Agenda of Howick Local Board

1 Welcome

2 Apologies

Apology received from member Mike Turinsky.

3 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.

4 Confirmation of Minutes

That the Howick Local Board:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Monday, 19 June 2017 as a true and correct record.

5 Leave of Absence

At the close of the agenda no requests for leave of absence had been received.

6 Acknowledgements

At the close of the agenda no requests for acknowledgements had been received.

7 Petitions

At the close of the agenda no requests to present petitions had been received.

8 Deputations

Standing Order 3.20 provides for deputations. Those applying for deputations are required to give seven working days notice of subject matter and applications are approved by the Chairperson of the Howick Local Board. This means that details relating to deputations can be included in the published agenda. Total speaking time per deputation is ten minutes or as resolved by the meeting.

At the close of the agenda no requests for deputations had been received.

9 Public Forum

A period of time (approximately 30 minutes) is set aside for members of the public to address the meeting on matters within its delegated authority. A maximum of 3 minutes per item is allowed, following which there may be questions from members.

At the close of the agenda no requests for public forum had been received.

10 Extraordinary Business

Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

“An item that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with at that meeting if-

(a) The local authority by resolution so decides; and

(b) The presiding member explains at the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public,-

(i) The reason why the item is not on the agenda; and

(ii) The reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting.”

Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

“Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-

(a) That item may be discussed at that meeting if-

(i) That item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the local authority; and

(ii) the presiding member explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but

(b) no resolution, decision or recommendation may be made in respect of that item except to refer that item to a subsequent meeting of the local authority for further discussion.”

11 Notices of Motion

There were no notices of motion.

Howick Local Board

17 July 2017

Auckland Transport Update - July 2017

File No.: CP2017/13406

Purpose

1. The purpose of this report is to; respond to resolutions and requests on transport-related matters, provide an update on the current status of Local Board Transport Capital Fund (LBTCF), request approval for new LBTCF projects, provide a summary of consultation material sent to the Board and, provide transport related information on matters of specific application and interest to the Howick Local Board (HLB) and its community.

Executive summary

2. A decision is not required this month but the report contains information about the following matters:

· Auckland Transport Quarterly Report

· A Local Board Transport Capital Fund update.

· Auckland Transport projects that are being delivered in Howick.

Attachments include a register of local issues and media releases specific to the Howick area.

Recommendation/s

That the Howick Local Board:

a) note the Auckland Transport Update – July 2017 report

b) support the principles of the new Auckland Transport Roads and Streets Framework

Comments

Bucklands Beach Erosion

3. Erosion of the Bucklands Beach foreshore is a significant issue for the HLB and local community. During this reporting period Auckland Transport has engaged with a project led by Council to plan a response to this issue.

4. The first meeting of officers took place on 22 June 2017 and will be followed by discussions with both the HLB and the local community. Auckland Transport will be represented at all of these meetings.

5. This process is very important because we are reaching a key period in the electoral term. Local Board Plan consultation is almost complete and soon Local Boards will discuss their requests for projects to be funded by Auckland Council in the Long Term Plan.

6. This is a very important discussion because it is the opportunity for communities (through their local elected representatives) to state their priorities and decide which projects will get delivered and how quickly.

Roads and Streets Framework

7. The HLB has reviewed the Roads and Streets Framework (RASF), a new policy structure that seeks to put people first in transport planning. Historically, Auckland Transport has received criticism for its ‘transport efficiency’ led approach to planning. The organisation has listened to this criticism and has drafted a new approach that seeks to balance ‘place’ (i.e. where and how people live) with ‘movement’ (i.e. transport efficiency).

8. The overall aim is to create better transport infra-structure that serves local communities needs better. The RASF includes a detailed structure for better community input into transport planning. The RASF could have considerable strategic effects improving the quality of local town centres, roads and streets in the Howick Local Board Area.

In principle the HLB supports the RASF and a draft ‘recommendation’ stating this for the record has been included above.

Local board transport capital fund (LBTCF) update.

9. The LBTCF is a capital budget provided to all Local Boards by Auckland Council and delivered by Auckland Transport. Local Boards can use this fund to deliver projects that they believe are important but are not part of Auckland Transport’s work programme. The limitations being that the project must:

· Be safe.

· Not impede network efficiency.

· Be in the road corridor. Although projects running through parks can be considered if there is a transport outcome.

HLB’s funding in this term is approx. $ 2.9 million.

10. Auckland Transport encourages all Local Board’s to identify potential projects as early as possible to ensure delivery within the current electoral term.

Projects

Early in this electoral term the HLB started identifying possible projects and planning workshops have been held and reported on previously.

11. The current progress of all projects is summarised in the table below:

Table 1: Local Board Transport Capital Fund Projects

Projects	Current Status	Problem or Opportunity Being Addressed	Current Status
Half Moon Bay Ferry Pier and Bus Turnaround		Providing better facilities for ferry passengers at Half Moon Bay	‘Rough Order of Cost’ requested by the HLB in 2013. ‘Detailed Design’ was authorised by HLB in October 2014 based on a Rough Order of Cost of $ 4.3 million of which the HLB would provide $ 2.5 million. ‘Construction’ The pier is complete and was opened on 7 April 2017. Consent has still not been submitted but developed designs for the landside works have been completed and will be discussed with the HLB ASAP.
Buckland’s Beach Walkway Improvements		Providing safer pedestrian facilities at Buckland Beach	‘Rough Order of Cost’ of between $ 1.5 and 2.1 million has been provided to the HLB. Concept design was carried out in a number of stages: · 14 July 2014 – Detailed design of a small initial project authorised by resolution. · 8 June 2015 – The HLB expanded the project to include detailed design for a project running the length of ‘The Parade’. · 13 July 2015 Concept design reported to the HLB. · 26 April 2017 the HLB requested investigation of two projects identified during consultation. This design is broken down into ten separate elements (detailed in February 2017’s report). ‘Firm Cost Estimate’: was authorised at the May Howick Local Board meeting for the following elements of the project: · Improved pedestrian facilities and one-way options on The Parade · A roundabout at the intersection of Buckland Beach and Whitcombe Roads. ‘Construction’ of improvements to pedestrian safety between Numbers 61 and 68A of Buckland’s Beach Road is being delivered using funds from Auckland Council’s Community Facilities Department’s Green Ways and Walk Ways Development Fund.
Howick Village Centre Plan		Supporting improvements to Howick Village that will make it nicer, safer and more pedestrian friendly.	Auckland Transport is waiting for the team developing the Howick Village Centre Plan to finish and when this project is more advanced may complete a ROC for proposed work.
Cascades Walkway		Building a footpath on Cascade Road that will provide access under the bridge on the western edge of the golf course to the walking track that follows the stream.	Auckland Transport has priced two options with ‘Rough Orders of Cost’ of either approx. $ 83,000 or approx. $ 225,000 depending on the route of the pathway. ‘Firm Estimate of Cost’: development of a ‘Firm Cost Estimate’ was authorised at the June Howick Local Board meeting.
Walking and Cycling Access to Half Moon Bay		Develop walking and cycling opportunities around Half Moon Bay.	The HLB discussed this project on 8 February 2017. It was decided to let the ferry pier and bus stop improvements become operational before a new project was started.
Highbrook Cycling and Walking Project		Develop walking and cycling opportunities around Highbrook.	The HLB was briefed by Auckland Transport about this project on 24 March 2017. The HLB did not choose to pursue the project at this time.
Baverstock Road Crossing		Building traffic calming and a crossing on Baverstock Road to reduce traffic speed and create a safer pedestrian environment	‘Rough Order of Cost’ of approx. $150,000 has been provided to the HLB. The HLB discussed this project on 8 February 2017 and decided not to proceed with the project at this time.
Notes: A ‘traffic light’ code is used to summarize the status of projects. The colours are used as follows: Green – Project progressing ‘on time’ and on budget. Orange – An issue has been identified that may need to be resolved. Red - An major issue has been identified that needs to be resolved Black – The project has been investigated and the HLB has decided not to pursue it at this time.

