I hereby give notice that an ordinary
meeting of the Rural Advisory Panel will be held on:
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Date:
Time:
Meeting Room:
Venue:
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Friday,
7 June 2019
12.30pm
Room
1, Level 26
135 Albert Street
Auckland
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Ngā Hui a te
Rōpū Kaitohutohu Take ā-Taiwhenua / Rural Advisory Panel
OPEN AGENDA
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MEMBERSHIP
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Chairperson
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Cr
Bill Cashmore
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Deputy
Mayor
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Deputy
Chairperson
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Cr
Greg Sayers
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Rodney
Ward Councillor
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Members
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Alan
Cole
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Franklin
Local Board Member
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Trish
Fordyce
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NZ
Forest Owners Association
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Richard
Gardner
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Federated
Farmers
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Neil
Henderson
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Waitakere
Ranges Local Board Member
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Vance
Hodgson
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Horticulture
NZ
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Steve
Levet
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Rural
Contractors NZ
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Craig
Maxwell
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Federated
Farmers
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Greg
McCracken
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Fonterra
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Andrew
McKenzie
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Beef
and Lamb NZ
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Helen
Moodie
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Dairy
NZ
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Roger
Parton
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Rural
Contractors NZ
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Wayne
Scott
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Aggregate
& Quarry Association
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Geoff
Smith
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Equine
Industry
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Peter
Spencer
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NZ
Forest Owners Association
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Brenda
Steele
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Rodney
Local Board Member
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Bronwen
Turner
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Western
Rural Property Owners
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Keith
Vallabh
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Pukekohe
Vegetable Growers Association
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Glenn
Wilcox
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Independent
Māori Statutory Board
Member
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(Quorum 10 members)
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Sonya Inger
Governance
Advisor
10 April 2019
Contact
Telephone: (09) 977 6050
Email: sonya.inger@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Website:
www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
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(Excerpt – full terms of
reference available as a separate document)
The terms of
reference set out the purpose, role and protocols of the Panel.
Panel members
abide by the Code of Conduct for members of Auckland Council advisory
panels.
Purpose
As one of
council’s engagement mechanisms with diverse communities, the demographic
advisory panels
provide advice to the governing body and council staff within the remit of the
Auckland Plan
on the following areas:
·
Auckland
Council’s regional policies, plans and strategies
·
Regional and strategic
matters including those that Council-Controlled Organisations deal with any
matter of particular interest or concern to diverse communities.
Outcomes
The
panel’s advice will contribute to improving the outcomes of diverse
communities and
social cohesion
as set out in the Auckland Plan. The panel will advise through their agreed
strategic
agenda and detailed work programme.
Strategic
agenda and work programme
The panel must
develop a work programme and set a strategic agenda for the term. The
agendas should
be focused and integrated across the panels for collaborative input into
shared agendas,
particularly on the Auckland Plan, the Long-term Plan and annual plans.
The panel
should advise on council’s organisational strategies relevant to diverse
communities.
The governing
body and council staff should work with the panel for the development of their
strategic
agendas and work programme. An appropriate committee will approve the
panel’s
work programme
and any subsequent major changes to it.
Submissions
The panel must
not make formal submissions to Auckland Council on council strategies,
policies and
plans, for example, the annual plan.
In its advisory
role to the council, the panel may have input to submissions made by the
council to
external organisations but do not make independent submissions, except as
agreed with the
council.
This does not
prevent individual members being party to submissions outside their role as
panel members.
Review
The form and
functioning of the panels may be reviewed prior to or after, the end of the
panel’s term in September 2019.
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Rural Advisory Panel
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ITEM TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
1 Apologies 5
2 Declaration of
Interest 5
3 Confirmation
of Minutes 5
4 Extraordinary
Business 5
5 Chair's Update 7
6 Forestry and
its Role in the Auckland/New Zealand Context 9
7 Plan Change 1 -
Waikato Regional Council 11
8 Rural Advisory
Panel - Reviewing the Role of the Past 3 Years 13
9 Climate Change
Response (Zero Carbon) Amednment Bill - A Rural Viewpoint 15
10 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
Apologies from
Member H Moodie and Member W Scott have 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
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That the Rural Advisory Panel:
a)
confirm the ordinary
minutes of its meeting, held on Friday,
12 April 2019 as a true and correct record.
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4 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.”
