One year to go for the development of the Hauraki Gulf marine spatial plan!

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Sea Change
A milestone month

July 2014 was an exciting month for the Stakeholder Working Group (SWG) charged with delivering the marine spatial plan for Sea Change – Tai Timu Tai Pari. July marked the commencement of the work programme for Roundtables (as part of ‘phase 2’ of the SWG’s work) as well as signalling ‘one year to go!’ for the development of the Hauraki Gulf marine spatial plan. It’s both confronting and highly motivating to think that this time next year, the SWG will have completed and delivered the plan and the important work of championing and implementing its recommendations will begin.    

In the meantime, however, there is a great deal of work to do – and our six Roundtables are cracking through it at speed! Checking in with members of the ‘Sea Change – Tai Timu Tai Pari community’ also remains a priority focus throughout our work and in recent weeks we have reconnected with its ‘Hauraki 100+’ members. Many of this wonderful group of people have been part of the project since its early days and we’re grateful for their ongoing interest and the knowledge they share with us.

In this issue of our newsletter, we look in more detail at the Hauraki 100+ events, overview the Mātauranga Māori Hui hosted by mana whenua representatives from the Project Steering Group and SWG and introduce you to two more members of our SWG – Lucy Tukua and Matt Ball.     

Share your views

Please feel free to share your views with us as we continue to build our knowledge – we are very much in ‘listening mode’ and want to hear from you. In particular, what do you think about the scope of the Roundtables? Is there anything we have missed? Please click here to have your say on Roundtable topics. We look forward to hearing from you. 

Thank you again for your support and interest as we work towards safeguarding the Gulf as a healthy, productive and sustainable resource for all users. It’s vital that everyone who values the Hauraki Gulf knows about this project, so please encourage friends, family and colleagues to stay in the loop by signing up for these monthly updates.

Best wishes to all,
Nick Main
Independent Chair, Stakeholder Working Group.
New on the website!

Our website is the place to go for everything to do with Sea Change – Tai Timu Tai Pari. New postings this month are…

Gulf factsheets
Learn more about the Hauraki Gulf, how it is used and enjoyed – and on the pressures it faces as an ecosystem bordering New Zealand’s largest and fastest-growing urban area.   

Roundtable pages
From July-December 2014, six Roundtables will gather information and report back to the Stakeholder Working Group (SWG). New web pages outline the scope of each Roundtable, its membership and the types of presentations and information to be considered over coming months.

Newsletters and media page
Keen to get a sense of how Sea Change – Tai Timu Tai Pari has developed since the project began in 2013? All the updates are now on one page of the site. Make a cuppa and catch up with all things Sea Change – Tai Timu Tai Pari!      

Presentations and progress
You can track the SWG’s progress through meeting notes posted on the website. We also publish the presentations and supporting papers used to inform our work.

The ‘Hauraki 100+’ are a group of community stakeholders who have been involved with work on Sea Change – Tai Timu Tai Pari from its early days. Many were present at Stakeholder Working Group selection forums in 2013 and as a group they have shown great ongoing interest in the development of a marine spatial plan for the Hauraki Gulf.

Two ‘Hauraki 100+’ meetings were held in June (Whitianga) and July (Auckland) to bring the ‘Hauraki 100+’ up to date with how the project is progressing.

A small but enthusiastic contingent in Whitianga endorsed the work being undertaken by the SWG. In Auckland, a great turnout of around 70 people spent time giving detailed feedback on the six Roundtable topics, after hearing a presentation by SWG Independent Chair Nick Main, a roundup of community outreach by SWG member Alison Henry and a compelling overview of some of the scientific presentations the SWG has been considering by SWG member Raewyn Peart. The Hauraki 100+ meetings will now be held quarterly, with the next meetings scheduled for October.  

On Monday 21 July 2014, mana whenua representatives from the Sea Change – Tai Timu Tai Pari Project Steering Group and SWG hosted a Mātauranga Māori Hui at Hotunui, Auckland War Memorial Museum.

