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Waiheke Local
Board
17 November
2021
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ITEM TABLE OF
CONTENTS PAGE
1 Welcome 5
2 Apologies 5
3 Declaration of
Interest 5
4 Leave
of Absence 5
5 Acknowledgements 5
6 Petitions 5
7 Deputations 5
8 Public
Forum 5
8.1 Public Forum - Pam Oliver - Waiheke
Island Tourism Inc (WITI) request for removal of the health order restrictions
of recreational movements to Waiheke 5
8.2 Public Forum - Christina Hyde (WITI Chair)
- Waiheke Island Tourism Inc (WITI) request for removal of the health
order restrictions of recreational movements to Waiheke 6
9 Extraordinary
Business 6
10 Request from Waiheke
Island Tourism Inc (WITI) 9
11 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
Kua uru mai a
hau kaha, a hau maia, a hau ora, a hau nui,
Ki runga, ki
raro, ki roto, ki waho
Rire, rire hau…pai marire
Translation
(non-literal) - Rama Ormsby
Let the winds
bring us inspiration from beyond,
Invigorate us
with determination and courage to achieve our aspirations for abundance and
sustainability
Bring the calm, bring all things good, bring
peace… good peace.
2 Apologies
At the close of
the agenda no apologies had been received.
3 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.
4 Leave
of Absence
At the close of
the agenda no requests for leave of absence had been received.
5 Acknowledgements
At the close of
the agenda no requests for acknowledgements had been received.
6 Petitions
At the close of
the agenda no requests to present petitions had been received.
7 Deputations
Standing
Order 7.7 provides for deputations. Those applying for deputations are required
to give seven working days notice of subject matter and applications are
approved by the Chairperson of the Waiheke Local Board. This means that details
relating to deputations can be included in the published agenda. Total speaking
time per deputation is ten minutes or as resolved by the meeting.
At the close of the agenda no
requests for deputations had been received.
8 Public
Forum
A period of
time (approximately 30 minutes) is set aside for members of the public to
address the meeting on matters within its delegated authority. A maximum of 3
minutes per item is allowed, following which there may be questions from members.
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8.1 Public
Forum - Pam Oliver - Waiheke Island Tourism Inc (WITI) request for
removal of the health order restrictions of recreational movements to Waiheke
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Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive
summary
1. Pam
Oliver will be in attendance to speak under Public Forum regarding the
Waiheke Island Tourism Inc (WITI) request for removal of health order
restrictions of recreational movements to Waiheke.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation
That the Waiheke Local Board:
a) thank
Pam Oliver, for her attendance to speak at public forum regarding the Waiheke
Island Tourism Inc request for removal of the health order restrictions of
recreational movements to Waiheke.
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8.2 Public
Forum - Christina Hyde (WITI Chair) - Waiheke Island Tourism Inc (WITI)
request for removal of the health order restrictions of recreational
movements to Waiheke
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Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive
summary
1. Christina
Hyde, Chair of Waiheke Island Tourism Inc, will be in attendance to speak under
Public Forum regarding the Waiheke Island Tourism Inc (WITI) request for
removal of health order restrictions of recreational movements to Waiheke.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation
That the Waiheke Local Board:
a) thank
Christina Hyde, for her attendance to speak at public forum regarding the
Waiheke Island Tourism Inc request for removal of the health order
restrictions of recreational movements to Waiheke.
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9 Extraordinary
Business
Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:
“An item that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt
with at that meeting if-
(a) The
local authority by resolution so decides; and
(b) The
presiding member explains at the meeting, at a time when it is open to the
public,-
(i) The reason why
the item is not on the agenda; and
(ii) The
reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent
meeting.”
Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:
“Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-
(a) That item
may be discussed at that meeting if-
(i) That
item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the local authority;
and
(ii) the
presiding member explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is
open to the public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but
(b) no
resolution, decision or recommendation may be made in respect of that item
except to refer that item to a subsequent meeting of the local authority for
further discussion.”
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Waiheke Local
Board
17 November
2021
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Request
from Waiheke Island Tourism Inc (WITI)
File No.: CP2021/17084
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
consider the request from Waiheke Island Tourism Incorporated (WITI) to urgently advocate to government for the immediate removal of the
health order that prevents non-resident day-trips to Waiheke Island.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. The
local board have received a request from Waiheke Island
Tourism Inc (WITI) for the board to advocate directly to government for the
urgent rescinding of Clause 21/6 (c) COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert
Level Requirements) Order (No 12) Amendment Order (No 4) 2021 on behalf of WITI
and other organisations it represents in this matter (Attachment A).
3. Consequently,
the board have called for an extraordinary meeting to facilitate a formal
decision-making process and enable public participation.
4. Results
from a COVID response survey carried out by WITI are attached for information
(Attachment B).
Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation
That the Waiheke Local Board:
a) consider the request received from Waiheke
Island Tourism Inc to advocate directly to government for the urgent rescinding
of Clause 21/6 (c) COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Level Requirements)
Order (No 12) Amendment Order (No 4) 2021.
Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Page
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a⇩
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Letter from WITI 20211109
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11
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b⇩
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WITI Covid Response Survey
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13
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c⇩
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WITI Covid Response survey comments
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31
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Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Author
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Janine Geddes - Senior Local Board Advisor
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Authoriser
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Glenn Boyd - Local Area Manager – Local Area
Manger – Aotea/Great Barrier and Waiheke Local Boards
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Waiheke Local
Board
17 November
2021
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9th
November 2021
Cath Handley
Chair
Waiheke Local
Board
10 Belgium St
Ostend
Waiheke
Island
By email to cath.handley@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Dear
Cath,
Clause
21/6 (c) COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Level Requirements) Order (No
12) Amendment Order (No 4) 2021
On behalf of the following
organisastions, we write to request that the Waiheke Local Board urgently
advocates with Government for the immediate removal of the health order that
prevents non-resident day-trips to Waiheke Island.
· Waiheke Island Tourism Inc.
· Waiheke Winegrowers Association
· Love Oneroa Retailers
· Waiheke Restaurant Association
The continuation of the ban on
non-resident day-trips to the island is proving catastrophically damaging to
members of the above organisations. Waiheke businesses rely on its
visitor economy, and the local economy alone is not sizable enough to support
the large number of businesses on the island.
With Auckland moving to alert level
3.2 on Wednesday 10th November, the maintenance of the health order
will put Waiheke’s hospitality, retail and transport businesses at a
significant disadvantage to their mainland peers, where free movement within
the rest of the Auckland-region is permitted.
The island’s business community
has been severely damaged by some of the strongest border restrictions anywhere
in New Zealand and we need Government to act with urgency to remove this
clause. Without the intervention of the Waiheke Local Board we fear
Government may fail to fully apprehend the urgency of the situation.
Yours sincerely
,
Christina Hyde
Chair
Waiheke
Island Tourism Inc.
christina@onetangi.co.nz
+64 21 1908 333
