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Ethnic Peoples
Advisory Panel
11 May 2016
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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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New Zealand Red Cross: Refugee Resettlement
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Member W
Shueng entered the meeting at 6.15 pm.
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Josephine
Bartley and Celia Brandon of New Zealand Red Cross presented to the Ethnic
Peoples Advisory Panel about refugee resettlement and requested feedback from
the panel members regarding further actions that could be taken in this
field, including the possibility of Auckland becoming a refugee welcome zone.
A PowerPoint presentation was
provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on
the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
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Note: Changes to the original
motion were incorporated with the agreement of the meeting.
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Resolution number ETH/2016/16
MOVED by Member D Tomu, seconded by Member Y Lee :
That the Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel:
a)
receive the information and thank
Josephine Bartley and Celia Brandon for their attendance.
b)
request that Bernard Te Paa, Abigael
Vogt and Austin Kim compile specific information about council’s work
relating to refugee resettlement in Auckland that is already in progress,
investigate any further available options, and report this information back
to this panel.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 11
May 2016, Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel, New Zealand Red Cross: Refugee
Resettlement, Presentation
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Auckland Council Community Grants Programme
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Member Y Lee left the meeting at 6.48
pm.
Member P
Nand entered the meeting at 7.01 pm.
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Marion
Davies, Community Grants Operations Manager presented to the Ethnic Peoples
Advisory Panel about Auckland Council’s Community Grants Programme.
A
PowerPoint presentation was provided. A copy has been placed on the official
minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes
attachment.
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Note: Changes to the original
motion were incorporated with the agreement of the meeting.
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Resolution number ETH/2016/17
MOVED
by Member M Msopero, seconded by Member N Hashimoto:
That the Ethnic
Peoples Advisory Panel:
a) note the presentation, and
thank Marion Davies for her attendance.
b) provide feedback on
engagement with Auckland’s ethnic communities for the community grants
programme.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 11 May 2016, Ethnic Peoples
Advisory Panel, Auckland Council Community Grants Programme, Presentation
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Information items
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Mabel Msopero spoke about the
Auckland Ethnic Engagement Summit.
A letter from the New Zealand
Federation of Multicultural Councils Inc. regarding the success of the Auckland
Ethnic Engagement Summit was provided. A copy was placed on the official
agenda and is available on the Auckland Council website as an agenda
attachment.
The panel acknowledges and
celebrates the Auckland Ethnic Engagement Summit that was hosted by Auckland
University of Technology (AUT).
Pratima Nand spoke about a
project to translate the Treaty of Waitangi into 30 languages.
Bernard Te Paa, Lead Officer Support and Pae Urungi Tuhono – Manager Māori Outcomes presented to the Ethnic
Peoples Advisory Panel about Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi.
A PowerPoint presentation was
provided. A copy was placed on the official agenda and is available on the
Auckland Council website as an agenda attachment.
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Note: Changes to the original
motion were incorporated with the agreement of the meeting.
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Resolution number ETH/2016/18
MOVED
by Member A Keestra, seconded by Member C Yao:
That the Ethnic
Peoples Advisory Panel:
a)
receive the information.
b)
request that Bernard Te Paa and Abigael Vogt prepare a formal
response on behalf of the Chair Dave Tomu, to the letter from New
Zealand Federation of Multicultural Councils Inc.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 11 May 2016, Ethnic Peoples
Advisory Panel, Information items, NZ Federation of Multicultural Councils
Inc. letter
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Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel Work Programme Update
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Note: Changes to the original
motion were incorporated with the agreement of the meeting.
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Resolution number ETH/2016/19
MOVED
by Member D Tomu, seconded by Member P Nand:
That the Ethnic
Peoples Advisory Panel:
a) defer the Ethnic Peoples
Advisory Panel Work Programme Update for May 2016 to the next meeting.
CARRIED
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9 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
8.09 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:........................................................
