Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel held in the Board Room, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 25 February 2015 at 4.30pm.
Chairperson |
Aiolupotea Sina Aiolupotea-Aiono |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Sefita Hao'uli |
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Members |
Apulu Reece Autagavaia |
From 5.15pm, item 4 |
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Rev Tevita Finau |
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Tevita Funaki |
Until 5.30pm, item 5 |
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‘Ofeina Manuel-Barbarich |
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Afa'ese Manoa |
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Richard Pamatatau |
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Sam Sefuiva |
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Leilani Tamu |
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Liaison Councillor |
Anae Arthur Anae |
Until 5.50pm. item 5 |
APOLOGIES
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Tunumafono Ava Fa'amoe |
For absence |
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Apulu Reece Autagavaia |
For lateness |
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Tevita Funaki |
For early departure |
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Anae Arthur Anae |
For early departure |
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Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel 25 February 2015 |
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The Chairperson acknowledges Afa’ese Manoa receiving the Queen Service Medal (QSM) and congratulated ‘Ofeina Langi on her wedding.
1 Apologies
Resolution number PAC/2015/46 MOVED by Chairperson Aiolupotea-aiono , seconded by Member O Langi: That the Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel: a) accept the apologies from Tunumafono Ava Fa'amoe for absence, and Cr Anae and Tevita Funaki for early departure and Apulu Reece for lateness. |
2 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.
Member Sefuiva declared an interest in Maori Trades Training initiatives.
3 Confirmation of Minutes
Resolution number PAC/2015/47 MOVED by Member L Tamu, seconded by Member A Manoa: That the Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 17 December 2014, as a true and correct record. |
4 Extraordinary Business
There was no extraordinary business.
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Presentation from Matua Shane Jones, Ambassador of Pacific Economic Development |
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Resolution number PAC/2015/48 MOVED by Chairperson Aiolupotea-aiono , seconded by Member S Sefuiva: That the Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel: a) thank Matua Shane Jones, Ambassador of Pacific Economic Development for his presentation. |
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Resolution number PAC/2015/49 MOVED by Member A Manoa, seconded by Member R Autagavaia: That the Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel: a) thank staff for their update on the Queensland fruit fly in Grey Lynn. b) acknowledge the information provided by Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and officers, and that the Panel suggest festival organisers to engage closely with the Village Trust. |
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Officers were in attendance and spoke in support of the item. |
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Resolution number PAC/2015/50 MOVED by Member R Autagavaia, seconded by Member T Finau: That the Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel: a) thank the General Manager Gael Surgenor on her verbal update on The Southern Initiative (TSI). b) appoint a panel representative to work with the General Manager TSI. |
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a 25 February 2015 - Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel - Item 7 The Southern Initiative Update presentation |
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Officers were in attendance and spoke in support of the item. |
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Resolution number PAC/2015/51 MOVED by Member S Hao'uli, seconded by Member L Tamu: That the Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel: a) seek a further report on a clear action plan and timelines to meet and achieve significant improvement in most housing need and also include the resource budgetary allocation on the work. b) seek a clear commitment and resourcing to achieve priority no. 10 – Housing for Pacific peoples in the Housing Action Plan. |
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a 25 February 2015 Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel - Item 7 Housing Project Update presentation |
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Advice on voting and candidates for the 2016 local government elections |
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This item was deferred.
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Officers were in attendance and spoke in support of the item. |
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Resolution number PAC/2015/52 MOVED by Chairperson S Aiolupotea-Aiono, seconded by Member S Hao'uli: That the Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel: a) receive the Long-term Plan (LTP) consultation update and provide advice on strategies to achieve high levels of participation by Pacific people across all aspects of the consultation. b) note the audience-specific Have your say event on the evening of Thursday, 19 February 2015 and I can provide a verbal update about the event. c) express its strong disappointment as officers not heeding the panel’s feedback from the December meeting by not effectively engaging with the communities in the LTP process. |
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a 25 February 2015 Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel - Item 10: Long-term Plan presentation |
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Resolution number PAC/2015/53 MOVED by Chairperson S Aiolupotea-Aiono , seconded by Member R Pamatatau: That the Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel: a) receive the Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel’s work programme for February 2015. |
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Resolution number PAC/2015/54 MOVED by Member S Hao'uli, seconded by Member R Autagavaia: That the Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel: a) thank Members for their report. |
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Resolution number PAC/2015/55 MOVED by Chairperson S Aiolupotea-Aiono, seconded by Member O Langi: That the Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel: a) thank the Chairperson for her report. b) thank member Richard Pamatautau and Sefita Hao’uli for presenting at the Local Approved Products Policy (LAPP) hearings. |
14 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
Rev Tevita Finau closed the meeting.
8.55 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 Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel HELD ON
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