Te Maru o Kaituna River Authority is a co-governance partnership mandated to restore, protect and enhance the environmental, cultural and spiritual health and well-being of the Kaituna River.
The Authority is the co-governance partnership set up by the Tapuika Claims Settlement Act 2014. It is made up of iwi representatives from Tapuika Iwi Authority Trust, Te Kapu Ō Waitaha, Te Pumautanga o Te Arawa Trust, Te Tāhuhu o Tawakeheimoa Trust and Te Komiti Nui o Ngāti Whakaue, and council representatives from the Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Rotorua Lakes Council, Western Bay of Plenty District Council and Tauranga City Council. It is a permanent joint committee of the four councils.
The Act also directed the production of the Kaituna River Document as a tool to empower local iwi and councils to guide better care of their awa and its tributaries. The Kaituna River Document - Kaituna, he taonga tuku iho - a treasure handed down, was prepared and approved by Te Maru o Kaituna River Authority on 22 June 2018, and took effect from 1 August 2018.
Membership
Your Te Maru o Kaituna River Authority representatives are:
Organisation | Representative | Alternate |
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Tapuika Iwi Authority Trust | Dean Flavell (Chair) | Geoff Rice |
Te Kapu Ō Waitaha/Tapuika Iwi Authority Trust | To be confirmed | |
Te Pumautanga o Te Arawa Trust | Piki Thomas | Rawiri Kingi |
Te Tāhuhu o Tawakeheimoa Trust – (Ngāti Rangiwewehi) | Nicki Douglas | Vincent Brown |
Te Komiti Nui o Ngāti Whakaue |
To be confirmed | Raymond Pou Poasa |
Bay of Plenty Regional Council |
Councillor Matemoana McDonald (Deputy Chair) Councillor Te Taru White (informal member) |
Councillor Jane Nees |
Rotorua Lakes Council | Mr Nick Chater (Lakes Community Board) | Councillor Tania Tapsell |
Western Bay of Plenty District Council | Councillor Grant Dally | Deputy Mayor John Scrimgeour |
Tauranga City Council | Councillor Heidi Hughes | Councillor Steve Morris |