Agenda of Māngere-ŌtāhuhuLocal Board

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board

21 October 2020

Local Board Leads and Appointments Report

File No.: CP2020/14267

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. This item allows the local board members an opportunity to present verbal and written updates on their lead rolls, such as relevant actions, appointments and meetings.

Topic Area	Lead	Alternate
Infrastructure and Environmental Services	Togiatolu Walter Togiamua	Lemauga Lydia Sosene
Arts, Community and Events (including libraries)	Christine O’Brien	Tauanu’u Nanai Nick Bakulich
Parks, Sport and Recreation and Community Facilities	Tauanu’u Nanai Nick Bakulich	1^st Anae Dr Neru Leavasa 2^nd Christine O’Brien
Local planning, housing, and heritage – includes responding to resource consent applications on behalf of board	Lemauga Lydia Sosene	1^st Togiatolu Walter Togiamua 2^nd Harry Fatu Toleafoa
Transport	Makalita Kolo	Lemauga Lydia Sosene
Economic development	Harry Fatu Toleafoa	1^st Christine O’Brien 2^nd Lemauga Lydia Sosene
Youth, Children, Seniors and Uniquely Abled	Anae Dr Neru Leavasa	1^st Harry Fatu Toleafoa 2^nd Christine O’Brien
Landowner Consents (excluding filming)	Lemauga Lydia Sosene	Togiatolu Walter Togiamua (until 27/4/21) Tauanu’u Nanai Nick Bakulich (from 28/4/21)
Landowner Consents Filming	Christine O’Brien	Tauanu’u Nanai Nick Bakulich
Events (receive staff notifications of areas that may involve reputational, financial, performance or political risk)	Christine O’Brien	Tauanu’u Nanai Nick Bakulich
Liquor Licences Hearings	Tauanu’u Nanai Nick Bakulich	Lemauga Lydia Sosene
Resource Consent (proceed as a non-notified, limited notified or fully notified application)	Lemauga Lydia Sosene	Togiatolu Walter Togiamua (until 27/4/21) Tauanu’u Nanai Nick Bakulich (from 28/4/21)
Resource Consents (notified hearings)	Lemauga Lydia Sosene	Togiatolu Walter Togiamua (until 27/4/21) Tauanu’u Nanai Nick Bakulich (from 28/4/21)
Area Plan Working Group	MOLB All board members OPLB Apulu Reece Autagavaia, Dawn Trenberth
LGNZ (Local Government New Zealand	Chairperson	Deputy Chairperson

Organisation / Initiative	Lead	Alternate
Community Impact Forum for Kohuora Corrections Facility	Makalita Kolo
Mangere Bridge BID	Lemauga Lydia Sosene
Mangere Town Centre BID	Makalita Kolo
Mangere East Village BID	Tauanu’u Nanai Nick Bakulich
Otahuhu Business Association	Christine O’Brien
South Harbour Business Association BID	Harry Fatu Toleafoa
Auckland Airport Community Trust for Aircraft Noise Community Consultative Group	Tauanu’u Nanai Nick Bakulich
Te Pukaki Tapu O Poutukeka Historic Reserve & Associated Lands Co-Management Committee	Togiatolu Walter Togiamua
Ambury Park Centre	Anae Dr Neru Leavasa	Christine O’Brien
Mangere Mountain Education Trust	Lemauga Lydia Sosene	Togiatolu Walter Togiamua
Tamaki Estuary Environmental Forum	Togiatolu Walter Togiamua	Lemauga Lydia Sosene
Youth Connections South Local Governance Group (3 members)	Makalita Kolo, Harry Fatu Toleafoa, Anae Dr Neru Leavasa	Christine O’Brien
Maori input into local board decision-making political steering group	Togiatolu Walter Togiamua	Lemauga Lydia Sosene
Ōtāhuhu Portage Project Steering Group	Lemauga Lydia Sosene	Togiatolu Walter Togiamua
The Southern Initiative (TSI) Steering Group	Lemauga Lydia Sosene	Togiatolu Walter Togiamua

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board:

a) receive the verbal and written reports from local board members.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Authors	Janette McKain - Democracy Advisor
Authorisers

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Auckland Transport October Report	17

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Local Board Transport Capital Fund Decisions September 2020	25

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board

21 October 2020

Classification of Moyle Park and grant a new community lease to Manukau Rugby League Football and Sports Club Incorporated at Moyle Park, 48R Bader Drive, Māngere

File No.: CP2020/14257

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To classify the land at Moyle Park, legally described as Lot 1 Deposited Plan 73266 from unclassified recreation reserve to recreation reserve, pursuant to Section 16(1) of the Reserves Act 1977.

2. To grant a new community lease to Manukau Rugby League Football and Sports Club Incorporated at Moyle Park, 48R Bader Drive, Māngere.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

3. Manukau Rugby League Football and Sports Club Incorporated holds an existing community lease for the group-owned building located at Moyle Park, 48R Bader Drive, Māngere.

4. The lease commenced on 1 June 1998 and reached final expiry on 31 May 2018. The lease is holding over on a month-by-month basis until terminated or a new lease is granted.

5. However, the existing lease granted by former Manukau City Council was contrary to the provisions of the Reserves Act 1977, due to the reserve being unclassified at the time that the lease was granted.

6. Classification of Moyle Park is required prior to a new community lease being granted to the club as per the provisions of the Reserves Act. Following classification of the reserve, the clubs’ occupation can be validated by issuing a new community lease.

7. The club’s aim is to promote, foster and participate in rugby league matches, competitions and other sports games and activities; and to encourage healthy recreation and social interaction for its members.

8. The club is dedicated to the growth, preservation and support of rugby league in Māngere and its surrounding communities. The club has become a well-established community and sports organisation, providing active sport and recreation to the local community for 110 years.

9. After assessing the club’s new lease application, staff are satisfied that the requirements under Auckland Council’s Community Occupancy Guidelines 2012 have been met.

10. Iwi engagement has been undertaken and there were no concerns raised by mana whenua representatives.

11. This report recommends that the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board approve the classification of Moyle Park as recreation reserve and grant a new community lease to Manukau Rugby League Football and Sports Club Incorporated, in accordance with the provisions of the Reserves Act 1977 and Auckland Council’s Community Occupancy Guidelines 2012.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board:

a) approve, under Section 16(1) of the Reserves Act 1977, the classification of Lot 1 Deposited Plan 73266 comprising 7.6432 hectares, contained in NA45A/348 as a recreation reserve subject to the provisions of the Reserves Act 1977 (Attachment A).

b) grant, subject to classification, under Section 54(1)(b) of the Reserves Act 1977, a new community lease to Manukau Rugby League Football and Sports Club Incorporated for the group-owned building comprising 718 square meters (more or less) located at Moyle Park, 48R Bader Drive, Māngere (outlined in red on Attachment B) on the land described as Lot 1 Deposited Plan 73266 subject to the following terms:

i) term - 10 years commencing 21 October 2020, with one (1) 10 year right of renewal commencing 21 October 2030, effecting final expiry 20 October 2040

ii) rent - $1.00 plus GST per annum if demanded

iii) all other terms and conditions to be in accordance with Auckland Council’s Community Occupancy Guidelines 2012 and the Reserves Act 1977

c) approve the Manukau Rugby League Football and Sports Club Incorporated’s Community Outcomes Plan for inclusion as the Third Schedule of the lease agreement which is attached to this report as Attachment C.

Horopaki

Context

12. This report considers the classification of Moyle Park as a recreation reserve and the application for a new community lease to Manukau Rugby League Football and Sports Club Incorporated for its building located at Moyle Park, 48R Bader Drive, Māngere.

13. The Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board is the allocated authority relating to local recreation, sport and community facilities, including community leasing matters.

Land, Building and Lease

14. The club holds an existing community lease over its building at Moyle Park, Māngere. The land is described as Lot 1 Deposited Plan 73266 (Attachment A), held by the Crown through Department of Conservation as an unclassified recreation reserve and vested in Auckland Council in trust for recreational purposes, subject to the Reserves Act 1977.

15. The local board is advised to classify the parcel of land prior to consideration of the proposed lease. Local boards hold delegated authority under Section 16(1) of the Reserves Act to classify reserves vested in council in trust.

16. The club’s activities are contemplated in the Manukau Sports Parks Management Plan relating to the park and adopted in 2007.

17. The building is owned by the club that is responsible for all maintenance of the leased area.

18. The area proposed to be leased to the club consists of approximately 718 square meters (more or less) and is outlined in red on Attachment B.

Manukau Rugby League Football and Sports Club Incorporated

19. The club was established in 1910 and competed competitively in 1911. The group registered as an incorporated society on 20 August 1964. The club is affiliated with both Auckland Rugby League and New Zealand Rugby League and has approximately 373 members aged from preschoolers to those in their early 50s. Most members are aged between 5 and 13 years of age.

20. The club fields teams across junior and senior grades. The group have an active and successful women's grade and the juniors have numerous grades catering for 5 to 16 years of age.

21. While its main sports code is rugby league, the club is diverse and includes; Tag Football, Touch Rugby and Kī-o-Rahi; a traditional Māori game incorporating skills similar to Netball, Handball and Tag.

22. The club’s activities are predominantly funded through minor sponsorships, subscriptions, facility hireage at a community rate, fundraising, grants and donations.

23. The group celebrated its 100th centennial year in 2011 and continues to be actively involved in the community and offers a family-orientated club that encourages participation, enjoyment and personal development for its athletes.

24. The club supports the community by making its facility available for hire to help and support initiatives and activities within the local community, sport clubs and community organisations.

25. The group has submitted a comprehensive application in support of a new community lease.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

Proposed Land Classification of Moyle Park

26. Moyle Park is currently held by the Crown through Department of Conservation as an unclassified recreation reserve, subject to the provisions of the Reserves Act 1977, and vested in Auckland Council, in trust, for recreation purposes. The land is legally described as Lot 1 Deposited Plan 73266, comprises 7.6432 hectares, and is contained in NA45A/348.

27. Pursuant to the Land Act 1948, the land making up Moyle Park today was originally set apart as a reserve for recreation purposes and pursuant to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, vested in former Manukau City Council, in trust, for that purpose.

28. Moyle Park therefore remains to the present day as an unclassified recreation reserve. The council holds delegated authority from the Minister of Conservation to classify Moyle Park in terms of Section 16(1) of the Reserves Act as a recreation reserve, or any other reserve classification for that matter, and issue the necessary gazette notice declaring such action.

29. Auckland Council, as a reserve administering body, is required to classify all unclassified reserves. To align the activities on the land to the provisions of the Reserves Act 1977, staff propose that the land be classified as recreation reserve. This classification is appropriate for the recreation activities taking place on the reserve.

30. The purpose of recreation reserves, as set out in Section 17 of the Reserves Act 1977, is to provide for “recreation and sporting activities and the physical welfare and enjoyment of the public and for the protection of the natural environment and beauty of the countryside, with emphasis on the retention of open spaces and on outdoor recreational activities, including recreation tracks in the countryside”.

31. Staff from Legal Services and Land Advisory Services have provided feedback that the proposed classification is appropriate.

32. As the land is owned by the Crown, the treaty clause will apply in the lease agreement notifying the contracting parties in the event of a successful claim being made for the land to be used as redress purposes, pursuant to the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975.

Community Lease to Manukau Rugby League Football and Sports Club

33. The club’s lease application was assessed against the criteria contained in the Community Occupancy Guidelines 2012 and the priorities set by the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2017.

34. Under the guidelines, groups that own their own buildings have an automatic right to reapply for a new lease at the end of their occupancy term, a right which the club is exercising. It is recommended that a new lease be granted to the club for a term of 10 years, with one right of renewal for a further term of 10 years, in accordance with the guidelines.

35. The local board has discretion to vary the term of the lease if it wishes. However, the guidelines suggest that where the term is varied, it aligns to one of the recommended terms within the Community Occupancy Guidelines 2012.

36. Staff have determined that Manukau Rugby League Football and Sports Club Incorporated meets the requirements under the guidelines to qualify for a new community lease as evidenced below.

37. The club:

· is registered as a legal entity with a not-for-profit status

· has complied with the terms of the existing lease

· caters to a well-defined group in the local community and its services are well-utilised

· has provided copies of its financial accounts which indicate that its funds are sufficient to meets its liabilities and that it possesses adequate financial reserves

· is managed appropriately as evidenced by its longevity.

38. The building is owned by the club, which is also responsible for all maintenance within the leased area. A site visit undertaken indicated that the facility presents well and meets the needs of the club’s users.

39. The club has a scheduled maintenance programme in place to address general maintenance and renewals of its building.

40. A community outcomes plan has been negotiated with the club that identifies the benefits the club will provide to the community (Attachment C). This will be attached as a schedule to the lease agreement.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

41. There is no impact on greenhouse gas emissions as the proposal does not introduce any new source of emissions.

42. Climate change impacts will need to be considered in any future planning for the area. The leased area sits directly within a flood water (river or surface flooding) zone as a result of a 1‑in-100-year rainstorm event.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

43. Staff have obtained support from colleagues in Legal Services, Land Advisory Services (Community Facilities), Parks, Sports and Recreation, Community Empowerment and Area Operations (Community Facilities). No concerns were raised regarding the proposed classification of Moyle Park and new lease to Manukau Rugby League Football and Sports Club Incorporated.

44. The proposed classification and new lease has no identified impact on other parts of the council group. The views of council-controlled organisations were not required for the preparation of this report’s advice.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

45. The assessment of the application was workshopped with the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board portfolio leads on 25 June 2020. The portfolio leads provided informal support for the proposed classification of the reserve and new community lease to the club.

46. The recommendations in this report fall within local board’s allocated authority to grant community leases in line with the Community Occupancy Guidelines 2012.

47. The recommendations within this report support the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2017 outcome of:

· Facilities to meet diverse needs (Outcome 5).

48. The proposed lease will benefit the local community in enabling initiatives that promote the development, preservation and support of rugby league in Māngere and its surrounding communities.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

49. Auckland Council is committed to meeting its responsibilities under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which are articulated in council’s key strategic planning documents the Auckland Plan, the Long-term Plan, the Unitary Plan and local board plans.

50. An aim of community leasing is to increase targeted support for Māori community development. This proposal seeks to improve access to facilities for all Aucklanders, including Māori living in the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board area.

