Hapū/Iwi Resource Management Plans

Funding for hapū/iwi resource management plans

Council provides a contribution (in part) to the development of HIMP plans. Annual Plan funding has been allocated so that these plans are continually developed reviewed or updated. The fund must cater for any eligible hapū and iwi within the bounds of the Bay of Plenty region. All funding applications are carefully considered.

Apply online

• To apply for funding, please complete this online form.

Criteria for application

1. Only those hapū and iwi with land interests in the Bay of Plenty Regional Council boundaries are eligible to apply.
2. Applications must be in writing and signed by person/s duly authorised by the hapū/iwi.
3. The proposed plan must be recognised by the relevant iwi authority and approved by a wide representation of the hapū/iwi.
4. Funding will only be paid to an established Maori entitiy such as a marae committee, iwi authority, hapū trust or consultants acting on behalf of the applicant.
5. A copy of the final plan will be lodged with Bay of Plenty Regional Council as a reference for staff. The plan name will be placed on this page.
6. Please note that all recipients of hapū/iwi resource management funding agree to a copy of their hapū or iwi resource management plan (either new, revised or updated) being posted on our website.

See HIMP documentation below to assist applications for funding.

• Policies and Procedures for Funding to develop Hapū/Iwi Resource Management Planning documents of our Region
• Hapū/Iwi Resource Management Planning Application Form 
• Pamphlet on Funding to Develop Hapū/Iwi Resource Planning Documents 
• Official Lodgement Form for a Hapū/Iwi Planning Document 

For further information please contact Māori Policy staff at Bay of Plenty Regional Council on the contact details at the bottom of the page.

Taking account of iwi planning documents

• Taking account of iwi planning documents

List of hapū/iwi management plans lodged with us

IMP Plans lodged with the Council and recognised by the relevant iwi authority by Māori Constituency and location:

Mauāo Constituency

• Ngāti Pūkenga Resource Management Plan, 1993 - Western Bay of Plenty
• Nga Aukati Taonga o Tapuika me Waitaha, 1993 - Te Puke/Maketū
• Ngaiterangi Iwi Resource Management Plan, 1995 - Western Bay of Plenty/Tauranga
• Voices Nga Korero Whakahiahia o Ngaiterangi me Ngāti Pūkenga, 1999 - Western Bay of Plenty/Tauranga
• Ngapotiki Environmental Management Plan (Draft), 2001 - Western Bay of Plenty/Pāpāmoa
• Te Whatu: Ngaiterangi Natural Resources Environment Management Manual, 2002 - Tauranga
• Nga Taonga Tuku Iho - Pirirakau Hapu Environmental Management Plan, 2004 - Tauranga
• Whaia te mahere taiao o Hauraki - Hauraki Iwi Environmental Plan, 2004 - Paeroa/Thames
• Te Awanui: Tauranga Harbour Iwi Management Plan 2008- Tauranga 
• Te Rautau: Te Rāhui Taketake Ngāti Whakaue ki Maketū Hapū Management Plan 2018-2028
• Mōtītī Island Native Management Plan 2011 - Mōtītī Island
• Ngāti Kahu Hapū Environmental Management Plan 2011 - Tauranga, Wairoa 
• Matakana Rangiwāea Hapū Management Plan 2012 - Matakana and Rangiwāea Islands - Part 1 
• Matakana Rangiwāea Hapū Management Plan 2012 - Matakana and Rangiwāea Islands - Part 2
• Ngāi Te Ahi Hapū Management Plan 2013
• Ngāti Pūkenga Iwi ki Tauranga Trust Iwi Management Plan 2013 
• Te Mana Taiao O Ngāi Tamarawaho Hapū Management Plan - as of 19 July 2021
• SUPERSEDED: Te Mana Taiao O Ngāi Tamarawaho Hapū Management Plan - 31 May 2014 
• Tapuika Environmental Management Plan - July 2014 
• Ngāi Tapu Ngāi Tukairangi Hapū Management Plan - 2014 
• Ngāi Tamawhariua Hapū Management Plan - 2015 
• Tapuika Map Book - GIS Data Analysis Introduction
• Tapuika Map Book - Rohe and Resource Analysis 
• Tapuika Map Book - Tapuika Marae Aerial Maps 
• Tapuika Map Book - Tapuika Cultural Redress Lands - Reserves 
• Tapuika Map Books - Tapuika Commercial Redress Lands - Forest Blocks 
  • Ngāti Tapu Ngāi Tukairangi Hapū Management Plan Final 
• Tūhoromatanui - Ngā Pōtiki Environmental Plan
• Waitaha Iwi Management Plan Sections 1 and 2 
• Waitaha Iwi Management Plan Section 3
• Tauranga Moana Iwi Management Plan 2016-2026 - A joint Environmental Plan for Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngāti Pūkenga 
• Matakana and Rangiwāea Hapū Management Plan 2017 
• Pirirakau Hapū Management Plan 2017 
• Ngāti Hangarau Hapū Management Plan

