 February 2023

Subject: Māori Committee Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson

Reason for Report

1. This item enables the formal appointment of the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson by the Māori Committee.

Background

2. The Terms of Reference for the Māori Committee provide for:

2.1. The Chair is to be elected at the first meeting of the Committee of each triennium, from amongst the members of the Māori Committee representing Taiwhenua and the NKII Board. The Chair shall be elected for that term of the Committee but is not precluded from a subsequent term as Chair if so nominated.

2.2. The Deputy Chair is to be elected at the first meeting of the Committee of each triennium from among the Taiwhenua and NKII Board representative members of the Māori Committee.

3. In recognition of tikanga and past Māori Committee practice, it is anticipated that the selection of the Chair and Deputy will be carried out by the Taiwhenua and NKII Board representative members prior to the committee meeting.

Decision Making Process

4. Council and its committees are required to make every decision in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 (the Act). Staff have assessed the requirements in relation to this item and have concluded:

4.1. The decision does not significantly alter the service provision or affect a strategic asset, nor is it inconsistent with an existing policy or plan.

4.2. The use of the special consultative procedure is not prescribed by legislation.

4.3. The decision is not significant under the criteria contained in Council’s adopted Significance and Engagement Policy.

4.4. The persons affected by this decision are the members of the Māori Committee.

Recommendations

That the Māori Committee:

1. Receives and considers the Māori Committee Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson staff report.

2. Agrees that the decisions to be made are not significant under the criteria contained in Council’s adopted Significance and Engagement Policy, and that decisions on this issue can be made without consulting with the community.

3. Recommends that Hawke’s Bay Regional Council confirms that _____________ has been elected Māori Committee Chairperson.

4. Recommends that Hawke’s Bay Regional Council confirms that _____________ has been elected Māori Committee Deputy Chairperson.

Authored by:

Leeanne Hooper

Team Leader Governance

Approved by:

Pieri Munro

Acting Chief Executive

Attachment/s

There are no attachments for this report.

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council

Māori Committee

8 February 2023

Subject: Māori Committee Terms of Reference and Charter

Reason for Report

1. This item provides an opportunity for the Māori Committee to review the updated Terms of Reference (TOR) adopted by the Regional Council on 16 November 2022 and to decide a timeframe for the review and update of the Charter between the Committee and the Regional Council if required.

Officers’ Recommendation

2. Council staff recommend that the Māori Committee confirms and adopts the TOR as attached and agrees the process and timeframes to enable the adoption and signing of an updated Charter at the 3 May 2023 Māori Committee meeting.

Executive Summary

3. The TOR for the Māori Committee was updated to align with recommendations made by the 7 September 2022 Māori Committee meeting and the format and content of other HBRC committees ahead of being proposed for adoption at the 16 November 2022 Regional Council meeting and is now presented for the consideration of the Māori Committee.

4. The Māori Committee has, in the past, operated in accordance with a Charter between the Committee and the Regional Council alongside the TOR. In the 2019-22 term of the Regional Council a working party comprised of all taiwhenua members was established to carry out a thorough review of both the Charter and TOR.

Background

5. The Māori Committee was re-established by resolution of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council on 16 November 2022, following the 2022Local Elections, including that Council:

5.1. Adopts the amended Māori Committee Terms of Reference (attached)

5.2. Appoints councillors Hinewai Ormsby, Charles Lambert, Will Foley and Martin Williams as the Council’s representatives on the Māori Committee

5.3. Notes that the committee chair and deputy chair will be elected by the members of the Māori Committee from among the NKII and Taiwhenua representatives at its first meeting.

Options – Terms of Reference

6. Should the members of the Māori Committee agree that the ToR is acceptable as proposed, the Committee is able to adopt the version attached, with the inclusion of the names of those members confirmed today, by resolution.

7. If the Committee considers that amendments are required, it may traverse suggested amendments and agree those for incorporation into the Terms of Reference today, and resolve as such.

8. If it is agreed that a more thorough review and update process is required, the Committee may choose to either establish a working party to do so or include all Committee members in the review and resolve as such, including a timeframe for the review’s completion.

