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Ethnic Peoples
Advisory Panel
13 May 2015
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1 Apologies
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.
There were no
declarations of interest.
3 Confirmation of Minutes
4 Extraordinary Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
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Election of the Chairperson
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The Interim Chairperson vacated the
Chair.
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The Lead Officer assumed the Chair.
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Resolution number ETH/2015/13
MOVED by Member Y Lee , seconded by Member N Hashimoto:
That the
Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel:
a)
agree that this item be deferred to the
1 July panel meeting, noting that Deputy Chair Dave Tomu remains as Interim
Chair until then.
CARRIED
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Secretarial note: Member Wong Liu Shueng requested her
vote against the motion be recorded.
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The Interim Chairperson assumed the
Chair.
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Deferred from 1 April 2015 meeting: Cemeteries and Crematoria
Bylaw Implementation Project - Focus Group Invitation
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A document with additional information was tabled at the
meeting. A copy of the tabled information has been placed on the official
minutes and is available at the Auckland Council website as a minutes
attachment.
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Resolution number ETH/2015/14
MOVED
by Member D Tomu, seconded by Member C Abdelrahman:
That the Ethnic
Peoples Advisory Panel:
a) receive the update regarding
the Cemeteries and Crematoria Bylaw Implementation project.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 13 May 2015 - Ethnic Peoples
Advisory Panel - Item 6 - Cemeteries and Crematoria Bylaw Implementation
Project Update - Tabled Information
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Multi-sector action plan to prevent family, whanau and sexual
violence in Auckland
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Resolution number ETH/2015/15
MOVED
by Member Y Lee , seconded by Member A Keestra:
That the Ethnic
Peoples Advisory Panel:
a) receive the
report regarding Multi-sector action plan to prevent family, whanau and
sexual violence in Auckland.
b) provide
feedback on what achievable actions could be taken to prevent family,
whānau and sexual violence in Auckland ethnic communities, as follows:
i)
improve process for selecting community
champions, including providing support for young community champions, as
opposed to solely selecting established community leaders;
CARRIED
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Ngā Reo o Tāmaki Makaurau: Auckland’s Languages - A
Proposal for a Strategic Action Plan
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A PowerPoint presentation was provided. A copy of this
presentation has been placed on the official minutes and is available at the
Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
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Member W Shueng left the meeting at 7.12 pm.
Member A Keestra left the meeting at 7.29 pm.
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Resolution number ETH/2015/16
MOVED
by Member Y Lee , seconded by Member C Abdelrahman:
That the Ethnic
Peoples Advisory Panel:
a) receive the
report regarding the proposal for Ngā Reo o Tāmaki Makaurau:
Auckland’s Languages Strategic Action Plan.
b) support the development of a
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland Languages Strategy which aims to develop a
shared agenda for multilingualism and enable alignment of policy and practice
to support, promote and foster all the city’s diverse languages and cultures.
Additional feedback:
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Teaching/Learning of Te Reo Māori
should be better supported, as it is an official language;
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Increase opportunities for practice both in
Auckland and abroad (exchange programmes);
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Consider whether or not there is a
disconnect between the principles and strategies and the goals and actions of
the policy regarding the Asian communities
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 13 May 2015 - Ethnic Peoples
Advisory Panel - Item 8 - Auckland's Languages Proposal for a Strategic
Action Plan - PowerPoint Presentation
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The meeting adjourned at 7.37 pm and
reconvened at 7.46pm.
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Long-term Plan 2015-2025: Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel Strategic
Advice to Auckland Council
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Resolution number ETH/2015/17
MOVED
by Member D Tomu, seconded by Member C Abdelrahman:
That the Ethnic
Peoples Advisory Panel:
a) receive the feedback from
the panel members who attended the Budget Committee meeting of 14 April 2015
to present the Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel strategic advice to Auckland
Council regarding the Long-term Plan 2015-2025.
b) request that the Lead Officer
Support Team and Principal Advisor Panels discuss with the relevant senior
staff whether a stock-take of strategies and practices of communication and
engagement with ethnic communities already exists within council or what the
process would be to initiate a stock-take process (if one does not exist).
CARRIED
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Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel - Work Programme Update
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The Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel receive
the Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel Work Programme – 13 May 2015, and the
Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel Schedule of Feedback and Advice Provided – 13
May 2015.
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11 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
8.16 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 Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel
HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