Cascades Road

12. The HLB is keen to improve access from Cascades Road to the Cascades Walkway that follows the stream. The HLB was provided two options by Auckland Transport. At the June 2017 meeting the HLB decided to authorise detailed design and development of a ‘Firm Cost Estimate’ for building a path on the south side of Cascades Road that takes people from the in front of the café (located opposite Number 180 Cascades Road) across the bridge and down to the walkway.

Half Moon Bay Ferry Terminal Update

13. Building a new ferry pier and bus turn around area at Half Moon Bay was HLB’s key Local Board Transport Capital Fund Project in the 2013-16 term.

The HLB were briefed on progress of the Half Moon Bay ferry terminal on 6 July 2017.

14. The project is not progressing as predicted, the pier is built. But at the time this report was written, an application for resource consent had not been submitted. This is why the status of the project has moved from ‘Green’ to ‘Red ‘in Table 1.

15. The project team has circulated the first detailed plans for the bus turning area. See Fig 1. The proposed turning circle is clearly shown as are the bus stops, disability parks and ‘P 5’ ‘drop offs’. The aim is to have a simple easy to access facility that allows people to disembark from their buses and get to ferry easily. Some shelter will be provided by a canopy (shown in red cross hatching) that will run from the bus stops to the terminal.

Figure 1. Half Moon Bay turning circle map

Upcoming projects and activities

Consultations

16. Auckland Transport provides the HLB with the opportunity to comment on transport projects being delivered in this Local Board Area.

17. In this reporting period, no projects were put forward for comment by the HLB.

18. Traffic Control Committee (TCC) decisions are reported on a monthly basis. In the previous reporting period there were two TCC decisions in the HLB area.

Table 2: TCC Monthly Summary April 2017

Street	Area	Work	Decision
Flat Bush School Road / Donegal Park Drive / Heavenly Way / Castlebane Drive / Carrick Dawson drive / Unnamed Roads / Puroro street / Hinoki Way / Broadhurst Road / Eastfield Avenue / Beltany Drive / Ballyholley Drive / Hughs Way / Bruckless Drive / Urney Drive / Brookview Drive / Ballindrait Drive / Hakinakina Drive / Puoro Street / Eastfield Avenue	Flat Bush	No Stopping At All Times, SVL Cycle Lane, Bus Stop, Give-Way Controlled Roundabout, Traffic Island, Edge Line, Flush Median, Give-Way Control	Approved in Principle These changes are in a new development that is not yet vested in Council
Botany Road / Headcorn Place	Botany Downs	No Stopping At All Times, Bus Stop, Give-Way Control, Edge Lines, Flush Median	Carried
Stancombe Road / Malahide Drive / Unnamed Roads	Flat Bush	Lane Restrictions, No Stopping At All Times, Traffic Island, Give-Way Control, Stop Control, Give-Way Controlled Roundabout, Flush Median, Lane Provision	Carried
Ben Lomond Crescent / Rylock Place / Canon Place	Sommerville	No Stopping At All Times, Give-Way Control	Carried
Meadowland Drive / Alicia Road	Pakuranga Heights	No Stopping At All Times, Bus Stop, Shared Cycle Path, Pedestrian Crossing, Give-Way Control, Traffic Islands, Edge Lines	Carried

Regional and sub-regional projects

AMETI

19. AMETI is a large transport project that will provide better public transport options between Panmure and Botany. The AMETI Eastern Busway will be New Zealand’s first urban busway providing congestion free ‘bus only’ lanes for commuters. This project will help people in East Auckland commute to and from the city more easily.

20. The stage of AMETI currently being delivered is a busway running from Pakuranga to Panmure. The Notice of Requirement (NOR) process consultation is complete. Closing at the end of March 2017. Sixty two submissions were received and are being reviewed. Auckland Transport is currently writing a report responding to the submissions.

21. The AMETI Eastern Busway project is approaching some important milestones over the next few months. Next month Auckland Transport’s report and the submissions received will be reviewed by independent commissioners at a ‘hearing’.

22. Auckland Council will communicate details of the hearing shortly and the project team will relay this information to key stakeholders and the HLB. The hearing is an opportunity for independent commissioners to review public submissions and compile a report with their recommendations for the project. It is expected that a decision will be made in late 2017.

23. The independent commissioners then state their position on any issues and provide a report. If there are any issues at this time a period of mediation follows and if agreement cannot be reached submitters may appeal to the Environment Court.

24. Providing that the process runs smoothly and there are no significant issues the NOR process should be finished by the end of 2017.

25. On top of the NOR process geotechnical investigation work has also been taking place recently. The majority of this activity has been in the berm along parts of Pakuranga Road but some has also been within the Tamaki Estuary, near the eastern end of Panmure Bridge. Disruption seems to have been minor and no issues have arisen as part of this work.

26. AMETI is a big project and Auckland Transport is already planning for the next step. This will be the section from Pakuranga to Botany (along Ti Rakau Drive). Design work and final development of the ‘Scheme Assessment Report’ is continuing for the Pakuranga to Botany stage of the project.

