Transcript Applicant's Presentation at hearing (1) (.pptx)

Richard Hill
Richard Hill & Associates
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Participation – ensuring effective engagement
and input
Principles to be taken into account:
 Tiaki, Kaitiakitanga – responsibility of Maori to manage
natural resources for future generations
 Manaakitanga – cultural rights and ownership within
iwi or hapū boundaries
 Broad biophysical considerations, whakapapa – the
ordering of relationships in the natural world
 Specific impacts to culturally important species.
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Comment on or model the impacts of agents on
broader trophic impacts - Section 5.1.2
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Comment on any beneficial role of target weeds –
Moth plant provides no benefits
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Comment on relevant restoration plans – Numerous
community based or local habitat protection projects
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Applicants to map infestations to allow Hapū to
assess risk at a rohe level – In hand
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Maintain information and monitoring data in a form
accessible to kaitiaki Māori – National assessment
protocol
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Applicants to work more proactively with hapū and
Iwi to better understand interests and priorities.
How does proposal specifically affect hapū and Iwi
interests and priorities regionally (RC priority
agreements)
Applicants to work with Iwi and hapū to recognise
and assess impacts against Treaty principles and
provisions (settlements)
RC and DOC work with Iwi and hapū in development
of pest management strategies
Discussions underway with regional councils