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, 14
February 2020
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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Deputy Mayor Cr Bill Cashmore
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Auckland Council
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Members
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Brent Bailey
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Rodney Local Board, Auckland Council
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Alan Cole
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Franklin Local Board, Auckland Council
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Lucy Deverall
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Horticulture New Zealand
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Trish Fordyce
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New Zealand Forest Owners Association
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Wilma Foster
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Dairy New Zealand
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Richard Gardner
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Federated Farmers
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Annaliese Goettler
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New Zealand Young Farmers
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Fiona Gower
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Rural Women New Zealand
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Steve Levet
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Rural Contractors New Zealand
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Craig Maxwell
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Federated Farmers
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Greg McCracken
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Fonterra Shareholders Council
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Andrew McKenzie
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Beef and Lamb New Zealand
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Roger Parton
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Rural Contractors New Zealand
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Greg Sayers
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Auckland Council
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Wayne Scott
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Aggregate and Quarry Association
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Geoff Smith
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Equine Industry
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Peter Spencer
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New Zealand Forest Owners Association
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Ken Turner
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Waitākere Ranges Local Board, Auckland Council
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Keith Vallabh
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Pukekohe Vegetable Growers
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Glenn Wilcox
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Independent Māori Statutory Board
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(Quorum 10 members)
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Kalinda
Gopal
Kaitohutohu
Mana Whakahaere Matua / Senior Governance Advisor
11 February
2020
Contact
Telephone: 021723228
Email: kalinda.gopal@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 Auckland Council Rural
Advisory Panel for the 2019-2022 term of the council. Panel members must
abide by the Code of Conduct for Members of Auckland Council Advisory Panels.
Purpose
As one of
council’s engagement mechanisms with the rural sector in Auckland, the
Rural Advisory Panel provides advice to the council within the remit of the
Auckland Plan on the following areas:
·
council policies, plans and strategies relevant to rural issues
·
regional and strategic matters relevant to rural issues
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any matter of particular interest or concern to rural
communities.
Outcomes
The
panel’s advice will contribute to improving the outcomes of the rural
sector as set out in the Auckland Plan. The panel will provide advice
through its agreed work programme.
Work
programme
The panel must
develop a work programme for the term. The agendas should be focused and
aligned with the Auckland Plan and the long-term plan.
Submissions
The panel
cannot make formal submissions to Auckland Council on council strategies,
policies and plans, for example, the annual plan. However, the panel may
be asked for informal feedback during a consultative process.
In its advisory
role to the council, the panel may have input into submissions made by the
council to external organisations but does 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 panel may
be reviewed prior to or after, the end of the year 2022.
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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 Panel member
introductions 9
7 Rural Advisory
Panel Terms of Reference 2019-22 term 11
8 Panel member
priorities 2019-22 term 23
9 Strategic
briefing for Rural Advisory Panel 25
10 Overview of council
submissions on key National Policy Statements and National Environmental
Standards 67
11 Council submission on
proposed National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity 271
12 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
Apologies from
Member AG Goettler, Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore and Member WS 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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There are no minutes for confirmation.
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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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Chair's
update
File No.: CP2020/00803
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
receive an update from the Chairperson, Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) receive
the update from the Chairperson, Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore.
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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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Kalinda Gopal - Kaitohutohu Mana Whakahaere
Matua / Senior Governance Advisor
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Authoriser
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Warren Maclennan – Lead Officer
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Panel member introductions
File No.: CP2020/00806
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
provide an opportunity for Rural Advisory Panel members to introduce
themselves.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) receive
the introductions from 2019-22 Rural Advisory Panel members.
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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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Kalinda Gopal - Kaitohutohu Mana Whakahaere
Matua / Senior Governance Advisor
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Authoriser
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Warren Maclennan – Lead Officer
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Rural Advisory Panel Terms of Reference
2019-22 term
File No.: CP2020/00826
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
receive an overview of the Rural Advisory Panel’s Terms of Reference for
the 2019-22 term (Attachment A). Warren Maclennan, the Lead Officer for the
panel will provide the overview and highlight the key roles of panel members.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) receive
the Rural Advisory Panel’s Terms of Reference for the 2019-22 term
(Attachment A of the agenda report).
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Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Author
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Kalinda Gopal - Kaitohutohu Mana Whakahaere
Matua / Senior Governance Advisor
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Authoriser
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Warren Maclennan – Lead Officer
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Panel member priorities 2019-22 term
File No.: CP2020/00808
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
provide an opportunity for Rural Advisory Panel members to briefly share their
three key priorities for the 2019-22 term. These priorities will be recorded by
council staff and will help inform the panel’s work programme for the
next three years.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) receive
the Rural Advisory Panel member priorities for the 2019-22 term.
