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Whau Local
Board
02 August 2017
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Draft Whau
Local Board Plan 2017 Hearing
File No.: CP2017/14866
Purpose
1. To
provide a high level overview of data gathered through public consultation held
on the draft Whau Local Board Plan 2017, along
with all submissions and feedback received.
Executive
summary
2. The Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009 requires local
boards to produce and adopt a local board plan by 31 October 2017. Under
Section 83 of the Local Government Act 2002 local boards must use the special consultative procedure in adopting their local
board plan.
3. The consultation period for the draft local board plans ran from 22
May to 30 June 2017. Submissions were made through the
following channels and coded together:
· Online form available on the Shape Auckland
website
· Hard copy forms included in the household
summary documents
· Via email or post.
4. In
total 283 submissions were received on the draft Whau Local
Board Plan 2017. In addition, 95 people attended engagement events and there
were 30 pieces of feedback gathered through social media. All of this
information is attached to this report.
5. The
following questions were asked in the online form and hard copy form and
responses given via those channels, email and post.
“On a scale of one to five,
are we on the right track with our proposed local board plan?”
174
responses were processed with 80% of
respondents agreeing or strongly agreeing, 14% neither agreed or disagreed, and
6% either disagreed or strongly disagreed.
“Please rank our outcomes in order of importance, where
1 is most important and 7 is least important”
Approximately
210 responses were processed with the most supported outcomes being Great
Communities” and then “Well planned centres, facilities and housing”.
“What
is one thing you think is missing in the Whau area, which you feel is extremely
important for the future?”
252
responses were processed with the most submissions referring to community
services (81) followed by parks sport and recreation matters (56).
6. Submitters to the draft Whau Local
Board Plan 2017 were given the opportunity to speak at a hearing. 34 submitters indicated they would like to be heard.
7. All submissions and feedback received on the draft Whau Local Board Plan 2017 are attached to this report.
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Recommendations
That the Whau Local Board:
a) receive submissions and feedback on the draft Whau Local Board Plan 2017.
b) hear submitters wanting to speak in support of their submission to
the draft Whau Local Board Plan 2017
c) thank submitters for their verbal presentation to the draft Whau Local Board Plan 2017.
d) consider through workshops any potential amendments to the draft
Whau Local Board Plan 2017.
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Comments
8. The
Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009 requires local boards to produce
and adopt a local board plan by 31 October 2017.
9. Under
Section 83 of the Local Government Act 2002 local boards are required to use
the special consultative procedure in adopting their local board plan. This
includes ensuring the opportunity for a ‘spoken interaction’.
Feedback received on
the draft Whau Local Board Plan 2017
Written responses and submissions
10. Results gathered from the questions
asked in the online and hardcopy form, and submissions made via email and post,
are displayed below.
11.
Submitters were asked if they supported the overall draft plan. The responses
indicate strong support.
174
responses were processed with 80% of
respondents agreeing or strongly agreeing, 14% neither agreed or disagreed, and
6% either disagreed or strongly disagreed.
12. Submitters were asked to rank the outcomes in order of importance,
where 1 is most important and 7 is least important.
Approximately 210 responses were processed
with the most supported outcomes to be delivered first being Great
Communities” and then “Well planned centres, facilities and
housing”. The two outcomes that were highest rated to be delivered last
were “Heritage” and “20 mins to all we need”.
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13. Submitters
were asked “What is one thing you think is missing in the Whau area,
which you feel is extremely important for the future?”
252 responses were processed with the most
submissions referring to community services (81) followed by parks sport and
recreation matters (56). Thirty two referred to transport matters.
Event
feedback
14. 95
people provided 130 items of feedback at engagement events. The Board hosted a
drop in event at Allan Wood reserve with support received for more open space
in the area and a new pool. The meetings in New Lynn, Avondale, Blockhouse Bay
and Kelston raised a wide variety of issues including open space, transport and
development. Copes of all feedback received is attached to this report
Facebook
feedback
15. 30
pieces of feedback were received via social media. Many of these stated support
for a new pool and raised transport issues. Copies of all feedback received via
social media are attached to this report.