Options – Charter

9. Should the members of the Māori Committee agree that the 2020 Charter is fit for purpose the Committee is able to adopt the version attached, with the inclusion of updated references and dates as required, by resolution today.

10. If the Committee considers that a review of the Charter is required, the Committee may choose to either establish a working party to do so or include all Committee members in the review of the Charter and resolve as such, including a timeframe for the review’s completion.

Decision Making Process

11. Councils and their committees are required to make every decision in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 (the Act). Staff have assessed the requirements in relation to this item and have concluded:

11.1. Councils are required to (LGA sch.7 cl.19(1)) hold the meetings that are necessary for the good governance of their district or region

11.2. Councils may appoint (LGA sch.7 cl. 30(1)(a)) the committees, subcommittees, and other subordinate decision-making bodies that they consider appropriate, including joint committees

11.3. Given the provisions above, the Joint Committee can exercise its discretion and make these decisions without consulting with the community or others having an interest in the decision.

Recommendations

That the Māori Committee:

1. Receives and considers the Māori Committee Terms of Reference and Charter staff report.

2. Agrees that the decisions to be made are not significant under the criteria contained in Council’s adopted Significance and Engagement Policy, and that Council can exercise its discretion and make decisions on this issue without conferring directly with the community or persons likely to have an interest in the decision.

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3. Confirms the Terms of Reference for the Committee as adopted by the Regional Council on 16 November 2022.

4. Recommends the Terms of Reference as amended as agreed today (attached), to Hawke’s Bay Regional Council for adoption.

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5. Recommends the Charter between the Committee and the Regional Council as proposed (attached), incorporating amendments agreed today, to Hawke’s Bay Regional Council for adoption and signing.

6. Confirms that the Charter between the Māori Committee and the Regional Council will be updated by a working group comprised of ____, ____ and ___ or the Taiwhenua appointed members of the Māori Committee for adoption and signing at the 3 May 2023 Māori Committee meeting.

Authored by:

Leeanne Hooper

Team Leader Governance

Approved by:

Pieri Munro

Acting Chief Executive

Attachment/s

1 ⇩	Maori Committee 2022-2025 Terms of Reference adopted by HBRC 16 November 2022
2 ⇩	2023 proposed Maori Committee Charter

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council

Māori Committee

8 February 2023

Subject: Appointment of Taiwhenua representatives to the Māori Committee

Reason for Report

1. This item provides the means for the Māori Committee to confirm the Taiwhenua and Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated representatives appointed to the Committee.

Background

2. At the first ordinary meeting of the Regional Council held on 16 November 2022 the Māori Committee was re-established as a Committee of Council.

3. The purpose of the Māori Committee, as per the Terms of Reference adopted by the Regional Council on 16 November 2022, is to:

3.1. Actively participate and contribute in the decision-making processes, policy development and other activities of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council

3.2. Consider ways in which to support the development of Māori capacity to contribute to the decision-making process

3.3. Make recommendations to the Regional Council on matters of relevance affecting the tangata whenua of the Region, and to help fulfil the Māori consultative requirements of the Council particularly with regard to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, Local Government Act 2002 and the Resource Management Act 1991.

4. The Terms of Reference for the Māori Committee also states that membership will include:

4.1. Twelve representatives appointed by each of the four Ngāti Kahungunu Taiwhenua and Executive in this region

4.2. One member of the Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated Board as appointed by the Board, and

4.3. up to four elected members of Hawke’s Bay Regional Council.

Discussion

5. At the Regional Council meeting on 16 November 2022, councillors Hinewai Ormsby, Charles Lambert, Will Foley and Martin Williams were appointed as the Council’s representatives.

6. In anticipation of the re-establishment of the Māori Committee, the Governance Team emailed the four Ngāti Kahungunu Taiwhenua and Executive, and Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated seeking their appointments. In response, the following appointments have been received.

