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Mangawhaifocus October 7, 2024
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Kaipara ends agreements with iwi, will start new ones ‘from scratch’
Mayor Craig Jepson and Deputy Mayor Jonathan Larsen at the September 25 meeting.
A decision by Kaipara District Council to end its relationship with Te Roroa and Te Uri o Hau and freeze bulk funding to the two iwi dominated its September 25 meeting in Tangiteroria. The controversial motion passed by five votes to four, with one abstention. The council agreed to work with the iwi on establishing new agreements. Payment for services will continue on an ad hoc basis until a new agreement can be put in place. The Mana Enhancing Agreement with Te Roroa and the Memorandum of Understanding with Te Uri o Hau established
terms for engagement. In place since 2002 and 2020 respectively, they were both due for review. Council gave Te Roroa $40,000 and Te Uri o Hau $50,000 in bulk funding to deliver services such as karakia, taking part in relationship meetings and preparing cultural impact assessments. Additional services, including committee representation, cultural monitoring and engagement and advice around significant projects were paid separately. Over the last year KDC says it has paid more than $89,000 to Te Roroa and more than
$81,000 to Te Uri o Hau. Mayor Craig Jepson and several councillors met with iwi separately earlier this year. “All parties supported a review of the relationship agreements,” KDC said in a statement after the vote. “Following that meeting the mayor wrote to iwi leaders indicating that he would ask council to terminate the relationship agreements and that bulk funding would stop from the beginning of July 2024. “The council decision enables new agreements to be developed from scratch.”
Voting in favour of the motion were Gordon Lambeth, Deputy Mayor Jonathan Larsen, Rachael Wilson, Ron Manderson and Jepson. Eryn Wilson-Collins, Ihapera Paniora, Mark Vincent and Ash Nayyar voted against, and Mike Howard abstained. Jepson said terminating the agreements did not mean council no longer had a relationship with iwi. “The council will continue to engage with iwi while the new agreements are put in place.” Mangawhai Focus has invited both iwi to respond to the KDC decision.
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