People attending the Hui were privileged to hear key presentations from two exceptional speakers: Justice Joe Williams and Dr Shaun Awatere. Justice Williams presented a thought-provoking address entitled ‘Founding Cultures: The cultures of Cook’s and Kupe’s peoples in modern New Zealand’; while Dr Awatere spoke eloquently on ‘Mātauranga Māori for planning and policy’.

Both presentations can be viewed on the updates page of the Sea Change – Tai Timu Tai Pari website. Our thanks go to Justice Williams and Dr Awatere for their willingness to share their expert knowledge with those involved in Sea Change – Tai Timu Tai Pari.

The 14 members of the Stakeholder Working Group – or SWG – are the core of the ‘outside in’ collaboration model that is the basis of the Sea Change – Tai Timu Tai Pari project. SWG members come from a wide range of backgrounds and bring with them a wealth of skills and experience. In each issue of this newsletter, we’ll introduce you to some of the SWG members. This month, meet some of the SWG members based in Auckland – environmental manager and mana whenua representative Lucy Tukua, and communications and stakeholder engagement manager Matt Ball.
Lucy Tukua

Lucy is the Environment Manager (interim) at Ngati Paoa Iwi Trust whose footprint covers from Matakana in the north to Matakana in the south. She is currently supporting the post-settlement governance entity for Ngati Paoa in the area of both Resource Management and Local Government matters. In 2013 Lucy was appointed as one of four SWG mana whenua representatives. 

“I have been at the coalface for as long as I can remember, having graduated from kaimahi on the Marae to committee member to Trustee and traversing from the paepae to the Board room with relative comfort. I am passionate about both my kainga/places of upbringing, i.e. Te Puaha o Waikato (Port Waikato at the river mouth) and at Kaiaua (on the western shores of Tikapa Moana).

“I grew up with a close affinity to Tikapa Moana and acknowledge my tupuna and our waahi tapu/urupa that feature along the foreshore having an outlook across Tikapa Moana to the Coromandel ranges.

“As a seafaring Iwi, Ngati Paoa are fortunate to be able to engage in the ancient cultural practice of Waka Taua and in 1989 launched our Waka Taua, Te Kotuiti Tuarua – still a formidable sight on the water seating 60 kaihoe/rowers.

“Iwi of Tamaki Makaurau, of Tikapa Moana/Te Moananui a Toi aspire to ensure that their cultural practices are provided for and therefore are not being ‘planned’ out of their traditional practices they wish to uphold, to continue to navigate these waterways and to honor, mitigate and protect the bounty and mauri of Tangaroa.”
Matt Ball

Matt has been Head of Communications at Ports of Auckland since 2012. Matt consolidated his strong experience in stakeholder communications overseas, working in London as stakeholder communications manager for London Underground and British Rail.

After 10 years in the UK, Matt became one of the ‘reverse brain drain’ generation, moving back to New Zealand and settling in Auckland with his family.

Matt’s involvement in Sea Change – Tai Timu Tai Pari is inspired by both professional interest and by his strong affection for Waiheke Island, where, in his youth, he would travel to visit his grandfather.

“I love Waiheke and spent time living in Oneroa in the late ’80s, so I had the great privilege of waking up to the sights and sounds of the Hauraki Gulf every day,” said Matt. “Now, working for Ports of Auckland, I see how intensively the Gulf is used, and the significance of its role in ensuring New Zealand’s ongoing prosperity through commercial activity.

“For me, Sea Change – Tai Timu Tai Pari is about working through potential ways we can balance and manage the environmental and economic pressures on the Gulf, so we can all continue to use and enjoy it.

"I’m pleased to be involved, as the Hauraki Gulf is an incredibly special place and it deserves our focused attention.”       
Hauraki Gulf Marine Park
In partnership with mana whenua and the following agencies:
Hauraki Gulf Forum
Ministry for Primary Industries
Department of Conservation - Te Papa Atawhai
Waikato Regional Council
Auckland Council
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