Common
themes
16. Common
themes across all feedback received were:
· Strong
support for the development of a pool and recreation centre in the Whau
· Support
for developing new community facilities in Avondale
· Support
for Avondale’s redevelopment
17. Within
the well planned towns, facilities and housing theme, the Te Whau pathway, a
local aquatic centre and Avondale’s facilities and development received
support. Concerns were raised regarding the need to provide more parks and
community spaces as Whau grows.
18. Creating
strong communities and supporting community voices received strong support in
the great neighbourhoods theme. Also mentioned were supporting Green Bay
community cafe and the Green Bay street food market.
19. Within
the environment theme the following areas were raised; community gardens,
helping people live sustainability, resource recovery, improving water quality
and enhancing the environment.
20. There
was support for more local shops and supporting local businesses and more
quality local jobs in the economic theme.
21. Within
the transport theme more paths and cycle ways and improved public transport received
support. Issues were also raised around secure parking for bikes, footpath
quality and Blockhouse Bay Roundabout.
22. A
creative edge theme was supported with requests made for a pan-arts facility
and more permanent rather than pop-up spaces.
23. Within
the heritage theme there was support for the Ambrico ceramics centre, concern
that not enough is being done to preserve New Lynn’s heritage, support
for more collection of oral history and support for an online heritage trail.
24. Ideas
contributed with regard to responding better to Maori needs and values included
promoting Maori history of the area, services for young Maori, more Maori arts
and cultural activities and learning opportunities and chances to bring the
community together , to learn and to discuss the future.
25. Other
matters raised included road safety, support for use of te reo, community
safety, improving Ash Street and more partnerships with Iwi.
26. New
ideas raised included
· free wifi in parks,
· a focus on older
people and their recreation and fitness,
· support for
co-housing groups,
· a small youth
activities grants scheme for young people,
· offering free
transport to kids to get to and from school,
· community recycling
centre
· connecting to home
businesses,
Submissions
made by organisations to Whau Local Board
27. The
following organisations made submissions to the draft Whau local board plan:
· EcoMatters Environmental
Trust
· GlenAvon Community Trust
· Auckland Resettlement
Community Coalition
· Whau the People
· Whau Coastal Walkway Environmental
Trust
· Green Bay Community
House
· Literacy Waitakere
· Whau Samoa Walking Group
· New Lynn Business
association
· Bike Titirangi (under
Bike Auckland)
· Avondale Community
Preschool
· Auckland Curling Club
· Lifestyles NMT
· New Lynn Citizens Advice
Bureau
· Rosebank Business
Association
· Focal Point Photos
· New Lynn Protection
Society
· Avondale Community
Action
· Whau Youth Providers
Network
· Living Communities
(Auckland)
· West Auckland Community
Group : Tula’i
· Blockhouse Bay Business
Association
· Avanda
· Springleigh Residents
Association
· Northern Football
Association
· Auckland Cricket
Association
· Auckland Regional
Migrant Services
· The Tree Council
· Auckland Central
Volleyball Club
· Te Uru Waitakere
Contemporary Gallery
· Waitakere Forest and
Bird
· Auckland Rugby Union
· Sport Waitakere
· NZ Motor Caravan Assn
· Te Whakakitenga O
Waikato-Tainui
· Age Concern Auckland
· NZ Association for
Environmental education
· Alcohol Healthwatch
· Aktive – Auckland
Sport and Recreation
· Civic Trust Auckland
Council
· Healthy Auckland
Together
· Safer West Community
Trust
· Arts Council of NZ Toi
Aotearoa Creative NZ
· Heritage NZ Pouhere
Taonga
· Cancer Society Ak
· Hapai Te Hauora
Generic
submissions made to Whau local board
28. 51
pro forma submissions were made to the local board regarding supporting
Avondale Community Preschool.
Generic
submissions made to all local boards
29. Pro
forma submissions were made to local boards regarding Spray Free Streets with
175 names attached.
