I hereby give notice that an ordinary
meeting of the Rural Advisory Panel will be held on:
MEMBERSHIP
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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
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Trish Fordyce
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New Zealand
Forest Owners Association
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Annaliese
Goettler
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Young Farmers
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Fiona Gower
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Rural Women New
Zealand
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Shaun Hazelton
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Federated
Farmers
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Steve Levet
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Rural
Contractors New Zealand
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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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Craig Maxwell
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Federated
Farmers
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Andrew Olsen
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Rural
Contractors New Zealand
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Michelle Sands
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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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Geoff Smith
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Equine Industry
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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
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Keith Vallabh
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Pukekohe
Vegetable Growers
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Glenn Wilcox
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Independent Māori Statutory Board
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(Quorum 10 members)
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Sandra Gordon
Kaitohutohu Mana Whakahaere Matua /
Senior Governance Advisor
2 May 2022
Contact Telephone: (09) 8908150
Email: sandra.gordon@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
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(Excerpt – full terms of
reference available as a separate document)
The terms of
reference set out the purpose, role and protocols of the Auckland Council Rural
Advisory Panel for the 2019-2022 term of the council. Panel members must
abide by the Code of Conduct for Members of Auckland Council Advisory Panels.
Purpose
As one of
council’s engagement mechanisms with the rural sector in Auckland, the
Rural Advisory Panel provides advice to the council within the remit of the
Auckland Plan on the following areas:
·
council policies, plans and strategies relevant to rural issues
·
regional and strategic matters relevant to rural issues
·
any matter of particular interest or concern to rural
communities.
Outcomes
The
panel’s advice will contribute to improving the outcomes of the rural
sector as set out in the Auckland Plan. The panel will provide advice
through its agreed work programme.
Work
programme
The panel must
develop a work programme for the term. The agendas should be focused and
aligned with the Auckland Plan and the long-term plan.
Submissions
The panel
cannot make formal submissions to Auckland Council on council strategies,
policies and plans, for example, the annual plan. However, the panel may
be asked for informal feedback during a consultative process.
In its advisory
role to the council, the panel may have input into submissions made by the
council to external organisations but does not make independent submissions,
except as agreed with the council.
This does not
prevent individual members being party to submissions outside their role as
panel members.
Review
The form and functioning of the panel may
be reviewed prior to or after, the end of the year 2022.
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Rural Advisory
Panel
06 May 2022
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ITEM TABLE OF
CONTENTS PAGE
1 Apologies 5
2 Declaration of
Interest 5
3 Confirmation
of Minutes 5
4 Extraordinary
Business 5
5 Chair's update 7
6 Essential
Freshwater update - Auckland Council staff input into regulatory instruments
and guidance publications 9
7 Healthy Waters
regular update 15
8 Government's
new housing rules for Auckland - have your say 19
9 Preliminary
discussion on the work of the Rural Advisory Panel 2020-2022 25
10 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
At the close of
the agenda no apologies had been received.
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.
3 Confirmation
of Minutes
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That the Rural Advisory Panel:
a)
confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting,
held on Friday, 4 February 2022 as a true and correct
record.
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4 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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Rural Advisory
Panel
06 May 2022
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Chair's
update
File No.: CP2022/04665
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
tūtohi / receive an update from the Chairperson,
Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. The
Deputy Mayor will discuss matters of relevance to the rural sector.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) tūtohi / receive the update from the Chairperson,
Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore.
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Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Author
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Sandra Gordon - Kaitohutohu Mana Whakahaere Matua /
Senior Governance Advisor
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Authoriser
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Warren Maclennan – Lead Officer
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Rural Advisory
Panel
06 May 2022
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Essential Freshwater update - Auckland
Council staff input into regulatory instruments and guidance publications
File No.: CP2022/04795
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
provide an update on the central government Essential Freshwater
programme, following the report to the last Rural Advisory Panel meeting of 4
February 2022.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. Central
government’s Essential Freshwater programme has several regulatory
instruments effective from 3 September 2020. Instruments of relevance to this
update include:
a) the
National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM)
b) the
National Environmental Standards for Freshwater Management 2020 (NES-F)
c) the
proposed Resource Management (Farm Planning) Regulations 2022.
