Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 11, 2018 17:13:32 GMT 12
FIRST MANA WHAKAHONO A ROHE
In April 2017 the National Government released a suite of changes to the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). Among those changes was a significant provision to enhance the participation of Maori in council decision-making enshrined in the legislation as Mana Whakahono a Rohe (MWR) or Iwi Participation Agreements. Completion of these arrangements is mandatory should a local authority or regional council receive an invitation from an iwi authority.
The purpose of a Mana Whakahono a Rohe is (section 58M):
* to provide a mechanism for iwi authorities and local authorities to discuss, agree and record ways in which tangata whenua may, through their iwi authorities, participate in resource management and decision-making processes under this Act; and
* to assist local authorities to comply with their statutory duties under this Act, including through the implementation of sections 6(e), 7(a) and 8.
The test will come when the specific details pertaining to participation have been identified: in particular those matters that are not mandatory which include (section 58R (4)):
* How a local authority is to consult or notify iwi on resource consent matters;
* Circumstances in which an iwi authority may be given limited notification as an affected party;
* Any arrangement relating to other functions, duties, or powers under [the RMA];
* If there are two or more iwi authorities, how they will work collectively together to participate with local authorities; and
* Whether an iwi authority has delegated to a group or person a role to participate in particular processes under the RMA......
localgovernmentmag.co.nz/lg-magazine/communities_lg/bay-of-plenty-regional-council/
In April 2017 the National Government released a suite of changes to the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). Among those changes was a significant provision to enhance the participation of Maori in council decision-making enshrined in the legislation as Mana Whakahono a Rohe (MWR) or Iwi Participation Agreements. Completion of these arrangements is mandatory should a local authority or regional council receive an invitation from an iwi authority.
The purpose of a Mana Whakahono a Rohe is (section 58M):
* to provide a mechanism for iwi authorities and local authorities to discuss, agree and record ways in which tangata whenua may, through their iwi authorities, participate in resource management and decision-making processes under this Act; and
* to assist local authorities to comply with their statutory duties under this Act, including through the implementation of sections 6(e), 7(a) and 8.
The test will come when the specific details pertaining to participation have been identified: in particular those matters that are not mandatory which include (section 58R (4)):
* How a local authority is to consult or notify iwi on resource consent matters;
* Circumstances in which an iwi authority may be given limited notification as an affected party;
* Any arrangement relating to other functions, duties, or powers under [the RMA];
* If there are two or more iwi authorities, how they will work collectively together to participate with local authorities; and
* Whether an iwi authority has delegated to a group or person a role to participate in particular processes under the RMA......
localgovernmentmag.co.nz/lg-magazine/communities_lg/bay-of-plenty-regional-council/