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, 14 September 2015 at 1.07pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Mayor John Tregidga

Hauraki District Council

Deputy Chairperson

Ms Liane Ngamane

Tangata Whenua

From 1.25pm, Item 8.

Deputy Mayor Peter French

Thames-Coromandel District Council

 

Cr James Thomas

Matamata-Piako

District Council

 

Cr Peter Buckley

Waikato Regional Council

 

Mr Jeff Cleave

Great Barrier Local Board

(Auckland Council)

 

Mr Paul Walden

Waiheke Local Board Chair

(Auckland Council - alternate)

 

Cr Christine Fletcher

Auckland Council

From 2.13pm, Item 8.

Cr Bill Cashmore

Auckland Council

 

Cr Chris Darby

Auckland Council

 

Ms Meg Poutasi

Department of Conservation

 

Ms Moana Tamaariki-Pohe

Tangata Whenua

 

Mr Terrence Hohneck

Tangata Whenua

 

Mr Steve Halley

Ministry for Primary Industries

 

Ms Nicola MacDonald

Tangata Whenua

 

Mr Leo Koziol

Te Puni Kōkiri

 

 

ABSENT

 

Cr Michael Lee

Auckland Council

 

 

Cr Rob McGuire

Waikato District Council

 

 

Mr Paul Majurey

Tangata Whenua

 

 

Ms Lucy Steel

Tangata Whenua

 

 

Cr Wayne Walker

Auckland Council

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Hauraki Gulf Forum

14 September 2015

 

 

Whakatau – Karakia

            Member Moana Tamaariki-Pohe opened the meeting.

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number HGF/2015/19

MOVED by Chair J Tregidga, seconded by Cr J Thomas:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)         accept the apologies from Lucy Steel, Paul Majurey, and Cr Rob McGuire for absence, and Deputy Chairperson Liane Ngamane, Cr Christine Fletcher, and Cr Wayne Walker for lateness.

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number HGF/2015/20

MOVED by Cr P Buckley, seconded by J Cleave:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Monday, 15 June 2015, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

4          Public Forum

 

There was no public forum.

 

 

5          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

6          Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

Spat catching in the Firth of Thames update

 

Resolution number HGF/2015/21

MOVED by Chair J Tregidga, seconded by Cr P Buckley:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)      receive the Spat catching in the Firth of Thames update report.

CARRIED

 

8

Promotion of the management objectives of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act

 

Deputy Chair L Ngamane entered the meeting 1.25pm.

Cr C Fletcher entered the meeting 2.13pm.

 

Kitt Littlejohn, Barrister, gave a PowerPoint presentation and tabled a document in support of this item. Copies have been placed on the official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments.

 

Resolution number HGF/2015/22

MOVED by Chair J Tregidga, seconded by Cr C Darby:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)      support further scoping and development of projects to assist awareness building and promotion of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act’s management objectives.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     14 September 2015, Hauraki Gulf Forum, Item 8 - Governing the Hauraki Gulf – A Review of the Forum’s Role and Options for Advancement

b     14 September 2015, Hauraki Gulf Forum, Item 8 - document tabled in support

 

Meeting adjourned at 2:43pm and reconvened at 3.03pm.

 

Cr C Fletcher left the meeting 3.03pm.

Deputy Mayor P French left the meeting at 3.03pm.

 

9

Hauraki Gulf Forum Executive Officer's Report

 

Deputy Mayor French returned to the meeting 3.11pm.

 

Resolution number HGF/2015/23

MOVED by J Cleave, seconded by T Hohneck:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)      appoint Chair John Tregidga, Moana Tamaariki-Pohe, and Cr Chris Darby to consider recommendations for the 2015 Holdaway Award.

CARRIED

 

Resolution number HGF/2015/24

MOVED by Chair J Tregidga, seconded by Deputy Mayor P French:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

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

CARRIED

 

10

Waiheke Marine Protected Areas Survey Results

 

Cr C Fletcher returned to the meeting at 3:40pm.

 

Paul Walden 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/2015/25

MOVED by Cr C Darby, seconded by Cr CE Fletcher:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

 a)     applaud the Waiheke Local Board on the initiation and quality of the Marine protected areas and reserves around the Gulf islands survey.

b)      note consistency with the Forum’s strategic response framework - which identifies a network of regenerating marine areas as one of five elements anticipated within a successful management response.

c)         commend the survey for consideration by the Sea Change Tai Timu Tai Pari marine spatial plan process, to assist determination of marine protected areas (including ‘no take’ marine reserves) within the Gulf.

d)         note the survey did not specifically seek mana whenua views.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     14 September 2015, Hauraki Gulf Forum, Item 10 - Marine protected areas and reserves around the Gulf Islands

 

 

11

Aotea Great Barrier Ecology Conversation

 

Marie McEntee, Director – Aranovus Research, and Shirley Johnson, Manager – COMET Auckland, 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/2015/26

MOVED by Chair J Tregidga, seconded by Cr P Buckley:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)      congratulate the Great Barrier Local Board on the Great Barrier Ecology Vision initiative.

b)      request a further report to the Forum on completion of the next phase of the project.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     14 September 2015, Hauraki Gulf Forum, Item 11 - GBI Ecology Vision Project

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

Constituent party report

 

Resolution number HGF/2015/27

MOVED by Chair J Tregidga, seconded by J Cleave:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)      receive the Constituent party report.

CARRIED

  

 

 

13        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.28 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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