3. As
previously advised, the regulatory instruments in place were adopted by central
government at pace, and various implementation concerns arose. Central
government has been working with various interests to address these concerns
since that time. Remedies have principally included regulatory amendment
proposals throughout the latter half of 2021, further technical documents, and
implementation guidance documents.
Auckland Council feedback to central government
4. No
new significant central government discussion documents have been released for
feedback on elements of the Essential Freshwater package since the last Rural
Advisory Panel meeting on 4 February 2022.
5. Appropriately,
central government staff have focused on the implementation needs and
deficiencies associated with the 2020 regulatory instruments, partly through
regulatory amendment proposals canvassed in the second half of 2021.
6. A
summary of submissions document has been published on the following July 2021
regulatory proposal, with others likely to be published before August 2022:
a) Freshwater farm
planning regulations: Summary of Submissions (published 23 February 2022)
- Freshwater
farm plan regulations summary of submissions | Ministry for the Environment
7. Further
informal regional sector staff technical feedback has been provided to central
government staff on initiatives encompassed by the Essential Freshwater
package, including the following elements of the identified regulatory
instruments.
a) Intensive
Winter Grazing:
i) as
previously advised, the Minister for the Environment (Minister) has agreed that
a quarterly report for the period October to December 2021 is not necessary. A
report to the Minister for the period up to March 2022 is due on 1 May
2022. This will note preparatory work undertaken by the regional sector on
compliance plans for winter 2022, in conjunction with agricultural interests
ii) the
regional sector’s commissioned satellite imagery baseline research from
the 2021 winter, as undertaken by Manaaki Whenua –
Landcare Research, is making good progress. The contractor’s
dataset and report are likely to be finalised by June 2022. Satellite imagery
needs for the 2022 winter season is also being considered
iii) following
central government proposals of August 2021 to address implementation concerns,
an exposure draft of the regulatory amendments for intensive winter grazing
have been shared in confidence with some southern councils during March 2022.
After that, the revised regulatory drafting will be incorporated into the
broader NES-F regulatory amendment exposure draft expected for council staff
review no sooner than May 2022. Regulatory changes for intensive winter grazing
are intended to be made in the months prior to the deferred regulatory
effective date of 1 November 2022.
iv) Central government officials have now published a
summary of submissions received on intensive winter grazing proposals, as well
as their report and recommendations to the Minister for the Environment, as
follows:
· Managing
intensive winter grazing: Summary of submissions | Ministry for the Environment
(published 14 April 2022)
· Report
and recommendations on intensive winter grazing amendments | Ministry for the
Environment (published 14 April 2022)
b) Natural
Wetland definition:
i) MfE, in
partnership with Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, is developing a
methodology for assessment of the ‘pasture exclusion’ from the
definition of a ‘natural wetland’ in the NPS-FM. A field manual for
the methodology will be published by approximately August 2022
ii) an MfE
stakeholder workshop on the National Pastural Exclusion Assessment Method was
held on 15 March 2022 with council staff, consultants, and agricultural
representative groups. The aim of this workshop was to gather stakeholder
feedback on the proposed approach to inform; key problems the methodology aims
to solve, stakeholder experiences in the field, and any other feedback to help
shape the methodology and field manual development. This will help inform the
drafting of regulatory amendments by central government staff.
c) Coastal
Wetlands:
i) in December
2021, representatives from four northern councils (including Auckland) wrote to
either the Minister or senior Ministry for the Environment staff expressing
concerns about the November 2021 High Court decision[1], which confirmed that,
technically, the natural wetland provisions used in the NES-F apply to the
coastal marine area (CMA)
ii) at the 4
February 2022 Rural Advisory Panel meeting, strategy staff advised of Auckland
Council’s ongoing consideration of how coastal wetlands were captured by
the NES-F and NPS-FM legislative construct, even though the specific NES-F
regulatory provisions were focused on managing activities typically undertaken
on land (e.g. earthworks, vegetation removal)
iii) following the
November 2021 High Court decision, Auckland Council’s originally
published consenting guidance (October 2021) on the NES-F wetland provisions
was updated and republished (March 2022 weblink follows) with an interim
position, with a view to a further update of the ‘Practice and Guidance
Note’ when central government’s regulatory amendment decisions are
known (after August 2022) - https://content.aucklanddesignmanual.co.nz/regulations/practice-notes/Documents/RC-3-3-21-Managing-Natural-Wetlands-under-NES.pdf
iv) central government
departments are presently drafting regulatory amendments that involve a generic
approach of defining how far out the NES-F would apply in the CMA (e.g.
