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Henderson-Massey
Local Board
30 January
2014
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ITEM TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
1 Welcome 5
2 Apologies 5
3 Declaration of Interest 5
4 Confirmation of Minutes 5
5 Leave of Absence 5
6 Acknowledgements 6
6.1 Acknowledgements 6
7 Petitions 7
8 Deputations (This item will
be taken at 7:00 pm) 7
8.1 Auckland Regional Migrant Services (ARMS) 7
9 Public Forum (This
item will be taken straight after item 8) 7
10 Extraordinary Business 7
11 Notices of Motion 8
12 Chair's report 9
13 Consideration of Extraordinary
Items
2 Apologies
At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.
3 Declaration of Interest
Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from
decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any
private or other external interest they might have.
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BOARD MEMBER
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ORGANISATION
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POSITION
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Vanessa Neeson, JP
(Chairman)
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N/A
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N/A
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Shane Henderson
(Deputy Chairman)
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Waitakere Community Law Service
Ranui Action Project
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Employee
Co-Chairman
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Brenda Brady, JP
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Keep Waitakere Beautiful
Safer West Community Trust
Sunnyvale Residents & Ratepayers Society Inc.
West Auckland Historical Society
District Licensing Committee
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Trustee
Trustee
Member
Member
Member
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Peter Chan, JP
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Cantonese Opera Society of NZ
Asian Leaders Forum
NZ-Hong Kong Business Ass.
NZ-China Business Ass.
Auckland Chinese Environment Protection Association (ACEPA)
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Member
Member
Member
Member
Advisor
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Warren Flaunty, QSM
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Westgate Pharmacy
West Auckland Hospice
NorSGA Properties
Westgate Pharmacy Ltd
The Trusts Community Foundation Ltd Rodney Local Board
Waitemata District Health Board
Waitakere Licensing Trust
Massey Matters Inc.
Massey Birdwood Settlers Ass.
Taupaki Residents & Ratepayers Ass.
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Contractor
Trustee
Director
Director
Director
Elected Member
Elected Member
Elected Member
Member
Member
Member
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Will Flavell
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Rutherford College
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Employee
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Tracy Kirkley
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District Licensing Committee
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Member
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Luke Wilson
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NZ Police - Massey Community Constable
D.A.R.E. West
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Employee
Member
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4 Confirmation of Minutes
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That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:
a)
Confirms the minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 5 December 2013, as a true and correct record.
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5 Leave of Absence
At the close of
the agenda no requests for leave of absence had been received.
6 Acknowledgements
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6.1 Acknowledgements
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Purpose
1. To acknowledge Reverend Judith Cooper and Mr. Wencelaus
Anthony with regards to New Year Honors 2014 awarded.
Executive Summary
2. Reverend Judith Anne COOPER, QSM
QSM (The Queen's Service Medal) - For services to
Māori arts and the community
Reverend Judy Cooper is involved in the promotion and
teaching of Māori arts and culture in Auckland.
Reverend Cooper was a foundation member of Te Kohanga Reo in West Auckland.
She is an Executive member of the Roopu Kaumatua o Waipareira and is also a
Life Member. She is a member of the Trust Board of Hoani Waititi Marae, where
she also serves as Kaikaranga. She was a member of Te Taumata Runanga, the
Māori standing committee of the former Waitakere City Council for 12
years. She has provided advice on Māori protocols to groups from a range
of ethnic communities. She has been involved in teaching traditional
Māori weaving to the younger generations. She is a member of Pacifica
Mamas, a group of matriarchs from around the Pacific who exchange knowledge
of traditional crafts. The group also spearheads the Waitakere Pacific Arts
and Cultural Centre’s Pacifica Experience education programme. She has
represented Māori arts and culture in such projects as the Pacifica
Living Arts Festival, Project Twin Stream, Kids Art Festival and Pacifica
HeARTbeat. Reverend Cooper has also been a Trustee of the Keep Waitakere
Beautiful Trust.
3. Mr Vailankanni Wenceslaus Melchoir ANTHONY, MNNZ
MNZM (Members
of the Order) - For services to New Zealand-India relations
Mr Wenceslaus Anthony is the immediate past Chair of the
India New Zealand Business Council (INZBC) and is currently Head of
Government Relations.
Under Mr Anthony’s leadership new chapters of the INZBC have been established
in Christchurch, Auckland and Wellington. He has organised business forums
for INZBC, including a forum to mark the opening of the New Zealand Consul
General office in Mumbai, and has helped forge business relationships with
such organisations as the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry and the Confederation of Indian Industry. In 2012 he was appointed
as Director of the New Zealand Board of the Bank of Baroda, India’s second
largest private bank. He was appointed to the Advisory Board of the New
Zealand India Research Institute at Victoria University of Wellington. He is
Chair of the Mother Teresa Inter Faith Committee, the founding Director of
Conquest Club, which fosters leadership skills in youth, and a member of the
Board of Catholic Caring Foundation, which provides support for families in
Auckland, Northland and Coromandel. Mr Anthony has also served as Director of
the Lions Club of Point Chevalier.
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Recommendation/s
That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:
a) Recognises and congratulates Reverend Judy Cooper, QSM and
Mr. Wenceslaus Anthony, MNZM with regards to the New Years Honors 2014 they
each been awarded.
b) Acknowledge the ongoing work that Reverend Judy Cooper,
QSM and Mr. Wencelaus Anthony, MNZM have undertaken in our community.
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7 Petitions
At the close of the agenda no requests to present petitions had been
received.
8 Deputations (This item will be taken at 7:00 pm)
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8.1 Auckland Regional
Migrant Services (ARMS)
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Purpose
To update the Henderson-Massey Local board members
on the changes of direction and funding within Auckland Regional Migrant
Services (ARMS).
Executive Summary
The ARMS Trust is a regional specialist organisation
set up to support new migrants and service providers working with migrant and
refugee communities in Auckland.
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Recommendation/s
That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:
a) Receives the presentation from the Auckland Regional
Migrant Services.
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Attachments
a Presentation from The Auckland Regional Migrant Services............... 13
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9 Public Forum (This item will be taken straight after the
item 8)
A period of
time (approximately 30 minutes) is set aside for members of the public to
address the meeting on matters within its delegated authority. A maximum of 3
minutes per item is allowed, following which there may be questions from
members.
At the close of the agenda no requests for public forum had been
received.
10 Extraordinary Business
Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:
“An item that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with
at that meeting if-
(a) The local authority by resolution so
decides; and
(b) The presiding member explains at the
meeting, at a time when it is open to the public,-
(i) The reason why the item is not on the agenda; and
(ii) The reason why the discussion of the item
cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting.”
Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:
“Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-
(a) That item may be discussed at that meeting
if-
(i) That item is a minor matter relating to
the general business of the local authority; and
(ii) the presiding member explains at the
beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public, that the
item will be discussed at the meeting; but
(b) no resolution, decision or recommendation
may be made in respect of that item except to refer that item to a subsequent
meeting of the local authority for further discussion.”
11 Notices of Motion
At the close of the agenda no requests for notices of motion had
been received.
