TE MURA O TE AHI: THE HEAT OF THE BATTLE

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1 TE MURA O TE AHI: THE HEAT OF THE BATTLE How science and the social converge in the struggle for the environment Presentation to the Auckland Council, 8 November 2017

2 E tipu e rea mō ngā rā o tōu ao Ko tōu ringa ki ngā rākau a te Pākehā hei ora mō tō tinana Kō tō ngākau ki ngā taonga a ō tūpuna hei tikitiki mō tō māhunga Ā ko tō wairua ki te Atua nāna nei ngā mea katoa Tā Apirana Ngata 2

3 Source: Google Earth 3

4 Treatment ponds at AFFCO Manawatū April Bennett 4

5 Otoku Stream/Discharge channel, AFFCO Manawatū April Bennett 5

6 Upper Oroua River Robb Kloss. Reproduced with permission 6

7 Aorangi Oroua River Kauwhata Source: Google Earth 7

8 Image: Meeting house at Awahuri. Source: Public Photograph Collection Tw 2-4, Manawatū Heritage, Palmerston North City Library. Reproduced with permission 8

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10 Te Rangimarie Marae belonging to Rangitāne ki Manawatū, near confluence of Manawatū and Oroua rivers. Photo courtesy Māori Maps/Krzysztof Pfeiffer, 10

11 COMMISSIONERS A F F C O TE MURA O TE AHI THE HEAT OF THE BATTLE SCIENCE SOCIAL H O R I Z O N S SUBMITTERS Ngāti Kauwhata Ngāti Whakatere Rangitāne o Manawatū Water Care Association and others 11

12 URL: affco-new-zealandltd 12

13 Ngāti Kauwhata Concerns Values Measurements Recreational prohibitions Absence of fish life Safe use Nutritional properties Culture Spirituality Recreational safety of adults and children Abundant fish life Impacts on the cultural integrity of Ngāti Kauwhata Source: Durie, M. H. (2014). Statement of evidence in the matter of the Resource Management Act (RMA) 1991 and in the matter of a joint hearing of the applications for resource consents and a notice of requirement lodged by Manawatu District Council (MDC) - Infrastructure Group, in relation to the treatment and disposal of treated wastewater from the Feilding Wastewater Treatment Plant on Kawakawa Road. Culturally uncontaminated Fulfilling role as kaitiaki Endorsement from other iwi 13

14 FOOD SECURITY Poor river health Access Availability Utilisation Ngāti Kauwhata Mana Manaakitanga Mātauranga 14

15 Ngāti Kauwhata Concerns Values Measurements Recreational prohibitions Absence of fish life Safe use Nutritional properties Culture Spirituality Recreational safety of adults and children Abundant fish life Impacts on the cultural integrity of Ngāti Kauwhata Culturally uncontaminated Fulfilling role as kaitiaki Source: Durie, M. H. (2014). Statement of evidence in the matter of the Resource Management Act (RMA) 1991 and in the matter of a joint hearing of the applications for resource consents and a notice of Endorsement from requirement lodged by Manawatu District Council (MDC) - Infrastructure Group, in relation to the treatment and disposal of treated wastewater other iwi from the Feilding Wastewater Treatment Plant on Kawakawa Road. 15

16 Dimension Physical Indicators Adapted from: Rauhuia Environmental Services Te Maru o Ruahine Trust and Ngā Kaitiaki o Ngāti Kauwhata. (2012). Cultural Impact Assessment of the Feilding Sewage Treatment Plant discharges upon the cultural values of Ngāti Kauwhata. Produced for Ngā Kaitiaki o Ngāti Kauwhata and the Manawatū District Council. E.coli, ammonia, nitrogen, clarity, phosphorus, macroinvertebrates, periphyton Spiritual Cultural Waahi whakamoemiti, place of spiritual cleansing Waimāori, freshwater supply Mahinga kai, traditional food supply Emotional Waahi tākaro, a safe recreational place for children 16

17 reports do not provide an accurate representation of the current state of water quality and freshwater ecology in the Oroua River some of these conclusions are incomplete or taken out of context (Source: Statement of Evidence of Dr Olivier Michel Nicholas Ausseil (Water Quality and Ecology) on behalf of AFFCO, 26 October 2016, in the matter of the Resource Management Act (RMA) 1991 and of resource consent applications under section 88 for AFFCO NEW ZEALAND LIMITED for discharges from the AFFCO MANAWATU EXPORT MEAT PROCESSING PLANT, p. 31) 17

18 (a) a 5 yearly investigative process whereby AFFCO will investigate the potential to apply more wastewater to land. This will involve direct consultation with Ngati Kauwhata and Rangitaane; and (a) Cultural Health Index Monitoring for Ngati Kauwhata and Rangitaane. while not avoiding or mitigating all of the issues raised in submissions and the CIA from a cultural perspective, I consider the effects on cultural values and heritage to be acceptable, and certainly an improvement over the current situation. (Source: Statement of Evidence of Hywel David Edwards (Planning and Conditions) on behalf of AFFCO New Zealand Limited, 27 October 2016, in the matter of the Resource Management Act (RMA) 1991 and of resource consent applications under section 88 for AFFCO NEW ZEALAND LIMITED for discharges from the AFFCO MANAWATU EXPORT MEAT PROCESSING PLANT, p. 17). 18

19 Waterways in the catchment are safe, accessible, swimmable, and provide good recreation and food resources (Manawatū River Leaders Accord, 2010) 19

20 the Project enhances the mauri of the Oroua River To the degree iwi want the mauri of the wai absolutely protected that is inconsistent with the One Plan's management objective of maintaining and enhancing the mauri. Source: Closing submissions on behalf of AFFCO NEW ZEALAND LIMITED, 9 December 2016, before the Manawatu- Wanganui Regional Council in the matter of an application for resource consent in relation to the discharge of treated meat works effluent to the Oroua River, discharge of treated wastewater onto and into land that may enter groundwater, discharge of odours and aerosols into air, land use consent for a discharge structure in the bank of the Oroua River and a bed level control structure in the Otoku Stream from the AFFCO Plant, Feilding, p

21 The consent term is the only mitigation factor that I can see would meaningfully address the contribution [of the discharge] to the alienation of the iwi from the awa.* The Planner s statement fails to recognise that AFFCO is doing more than its fair share to improve water quality in the River and to reduce spiritual effects (in particular by having an overland passage system).** *Tabitha Manderson, Consultant Planner to Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council, Advice to independent hearing commissioners on AFFCO New Zealand s resource consent applications to Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council on the Feilding Meat Processing Plant, circa December 2016, p. 2 ** Closing submissions on behalf of AFFCO NEW ZEALAND LIMITED, 9 December 2016, p