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Consents flood in: Iwi seek resources to support relationship
10 May, 2021 11:18 PM
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Dion Tuuta. Photo / RNZ-Robin Martin
Iwi want more money to cope with a flood of resource consents in Taranaki.
The Taranaki Regional Council considers about 400 consent applications a year and many of them require input from Māori about cultural impacts, especially on waterways.
Te Ātiawa told a hearing for the council s Long Term Plan that iwi and hapū need money to help decide and monitor consents.
Te Kotahihanga o Te Ātiawa pouwhakahaere Dion Tuuta said money for Māori could be levied as part of council consent application and monitoring fees.
Te Kotahihanga o Te Ātiawa Pou Whakahaere Dion Tuuta.
Photo: RNZ / Robin Martin
Taranaki Regional Council considers about 400 consent applications a year and many of them require input from Māori about cultural impacts, especially on waterways.
Te Ātiawa told a hearing for the council s Long Term Plan that iwi and hapū need money to help decide and monitor consents.
Te Kotahihanga o Te Ātiawa Pou Whakahaere Dion Tuuta said money for Māori could be levied as part of council consent application and monitoring fees. We have an overwhelming avalanche of groups wanting to consult with us. one of our responses will be to start charging for our services.
Manukorihi chairperson Patsy Bodger
Photo: RNZ
Te Kōhia Pā was bought by the council in 2016 with plans for an education and heritage centre on the site where an attack by British troops kicked off the wars in 1860.
Those plans languish at the bottom of New Plymouth s proposed Long Term Plan, with no more spending till 2030.
The chairperson of Waitara s Manukorihi hapū, Patsy Bodger, said Te Kōhia needed continuing support and should be at the front end of the 10-year plan. We want it done now otherwise it s going to lose momentum. Unless they agree to support it it s a dead duck.