6.1. Katarina Kawana and Henare Mita representing Wairoa Taiwhenua

6.2. Mike Paku, Marei Apatu and Haami Hilton representing Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga, and Ana Te Whaiti as an alternate

6.3. Paul Kelly representing Kahungunu Executive, and Teresa Smith as an alternate for the Wairoa rohe

6.4. Bayden Barber representing Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated.

Financial and Resource Implications

7. Budgets for representatives on the Māori Committee to attend meetings, including associated travel reimbursements, were forecast through the 2021-31 Long Term Plan process and are currently considered to be adequate.

Decision Making Process

8. Council and its committees are required to make every decision in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 (the Act). Staff have assessed the requirements in relation to this item and have concluded:

8.1. The Regional Council is required to (LGA sch.7 cl.19(1)) hold the meetings that are necessary for the good government of its region, and may appoint (LGA sch.7 cl. 30(1)(a)) the committees, subcommittees, and other subordinate decision-making bodies that it considers appropriate

8.2. The Regional Council established the Māori Committee and its membership in accordance with the Terms of Reference (attached) on 16 November 2022.

8.3. Given the provisions above, the Māori Committee can exercise its discretion and make the necessary appointments of representatives as nominated by the four Ngāti Kahungunu Taiwhenua and Executive and the Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated Board without consulting with the community.

Recommendations

That the Māori Committee:

1. Receives and considers the Appointment of Tangata Whenua Representatives to the Māori Committee staff report.

2. Agrees that the decisions to be made are not significant under the criteria contained in Council’s adopted Significance and Engagement Policy, and that the Māori Committee can exercise its discretion and make these without conferring with the community or persons likely to have an interest in the decisions.

3. Agrees to the membership as detailed in the Terms of Reference adopted 16 November 2022, and accepts the appointment of Tangata Whenua representatives, being:

3.1. Katarina Kawana and Henare Mita representing Wairoa Taiwhenua.

3.2. Paul Kelly representing Wairoa Kahungunu Executive, with Teresa Smith as the alternate member for the Wairoa rohe.

3.3. Haami Hilton, Marei Apatu and Michael Paku representing Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga Taiwhenua, with Ana Te Whaiti as the alternate member.

3.4. Bayden Barber representing the Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated Board with to be advised as the alternate member.

3.5. To be advised (3 positions) representing Tamatea Taiwhenua and to be advised as the alternate member.

3.6. To be advised (3 positions) representing Te Taiwhenua o Te Whanganui-a-Orotū, with the alternate member to be advised.

The Māori Committee recommends that Hawke’s Bay Regional Council:

4. Confirms the appointments detailed in 3 above, to the Māori Committee.

Authored by:

Peter Martin

Senior Governance Advisor

Leeanne Hooper

Team Leader Governance

Approved by:

Pieri Munro

Te Pou Whakarae

Attachment/s

1 ⇩	Wairoa Taiwhenua Māori Committee appointees 2023
2 ⇩	Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Inc Board members for HBRC Māori Committee
3 ⇩	Kahungunu Executive Māori Committee appointment 2023
4 ⇩	Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga Māori Committee appointees 2023

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council

Māori Committee

8 February 2023

Subject: Nomination of Māori Committee representatives to Council’s Committees

Reason for Report

1. This item provides the means for the Māori Committee to appoint tangata whenua members to Council’s standing committees to represent tangata whenua views and provide feedback on the issues considered by those committees.

Background /Discussion

2. The Regional Council invites the Committee to nominate tangata whenua representatives of the Māori Committee as members of:

2.1. the Environment and Integrated Catchments Committee (1)

2.2. the Corporate and Strategic Committee (1)

2.3. the Regional Transport Committee (1 advisory member).

3. Statute does not allow for the provision of a voting appointment to the Regional Council; however, a representative – usually the Māori Committee Chairperson, with full speaking rights is normally appointed to attend Council meetings.

4. For the first time, a Climate Action Joint Committee is being established by the five Hawke’ Bay councils. On 25 January 2023, HBRC adopted the Terms of Reference and appointed the Joint Committee subject to the approval of the other four member councils.

