David Trewavas: Taupō Mayor on the update to the Joint Management Agreement with Ngāti Tūwharetoa

The Mike Hosking Breakfast

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Talks about a major update to a 15 year old agreement between Taupō’s council and the region's largest landowners have sparked controversy.

The 2009 Joint Management Agreement between the district council and Ngāti Tūwharetoa is being workshopped, and a draft agreement has been presented to the public.

Critics argue that no public mandate has been issued, and that ‘Treaty principles’ are embedding ‘co-governance’ directly into council operations.

Mayor David Trewavas told Mike Hosking the agreement has absolutely nothing to do with co-governance, and is instead about protecting Lake Taupō.

He says that when people actually look at and understand the deal, they’ll understand it’s about protecting the lake and ensuring it remains one of the cleanest in the world.

“It’s just all about the lake, nothing to do with co-governance at all.”

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