Iwi Chairs Forum – 26 April 2022
April 26th, 2022
| Tena tatou,
Please see below the details for two upcoming hui this week.
The first is the Rāhui meeting which is tonight, Tuesday 26th April from 6.30pm to 8.00pm. We will look at some of the recent rāhui across the motu particularly those that have received support from the government to enforce the rāhui that have been placed.
The second our Forestry Policy Panel Kōrero, will be held tomorrow, Wednesday 27th April from 6.30pm to 8.00pm.
The new policy settings could be crucial in providing equitable options for Māori landowners wanting to replant natives as carbon sinks and enjoy remuneration at the same level as exotic forest carbon farming.
Please find more information on each of these hui and their Zoom links below.
Ngā mihi,
Mike Smith |
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| This hui looks at the success of the recent rāhui established over scallop beds in the Far North and Hauraki Gulf, and the subsequent agreement by the government to enforce these declarations of Mana Māori Motuhake, together with an update on the recent rāhui over kaimoana beds in Taranaki. This will be the first of a series of hui addressing critical issues facing our oceans.
Te Pou Take Āhuarangi team would like to invite you to attend a briefing on this issue at:
6:30 – 8:00pm Tuesday 26th April |
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Forestry Policy Panel Kōrero
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| The government climate change policy reforms are ramping up and the government is currently considering a raft of changes that will have a significant impact on our social and economic development. This includes a new policy on managing exotic afforestation incentives by changing the forestry settings in the NZ Emission Trading Scheme.
Some of the key issues being explored are;
- Excluding exotic forests from the permanent post-1989 category in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS)
- Whether to adjust how carbon accounting applies to forests on remote and marginal to harvest land
- Opportunities for improving incentives for indigenous afforestation
The new policy settings could be crucial in providing equitable options for Māori landowners wanting to replant natives as carbon sinks and enjoy remuneration at the same level as exotic forest carbon farming. The government is seeking input on key policy and its implications on Iwi/ hapū/whānau forestry plantations and this is a good time to interrogate officials on their thinking and influence decision making.
This hui will be open to all interested and affected Māori. This session will comprise a briefing and Q&A with key government officials, after which they will leave the meeting and a general discussion with occur.
Te Pou Take Āhuarangi team would like to invite you to attend a briefing on this issue at:
6:30 – 8:00pm Wednesday 27th April |
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