Our responsibilities to iwi

The Resource Management Act 1991 recognises that iwi have a special cultural and spiritual relationship with the environment. So when making a decision on resource consent applications, we must recognise and provide for the relationship of Māori, their culture and their traditions with their ancestral lands, water sites, waahi tapu and other taonga. We must also consider the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and kaitiakitanga.

Greater Wellington sends copies of all 'non-notified' consent applications to iwi so they can identify any issues of concern before we decide whether or not to grant the application.