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Manurewa Local
Board
11 June 2015
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Renaming the
walkway between the Botanic Gardens, leading up to Orams Rd, opposite Peguero
Place, as Pedestal Lane
File No.: CP2015/11143
Purpose
1. The purpose of
this report is to seek approval from the Manurewa Local
Board, to rename the eastern section of Peguero Place, Manurewa.
Executive
Summary
2. Auckland
Council has road naming guidelines that set out the requirements and criteria
of the Council for proposed road names. These requirements and criteria have
been applied in this situation to ensure consistency of road naming for the
Auckland Council.
3. Local iwi
groups were consulted and Ngai Tai ki Tamaki responded
indicating the proposed name was not supported and the alternative name Mai
Totara ki Puhinui was suggested.
4. Following
assessment against the road naming criteria, the road name “Pedestal Lane”
was determined to meet the road naming guidelines criteria. The name Mai
Totara ki Puhunui was determined not to meet the road naming guidelines
criteria.
5. The name Pedestal
Lane is recommended for approval to the Local Board.
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Recommendation/s
That the Manurewa Local Board, pursuant to
section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974, considers for the
approval, the road name “Pedestal Lane”, proposed by the
Applicant, for the eastern section of Peguero Lane located between Eugenia
Rise and Everglade Drive.
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Comments
6. The Auckland Council Road Naming Guidelines allowed that where a road is
requested to be re-named, parties shall be given the opportunity of suggesting
their preferred new road name for the Local Board’s approval.
7. Peguero Place currently is two parts separated by Eugenia Rise. The
northern section of Peguero Place is lined with residential homes. The eastern
section of Peguero Place between Eugenia Rise and Everglade Drive is a walkway,
along an unformed road, with no attached residential addresses. This section,
while a walkway, is designated as road. For this reason, the Local Board must
be involved in the re-naming of the road
8. The Applicant (P Dilley) has proposed the following names for
consideration.
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Preference
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Proposed
New Road Name
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Meaning
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Applicant Preferred Name
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Pedestal
Lane
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Commemorates Operation Pedestal. This was the name of a relief
convoy to Malta which sailed in August 1942. Only five of the original
fourteen merchant ships arrived in Malta. The escorting naval contingent
lost an aircraft carrier, 2 light cruisers and one destroyer with damage to a
further aircraft carrier and two light cruisers. In total, 400 Allied lives
were lost. Of the five vessels that made it to Malta, one was the tanker
Ohio. It was the fuel on board the Ohio that enabled the defence of Malta to
continue and it is argued was instrumental in the subsequent defeat of the
Afrika Korps.
Ray Peguero, served on board the SS Port Chalmers during Operation
Pedestal, one of the five merchant ships to survive.
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Iwi suggestion
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Mai Totara ki Puhunui
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The place where the Totara stand by the Puhunui Stream.
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Figure One: Location and Layout of new Road
Decision Making
9. The
Auckland Council, by way of the Auckland Council Long Term Plan (2012 - 2022),
allocated the responsibility for the naming of roads, pursuant to section
319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974, to Local Boards.
Assessment
10. The
Applicant’s proposed road names have been assessed against the criteria set out
in the Auckland Council road naming guidelines;
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Name
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Criteria
Assessment
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Pedestal
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Meets road
naming guideline criteria
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Mai Totara ki
Puhunui
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Does not meet
criteria as proposed name is too long for a lane. That short roads should
have short names.
It is also
not consistent with the general requirement that the name be less than three words
(including suffix) and also less than 25 characters. This requirement can,
however, be waived for Te Reo names.
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11. The use of the suffix “Lane” is appropriate in the circumstances and
location.
12. As
the Applicant’s preferred name (Pedestal Lane) meets the criteria, it is
recommended for consideration for approval.
Consideration
Significance of Decision
13. The decision
sought from the Manurewa Local Board for this report does
not trigger any significant policy and is not considered to have any immediate
impact on the community.
Maori
impact statement
14. The
decision sought from the Manurewa Local Board on this report is linked to the
Auckland Plan Outcome, “A Maori identity that is Auckland’s point of difference
in the world”. The use of Maori names for roads, buildings and other public
places is an opportunity to publicly demonstrate Maori identity.
Consultation
15. Consultation was
undertaken with nine iwi groups with only one iwi responding. Ngai Tai ki
Tamaki responded stating:
Kia Ora
We do not
support the proposed name. Our name suggestion in lieu of ither iwi engaging
in this invite is; Mai Totara ki Puhunui.
James Brown
Ngai Tai ki
Tamaki
16. The President of the NZ Maori Battalion Association expressed
support for the proposed name change to Pedestal Lane.
17. The family of Ray Peguero, for whose family Peguero Place was named,
were consulted. Comments supportive of the proposal were received and no
objection to the proposal were raised.
18. Where roads are being renamed, the Road Naming Guidelines suggest
that a minimum of 75 per cent of land owners must be in agreement to the name
change. As the eastern section of Peguero Place has no address sites, this
requirement is not relevant.
19. New
Zealand Post responded that “I can see no postal problems with the name
“Pedestal Lane”.
20. The
Applicant has previously presented to the Manurewa Local Board on the
background, history and rationale for the proposed name change.
Financial and Resourcing Implications
21. The
cost of processing the approval of the proposed new road name and any
installation of road name signage is recoverable in accordance with Council’s
Administrative Charges.
Legal and
Legislative Implications
22. The
decision sought from the Manurewa Local Board for this report is not considered
to have any legal or legislative implications.
Implementation
23. The Resource
Consenting Team is involved in ensuring that appropriate road name signage will
be installed accordingly once an approval is obtained for the new road name.
Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Signatories
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Authors
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Gayatri Devi - Resource Consent Administrator
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Authorisers
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Ian Smallburn - General Manager Resource Consents
Rex Hewitt - Relationship Manager
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