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Rural Advisory Panel
07 June 2019
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Chair's
Update
File No.: CP2019/08227
Te take mō te pūrongo / Purpose of the report
1. Rural
Advisory Panel Chair, Cr Bill Cashmore’s update to the Rural Advisory
Panel.
Whakarāpopototanga matua / Executive summary
2. Cr
Bill Cashmore, Chair Rural Advisory Panel will provide an update of recent council
business.
3. Note
the next and final Rural Advisory Panel meeting date for 2019 is 2 August 2019.
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Ngā tūtohunga / Recommendation/s
That
the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) note
the update from Cr Bill Cashmore, Chair Rural Advisory Panel.
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Ngā
tāpirihanga / Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Ngā kaihaina / Signatories
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Author
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Sonya Inger -
Governance Advisor
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Authoriser
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Warren Maclennan -
Manager Planning - North/West
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Rural Advisory Panel
07 June 2019
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Forestry and its Role in the
Auckland/New Zealand Context
File No.: CP2019/09743
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
outline the current status and future forecasts for forestry, particularly in
the Auckland region.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. The
presentation by Peter Spencer representing the New Zealand Forest Owners’
Association will provide an update on commercial forestry in Auckland including
its environmental and recreational values.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That
the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) receive
the report and presentation and thank Peter Spencer and Trish Fordyce.
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Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Authoriser
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Warren Maclennan -
Manager Planning - North/West
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Rural Advisory Panel
07 June 2019
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Plan Change 1 - Waikato Regional Council
File No.: CP2019/09744
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
outline some preliminary observations on the Waikato Regional Council’s
Plan Change 1 hearings and to gain the Panel’s feedback.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. Staff
from the Healthy Waters department will provide their observations on the
various views expressed through the Waikato Regional Council’s Plan
Change 1 Hearings process and raise with the Rural Advisory Panel how we might
avoid possible conflict, duplication and cost. It will be particularly useful
for Panel members (particularly Federated Farmers, Horticulture New Zealand,
Sheep and Beef NZ and the forestry sector) to provide their feedback to improve
the process for the Auckland context.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That
the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) receive
the presentation by the Healthy Waters team and provide feedback to staff.
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Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Authoriser
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Warren Maclennan -
Manager Planning - North/West
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Rural Advisory Panel
07 June 2019
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Rural Advisory Panel - Reviewing the
Role of the Past 3 Years
File No.: CP2019/09746
Te take mō te pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
review the work of the Rural Advisory Panel over the past three years.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. The
Chair, Deputy Mayor Cashmore, will lead a discussion on the highlights and
challenges of the Rural Advisory Panel in preparation for a report to the
Environment and Community Committee after the August Rural Advisory Panel
meeting.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That
the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) receive
the feedback by Panel members and incorporate it into a report for the August
Rural Advisory Panel meeting.
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Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Authoriser
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Warren Maclennan -
Manager Planning - North/West
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Rural Advisory Panel
07 June 2019
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Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon)
Amednment Bill - A Rural Viewpoint
File No.: CP2019/09787
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
outline the key provisions of the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon)
Amendment Bill and to seek feedback from members of the Rural Advisory Panel.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. The
Bill has four elements:
i) Climate Change Commission: Establishment
of a new independent Climate Change Commission. The main purpose of the
Commission is to provide expert advice and monitoring, to help keep successive
governments on track to meeting long-term goals.
ii) Target: Set a new greenhouse gas target:
· reduce all
greenhouse gases (except biogenic methane) to net zero by 2050
· reduce
emissions of biogenic methane within the range of 24–47 per cent below
2017 levels by 2050 including to 10 per cent below 2017 levels by 2030.
iii) Budgets:
Establish a series of emissions budgets as steppingstones towards the 2050
target.
iv) Adaptation:
Establish a range of climate change adaptation measures.
Dr Parin Thompson
will provide a more detailed presentation at the meetring.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That
the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) receive
the feedback from the Rural Advisory Panel members, and Dr Parin
Rafiei-Thompson, Principal Specialist Sustainability and Climate Mitigation
be thanked for her presentation.
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Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Authoriser
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Warren Maclennan -
Manager Planning - North/West
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