The first set of highly accurate 3D mapping data for the Bay of Plenty has been released as part of the Provincial Growth Fund LiDAR elevation data capture project, improving Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s ability to more accurately model natural .
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Napier’s Pania of the Reef contemplates, perhaps, the prospect of Māori wards on the city council. (File photo)
A decision by Napier City Council not to establish Māori wards for next year s council elections has prompted a claim to the Waitangi Tribunal for an urgent hearing, asserting the Crown has breached Treaty principles. A law change earlier this year meant councils could establish Māori wards without the possibility that a poll signed by at least five percent of ratepayers could overturn a councils decision. Councils had until May 21 to make a decision in time for the 2022 local government elections. Thirty-two councils chose to create Māori wards, joining the three councils that already had them.
Bay of Plenty Regional Council told
Stuff, in response to a Local Government Official Information & Meetings Act request, that it incurred $203,798.47 in legal fees “in order to secure compliance with the RMA on this matter”.
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In an affidavit, Alan Merrie told the court they “foolishly put the cart before the horse, by beginning the process of tyre collection before we had the cash in the bank”. “This includes any advice relating to our initial response to the stockpiling, prior to charges being laid, costs associated with the first prosecution for contravention of an abatement notice, and the current matter relating to a breach of an enforcement order.”
River clean up high on Rangitihi wish list 30 Jun 2021 08:24 AM Photo: Radio Waatea Image Database.
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Leith Comer: River clean up high on Rangitihi wish list
The chair of Te Mana o Ngati Rangitihi Trust says its settlement is now on the home straight, and he’s looking forward to the legislation being passed though parliament and work starting on cleaning up the Tarawera River.
The Maori affairs select committee has opened submissions on the bill.
Leith Comer says the proposed settlement got a vote of 92 per cent support from iwi members and it includes strong relationships with neighbouring iwi, so he doesn’t expect much opposition.