27. Auckland Transport has started to plan for detailed consultation and engagement with the Pakuranga, Botany and Howick community later this year. The AMETI Eastern Busway team will provide a detailed project update to the HLB soon. .

Chapel Road

28. This safety driven project is about upgrading Chapel Road between Stancombe Road and Ormiston Road to bring it to an ‘urban’ standard for an arterial road. This is because the road used to be a rural road and as development has occurred it needs to be upgraded. The project’s scope of works includes making the road straighter, building a new bridge, a new signalised intersection, and widening Stancombe Road intersection with cycle lanes and two southbound traffic lanes.

29. Auckland Transport is working with New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) and has started investigating the proposal and looking at options. An early part of the investigative process is a geo-technical study.

30. This tells the project team what is happening underground. Geotechnical information is vital for identifying potential issues or problems so that we can build safe, long lasting infra-structure.

31. Geo-technical investigation is now finished and over the last couple of months the project engineers have been discussing the results and working out how they will impact on the project. This process is almost complete and the team believes it should be able to report back in next few weeks. As soon as it is finished and the implications for the project are confirmed by the project engineers the HLB will be briefed on progress.

Election Signage Bylaw

32. Since the 2016 local body elections Auckland Transport has reviewed its election signage bylaw.

33. Detailed information has been circulated to Local Board Members. The following link provides access to more detailed information about the election signs - https://at.govt.nz/about-us/bylaws/election-signs-bylaw

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Media Clippings	21
b ⇩	Issues Register	29

Signatories

Authors

Ben Stallworthy, Elected Member Relationship Manager, Auckland Transport

Authorisers

Jonathan Anyon, Manager Elected Member Relationship Unit, Auckland Transport

Ian Milnes - Senior Local Board Advisor Howick

Howick Local Board

17 July 2017

New Road Name Approval for the residential subdivision by Murphys Development Ltd at 125A Murphys Road, Flat Bush.

File No.: CP2017/12606

Purpose

1. The purpose of this report is to seek approval from the Howick Local Board, for thirteen new road names for roads created by way of subdivision at 125A Murphys Road, Flat Bush.

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. Following assessment against the road naming criteria, the road names ‘Murphys Park Drive’ (Road 1), ‘Treeline Lane’ (Road 2), ‘Frontier Lane’ (Road 3), ‘Goodfellow Lane’ (Road 4), ‘Vista Estate Boulevard’ (Road 5), ‘Picturesque Drive’ (Road 6), ‘Hearth Street’ (Road 7), ‘Hermitage Street’ (Road 8), ‘Christella Street’ (Road 9), ‘Ascent Street’ (Road 10), ‘Cyperus Street’ (Road 11), ‘Cottage Lane’ (Road 12) and ‘Streamside Drive’ (Road 13) for the new roads created by way of subdivision at 125A Murphys Road, Flat Bush were determined to meet the road naming policy criteria. It is noted that the alternative road names proposed, being ‘Kingi Drive’ and ‘View Point Drive’ (Road 1), ‘Koowhai Lane’ and ‘High Point Lane’ (Road 2), ‘Pongarauhine Lane’ and ‘Spritz Lane’ (Road 3), ‘Raupatu Lane’ and ‘Bubble Brook Lane’ (Road 4), ‘Peepeke Boulevard’ and ‘Timber Fall Boulevard’ (Road 5), ‘Miro Drive’ and ‘Watercourse Drive’ (Road 6), ‘Kitahi Street’ and ‘Beech Forest Street’ (Road 7), ‘Kahukeke Street’ and ‘Softwood Street’ (Road 8), ‘Maakoi Street’ and ‘Channel Street’ (Road 9), ‘Koohanga Street’ and ‘Green Pasture Street’ (Road 10), ‘Kohukohunui Street’ and ‘Tributary Street’ (Road 11), ‘Aute Lane’ and ‘Overlook Lane’ (Road 12) and ‘Beckside Drive and Waters Edge Drive’ (Road 13) also meet the road naming policy criteria.

4. Ngaati Whanaunga have been consulted throughout this process and have supplied and reviewed the proposed names for Council’s consideration. No other iwi were consulted.

5. The applicant’s preferred and alternative road names above are recommended for approval to the Howick Local Board.

Recommendation/s

a) That the Howick Local Board, pursuant to section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974, considers for the approval, the road names ‘Murphys Park Drive’ (Road 1), ‘Treeline Lane’ (Road 2), ‘Frontier Lane’ (Road 3), ‘Goodfellow Lane’ (Road 4), ‘Vista Estate Boulevard’ (Road 5), ‘Picturesque Drive’ (Road 6), ‘Hearth Street’ (Road 7), ‘Hermitage Street’ (Road 8), ‘Christella Street’ (Road 9), ‘Ascent Street’ (Road 10), ‘Cyperus Street’ (Road 11), ‘Cottage Lane’ (Road 12) and ‘Streamside Drive’ (Road 13), for the new roads created by way of subdivision at 125A Murphys Road, Flat Bush while noting that the alternative road names ‘Kingi Drive’ and ‘View Point Drive’ (Road 1), ‘Koowhai Lane’ and ‘High Point Lane’ (Road 2), ‘Pongarauhine Lane’ and ‘Spritz Lane’ (Road 3), ‘Raupatu Lane’ and ‘Bubble Brook Lane’ (Road 4), ‘Peepeke Boulevard’ and ‘Timber Fall Boulevard’ (Road 5), ‘Miro Drive’ and ‘Watercourse Drive’ (Road 6), ‘Kitahi Street’ and ‘Beech Forest Street’ (Road 7), ‘Kahukeke Street’ and ‘Softwood Street’ (Road 8), ‘Maakoi Street’ and ‘Channel Street’ (Road 9), ‘Koohanga Street’ and ‘Green Pasture Street’ (Road 10), ‘Kohukohunui Street’ and ‘Tributary Street’ (Road 11), ‘Aute Lane’ and ‘Overlook Lane’ (Road 12) and ‘Beckside Drive’ and ‘Waters Edge Drive’ (Road 13) also meet the road naming criteria.

Comments

6. The Auckland Council Road Naming Guidelines allowed that where a new road needs to be named as a result of a subdivision or development, the subdivider/developer shall be given the opportunity of suggesting their preferred new road name for Council’s approval.

The residential subdivision will be serviced by Hodges Road and Road 1 which provide access into the proposed development. The applicant seeks to name 13 new roads.

The Applicant has proposed the following names for consideration for the roads created as part of the development at 125A Murphys Road, Flat Bush.

