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Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Local Board
08 October
2020
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Approval
to rename a private road (Maraea Lane) at 12 Atkinson Avenue, Otahuhu
File No.: CP2020/14601
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To seek approval from the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board
to rename a new private road, being a commonly owned access lot recently named
‘Maraea Lane’ (Resolution number
MO/2020/44), created by way of a subdivision
development at 12 Atkinson Avenue, Otahuhu and to revoke the previous
resolution.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. Auckland
Council’s road naming guidelines set out the requirements and criteria
for proposed road names. These requirements and criteria have been applied in
this situation to ensure consistency of road naming across Auckland.
3. The renaming of ‘Maraea Lane’ is
requested by Te Akitai Waiohua, who originally proposed
the name but are since mourning the passing of ‘Maraea’ and no
longer wish to have her name in the public realm at this time. The name ‘Maraea Lane’, which was approved on 6 May 2020
(Resolution number MO/2020/44), is to be renamed to the developer’s
preferred name ‘Arataki
Lane’. The developer (Usapho Limited) has agreed to this change.
4. The
Auckland Council Road Naming Guidelines state that road names are intended to
be enduring and the renaming of roads is discouraged unless there are
compelling reasons for a change. The issue identified above is considered a
compelling reason.
5. The
name ‘Arataki Lane’ is acceptable for the local board to approve
for use in this location, having been assessed to ensure that it meets Auckland
Council’s Road Naming Guidelines and the National Addressing Standards
for road naming. All technical standards are met and the name is not duplicated
anywhere else in the region.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Local Board:
a) agree
pursuant to standing order 1.10.4 to revoke the following resolution of the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Local Board, adopted at its meeting on 6 May 2020, MO/2020/44.
a) approve
the name Maraea Lane for the new private road created by way of subdivision
at 12 Atkinson Avenue, Otahuhu in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the
Local Government Act 1974 (resource consent reference BUN60343632 &
SUB60343634)
b) approve the road name ‘Arataki Lane’ for the new
private road created by way of subdivision at 12 Atkinson Avenue, Otahuhu in
accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974 (resource
consent reference BUN60343632 & SUB60343634).
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Horopaki
Context
6. Site
and location plans of the development can be found in Attachments A and B
respectively.
7. On
6 May 2020, the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
local board approved the name ‘Maraea Lane’, provided by Te Akitai Waiohua, for the new private
road, being a commonly owned access lot (COAL) at 12 Atkinson
Avenue, Otahuhu. ‘Arataki Lane’, had been proposed as an
alternative and was the developer’s preferred name.
8. On
9 July 2020, Council was advised that Te Akitai Waiohua were requesting the May
decision be reversed and that ‘Arataki Lane’ be utilised, as
‘Maraea’ had since passed away; they were still grieving her
passing and they were not yet ready to have her name in the public realm.
9. Council
staff notified the developer who noted that, while additional
costs would be incurred, they wished to be respectful of the iwi’s wishes
and were willing to withhold erecting signage if a replacement name could be
quickly approved. The originally recommended name ‘Arataki Lane’
was considered most appropriate.
10. This
report therefore seeks to formally approve the renaming of the private road to ‘Arataki Lane’.
11. This
report requesting a decision to approve ‘Arataki
Lane’ is put forward at an extraordinary
business meeting as delaying would cause further significant financial
implications for the developer, who has been agreeable and proactive throughout
the road naming process. Formal approval of the road renaming is required
in order to complete the creation of new titles.
Tātaritanga me ngā
tohutohu
Analysis and advice
12. The
Auckland Council Road Naming Guidelines allow that where a new road needs to be
named as a result of a subdivision or development, the subdivider/developer
shall be given the opportunity of suggesting their preferred new road name/s
for the local board’s approval.
13. Auckland Council’s road naming
criteria typically require that road names reflect one of the following local
themes, with the use of Māori names being actively encouraged:
- a historical or ancestral linkage
to an area;
- a particular landscape,
environmental or biodiversity theme or feature; or
- an existing (or introduced)
thematic identity in the area.
14. The proposed replacement name is Arataki Lane, Arataki being a Māori word meaning: to conduct, lead, point out, guide.
15. Land
Information New Zealand (LINZ) has confirmed that the proposed name is
acceptable and not duplicated elsewhere in the region.
16. ‘Lane’
is an acceptable road type for the new private road, suiting the form and
layout of the road as per the Auckland Council Road Naming Guidelines.
Tauākī whakaaweawe
āhuarangi
Climate impact statement
17. The
naming of roads has no effect on climate change. Relevant environmental issues
have been considered under the provisions of the Resource Management Act 1991
and the associated approved resource consent for the development.
Ngā whakaaweawe me
ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera
Council group impacts and views
18. The
decision sought for this report has no identified impacts on other parts of the
council group. The views of council controlled organisations were not required
for the preparation of the report’s advice.
Ngā whakaaweawe
ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe
Local impacts and local board views
19. The report
seeks the decision of the local board and is not considered to have any
immediate local impact beyond those outlined in this report.
Tauākī whakaaweawe
Māori
Māori impact statement
20. Mana
whenua were contacted as part of the original road naming process, described in
the report received by the local board in May 2020. On the day of the May
business meeting, Te Aakitai Waiohua commented that they opposed ‘Arataki
Lane’, but also suggested the name ‘Maraea
Lane’, along with two other names, in addition to the names the developer
had proposed. ‘Maraea
Lane’ was approved by the local board.
21. Te Aakitai Waiohua have subsequently identified that the name
‘Maraea Lane’ is no longer suitable due to
the passing of ‘Maraea’ and a replacement name is required.
No objections have been raised to the use of the name ‘Arataki
Lane’, which was included as one of the road name options in the previous
May report.
Ngā ritenga
ā-pūtea
Financial implications
22. The applicant has responsibility for ensuring that appropriate
signage will be installed accordingly once approval is obtained for the new
road names.
Ngā raru tūpono me
ngā whakamaurutanga
Risks and mitigations
23. There are no significant risks to council as road naming is a
routine part of the subdivision development process, with consultation being a
key part of the process.
Ngā koringa ā-muri
Next steps
24. Approved road
names are notified to Land Information New Zealand and recorded on its New
Zealand wide land information database which included street addresses issued
by councils.
Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Page
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a⇩
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Site Location for 12 Atkinson Avenue
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11
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b⇩
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Site Plan for 12 Atkinson Avenue
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13
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Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Authors
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Elizabeth Salter - Subdivision Technical Officer
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Authorisers
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David Snowdon - Team Leader Subdivision
Manoj Ragupathy - Local Area Manager
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