Ōkurei Constituency

• Te Arawa Trust Board Iwi Resource Management Strategy Plan, 1993 - Rotorua/Maketū
• Te Runanga o Ngāti Pikiao Iwi Resource Management Strategy Plan, 1993 - Rotorua/Te Puke/Maketū/Otamarākau 
• Nga Tikanga Whakahaere Taonga o Ngāti Pikiao Whanui Iwi Resource Management Plan, 1997 - Rotorua 
• Ngāti Rangiwewehi Iwi Management Plan, 2008 - Rotorua/Awahou
• Ngāti Rangiwewehi Iwi Environmental Management Plan 2012 - Rotorua/Awahou - Part 1 
• Ngāti Rangiwewehi Iwi Environmental Management Plan 2012 - Rotorua/Awahou - Appendix 1 Maps 
• Ngāti Rangiwewehi Iwi Environmental Management Plan 2012 - Rotorua/Awahou - Appendix 2 Mapping Analysis 
• Te Taiao o Te Whatuoranganuku. Ngāti Tamateatutahi-Ngāti Kawiti Hapū Environmental Management Plan 2015
• Te Rautaki Taiao a Raukawa - Raukawa Environmental Management Plan 2015 - Part 1 
• Te Rautaki Taiao a Raukawa - Raukawa Environmental Management Plan 2015 - Part 2 
• Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara Iwi Environmental Management Plan 2016 
• Te Arawa Lakes Trust - Tūāpapa o ngā o Te Arawa 
• Te Rautau: Te Rāhui Taketake, Ngāti Whakaue ki Maketu, Hapū Management Plan, 2018-2028
• Ngāti Tahu Ngāti Whaoa Iwi Environmental Management Plan 2019 – Rising Above the Mist – Te Aranga Ake I Te Taimahatanga

Kōhi Constituency

• Waahi Tapu Sites of Ngati Awa, 2000 - Whakatāne
• Ngāi Tai Iwi Management Plan, Revised Edition 1999 (formally lodged 2008) - Torere
• Rangitāiki River Cultural Baseline Report, 2002 - Whakatāne/Te Teko/Thornton
• Te Mahere Whakarite Matatiki Taiao o Ngati Awa - Ngati Awa Environmental Plan 9 January 2019
• Te Whanau a Te Ehutu Iwi Management Plan (Draft), 2005 - Te Kaha
• Ngāti Umutahi Whenua Resource Management Plan, 2004 - Matata 
• Ngāti Manawa Iwi Management Plan 2007 (lodged 2009) - Murupara
• Ngāti Whare Iwi Resource Management Plan 2011 - Te Whaiti and Minginui 
• Ngāti Rangitihi Iwi Environmental Plan Part 1 final 2011 - Part 1 
• Ngāti Rangitihi Iwi Environmental Management Plan Part 2 (Mapbook)
• Te Whanau a Te Haraawaka Hapū Resource Management Plan Part 1
• Te Whanau a Te Haraawaka Hapū Resource Management Plan Part 2
• Tawharau O Nga Hapu O Whakatohea: Whakatohea Resource Management Plan 1993
• Hineuru Iwi Environmental Management Plan 2022-01-02
• Ngāti Rangataua Ngāti Pūkeko Resource Management Plan

Other Hapū/Iwi Documents:

• Upokorehe Hapū - Te Ipu o Te Mauri Strategic Plan, 2003 - Ōpape/Ōhiwa
• Te Nuka Kokiri o Ngai Tamahaua - Strategic Plan, 2002 - Ōpape
• Tuwharetoa ki Kawerau Strategic Plan, 1991 - Kawerau
• Nga Tikanga Tiaki i te Taiao. Maori Environmental Management in the Bay of Plenty 
• Regional Policy Statement, Generic plan for the Bay of Plenty 1993
• He Mahere Pūtahitanga - CNI Iwi Planning Document for Lodgement 2017 (now superseded) 
• He Mahere Pūtahitanga - CNI Iwi Management Plan

If you have any queries about the hapū and iwi management plans listed, please contact our Te Amorangi ropu.

Please Note: The management plans that do not have a hyperlink can be requested by contacting the relevant Iwi or Hapū.