51. The club actively engages with three marae in Māngere; Makaurau, Pukaki and Te Puea. The group has estimated 35% of its members identify themselves as Māori and they encourage Te Reo Māori during club activities and events.

52. The group encourage participation of Māori through local programmes and this forms part of their community outcomes plan commitments.

53. Iwi engagement was undertaken in September and October 2019 and involved:

i) a presentation at the South-Central Mana Whenua Forum held at Auckland Council’s Manukau Civic Building and;

ii) formal, written engagement detailing information on the proposed classification and new lease was forwarded to iwi groups allowing 20 working days to respond.

54. No objection to either proposal was received. Furthermore, the above meets the statutory requirements under section 4 of the Conservation Act 1987 that council engage with Mana Whenua representatives.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

55. All costs involved regarding the publication of notice in the New Zealand Gazette confirming the classification and preparation of lease agreement are borne by Community Facilities.

56. Staff have obtained support from Financial, Strategy and Planning. No concerns were raised regarding the financial implications for the classification of Moyle Park and new lease to Manukau Rugby League Football and Sports Club Incorporated.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

57. It is a statutory requirement under the Reserves Act 1977 that council classify the reserves vested in it. Should the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board at this time, for any reason, choose not to resolve to classify Moyle Park, this decision would prevent staff from recommending any new community lease.

58. Furthermore, should the local board resolve not to grant a new community lease to Manukau Rugby League Football and Sports Club Incorporated, it will inhibit the club’s ability to undertake its core activities which will have a negative impact on the local board outcomes.

59. The club’s activity on Moyle Park is identified in the adopted Sports Parks Management Plan and is specifically suited to activate the recreational potential of the park in a sustainable manner.

60. As there is no significant departure from the land use or change in activities; there are no identified risks in granting the lease.

61. Additionally, there is risk in relation to the building where council may be liable for an asset where budget is neither allocated nor identified in council’s key strategic planning documents.

62. The new lease affords the club’s security of tenure, enabling them to attend to the scheduled maintenance of its facility. If the lease is not granted, the club’s ability to maintain its building will be severely impacted.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

63. Subject to the local board’s approval, staff will undertake the statutory processes to approve the classification for Moyle Park; and work with Manukau Rugby League Football and Sports Club Incorporated to finalise the lease agreement.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Site Plan for Moyle Park	39
b ⇩	Site Plan for Manukau Rugby League Football and Sports Club Incorporated	41
c ⇩	Community Outcomes Plan	43

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Signatories

Authors

Tai Stirling - Community Lease Advisor

Authorisers

Rod Sheridan - General Manager Community Facilities

Manoj Ragupathy - Local Area Manager

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board

21 October 2020

Road name approval for one new public road and one new private road at 20 Bader Drive, Māngere

File No.: CP2020/13915

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To seek approval from the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board to name one new public road and one new private road (a commonly owned access lot / COAL), created by way of a subdivision development at 20 Bader Drive, Māngere, by Kāinga Ora.

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. On behalf of the applicant Fletcher Residential Limited, Chanelle Hickmott of Kāinga Ora has proposed the names presented below for consideration by the local board.

4. The proposed road names have been gifted by Te Ākitai Waiohua.

5. Both of the proposed road name options would be acceptable for the local board to approve for use in this location, having been assessed to ensure that they meet Auckland Council’s Road Naming Guidelines and the National Addressing Standards for road naming. All technical standards are met and the names are not duplicated anywhere else in the region. Mana whenua have also been consulted.

6. The proposed names gifted by Te Ākitai Waiohua for one new public road and one new private road at 20 Bader Drive, Māngere are:

· Kitea Place (for the new public road)

· Kaokao Lane (for the commonly owned access lot).

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board:

a) approve the two names listed below, as gifted by Te Ākitai Waiohua, for the following new roads within the ‘Māngere West A neighbourhood’ development at 20 Bader Drive, Māngere, in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974 (resource consent references BUN60351347 and SUB60351349):

I) Public Road: Kitea Place

II) Private Road (COAL): Kaokao Lane.

Horopaki

Context

7. Resource consent reference BUN0351347 (subdivision reference SUB60351349) was issued in May 2020 for the construction of 38 residential freehold dwellings, two commonly owned access lots (COALs) and one public road.

8. In accordance with the National Addressing Standards for road naming (the AS/NZS 4819-2011 standard), the public road and one of the COALs require road names because they each serve more than five lots.

9. Site and location plans of the development are provided in Attachment A.

10. Te Ākitai Waiohua gifted the two road name options for Kāinga Ora to use, as detailed below.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

11. 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.

12. Auckland Council’s road naming criteria typically require that road names try to reflect one of the following local themes, with the use of Māori names being actively encouraged. Themes can include:

· a historical, cultural, 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.

13. Kāinga Ora undertook extensive mana whenua consultation in order to find suitable names for the roads in this development. Both proposed names were gifted by Te Ākitai Waiohua, and reflect the close proximity to view shaft vistas of Te Pane O Mataoho (Mangere Mountain). Te Ākitai Waiohua undertook a site visit and no other naming options were deemed to be suitable for use in this location.

14. The applicant has only proposed one name option for each road because the names have been gifted and the applicant adopted Te Ākitai Waiohua’s view that no other names would be suitable for use in this location. This approach is not in accordance with Auckland Council’s Road Naming Guidelines. However, it is considered acceptable in this instance, as the proposed names are meaningful and undoubtedly link to the local area.

15. The applicant’s proposed names and meanings are set out in the table below:

Table 1: 20 Bader Drive, Māngere, Preferred Names and Meaning
Road number	Proposed Name	Meaning (as described by applicant)
ROAD 1 (Public Road)	Kitea Place	Te Reo Māori word meaning to view, to be seen (the view of the maunga is striking)
ROAD 2 (COAL)	Kaokao Lane	Te Reo Māori word referring to a sideways view of the maunga

16. Both of the name options listed in the table above are acceptable for use, having been assessed by the Council Subdivision team to ensure that they meet Auckland Council’s Road Naming Guidelines and the National Addressing Standards for road naming. All technical standards are met and the names are not duplicated anywhere else in the region. Therefore, it is up to the local board to decide upon the suitability of the names within the local context, noting that the names have been gifted by Te Ākitai Waiohua.

17. Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has confirmed that the proposed names are acceptable for use and not duplicated elsewhere in the region.

18. ‘Place’ and ‘Lane’ are acceptable road types for the new public and private road, suiting the form and layout of the roads, as per the Auckland Council Road Naming Guidelines.

19. Mana whenua were consulted in line with the Council’s processes and requirements. Further details are provided in the ‘Māori Impact Statement’ section of this report.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

20. 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

21. 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

22. The report seeks the local board’s decision and is not considered to have any immediate local impact beyond those outlined in this report.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

23. The naming of roads is linked to the Auckland Plan Outcome “A Māori identity that is Auckland’s point of difference in the world”. The use of Māori names for roads, buildings and other public places is an opportunity to support Auckland’s Māori identity. To aid local board decision making, the ‘Auckland Council Road Naming Guidelines’ includes:

· the objective of recognising ancestral linkages to areas of land by engagement with mana whenua and the allocation of road names as appropriate, as well as the principle that Māori road names are actively encouraged, and;

· an agreed process to enable mana whenua to provide timely feedback on all proposed road names in a manner they consider appropriate.

24. All relevant mana whenua were contacted by the applicant who actively sought naming proposals for this development. Te Ākitai Waiohua gifted both of the proposed names. Te Ākitai Waiohua undertook a site visit and, as this location is very prominent to view shaft vistas of Te Pane O Mataoho (Mangere Mountain). No other naming options were deemed to be suitable for use in this location.

25. No other iwi provided responses or comments.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

26. The road naming process does not raise any financial implications for the Council.

27. 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

28. 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

29. Approved road names are notified to Land Information New Zealand and recorded on its New Zealand wide land information database which includes street addresses issued by local councils.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Attachment A - Site & Location Plans	49

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Signatories

Authors

Andrea Muhme - Planner

Authorisers

David Snowdon - Team Leader Subdivision

Manoj Ragupathy - Local Area Manager

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board

21 October 2020

Approval for renaming a new private road at 80 & 82 McKenzie Road, Mangere

File No.: CP2020/14457

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 common accessway, created by way of a subdivision development at 80 & 82 McKenzie Road, Māngere. The name ‘Tewe Lane’ was previously approved for this road, under resolution MO/2020/83.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

3. On behalf of the applicant, Phoebe McNaught from Cato Bolam Ltd (applicant’s agent) has proposed the names presented below for consideration by the local board. The road is to be renamed due to pronunciation issues detailed later in this report. Te Ākitai Waiohua have suggested all proposed renaming options.

4. Any of the proposed road name options listed below would be acceptable for the local board to approve for use in this location, having been assessed to ensure that they meet Auckland Council’s Road Naming Guidelines and the National Addressing Standards for road naming. All technical standards are met and the names are not duplicated anywhere else in the region. Mana Whenua were also consulted.

5. The proposed names for the renaming of the new private road at 80 & 82 McKenzie Road, as suggested by Te Ākitai Waiohua, are:

· Koro Lane (applicant and Te Ākitai Waiohua Preferred)

· Pono Lane

· Kuia Lane.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board:

a) rescind resolution MO/2020/83 to name a new private road as ‘Tewe Lane’.

b) approve the name Koro Lane as a replacement name for the new private road (common accessway) created by way of subdivision at 80 & 82 McKenzie Road, Māngere, in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974 (resource consent references BUN60332544, SUB60332546 and LUC60332542).

Horopaki

Context

6. Resource consent BUN60332544 (subdivision reference number SUB60332546) was issued in August 2019 for a unit title development involving the construction of 33 residential terraced units and one common accessway.

7. In accordance with the National Addressing Standards for road naming (the AS/NZS 4819-2011 standard), the common accessway requires a road name because it serves more than five units.

8. Site and location plans of the development can be found in Attachments A and B respectively.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

9. The Auckland Council Road Naming Guidelines allow that where a new road or accessway need 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.

10. 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, cultural 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.

11. The road name ‘Tewe Lane’ was approved by the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board under resolution MO/2020/83. The applicant seeks to rename this road because they have since found in dealings with their stakeholders that the name is being consistently mispronounced as ‘Tui’ or ‘Tee-wee’. Despite constant correction from the applicant’s side, they are concerned that the name ‘Tewe’, left to those without pronunciation guides, will be dishonoured.

12. The applicant consulted with Nigel Denny of Te Ākitai Waiohua for replacement names, as they had suggested the original name ‘Tewe’. That name referred to the Te Ākitai Waiohua kaumātua who grew up, lived and was loved in and around the Māngere area.

13. Te Ākitai Waiohua have now provided three more replacement name suggestions and these have been adopted by the applicant. The preferred name ‘Koro’ is in close relation to the original approved name ‘Tewe’, and follows the theme of honouring Te Ākitai Waiohua kaumātua/koro Charles Tewe Wirihana Takaanini.

14. Furthermore, the applicant and Te Ākitai Waiohua had already arranged for installation of a kōhatu (stone) in honour of kaumātua Tewe. As ‘Koro’ is the most relevant naming option to kaumātua Tewe, the applicant advised that if the name ‘Koro’ is approved the kōhatu in honour of Tewe will still be installed at the development. However, if any of the other two naming options are chosen then the kōhatu will not be installed, as the alternative names are not relevant to kaumātua Tewe.

15. The applicant’s proposed names and meanings are set out in the table below:

Table 1: 80 & 82 McKenzie Road, Mangere
Proposed Name	Meaning
Koro Lane (applicant Preferred and suggested by Te Ākitai Waiohua)	Te Reo Māori word meaning: (noun) elderly man ‘Koro’ is also the most relevant to kaumātua Tewe
Pono Lane (suggested by Te Ākitai Waiohua)	Te Reo Māori word meaning: (adjective) true, honest, sincere, genuine
Kuia Lane (suggested by Te Ākitai Waiohua)	Te Reo Māori word meaning: (noun) elderly woman

16. The proposed names have been assessed to ensure that they meet Auckland Council’s Road Naming Guidelines and the National Addressing Standards for road naming. All technical standards are met and the names are not duplicated anywhere else in the region, therefore it is up to the local board to decide upon the suitability of the names within the local context.

17. Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has confirmed that all of the proposed names are acceptable and not duplicated elsewhere in the region.

18. ‘Lane’ is an acceptable road type for the new private road / common accessway, suiting the form and layout of the road, as per the Auckland Council Road Naming Guidelines.

19. Mana whenua were consulted in line with agreed processes and requirements.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

22. This report seeks the local board’s decision and is not considered to have any immediate local impact beyond those outlined in this report.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

23. The Auckland Council Road Naming Guidelines include an objective of recognising cultural and ancestral linkages to areas of land through engagement with mana whenua, particularly through the resource consent process, and the allocation of road names where appropriate. Council has a process to enable mana whenua the opportunity to provide feedback on all road naming applications in a manner and scale that they consider appropriate. Depending on the scale of the development and its level of significance, not all road naming applications receive comments from mana whenua.

24. As Te Ākitai Waiohua suggested the original approved road name ‘Tewe’, the applicant liaised with Nigel Denny of Te Ākitai Waiohua for replacement name suggestions. Te Ākitai Waiohua suggested three new names, with the suggestion ‘Koro’ being the most relevant to kaumātua Tewe, the inspiration for the original name.

25. Again, the applicant and Te Ākitai Waiohua had already arranged for installation of a kōhatu (stone) in honour of kaumātua Tewe. As ‘Koro’ is the most relevant naming option to kaumātua Tewe, the applicant advised that if the name ‘Koro’ is approved the kōhatu in honour of Tewe will still be installed at the development. However, if any of the other two naming options are chosen then the kōhatu will not be installed, as the alternative names are not relevant to kaumātua Tewe.

