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

 

Date:

Time:

Meeting Room:

Venue:

 

Friday, 2 March 2018

12:30pm

Room 1, Level 26
135 Albert Street
Auckland

 

Rural Advisory Panel

 

OPEN AGENDA

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

 

Chairperson

Bill Cashmore

Deputy Mayor and Franklin Ward Councillor

Deputy Chairperson

Greg Sayers

Rodney Ward Councillor

Members

Marie Appleton

Rural Women NZ

 

Alan Cole

Franklin Local Board Member

 

Trish Fordyce

NZ Forest Owners Association

 

Richard Gardner

Federated Farmers

 

Neil Henderson

Waitākere Ranges Local Board Member

 

Vance Hodgson

Horticulture NZ

 

Steve Levet

Rural Contractors NZ

 

Andrew Maclean

Federated Farmers

 

Greg McCracken

Fonterra

 

Andrew McKenzie

Beef and Lamb NZ

 

Helen Moodie

Dairy NZ

 

Leeann Morgan

Young Farmers

 

Roger Parton

Rural Contractors NZ and Aggregate & Quarry Association

 

Geoff Smith

Equine Industry

 

Peter Spencer

NZ Forest Owners Association

 

Brenda Steele

Rodney Local Board Chairperson

 

Bronwen Turner

Western Rural Property Owners

 

Keith Vallabh

Pukekohe Vegetable Growers Association

 

Glenn Wilcox

Independent Māori Statutory Board Member

 

(Quorum 10 members)

 

 

 

Sandra Gordon

Senior Governance Advisor

 

26 February 2018

 

Contact Telephone: (09 890 8150

Email: sandra.gordon@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

 


 

 


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ITEM   TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                                                         PAGE

1          Apologies                                                                                                                        5

2          Declaration of Interest                                                                                                   5

3          Confirmation of Minutes                                                                                               5

4          Additional Items for Consideration                                                                             5

5          Ballance Farm Environment Award 2017 - Scott and Sue Narby                             7

6          NIWA Climate Change Projections for Auckland                                                     11

7          Auckland Plan Refresh                                                                                                15

8          Draft Long Term Plan 2018-28                                                                                    49

9          Submission to Proposed Regional Pest Management Plan                                   53 

10        Consideration of Extraordinary Items 

 

 


1          Apologies

 

At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.

 

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, 3 November 2017 as a true and correct record.

 

4          Additional Items for Consideration

 

 

 


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Ballance Farm Environment Award 2017 - Scott and Sue Narby

 

File No.: CP2018/02160

 

  

Te take mō te pūrongo / Purpose of the report

1.       To congratulate Scott and Sue Narby, winners of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards 2017 and to hear a presentation from them and about their farm.

Whakarāpopototanga matua / Executive summary

2.       Attached is an article from the NZ Farm Environment Trust outlining the farm operations and the judges’ comments.  There will also be a short drone film clip at the meeting.

 

Ngā tūtohunga / Recommendation/s

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      congratulate Scott and Sue Narby for winning the Ballance Farm Environment Awards 2017 and thank them for their presentation.

 

Ngā tāpirihanga / Attachments

No.

Title

Page

a

NZ Farm Environment Trust Article - Ballance Farm Environment Awards

9

      

Ngā kaihaina / Signatories

Author

Warren Maclennan - Manager Planning - North/West

 


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NIWA Climate Change Projections for Auckland

 

File No.: CP2018/02197

 

  

Te take mō te pūrongo / Purpose of the report

1.       To outline the latest NIWA climate change for Auckland and to discuss their implications for the rural sector.

Whakarāpopototanga matua / Executive summary

2.         Attached is the Executive Summary of the NIWA report Auckland Region Climate Change Projections and Impacts.

3.       John Mauro Chief Sustainability Officer and his team will present an overview of the forecast and discuss possible implications.

 

Ngā tūtohunga / Recommendation/s

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      thank John Mauro for his presentation.

 

Ngā tāpirihanga / Attachments

No.