4.1. The Māori Committee is invited to appoint up to two members and one alternate to represent the Taiwhenua and NKII Board representatives as set out in the Terms of Reference for the Joint Committee.

4.2. Chair Hinewai Ormsby and Cr Xan Harding are the appointed members from HBRC with Cr Di Roadley as the alternate.

5. The Terms of Reference for the above committees are attached to aide members in considering whether they wish to express interest in representing the Māori Committee on a particular committee.

Decision Making Process

6. Council and its committees are required to make every decision in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 (the Act). Staff have assessed the requirements in relation to this item and have concluded:

6.1. The decision does not significantly alter the service provision or affect a strategic asset, nor is it inconsistent with an existing policy or plan.

6.2. Given the nature and significance of the issue to be considered and decided, and also the persons likely to be affected by, or have an interest in the decisions made, Council can exercise its discretion and make a decision without consulting directly with the community or others having an interest in the decision.

Recommendations

That the Māori Committee:

1. Receives and considers the Nomination of Māori Committee representatives to Council’s Committees staff report.

3. Nominates the following representatives for appointment:

3.1. ______________ as a member of the Corporate and Strategic Committee

3.2. ______________ as a member of the Environment and Integrated Catchments Committee

3.3. ______________ as an Advisory Member of the Regional Transport Committee

3.4. ______________ and ______________ as members of the Climate Action Joint Committee, and ____________ as alternate.

4. The Māori Committee recommends that Hawke’s Bay Regional Council confirms:

4.1. the appointments to the Corporate and Strategic, Environment and Integrated Catchments and Regional Transport committees and the Climate Action Joint Committee as detailed in 3. above.

4.2. The appointment of the Māori Committee Chairperson, _______________, to the Regional Council with full speaking rights.

Authored by:

Leeanne Hooper

Team Leader Governance

Approved by:

Pieri Munro

Te Pou Whakarae

Attachment/s

1 ⇩	2022-25 Corporate and Strategic Committee ToR adopted 16Nov22
2 ⇩	2022-25 Environment and Integrated Catchments Committee ToR adopted 16Nov22
3 ⇩	2022-25 Regional Transport Committee ToR adopted 16Nov22
4 ⇩	Climate Action Joint Committee ToR adopted by HBRC resolution 25Jan23

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council

Māori Committee

8 February 2023

Subject: Freshwater Management Units

Reason for Report

1. A decision is sought from the Māori Committee in the form of a recommendation to Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, for adoption of the Freshwater Management Units (FMUs) detailed in this agenda item at the 22 February 2023 meeting.

Officers’ Recommendations

2. Staff recommend that the Committee considers the information provided and adopts the FMUs as included in this paper.

Executive Summary

3. This paper reflects the korero around this kaupapa through the All Governors Forum, the related community engagement, and outlines Freshwater Management Units (FMUs) for the region. FMUs are the primary scale for reporting the associated freshwater accounting to Central Government and implementing the National Objectives Framework (NOF) as required by the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM2020).

4. Regional councils must develop long-term visions for freshwater in its region and include those as objectives in the Regional Policy Statement. Visions must be set for each FMU, part FMU or catchment level. Officers wish to work with All Governors to undertake this work now.

5. A decision on FMU boundaries is now required in order to progress the development of the Kotahi Plan and allow this work in the catchments and subsequent Plan drafting to occur.

Background /Discussion

6. This paper follows on from previous discussions at the RPC workshop held on 14 April 2020, the RPC meeting held on 7 July 2021 and the RPC meeting held on 1 September 2021, all of which related to the creation of FMUs as required under the NPS-FM2020 and necessary for the Kotahi plan. The relevant papers and minutes are attached.

7. At the 1 September 2021 RPC meeting a resolution was passed to “defer making a decision on Freshwater Management Units (FMU) boundaries, as recommended by the tangata whenua representatives, to allow staff and tangata whenua time to identify values within the catchments”.

