I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the Rural Advisory Panel will be held on:

Date:                       Time: Meeting Room: Venue:	Friday, 15 April 2016 12.30pm Room 1, Level 26 135 Albert Street, Auckland
Rural Advisory Panel OPEN AGENDA

MEMBERSHIP

Chairperson	Cr Bill Cashmore	Franklin Ward Councillor
Deputy Chairperson South	Alan Cole	Franklin Local Board Member
Deputy Chairperson North	Thomas Grace	Rodney Local Board Member
Members	Marie Appleton	Rural Women NZ
	Dean Blythen	Landowners & Contractors Protection Association Inc
	Tracey Bryan	Fonterra
	Wendy Clark	Federated Farmers
	Viv Dostine	Northern Equine
	Trish Fordyce	NZ Forest Owners Association
	Richard Gardner	Federated Farmers
	Neil Henderson	Waitakere Ranges Local Board Member
	Chris Keenan	Horticulture NZ
	Steve Levet	Rural Contractors NZ
	Callum McCallum	Aquaculture Industry
	Andrew McKenzie	Beef and Lamb NZ
	Helen Moodie	Dairy NZ
	Roger Parton	Rural Contractors NZ and Aggregate & Quarry Association
	Geoff Smith	Equine Industry
	Peter Spencer	NZ Forest Owners Association
	Bronwen Turner	Western Rural Property Owners
	Keith Vallabh	Pukekohe Vegetable Growers Association
	Cr Penny Webster	Rodney Ward Councillor
	Glenn Wilcox	Independent Māori Statutory Board

(Quorum 10 members)

Elaine Stephenson

Democracy Advisor

6 April 2016

Contact Telephone: (09)890 8117

Email: Elaine.Stephenson@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

TERMS OF REFERENCE

PURPOSE

· To identify and communicate to the Council the interest and preferences of the rural based industries and rural communities of Auckland in relation to:

- the content of the strategies, policies, plans, and bylaws of the Council, and

- any matter that the Panel considers to be of particular interest or concern to the rural based industries and rural communities of Auckland.

· To advise the Mayor and the Council’s Governing Body and local boards, of the Council processes and mechanisms for engagement with the rural based industries and communities in Auckland.

· To deliver recommendations for accelerating the social, economic, environmental and cultural performance of the rural part of the Auckland Council region.

SCOPE

To provide a forum for consideration of issues affecting the rural part of the Auckland Council area and recommendations to Council including (but not limited to):

· Driving economic growth

· Food and fibre production and associated food and beverage processing (value adding) and equine based activities

· Research and development support

· Environmental resource issues including quarrying and aggregate production

· Ecological, landscape and coastal values

· Service delivery

· Rural infrastructure, including transport

· Biosecurity

· Amenities and open space

· Transport

· Rating.

Rural Advisory Panel 15 April 2016

ITEM   TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                                                       

1          Apologies                                                                                                                         

2          Declaration of Interest                                                                                                    

3          Confirmation of Minutes                                                                                                

4          Additional Items for Consideration                                                                              

5          Events in Rural Areas

6          Equine Industry - Presentation on current projects

7          Māori Heritage Programme

8          Update on National Policy Freshwater Statement Implementation

9          Ballance Farm Environmental Awards Update

10        General Business 

1          Apologies

An apology has been received from Member Glenn Wilcox.

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.

3          Confirmation of Minutes

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Friday, 4 March 2016, as a true and correct record.

4          Additional Items for Consideration

5          Events in Rural Areas (12.45 – 1.15pm)

Juliette Jones, Manager Event Facilitation; and Logan Christian, Operations Manager Special Events, Auckland Transport will provide a presentation.

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a) thank Juliette Jones and Logan Christian for their presentation on events in rural areas.

6          Equine Industry - Presentation on current projects (1.15 – 1.45pm)

NZ Equine Industry Training Organisation Chairwoman, Anne Phillips will be present to address the meeting.

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a) thank Anne Phillips for her presentation on current projects in the equine industry.

7          Māori Heritage Programme (1.45 – 2.00pm)

Noel Reardon, Manager Heritage, will address the meeting.

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a) thank Noel Reardon for his presentation on the Māori Heritage Programme.

8          Update on National Policy Freshwater Statement Implementation (2.00 – 2.45pm)

Gael Ogilvie, General Manager Environmental Services, Greg Holland, Manager Natural Environment Strategy and Phil Jaggard, Stormwater Strategy & Resilience Manager will provide a presentation.

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a) thank Gael Ogilvie, Greg Holland and Phil Jaggard for their update on National Policy Freshwater Statement Implementation.

9          Ballance Farm Environmental Awards Update (2.45pm – 3.00pm)

Phil Brown, Land and Water Advisory Team Manager will provide an update.

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a) thank Phil Brown for his update on the Ballance Farm Environmental Awards.

10        General Business