Preference	Proposed New Road Name (Road 1)	Meaning
Preferred Name	Murphys Park Drive	Murphys Park is the name of the major development and this road will provide direct access to the development. It is therefore considered apt that there is synergy between the name of the residential development and the road name.
First Alternative	Kingi Drive	Reference to Kingitanga, the Maori King Movement which has current status in Aotearoa.
Second Alternative	View Point Drive	The extended and elongated nature of the road means that people can see quite far into the distance when travelling on this road. This combined with the elevated nature of the road, relative to its surroundings, means that the road is excellent as a viewing position to look over the surrounding landscape.

Preference	Proposed New Road Name (Road 2)	Meaning
Preferred Name	Treeline Lane	The dense foliage on the west side of this road ends quite close to this location. The treeline of bush is visible and visually dominating.
First Alternative	Koowhai Lane	A native plant that can be planted to give connectivity to native birds also used as a natural indicator of seasons by iwi.
Second Alternative	High Point Lane	The elevated nature of this road comparative to its surroundings sets itself as a “High Point” within the local area.

Preference	Proposed New Road Name (Road 3)	Meaning
Preferred Name	Frontier Lane	The location of the road can be considered to be at the very edge of the Flat Bush area as well as the populated Auckland area. Calling this road “Frontier” provides it with a relevant and romanticised name. This name is further made relevant as the residential development that this road is situated on is one furthest to the east.
First Alternative	Pongarauhine Lane	Maiden of the fern leaf, a name of the wife of the Paramount chief for Ngaati Wahnaunga. Silver ferns are a national symbol used by our National teams to represent Aotearoa.
Second Alternative	Spritz Lane	“Spritz” is a relatively uncommon term used to describe the bubbliness of a stream or river. This is appropriate as the stream running through the development land is often quite aerated and fast-running, especially after rainfall.

Preference	Proposed New Road Name (Road 4)	Meaning
Preferred Name	Goodfellow Lane	The Goodfellow Lodge was one of the first brick houses built in the Flat Bush and Manukau area. This building stood for many years and has accumulated a vast amount of history. Given its primacy as a residential unit, it is appropriate as the road’s name given that this road is connected to the first blocks of land sold off from this development, and likely the first to have houses built on.
First Alternative	Raupatu Lane	Maori word for confiscation. Ngaati Whanaunga were forced illegally by the crown to leave and their lands were confiscated by the Crown.
Second Alternative	Bubble Brook Lane

Preference	Proposed New Road Name (Road 5)	Meaning
Preferred Name	Vista Estate Boulevard	Another major development to the east of Murphys Park is called Vista Estates. This road is one of the major conduits leading to this proposed residential area. Given that these two land projects are being co-developed as sister projects, it would be appropriate to name this road that runs through both developments “Vista Estates”
First Alternative	Peepeke Boulevard	Means to draw up the legs or arms. Taken from a famous quote by a Ngaati Whanaunga Tupuna called Raamuri which made reference to when a person is burdened in one’s sleep and has an uncomfortable sleep.
Second Alternative	Timber Fall Boulevard	“Timber Fall” illustrates the systematic clearing of the forested land in the late 1800s to early 1900s. The trees in the local area were felled to make space for open pasture.

Preference	Proposed New Road Name (Road 6)	Meaning
Preferred Name	Picturesque Drive	This road runs along a dense bush-filled gully to its west side. The view that this provides can only be described as picturesque.
First Alternative	Miro Drive	Miro, Brown Pine. A coniferous tree of lowland forest, with curved leaves arranged in two rows. Miro grew prolifically in this region and saw a large population of native birds.
Second Alternative	Watercourse Drive	“Watercourse” describes the river that runs through the development land. The name is also in line with the environmental focus of the road names within the development.

Preference	Proposed New Road Name (Road 7)	Meaning
Preferred Name	Hearth Street	The hearth has been historically the centre of any dwelling. It provides warmth and comfort to residents and is where people gathered as a family or community and fostered bonds. This road name hints at the idea of homeliness and is appropriate to a residential neighbourhood.
First Alternative	Kiitahi Street	Kiitahi was a Chief of Ngaati Whanaunga who signed Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and lead Ngaati Whanaunga during many of the years that Taamaki was being invaded by Crown troops.
Second Alternative	Beech Forest Street	Beech trees are native to New Zealand, and certain species that only exist in the Auckland region. Historically, there were large plots of beech trees in this area.

Preference	Proposed New Road Name (Road 8)	Meaning
Preferred Name	Hermitage Street	Hermitage refers to the ample amounts of history and heritage that existed in the Flat Bush area. This name would display remembrance for those that resided in this area.
First Alternative	Kahukeke Street	Kahukeke was a name of an ancestor of Ngaati Whanaunga and was the daughter of Hoturoa the Ariki of Tainui waka.
Second Alternative	Softwood Street	Much of the indigenous trees in this region can be categorised as softwood.

Preference	Proposed New Road Name (Road 9)	Meaning
Preferred Name	Christella Street	The shortened common name of Christella Dentata, a flower species found on the Auckland mainland. The intention is to name this street and a number of others that run parallel to it after native flower species that start with the same letter.
First Alternative	Maakoi Street	Shell of cockle, pipi, kutai. The area of development in this region has midden sites where maakoi can be found, giving evidence of iwi occupation.
Second Alternative	Channel Street	Describes the waterway that travels through this development land.

Preference	Proposed New Road Name (Road 10)	Meaning
Preferred Name	Ascent Street	The inclined nature of this road means that those travelling northward are driving up a slope. “Ascent” can also be interpreted as a statement of personal growth and success.
First Alternative	Koohanga Street	Means Centre. Taken from Te Koohanga reo movement which, through early childhood centres, created language nest for the revitalisation of the language.
Second Alternative	Green Pasture Street	Historically, this piece of Flat Bush land, as well as much of the surrounding lands were open pasture lands dedicated for cattle grazing.

Preference	Proposed New Road Name (Road 11)	Meaning
Preferred Name	Cyperus Street	Cyperus is the shortened common name of an endangered species of plants native to the Auckland mainland. As above, the intention is to name a number of streets that run parallel to each other after native flower species that start with the same letter.
First Alternative	Kohukohunui Street	Means bird nest. This is taken from Te Koohanga reo movement which, through early childhood centres created a language ‘nest’ for the revitalisation of the language.
Second Alternative	Tributary Street	Describes the major stream channel that delivers water to the local water basin.