estuaries), with some exemptions for specified activities
v) the proposed
central government regulatory drafting approach does not address the
fundamental concerns of the regional sector, as it relates to the appropriate
management of a broader range of activities through regional coastal plan
provisions in the CMA, as distinct from the kind of land-based activities that
would be managed through the NES-F. A further regional sector letter from the
four northern regional councils, dated 25 March 2022, has been sent to the
Director-General of Conservation and the Chief Executive of the Ministry for
the Environment seeking a regulatory drafting approach where the NES-F does not
extend into the CMA. The regional sector views have been noted in recent advice
to the Minister.
vi) the exposure draft of
the NES-F regulatory provisions for coastal wetlands (and other wetland issues)
are due to be circulated for specialist council staff review no sooner than May
2022. Subsequent regulatory amendments are not expected to be gazetted until
approximately August 2022.
d) Fish passage:
i) Fish
passage action plan guidance | Ministry for the Environment (published 19
April 2022)
ii) Fish
passage action plan template | Ministry for the Environment (published 19
April 2022)
iii) a
training video for how to use the Fish Passage Action Plan and template, along
with an instruction sheet for how data should be collected to comply with NES-F
requirements, is expected to be delivered by mid-year.
e) Nitrogen cap
national database:
i) The
regional sector’s information technology and regulatory staff are working
with fertiliser companies on a national database to capture farmer’s use
of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser, where the application rate (more than 190
kg/ha/year) is required to be consented (subpart 4, NES-F).
f) Fish
Index of Biotic Integrity:
i) the Fish
IBI is a set of biological metrics used to assess the richness of fish species
by comparing the species present at a site to the species that would be
expected in the absence of human impacts. The Fish IBI was adapted for
application in New Zealand in 2004. Fish IBI was incorporated as an attribute
in the NPS-FM and requires councils to sample fish abundance to calculate Fish
IBI scores, such that future target states for this attribute can be achieved
ii) the
Ministry for the Environment is due to publish in May 2022 a calculator app and
user guidance to assist practitioners with determining Fish Index of Biotic
Integrity (Fish IBI) scores. This follows its development by a scientific
contractor, and review by regional sector specialists.
Guidance documents / reports published
8. As
previously signalled, there are some new technical guidance documents and other
published central government material since the last Rural Advisory Panel
update of February 2022. These include:
a) Implementing
makinga kai as a Māori freshwater value (published 15 February 2022) - Mahinga
kai kete | Ministry for the Environment
b) Stockholding
definition guidance (published 25 March 2022) - Stockholding
definition guidance | Ministry for the Environment
c) Te Mana
o te Wai report (published 4 February 2022), setting out Kāhui Wai
Māori 2019 recommendations to the Minister, for the nation’s journey
together in implementing a managed transition to a new system of care and
respect for water; and two associated Kāhui Wai Māori reports to the
Minister.
· Te
Mana o te Wai: The health of our wai, the health of our nation: Kāhui Wai
Māori report to Hon Minister David Parker | Ministry for the Environment
· Te-Mana-o-Te-Wai-Mana-Whakahaere.pdf
(environment.govt.nz) (published August 2021)
· Te-Mana-o-te-Wai-Maori-Rights-and-Interests-in-Freshwater-Bodies.pdf
(environment.govt.nz) (published August 2021).
d) Water
quality state and trends in New Zealand rivers: Analyses of national data
ending in 2020 | Ministry for the Environment (published 14 April 2022)
e) Spatial
modelling of lake water quality state: Incorporating monitoring data for the
period 2016 to 2020 | Ministry for the Environment (published 14 April
2022).
9. Rural
Advisory Panel members are encouraged to read the documents encompassed by this
Essential Freshwater update and ensure their networks are also aware of this
material. In addition, the Ministry for the Environment has published (5 April
2022) a forecast of upcoming guidance and technical information, some of which
is discussed in this report, available at the following Ministry weblink: Recent
and upcoming Essential Freshwater implementation guidance | Ministry for the
Environment
Regulatory and planning updates
Sediment management
10. Environmental
advocates produced a video in mid-2021 that sought to highlight sediment
discharges from small building sites in the Auckland region, as well as
intensive winter grazing in Southland. Some of the footage in Auckland was from
2018, although the issue is still a valid and current concern. Within the
Regulatory Services division, the Proactive Compliance Unit continues to seek
improved sediment control measures in the Auckland region.
