Workshop Programme – 10 March 2026

Notice is given that Council Workshop will be held on:

Date: Time: Meeting Room: Venue:	Tuesday 10 March 2026 9:30am Long Term Plan - Science and Information Strategy Tasman Council Chamber 189 Queen Street, Richmond
Workshop  WORKSHOP PROGRAMME The public is welcome to attend and observe open workshops Workshops are not meetings and cannot be used to either make decisions or come to agreements that are then confirmed without the opportunity for meaningful debate at a formal meeting. An outcome of a workshop is likely to be a report to Council or a committee.

ATTENDEES

Chairperson	Mayor T King
Deputy Chairperson	Deputy Mayor B Maru
Members	Cr C Butler	Cr D McNamara
	Cr J Ellis	Cr P Morgan
	Cr K Ferneyhough	Cr K Maling
	Cr M Greening	Cr T Neubauer
	Cr J Gully	Cr T Walker
	Cr M Hume	Cr D Woods
	Cr M Kininmonth

No quorum for workshops

Contact Telephone:  (03) 543 8989

Email: tina.marshall@tasman.govt.nz

Website: www.tasman.govt.nz

PROGRAMME

1        Welcome

2        Apologies 

3        Workshop Material

3.1     Science and Information Work Programme............................................................ 3

Workshop Programme – 10 March 2026

3     Workshop Material

3.1 Science and Information Work Programme

Report To:	Workshop
Meeting Date:	10 March 2026
Report Author:	Kathie Fletcher, Principal Planner - Environmental Policy
Report Authorisers:	Sue McLean, Group Manager - Strategy & Finance
Report Number:	RCW26-03-2

1.       Workshop

Workshop Organiser:          Kathie Fletcher

Workshop Topic:                 Science and Information Work programme

Workshop Objective:           Seek direction from Elected Members to:

1.   Acknowledge the Strategy and work completed to identify Tasman District Council’s science and information needs.

2.   Forecast scenarios for Council’s science and information needs for the next Long Term Plan (LTP), accounting for risks, opportunities and value offered by the Strategy.

2.       Workshop Material

This Workshop will provide an overview of:

o  The Science and Information Strategy (the Strategy).

o  Council’s unitary function and why we have a strategy.

o  Drivers of Council’s science and information needs.

o  Council’s knowledge gaps.

o  Risks of not meeting drivers or filling knowledge gaps.

o  Opportunities, value and direction the Strategy presents.

Workshop material is attached.

3.       Attachments / Tuhinga tāpiri

1.⇩	Science and Information Strategy	5
2.⇩	SIS Guide	35
3.⇩	Presentation to Council	49

Workshop Programme – 10 March 2026

Workshop Programme – 10 March 2026

Workshop Programme – 10 March 2026