Preference	Proposed New Road Name (Road 12)	Meaning
Preferred Name	Cottage Lane	The cottage is a notable housing style in this area. Many have been torn down but some still remain as a reminder of what historical Flat Bush would have looked like. This road name hints at the idea of homeliness.
First Alternative	Aute Lane	Maori word for paper mulberry, a shrub that grows in the Pacific.
Second Alternative	Overlook Lane	Describes the elevated nature of this road and the extended perception range that can be viewed from this location.

Preference	Proposed New Road Name (Road 13)	Meaning
Preferred Name	Streamside Drive	This road runs parallel to a major gully to its west, which features a stream. This stream is somewhat obscured by dense vegetation but can most certainly be heard from the road.
First Alternative	Beckside Drive	Beckside is an archaic term for river or streamside.
Second Alternative	Waters Edge Drive	The road runs beside a major culvert that runs through the development.

Figure One: Location and layout of the 13 new roads, east of Murphys Road.

Decision Making

7. The Auckland Council, by way of the Auckland Council Long Term Plan (2012 - 2022), allocated the responsibility for the naming of new roads, pursuant to section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974, to Local Boards.

Assessment

8. The applicant’s proposed road names have been assessed against the criteria set out in the Auckland Council road naming guidelines;

9. The applicant’s preferred names ‘Murphys Park Drive,’ ‘Treeline Lane,’ ‘Frontier Lane,’ ‘Goodfellow Lane,’ ‘Vista Estate Boulevard,’ ‘Picturesque Drive,’ ‘Hearth Street,’ ‘Hermitage Street,’ ‘Christella Street,’ ‘Ascent Street,’ ‘Cyperus Street,’ ‘Cottage Lane,’ and ‘Streamside Drive’ meet all the criteria of the road naming guidelines. The remaining road names are also considered to be consistent with road naming guidelines, perhaps with the exception of ‘Koowhai Lane,’ ‘Koohanga Street’ and ‘Peepeke Boulevard’ given New Zealand Post’s assessment below.

10. The proposed suffixes of ‘Drive,’ ‘Lane,’ ‘Boulevard’ and ‘Street’ are considered appropriate as they reflect the physical characteristics of the proposed roads.

Consideration

Significance of Decision

11. The decision sought from the Howick 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

12. The decision sought from the Howick 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

13. The applicant has consulted with Ngaati Whanaunga who has supplied and reviewed the proposed names. No other iwi were consulted.

14. The proposed names were sent to New Zealand Post for review, who considered that Koowhai, Peepeke and Koohanga were unlikely to be accepted due to their similarity to existing road names Pepeke Way (Orewa), Kohanga Road (Mangere Bridge) and a number of road names containing “Kowhai”. New Zealand Post indicated that the remaining proposed road names are acceptable from their perspective.

Financial and Resourcing Implications

15. 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

16. The decision sought from the Howick Local Board for this report is not considered to have any legal or legislative implications.

Implementation

17. 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

Authors

Virginia Loh - Resource Consents Administrator

Authorisers

Ian Dobson - Manager Northern Resource Consenting

Ian Milnes - Senior Local Board Advisor Howick

Howick Local Board

17 July 2017

New Road Name Approval for the residential subdivision by Templeton Flat Bush Limited at 301 Flat Bush School Road, Flat Bush.

File No.: CP2017/12736

Purpose

1. The purpose of this report is to seek approval from the Howick Local Board, for new road names for three roads created by way of subdivision at 301 Flat Bush School Road, Flat Bush.

Executive summary

3. Following assessment against the road naming criteria, the road names ‘Matahae Drive’ (Road 1), ‘Paripari Street’ (Road 2) and ‘Perehia Road’ (Road 3) (applicant’s preferred road names), ‘Kari ua Drive,’ ‘Manga Road,’ ‘Poupou Drive,’ ‘Freshland Drive,’ ‘Anthill Rise,’ Hunangamoho Street,’ and ‘Repehina Road’ were determined to meet the road naming guideline criteria.

4. Local iwi groups were consulted and Ngai Tai ki Tamaki confirmed that they had no issues with the proposed names. No other responses were received.

5. The names ‘Matahae Drive,’ ‘Paripari Street’ and ‘Perehia Road’, proposed by the applicant and the names ‘Kari ua Drive,’ ‘Manga Road,’ ‘Poupou Drive,’ ‘Freshland Drive,’ ‘Anthill Rise,’ Hunangamoho Street,’ and ‘Repehina Road’ are considered for approval by the Local Board.

Recommendation/s

That the Howick Local Board Local Board, pursuant to section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974, considers for approval, the road names ‘Matahae Drive,’ ‘Paripari Street’ and ‘Perehia Road’ proposed by the applicant, for the new roads created by way of subdivision at 301 Flat Bush School Road, Flat Bush, while noting that ‘Kari ua Drive,’ ‘Manga Road,’ ‘Poupou Drive,’ ‘Freshland Drive,’ ‘Anthill Rise,’ Hunangamoho Street,’ and ‘Repehina Road’, also meet the road naming criteria.

Comments

7. The residential subdivision will be serviced by three new roads coming off Flat Bush School Road.

The Applicant has proposed the following names for consideration for the road created as part of the development at 301 Flat Bush School Road, Flat Bush.

Proposed New Road Name	Meaning
Road 1: Matahae Drive	Means divergent stream from the main channel of a river.
Road 2: Paripari Street	Maori word for “steep.”
Road 3: Perehia Road	NZ wind grass, common around streams or wetlands.
Alternative Road Names	Meaning
Kari ua Drive	Means “raingarden.”
Manga Road	Means “tributary,” “stream” or “barracuda.”
Poupou Drive	An upright slab forming a solid framework of the walls of a house.
Freshland Drive	Refers to land that is fertile and fresh.
Anthill Rise	Access to cosy place to call home.
Hunangamoho Street	Plumed tussock grass.
Repehina Road	NZ wind grass, common around streams or wetlands.

Figure One: Location and layout of new roads.

Decision Making

8. The Auckland Council, by way of the Auckland Council Long Term Plan (2012 - 2022), allocated the responsibility for the naming of new roads, pursuant to section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974, to Local Boards.

Assessment

9. The applicant’s proposed road names have been assessed against the criteria set out in the Auckland Council road naming guidelines;

10. The applicant’s preferred names (Matahae Drive, Paripari Street and Perehia Road) meet all the road naming guidelines. The alternative road names proposed are also considered to be consistent with road naming guidelines.

11. The proposed suffixes of ‘Drive,’ ‘Street’ and ‘Road’ are appropriate as they reflect the physical characteristics of the proposed roads.

