Ngā Hui a te Rōpū Kaitohutohu Take ā-Taiwhenua / Rural Advisory Panel
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Rural Advisory Panel held in the Room 1, Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Friday, 7 August 2020 at 12.28pm.
Chairperson |
Deputy Mayor Cr Bill Cashmore |
Auckland Council |
Deputy Chairperson |
Greg Sayers (from 12.34, Item 5) |
Auckland Council |
Members |
Brent Bailey |
Rodney Local Board, Auckland Council |
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Alan Cole |
Franklin Local Board, Auckland Council |
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Lucy Deverall (until 2.58pm, Item 9) |
Horticulture New Zealand |
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Wilma Foster |
Dairy New Zealand |
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Trish Fordyce |
New Zealand Forest Owners Association |
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Richard Gardner |
Federated Farmers |
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Annaliese Goettler |
Young Farmers |
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Steve Levet |
Rural Contractors New Zealand |
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Craig Maxwell |
Federated Farmers |
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Andrew McKenzie |
Beef and Lamb New Zealand |
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Roger Parton |
Rural Contractors New Zealand |
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Wayne Scott |
Aggregate and Quarry Association |
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Geoff Smith (from 12.40, Item 5) |
Equine Industry |
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Ken Turner (from 12.40, Item 5) |
Waitākere Ranges Local Board, Auckland Council |
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Keith Vallabh |
Pukekohe Vegetable Growers |
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Glenn Wilcox |
Independent Māori Statutory Board |
ABSENT
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Fiona Gower |
Rural Women New Zealand |
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Greg McCracken |
Fonterra Shareholders Council |
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Peter Spencer |
New Zealand Forest Owners Association |
ALSO pRESENT
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Colin Smith |
Rodney Local Board, Auckland Council |
Rural Advisory Panel 07 August 2020 |
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Resolution number RUR/2020/16 MOVED by Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore, seconded by Member A Cole: That the Rural Advisory Panel: a) accept the apology from Fiona Gower, Greg McCracken and Peter Spencer for absence and Lucy Deverall for early departure. |
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.
There were no declarations of interest.
Resolution number RUR/2020/17 MOVED by Member R Parton, seconded by Member T Fordyce: That the Rural Advisory Panel: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Friday, 5 June 2020, as a true and correct record. |
There was no extraordinary business.
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A presentation was provided. This has been put on the official minutes is available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments. |
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Resolution number RUR/2020/18 MOVED by Member A Cole, seconded by Member SL Levet: That the Rural Advisory Panel: a) receive the update from the Chairperson, Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore. |
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a 7 August 2020 Rural Advisory Panel: Item 5 - Chair's update presentation |
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Matt and Sarah Bolton from Oete Goat Farm were in attendance. |
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A video was played. This can be accessed through the following link https://www.oetegoatfarm.co.nz/enviroment
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Resolution number RUR/2020/19 MOVED by Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore, seconded by Member A Cole: That the Rural Advisory Panel: a) congratulate Matt and Sarah Bolton for winning the 2020 Regional Supreme Award and thank them for their presentation. |
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A presentation was provided. This has been put on the official minutes is available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments. |
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Resolution number RUR/2020/20 MOVED by Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore, seconded by Member G Smith: That the Rural Advisory Panel: a) provided feedback on the use and management of outdoor fires, from a safety, nuisance or air quality perspective, to support the Outdoor Fire Safety Bylaw 2014 review. |
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a 7 August 2020 Rural Advisory Panel: Item 7 - Outdoor Fire Safety Bylaw Review presentation |
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Central government decisions on Action for Healthy Waterways |
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A presentation was provided. This has been put on the official minutes is available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments. |
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Resolution number RUR/2020/21 MOVED by Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore, seconded by Cr G Sayers: That the Rural Advisory Panel: a) receive the information memo dated 9 July 2020 and thank Dave Allen, Manager Natural Environment Strategy, Auckland Plan Strategy and Research department and his colleagues for an overview of the central government decisions on the Action for Healthy Waterways package. |
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a 7 August 2020 Rural Advisory Panel: Item 8 - Central government decisions on Action for Healthy Waterways presentation |
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A presentation was provided. This has been put on the official minutes is available onthe Auckland Council website as minutes attachments. |
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Member LD Deverall left the meeting at 2.58 pm. |
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Resolution number RUR/2020/22 MOVED by Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore, seconded by Member R Gardner: That the Rural Advisory Panel: a) endorse the ongoing operational drought response actions b) advise staff on the possible demand from rural communities including non-residential consumers. |
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a 7 August 2020 Rural Advisory Panel: Item 9 - Operational response to drought presentation |
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Resolution number RUR/2020/23 MOVED by Member G Smith, seconded by Member T Fordyce: That the Rural Advisory Panel: a) prioritise the following topics for the November 2020 meeting: i) Central government decisions on Action for Healthy Waterways -update ii) Operational response to drought update iii) Long Term Plan iv) Reform of the Resource Management Act v) Discussions with Environmental Groups about the Resource Management Act changes. |
11 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
3.22 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 Rural Advisory Panel HELD ON
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