26. All three proposed road name options are of Te Reo Māori origin.

27. Due to Te Ākitai Waiohua’s integral involvement with the original proposed name and the replacement names, it was not deemed relevant to contact any other mana whenua for this renaming.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

28. The road naming process does not raise any financial implications for the Council.

29. 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

30. 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

31. Approved road names are notified to Land Information New Zealand which records them on its New Zealand wide land information database which includes street addresses issued by local councils.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Attachment A - Site Plan	57
b ⇩	Attachment B - Location Plan	59

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Authors

Andrea Muhme - Planner

Authorisers

David Snowdon - Team Leader Subdivision

Manoj Ragupathy - Local Area Manager

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board

21 October 2020

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Grants Round One 2020/2021

File No.: CP2020/14904

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To fund, part -fund or decline two deferred applications from Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Grants Round One 2020/2021.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. At the 16 May 2020 business meeting ((MO/2020/130), the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board resolved to defer the grant applications from YMCA North and Tom Malo submitted to the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Grants Round One 2020/2021 (as provided in Attachment B), pending further information:

LG2101-137

YMCA North

Community

Towards workshop, uniforms, transport, graduation, networking, venue hire and volunteer costs.

Defer to 21 October

2020 Business

Meeting

LG2109-145

Tom Malo

Sports and Recreation

Towards venue hire cost, equipment upgrade, fruit and vegetables, transport, equipment upgrade, promotion and fitness instructor costs.

Defer to 21 October

2020 Business

Meeting

3. The reason for the deferral is that the local board requested more information on applications YMCA North (LG2101-137) and Tom Malo (LG2109-145). Staff are required to provide the information requested by the local board by their next business meeting for a decision to be made on the application.

4. The Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board adopted the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Grants Programme 2020/2021 on 17 June 2020 (Attachment A, MO/2020/82). The document sets application guidelines for contestable community grants submitted to the local board.

5. The Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board has set a total community grants budget of $373,000 for the 2020/2021 financial year.

6. An amount of $116,609.52 was allocated in the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Grant Round one 2020/2021.

7. A total of $256,390.48 remains to be allocated to the remaining Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Board grant rounds.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board:

a) agree to fund, part-fund or decline each application in Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Grants Round One 2020/2021 listed in Table One.

Application ID	Organisation	Main focus	Requesting funding for	Amount requested	Eligibility
LG2109-137	YMCA North	Community	Towards workshop, uniforms, transport, graduation day, networking, venue hire and volunteer costs.	$10,000.00	Eligible
LG2109-145	Tom Malo	Sport and recreation	Towards venue hire cost, equipment upgrade, fruit and vegetables, transport, equipment upgrade, promotion and fitness instructor costs.	$5,795.00	Eligible

Horopaki

Context

8. The local board allocates grants to groups and organisations delivering projects, activities and services that benefit Aucklanders and contribute to the vision of being a world class city.

9. The Auckland Council Community Grants Policy supports each local board to adopt a grants programme.

10. The local board grants programme sets out:

· local board priorities

· lower priorities for funding

· exclusions

· grant types, the number of grant rounds and when these will open and close

· any additional accountability requirements.

11. The Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board adopted their grants programme for 2020/2021 on 17 June 2020 and will operate one quick response and two local grants rounds for this financial year.

12. The community grants programmes have been extensively advertised through the council grants webpage, local board webpages, local board e-newsletters, Facebook pages, council publications, and community networks.

13. The Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board has set a total community grants budget of $373,000.00 for the 2020/2021 financial year.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

14. Due to the current COVID-19 crisis, staff have also assessed each application according to which alert level the proposed activity is able to proceed. For example, under alert level two, only gatherings of up to 10 people can take place. Events and activities have been assessed according to these criteria.

15. The aim of the local board grant programme is to deliver projects and activities which align with the outcomes identified in the local board plan. All applications have been assessed utilising the Community Grants Policy and the local board grant programme criteria. The eligibility of each application is identified in the report recommendations.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

16. The local board grants programme aims to respond to Auckland Council’s commitment to address climate change by providing grants to individuals and groups with projects that support community climate change action. Community climate action involves reducing or responding to climate change by local residents in a locally relevant way. Local board grants can contribute to expanding climate action by supporting projects that reduce carbon emissions and increase community resilience to climate impacts. Examples of projects include local food production and food waste reduction; decreasing use of single-occupancy transport options; home energy efficiency and community renewable energy generation; local tree planting and streamside revegetation; and education about sustainable lifestyle choices that reduce carbon footprints.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

17. Based on the focus of an application, a subject matter expert from the relevant department will provide input and advice. The focus of an application is identified as arts, community, events, sport and recreation, environment or heritage.

18. The grants programme has no identified impacts on council-controlled organisations and therefore their views are not required.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

19. Local boards are responsible for the decision-making and allocation of local board community grants. The Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board is required to fund, part-fund or decline these grant applications against the local board priorities identified in the local board grant programme.

20. The board is requested to note that section 48 of the Community Grants Policy states “We will also provide feedback to unsuccessful grant applicants about why they have been declined, so they will know what they can do to increase their chances of success next time.”

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

21. The local board grants programme aims to respond to Auckland Council’s commitment to improving Māori wellbeing by providing grants to individuals and groups who deliver positive outcomes for Māori. Auckland Council’s Māori Responsiveness Unit has provided input and support towards the development of the community grant processes.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

22. The allocation of grants to community groups is within the adopted Long-term Plan 2018-2028 and local board agreements.

23. The Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board adopted the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Grants Programme 2020/2019 on 17 June 2020 see attachment A (MO/2020/82). The document sets application guidelines for contestable community grants submitted to the local board.

24. This report presents applications received in Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Grants Round One and 2020/2021 (see Attachment B).

25. The Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board has set a total community grants budget of $373,000 for the 2020/2021 financial year.

26. An amount of $116,609.52 was allocated in the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Grant Round one 2020/2021.

27. A total of $256,390.48 remains to be allocated to the remaining Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Board grant rounds and the two deferred applications here.

28. Relevant staff from Auckland Council’s Finance Department have been fully involved in the development of all local board work programmes, including financial information in this report, and have not identified any financial implications.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

29. The allocation of grants occurs within the guidelines and criteria of the Community Grants Policy and the local board grants programme. The assessment process has identified a low risk associated with funding the applications in this round.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

30. Following the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board allocating funding for local grants round one, the grants staff will notify the applicants of the local board’s decision.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Grants Programme	67
b ⇩	Application Summary	73

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Authors	Janette McKain - Democracy Advisor
Authorisers	Manoj Ragupathy - Local Area Manager

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board

21 October 2020

Panuku Auckland Development- Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Six-Monthly Report 01 March to 31 August 2020

File No.: CP2020/14202

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To update the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board on Panuku Development Auckland (Panuku) activities within the local board area and the region for the six months from 01 March to 31 August 2020.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. This report is a record of events for the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board area during the stated time period. CCOs are legally required to prepare six-monthly and annual reports containing financial and other information about their performance. By reporting clearly the record of events, this report enables the council, and Panuku, to meet its legislative reporting obligations and also satisfy New Zealand Stock Exchange obligations. No decisions are to be made from this report.

3. The Auckland Plan sets out, among other things, reporting requirements (statutory or otherwise), audit and risk reporting requirements, attendance at council meetings, and the process for buying, managing and selling assets.

4. Panuku collaborates with other CCOs, government and non-governmental organisations as appropriate to obtain positive outcomes for Auckland.

5. Panuku is charged with balancing our obligation to deliver returns for council with ensuring our regeneration projects are good quality, strategic and better for the environment.

6. The activities of Panuku cover four broad areas:

· urban regeneration of particular neighbourhoods, as determined by Auckland Council

· review of, and where appropriate, redevelopment of council non-service property

· management of council property assets including commercial, residential, and marina infrastructure

· other property related services such as redevelopment incorporating a service delivery function, strategic property advice, acquisitions and disposals.

7. The Auckland Council Group (‘the council group’) is made up of Auckland Council, and five substantive council-controlled organisations (CCOs) of which Panuku is one. Panuku delivers core activities and plays a major role in achieving the council group’s strategic outcomes for Tāmaki Makaurau. The Governance Manual for Substantive CCOs sets out the council’s expectations for CCOs including Panuku, and the key policies that guide our activities.

8. Panuku has supported Auckland Council throughout its response to COVID-19 and continues to do so.

9. Throughout the alert Level 4 lockdown, our primary focus was to support our tenants and find savings across our organisation.

10. Our capital programme delivery was impacted by the Alert Level 4 lockdown, however, this resumed on the return to Alert Level 3, with only minor delays across our capital programme as a result.

11. Like Auckland Council, Panuku has made savings, with the majority of our people earning over $100,000, our executive leaders and our board taking voluntary salary reductions.

12. To respond to the changing property market and the impacts of the Auckland Council group we confirmed a new organisational structure to deliver our programme.

13. We have supported Auckland Council through the Emergency Budget 2020/2021. Our capital envelope for this financial year will allow us to deliver a credible urban regeneration programme in our neighbourhoods across the region.

14. Panuku Development Auckland currently manages five commercial and residential interests in the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board area.

15. No properties were purchased in the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board area during the six month reporting period.

16. One property was sold in the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board area during the six month reporting period.

17. Five properties in theMāngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board area are currently under review as part of our rationalisation process.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board:

a) receive the Panuku Auckland Development- Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Six-Monthly Report 01 March to 31 August 2020.

Horopaki

Context

18. Panuku helps to rejuvenate parts of Auckland, from small projects that refresh a site or building, to major transformations of town centres or neighbourhoods.

19. The Auckland Plan is the roadmap to deliver on Auckland’s vision to be a world-class city, Panuku plays a significant role in achieving the ‘Homes and Places’ and ‘Belonging and Participation’ outcomes.

20. Panuku leads urban redevelopment in Manukau, Onehunga, Wynyard Quarter, Waterfront, Northcote, Avondale, Takapuna, Henderson, Old Papatoetoe, Ormiston, Panmure, Pukekohe, the City Centre and redevelopment of the Haumaru Portfolio.

21. Panuku manages around $3 billion of council’s non-service property portfolio, which is continuously reviewed to find smart ways to generate income for the region, grow the portfolio, or release land or property that can be better used by others. ‘Non-service properties’ are council-owned properties that are not used to deliver council, or CCO, services.

22. As at 31 August 2020, the Panuku-managed non-service property portfolio comprises 1,674 properties, containing 998 leases. This includes vacant land, industrial buildings, warehouses, retail shops, cafes, offices, medical centres and a large portfolio of residential rental homes.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

23. Panuku is contributing commercial input into approximately fifty region-wide council-driven renewal and housing supply initiatives.

24. Panuku works with partners and stakeholders over the course of a project. It also champions best practice project delivery, to achieve best value outcomes within defined cost, time and quality parameters.

25. Below is a high-level update on activities in the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board area:

Properties managed in the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Area

26. Panuku currently manages three commercial and two residential interests within the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board area.

Portfolio strategy

Optimisation

27. Optimisation is a self-funding development approach targeting sub-optimal service assets, approved in 2015. The process involves an agreement between Community Facilities, Panuku and local boards and is led by Panuku. It is designed to equal or enhance levels of service to the local community in a reconfigured form while delivering on strategic outcomes such as housing or urban regeneration, with no impact on existing rate assumptions.

28. Using optimisation, underperforming assets will have increased utility and efficiency, lower maintenance and operating costs, as well as improved service delivery benefiting from the co-location of other complementary services or commercial activities. Optimisation will free up a range of undercapitalised development opportunities such as air space, full sites, or part sites.

29. Using optimisation as a redevelopment and funding tool, the local board can maximise efficiencies from service assets while maintaining levels of service through the release of some or all of that property for sale or development.

30. Local boards are allocated decision making for the disposal of local service property and reinvestment of sale proceeds under the service property optimisation approach.

Portfolio review and rationalisation

Overview

31. Panuku is required to undertake ongoing rationalisation of the council’s non-service assets. This includes identifying properties from within the council’s portfolio that may be suitable for potential sale and development if appropriate. Panuku has a focus on achieving housing and urban regeneration outcomes.

32. Identifying potential sale properties contributes to the Auckland Plan focus of accommodating the significant growth projected for the region over the coming decades, by providing the council with efficient use of capital and prioritisation of funds to achieve its activities and projects.

Process

33. Once identified as no longer delivering the council service use for which it was acquired, property is taken through a multi-stage rationalisation process. The agreed process includes engagement with council departments and CCOs, the local board and mana whenua. This is followed by Panuku board approval, engagement with the local ward councillors, the Independent Māori Statutory Board and finally, a Governing Body decision.

Performance

34. Panuku works closely with Auckland Council and Auckland Transport to identify potential surplus properties to help achieve disposal targets.

July 2019 to June 2021 Target:

Unit	Target	Achieved
Portfolio Review	$45m disposal recommendations.	$20 million disposal recommendations as at 23 February 2020.

Acquisitions and disposals

35. Panuku manages the acquisition and disposal of property on behalf of Auckland Council. Panuku purchases property for development, roads, infrastructure projects and other services. These properties may be sold with or without contractual requirements for development.

36. All land acquisition committee resolutions contain a confidentiality clause due to the commercially sensitive nature of ongoing transactions, and thus cannot be reported on while in process.

37. Twenty one properties have had purchase agreements signed this financial year for open space purposes around the region at a value of $42.6m, and six properties have been purchased for stormwater purposes at a value of $19m.

Acquisitions

38. Panuku undertakes acquisitions for Auckland Council’s parks team and Healthy Waters under delegation from council’s Chief Executive. Panuku does not unilaterally decide which properties to buy and when, but rather follows a directive to manage the commercial transactions following committee approval to purchase a particular property. A prerequisite of the committee resolution is reporting to the local board.

39. Panuku has purchased one property for open space across Auckland, in Flat Bush between March 2020 and August 2020 at a cost of $3.3 million.

40. No properties have been purchased in the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board area during the reporting period for open space.

Disposals

41. In the current reporting period from March 2020 to August 2020, the Panuku disposals team has entered into four sale and purchase agreements, with an estimated value of $5.4 million of unconditional net sales proceeds.

42. Panuku 2020/21 disposals target is $25 million for the year. The disposals target is agreed with the council and is reviewed on an annual basis.

43. One property has been sold in the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board area during the reporting period.

Property	Details
1 Victoria Street, Otahuhu	Property was transferred to the Otahuhu Borough Council for off-street parking in 1971.

Under review

44. Properties currently under review in the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board area are listed below. The list includes any properties that may have recently been approved for sale or development and sale by the governing body.

