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Sewage pollution in the water Toxic algal blooms Declining water clarity Weed growths along the shoreline Inappropriate sites for new subdivisions Invasive pests and weeds Overdevelopment of Taupo lakefront Restrictions to legal access Thefts and vandalism Beach lifter Visual pollution Noise pollution Destruction of unique geological features.
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Confusion in the roles and responsibilities of government agencies in the management of natural resources within the Ngati Tuwharetoa rohe Lack of partnership between Ngati Tuwharetoa and government agencies in the management of natural resources within the Ngati Tuwharetoa rohe Intellectual and cultural property rights of tangata whenua need to be protected Adverse effect on mauri through the mixing of waters from other catchments Discharge of human sewage and storm water into water bodies Need to make sure both hapu and tribal wahi tapu are protected, while keeping their exact nature and location confidential to Kaitiaki Lack of knowledge on the status or condition of wahi tapu areas Confusion about roles and responsibilities in enforcing the harvest of native species. This confusion results in insufficient protection of mahinga kai Ad hoc implementation of Crown Minerals Act 1991 and Resource Management Act 1991 by agencies in the area of mineral exploration The management of geothermal resources is controlled by statutory authorities as opposed to nga hapu o Ngati Tuwharetoa.
1.3 About the Plan The Plan is made up as follows: • •
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Part One Introduction Part Two Overview issues (relationships, Ngati Tuwharetoa and commercial values) - these issues have an over-riding influence across all other values (they can be regarded as providing an umbrella for the other resource-related activities) Part Three Environmental values - these include the 12 community values identified Appendices - these expand on some of the details of this plan
Under each Community Value (or groupings of values) the following matters are covered: • • • • • • •
What does the community want to achieve? What are the main threats to the value? What is currently happening to manage this value? What needs to be done in addition to the current work to reduce the threats? What can you do to reduce the threats? How will we know that the value is being protected? What else do we need to find out about this value?
