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Manukau
Harbour Forum
03 May 2019
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1 Welcome
Chairperson Saffron
Toms opened the meeting and welcomed those present.
2 Apologies
3 Declaration
of Interest
There were no
declarations of interest.
4 Confirmation
of Minutes
5 Leave
of Absence
There were no
leaves of absence.
6 Acknowledgements
The Chair
acknowledged the Christchurch terror attack on 15 March 2019.
The chair
acknowledged the tragic passing of her nephew Felix Murray who had a high
interest in sustainability matters..
7 Petitions
There were no
petitions.
8 Deputations
There were no
deputations.
9 Public
Forum
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9.1
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Public Forum - Ian Wedding - Manukau harbour
mangroves
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Ian Wedding
attended to speak about concerns regarding the issue of sewage going into the
Manukau Harbour. Mr Wedding spoke to a number of comparative aerial
photographs available through Council’s GIS mapping tool with respect
to matters of the increase of mangroves in the inner northern Manukau between
1959 and 2017.
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Resolution number MHFJC/2019/11
MOVED by Chairperson S Toms, seconded by
Member A Cole:
That the
Maukau Harbour Forum:
a) thank Ian
Wedding for his presentation regarding the issue of sewage and sediment going
into the Manukau Harbour.
CARRIED
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10 Extraordinary
Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
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Elected members update
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Member C
Elliott – A update was provided on the
Tamaki Estuary Environment Forum as a comparative group, noted the
submissions to Watercare’s plan for discharge of stormwater and
advocated for continued working with other local boards with shared
interests.
Member D
Holm – The Waikowhai Coastal Walkway, is a
dual cycleway and pathway that when finished, will run from Onehunga along
the coastline to Blockhouse Bay. Member Holm advised that the consent had
been granted for Taylors Bay walkway extension stage with construction
scheduled to get underway.
Member A
Cole – Manukau Harbour Forum funded a Small
Building Sites Demo event which was held at a building site in Pukekohe. The
day’s focus was helping the building industry understand how it can
manage its site and apply sediment controls, around 20 builders and
contractors turned up. Interest in hosting another event closer to Pukekohe.
Member C
Makoare – Attended Old Mangere Bridge
Replacement Reference Group update. The bridge closed for safety reasons late
last year. The new bridge will have space for pedestrians and cyclists to
travel safely. NZTA is the delivery agent.
Member S
Toms – Sea Week successful at WRLB,
delivery of talks, community movies and a sand castle competition at
Cornwallis. A lecture on birds at Arataki noted a big decline in sea bird
population worldwide. WRLB funding greyface petrel research and local
community involvement.
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Resolution
number MHFJC/2019/12
MOVED by Chairperson S Toms, seconded by Member D
Trenberth:
That the Manukau
Harbour Forum:
a) receive the elected member verbal updates.
CARRIED
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13 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no
consideration of extraordinary items.
12.45 pm The
Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance and attention to business and
declared the meeting closed.
CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF
THE Manukau Harbour Forum HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