8. Since this time staff have been working with All Governors at a catchment level and have also been engaging the community throughout the region at place. What is clear from the engagement is that both tāngata whenua and the wider community favour, relate to and understand the ki uta ki tai approach. People are connected to their wai at place, we have heard they have a multitude of reasons why they value their wai, and they want to know that they can influence the wai now and in the future and be part of how it is cared for and improved. This can only be done through a ki uta ki tai approach to managing the water and the activities on lands which impact the water. This approach also acknowledges that everyone has responsibility for the water at all reaches - not just those in proximity to those waterbodies which are less than healthy. These sentiments have been expressed strongly through our engagement to date with All Governors, tāngata whenua and the wider community, through their values over the past 18 months.

9. Further to this, feedback received through the All-Governors workshops and operational meetings with tangata whenua is that there is substantial identification of values through such processes as Treaty Settlements, OWB hearings, Iwi/Hapū Management Plans, Takutai Moana evidence and affidavits, etc. in existence. Staff have progressed an inventory of documented cultural values for each catchment, recognising that this does not form a full and complete assessment.

10. A decision is now required in order to progress the development of the Kotahi Plan and allow work in the catchments and subsequent plan drafting to occur.

Discussion

11. The NPS-FM2020 requires Hawke’s Bay Regional Council (Council) to identify Freshwater Management Units for the region with every water body included in at least one FMU.

12. Freshwater Management Units is a term to describe a water body or water bodies, and their related catchments, that are used by the Regional Council as a unit for freshwater management and accounting purposes. FMUs are the primary scale for reporting the associated freshwater accounting to Central Government and implementing the National Objectives Framework (NOF).

13. While the FMUs are used to report freshwater accounting to Central Government as prescribed by the NPS-FM, the FMU delineation does not prevent a more other layers, such as sub FMUs or overlays being applied to managed at a smaller scale i.e., for mātauranga monitoring.

14. Opportunities for mātauranga monitoring are not restricted by the setting of FMUs and can be developed with tangata whenua at place in order to respond to the aspirations for their wai.

15. Sub-FMUs and overlays can be applied to FMUs in order to address specific values, needs, or management regimes where needed. This acknowledges that FMUs are only one of the available options for management and monitoring of freshwater in the Hawke’s Bay region.

16. Rules are also able to be applied to specific waterways within an FMU to provide a targeted management approach and do not necessarily need to apply to the entirety of an FMU. An example of this could be specific rules for low land coastal streams within an FMU.

17. Engagement to date has provided the feedback that tangata whenua and communities are seeking a ki uta ki tai (mountain to sea) approach when dealing with issues in their catchments and that work should be undertaken in a manner that enables a whole of catchment approach.

18. The suggestion was made through TANK submissions to divide each biophysical catchment into three FMUs for the upper, middle, and lower spans of the catchment to reflect hapū boundaries. This approach would result in 33 FMUs. Not only would this require significant financial and staffing resources which are discussed in the Financial and resource implications section of this paper, but would not align with a ki uta ki tai approach mentioned previously. It is for these reasons that it is not recommended this approach is taken.

19. After undertaking community consultation, engaging with tangata whenua and working with the All Governors over the course of the last 18 months, a decision is sought on FMU boundaries for the region to progress work on Kotahi.

20. The following image outlines the recommended FMUs.

Options Assessment

21. A decision is now required to ensure the freshwater component of the Kotahi Plan is progressed and engagement can continue at place in the catchments to ensure 2024 statutory deadline is met.

Financial and Resource Implications

22. There are financial and resource implications in relation to the creation of FMUs. Approximate costs for the establishment of a FMU monitoring site is $150,000 per FMU with ongoing costs of $50,000 per site on the basis of a simple site with a small (no more than two) attributes to monitor monthly. The costs for sites will increase as more attributes are added and if higher sampling frequencies are required to assess compliance with targets/limits. Existing State of the Environment monitoring sites will be used to form part of the monitoring for each FMU, additional sites may be needed, again depending on the attribute and the policy requirements. Note that sites generally cannot be started and stopped randomly and that the value of our current data sets comes from the stable long-term nature of the data. If sites are moved then costs increase further as we have to monitor both sites (the old and the new) for a period of time so that we understand the relationships between them and can hence use the older data sets.