Property	Details
26 Princes Street, Otahuhu	A 600m2 corner site formed as vacant land and berm. It was originally acquired by the former Otahuhu Borough Council for road widening in 1984. It is no longer required for this purpose and is not required as part of the open space network. No alternate public work requirement was identified for the site through the rationalisation process that commenced in May 2020. The site was included in Schedule A of the Auckland Council Emergency Budget asset recycling programme. At its 16 July 2020 meeting, the Finance and Performance Committee approved the disposal. Panuku will undertake a plan change process before taking the site to market.
3R Taylor Road, Mangere Bridge	A residential house located on a 1,356sqm site adjacent to Mangere Domain. It is a local purpose reserve subject to the Reserves Act 1977. The property is not required for open space network purposes. 3R Taylor Road is subject to an Auckland Unitary Plan Mana Whenua management overlay. The property was included in Schedule A of the Auckland Council Emergency Budget asset recycling programme. At its 16 July 2020 meeting, the Finance and Performance Committee approved the disposal. Further investigation is required to clarify the council's obligations before progressing disposal. Should disposal proceed, Panuku will undertake a reserve revocation and plan change process before commencing the disposals process.
5R Ferguson Street, Mangere East	A 885m2 vacant site encroached on by several adjoining properties and used for access to the adjacent Transpower property. The site is road reserve subject to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953. It is not required for transport infrastructure purposes or open space network purposes. No alternate public work requirement was identified for the site through the rationalisation process that commenced in December 2019. The site was included in Schedule A of the Auckland Council Emergency Budget asset recycling programme. At its 16 July 2020 meeting, the Finance and Performance Committee approved the disposal. Panuku is undertaking a reserve revocation and plan change process before taking the site to market.
31R Killington Crescent, Mangere	A vacant 329m2 site that is the remainder of land taken for State Housing Purposes by the Crown in 1967 and subsequently vested with the former Manukau City Council in 1981. The site is a reserve and is subject to the Reserves Act 1977. It is not required for open space network purposes. No alternate public work requirement was identified for the site through the rationalisation process that commenced in December 2019. The site was included in Schedule A of the Auckland Council Emergency Budget asset recycling programme. At its 16 July 2020 meeting, the Finance and Performance Committee approved the disposal. Panuku will undertake a reserve revocation and plan change process before taking the site to market.
1-5 Lippiatt Road, Otahuhu	A 1369m2 area of undeveloped reserve that was acquired by the former Otahuhu Borough Council for a public reserve in 1927. It is a recreation reserve subject to the Reserves Act 1977. The property was included in Schedule A of the Auckland Council Emergency Budget asset recycling programme. At its 16 July 2020 meeting, the Finance and Performance Committee approved the disposal. Panuku will undertake a reserve revocation and plan change process before taking the site to market.

Housing for Older People - Haumaru Housing

45. The council owns 1,452 units located in 63 villages across Auckland, which provide rental housing to low income older people in Auckland.

46. The Housing for Older People (HfOP) project involved Auckland Council partnering with a third-party organisation, The Selwyn Foundation, to deliver social rental housing services for older people across Auckland.

47. The joint venture business, named Haumaru Housing, took over the tenancy, facilities and asset management of the portfolio, under a long-term lease arrangement from 1 July 2017.

48. Haumaru Housing was granted community housing provider (CHP) status in April 2017. Having CHP registration enables Haumaru to access the government’s Income Related Rent Subsidy (IRRS) scheme.

49. Auckland Council has delegated Panuku to lead a new multi-year residential development programme.

50. The following Haumaru Housing villages are located within the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board area:

Village	Address	Number of units
Bridge Court	7 Coronation Road, Mangere Bridge	68
Court Town Court	23 Court Town Close, Mangere	12
Lambie Court	11 Yates Road, Mangere East	22
Topping Court	13a Ashley Avenue, Mangere East	49

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

51. The Panuku urban regeneration programmes support the regeneration of existing town centres while also addressing climate mitigation and adaptation.

52. Mitigation of climate change involves reducing the carbon emissions that contribute to climate change. Our neighbourhoods are transport-oriented communities that utilise existing infrastructure and transport links and we seek to make local walking and cycling safe and viable alternatives to the private vehicle. Panuku has also adopted a Homestar-6 minimum standard to ensure we can reduce energy, water and landfill waste. We are working to adopt similar standards for our public realm and commercial developments, whilst also taking guidance from precinct sustainability rating tools like Green Star Communities.

53. Adaptation to climate change involves planning for the changes to our climate and associated impacts that are already happening or are projected to happen, including sea-level rise, hotter temperatures, extreme weather events, flooding and droughts. Climate change is likely to subject the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board area to hotter temperatures and more frequent flooding and drought. Panuku seeks to future-proof our communities by:

· specifying that infrastructure and developments are designed to cope with warmer temperatures and extreme weather events

· the use of green infrastructure and water sensitive design to increase flood resilience and provide ecological and biodiversity benefits

· the provision of increased shade and shelter for storm events and hotter days

· initiatives to build community resilience.

54. Manukau: A strategy is being developed to promote sustainable procurement in Manukau and ensure there is a forward work programme of economic opportunities for local suppliers, He Waka Eke Noa -affiliated contractors (Maori and Pasifika businesses) and those in creative industries. It will also consider the environmental components of projects.

55. Barrowcliffe Bridge is an example of sustainable procurement being applied in Manukau to create real economic opportunities. A tender is currently open that seeks a minimum 25% supplier diversity target for Māori and Pasifika owned businesses to engage in subcontracting work. It also seeks to understand how companies intend to upskill their workforce and their track record engaging with Māori and Pasifika owned subcontractors.

56. Work to continue on Barrowcliffe Bridge and Development site. Panuku progressing with sustainable procurement strategy and will share progress in the next reporting period.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

57. The views of the council group are incorporated on a project by project basis.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

58. Any local or sub-regional impacts related to local activities are considered on a project by project basis.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

59. Panuku works collaboratively with mana whenua on a range of projects including potential property disposals, development sites in the area and commercial opportunities. Engagement can be on specific individual properties and projects at an operational level with kaitiaki representatives, or with the Panuku Mana Whenua Governance Forum who have a broader mandate.

60. Panuku will continue to partner with Māori on opportunities that enhance Māori social and economic wellbeing.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

61. There are no financial implications associated with this report.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

62. There are no risks associated with receiving this report.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

63. The next six-month update is scheduled for March 2021.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Authors

Perin Gerrand - Engagement Coordinator

Authorisers

Joanna Glasswell – Head of Corporate Affairs

Manoj Ragupathy - Local Area Manager

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board

21 October 2020

Adoption of the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020

File No.: CP2020/13965

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To adopt the final Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020 as provided in Attachment A.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. The Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009 requires that each local board complete a local board plan for adoption every three years and uses the special consultative procedure (SCP) to engage with their communities.

3. The consultation period for the SCP ran from 13 July to 13 August 2020.

4. The local board has considered all submissions and feedback received from the consultation period. Substantive changes and minor edits for clarification are proposed.

5. The Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020, which includes the proposed changes, is provided as Attachment A.

6. Pending adoption of the plan photographs, maps and other design features will be added for final publication.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board:

a) adopt the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020 as set out in Attachment A of the agenda report.

b) delegate authority to the Chairperson and/or other nominated member(s) of the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board to approve any minor edits that may be necessary to the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020 prior to publication.

Horopaki

Context

7. The Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009 states that each local board must:

· adopt their local board plan by 31 October of the year following an election

· use the special consultative procedure (SCP) to engage with their communities.

8. Local board plans are strategic documents developed every three years. They set a direction for local boards and reflect community priorities and preferences. They provide a guide for local board activity, funding and investment decisions. They also influence local board input into regional strategies and plans, including annual budgets.

9. The plans inform the development of the council’s 10-year budget. They also form the basis for development of the annual local board agreement for the following three financial years and subsequent work programmes.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

Consideration of submissions and feedback

10. The Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board has considered the submissions and feedback received. A total of 375 pieces of feedback was received, including 38 submissions through the online survey tool, 335 hard copy submissions and two pieces of feedback through email.

11. Public feedback on the draft plan was positive. Overall, 87% responded positively to the direction of the plan, while just 3% responded negatively. A further 11% were unsure.

12. Views on COVID-19 recovery are as follows:

i. Overall, 59% felt the plan would help the community recover from the impact of COVID‐19, while just 2% did not. A further 35% were unsure.

ii. Of the 333 responses to this question, 279 were from the Pasifika community – 65% of which felt the plan would help the community recover from the impact of COVID‐19. This was significantly higher than other ethnic groups, where just 16% agreed and 78% were unsure.

13. The key feedback points, analysis and subsequent proposed changes to the outcome chapters are outlined under the Proposed change column in italics in Table 1 below.

Table 1: Substantive changes to the draft Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020

Key point of feedback	Analysis	Proposed change
Numerous submissions received asking for better council facilities that are accessible and meet our local needs.	The local board agreed with these submissions and added text to existing paragraph in the plan. Page 13	Great neighbourhoods are well connected, have accessible local transport, high-quality facilities *that meet diverse needs*, and safe environments to support local wellbeing, lifestyles and prosperity.
There were no less than 26 submissions received wanting to complete the Otahuhu Streetscape project and its importance to the local lifestyle including safety.	A new initiative was added in Page 16 of Outcome two that further defined the local board’s intentions and those they want to work with to complete this project.	Work alongside the Auckland Council Group, including the Development Programme Office, and Auckland Transport, to complete the Ōtāhuhu Streetscape project by funding the remaining development works and deliver a safe, attractive and vibrant town centre.
A considerable number of submissions received that wanted more engagement or to know the role of the local board and Auckland Council.	One of the focus of the plan is to consult more and in a meaningful way with its community. A new initiative is added in Outcome six Page 29 to further define the board’s intent to deliver this principle.	*Deliver and champion meaningful engagement and enhance local understanding of their role, services and activities impacting on community outcomes.*
There were many submissions received that wanted to improve our infrastructure focused on the transport network.	In addition to the submissions received, Auckland Transport requested all local boards advocacy lists includes, local board capital budgets are reinstated to levels prior to COVID-19. The plan’s advocacy list now includes this request, in page 40.	The local board transport capital funding is important to improve the local transport network, and request this fund is re-instated to the pre-Covid level of $21m per annum and, for previously allocated funding of $38m lost through the Covid pandemic emergency budget to be fully restored.

14. Other minor changes (in italics where applicable) to the draft plan which respond to submissions or editorial changes are outlined below:

i. New SCP quotes inserted to the What you’ve told us (boxes) in pages 11, 15, 19, 22, 25 and 28.

ii. In Outcome Two (page 13) additional words are included to acknowledge COVID-19’s impact on the economy:

While we are aware of the current financial climate as a result of the impact of COVID-19, we will advocate strongly for central and local government to accelerate their investment in the facilities, transport networks and infrastructure vital to sustainable population and business growth in our area.

iii. A common theme amongst many of the submissions supported the plan’s focus on children and youth programs and facilities to support their diverse needs and abilities.

A paragraph in the Facilities section (page 14 noted below) highlighting the board’s intent for children and young people promoted from lower down in this section to closer to the top.

We know our children and young people need safe public spaces to enjoy and be active and will continue to review our parks and invest in facilities to meet their needs.

iv. In Outcome Five (page 24) the following paragraph replaced two paragraphs in the SCP draft plan with similar intentions

Renew our playgrounds and recreational facilities to better serve our children and young people at all stages including those who are differently-abled or faith-based.

Changes to the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020

15. Staff recommend adopting the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020 provided in Attachment A which incorporates the proposed substantive changes to the outcome chapters as described in Table 1 and other minor changes.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

16. The Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020 reflects the impacts of predicted climate change.

17. The plan includes Outcome three: Protecting our environment and heritage for future generations, which includes specific objectives and initiatives including:

a) Promoting climate change awareness and resilience

i. Deliver programmes and initiatives to promote sustainable businesses and lifestyles.

ii. Support community action to protect and enhance our natural environment, promoting climate change awareness and protecting local ecosystems.

iii. Include native tree planting into urban design, better enabling parks and places to sustain our natural environment.

b) Protecting and preserving our waterways, shorelines and wildlife for future generations to enjoy and look after

i. Share traditional Māori and Pasifika knowledge for sustaining our natural environment.

ii. Restore our streams, including the Ōruarangi, Tararata, Harania and Waokauri. Explore options to develop urban wetlands to host indigenous wildlife and revive our waterbodies.

c) Preserving our local heritage

i. Develop a place to house local mana whenua history, promote stories of settlers, and show development over the generations through local historical societies.

ii. Partner with mana whenua and local urban Māori communities to develop natural and cultural heritage attractions across our coastal areas to preserve our local history.

18. The impact on the climate of the final plans has been considered. The final publication will be an online document to minimise printing hard copies.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

19. The adoption of the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020 will inform the development of the council’s 10-year budget. It will also form the basis for the development of the following three years’ work programmes.

20. Planning and operational areas of the council have taken part in the development and review of the draft and final plans.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

21. The local board’s views have informed the development of the final Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020. Workshops were held with the board to discuss and consider feedback and agree any changes.

22. In developing the plan, the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board considered:

· advice from mana whenua and mataawaka

· what is already known about our communities and what is important to them

· submissions received via online forms, hardcopy forms, emails and post

· feedback provided at engagement events and online through Facebook

· regional strategies and policies

· staff advice.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

23. In developing the plan, the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board considered views and advice expressed by mana whenua and mataawaka at the following events:

Event	Date	Attendance
Southern local boards hui with mana whenua sharing priorities plans and aspirations with local boards	Thursday 30 January 2020	Ngati Tamaoho, Ngāti Whanaunga, Te Ahiwaru Waiohua and Ngāti Whātua
Hui with Te Ākitai Waiohua and Mangere Local Board members	Thursday 12 March 2020	Te Ākitai Waiohua
Southern local boards presenting draft local board plans to mana whenua	Tuesday 14^th July 2020	Ngati Tamaoho, Ngati Whanaunga and Te Akitai

24. There were 62 submissions received from those identified as Māori through the formal consultation period.

25. The Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020 promotes outcomes or issues of importance to Māori by including in the plan Outcome four: Celebrating our unique Tangata Whenua and Pasifika identities, which includes specific objectives and initiatives including:

26. Express and support creative influences throughout our facilities and programmes

i. Do more to support new local social entrepreneurs, including our Māori and Pasifika people, to produce more unique goods and services.

ii. Continue our arts broker programme to explore and mentor local artists, and develop opportunities to expose local arts and cultural talents to a wider public network including the commercial sector.

iii. Include cultural designs and local art in our facilities, promoting local storytelling and expression.