12. As the applicant’s preferred names meet the criteria, they are recommended for consideration for approval.

Consideration

Significance of Decision

13. The decision sought from the Howick 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 Howick 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. The applicant contacted all local iwi groups regarding the proposed road names. Only Ngai Tai ki Tamaki responded, confirming they had no issues with the names.

16. Consultation was undertaken with New Zealand Post, who confirmed that the proposed road names were acceptable.

Financial and Resourcing Implications

17. 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

18. The decision sought from the Howick Local Board for this report is not considered to have any legal or legislative implications.

Implementation

19. 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

Authors

Virginia Loh - Resource Consents Administrator

Authorisers

Ian Dobson - Manager Northern Resource Consenting

Ian Milnes - Senior Local Board Advisor Howick

Howick Local Board

17 July 2017

Relationship Agreements with Mana Whenua

File No.: CP2017/13271

Purpose

1. To obtain the Howick Local Board’s approval to enter into formal governance relationship agreements with mana whenua groups in the greater Auckland area.

Executive summary

1. This report recommends that the Howick Local Board approves a relationship agreement template as the basis for discussions with mana whenua.

2. It further recommends that where the agreement remains substantively the same as the template, albeit with the inclusion of information describing the mana whenua party, that it proceed to a formal signing without a further approval process.

3. The Governing Body is also being asked to approve the relationship template to support the expeditious completion of relationship agreements with mana whenua.

4. Auckland Council has an existing range of instruments and mechanisms to recognise and provide for its relationships with mana whenua. There is a strong desire from all parties to formalise the foundational governance relationships through the development of relationship agreements and in some cases acknowledge and build from legacy agreements held with former councils.

5. The mana whenua groups with interests in the Howick Local Board area are:

Iwi / Hapū	Mana whenua representative organisation
Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki	Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Trust
Te Kawerau a Maki	Te Kawerau Iwi Tribal Authority
Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua	Te Ara Rangatu o Te Iwi o Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua
Te Akitai Waiohua	Te Akitai Waiohua Iwi Authority
Te Ahiwaru	Makaurau Marae Māori Trust
Ngāti Tamaoho	Ngāti Tamaoho Trust
Ngāti Paoa	Ngāti Paoa Trust
Ngāti Whanaunga	Ngāti Whanaunga Incorporated
Ngāti Maru	Ngāti Maru Rūnanga Incorporated
Ngāti Tamaterā	Ngāti Tamaterā Settlement Trust
Te Patukirikiri	Te Patukirikiri Iwi Inc
Waikato-Tainui	Waikato Tainui Te Kauhanganui Inc

6. The final draft agreement for consideration (Attachment A) recognises the two parties, sets out the purpose, aspirations and shared principles, and in particular acknowledges the governance context of Auckland Council through the governing body and the relevant local board(s).

7. There are appendices to the agreement - the administrative provisions, existing and future projects or arrangements, and specific local board arrangements. These appendices are intended to be added to over time without alteration to the main agreement.

8. Discussions have begun with some mana whenua groups who have indicated they are ready to enter into this process.

Recommendation/s

That the Howick Local Board:

a) approve the relationship agreement template attached to the agenda report at Attachment A as the basis for discussions with mana whenua

b) approve a process of reaching these agreements whereby the agreement may proceed to signing without further approval so long as any inclusions are either descriptive or in the nature of minor drafting changes. For the avoidance of doubt, any changes of substance will be re-presented to the Howick Local Board, other local boards and the governing body, as relevant, for final approval

c) authorise the Chairperson to sign the agreement on behalf of the local board at signing ceremonies arranged between the parties to each agreement.

Comments

9. Since Auckland Council was established, relationships with mana whenua have been sustained in a variety of ways. The demands for information and engagement that the Council family places on mana whenua has led to a range of different approaches and mechanisms to make this efficient and effective for all.

10. A foundation for the interactions is the negotiation of contracts with each mana whenua group to support their capacity to engage with the Council. These contracts specify deliverables which include participation in governance activities with Auckland Council. Additionally, some of the high contact parts of the Council family have set up separate fora to provide for project level engagement.

11. In 2013, the Governing Body, Local Board Chairs and the Independent Māori Statutory Board (IMSB), considered a discussion document about Auckland Council entering into relationship agreements with the nineteen iwi and hapū recognised as mana whenua for Tāmaki Makaurau. As a result, a political working party of governing body and local board members was established that was expected to work on the development of the relationship agreements.

12. Subsequent discussions with mana whenua indicated that they preferred to advance some form of collective body prior to dealing with relationship agreements, negating the need for the working party. This collective body, the Regional Mana Whenua Kaitiaki Forum, has been recently established and is developing a forward work programme at present.

13. At a governance level, opportunities to establish relationships between mana whenua and elected members have included:

· mana whenua leading pōwhiri and the inauguration ceremonies for each new council and local board

· kanohi ki te kanohi / face to face discussions between elected members and mana whenua within major regional planning processes – notably the Auckland Plan, the 2015-2025 Long Term Plan and the Unitary Plan

· at a local level, specific engagement with mana whenua who relate to the local board areas.

14. Since the establishment of the Auckland Council, a strong desire has been expressed from many mana whenua groups and the Independent Māori Statutory Board to formalise the governance relationships through the development of relationship agreements and, in some cases, to acknowledge and build on legacy agreements held with former councils.

15. Relationship agreements support elements of the Auckland Plan strategic direction to “enable Māori aspirations through recognition of Te Tirit o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi and customary rights” through formal acknowledgement of the mutual interests of council and mana whenua.”

16. They are a means of documenting each party’s intention to work together respectfully and positively, and the development of the agreement itself may assist in mutual understanding. Nevertheless, relationship agreements may not be considered necessary by all mana whenua groups or be a current priority for some. Should that be the case, the current arrangements with each group will continue to support the relationship.

Structure and details of Agreement

17. Te Waka Anga Mua, with the support of Legal Services has developed a governance relationship agreement template attached to this report as Attachment A.

18. This agreement has been drafted so as not to be over-prescriptive but containing the essential elements for agreements of this nature.

19. The agreement recognises the two parties to the agreement and, in particular, acknowledges the governance context of Auckland Council by including the governing body and the relevant local boards as the Auckland Council party.

20. The first part of the agreement outlines the purpose, aspirations and shared principles. Any specific commitments, projects and arrangements, engagement and meeting protocols can also be contained, or referred to, within the body of the Agreement.

21. The agreement has appendices - the administrative provisions, existing and future projects or arrangements, and specific local board arrangements – as standard inclusions. Any other relevant departmental and operational documents will be added as schedules to the agreement with the intention that these can be amended as needed without requiring alteration of the main agreement.