11. The Minister
has taken a strong interest in better understanding the current policies and
practices that lead to sediment discharges, and what compliance and enforcement
activities have been undertaken in both rural and urban settings. The Minister
has sought and received replies from all regional and unitary authorities prior
to February 2022.
Specified Vegetable Growing
Areas, as specified in section 3.33 of the NPS-FM
12. The High
Court decision on matters related to the Horowhenua specified vegetable growing
area is expected by early May 2022. This follows a case brought by tangata
whenua groups against central government’s introduction of the exemption
provision within the NPS-FM.
13. The High
Court decision may have generic implications for how central government and
Auckland Council pursue outcomes for the Pukekohe specified vegetable growing
area. Auckland Council strategy, policy and technical staff will virtually meet
with Horizons Regional Council staff in mid-May to further discuss the
implications of the High Court’s decision. A brief verbal overview of the
key points of the decision can be noted at the Rural Advisory Panel’s May
2022 meeting should it be available.
14. Regardless of
the High Court’s decision, there are several policy and technical matters
to clarify on how to reduce nitrate and associated discharges from
horticultural areas. Auckland Council staff continue to pursue scientific and
other investigations on potential mitigation options, for consideration in both
regulatory and non-regulatory discussions.
15. A Geological
and Nuclear Sciences (GNS) scientific study commissioned by strategy staff in
December 2020 on the age of groundwater in the Pukekohe area is due before June
2022. Further GNS research, commissioned by Natural Environment Strategy staff
and Research and Evaluation Unit (RIMU) staff on Pukekohe stream water
chemistry from groundwater surface discharges is proposed to be undertaken
between June 2022 and early 2024.
Farm planning
16. Increased
staff resources are being applied by central government, regional sector staff,
and agricultural sector representatives to develop farm planning regulations.
Several central government workshops continue to be held, with themes such as
system design, database interoperability, compliance and enforcement,
certification and auditing etc. The regulations are expected to be gazetted by
the end of 2022, following further Cabinet decisions in coming months. An
exposure draft of the proposed regulations should be available to the regional
sector and agricultural representative groups by mid-year for review.
17. Within
Auckland Council, the Regulatory Services division, fulfilling the
environmental regulator role, is responsible for administering and
communicating the statutory requirements associated with implementation of farm
plans provisions, and coordinating the input of other departments who can
contribute their relevant expertise in the lead-up to implementation. The Compliance
Monitoring Unit of Regulatory Services (led by Manager Compliance Monitoring
Robert Laulala) have recently started to undertake preparatory work to improve
council systems and processes associated with their administration of these
future regulations and inter-relationship with related consenting requirements.
18. Central
government recognise that implementation of the farm planning regulatory
instrument and supporting architecture and capability is a significant
commitment for all parties. Central government staff have advised that they are
contemplating a phased roll-out of the farm plan regulations once the
regulations are in place. This will allow system testing and piloting in some
regions before the requirements become effective across a broader geographic
area. Similarly, the capacity and capability of the agricultural and regional
sector will need to grow to ensure durable and robust implementation. A
progressive rollout is therefore sensible to ensure success. The regional
sector will continue to advocate for a ground-truthed approach, such that
regulatory provisions are practical to implement.
NPS-FM
update
19. Plans and Places have been
undertaking preparation for NPS-FM engagement with a wider range of external
interests from June 2022, including the rural sector.
Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) receive
the update on central government’s Essential Freshwater programme and the
overview of recent Auckland Council staff input to improve implementation steps
and any refinements to the regulatory framework and its interpretation.
Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Authors
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Dave Allen - Manager Natural Environment Strategy
Ella Walsh - Analyst Natural Environment Strategy
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Authorisers
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Jacques Victor - General Manager Auckland Plan
Strategy and Research
Warren Maclennan - Lead Officer
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Rural Advisory
Panel
06 May 2022
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Healthy Waters regular update
File No.: CP2022/05081
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
provide an update on Healthy Waters’ current operational work affecting
the rural sector.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. This
report provides updates on current priority issues for Healthy Waters in the
rural sector.
