Taiao
Nau mai, haere mai ki te rōpū Taiao o Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa!
The Taiao Unit is responsible for facilitating kaitiakitanga and giving effect to the provisions in the Ngati Awa Environmental Plan in the Ngati Awa Area of Interest, on behalf of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa as the iwi authority and post-settlement governance entity.
Members of the Taiao team assess consents, provide feedback on draft and proposed statutory plans, strategies, and documents; facilitate engagement and the TRONA executive on environmental projects and matters; and works with the Pou Kokiri Mike Panapa who facilitates engagement with hapu and for the provision of karakia alongside relevant hapu representatives and kaumatua.
NGĀTI AWA ENVIRONMENT PLAN
The purpose of this Plan is to articulate our:
• common vision for kaitiakitanga of our natural resources and ancestral taonga.
• issues regarding resource and environmental management within our rohe.
• position regarding activities and development within our rohe (i.e. what we want or do not want to happen).
• expectations with regards to consultation by others, particularly Council, Central Government Agencies, developers and resource consent applicants.
Consents
Bev Hughes (BSocSc Resource & Environmental Planning 1st Class – Waikato University) is contracted till 19 December 2025 to draft TRONA Responses and Assessments of applications for:
Resource Consent
Heritage NZ Authority
Department of Conservation Concessions or Permits
Contact:
Bev Hughes
0274 711 806 (text)
bev@ngatiawa.iwi.nz
Costs:
TRONA charges $250 an hour + $150 admin fee + $1.17c per km for site visit + GST.
Please note that consent activities proposed in the area west of Otamarakau to Maketu will be referred to Te Tawera Hapu for assessment. Ms Hughes will provide their contact details upon receipt of those enquiries.
Please email a copy of:
The Application for Resource Consent
The Assessment of Environmental Effects
Any Archaeological and Ecological Report
Written confirmation TRONA Invoice will be paid
The name and address of the persons to whom the TRONA Invoice should be sent
Please text or email Ms Hughes to arrange initial talks and a site visit.
Planning
Bev is also contracted to draft input, feedback, and submissions on national, regional, district, environmental and resource management plans, strategies, spatial plans, asset management plans, and similar statutory planning instruments on behalf of TRONA.
Contact:
Bev Hughes
0274 711 806
bev@ngatiawa.iwi.nz
Costs:
Please note TRONA seeks to recover costs for its early contributions to statutory planning at the same rate as consents. These costs are associated with TRONA’s early written input or feedback on statutory plans or documents.
TRONA does not charge the planning entity for the submissions TRONA makes.
The Administration fee of $150 may also be charged along with the appropriate mileage rate of the time for travel to meetings + GST.
Environmental Projects
Pretty Ross is the Environmental Lead at TRONA responsible for facilitating engagement and feedback on environmental projects proposed in the Ngāti Awa rohe.
Ms Ross is also responsible for changes and development of Ngāti Awa environmental planning and strategies and is the Environmental Team lead at Te Runanga o Ngati Awa.
Contact:
Pretty Ross, Pou Tūtohu | Compliance, Capability & Environmental Leadership
pretty.ross@ngatiawa.iwi.nz
07 307 0760
TRONA exercises discretion as to whether it will invoice for services provided by Mrs Ross.
Cost enquiries are encouraged during the initial engagement.
Hapu Engagement and Karakia - Blessings
Mike Panapa, Pou Kokiri at TRONA is responsible for:
facilitating engagement with hapu representatives.
arranging for karakia/blessings
giving effect to the Ngati Awa Discovery Protocol by arranging kaumatua attendance in the event of discovery of koiwi tangata (human remains), taonga tuturu (artefacts, and waahi tapu and waahi taonga (sacred sites and sites of significance) in the Ngati awa rohe.
Contact:
Mike Panapa, Pou Kokiri
Mike.Panapa@ngatiawa.iwi.nz
07 307 0760
TRONA exercises discretion as to whether it will invoice for services provided by Mr Panapa.
Cost enquiries are encouraged during the initial engagement.