Next Steps

22. All mana whenua have been approached regarding a potential relationship agreement. A number of groups have indicated they are ready to progress discussions and these discussions have commenced in some cases.

23. As the agreement is intended to record a mutual intention to form a close working relationship with mana whenua which is already committed to in a range of council’s strategic documents, Howick Local Board is not being asked to approve entering into these relationship agreements. Rather, it is being asked to approve a template agreement which sets out the areas expected to be covered in this relationship agreement which, in general, describes matters of relevance to each of the parties to the agreement.

24. While the details about mana whenua and the arrangements or projects underway will be particular to each agreement it is expected that, in most cases, the agreements will not include any additional detail that requires governing body or local board approval.

25. It is proposed that, where the agreement remains substantively the same as the template, albeit with the inclusion of information describing the mana whenua party, it proceeds to a formal signing without a further approval process.

26. Should any of the mana whenua parties seek inclusion of matters which require new commitment by the council parties, the agreement will be referred back to the governing body and/or the local board(s) for approval on these matters.

Consideration

Local board views and implications

27. Local Boards were presented with the broad approach proposed to relationship agreements in workshops in 2015 and there was general approval of the approach.

28. To expedite the process of negotiating relationship agreements, this report is also being made to each local board for approval, tailored to recognise the iwi / hapū relevant to the local board area.

29. As relationship agreements are developed and signed, arrangements will be made for initial formal meetings with mana whenua representatives to begin new or continue current relationships.

30. The mana whenua groups with interests in the Howick Local Board area are:

Iwi / Hapū	Mana whenua representative organisation
Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki	Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Trust
Te Kawerau a Maki	Te Kawerau Iwi Tribal Authority
Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua	Te Ara Rangatu o Te Iwi o Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua
Te Akitai Waiohua	Te Akitai Waiohua Iwi Authority
Te Ahiwaru	Makaurau Marae Māori Trust
Ngāti Tamaoho	Ngāti Tamaoho Trust
Ngāti Paoa	Ngāti Paoa Trust
Ngāti Whanaunga	Ngāti Whanaunga Incorporated
Ngāti Maru	Ngāti Maru Rūnanga Incorporated
Ngāti Tamaterā	Ngāti Tamaterā Settlement Trust
Te Patukirikiri	Te Patukirikiri Iwi Inc
Waikato-Tainui	Waikato Tainui Te Kauhanganui Inc

Initial discussions have began with Ngāti Tamaoho, Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki and Waikato-Tainui. Once the mana whenua interest in entering into discussions about relationship agreements is more certain, we will update the Board with an indicative timetable.

Māori impact statement

31. Although Auckland Council engages with mana whenua across a wide range of activities currently and has relationships with mana whenua at both governance and operational levels, the establishment of governance level relationship agreements are a further step towards cementing an enduring positive relationship with treaty partners. Entering into relationship agreements will also complete one of the recommendations made in the Independent Māori Statutory Board’s 2015 Treaty Audit.

Implementation

32. . In order to finalise the relationship agreements, a formal signing ceremony including the mana whenua group, governing body and the relevant local boards will be arranged at times to suit all parties. Te Waka Anga Mua staff will administer the agreements and maintain oversight of any commitments made within the agreements.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Relationship Agreement Template	49

Signatories

Authors

Dean Martin - Principle Advisor Maori Relations & Governance

Authorisers

Graham Pryor - GM Maori Responsiveness & Relationships

Ian Milnes - Senior Local Board Advisor Howick

Howick Local Board

17 July 2017

Auckland Plan refresh 2018: early feedback to inform draft plan

File No.: CP2017/13276

Purpose

1. This report invites formal feedback from local boards on high-level, strategic themes and focus areas to guide development of the draft refreshed Auckland Plan.

Executive summary

2. The Auckland Plan sets out a bold and ambitious 30-year vision to guide the growth and development of Auckland. The plan is our key strategic document that informs regional priorities that will be funded through the Long Term Plan (LTP) 2018-28. The current Auckland Plan was adopted in 2012 and provided strategic direction in a number of significant areas. The refresh provides an opportunity to revisit Auckland’s most challenging issues in light of changes since the plan was adopted to ensure it continues to be a useful guiding document for Auckland.

3. The refreshed plan will be more focused on a small number of inter-linked strategic themes that address Auckland’s biggest challenges. These themes are:

· Access and Connectivity

· Protect and Enhance

· Homes and Places

· Belonging

· Skills and Jobs

4. The plan is also intended to have a greater focus on the development strategy, which must achieve the social, economic, environmental and cultural objectives of the plan.

5. Over the last five months, local boards have been involved in Planning Committee workshops and local board cluster briefings on the Auckland Plan refresh as part of their shared governance role.

6. Local boards are now invited to consider their formal position on the themes and focus areas and provide further feedback. The formal feedback will be considered by the Planning Committee at its meeting on 1 August 2017.

Recommendation/s

That the Howick Local Board:

a) provides feedback, including any specific feedback on the challenges, opportunities, strategic themes and focus areas.

b) notes that the resolutions of this meeting will be reported back to the Planning Committee when it meets to decide on direction to inform the draft Auckland Plan on 1 August 2017

c) notes that there will be further opportunities to provide feedback on the draft plan as council continues through the refresh process during 2017.

Comments

7. Auckland Council is required under the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009 to develop and review a spatial plan for Auckland. The Auckland Plan sets out a bold and ambitious 30-year vision to guide the growth and development of Auckland. The plan is our key strategic document that informs regional priorities that will be funded through the LTP 2018-28. The current Auckland Plan was adopted in 2012 and provided strategic direction in a number of significant areas. The refresh provides an opportunity to revisit Auckland’s most challenging issues in light of changes since the plan was adopted to ensure it continues to be a useful guiding document for Auckland.

8. On 28 March 2017, the Planning Committee endorsed a streamlined spatial approach for the refresh of the Auckland Plan. The refreshed plan will be more focused and structured around a small number of inter-linked strategic themes that address Auckland’s biggest challenges. The key challenges for Auckland are identified as:

· scale and rate of population growth

· greater environmental pressures resulting from that growth

· uneven distribution of growth benefits.

9. The plan is also intended to have a greater focus on the development strategy, which must achieve the social, economic, environmental and cultural objectives of the plan.

10. Over the last five months, local boards have been involved in Planning Committee workshops and local board cluster briefings on the Auckland Plan refresh as part of their shared governance role. All local board chairs were invited to the February, March and April 2017 Planning Committee workshops on the Auckland Plan. In the March 2017 workshops, local board chairs generally indicated support for a refresh of the plan. Chairs (or their representatives) provided theme by theme feedback, noting that this expresses the views of local board chair(s) only.

