Statutory acknowledgements
Nga Whakaaetanga-a-Ture ki Te Taiao a Toi | Statutory Acknowledgements in the Bay of Plenty
Nga Whakaaetanga-a-Ture ki Te Taiao a Toi contains statutory acknowledgements from Treaty of Waitangi settlement legislation negotiated between the Crown and iwi in the Bay of Plenty region. It is a compendium document to be read with the Bay of Plenty Regional Policy Statement and regional plans, and any variation or change notified by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.
Iwi that currently have statutory acknowledgements are:
Ngāti Awa
Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty)
Te Arawa (Lakes)
Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapū
Ngāti Whare
Ngāti Manawa
Ngāti Mākino
Waitaha
Tapuika
Ngāti Rangiwewehi
Ngāti Rangiteaorere
Hineuru
Ngāti Pūkenga
Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Taupō)
Ngāti Hinerangi
Ngati Rangitihi
Whakatōhea
Ngāti Tara Tokanui’
A Statutory Acknowledgement is a formal acknowledgement by the Crown that recognises the particular cultural, spiritual, historical and traditional association an iwi has with a site of significance or resource identified as a statutory area. Statutory Acknowledgement Areas only relate to Crown-owned land and include areas of land, geographic features, lakes, rivers, wetlands and coastal marine areas. With respect to bodies of water such as lakes, rivers and wetlands, the Statutory Acknowledgement excludes any part of the bed not owned or controlled by the Crown.
Under the Resource Management Act 1991, Deeds of Settlement and Settlement Legislation achieved with each iwi, require regional, city and district councils to include statutory acknowledgments in relevant district and regional plans and policy statements, and to have regard to them in resource consent decision making.
This includes the:
Operative Bay of Plenty Regional Policy Statement
Operative Bay of Plenty Regional Natural Resources Plan
Operative Regional Plan for the Tarawera River Catchment
Operative Bay of Plenty Regional Coastal Environment Plans
Operative Regional River Gravel Management Plan
Operative Rotorua Geothermal Regional Plan
Operative On-site Effluent Treatment Regional Plan
Any proposed regional plan or policy statement and any variation/change notified by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council
View Nga Whakaaetanga-a-Ture ki Te Taiao a Toi (Statutory Acknowledgements in the Bay of Plenty):
Chapter 4 Ngāti Tūwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) Statutory Acknowledgements
Chapter 5 Te Arawa (Lakes) Statutory Acknowledgements
Lake Rotorua Maps (1-26)
Chapter 6 Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapū Statutory Acknowledgements
Chapter 16 Ngāti Tūwharetoa (Taupō) Statutory Acknowledgements
Map 2 - Statutory Acknowledgements in the Western Bay of Plenty District (Tapuika)
Map 6 - Statutory Acknowledgements in Eastern Bay of Plenty (Whakatohea me part Ngāti Awa)