Ngā Kaihautū is the statutory advisory committee responsible for advising the decision-makers on matters relating to policy, process and applications, from a Māori perspective.
The members are not appointed to represent their individual iwi, but seek to provide a broad overview of Māori interests and perspectives.
Ngā Kaihautū members
Glenice Paine: Tumuaki (Chair), Te Atiawa, Ngāi Tahu
Glenice Paine was appointed as Tumuaki of the EPA's Māori Advisory Committee (Ngā Kaihautū) on 1 July 2011, having previously been a member and Tumuaki of ERMA New Zealand's Ngā Kaihautū since 2003. Glenice brings a wealth of experience in Māori organisations to this new role. She is currently a Resource Management Consultant with considerable experience in iwi resource management issues. She is accredited under the RMA Making Good Decisions Programme. Glenice is the Chair of the Te Atiawa Manawhenua ki Te Tau Ihu Trust and is also involved in a wide range of community initiatives.
James Ataria: Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Tuwharetoa
James Ataria was appointed to Ngā Kaihautū on 1 July 2011, having previously been a member of ERMA NZ’s Ngā Kaihautū since May 2005. He has a doctorate in environmental toxicology from Lincoln University and is currently a Senior Lecturer and Tūmuaki of the Kaupapa Māori Unit at the Agricultural and Life Science Faculty, Lincoln University. James is also an ecotoxicologist in the Marine and Freshwater Group at the Cawthron Institute. He has research interests in mechanisms of chemical toxicity in vertebrate wildlife species and the development and implementation of biochemical and physiological processes as tools for assessing chemical impacts on wildlife – particularly species of significance to Māori. James is also involved in initiatives to increase Māori capability and capacity through RS&T and he is also an Associate Trustee of the Tuaropaki Trust.
Dr Nicholas (Nick) Roskruge: Atiawa ki Taranaki, Ngāti Tama
Nick Roskruge was appointed to Ngā Kaihautū on 1 July 2011 having previously been a member of ERMA NZ’s Ngā Kaihautū since October 2008. He is currently senior lecturer at the Massey University Institute of Natural Resources; his professional specialty is horticulture and sustainable Māori economic development. Nick has a PhD in Soil Science, a Post Graduate Diploma in Māori Resource Development and a Bachelor of Horticulture (Technology). He is currently Chair of Tāhuri Whenua Incorporated Society - a National Māori Vegetable Growers Collective.
James Doherty: (Ngāti Tāwhaki, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Ruāpani, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Hokopū, Ngāi Tūhoe)
Jim Doh
erty was appointed to Ngā Kaihautū on 21 October 2011. He is currently retired and worked for many years in the Forest Service including ten years with Kaingaro
a Logging Company, Murupara, as a Fabrication Engineer
. He has been involved with many Committees and Trust Boards dealing with environmental and Māori matters, including membership on Environment Bay of Plenty’s Māori Regional Representative Committee, Chair of the Kaingaroa Village Council, and member of the Claims Committee for Te Rūnanganui o te Ikawhenua. He was involved in a Landcare Research project involving 1080 uptake in pūhā, and was an expert advisor to the ERMA New Zealand decision making committee that considered the reassessment of 1080. He is a long standing member of the ERMA/EPA Māori National Network as well as a Kāhui Kaumātua member for that Network. Jim is a Trustee on Te Kotahi A Tuhoe and he works for the mandated iwi organisation to process all Tuhoe Claims with the Crown, Jim is currently Chair of the Tūhoe Tuawhenua Trust and a member of Ngā Matapopore – a Māori Advisory Group to a FRST programme looking at alternative pesticides.
Wharemāwhai Mina Timutimu: (Te Atiawa, and Ngāti Rāhiri)
Mina Timuti
mu was appointed to Ngā Kaihautū on 21 October 2011. She is currently retired and has a professional nursing background in General, Medical,
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d Plunket. She has been involved in the health sector for many years and has had wide experience in delivering health care, particularly in the field of Midwifery and Care of the Elderly. She is involved in many community networks including life memberships to the Māori Women’s Welfare League, Ngā Maia Māori Midwives Trust, National Council of Māori Nurses, Taranaki Nurse Graduates and President of Waiariki Rohe, Roopu Wahine Toko i Te Ora. Mina is the current Kaumātua for the New Zealand College of Mid-Wives.
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