11. Local board cluster briefings for local board members were held in February and April 2017. The February briefing provided an initial introduction to the refresh. In April, a high-level summary of the Planning Committee workshop content was presented. Early information and feedback from local boards was used to refine the scope of strategic themes and focus areas. Key themes emerging from local board feedback are included in Attachment B. The results of these workshop discussions fed into an information report distributed to elected members on 1 May 2017.

12. Local boards are invited to consider the strategic themes and focus areas and provide further, formal feedback, including any specific feedback on the challenges and opportunities.

Strategic themes and focus areas

13. The high-level, strategic themes and focus areas are outlined in Table 1. These provide the basis for early. The key strategic themes include:

· Skills and Jobs: recognizing the importance of skills and jobs in enabling prosperity and individual and community well-being.

· Belonging: Enabling participation in society to underpin a sense of belonging. Aucklanders’ willingness to live and work together and invest in Auckland’s future is based on trust, tolerance and mutual respect.

· Homes and places: Enabling successful urban environments. Homes and places influence Aucklanders’ health, safety and well-being, living standards and financial position.

· Protect and enhance: Acknowledging the impacts of growth and development on Auckland’s natural environment, cultural and built heritage, and their contribution to broader outcomes for Auckland.

· Access and connectivity: Enabling Aucklanders to get to where they want to go through connections between Auckland, other parts of New Zealand and the world, both in the physical sense and by digital means.

14. These strategic themes are intended to provide direction to the high-level development strategy, which guides how Auckland will grow and develop and our investment priorities. Further supporting material is provided in Attachment A.

Table 1: Strategic framework

Strategic themes	Focus areas
Skills and jobs	Enterprise and innovation
	Education pathways and life-long learning
	Retain and attract talent and investment
Belonging	The importance of Māori and Māori values
	Equitable opportunities for all to achieve their full potential
	Inclusive, resilient and thriving communities
	Value and celebrate Auckland’s diversity
Homes and Places	More homes (supply, choice and infrastructure)
	Affordable, safe, stable homes
	Urban areas that work
Protect and Enhance	Sustainability and resilience embedded in how we grow and develop
	Environment and cultural heritage are critical to broader outcomes
	Recognise and provide for role of Māori
Access and Connectivity	Easy to get to where you want to go
	Enabling and supporting growth
	Implement Auckland Transport Alignment Project
	Minimise harm (road accidents and deaths, environmental and cultural impacts)

15. The following questions may be useful in structuring feedback:

· What are the key challenges and opportunities facing Auckland in the future?

· What are the regional priorities for Auckland over the next 30 years from your local communities’ perspectives?

· Do the strategic themes and focus areas capture your communities’ regional priorities?

· Are we focusing on the right things?

· Are there any gaps?

Relationship to local board plans

16. In April/May 2017, local boards adopted their draft local board plans. Many local boards used direction provided by the Auckland Plan when preparing their draft local board plans to support better alignment between local and regional investment and activities. It is anticipated that the draft plans and ongoing discussion with communities will continue to inform local boards’ input to the Auckland Plan.

17. Local board plans will help inform the draft LTP 2018-28 budget decisions. This includes the identification of locally driven initiatives and advocacy initiatives, which will deliver on local board outcomes. Based on an analysis of the draft local board plans 2017, there is strong alignment between draft local board plan and the Auckland Plan outcomes.

Next steps

18. Local boards are well-placed to provide input on regional priorities following public engagement on their draft local board plans.

19. Further engagement with local boards on development of the draft plan will take place as part of the local board cluster workshops in July 2017.

20. On 1 August 2017, the Planning Committee will meet to agree direction to guide the draft Auckland Plan. Local boards’ formal feedback will be considered by the Planning Committee at its meeting on 1 August 2017.

21. There will be further opportunities to provide feedback on the draft plan as council continues through the refresh process.

Consideration

Local board views and implications

22. Local board feedback is being sought in this report.

23. A summary of feedback received from local board members to date is provided in Attachment B.

24. Local boards play an important role in relation to the content of the Auckland Plan through communicating local views to the governing body and providing input to regional strategies, policies and plans.

25. The refreshed plan will inform regional priorities that will be funded through the
LTP 2018-28.

Māori impact statement

26. The council is required to provide opportunities for Māori engagement and to support Māori capacity to participate in decision-making. When making significant decisions in relation to land or a body of water, the council must take into account the relationship of Māori and their culture and traditions with their ancestral land, water, sites, waahi tapu, valued flora and fauna and other taonga.

27. Staff from the Independent Māori Statutory Board (IMSB) provided guidance on the strategic themes. The IMSB’s Māori Plan for Tāmaki Makaurau was a guiding document underpinning the development of the strategic themes and focus areas.

28. The strategic themes acknowledge and celebrate Māori culture as Auckland’s point of difference, and mana whenua as Treaty partners in a multicultural Auckland.

29. An additional Māori theme is in development following a request from the Planning Committee. Further engagement with mana whenua and mataawaka is planned in developing the draft plan.

Implementation

30. Feedback from the local boards will be summarised and provided in full to the Planning Committee for consideration in decision-making to guide development of the draft plan.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Auckland Plan Refresh: Theme Summary	67
b ⇩	Auckland Plan Refresh: key themes emerging from local board feedback	75

Signatories

Authors

Karryn Kirk, Principal Strategic Adviser, Auckland Plan Implementation

Denise O'Shaughnessy, Manager Strategic Advice

Authorisers

Jacques Victor, General Manager, Auckland Plan Strategy and Research

Karen Lyons, General Manager, Local Board Services

Ian Milnes - Senior Local Board Advisor Howick

Chairperson	David Collings
Deputy Chairperson	Katrina Bungard
Members	Garry Boles
	Jim Donald, JP
	John Spiller
	Mike Turinsky
	Adele White
	Bob Wichman
	Peter Young, JP

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	7 June 2017 Workshop Record	83
b ⇩	8 June 2017 Workshop Record	85
c ⇩	14 June 2017 Workshop Record	87
d ⇩	21 June 2017 Workshop Record	89
e ⇩	22 June 2017 Workshop Record	91
f ⇩	28 June 2017 Workshop Record	93
g ⇩	29 June 2017 Workshop Record	95

Authors	Nichola Painter - Democracy Advisor
Authorisers	Ian Milnes - Senior Local Board Advisor Howick