27. Partnering with Māori and Pasifika to enable excellence and equity

i. Continue to prioritise developing our partnerships with Te Akitai Waiohua, Te Ahi Waru Waiohua and other local mana whenua to promote their aspirations.

ii. Work with mana whenua, and mataawaka and local marae to strengthen relationships and preserve local taonga.

iii. Initiatives to maintain Pasifika languages and traditional culture through events and creative expressions; also advocating to improve their health and wellbeing.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

28. Budget to implement initiatives and projects is confirmed through the annual plan budgeting process. The local board plan informs this process.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

29. There is a minor reputational risk associated with the adoption of the final Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020. The process of consultation is likely to have raised expectations of the local board being able to achieve particular initiatives. As a result of the economic impact of COVID-19 and the council’s significantly reduced budget, it may no longer be possible to achieve all the priorities and aspirations that were identified in the draft plan.

30. This will be mitigated by clear communication of decision-making processes.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

31. Staff recommend that responsibility for approving any minor edits following adoption are delegated to the Chairperson and/or other nominated member(s) of the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board.

32. Photographs, maps and other design features will be added to the plan for final publication. This will be an online digital document that will be available in early 2021.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020	97

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Authors	Daniel Poe - Local Board Advisor
Authorisers	Manoj Ragupathy - Local Area Manager

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board

21 October 2020

Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development six-monthly update to local boards: 1 January to 30 June 2020

File No.: CP2020/14977

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To provide local boards with an update on Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development activities in each local board area as well as Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development’s regional activities for the period 1 January to 30 June 2020.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. To inform the local board about local/regional initiatives and how they are tracking.

3. The role of Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED) is to support:

· the growth of Auckland’s key internationally competitive sectors

· the provision of quality jobs across Auckland.

4. ATEED has supported multiple local board/regional initiatives that have supported economic development through development of businesses and an increase in events and sustainable tourism growth (including for Māori) across Auckland.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board:

a) receive the update from Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development for the period 1 January to 30 June 2020.

Horopaki

Context

5. ATEED has two areas of delivery focus:

· Economic Development – including business support, business attraction and investment, local economic development, trade and industry development, skills employment and talent and innovation and entrepreneurship.

· Destination – supporting sustainable growth of the visitor economy with a focus on destination marketing and management, major events, business events (meetings and conventions) and international student attraction and retention.

6. ATEED works with local boards, the council and other council-controlled organisations (CCOs) to support decision-making on local economic growth and facilitates or coordinates the delivery of local economic development activity. It further ensures that the regional activities it leads and/or delivers fully support local economic growth and employment.

7. Additional information about ATEED’s role and activities can be found at: www.aucklandnz.com/ateed

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

8. From 1 January to 30 June 2020, 3726 businesses had been through an ATEED intervention, including 3174 businesses for Economic Development-related programmes and 549 for Destination-related programmes.^{^[1]}

9. The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have seen a marked increase in demand for business support in both resource and monetary terms, cancellation and postponement of major events and significant fallout incurred by the tourism sector. Figure 1 shows the number of businesses in each local board area who have sought out an ATEED Economic Development and/or Destination intervention.

10. Waitematā Local Board had the highest number of business interventions, while Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board had the lowest. Because Waitematā Local Board includes the region’s CBD, it is unsurprising that it has had the highest number of interventions. The data shows that within a local board area, between 1 per cent and 4 per cent of businesses took part in an ATEED intervention.

11. Most local board areas had higher rates of participation in Economic Development-related programmes compared to Destination-related interventions over the six months. The following local board areas had Destination-related interventions of over 25 per cent:

· Waiheke

· Waitematā

· Rodney

· Māngere-Ōtāhuhu.

12. The businesses in these local board areas have high rates of Auckland Convention Bureau^{^[2]} membership and many benefit from ATEED’s tourism advocacy programme.

Māori businesses

13. Māori businesses are represented in ATEED interventions across all local board areas, with Waitematā Local Board having the highest intervention uptake. This is due to the high number of businesses in the Waitematā Local Board area relative to other local board areas.

Jobseekers in Auckland

14. During the April to June 2020 quarter, New Zealand experienced a rapid increase in the number of people who became recipients of a jobseeker benefit from the Ministry of Social Development. Jobseeker benefit data acts as a proxy for unemployment figures. The number of new recipients of the Jobseeker – Work Ready benefit from April to June 2020 can be compared for each local board area in Figure 3. Please note that the data from the Ministry of Social Development grouped together Waiheke and Aotea / Great Barrier local boards and cannot be separated for the purposes of this graph.

15. Maungakiekie-Tāmaki and Henderson-Massey Local Board areas have the highest numbers of recipients in the second quarter of the year. Aotea / Great Barrier, Waiheke, and Devonport-Takapuna Local Boards reflect the lowest number of recipients in Auckland. The number of recipients generally correlate with socio-economic status and population size.

Economic Development

Locally driven initiatives

Table 1: Locally driven initiatives
Local board	Initiative	Update	Budget
Albert-Eden	Sustainability Kick Start	Business participation: 10 Programme completed: March 2020	$24,000
Franklin	Hunua Trail Plan Implementation	Project reinstated after Covid-19 interruptions in Q4 with expected increase in project activity going into 2020/21.	$80,000
Hibiscus and Bays	Pop-Up Business School	Course delivered: 10-21 February 2020 Registrations: 57	$7500
Māngere-Ōtāhuhu	Young Enterprise Scheme	Local board funds supported the Kick Start Days (February). Sponsorship Agreement signed. Expected draw-down of funds by 30 June 2020.	$3500
Manurewa	Young Enterprise Scheme	Local board funds supported the Kick Start Days (February). Sponsorship Agreement signed. Expected draw-down of funds by 30 June 2020.	$2000
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki	Onehunga Sustainability Development Programme	First year of two-year project. First stage focuses on retail/services. Waste audits scheduled for April-June, however continued business participation in programme uncertain due to pandemic.	$20,000
Ōrākei	Young Enterprise Scheme	Local board funds supported the Kick Start Days (February). Sponsorship Agreement signed. Expected draw-down of funds by 30 June 2020.	$2000
Ōtara-Papatoetoe	Young Enterprise Scheme	Local board funds supported the Kick Start Days (February). Sponsorship Agreement signed. Expected draw-down of funds by 30 June 2020.	$3000
	Business Sustainability Follow-Up Programme	Programme launched mid-March, however continued business participation in programme uncertain due to pandemic.	$20,000
	Little India Promotion	The promotion part of Visitor Attraction Programme, launched in February. Programme put on hold in March due to the pandemic.	$20,000
Upper Harbour	Young Enterprise Scheme	Local board funds supported the Kick Start Days (February). Sponsorship Agreement signed. Expected draw-down of funds by 30 June 2020.	$2000
Waitematā	Sustainability Kick Start Programme	Business participation: 10 Programme completed: March 2020	$24,000
Waitematā	Young Enterprise Scheme	Local board funds supported the Kick Start Days (February). Sponsorship Agreement signed. Expected draw-down of funds by 30 June 2020.	$5000
Whau	Young Enterprise Scheme	Local board funds supported the Kick Start Days (February). Sponsorship Agreement signed. Expected draw-down of funds by 30 June 2020.	$1000

Supporting local business growth

16. A key programme in supporting the growth of Auckland’s internationally competitive sectors and the provision of quality jobs is central government’s Regional Business Partnership Network. This is delivered by ATEED’s Business and Innovation Advisors, whose role is to connect local businesses to resources, experts and services in innovation, Research and Development, business growth and management.

17. Three thousand and seven businesses participated in this programme from January 1 to June 30, represented below in Figure 4 which also breaks down business uptake per local board area.

18. Demand for business support increased significantly between March and June because of the fallout from the pandemic. To this end, programme coverage for the region ranged from 1 per cent to 2 per cent of all businesses in each local board area. Local boards with the highest coverage in percentage terms were Waitematā (2.1 per cent), Upper Harbour (2 per cent), Maungakiekie-Tāmaki (2 per cent), and Kaipātiki (1.8 per cent).

Other support for new businesses

19. Figure 5 shows the number of Auckland businesses that took part in ATEED’s business innovation clinics per local board area from January to June 2020. Local board areas with the highest number of participants were:

· Albert-Eden

· Kaipātiki

· Manurewa

· Ōrākei

· Waitematā.

20. As businesses refocus their efforts to cope with uncertainties arising from the pandemic, ATEED has reviewed one of its programmes with a decision for it to be discontinued - no workshops took place over the relevant six-month period. The ‘Starting Off Right’ programme gave free support and provided expert advice to new business owners and managers. ATEED is working on an alternative approach to support Auckland business start-ups and entrepreneurs.

Film activity

21. ATEED’s Screen Auckland team issues film permits for filming in public open spaces. This activity supports local businesses and employment, as well as providing a revenue stream to local boards for the use of local parks.

22. Between 1 January and 30 June 2020, a total of 246 film permits^{^[3]} were issued across Auckland. During lockdown, most filming activity ceased, however once the more restrictive alert levels were lifted in May, there was an increase in permits being issued.

23. Although Waitākere Ranges Local Board had the most permits issued (46), Franklin Local Board’s share of the permit revenue was the highest ($9921.74) from its 12 permits. Total revenue for all local boards was $45,342.49.^{^[4]} This information is shown in Figure 6 and Table 2 below.

Table 2: Film permits and revenue
Local Board	Film permits	Revenue
Albert-Eden	15	$2893.92
Aotea / Great Barrier	0	$0.00
Devonport-Takapuna	16	$3756.51
Franklin	12	$9921.74
Henderson-Massey	31	$3147.82
Hibiscus and Bays	18	$4066.08
Howick	3	$460.87
Kaipātiki	5	$1085.21
Māngere-Ōtāhuhu	8	$2452.18
Manurewa	3	$252.18
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki	6	$600.00
Ōrākei	8	$1017.39
Ōtara-Papatoetoe	14	$2782.60
Papakura	0	$0.00
Puketāpapa	4	$973.91
Rodney	26	$2817.39
Upper Harbour	0	$0.00
Waiheke	0	$0.00
Waitākere	46	$4860.87
Waitematā	30	$4210.34
Whau	1	$43.48
Total:	246	$45,342.49

Young Enterprise Scheme

24. The Auckland Chamber of Commerce has delivered the Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) since January 2018. ATEED plays a strategic role and provides funding for this initiative. Through the programme, students develop creative ideas into businesses, complete with real products and services generating profit (and sometimes losses). During the period, there were 53 schools (1523 students) that completed the programme. This year, the programme took place mostly online.

Table 3: YES Schools
Local Board	Schools involved
Albert-Eden	Auckland Grammar School Diocesan School for Girls Epsom Girls Grammar School Mt Albert Grammar School St Cuthbert's College (Epsom)
Devonport-Takapuna	Rosmini College Takapuna Grammar School Westlake Boys' High School Westlake Girls' High School
Franklin	Onewhero Area School Pukekohe High School Wesley College
Henderson-Massey	Henderson High School Massey High School Waitakere College
Hibiscus and Bays	Kingsway School Whangaparāoa College
Howick	Macleans College Edgewater College Pakuranga College Saint Kentigern College (Pakuranga)
Kaipātiki	Birkenhead College Glenfield College Northcote College
Māngere-Ōtāhuhu	Al-Madinah School De La Salle College King's College Māngere College Southern Cross Campus TKM o Nga Tapuwae
Manurewa	Alfriston College Manurewa High School
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki	One Tree Hill College Onehunga High School
Ōrākei	Baradene College Glendowie College Sacred Heart College (Auckland) Selwyn College
Ōtara-Papatoetoe	Aorere College Ormiston Senior College Papatoetoe High School Sancta Maria College Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate Senior School
Rodney	Mahurangi College
Upper Harbour	Albany Senior High School Hobsonville Point School (Secondary) Kristin School
Waitematā	Auckland Girls' Grammar School St Mary's College (Ponsonby) Western Springs College
Whau	Auckland International College Avondale College Kelston Girls' College

25. Figure 7 shows the number of schools participating in the Young Enterprise Scheme by local board area.

26. Higher participation in the scheme occurred in the following local board areas:

· Māngere-Ōtāhuhu

· Albert-Eden

· Ōtara-Papatoetoe.

27. This is mainly due to there being a higher number of schools in these areas.

Local jobs and skills hubs

28. The City Centre, Manukau and Northern hubs were all closed during lockdown and were open in June but with limited public-facing services. A reorganisation of the jobs and skills hubs services is underway in response to the impact of COVID-19 on the labour market and the funding received in the central government budget in May this year.

The South and West Auckland Prosperity Project

29. ATEED, the Southern Initiative (TSI) and the Western Initiative (TWI) have been working together on a project that is focused on how we can ensure that the mega economic shock of Covid-19 does not create further disparity and inequity for South and West Auckland, in partnership with Stakeholder Strategies. The presentation of the South and West Prosperity Project has been compiled using Auckland, South and West, Māori and Pacific-specific data, and includes a number of next steps for ATEED, TSI and TWI, and direction for the eco-system to enable prosperity for South and West Auckland.

Destination

Visitor survey insights report

30. The Auckland Domestic Visitor Insights Report was created to inform the Auckland tourism industry about the changing domestic visitor market to assist with improved product development and destination marketing. This report was released in May 2020 for the year up to January 2020. It contains insights that can be used to market regions and local board areas to domestic visitors. Relevant insights are captured below.

31. Central Auckland (Albert-Eden, Maungakiekie-Tāmaki, Puketāpapa, Ōrākei, & Waitematā local boards):

· The majority of domestic visitors surveyed (78 per cent) came to Central Auckland, with an average satisfaction of experienced activities and attraction of 8.2/10. The top three attractions were Queen Street, Sky Tower and downtown waterfront/viaduct area.

· Of the surveyed domestic visitors that came to Auckland Central (year to December 2019), the most popular activities were frequenting a restaurant/café (59 per cent) followed by shopping (55 per cent). Other activities included visiting the casino or participating in gambling (21 per cent) and attending an event, concert or festival (20 per cent).

32. North Auckland (Devonport-Takapuna, Hibiscus and Bays, Kaipātiki, Rodney, and East Upper Harbour local boards):

· Just under half of surveyed domestic visitors (43 per cent) visited North Auckland. Their average satisfaction with experienced activities and attractions was 8.2/10. Of these domestic visitors, the top attraction was Albany (30 per cent), followed by Devonport (27 per cent) and Takapuna (27 per cent). This group also visited Wellsford (17 per cent) and Whangaparaoa Peninsula (13 per cent).

