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Local Board
Plan Hearings - Henderson Massey Local Board
09 September
2014
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Summary of
submissions to the Draft Henderson-Massey Local Board Plan 2014
File No.: CP2014/20049
Purpose
1. This report
provides high-level analysis of key themes contained in submissions to the
Draft Henderson-Massey Local Board Plan 2014.
Executive
summary
2. The Local Government Act 2002 and Local Government (Auckland
Council) Act 2009 require Council to use the special consultative procedure in
adopting the Henderson-Massey Local Board Plan 2014. This includes ensuring any
person submitting on the Draft Henderson-Massey Local Board Plan 2014 is given
reasonable opportunity to be heard.
3. 224 submissions were received to the Draft Henderson-Massey Local
Board Plan 2014. Of these, 49 were proforma submissions related to Smoke Free
issues. 34 submissions were received to all draft local board plans.
4. 46 submitters requested the opportunity to speak in support of their
submission at a public hearing.
5. The Henderson-Massey Local Board asked submitters for feedback on
four questions.
6. Question one asked submitters what they thought of the idea of a
shared space on Great North Road in Henderson. A total of 80 responses
were received, 71 of which were in support.
7. Question two asked submitters what they thought of the idea
of renaming the Red Hills area of Massey and asked for suggestions for a new
name. Of the 61 responses to this question, 34 supported the idea and
there were 27 suggestions for new names.
8. Question three asked whether submitters had any other comments
regarding the outcomes, objectives and initiatives contained in the Draft
Henderson-Massey Local Board Plan 2014. These comments are examined in more
depth in paragraphs 21 to 27 of this report.
9. Question four asked submitters whether they believed there was
anything missing from the plan. 82 comments were made relating to the board’s
outcomes, and 137 comments were made relating to issues unrelated to these
outcomes. Of these 49 comments were related to Smokefree initiatives.
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Recommendation/s
That the Local
Board Plan Hearings - Henderson Massey Local Board:
a) Receives
submissions on the Draft Henderson-Massey Local Board Plan 2014.
b) Hears
the relevant submissions on the Draft Henderson-Massey Local Board Plan 2014.
c) Thanks
submitters for their verbal presentations on the Draft Henderson-Massey Local
Board Plan 2014.
d) Considers any potential amendments to the Draft Henderson-Massey
Local Board Plan 2014.
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Comments
Context
10. The Local Government Act 2002 and Local Government (Auckland
Council) Act 2009 require Council to use the special consultative procedure in
adopting the Henderson-Massey Local Board Plan 2014. This includes ensuring any
person submitting on the Draft Henderson-Massey Local Board Plan 2014 is given
reasonable opportunity to be heard.
11. This report provides statistics on submissions received to the Draft
Henderson-Massey Local Board Plan 2014 and a brief high-level analysis of key
themes and topics.
12. More detailed analysis of submissions will be provided to the local
board workshop on 16 September 2014.
13. The consultation period for the Draft Henderson-Massey Local Board
Plan 2014 was held from 7 July 2014 to 5pm 6 August 2014.
Submissions
14. Council received and processed 224 submissions to the Draft
Henderson-Massey Local Board Plan 2014 with 46 submitters requesting to be
heard.
15. 49 pro forma
submissions were received to the Henderson-Massey Local Board
Plan 2014. These were related a SmokeFree policy in the Henderson-Massey Local Board area.
16. Copies
of submissions to the Draft Henderson-Massey Local Board Plan 2014 are provided
in attachment A of this report.
Overview
of feedback from submissions to the Draft Henderson-Massey
Local Board Plan 2014
17. The Henderson-Massey Local Board asked submitters for feedback on
four questions.
Question one asked
submitters what they thought of the idea of a shared space on Great North
Road in Henderson between Henderson Valley Road and Edmonton Road.
Of the 80 responses
received to this question, 71 agreed with the idea.
Figure 1 - Shared space on Great North
Road in Henderson
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18. 
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Response
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Number
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Percentage
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Agree
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71
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89%
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1.
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Disagree
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9
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11%
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1.
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Total
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80
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1.
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Note –
“Percentage” refers to percentage of submitters that responded to the
question, not overall percentage and is rounded to the nearest 0.5 percent.
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19. Question two asked submitters what they thought of the idea
of renaming the Red Hills area of Massey and asked for suggestions for a new
name. Of the 61 responses to this question, 34 supported the idea.
20. There
were 27 suggestions for new names. There was a range of suggested names, the
one that occurred the most times was “West Hills”. This was suggested by 5
submitters.
Figure 2 -
Renaming of Red Hills area of Massey
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Response
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Number
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Percentage
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Agree
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34
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56%
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Disagree |
27
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44%
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1.
Total |
80
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1.
