Environmental Implementation Committee Agenda – 8 November 2023

6. Presentations

6.1 Annual Report Presentation: Otago Catchment Community Annual Report

• 6.1.1 2022 & 2023 Project Data Report
• 6.1.2 Annual Report Appendix 2 Performance Report

6.2 Predator Free Dunedin Annual Report

Copy of Draft Annual Report is in the Resource Center for 2023.11.08 Environmental Implementation Committee.

6.3 Central Otago Wilding Conifer Control Group Annual Report

6.4 Whakatipu Wilding Control Group Annual Report

7. Confirmation of Minutes

• 7.1 Minutes of the 9 August 2023 meeting

8. Open Actions from Resolutions of the Committee

Nothing to report for this Committee.

9. Matters for Consideration

9.1 Regional Wilding Conifer Cost Benefit Analysis and Business Case

To present the ‘Benefits and Costs of Additional Investment in Wilding Conifer Control in the Otago Region’ (cost benefit analysis) prepared by Boffa Miskell on behalf of Otago Regional Council.

• 9.1.1 Otago Regional Wilding Conifer Strategy
• 9.1.2 Benefits and Cost Additional Investment in Wilding Conifer Control

9.2 State of Pests Including Rabbit Night Counts

This report provides the results of the state of pest management in Otago, and an update on the state of pests in Otago for 2023 (attachment one).

• 9.2.1 Biosecurity State of Pest Management in Otago 2023

9.3 Freshwater Restoration and Improvement Update and Opportunities

This report provides an update on the three ORC priority water quality projects: Tomahawk Lagoon, Lake Tuakitoto, and Lake Hayes. It also provides an update on the Toitū Te Hakapupu project (funded by the Ministry for Environment (MfE).

9.4 Large Funding Requests

To seek endorsement of the criteria for a fund to be set up to support funding requests for large scale biodiversity projects in 2023/24.

• 9.4.1 Large Funding Request (14 September 2022)
• 9.4.2 ECO Fund Eligibility Criteria
• 9.4.3 Assessment Criteria 2023

9.5 Future of the ICM Working Group

To seek a pathway forward for the continued oversight of the Integrated Catchment Management (ICM) Programme now that the work of the Integrated Catchment Management Working Group (ICMWG) is complete, the pilot Catchment Action Plan (CAP) is underway, and the ICM programme is moving into a new area.

• 9.5.1 Otago Integrated Management WG ToR