23. Additional monitoring sites are not currently provided for in monitoring budgets and will need to be budgeted for in the 2024-2034 Long-term plan.

24. There are also resourcing implications in regard to staffing should the number of FMUs increase significantly from the recommendation included in this proposal. The current network is matched to the available staff resource. As the network expands we would need to recruit Resource Technicians to runs the sites and collect the data, Resource Analysts to review, quality code/quality assure the data and then store it, and Scientists to turn the data into information via reporting.

25. Should the number of FMUs increase beyond what is proposed, this would also require additional Policy, Communications and Engagement, and Māori Partnerships staff to undertake engagement to develop the FMU chapters for Kotahi, as required by the NPS-FM 2020.

Decision Making Process

26. Council and its committees are required to make every decision in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 (the Act). Staff have assessed the requirements in relation to this item and have concluded:

26.1. This decision does not significantly alter the service provision or affect a strategic asset, nor is it inconsistent with an existing policy or plan.

26.2. The use of the special consultative procedure is not prescribed by legislation.

26.3. This decision is not significant under the criteria contained in Council’s adopted Significance and Engagement Policy however will be subject to public consultation as part of the Kotahi Plan process.

Recommendations

That the Māori Committee:

1. Receives and considers the Freshwater Management Units staff report.

2. Agrees that the decisions to be made are not significant under the criteria contained in Council’s adopted Significance and Engagement Policy, and that the Māori Committee can exercise its discretion and make decisions on this issue without conferring directly with the community which will have the opportunity to engage with the Regional Council through the Kotahi Plan process.

3. Recommends that Hawke’s Bay Regional Council adopts the six FMUs for the region as detailed in this report.

Authored by:

Nichola Nicholson

Team Leader Policy & Planning

Ceri Edmonds

Manager Policy & Planning

Approved by:

Katrina Brunton

Group Manager Policy & Regulation

Attachment/s

1 ⇩	7 July 2021 RPC Agenda
2 ⇩	7 July 2021 confirmed RPC Minutes
3 ⇩	14 September 2022 RPC Agenda
4 ⇩	14 September 2022 confirmed RPC Minutes

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council

Māori Committee

8 February 2023

Subject: January 2023 Statutory Advocacy update

Reason for Report

1. This item updates the status of reports on proposals forwarded to the Regional Council and assessed by staff acting under delegated authority as part of the Council’s Statutory Advocacy project.

2. The Statutory Advocacy project centres on local resource management-related proposals upon which the Regional Council has an opportunity to make comments or to lodge a submission. These include, but are not limited to:

2.1. resource consent applications publicly notified by a territorial authority

2.2. district plan reviews or district plan changes released by a territorial authority

2.3. private plan change requests publicly notified by a territorial authority

2.4. notices of requirements for designations in district plans

2.5. non-statutory strategies, structure plans, registrations, etc prepared by territorial authorities, government ministries or other agencies involved in resource management.

3. In all cases, the Regional Council is not the decision-maker, applicant nor proponent. In the Statutory Advocacy project, the Regional Council is purely an agency with an opportunity to make comments or lodge submissions on others’ proposals. The Council’s position in relation to such proposals is informed by the Council’s own plans, policies and strategies, plus its land ownership or asset management interests.

4. The summary outlines those proposals that the Council’s Statutory Advocacy project is currently actively engaged in.

Decision Making Process

5. Staff have assessed the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 in relation to this item and have concluded that, as this report is for information only, the decision making provisions do not apply.

Recommendation

That the Māori Committee receives and notes the January 2023 Statutory Advocacy update staff report.

Authored by:

Gavin Ide

Principal Advisor Strategic Planning

Nichola Nicholson

Team Leader Policy & Planning

Ceri Edmonds

Manager Policy & Planning

Approved by:

Katrina Brunton

Group Manager Policy & Regulation