Title

Page

a

Executive Summary of the NIWA report Auckland Region Climate Change Projections and Impacts

13

     

Ngā kaihaina / Signatories

Author

Warren Maclennan - Manager Planning - North/West

 


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Auckland Plan Refresh

 

File No.: CP2018/02188

 

  

Te take mō te pūrongo / Purpose of the report

1.       To consider the draft Auckland Plan 2051 and develop a response.

Whakarāpopototanga matua / Executive summary

2.       Attached is an overview of the Auckland Plan 2050 including the following:

·    the three key challenges facing Auckland

·    the values that the Auckland Plan contains and embraces

·    the six proposed outcomes for Auckland to work towards over the next 30 years

·    the proposed Development Strategy.

3.       Dawne Mackay and Murray Cameron from the Auckland Plan, Strategy and Research Department will be in attendance to speak to the draft Plan and to answer questions.  Specific consultation questions can be found on pages 30-31 but any issue can be raised.

4.       The Rural Advisory panel can be involved in several ways:

·    individual member organisations may wish to make a submission by 28 March

·    all Panels including the Rural Advisory Panel have the opportunity to present their views (a 10-minute presentation) to a Governing Body workshop on 21 March

·    members may also attend various Committee workshops to hear feedback and analysis of submissions.

 

Ngā tūtohunga / Recommendation/s

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      appoint two members of the panel be selected to provide feedback at the 21 March Auckland Plan workshop.

b)      thank Dawne Mackay and Murray Cameron for their presentation.

 

 

 

Ngā tāpirihanga / Attachments

No.

Title

Page

a

Overview of the Auckland Plan 2050

17

     

Ngā kaihaina / Signatories

Author

Warren Maclennan - Manager Planning - North/West

 


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Draft Long Term Plan 2018-28

 

File No.: CP2018/02205

 

  

Te take mō te pūrongo / Purpose of the report

1.       To outline the key issues for consultation as set out in the draft Long Term Plan 2018-28.

Whakarāpopototanga matua / Executive summary

2.         Attached is the Summary of issues for the 10-year Budget (Long Term Plan 2018-2028) for the consideration of the Panel. Ross Tucker General Manger Financial Strategy & Planning, and Andrew Duncan Manager Financial Policy, will give a presentation on the key issues of significance to the rural sector and answer questions.

 

Ngā tūtohunga / Recommendation/s

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      thank Ross Tucker and Andrew Duncan for their presentation on the key issues of significance to the rural sector in the Long Term Plan 2018-28.

 

Ngā tāpirihanga / Attachments

No.

Title

Page

a

Summary of issues for the 10-year Budget (Long Term Plan 2018-2028)

51

     

Ngā kaihaina / Signatories

Author

Warren Maclennan - Manager Planning - North/West

 


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Submission to Proposed Regional Pest Management Plan

 

File No.: CP2018/02192

 

  

Te take mō te pūrongo / Purpose of the report

1.       To provide a response to the proposed Regional Pest Management Plan 2018.

Whakarāpopototanga matua / Executive summary

2.       Auckland Council is currently reviewing its 2007 Regional Pest Management Strategy prepared by the former Auckland Regional Council.  The Strategy is the main statutory document implementing the Biosecurity Act 1993 in the region. The review is required to update the Council’s approach to pest management and to ensure Compliance with the National Policy Direction on Pest Management 2015.   A summary of the Proposed Regional Pest Management Plan 2018 is attached.

3.       The proposed Regional Pest Management Plan relies on a variety of methods including enforcement, enforcement on Council land, education and behaviour change programmes. The main components of the proposed plan include programmes for:

·    Managing pests on parks

·    Kauri dieback

·    Managing pest spread to the Hauraki Gulf islands

·    Possums

·    Freshwater biosecurity

4.       The proposed Plan proposes a significant increase in investment from the current $88.8M to $307.15M over 10 years. Public consultation on this proposed Plan is taking place at the same time as the Long Term Plan process.

5.       Council Biosecurity Manager Phil Brown will be in attendance to talk to the proposed Plan.

 

Ngā tūtohunga / Recommendation/s

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      request officers to prepare a submission on the proposed Regional Pest Management Plan 2018 outlining the views of the Rural Advisory Panel.

b)      thank Phil Brown for his presentation.

 

Ngā tāpirihanga / Attachments

No.

Title

Page

a

Proposed Regional Pest Management Plan 2018

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Ngā kaihaina / Signatories

Author

Warren Maclennan - Manager Planning - North/West

 


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