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Resolution
number GBI/2022/10
MOVED by Chairperson I Fordham, seconded by
Deputy Chairperson L Coles:
That the Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board:
a)
note that the local
board is a strong advocate and a funder for action to improve terrestrial and
marine water quality, and the protection and restoration of associated
environments.
b)
identify that the
Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board Plan 2020 has the goal of ‘an island
where our streams run clean and free, and marine waters are protected and
full of life’ along with the following water focused initiatives:
i)
establishing an
emergency potable water supply
ii)
acknowledging that
the Waitangi Tribunal has stated that the Treaty of Waitangi provides for
Māori proprietary interest in water bodies, as well as the exercise of
tino rangatiratanga and kaitiakitanga over water, and work alongside mana
whenua to ensure safe and clean drinking water for everyone
iii)
establishing a
water security plan that starts with an understanding of our aquifers
iv)
supporting AoteaOra
to establish a drinking water refill programme
v)
mitigating the
effects of climate change by restoring freshwater ecosystems to provide
ecological services such as flood mitigation, habitat for native
biodiversity, sedimentation reduction, and carbon sequestration through
riparian planting
vi)
delivering a local
freshwater stream quality programme to identify and mitigate pollution
sources
vii)
modifying our road
culverts so fish migration is unhindered in our streams
viii)
investigating and
implementing marine protection, using tools such as, Ahu Moana, rāhui,
and marine reserves with mana whenua, the community, and DOC, with Sea Change
- Tai Timu Tai Pari as a guide
ix)
supporting and
enhancing marine biodiversity and biosecurity by funding locally based
education and enforcement.
c)
endorse the vision
of the Water Strategy: te mauri o te wai o Tāmaki Makaurau, the
life-sustaining capacity of Auckland’s water, is protected and
enhanced, and the aspiration for a future in which:
·
Aucklanders are able to
swim in, and harvest from, our rivers, estuaries and harbours
·
Life in and sustained
by water is thriving
·
Everyone has access to
enough water of the appropriate quality to meet their needs.
d)
endorse the eight
strategic shifts of the Water Strategy framework and their intermediate
actions listed:
i) Te
Tiriti Partnership
ii) Empowered
Aucklanders
iii) Sustainable
Allocation and Equitable Access
iv) Regenerative
Water Infrastructure
v) Water
Security
vi) Integrated
Land use and Water Planning
vii) Restoring
and Enhancing Water Ecosystems
viii) Pooling
Knowledge.
e)
note with regards
to the Restoring and Enhancing Water Ecosystems shift, that the
catchment-based approach to the health of water ecosystems needs to be
extended from current terrestrial focussed practise to be extended include
the coastal marine area and truly encapsulate Ki uta ki tai, the concept of
mountains to the sea.
f)
acknowledge the
production of the Water Strategy as a landmark policy framework for Auckland
Council which has for been made possible by the significant sharing of
knowledge, substantive deliberation, and ongoing contribution of staff, mana
whenua, stakeholders, and participating public and elected members.
CARRIED
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