Hauraki Gulf Forum

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Hauraki Gulf Forum held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Monday, 8 December 2014 at 1.10pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Mayor John Tregidga

Hauraki District Council

 

Deputy Chairperson

Ms Liane Ngamane

Tangata Whenua

 

Cr Peter French

Thames-Coromandel District Council

Cr Wayne Walker

Auckland Council

Cr Rob McGuire

Waikato District Council

Ms Meg Poutasi

Department of Conservation

Cr Peter Buckley

Waikato Regional Council

Ms Moana Tamaariki-Pohe

Tangata Whenua

Mr Jeff Cleave

Great Barrier Local Board

(Auckland Council)

Mr Terrence Hohneck

Tangata Whenua

Cr Christine Fletcher

Auckland Council

Mr Steve Halley

Ministry for Primary Industries

Cr Bill Cashmore

Auckland Council

Ms Nicola MacDonald

Tangata Whenua

 

 

Ms Lucy Steel

Tangata Whenua

 

 

Ms Marty Rogers

Te Puni Kōkiri

 

 

APOLOGIES

 

 

Cr Chris Darby

 

 

 

Cr Michael Lee

 

 

 

Mr Paul Majurey

 

 

 

Mr John Meeuwsen

 

 

 

Cr James Thomas

 

 

 


Hauraki Gulf Forum

08 December 2014

 

 

1          Apologies

  Resolution number HGF/2014/20

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson L Ngamane, seconded by Cr P Buckley:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)         accept the apologies from Cr C Darby, Cr M Lee, Cr J Thomas, Mr P Majurey and Mr J Meeuwsen for absence.

CARRIED

 

2          Declaration of Interest

There were no declarations of interest.

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 Resolution number HGF/2014/21

MOVED by Cr WD Walker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson L Ngamane:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Monday, 22 September 2014, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

4          Local Board Input

 

There was no local board input.

 

5          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

6          Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.

 

7

Mua Aotearoa Haunui ocean sailing waka

 

Member Moana Tamaariki-Pohe introduced the item.

 

Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr of Mua Aotearoa Haunui gave a verbal presentation that was accompanied by two documentary trailer videos.  The videos can be provided on request.

 

Resolution number HGF/2014/22

MOVED by Chairperson Mayor J Tregidga, seconded by Ms L Steel:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)      thank the crew of Mua Aotearoa Haunui for their presentation and congratulate them on their endeavours.

CARRIED


 

8

Southern Seabirds Solutions Trust

 

Janice Molloy, Southern Seabird Solutions Trust Convener, gave a PowerPoint presentation in support of this item. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number HGF/2014/23

MOVED by Mr T Hohneck, seconded by Ms N MacDonald:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)      note the pledge to protect black petrels through seabird smart fishing

b)      thank Southern Seabird Solutions Trust Convener Janice Molloy for her presentation.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     8 December 2014, Hauraki Gulf Forum, Item 8 - Reducing the risk to seabirds from fishing - a collaborative approach

 

9

2014 Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Seminar

 

Ms M Tamaariki-Pohe left the meeting 2:18pm

 

A highlights video of the seminar accompanied this item.  A copy can be accessed via the following website link https://vimeo.com/111963731.

 

Resolution number HGF/2014/24

MOVED by Cr P Buckley, seconded by Mr J Cleave:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)      receive the 2014 Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Seminar report.

CARRIED

 

10

Marine Futures project

 

Professors Thrush and Le Heron gave a PowerPoint presentation in support of this item. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number HGF/2014/25

MOVED by Chairperson Mayor J Tregidga, seconded by Cr WD Walker:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)      thank Professors Thrush and Le Heron for their presentation.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     8 December 2014, Hauraki Gulf Forum, Item 10 - Marine Futures New models in decision making

 


 

Secretarial note:          Meeting adjourned at 3:18 pm.

 

Secretarial note:          Meeting reconvened at 3:39 pm

 

Cr CE Fletcher, Cr P Buckley and Ms L Steel were not present when the meeting reconvened.

 

11

Hauraki Gulf Forum Executive Officer’s Report

 

Ms M Tamaariki-Pohe returned to the meeting at 3:48pm.

 

Nick Main, Independent Chair, Stakeholder Working Group, Seachange - Tai Timu Tai Pari Marine spatial plan process, gave a PowerPoint presentation in support of this item. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Secretarial note:         Dame Anne Salmond’s 2014 Rutherford Lecture, ‘The Sea’, can be accessed via the following website link: http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/events/annual/rutherford-lecture/2014-rutherford-lectures-experiments-across-worlds/

 

 

Resolution number HGF/2014/26

MOVED by Chairperson Mayor J Tregidga, seconded by Cr WB Cashmore:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)      receive the Hauraki Gulf Forum Executive Officer’s report.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     8 December 2014, Hauraki Gulf Forum, Item 11 - Report by the SWG Independent Chair to The Hauraki Gulf Forum 8th December 2014

 

12

Schedule of Meetings for 2015

 

Resolution number HGF/2014/27

MOVED by Ms M Poutasi, seconded by Mr J Cleave:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)      approve the proposed dates as follows:

i)       Monday 16 March 2015 at 1pm

ii)      Monday 15 June 2015 at 1pm

iii)     Monday 14 September 2015 at 1pm

iv)     Monday 14 December 2015 at 1pm

CARRIED

 


 

13

Constituent Party Report

 

The Department of Conservation – Constituent Report was tabled at the meeting. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Graeme Silver, Senior Policy Advisor, Waikato Regional Council and Will Trusewich, Coastal Specialist, Auckland Council, updated the forum on the hold on spat catching applications in the Western Firth of Thames.

 

Resolution number HGF/2014/28

MOVED by Chairperson Mayor J Tregidga, seconded by Deputy Chairperson L Ngamane:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)         receive the Constituent Party Report

b)        request a joint report for the March 2015 meeting, from the Auckland Council and Waikato Regional Council on how they will approach aquaculture development in the Western Firth of Thames from 1 January 2015 in relation to the lifting of the moratorium.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     8 December 2014, Hauraki Gulf Forum, Item 13 - Department of Conservation - Constituent Report

 

14        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

 

4.10 pm                                              The Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF THE Hauraki Gulf Forum HELD ON

 

 

 

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