· The most common activity undertaken by surveyed international (39 per cent) and domestic (50 per cent) visitors was visiting a restaurant/café.

33. East Auckland (Franklin (East) and Howick local boards):

· A third of surveyed domestic visitors (32 per cent) visited East Auckland. Average satisfaction with East Auckland’s experienced activities/attractions was 8.2/10. Almost half (46 per cent) of domestic visitors went to Sylvia Park, a quarter (24 per cent) visited Howick and 18 per cent visited Half Moon Bay. In comparison to the international market, domestic visitors called in on the Howick Historical Village (13 per cent) and the Pakuranga Night Markets (11 per cent) in greater numbers.

· Further, surveyed domestic visitors visited art galleries, museums, historic sites (10 per cent) in the region more than surveyed international visitors.

34. South Auckland (Franklin (West), Māngere-Ōtāhuhu, Manurewa, Ōtara-Papatoetoe, and Papakura local boards):

· Over half of surveyed domestic visitors (52 per cent) to Auckland visited South Auckland, with the average satisfaction with South Auckland’s activities and attractions being 8.0 out of 10. Over half of surveyed domestic visitors that visited South Auckland visited the Auckland Airport (53 per cent); a third (33 per cent) visited Manukau; and a quarter (26 per cent) visited Rainbow’s End. In comparison to the international market, surveyed domestic visitors visited the Ōtara Market (13 per cent) and Ōtara (10 per cent) in greater numbers.

· Of the visitors that visited South Auckland, the top three activities for surveyed international and domestic visitors was visiting a restaurant or café, shopping and general exploration.

35. West Auckland (Henderson-Massey, West Upper Harbour, Waitākere Ranges, and Whau local boards):

· Over a third of surveyed domestic visitors (35 per cent) to Auckland visited West Auckland. The average satisfaction with West Auckland’s activities and attractions for the international market was 8.2 out of 10. A third of the surveyed domestic visitors who visited West Auckland went to Piha Beach (34 per cent); 20 per cent visited Titirangi; and 19 per cent visited the Avondale Sunday Markets. In comparison to the international market, domestic visitors visited the Kumeu Farmers’ Market (14 per cent) and Parakai Hot Pools (13 per cent) more often.

· Visiting a restaurant or café, shopping and going to the beach were the top three domestic visitor activities.

36. Hauraki Gulf Islands (Aotea / Great Barrier and Waiheke local boards):

· 20 per cent of surveyed domestic visitors to Auckland visited Hauraki Gulf Islands. Average satisfaction with the area’s experienced activities/attractions was 8.5/10 (highest satisfaction rating from the domestic market). The top domestic visitor attraction was Waiheke Island (44 per cent), followed by Rangitoto Island (18 per cent) and Onetangi Bay on Waiheke Island (18 per cent). In comparison to the international market, domestic visitors visited the Kaitoke Hot Springs on Great Barrier Island (12 per cent) and Whittaker’s Musical Museum on Waiheke Island (11 per cent) in greater numbers.

· The top three activities for surveyed domestic visitors was visiting a restaurant (33 per cent), general exploration (24 per cent) and sightseeing (22 per cent). Visiting wineries/breweries was a common activity cited by both international and domestic markets and was unique to the Hauraki Gulf Islands.

Local board destination management and marketing activities

37. During the six months to July 2020, there were a number of tourism-related ATEED interventions in each of the local board areas, including:

· Spring Campaign: Number of businsses promoted and supported through a multi-platform campaign to drive domestic visitation and spend in the spring off-season in Auckland.

· Tourism Advocacy: Number of businesses promoted for example in:

o offshore trade events

o trade shows

o marketing material

o broadcasts

o social media

o specific campaign content.

· Tourism Destination Development/Innovation: Tourism business capability building through coaching and facilitation. This includes one-on-one advice from ATEED Tourism team members for new and existing Auckland businesses.

· Tourism Famils (familiarisation trips for travel agents or media): Number of businesses who benefited from agent famils (ATEED links tourism operators to travel agents which results in bookings being made with the operators) and media famils (ATEED facilitated media files/hosting media to showcase tourism products).

38. Figure 8 below shows the number of Auckland businesses in local board areas (excluding Rodney and Waitematā local boards) involved in an ATEED tourism intervention (January-June 2020). Figure 9 depicts the number of Auckland businesses in the Albert-Eden, Rodney and Waitematā local board areas involved in an ATEED tourism intervention for the same period of time.

39. Waitematā and Rodney Local Boards are excluded from Figure 8 to allow for intervention participation scales of the other local boards to be appreciated without distraction. Instead, Waitematā and Rodney local boards are depicted in Figure 9 and compared to the Albert-Eden Local Board to highlight a much larger uptake of interventions by businesses in the two previously mentioned local board areas.

40. The reason for the difference in scale amongst the identified boards is because Waitematā includes the region’s central business district – it is therefore unsurprising that it maintains the highest number of business interventions.

41. Specific tourism interventions in the period included the Nau Mai multi-media content series in collaboration with New Zealand Media and Entertainment, which saw ambassadors promoting their favourite places in Auckland including where they love to eat, shop and go on ‘staycations’. These stories were aimed at encouraging Aucklanders to experience and explore their own region and targeted and encouraged other regions in the upper North Island to come and visit Auckland. Ambassadors mentioned attractions such as cafés, walks, beaches, parks, venues from the Matakana Farmers’ Market in Rodney Local Board to Castaways Resort on the west coast in Franklin Local Board, Ambury Farm in Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board and Waiheke Island’s Oyster Inn.

42. In March, the ‘Journeys North’ project in collaboration with Northland Inc saw the development of ‘Auckland Journeys’ offering visitors richer and easier journeys in the region to enjoy. Promoted locations included:

· Puhoi to Pakiri in Rodney

· Auckland Airport to Wellsford through Waitākere and Kumeu in the Waitākere Ranges

· Rodney.

43. ‘Famils’ are a means of promoting Auckland to influential international travel sellers, and prior to March hosted guests from the United States. Orewa and Waiheke Island were profiled in Air New Zealand’s in-flight magazine. Two episodes of Emmy award-winning US Travel show Samantha Brown’s Places to Love which focused on marketing Auckland to domestic and overseas viewers aired in January with an advertising spend rate of NZ$2.1 million per episode, and a reach of 700,000+ people per episode. Samantha enjoyed sailing in the Waitematā Harbour, eating and drinking in the city’s centre, hiking with a local Māori guide in the Parnell Domain, and taking a surf lesson at Piha beach.

Examples of separate local board area activities include:

44. Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board – Direct/indirect marketing activity increased in late June/July including:

· Surfer Today articulating the best surf spots in New Zealand featuring the Great Barrier Island.

· Stuff.co.nz published an article detailing the successes of Aotea / Great Barrier Island and other small towns, in terms of recovery from the pandemic.

· New Zealand Herald in an article about the ‘Life on Great Barrier Island: Local remedies led to thriving Māori health business’ and other articles (‘Off the Beaten Track’ and ‘The Best of Great Barrier’) promoting Aotea / Great Barrier Island as a great place for domestic tourists to visit.

· Radio New Zealand interviewed the owner of Great Barrier Island’s ‘The Curragh’ to talk about the upswing in domestic tourism after lockdown.

· ATEED will continue to play a supportive and facilitative role for tourism product development in the region to help raise the profile of Auckland as a destination.

45. Devonport-Takapuna Local Board – Devonport, Takapuna and Milford Business Improvement Districts were supported via the marketing activity of Explore North Shore – a digital site encouraging visitation and activity into the North Shore. Takapuna Beach Business Association received a grant from the local board for providing highly targeted and relevant tactics for businesses impacted by the Hurstmere Road infrastructure upgrade. The grant is endorsed and managed by ATEED.

46. Franklin Local Board – Ongoing support to the East Auckland Tourism Group and the Franklin Tourism Group through regular attendance at board meeting and important events, working with ATEED and leveraging this relationship for mutual benefit across marketing and product opportunities, and working with individual operators on product development for example the continuing development of the Hunua Trail and the Glenbrook Vintage Railway. Additionally, there was a focus on ongoing work with the development of Clevedon as a destination.

47. Howick Local Board – Continued engagement and strategy sessions through the ATEED Tourism Innovation team and South Auckland tourism clusters as well as managing an increased Howick Local Board grant to East Auckland Tourism development.

48. Rodney Local Board – Initiated multi-linked support for Aotea Organics in Rodney, which is one of the oldest organic farms in New Zealand. Multi-linked means that ATEED has a very large suite of products and services it can offer businesses, in this case ATEED was able to establish links and actions for tourism; inclusion in the travel maps, identification of event hosting, and research and development activity.

49. Waiheke Local Board – Collaboration with the Waiheke Island Tourism Group and other key stakeholders on the sustainable future of tourism for the island.

Māori Tourism Development Activity

50. ATEED worked with 45 Māori businesses in the tourism and 23 Māori businesses on the Māori and Iwi Tourism Development programme. Table 4 details the number of Maori tourism businesses by local board area:

Table 4: Māori Tourism businesses
Local board	Māori businesses	Māori and Iwi tourism development businesses
Albert-Eden	4	3
Aotea / Great Barrier	1	1
Henderson-Massey	4	4
Māngere-Ōtāhuhu	5	2
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki	1	1
Orākei	2	1
Rodney	4	3
Waiheke	1	-
Waitākere Ranges	4	1
Waitematā	18	7
Whau	1	-

51. Waitematā Local Board had the most Māori businesses involved in an ATEED tourism intervention, once again, owing to its inclusion of the CBD and being a top tourist destination. Just under half of local boards are not included in this table because no businesses that were involved in an ATEED tourism intervention were identified as Māori.

52. The Māori Tourism Innovation Partnership Programme has been established to enable ATEED to work collaboratively with the tourism industry to support the sustainable growth of tourism within Tāmaki Makaurau The programme aims to grow and strengthen the Auckland visitor economy by supporting iwi, hapū, marae, Māori Trusts, Urban Māori Authorities and Māori Tourism collectives within the region, and to aid the development of new Māori tourism experiences, build capability and business partnerships to meet the diverse needs of international and domestic markets.

Delivered, funded and facilitated events

53. The Tāmaki Herenga Waka Festival occurred on 31 January 2020 celebrating Auckland’s Māori heritage. The event was attended by nearly 6000 people and received media coverage. Overall customer satisfaction with the festival was 90 per cent.

54. To date, event cancellations and postponements due to COVID-19 have resulted in the loss of an estimated 74,179 visitor nights and over $10 million in GDP for the local economy. Cancelled events include the 2020 Auckland Lantern Festival, the 2020 Pasifika Festival and the 2020 Corona Piha Pro Challenger Series event.

55. Diwali and the second year of Elemental are confirmed to join other exciting events for the region in the coming months. Elemental 2020, like its inaugural festival last year, will take place all over the Auckland region. It will feature over 30 free and ticketed events in October. Elemental 2019 was attended by over 147,000 people. Due to uncertainty in the domestic tourism market, it is unlikely that there will be the same attendance for the 2020 festival.

56. Diwali is an annual festival that celebrates traditional and contemporary Indian culture in Aotea Square in the city centre and is set to occur in the last weekend of October this year. Last year’s festival was attended by approximately 65,000 people, up 9 per cent from an estimated 59,990 in 2018. Due to COVID-19, festival attendance is uncertain, but likely to decrease.

57. Figure 10 shows businesses ATEED works with across its major events. Major events stallholders are businesses that were supported through ATEED delivered events. Major Events Investments are those that were supported through ATEED sponsored events. Local boards not included in the graph were not part of such interventions.

Go With Tourism

58. Go with Tourism (GWT) is a jobs-matching platform that targets young people (18-30 years) and encourages them to consider a career in tourism. Since 2019, GWT has been expanded from an ATEED initiative to a national programme.

59. The platform signed up over 550 businesses prior to COVID-19, 149 of those were in Auckland.

60. In response to the pandemic, GWT formed a new ‘Support the Tourism Workforce’ Strategy which aims to help redeploy displaced tourism workers and provide guidance to businesses as they navigate their way through the impacts of the pandemic and, in due course, begin a post-crisis rebuild. Go with Tourism has received over 2200 requests for assistance from employees and businesses, since adopting the new strategy.

61. The industries most represented in the Auckland GWT programme (classified by Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification codes) are:

· Accommodation and Food Services (60 per cent)

· Arts and Recreation Services (19 per cent)

· Administrative and Support Services (7 per cent)

· Transport, Postal and Warehousing (5 per cent).

62. Because the programme is sector-focused, there is a cluster of businesses in tourism-heavy Waitematā Local Board (central city), and surrounding areas (Albert-Eden, Devonport-Takapuna, and Ōrākei local boards). Local boards not included in the graph did not have any businesses take part in the interventions.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

63. ATEED is currently considering how we respond to climate impacts in our projects and programmes. In the interim, ATEED assesses and responds to any impact that our initiatives may have on the climate on a case-by-case basis.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

64. The proposed recommendation of receipt of this paper by the local board has no identified impacts on other parts of the council group. The views of council-controlled organisations were not required in the preparation of this report.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

65. Local board views were not sought for the purposes of this report. However, such views were sought in the development of some of the initiatives as described in this paper.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

66. The proposed decision to receive the six-monthly report has no impact on Māori. ATEED assesses and responds to any impact that our initiatives may have on Māori on a case-by-case basis.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

67. The recommendation to receive the report has no financial implications.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

68. The proposed decision to receive the six-monthly report has no risk. ATEED assesses and manages any risk associated with our initiatives on a case-by-case basis.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

69. ATEED will provide the next six-monthly report to the local board in February 2021 which will cover the period 1 July to 31 December 2020.

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Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

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Signatories

Authors

Stephanie Sole, Strategy & Planning Graduate, ATEED

Authorisers

Quanita Khan, Manager Strategy and Planning, ATEED

Lesley Jenkins, acting General Manager Local Board Services

Manoj Ragupathy - Local Area Manager

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board

21 October 2020

Local board views on plan change to enable rainwater tank installation for the Auckland region

File No.: CP2020/15023

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To invite local board views on a plan change by Auckland Council to enable rainwater tank installation across urban and rural Auckland.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. Decision-makers on a plan change to the Auckland Unitary Plan must consider local boards’ views on the plan change, if the relevant local boards choose to provide their views.

