Chapter 6 - Tangata Whenua and Heritage The above policies are a way in which the Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan can assist in recognising and providing for matters of concern to the tangata whenua. The Plan also endeavours to carry these and other principles forward to the construction of other elements of the Plan. 6.1.3 Methods of Implementation Management Where a resource consent application is in or immediately adjacent to a site of significance to tangata whenua, the applicant will be required to notify and consult directly with the affected tangata whenua to determine - • whether the granting of the resource consent would have any adverse effects on the values that give the site significance to the tangata whenua; and • how any actual or potential adverse effects which might result from the activity could, in the view of the tangata whenua, be avoided, remedied or mitigated. Where a site of significance to tangata whenua is also an archaeological site the applicant will also be required to contact the NZ Historic Places Trust, in accordance with the Historic Places Act 1993, in order to enable the implementation of the archaeological authority provisions of that Act. Resource Resource consents will not be granted for proposals which Consents will unduly restrict the access of Tangata Whenua to sites of cultural significance on land of the Crown, unless that access can specifically be provided for, or the loss can be adequately remedied. For all resource consent applications which involve the permanent allocation of lands of the Crown or extraction of sand, shingle or other natural material from lands of the Crown, if there is any Treaty of Waitangi claim to the resource in question, appropriate conditions will be placed on any consent granted in order to ensure that the Crown’s Treaty obligations with respect to that resource are not compromised. Prohibited The Plan prohibits marine farming from some parts of the Activity coastal marine area. In addition to other reasons (refer section 9.2.1, Policy 1.1), this will facilitate Tangata Whenua access to traditional coastal resources. Specific Specific recognition will be accorded to the two known Identification marae within the Sounds area (Waikawa and Te Hora). Sites of significance to Maori include waahi tapu, tauranga waka, mahinga maataitai and areas of taonga raranga. The Council will hold sufficient information to indicate that an area is important, and consultation would have to be undertaken directly with iwi for details. 6 - 3