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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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Kalinda Gopal - Kaitohutohu Mana Whakahaere
Matua / Senior Governance Advisor
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Authoriser
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Warren Maclennan – Lead Officer
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Strategic briefing for Rural Advisory
Panel
File No.: CP2020/01106
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
receive a strategic briefing from council staff on the Auckland Plan 2050 and
key strategic issues facing Auckland.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) receive
the strategic briefing from council staff.
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Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
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No.
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Title
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a⇩
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Strategic briefing for elected members
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27
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Presentation
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Overview of council submissions on key
National Policy Statements and National Environmental Standards
File No.: CP2020/01118
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
receive an overview of council’s submissions on the following:
· Proposed
National Policy Statement (NPS) on Highly Productive Land (Attachment A)
· Essential
Freshwater – Action for healthy waterways discussion document
(Attachment B)
· Proposed
National Policy Statement on Urban Development (Attachment C)
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2.
Towards the end of 2019 the Government issued a number of discussion
documents and draft National Policy Statements, which were discussed by the
Rural Advisory Panel. Copies of the final submissions are attached and
presentations will be made by relevant council staff.
Proposed National Policy Statement on Highly Productive Land
3. Summary of council submission
· The
council generally supports the direction of the NPS
· The
council seeks that the NPS be strengthened in a number of areas
· The
council seeks various amendments to the NPS for clarification
· The
council seeks that the government provide more guidance and funding for the
mapping exercise.
4. Council
officers are continuing to work with the Ministry for Primary Industries and the
Ministry for the Environment as they finalise the NPS wording.
5. The final NPS is anticipated to be finalised by the government by
mid-2020.
6. The
NPS will require the council to amend the Auckland Unitary Plan through a Plan
Change process and likely undertake a mapping exercise of the Auckland region.
Essential Freshwater – Action for healthy waterways
discussion document
7. Summary
of council submission:
· Council
supports the intent in the discussion document however identifies significant
issues:
o the
proposed policy package is not well integrated across the various proposed
instruments
o the
extent of actual work that will be required from councils lacks clarity.
· There
are several implementation issues requiring consideration, including:
o the
need to balance a prescriptive regulatory approach and more flexible
non-regulatory arrangements that best enable the outcomes sought, recognising
regional differences in prioritisation
o ambitious
implementation timeframes combined with capacity and capability limitations
across the agricultural, water infrastructure and regional council sectors
o how
Māori can most effectively and efficiently participate in the context of
their relationship with relevant councils, and the capacity and capability
available to them
o potential
impacts on existing collaborative risk-based catchment approaches and work
programmes underway
o proposed
regulatory instruments that are unclear and inconsistent both within the
proposals and between proposals, making implementation
ineffective and inefficient; and
o the
interaction of the Essential Freshwater proposals with proposed national
directions on the National Policy Statement for Urban Development, National
Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land, National Policy Statement for
Indigenous Biodiversity and existing national directions (New Zealand Coastal
Policy Statement), National Environmental Standard for Plantation Forestry.
Proposed National Policy Statement on Urban Development
8. Summary
of council submission:
· Council
supports the intention but not all the content of the proposed NPS
· The
council considers that there are four main issues which require a fundamental
rethink in the final NPS:
o Complementary
national and local roles
o Balancing
competing responsibilities
o Responding
to the needs of a growing region
o Workable
solutions.
9. A
technical advisory panel will independently peer review advice from central
government officials.
10. A
report containing recommendations to Ministers is expected in March 2020 with
the final NPS released by June 2020.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) receive
the overview of council submissions on key national policy statements and national
environmental standards.
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Title
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Council submission on Proposed National Policy
Statement on Highly Productive Land
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Council submission on Essential Freshwater - Action
for healthy waterways discussion document
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Council submission on Proposed National Policy
Statement on Urban Development
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Proposed National Policy Statement on Urban
Development presentation
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Author
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Kalinda Gopal - Kaitohutohu Mana Whakahaere
Matua / Senior Governance Advisor
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Authoriser
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Warren Maclennan – Lead Officer
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Council submission on proposed National
Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity
File No.: CP2020/01337
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
receive an overview of Auckland Council’s key submission points on the
proposed National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. Auckland
Council has been developing a submission on the proposed National Policy Statement
for Indigenous Biodiversity (NPSIB), released by the Ministry for the
Environment.
3. The
proposed NPSIB has been developed by the Ministry for the Environment and the
Department of Conservation based on an initial draft developed by the
stakeholder-led Biodiversity Collaborative Group. This group comprised industry
representatives, environmental groups and an iwi advisor.
4. The proposed NPSIB is intended to provide consistency for councils
interpreting and applying the Resource Management Act provisions relating to
indigenous biodiversity.
5. The
key points of Auckland Council’s submission will be provided to the Rural
Advisory Panel at its meeting on Friday 14 February 2020.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) receive
an overview of council’s key submission points on the on the proposed
National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity and provide feedback.
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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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Kalinda Gopal - Kaitohutohu Mana Whakahaere
Matua / Senior Governance Advisor
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Authoriser
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Warren Maclennan – Lead Officer
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