3. Each local board has a responsibility to communicate the interests and preferences of people in its area on Auckland Council policy documents. A local board can present local views and preferences when expressed by the whole local board.^{^[5]}

4. Auckland Council’s plan change would change the Auckland Unitary Plan by adding a line entry in rural and urban zone activity tables, stating that a rainwater tank is a permitted activity. Additionally, a number of baseline standards designed to avoid objectionable outcomes would be developed for the installation of rainwater tanks along with assessment criteria where a resource consent was still required. Rainwater tanks would be excluded from the definition of “Building” in the Auckland Unitary Plan, and therefore would avoid many rules pertaining to buildings which have the potential to trigger the need for resource consent.

5. This report is the mechanism for the local board to resolve and provide its views on the council’s plan change. Staff do not provide recommendations on what view the local board should convey.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board:

a) provide local board views on council’s proposed change to the Auckland Unitary Plan to enable rainwater tank installation for the Auckland region

b) appoint a local board member to speak to the local board views at a hearing on council’s enabling rainwater tanks plan change for the Auckland region

c) delegate authority to the chairperson of Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board to make a replacement appointment in the event the local board member appointed in resolution b) is unable to attend the private plan change hearing.

Horopaki

Context

6. Each local board is responsible for communicating the interests and preferences of people in its area regarding the content of Auckland Council’s strategies, policies, plans, and bylaws. Local boards provide their views on the content of these documents. Decision-makers must consider local boards’ views when deciding the content of these policy documents.^{^[6]}

7. If the local board chooses to provide its views, the planner includes those views in the hearing report. Local board views are included in the analysis of the plan change, along with submissions.

8. If appointed by resolution, local board members may present the local board’s views at the hearing to commissioners, who decide on the plan change request.

9. This report provides an overview of the plan change.

10. The report does not recommend what the local board should convey. The planner must include any local board views in the evaluation of the plan change. The planner cannot advise the local board as to what its views should be, and then evaluate those views.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

Plan change overview

11. The plan change applies to the Auckland region. The definition of “Building” in the Auckland Unitary Plan will be amended so that a rainwater tank will not be considered a building. A new definition will be introduced for “rainwater tank”. The activity tables of the following zones will have a new line entry stating that rainwater tanks are a permitted activity. The zones directly concerned are as follows:

§ Single House Zone

§ Large Lot Zone

§ Rural and Coastal Settlement Zone

§ Mixed Housing Suburban Zone

§ Mixed Housing Urban Zone

§ Terrace Housing and Apartment Buildings Zone

§ Special Character Areas Overlay - Residential

§ Rural Production Zone

§ Mixed Rural Zone

§ Rural Coastal Zone

§ Rural Conservation Zone

§ Countryside Living Zone

§ Waitākere Foothills Zone

§ Waitākere Ranges Zone.

12. The purpose of the plan change is to enable rainwater tank installation across the Auckland region without the need for resource consent. Some baseline standards will be developed to avoid objectionable outcomes.

13. The notified plan change and section 32 document providing the rationale for the council plan change are available on the council’s website at:

https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/plans-projects-policies-reports-bylaws/our-plans-strategies/unitary-plan/auckland-unitary-plan-modifications/Pages/details.aspx?UnitaryPlanId=83

14. Public submissions will be loaded onto the council’s website once the notification period has closed.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

15. The council’s climate goals as set out in Te Taruke-a-Tawhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan include:

· to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to reach net zero emissions by 2050 and

· to prepare the region for the adverse impacts of climate change.

16. The need to initiate a plan change to enable rainwater tank installation is a response to Auckland’s current drought and potential water shortage in 2020/2021.

17. This uncertainty in water supply is likely to continue as our climate changes. Climate projections released by the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research indicated that the Auckland region is likely to experience an increase of unpredictable rainfall and drought events in the Auckland region.

18. Removing unnecessary restrictions around the installation of rainwater tanks will support Auckland’s water security and resilience to climate change.

19. The proposed plan change to the Auckland Unitary Plan supports Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan. One of the goals of the climate plan is to prepare Aucklanders to adapt to the impacts of climate change.

20. Easing barriers to the installation of rainwater tanks supports water supply management and aligns with the ‘Built Environment’ priority area in the Auckland Climate Plan.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

21. Other parts of the council group directly involved with the plan change include Healthy Waters, which has assisted with scoping the plan change, consultation and providing information for inclusion in the section 32 document (which provides the rationale for the plan change). Consultation has also occurred with Watercare and the Independent Māori Statutory Board.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

22. This plan change affects all local boards.

23. Factors the local board may wish to consider in formulating its view:

· interests and preferences of people in the local board area

· well-being of communities within the local board area

· local board documents, such as the local board plan and the local board agreement

· responsibilities and operation of the local board.

24. This report is the mechanism for obtaining formal local board views. The decision-maker will consider local board views, if provided, when deciding on the plan change.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

25. If the local board chooses to provide its views on the plan change it includes the opportunity to comment on matters that may be of interest or importance to Māori, well-being of Māori communities or Te Ao Māori (Māori worldview).

26. The council has initiated consultation with all iwi authorities in the Auckland region including the Independent Māori Statutory Board. Healthy Waters have engaged with iwi in the past on the matter of rainwater tanks and to date iwi have been very supportive of harvesting rainwater for household use.

27. The hearing report will include analysis of Part 2 of the Resource Management Act which requires that all persons exercising RMA functions shall take into account the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

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Financial implications

28. The plan change does not pose any financial implications.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

29. There is a risk that the local board will be unable to provide its views and preferences on the plan change, if it doesn’t pass a resolution. This report provides:

· the mechanism for the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board to express its views and preferences

· the opportunity for a local board member to speak at a hearing.

30. If the local board chooses not to pass a resolution at this business meeting, these opportunities are forgone.

31. The power to provide local board views regarding the content of a plan change cannot be delegated to individual local board member(s).^{^[7]} This report enables the whole local board to decide whether to provide its views and, if so, to determine what matters those views should include.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

32. The planner will include, and report on, any resolution of the local board in the hearing report. The local board member appointed to speak to the local board’s views will be informed of the hearing date and invited to the hearing for that purpose.

33. The planner will advise the local board of the decision on the plan change request by

memorandum.

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Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

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Signatories

Authors

Barry Mosley - Principal Planner

Authorisers

John Duguid - General Manager - Plans and Places

Louise Mason - GM Local Board Services

Manoj Ragupathy - Local Area Manager

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board

21 October 2020

Submissions and feedback on the draft Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020

File No.: CP2020/14260

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To provide an overview of feedback and submissions received from public consultation on the draft Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. The Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009 requires that each local board complete a local board plan for adoption by 31 October of the year following election and uses the special consultative procedure (SCP) to engage with its communities.

3. In June 2020, the local board approved a draft Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020 for public consultation. The consultation period ran from 13 July to 13 August 2020.

4. A total of 375 submissions of feedback was received, including 38 submissions through the online survey tool, 335 hard copy submissions and two submissions through email.

5. Staff have prepared a report summarising the results of the consultation which is provided as Attachment A.

6. All feedback will be available on the Auckland Council website at https://akhaveyoursay.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/mangereotahuhuplan/widgets/298929/documents

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board:

a) receive submissions and feedback on the draft Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020.

Horopaki

Context

7. The Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009 requires that each local board must:

· adopt its local board plan by 31 October of the year following an election

· use the special consultative procedure (SCP) to engage with their communities.

8. On 13 July 2020, Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board approved the release of a draft Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020 for public consultation.

9. The key features of the draft Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020 include:

· Continued development of partnerships with mana whenua and local heritage groups to preserve taonga and history, including fostering of relationships with Pasifika and ethnic communities to ensure local people from diverse backgrounds are part of our community’s resilience and wellbeing.

· Stronger emphasis climate change by increasing initiatives such as the local area’s tree canopy, protecting waterways, supporting low carbon lifestyles and assist communities and businesses minimise waste. In this draft plan, we are giving special attention to the growth and success of our children and young people. The elderly and disabled are also integral to our community

10. The outcomes of the draft local board plan include:

i. A confident and sustainable local economy.

ii. We are building well connected, engaged and active communities.

iii. Protecting our environment and heritage for future generations.

iv. Celebrating our unique Tangata Whenua and Pasifika identities.

v. Our children and young people grow and succeed.

vi. We thrive and belong in safe, healthy communities.

11. In addition to understanding the needs and aspirations of the community, feedback was sought on how the local board can support the community and local businesses in recovering from the impact of COVID-19.

How we consulted

12. The consultation was held between 13 July and 13 August 2020. A range of engagement activities were undertaken to encourage the public to have their say, with a focus on digital and online platforms:

· Public submissions: These were hard copy and online collected via email, post, libraries, service centres, local board offices, the People’s Panel and the online survey tool akhaveyoursay/lovelocal

· Have Your Say:

o two webinars skype enabled engagement events were held on 23rd July and 6th August.

o face-to-face (spoken interaction) was held on the 22^nd July.

13. The following community partners used various engagement tools and avenues to gather input into the draft plan:

o Bluespur Consulting Ltd

o Te Ora O Manukau.

14. In response, the local board received the following feedback:

· 38 submissions through the online survey tool

· 335 hard copy submissions

· two submissions via email.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

Summary of consultation feedback

15. The results and analysis of the public consultation will form the basis for the development of the final local board plan.

16. Staff have prepared a report summarising the results of the consultation which is provided in Attachment A. The key messages of the report are described below.

17. The key summary points from the consultation are:

o Overall, 87% responded positively to the direction of the plan, while just 3% responded negatively. A further 11% were unsure.

o The consultation figures received exceeded previous local board plan submissions of 375 for this area.

o The local board received increased numbers of submissions from the board’s youth population advocating for better local facilities and youth focused programmes.

o Submissions received from Pasifika and Maori had increased, exceeding the engagement targets set out in the 2020 consultation plan, as follows:

Ethnic groups	Target set – 275 submissions	Target achieved – 375 submissions
Maori	59	67
Pasifika	163	296
Samoan	74	112
Tongan	55	124
Other (Cook Islander, Niuean)	31	60

18. Part of the public consultation submitters were asked five key questions to help identify community objectives and initiatives to include in the draft plan. The following is a summary of responses to these questions.

1. Do you agree our draft plan reflects the needs and aspirations of you and your community over the next three years?

Yes = 87%

No = 13%

2. Do you think our plan will help our community and local businesses recover from the impact of COVID-19?

Yes = 59%

No = 2%

I don’t know = 39%

o Note: Of the 333 responses to this question, 279 were from the Pasifika community – 65% of which felt the plan would help the community recover from the impact of COVID‐19. This was significantly higher than other ethnic groups, where just 16% agreed and 78% were unsure.

3. Which areas should we be more focused on?

Community 88% support

Local Infrastructure 72% support

Local Economy 66% support

Environment 63% support

Transport 48% support

There were 88 respondents who supported all outcome areas.

4. Where would you like to see more trees planted in the local area?

Parks 252

Neighbourhoods 214

Playgrounds 51

Other reason 44

No comment 34

Shorelines/Harbour 9

Mangere Mt 4

5. Do you have any other feedback on our local board plan?

A total of 134 submitters responded with suggestions on various project ideas and initiatives for consideration such as:

- upgrade and maintenance in level of service within town centres

- maintenance and upgrading of council facilities - public toilets, parks, libraries and playgrounds

- greater care for the environment and waterways

- stricter enforcements of alcohol by-laws

- better transport connectivity

- diverse range of programmes for everyone, including seniors, youths and people with a disability.

Publishing the results of public consultation

19. To conclude this phase of the local board plan development, staff recommend that the local board receive the submissions and feedback for consideration.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

20. Receiving the submissions and feedback has a neutral climate impact. The submissions are available online to reduce the printing of hard copies.

21. The draft Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020 reflected the impacts of predicted climate change. It considered such impacts as increasing temperatures, rising sea levels and changing rainfall patterns on the local board area.

22. The climate impact of any initiatives the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board chooses to progress will be assessed as part of the relevant reporting requirements and project management processes.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

23. Staff will work closely with the local board in the development of the final plan.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

24. The Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board has considered all submissions and feedback to the draft Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020 and will adopt the final local board plan as a separate agenda item at this business meeting.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

25. The draft Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020 was developed with consideration given to existing feedback from mana whenua and mataawaka. This included seeking their views and values in January to August 2020.

26. The following events were held with mana whenua iwi:

o Southern local boards hui with mana whenua, Thursday, 30 January 2020, Ngati Otara Marae Kohanga Reo, Otara. The following iwi participated in the hui: Ngati Tamaoho, Ngāti Whanaunga, Te Ahiwaru Waiohua and Ngāti Whātua.

o Hui with Te Ākitai Waiohua and Mangere Local Board members, Thursday, 12 March 2020, MOLB Boardroom, Mangere Town Centre, Mangere.

o Southern local boards hui with mana whenua, Tuesday 14^th July 2020, Manukau Civic Building. The following iwi participated in the hui: Ngati Tamaoho, Ngati Whanaunga and Te Akitai.

o Verbal feedback was received from all participating mana whenua iwi at the above hui.

o An additional 59 submissions were received from those identifying as Māori through consultation period due to targeted engagement from community partner Te Ora O Manukau. They created online materials and video capturing maori communities’ voices which was shared on social media as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQIzOFAuYi4&feature=youtu.be

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

27. There are no financial implications associated with receiving the submissions and feedback.

28. Budget to implement initiatives and projects is confirmed through the annual plan budgeting process.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

29. There is a risk relating to managing public expectations. The process of consultation is likely to have raised expectations as to the inclusion of the communities’ priorities and aspirations, while the full social and economic effects of COVID-19 are still being determined.

30. The local board will consider all submissions and feedback before making changes to the draft Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

31. The submissions and feedback are available on the Auckland Council website.

32. The Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board will adopt the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020 on 21 October 2020.

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Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Submission analysis summary	169

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Signatories

Authors	Shoma Prasad, Engagement Advisor
Authorisers	Manoj Ragupathy - Local Area Manager

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board

21 October 2020

Resource Recovery Network Strategy update

File No.: CP2020/14721

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To provide an opportunity for local boards to give formal feedback on the Resource Recovery Network Strategy update provided in Attachment A.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. The Resource Recovery Network Strategy, which was approved in October 2014, is being refreshed. This will respond to the updated Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2018 and Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland's Climate Plan. It will also reflect the current global context including changes to global recycling markets and the impacts of COVID-19.

