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Resolution
number GBI/2021/21
MOVED by Deputy Chairperson L Coles, seconded
by Member P O'Shea:
That the Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board:
a) resolve the
following formal feedback to inform the preparation of the draft Regional
Park Management Plan 2021:
i)
acknowledge the importance
of mana whenua input into regional parks.
ii)
Support for greater
collaboration and investment with mana whenua for telling stories of the land
and use of Maori names.
iii)
Support the
protection of cultural heritage sites and sites of significance within
regional parks.
iv)
Support the focus
for the prioritisation of the environment and restoration programmes.
v)
Support for an
eco-climate response considering the impacts and identifying mitigation
options for climate change and pest control which includes DoC and private
landowners than border on regional parks.
vi)
Support
opportunities to leverage low-carbon transport within and between regional
parks.
vii)
Support the
recommendation outlined within the submission from the Hauraki Gulf Forum
that all Hauraki Gulf-facing regional parks are included within the Hauraki
Gulf Marine Park.
viii)
Recommend marine
protection measures are included in the plan to protect and enhance coastal
and marine ecosytems in waters adjacent to coastal regional parks, in
partnership with mana whenua and central government.
ix)
Support a permanent
water supply at Glenfern Sanctuary as the importance of a supply of
non-potable water at Glenfern was noted during the pandemic in 2020.
x)
Support for stock
at regional parks if appropriately managed with riparian measures in place.
xi)
Request that the
Glenfern Sanctuary operational model and the Deed of License be revisited and
revised.
xii)
Recommend that the
daily operations of Glenfern Sanctuary be fully funded with an on-site ranger.
CARRIED
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