I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the Rural Advisory Panel will be held on:

Date:                       Time: Meeting Room: Venue:	Friday, 4 April 2014 1.00pm Civic15 Meeting Room 1 Greys Avenue, Auckland
Rural Advisory Panel OPEN AGENDA

MEMBERSHIP

Chairperson	Cr Bill Cashmore	Franklin Ward Councillor
Deputy Chairperson South	Alan Cole	Franklin Local Board Member
Deputy Chairperson North	Thomas Grace	Rodney Local Board Member
Members	Marie Appleton	Rural Women NZ
	Bill Bourke	Aggregate & Quarry Assoc
	Wendy Clark	Federated Farmers
	Trish Fordyce	NZ Forest Owners Assoc
	Richard Gardner	Federated Farmers
	Chris Keenan	Horticulture NZ
	Brian Mason	Landowners & Contractors Protection Assoc Inc
	Callum McCallum	Acquaculture Industry
	Bill Millar	Fonterra
	Helen Moodie	Dairy NZ
	Roger Parton	Rural Contractors NZ and Aggregate & Quarry Assoc
	Geoff Smith	Equine Industry
	Peter Spencer	NZ Forest Owners Association
	Bronwen Turner	Western Rural Property Owners
	Keith Vallabh	Pukekohe Vegetable Growers Assoc
	Cr Penny Webster	Rodney Ward Councillor
	Glenn Wilcox	Independent Māori Statutory Board

(Quorum 10 members)

Elaine Stephenson

Democracy Advisor

28 March 2014

Contact Telephone: (09) 373 6328

Email: Elaine.Stephenson@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

TERMS OF REFERENCE

PURPOSE

· To identify and communicate to the Council the interest and preferences of the rural based industries and rural communities of Auckland in relation to:

- the content of the strategies, policies, plans, and bylaws of the Council, and

- any matter that the Panel considers to be of particular interest or concern to the rural based industries and rural communities of Auckland.

· To advise the Mayor and the Council’s Governing Body and local boards, of the Council processes and mechanisms for engagement with the rural based industries and communities in Auckland.

· To deliver recommendations for accelerating the social, economic, environmental and cultural performance of the rural part of the Auckland Council region.

SCOPE

To provide a forum for consideration of issues affecting the rural part of the Auckland Council area and recommendations to Council including (but not limited to):

· Driving economic growth

· Food and fibre production and associated food and beverage processing (value adding) and equine based activities

· Research and development support

· Environmental resource issues including quarrying and aggregate production

· Ecological, landscape and coastal values

· Service delivery

· Rural infrastructure, including transport

· Biosecurity

· Amenities and open space

· Transport

· Rating.

Rural Advisory Panel 04 April 2014

ITEM   TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                                                       

1          Apologies                                                                                                                         

2          Confirmation of Minutes

3          Additional items for consideration, not on the agenda

Opportunity for identification of any other matters requiring consideration by the Panel.

4          Update on the Rural Broadband Initiative (1.15pm – 1.45pm)

Craig Young, Head of Industry Relations, Chorus Telecommunications Company, will present an update on the Rural Broadband Initiative.

5          Implementation of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (1.45pm – 2.45pm)

Gael Ogilvie will introduce this item. There will be presentations from:

Grant Barnes, Manager Auckland Strategy and Research – overview / strategic direction (10 mins)

Andrew Millar, Team Leader Water Management Air Land Water Coastal – policy response (10 mins)

Viv Sherwood, Catchment Management and Incentives Manager – operational response (10 mins)

6          Land and Water Aotearoa (LAWA) water quality monitoring (2.45pm – 2.55pm)

Martin Neale, Team Leader Environmental Science Research, will provide a demonstration of the water quality monitoring tool.

7          Community and Environment Incentives (2.55pm – 3.15pm)

Viv Sherwood, Catchment Management and Incentives Manager.

8          General Business