3. Key features of the strategy refresh include:

· expanding the current strategy from 12 community recycling centres in total to 23 facilities by 2031, including nine additional community recycling centres and two resource recovery parks (capital expenditure to be funded through the central government waste levy)

· seeking additional funding for ongoing operational support for community recycling centres beyond their current five-year contracts to enable continued service provision (to be funded through the waste targeted rate).

4. The aim of the network is to maximise diversion of waste from landfill, contribute to creating a circular economy, achieve wider social and economic benefits and deliver local green jobs. The network helps to drive the aspiration of the Waste Management and Minimisation Plan to achieve a zero waste Auckland by 2040.

5. The Resource Recovery Network of nine community recycling centres has provided 80 local jobs. The network diverted 5,213 tonnes of materials from landfill in 2019/2020.

6. Central government funding has boosted the development of existing sites in the Resource Recovery Network. The revised Resource Recovery Network Strategy will build on this funding and enable greater accessibility for residents and businesses.

7. A number of local boards have provided support for the Resource Recovery Network through the funding of scoping and feasibility studies, assistance with identifying suitable sites and support for local initiatives such as education outreach.

8. Staff presented the key points of the strategy refresh to the Waste Political Advisory Group and local boards in September and October 2020. Formal feedback from local boards will be included in a report to Environment and Climate Change Committee seeking adoption of the updated Resource Recovery Network Strategy in November 2020.

9. Approximately $8.6 million spread over 10 years is proposed to fund new and existing sites. This funding will be sought through the Long-term Plan 2020-2031 process.

10. An additional $28 million for the new resource recovery facilities, spread over ten years, is proposed to be funded through the budget allocated to Auckland Council from the central government waste levy.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board:

a) provide feedback on the Resource Recovery Network Strategy update provided as Attachment A of the agenda report.

b) note that local board feedback will be included in a report to Environment and Climate Change Committee in November 2020 seeking adoption of the updated Resource Recovery Network Strategy provided as Attachment B.

Horopaki

Context

11. The Resource Recovery Network is one of the nine priority actions in Te Mahere Whakahaere me te Whakaiti Tukunga Para i Tāmaki Makaurau – Auckland Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2018.

12. The network was initially identified as a key initiative under the Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2012 and has been developing across the region since that time.

13. The purpose of the Resource Recovery Network is ‘to maximise the diversion of reusable and recyclable materials from landfill and, in the process, generate multiple environmental, social, cultural and economic benefits for Auckland’. The network helps to drive the aspiration of the plan to achieve a zero waste Auckland by 2040, taking care of people and the environment and turning waste into resources.

14. A 10-year strategy for the Resource Recovery Network was adopted in 2014 (resolution REG/2014/121). This strategy enabled the establishment of 12 community recycling centres across the Auckland region by 2024, funded by a combination of waste levy funding and targeted rates.

15. Community recycling centres provide communities with a ‘one stop shop’ for people to drop off unwanted goods and recyclables. The focus is on reuse, repair, repurposing and upcycling resources, as well as providing low cost retail goods to the community.

Progress of the Resource Recovery Network

16. As of September 2020, nine community recycling centres have been established. These centres are located in Waiuku, Helensville, Henderson, Wellsford, Warkworth, Aotea / Great Barrier, Devonport, Waiheke and Whangaparaoa. Community recycling centres are also under development in Western Springs and Onehunga.

17. Across the nine existing sites, 80 local full-time and part-time jobs have been created. In the 2019/2020 financial year, 5,213 tonnes of materials were diverted from landfill for reuse or recovery.

18. The development of the Resource Recovery Network in Auckland has been further boosted by central government Waste Minimisation Fund and shovel-ready funding, including:

· $2.3 million from the Waste Minimisation Fund was provided to support development of a Community Recycling Centre in Onehunga

· $10.6 million in shovel-ready funding for infrastructure development for the existing Devonport, Waiheke, Helensville, Warkworth, Wellsford and Western Springs community recycling centres as well as the Waitākere Waste Transfer Station/ Resource Recovery Park.

19. The recent central government shovel-ready investment will fast track the improvement of existing community recycling centres through developing fit for purpose infrastructure. It will expand employment by increasing the volume of materials and the number of related activities they can undertake to work towards zero waste.

Strategic context

20. COVID-19 continues to put pressure on international recycling markets, as countries restrict import and export activity through their borders. In addition to this, China implemented its National Sword policy in January 2018, which sets tight contamination limits on imported recyclable materials, including paper and plastics. As a result, global commodity prices for these products have dropped significantly as there is an oversupply to other existing markets.

21. Several strategic changes have occurred since the initial Resource Recovery Network was approved in 2014. These include the adoption of the Long-term Plan 2018-2028, the Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2018 and Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland's Climate Plan 2020.

22. These strategic changes draw focus to the significance of the Resource Recovery Network, which is identified as a priority action in the Waste Management and Minimisation Plan and is also an action in Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland's Climate Plan. The revised Resource Recovery Network Strategy will also feed into the Long-Term Plan 2021-2031 which is currently being developed for adoption in June 2021.

23. The opportunities for community recycling centres to divert waste from landfill, generate income and create local jobs are expected to increase significantly over the next few years as government policy changes come into effect. These include the increase in the waste levy, a container return scheme currently under consideration by the government, and the 2019 Climate Change response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act.

24. An overview of the revised strategy was presented to the Waste Political Advisory Group on 1 September 2020. The Waste Political Advisory Group indicated its support for the draft strategy refresh.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

Key features of the refreshed Resource Recovery Network Strategy

25. The refreshed Resource Recovery Network Strategy provides a pathway for futureproofing and scaling up the network. In developing the strategy, the priorities, budgets and method of delivery from the original 2014 strategy have been reassessed.

26. The refreshed strategy focuses on five key areas:

· increasing the number of sites from 12 to 21 community recycling centres to provide more equitable access to all Aucklanders and establishing two commercially focused resource recovery parks, bringing the total number of sites to 23 by 2031

· supporting existing sites and operators to thrive

· strengthening and enabling the network

· developing a fit for purpose operating and governance model

· fostering financial sustainability.

27. Overall, the review has suggested that the strategy approved in 2014 is still valid. Two key changes have been identified that will require additional budget to enable the network to reach its full potential. These key changes are outlined below. Further detail is provided in the draft Resource Recovery Network Strategy update in Attachment A.

Increasing the number of resource recovery facilities

28. One of the key changes in the updated strategy is an increase in the number of sites planned. The original strategy proposed 12 community recycling centres. The updated strategy proposes an expanded network with an additional nine community recycling centres and two resource recovery parks. This will bring the total number of sites up to 23, including:

· 21 community recycling centres that are strategically located across Auckland. They will be connected with their local communities, providing trusted places to take unwanted goods as well as fostering local innovation and resilience.

· two resource recovery parks, which are larger-scale facilities that focus mainly on diverting commercial waste from landfill back into the circular economy, while also accepting and diverting domestic waste. One of these will be the upgrade of Waitākere Transfer Station to a resource recovery park and the second will be in south Auckland.

29. Staff anticipate that an appropriate site will be found in south Auckland for a resource recovery parks. A resource recovery park in the south could provide an opportunity for economic transformation led by Māori or Pacifika businesses, social enterprises and local businesses. Studies have found that recycling results in around 10 times more jobs compared to sending materials to landfill.

30. The location of facilities will be determined by the availability of suitable sites, opportunities for joint ventures or partnerships, local board feedback, location of existing facilities and accessibility for Auckland residents and businesses. Centres will be equitably spread across the region, depending on the availability of appropriate sites.

31. Increasing the number of sites will enable greater accessibility for residents and businesses to maximise diversion from landfill and deliver further local green jobs.

Ongoing operational funding

32. Another key change in the updated strategy is the provision of ongoing operational funding for existing community recycling centres.

33. When the strategy was originally created in 2014, it was expected that the centres would become self-funding by the end of their initial five-year contract period. Revenue would be generated from income from gate fees, the sale of reusable and recyclable materials, and other services that the centres provide.

34. This intention was reflected by a reducing management fee from the council over the course of the centres’ five-year contracts. However, although sites that have come to the end of their contracts have significantly reduced their management fee from the council, they are not in a position to be completely self-funding.

35. This has been caused by a combination of factors, including sites not being developed as quickly as anticipated and the impacts of COVID-19. China’s National Sword restrictions on global recycling have also presented a challenge due to reduced revenue from recycling commodities such as paper, cardboard and plastics.

36. To ensure the on-going viability and impact of the existing sites, an ongoing site management fee from council will be required beyond the initial five years. This will be negotiated on a site by site basis and will be reassessed as the increase in the waste levy and introduction of product stewardship schemes come into force.

37. No additional operational funding is planned for resource recovery parks, which should operate as commercial ventures and be self-funding.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

38. The expanded Resource Recovery Network is part of Action E6 in Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland's Climate Plan (manage our resources to deliver a zero waste, circular economy).

39. The Auckland Zero Waste Programme as part of Auckland’s Climate Plan estimates that this programme will reduce emissions by 39,650 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents per year by 2030.

40. Resource recovery facilities also provide zero waste learning opportunities which will have impacts on residents’ purchasing decisions, with resulting climate impacts.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

41. Waste Solutions staff have worked closely with Community Empowerment Unit and The Southern Initiative who have provided support the development of the community recycling centres. The Southern Initiative have also advocated for a resource recovery park in south Auckland as a contribution to the economic transformation for the south.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

42. Several local boards have provided support and funding to enable the Resource Recovery Network through their local board work programmes. This has included funding for a range of initiatives from feasibility studies, local capacity building and waste minimisation and learning.

43. Local boards have also provided feedback through the Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2018 development process. A number of boards supported the establishment of community recycling centres in their area, with Māngere-Ōtāhuhu, Manurewa, Ōtara-Papatoetoe and Papakura stating the establishment of a southern community recycling centre should be a priority.

44. Staff will engage with local boards on individual sites in their local areas as new facilities are investigated and developed.

45. Staff attended workshops with local boards between 15 September and 14 October 2020 to present on the key points of the strategy refresh.

46. This report presents the draft Resource Recovery Network Strategy and seeks formal feedback from the local board ahead of Environment and Climate Change Committee adoption of the strategy in November 2020.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

47. Mana whenua and matāwaka were engaged in the development of the 2018 Waste Management and Minimisation Plan and identified priority actions for Māori.

48. The draft Resource Recovery Network Strategy aligns to a number of the Māori priorities that were identified, in particular:

· protection of Papatūānuku by keeping waste from landfill

· developing respectful and innovative partnerships for waste minimisation in order to restore the ‘mauri’ of Papatūānuku

· nurturing relationships, looking after people, taonga and taiao

· fostering mutual respect.

49. The council also partners with Para Kore ki Tāmaki – a Māori-developed and implemented programme that integrates mātauranga Māori and zero waste principles and practices to support marae, Māori organisations, Kura Kaupapa Māori and Kōhanga Reo to divert significant quantities of recycling and organic waste from landfill.

50. The draft Resource Recovery Network Strategy was presented to the Infrastructure and Environmental Services Mana Whenua Forum on 11 September 2020, and then at a workshop on 14 September 2020. As a result of the workshop a number of mana whenua identified interest in potential opportunities for engaging with the development of the Resource Recovery Network.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

51. The 2020/2021 net operating cost of the community recycling centres that are currently in operation is approximately $2.6 million per year. An additional budget of approximately $8.6 million spread over 10 years is proposed to fund new and existing sites.

52. Ongoing operational funding will mainly be provided through the solid waste targeted rate. Changes to the strategy will not result in any increase to the waste targeted rate until 2025 in order to maintain budgets during the post COVID-19 recovery and response phase. Any minor increases in operational expenditure over this period will be covered by waste levy funding from central government.

53. No operational expenditure is planned for resource recovery parks, which should operate as commercial ventures and be self-funding.

54. An additional $28 million in capital expenditure is proposed for the new resource recovery facilities, spread over ten years. The new facilities are proposed to be funded through the budget allocated to Auckland Council from the central government waste levy. The waste levy will increase incrementally from its current rate of $10 per tonne to $60 per tonne by 2025.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

55. The key risks and mitigations associated with the revised Resource Recovery Network Strategy are outlined in Table 1.

Table 1: Resource Recovery Network Strategy key risks and mitigations

Risk	Mitigation
Community recycling centres will not be able to become financially viable.	The increase in the waste levy will provide a greater incentive to keep resources out of landfill and increase use (and revenue generation) of community recycling centres. It will also provide increased funding to the council to establish new facilities. The introduction of product stewardship schemes, such as a container return scheme will provide additional revenue for community recycling centres and attract new users of the facilities. Additional operational funding provided as proposed in the refreshed strategy will support the centres until sufficient revenue is generated.
Suitable sites will not be available for the proposed additional nine community recycling centres.	Staff are investigating a wide range of opportunities to secure sites, including new models of ownership and operation. This could include joint ventures or lease arrangements.
There will not be suitable operators to tender for the operation of the community recycling centres.	Staff are undertaking early engagement in areas where community recycling centres are planned to build capacity and link interested groups to existing operators and the national membership body for community recyclers, the Zero Waste Network.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

56. Local board feedback will be included in a report to Environment and Climate Change Committee on 12 November 2020 seeking adoption of the updated Resource Recovery Network Strategy.

57. Budgets to deliver the revised strategy will be sought through the Long-term Plan 2020-2031 process.

58. The Resource Recovery Network will continue to develop over the next 10 years, with the Western Springs and Onehunga Community Recycling Centres expected to be operational by the end of 2021.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Draft Resource Recovery Network Strategy	191
b ⇩	Resource Recovery Network Strategy feedback	203

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Authors

Jenny Chilcott – Senior Waste Planning Specialist

Julie Dickinson – Principal Advisor Waste Planning

Authorisers

Barry Potter, Director Infrastructure and Environmental Services

Lesley Jenkins - Local Area Manager

Manoj Ragupathy - Local Area Manager

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Chairperson	Lemauga Lydia Sosene
Deputy Chairperson	Togiatolu Walter Togiamua
Members	Tauanu’u Nick Bakulich
	Makalita Kolo
	Anae Neru Leavasa
	Christine O'Brien
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