The budget for the 2021-22 year includes $250,000 for planners’ salaries; $85,000 for a consultant planner; $50,000 for Poutini Ngāi Tahu planning input, and $295,000 for research. Most of that research involves identifying significant natural areas (SNAs) and wetlands on public and private land throughout the West Coast to meet the Government s new environmental policy requirements. The cost was not unreasonable for the amount of work involved, according to regional council chairman Allan Birchfield. “There’s not much we can do about it – the council will just have to borrow to fund it and spread the cost over 10 years in the rates and try to make it as painless as possible.”
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Tourist attractions or industrial sites? The future rules for West Coast ports have come under close scrutiny this week from the Tai o Poutini Plan Committee.
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Mayors, chairs, councillors and iwi are gradually working their way through every section of the Westland, Grey and Buller district plans, to come up with a revised document that rolls them into one.
The committee this week tackled performance standards for ports at Westport and Greymouth - and protecting the rights of port users emerged as their top priority.
Principal planner Lois Easton presented an update on the technical work her team had done to define port zones and draft rules for their operation.
Mayors and Poutini Ngāi Tahu reject mention of other iwi in new West Coast district plan
24 Feb, 2021 05:45 AM
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Milford Sound. Photo / Mike Scott
Local Democracy Reporter
Mayors and chairs working on a new district plan for the West Coast have rejected a suggestion that councils should deal with iwi other than Poutini Ngāi Tahu, over historic sites and wahi tapu.
Planners presented draft policies for Māori use zones and sites of significance to the monthly meeting of the Tai o Poutini Plan Committee in Hokitika yesterday.
The importance of those sections of the plan should not be underestimated, iwi representative Paul Madgwick said.
Mayors and chairs working on a new district plan for the West Coast have rejected a suggestion that councils should deal with iwi other than Poutini Ngāi Tahu, over historic sites and wahi tapu. Tino rangatiratanga rests with Poutini Ngāi Tahu, from Kahurangi Point right down to Piopiotahi, Milford Sound, iwi representative Paul Madgwick says.
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Planners presented draft policies for Māori use zones and sites of significance to the monthly meeting of the Tai o Poutini Plan Committee in Hokitika yesterday.
The importance of those sections of the plan should not be underestimated, iwi representative Paul Madgwick said.