Note – “Percentage” refers to percentage of submitters that responded
to the question, not overall and is rounded to the nearest 0.5 percent. |
21. Question three
asked submitters if they had any comments on the outcomes, objectives and
initiatives detailed in the Draft Henderson-Massey Local
Board Plan 2014. Owing to the large number of outcomes, objectives and
initiatives, the data is widely spread, with small numbers responding to
individual items
22. Outcome –Extraordinarily liveable growth together with its
objectives and initiatives received 25 comments.
23. Outcome – A vital
business sector that creates valued local employment opportunities received 20 comments.
24. Outcome – A community where we know our neighbours, work together
on issues and value diversity received a total of 33 responses. Nine
responses were received in support of People feel safe in our area.
25. Outcome – A good life for young and old received 35
comments, 30 of which were in support of the outcome and its initiatives.
26. Outcome – Getting back to our eco-city roots received 46
responses in total. Within this outcome the objective Improve our coastal
and waterway environment received nine responses in support seven
responses in support were received to Extend community stream projects to
waterways in greenfield growth areas to preserve water quality in Waitemata
Harbour.
27. Outcome – Real transport choices between walking, cycling, public
transport and cars received a total of 173 comments. An integrated walking and cycling
network providing active transport choices received
15 responses in support and 32 other comments. 10 responses were received in support
of North Western motorway is built to dedicated busway standard. Complete
trail network around Te Atatu Peninsula Cycle/walkway from Westgate to Fred
Taylor Park received 6 comments in support and a further 32 other comments.
28. Question
four asked submitters whether they believed there were any items missing from
the Draft Henderson-Massey Local Board Plan 2014. Table 1 indicates the number
of missing items for each outcome.
Table 1 – Numbers
of missing items by outcome
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Outcome
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Responses
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Extraordinarily liveable growth
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10
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A vital business sector that creates
valued local employment opportunities
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1
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A community where we know our
neighbours, work together on issues and value diversity
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2
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A good life for young and old
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14
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Getting back to our eco-city roots
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18
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Real transport choices between
walking, cycling, public transport and cars
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37
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29. Of
the 37 responses related to the Real transport choices between walking, cycling, public transport
and cars 32 related to the
Te Atatu Peninsula Moving Forward Initiative.
30. Other items
identified as missing from the plan that did not fit within the outcomes,
objectives and initiatives, included 10 related to local arts, culture and
events services, 17 related to local parks services, 15 related to local recreation
services and 12 related to local built and natural environment. There were 49
comments in relation to Smoke Free issues and a further 16 comments on Smoke
Free issues were included in the submissions directed to all boards.
31. Submitters
also made comments unrelated to the board’s outcomes, objectives and
initiatives. The most notable topic areas are listed below:
· 11 submitters made general comments about
the plan, although no common themes emerged
· 45 responses were regarded as being out
of scope. Of these, 35 were related to the Avondale Community Preschool.
· 12 submitters generally agreed with the
plan.
Next
steps
32. Decisions on the final Henderson-Massey Local Board Plan 2014 will
be made at the decision-making meeting on 16 October 2014.
Consideration
Local board views and implications
33. The Henderson-Massey Local Board will consider all submissions to
the Draft Henderson-Massey Local Board Plan 2014 at the Local Board Plan 2014
hearing meeting on Tuesday 9th September at TBC.
Māori impact statement
34. The
Henderson-Massey Local Board has given consideration to Māori outcomes
throughout the development of the Henderson-Massey Local Board Plan;
consequently the implementation of the Plan has the potential for positive
outcomes for Māori.
35. Along
with western and central local boards, the Henderson-Massey Local Board met
with mana whenua authorities to review its draft Local Board Plan. Views
expressed by mana whenua authorities during this hui have been considered in
the development of the draft Plan.
36. The
Henderson-Massey Local Board has also engaged with mataawaka through activities
that were accessible to the general public, as well as holding an engagement
event during Waitangi Day celebrations at Hoani Waititi marae in the early
stages of the Plan’s development and has met with mataawaka during the
consultation period.
37. The outcomes, objectives and initiatives included in the Plan will
support the delivery of the Auckland Plan Transformational Shift 6 –
“significantly lift Māori social and economic wellbeing”. The draft Local
Board Plan describes some of the ways the Henderson-Massey Local Board will
work together with mana whenua and mataawaka. This includes partnering with Te
Whanau O Waipareira on a community project, investigating partnering with
Māori organisations to upskill Māori for employment opportunities,
and partnering with manu whenua as kaitiaki to express kaitiakitanga
aspirations through community environmental leadership.
Implementation
38. Implementation issues on the various matters raised in submissions
will be considered at deliberation meetings on the
Draft Henderson-Massey Local Board Plan on 16th and 17th
September 2014.
Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Page
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aView
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Draft Henderson Massey Local Board Plan 2014 submissions
vol.1 (Under Separate Cover)
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b
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Draft Henderson Massey Local Board Plan 2014
submissions vol.2 (Pro forma) (Under Separate Cover)
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Signatories
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Authors
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Paula Gallimore - Governance Analyst
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Authorisers
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Glenn Boyd - Relationship Manager Henderson-Massey,
Waitakere Ranges, Whau
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