Transcript Waikato River Authority

Waikato River Authority
Co-Governance in Action
Roger Pikia
RMLA Conference 2011
VISION AND STRATEGY
Co-Governance of the Waikato River
Entering a new era of co-governance and co-management
Change needs to occur to restore the Waikato River and its
catchment
Previous management and governance styles have failed the
River and it communities
Waikato River Iwi Relationships
Waikato
River
Authority
Ngati
Tuwharetoa
Te Arawa
Ngati
Raukawa
Ngati
Maniapoto
Waikato Tainui
• 10 trustees (5 appointed
by the Crown, 5
appointed by iwi)
• Trustee for the Waikato
River Clean-Up Trust
The Clean-Up Trust
received $21m initially,
then $7m p/a for 27 years
River Iwi
Ministers
and
government
depts
Local and
territorial
authorities
• Accords
• Ministerial forum
• Regulations and bylaws
• Joint management
agreement
• Upper Waikato River
Integrated Management
Plan
• Resource consents
Tools for Iwi to Engage
Accord: Local
Government
Accord: Maori
Affairs
MOU: other
relevant
entities or
agencies
Accord: Crown
Lands
MOU:
Relevant local
authorities
Iwi
Accord: Land
Information
Accord:
Agriculture,
Forestry and
Biosecurity
MOU: Historic
Places Trust
Accord: Energy
and Resources
MOU: NZ
Archaeological
Association
Key aspects of the Co-Management
Deed
Legislative recognition of the vision and strategy
Waikato River Authority
Waikato River Clean-up Trust
Iwi objectives
Co-management arrangements
Relationship mechanisms
Examples of Co-management
Arrangements
Upper Waikato
River Integrated
Management Plan
Te Arawa River Iwi
Environmental
Management Plan
Exemptions for
customary
activities
Regulations and
bylaws
Joint management
arrangements with
local authorities
Joint Management Agreements
Resource Consent Process
LA provides TARIT with information on resource consent applications
LA and TARIT develop and agree criteria to assist the LA decision making
under specified sections of the RMA
RMA Planning documents
Convene a joint working party to make recommendations to the LA
Make joint decisions on the final recommendations
Monitoring and enforcement
LA and TARIT meet at least twice a year to discuss monitoring and
enforcement including priorities and iwi participation
Joint Management Agreement process
Joint committee
•Between Iwi and local
authority
Progress report to
Minister
JMA in force
In the event of disputes -
•JMA must be finalised by Iwi
and local authority
•WRA will make
recommendations
•If disputes remain, Minister
makes final determination
Regulations and By-Laws
Customary
Fishing
• Will allow Iwi to
manage customary
fishing through the
issuing of
authorisations to
fisheries managed
under the Fisheries
Act 1996.
• Rec to GG by
27/10/12 for regs
Fishing
Management
• Will allow TARIT to
recommend the making of
bylaws (by the Minister of
Fisheries) to restrict or
prohibit fishing of fisheries
managed under the
Fisheries Act. 1996.
• Bylaws cannot have an
undue adverse effect on
fishing.
• Rec to GG by 12/5/11 for
regs
• No deadline for making
bylaws
Conservation
• Consider possible
regs for the
management of
aquatic life,
habitats and
natural resources
managed under
Conservation
legislation
• By Jan 2016
Waikato River Authority
Purpose
Vision and Strategy

Set the primary direction through the vision and strategy to achieve the
restoration and protection of the health and wellbeing of the Waikato river for
present and future generations
Leadership
 Promote an integrated, holistic, and co-ordinated approach to the implementation
of the vision and strategy and the management of the Waikato river
Clean-up trust
 Fund rehabilitation initiatives for the Waikato river as trustee of the Waikato river
clean-up trust
Other Functions
Advisory Function to:
Local authorities on giving effect to vision and strategy through
RMA Planning documents
Management agencies to achieve integrated, holistic and coordinated
Approach to implementing the vision and strategy
The environmental protection authority (power to request callins)
Other Functions
Monitoring Function
Carry out effectiveness monitoring - 5 yearly report to crown and iwi
RMA Hearing Commissioners
Maintain register of iwi-appointed commissioners
Appoint accredited commissioners to
• Relevant environment Waikato hearing committees
• Relevant boards of inquiry
A Co-Governance Era: Opportunities
and Challenges
Provides for innovation and change
Creates a vehicle for tangata whenua to restore the Waikato River
Provides a platform for enduring, effective relationships across
the community.
Builds on a range of aspirations for the river and uses collective
values to restore the river.
Resourced to make a change.
Provides legislative teeth to empower tangata whenua in positive
ways.
Shares decision making
Challenges?
Little known or understood of co-governance in the wider
environment
Some reluctance from those who believe it is a loss of power by
traditional central and local government.
Resourcing still low for the issues at hand
Relationships established but some put little effort into them
once created.
Entrenched views are challenged creating some tensions in this
first early period.
Feedback?
What are your thoughts on this new regime?
What are the challenges you believe will be faced in this era of
co-governance/co-management?
What are the opportunities?