Kaitiaki taiao for Te Rūnanga o Ngā Wairiki Ngāti Apa, Chris Shenton, said the changes and proposed changes are numerous. “There’s the RMA reforms, Three Waters Reform, the National Policy on Freshwater, and then the rights and interests in fresh water, which are at the core of it for whānau, hapū and iwi,” Shenton said. “The discussion around water rights and interests has been on the backburner for a long time. The current Government’s got a strong position in Parliament right now – they’re now willing to bring it forward and address it, so it’s crunch time.”
The Whanganui River.
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Māori from Ruapehu, Whanganui, South Taranaki and Rangitīkei are organising regionally to develop a comprehensive position on resource management reforms and freshwater rights and interests.
A hui in Whanganui heard from technical advisors to the Freshwater Iwi Leaders Group on some of the government s high-level proposals for resource management and water reforms.
Kaitiaki taiao for Te Rūnanga o Ngā Wairiki Ngāti Apa Chris Shenton said the changes and proposed changes are numerous. There s the RMA reforms, Three Waters Reform, the National Policy on Freshwater, and then the rights and interests in fresh water, which are at the core of it for whānau, hapū and iwi, Shenton said.