Information
on submitters
30. The
tables and graphs below indicate what demographic categories people identified
with. This information only relates to those submitters who provided
demographic information.
31. Of
the 213 people who provided demographic information, 132 were female and 79
were male. 41 were between the ages of 25 to 34, 61 between 34 and 44 and 62
were aged 45 to 64.
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GENDER
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#
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%
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Male
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79
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37%
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Female
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132
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62%
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Gender
diverse
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2
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1%
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Total
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213
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100%
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AGE
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MALE
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FEMALE
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DIVERSE
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TOTAL
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%
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<15
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4
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1
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0
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5
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2%
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15
– 24
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2
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8
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0
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10
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5%
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25
– 34
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14
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27
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0
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41
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20%
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35
– 44
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23
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37
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1
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61
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29%
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45
– 54
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7
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22
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0
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29
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14%
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55
– 64
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12
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21
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0
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33
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16%
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65
– 74
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10
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9
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0
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19
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9%
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75+
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6
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6
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0
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12
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6%
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Total
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210
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100%
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32. Of
those who provided demographic information. 148 submitters identified as
European followed by Asian (44), Pacific (31), Maori (20), New Zealander/Kiwi
(3) and African/Middle East/ Latin (2).
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ETHNICITY
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%
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European
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148
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68%
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NZ
European
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134
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61%
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Other
European
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14
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6%
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Maori
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20
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9%
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Pacific
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31
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14%
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Samoan
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19
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9%
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Tongan
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3
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1%
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Other
Pacific
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9
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4%
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Asian
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44
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20%
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Chinese
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33
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15%
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Indian
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10
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5%
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Korean
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0
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0%
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Other
Asian
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1
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<0%
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African/Middle
Eastern/Latin
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2
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1%
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Other
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4
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2%
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New
Zealander/Kiwi
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3
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1%
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Other
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1
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0%
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Total
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218
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NA*
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* Does not add to 100% due to some people selecting
more than one ethnicity
Consideration
Local
board views and implications
33. The Whau Local Board will consider
all submissions and feedback to the draft Whau Local
Board Plan 2017 prior to adopting the final local board plan in September.
Māori
impact statement
34. Maori
outcomes have been considered in the development of the draft Whau Local Board Plan 2017.
35. Feedback
has been specifically sought regarding responding better to Maori needs and
values.
Implementation
36. The Whau Local Board will consider
all submissions and feedback to the draft Whau Local Board Plan 2017 prior to
adopting the final Local Board Plan in September.
Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Page
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a⇨ 
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Draft Whau Local Board Plan 2017 submissions and
feedback - Vol 1 (Under Separate Cover)
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b⇨
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Draft Whau Local Board Plan 2017 submissions and
feedback - Vol 2 (Under Separate Cover)
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c⇨
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Draft Whau Local Board Plan 2017 submissions and
feedback - Vol 3 (Under Separate Cover)
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d⇨
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Draft Whau Local Board Plan 2017 submissions and
feedback - Vol 4 (Under Separate Cover)
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e⇨
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Draft Whau Local Board Plan 2017 submissions and
feedback - Vol 5 (Under Separate Cover)
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f⇨
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Draft Whau Local Board Plan 2017 submissions and feedback
- Vol 6 (Under Separate Cover)
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g⇨ 
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Draft Whau Local Board Plan 2017 submissions and
feedback - Vol 7 (Under Separate Cover)
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h⇨
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Draft Whau Local Board Plan 2017 event feedback (Under
Separate Cover)
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i⇨ 
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Draft Whau Local Board Plan 2017 social media feedback
(Under Separate Cover)
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j⇨
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Draft Whau Local Board Plan 2017 submissions and
feedback (Pro forma) (Under Separate Cover)
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Signatories
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Authors
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Mark Allen - Senior Local Board Advisor
Dean McIntosh - Senior Consultation Specialist
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Authoriser
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Glenn Boyd - Relationship Manager Henderson-Massey,
Waitakere Ranges, Whau
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