Guide to developing an Iwi/Hapū Environmental Management Plan

This Guide offers a comprehensive, generic template to help iwi and hapū in Te Taitokerau draft their own IHEMP — embedding mātauranga Māori and tikanga, aligning with NRC processes and language, and balancing strategic vision with practical action.

The Guide will help you to clarify the key issues, objectives, policies and actions of your iwi/hapū regarding the environment in your rohe, and to communicate your vision and direction in a way that upholds rangatiratanga, mana whakahaere (authority to manage) and kaitiakitanga (guardianship).

We encourage you to read through this Guide before undertaking the development of an environmental management plan. You may also find it helpful to look at examples of other IHEMPs that are referenced in the Guide, to give you a picture of what an IHEMP can look like. 

You can also take a look at other IHEMPs from Te Taitokerau, as well as check out IHEMPs from other regions that are available on other councils' websites.