Integrated Catchment Management Committee

The Committee is responsible for:

1. Providing governance oversight of Council’s science, biodiversity, biosecurity, catchment planning and management, flood protection, river management and land drainage activities.
2. Guiding the development and implementation of regional, sub-regional, catchment and community plans and fostering community-led and iwi-led partnerships for integrated catchment outcomes.
3. Receiving infrastructure performance, state of environment and ecosystem monitoring reports to inform adaptive management and policy review.
4. Considering emerging infrastructure and environmental issues and recommending actions to strengthen infrastructure sustainability, ecosystem resilience and biosecurity protection.
5. Recommending to Council actions and partnerships that support integrated freshwater, biodiversity, and biosecurity outcomes.

Committee members

Membership: Cr Robert Cookson, Cr Kataraina Hodge, Cr Keith Holmes,Cr Chris Hughes, Cr Tipa Mahuta, Cr Gary Mcguire, Cr Jennifer Nickel, Cr Garry Reymer, Cr Noel Smith, Cr Liz Stolwyk.

Alternate: Cr Micheal Downard.

Council Chair: Warren Maher