3. A
further update report will be provided to the panel at its August 2022 business
meeting.
Flood response
4. On 21 March 2022, a rain event occurred affecting northern and
central Auckland. Significant rainfall totals were
measured between 5.00am to 11.00am with many locations in the northern and
central areas receiving greater than 90 mm of rainfall in less than a 6-hour
period.
5. Three of the top 10 recorded rainfall totals for the period from
12am to 12pm on March 21st were in rural areas as per the table below.
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Site
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10 min
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20 min
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30 min
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60 min
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Total
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Hoteo
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16.5
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28.5
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41.5
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78.5
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122.5
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Mahurangi
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18
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32
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43.5
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68
|
115
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Paremoremo
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18
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29
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38.5
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66
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97.5
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Table 1: Rainfall rural northern sites 21 March 2022
6. Seventy
per cent of the region’s urban catchments were affected by a one in
50-year event. While other parts of the region were affected by the event, the
rainfall was of lesser magnitude. As a result, the requests for service (RfS)
received by Healthy Waters differed from those received after the August 2021
floods, with the RfS locations concentrated predominantly in the urban areas of
the North Shore and Central Auckland where the path of the storm tracked.
7. The
operational response for this event was initiated the week before on Thursday
17 March when long-range forecasts indicated potential rainfall events for the
coming weekend. The forecasted rain initiated proactive maintenance and
inspections of regional hotspot locations prior to this event, and contractors
and operational staff were informed of the potential event.
8. Healthy
Waters received 667 flooding requests for service on Monday 21 March, and
additional staff were mobilised during the event to assist with the response.
9. Based
on the flooding that occurred and the volume of rainfall, in most cases the
primary stormwater system (pipes and built assets) performed as expected during
this event. The extreme nature of the rainfall seen during these events in many
cases overwhelmed the primary system and are not designed to convey the extreme
flows these events bring.
10. These
flooding events generally occurred in areas previously modelled as flood plains
or overland flow paths. Recent work to refresh the flood mapping supports our
operational maintenance and response to increased rainfall.
Sediment reduction in Hoteo
11. Sediment is a
universally important contaminant, affecting both freshwater and coastal, with
instantaneous and long-lasting effects.
12. The
Hōteo project is a 5-year project, co-funded by Auckland Council (AC) and
the Ministry for the Environment’s Freshwater Improvement Fund. AC has
partnered with Ngāti Manuhiri, Ngā Maunga Whakahi o Kaipara and Te
Uri o Hau (Kaipara Uri) in co-leadership, which has led to greater alignment of
Te Ao Māori and Western Science outcomes being delivered simultaneously,
to the challenge of how best to manage for stream erosion. This includes recent
findings that streambank erosion contributed 72 per cent of fine-grained
sediment carried by the Hōteo River into the Kaipara Moana
13. The
Hōteo project has identified a range of Geomorphically Effective
Management Solutions (GEMS) to be trialled at locations along a 12-km stretch
of the Kourawhero Stream in the Hōteo River Catchment, to stabilise stream
banks and reduce fine-grained sediment loads from entering the Kaipara Moana. GEMS
are a toolbox of mitigations to modify the geomorphology for the purpose of
reducing erosion - including but going beyond stock exclusion and untargeted
riparian planting. GEMS include solutions to work with stream hydrology,
profile and soil characteristics and to identify effective solutions that take
into account the risk and form of the stream.
14. A key learning for the Hōteo project, which is about to enter
the final year, has been the alignment and complementary paradigms of
geomorphology and both Te Ao Māori and mātauranga Māori.
15. This project contributes to delivering the requirements set by the
Essential Freshwaters programme and informs the Kaipara Moana
Remediation Programme.
Roll-out of onsite wastewater system monitoring
16. Since the previous
update to the Rural Advisory Panel on the onsite wastewater system compliance
programme in November 2021. Staff have now completed the development of SAP
processes to support region-wide monitoring of onsite wastewater systems. This
includes over 45,000 systems being recorded in SAP.
17. From June
2022, Auckland Council will request maintenance records from owners of
properties with these systems. If an onsite wastewater system is not performing
adequately, or if the property owner fails to supply adequate maintenance
records, the council will apply a graduated enforcement approach.
