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Ngā Hui a te Rōpū
Kaitohutohu Take ā-Taiwhenua/Rural Advisory Panel
OPEN MINUTES
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present
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Chairperson
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Deputy Mayor Cr Bill
Cashmore
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Auckland Council
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Deputy Chairperson
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Cr Greg Sayers
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Auckland Council
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Members
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Brent Bailey
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Rodney Local Board,
Auckland Council
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Mike Bramley
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Dairy New Zealand
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Alan Cole
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Franklin Local Board,
Auckland Council, from 1.15pm, Item 6; until 3.00pm, Item 9
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Trish Fordyce
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New Zealand Forest
Owners Association
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Shaun Hazelton
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Federated Farmers
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Annaliese Goettler
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Young Farmers, from
2.15pm, Item 9
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Vicki Glynn (alt)
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Equine Industry
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Craig Maxwell
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Federated Farmers
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Greg McCracken
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Fonterra Shareholders
Council
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Andrew McKenzie
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Beef and Lamb New
Zealand
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Andrew Olsen
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Rural Contractors New
Zealand
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Vance Hodgson (Alt)
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Horticulture New
Zealand
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Wayne Scott
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Aggregate and Quarry
Association
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Peter Spencer
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New Zealand Forest
Owners Association
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Ken Turner
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Waitākere Ranges Local Board, Auckland Council, from 12.50pm,
Item 5
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ABSENT
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Members
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Fiona Gower
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Rural Women New Zealand
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Michelle Sands
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Horticulture New Zealand
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Geoff Smith
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Equine Industry
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Keith Vallabh
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Pukekohe Vegetable Growers
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Steve Levet
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Rural Contractors New Zealand
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Glenn Wilcox
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Independent Māori Statutory Board
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Note: all members of the Rural Advisory Panel and those
presenting to the meeting attended via electronic link.
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Rural Advisory
Panel
05 November
2021
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Note: a roll-call was conducted
that ascertained the following members were in attendance at the commencement
of the meeting:
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Deputy Mayor Cr Bill Cashmore
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ü
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Andrew McKenzie
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ü
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Brent Bailey
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ü
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Craig Maxwell
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ü
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Mike Bramley
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ü
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Andrew Olsen
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ü
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Alan Cole
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Vance Hodgson
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ü
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Trish Fordyce
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Cr Greg Sayers
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ü
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Vicki Glynn
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Geoff Smith
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Shaun Hazelton
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Wayne Scott
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ü
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Annaliese Goettler
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Peter Spencer
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Fiona Gower
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Ken Turner
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Steve Levet
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Keith Vallabh
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Greg McCracken
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Glenn Wilcox
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1 Apologies
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Resolution number RUR/2021/28
MOVED by Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore, seconded by
Cr G Sayers:
That the Rural Advisory Panel:
a)
accept the apologies
from the following:
Absence
Member Fiona Gower
Michelle Sands
Member Geoff Smith
Keith Vallbah
Lateness
Member Alan Cole
Annaliese Goettler
Early departure
Member Alan Cole
Member Peter Spencer
CARRIED
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Note: Subsequently,
Member P Spencer did not depart early.
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2 Declaration
of Interest
Members are
reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a
conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other
external interest they might have.
There were no
declarations of interest.
3 Confirmation
of Minutes
4 Extraordinary
Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
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6
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Healthy Waters regular update
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A PowerPoint presentation was
given. A copy has been placed on the official
minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes
attachment.
Member Ken Turner joined the
meeting at 12.50pm.
Member A Cole joined the meeting at 1.15pm.
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Resolution
number RUR/2021/31
MOVED by Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore, seconded by Cr G
Sayers:
That
the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) receive
the update on Healthy Waters’ current operational work affecting the
rural sector.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 5 November 2021, Rural Advisory Panel: Item 6
- Healthy Waters regular update, PowerPoint presentation
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7
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Essential Freshwater update - regulatory
instrument consultation and guidance publications
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A memorandum from Dave Allen, Manager
Natural Environment Strategy and Monica Xu, Senior Analyst, Natural
Environment Strategy providing the Auckland Council submission: Managing
our wetlands – A discussion document on proposed changes to the wetland
regulations was circulated to members on 2 November 2021. A copy
has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland
Council website as a minutes attachment.
A PowerPoint presentation was
given. A copy has been placed on the official
minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes
attachment.
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Resolution
number RUR/2021/32
MOVED by Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore, seconded by Member V
Hodgson:
That
the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) receive the update on central
government’s Essential Freshwater programme including:
i) council
staff technical input to the freshwater farm planning regulatory instrument
discussion document through the regional sector, noting the attached copy of
the subsequent regional sector submission to central government
ii) council
staff advice provided to the Planning Committee on Auckland Council’s
consideration of central government’s discussion document on managing
our wetlands, noting that a copy of Auckland Council submission will be made
available to the Rural Advisory Panel before end of November 2021.
iii) advice
on recent central government publications and guidance documents to support
the implementation of central government’s Essential Freshwater
programme, in addition to an Auckland Council Practice and Guidance note on
natural wetlands.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 5 November 2021, Rural Advisory Panel: Item 7
- Essential Freshwater update - regulatory instrument consultation and
guidance publications - Auckland Council submission
b 5 November 2021, Rural Advisory Panel: Item 7
- Essential Freshwater update - regulatory instrument consultation and
guidance publications - PowerPoint presentation
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8
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Update on National Policy Statement - Urban
Development
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A PowerPoint presentation was
given. A copy has been placed on the official
minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes
attachment.
Member Annaliese Goettler joined
the meeting at 2.20pm.
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Resolution
number RUR/2021/33
MOVED by Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore, seconded by Cr G
Sayers:
That
the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) receive
the update on central government’s National Policy Statement on Urban Development.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 5 November 2021, Rural Advisory Panel: Item 8
- Update on National Policy Statement - Urban Development - PowerPoint
presentation
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9
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Draft Lifestyle Block Emergency Preparedness
Handbook
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It was noted that the draft lifestyle block emergency
preparedness handbook would be circulated to members who would provide
feedback to Deputy Chairperson, Cr Greg Sayers.
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Resolution
number RUR/2021/34
MOVED by Cr G Sayers, seconded by Member V Glynn:
That
the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) receive
the request to provide feedback on the draft Lifestyle Block Emergency
Preparedness Handbook as part of the targeted feedback process.
b) provide
feedback to Cr Greg Sayers.
CARRIED
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10
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Auckland Transport - public consultation on
proposed speed limit changes
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Nathan Cammock, Programme Director
– Safe Speeds Programme – Auckland Transport; and Michael Brown,
Road Safety Engineering Manager – Auckland Transport addressed the
panel and provided a PowerPoint presentation. A
copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland
Council website as a minutes attachment.
Member A Cole retired from the
meeting at 3.00pm.
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Resolution
number RUR/2021/35
MOVED by Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore, seconded by Member V
Glynn:
That
the Rural Advisory Panel:
i) thank
representatives of Auckland Transport for their attendance and presentation.
ii) provide
feedback on the proposal from Auckland Transport for speed limit changes.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 5 November 2021, Rural Advisory Panel: Item 10
- Auckland Transport - public consultation on proposed speed limit changes -
PowerPoint presentation
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11 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration
of extraordinary items.
3.42pm The
Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance and attention to business and
declared the meeting closed.
CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF
THE Rural Advisory Panel HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:.......................................................