18. The SAP
development enables staff to easily update information on each system, monitor
consent requirements, and communicate with property owners to fix problems.
19. It is anticipated that by mid-2026, council will hold maintenance
information on each of these systems. This is based on the capacity of the
service industry to meet demand for maintenance, and staff to follow-up with
non-compliance.
Continued engagement with service companies, local boards,
residents and community groups will be critical to supporting property owners
to meet council’s requirements.
Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) receive
the update on Healthy Waters’ current operational work affecting the
rural sector
Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Authors
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Elizabeth Johnson – Senior Specialist, Wai Ora
Strategic Programmes
Andrew Chin – Head of Healthy Waters Strategy
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Authorisers
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Craig Mcilroy – General Manager Healthy Waters
Barry Potter – Director Infrastructure and
Environmental Services
Warren Maclennan - Lead Officer
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Rural Advisory
Panel
06 May 2022
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Government's new housing rules for
Auckland - have your say
File No.: CP2022/05335
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To provide background on the Council’s draft response to the
Government’s new rules on urban intensification for Auckland and to seek
feedback from Panel members.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. Auckland Council has requested public feedback on its draft
proposals to enable residential intensification of urban Auckland. This has
come about from the Government’s two recent planning reforms which require
the Council to implement:
- The
National Policy Statement on Urban Development provisions which require the
Council to enable buildings of six storeys or more within walking distances to
the city centre, large metropolitan centres and around train stations and bus
stations on the Northern Busway. Greater heights and densities are also to be
enabled within and around other suburban centres.
- The
Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other matters) Amendment Act
requires the Council to enable more medium density housing of up to three units
of three storeys across almost all Auckland suburbs.
3. Attachment 1 outlines the Council’s preliminary response to
the above Government rules and feedback on these proposals in open until 9 May.
4. As these changes are largely focused on urban Auckland and rural
settlements of over 5 000 population at the 2018 census, few changes are
proposed for rural settlements.
5. Within Franklin, it is proposed that a walkable Catchment be placed
around the train station. This means that buildings of up to six storeys or
more must be enabled for an area of 800 metres around the train station (as
compared with the current zoning of Terrace Housing and Apartment Buildings
(THAB) with a height of five storeys). The remainder of Pukekohe is
proposed to be subject to the to the Medium Density Residential Standards
(MDRS) which will enable up to three houses of three storeys. Waiuku may also
be subject to MDRS but if transport constraints such as few bus services can be
taken into account as qualifying matters, this may not apply.
6. Similarly in Rodney, the only centre which could be affected by MDRS
is Warkworth, although again this may not happen if the low level of lack of
bus services can be taken into account. The new suburb of Milldale, adjacent to
State Highway One near Millwater on the Hibiscus Coast may also be affected but
is subject to a precinct and it is not yet clear as to its status.
7. A PowerPoint presentation will be provided at the meeting.
Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) receive
the update on the Council’s preliminary response to the
Government’s urban intensification rules and provide feedback at the
meeting.
Ngā tāpirihanga
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Aucklanders can have their say on new high-density
housing rules
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Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Authoriser
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Warren Maclennan - Lead Officer
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Rural Advisory
Panel
06 May 2022
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Rural Advisory
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06 May 2022
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Preliminary discussion on the work of
the Rural Advisory Panel 2020-2022
File No.: CP2022/05347
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To start a discussion on the work of the Rural Advisory Panel during
the current electoral term.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. The next meeting in August will be the last one of the current term
of Council. It is therefore useful to start the process of reviewing the work
of the panel to assess:
· The achievements of
the panel over the past three years
· The range of topics addressed
· What has gone well
and what could be improved
· The effect of
COVID-19 – on-line versus face-to-face meetings
· Membership
representation
3. Prior
to the next meeting, a survey is likely to be sent to members to capture views
on the above topics. Results from this will be shared at the August meeting and
then used to develop an end of term report to the present council and
recommendations to the incoming Mayor to inform future arrangements.
4. To
assist the discussion a Power point presentation will be provided at the
meeting.
Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Rural Advisory Panel:
a) provide initial feedback on the work on the Rural Advisory Panel
over the 2020-2022 term.
Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Authoriser
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Warren Maclennan - Lead Officer
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