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Resolution
number MR/2022/105
MOVED by Chairperson J Allan, seconded by Member D
Pizzini:
That
the Manurewa Local Board:
a) provide
the following feedback on the strategic direction for the Future Development
Strategy:
Hapū and iwi values and aspirations for urban
development
i)
the board agrees that
hapū and iwi values and aspirations should be an overarching theme
throughout the Future Development Strategy
ii)
the board supports undertaking
a thorough engagement with mana whenua iwi, mataawaka and relevant Māori
organisations to seek a thorough understanding of hapū and iwi values
and aspirations for urban development
iii) we note that this approach aligns with Outcome Two of the
Manurewa Local Board Plan 2020, ‘We are proud of our strong Māori
identity and thriving Māori community,’ which includes the
initiative ‘Advocate for improved council processes to enable more
Māori input on key strategies and plans’
Climate change, emissions
reduction and urban form
iv) the board notes that Auckland Council’s 2019
climate change risk assessment rated most coastal areas of Manurewa very high
on the climate change impact index, representing exposure and sensitivity to
climate change, while most of Manurewa was rated as having a very low
capacity to adapt to climate change
v)
Outcome Six of the Manurewa
Local Board Plan 2020, ‘Our natural environment is valued, protected
and enhanced,’ includes the initiative ‘Support initiatives that
prepare our communities for disasters and climate change, and build their
capacity to cope’
vi) we agree that achieving climate change related outcomes
should be an overarching theme throughout the Future Development Strategy,
and that the strategy should consider ways to use urban form to achieve
emissions reduction
Inundation and natural hazards
vii) we support undertaking work to determine how development
in areas that are exposed to natural hazards such as inundation, flooding and
erosion should be addressed
Intensification –
dispersed or focused
viii) the increased intensification rules imposed by the National
Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 and the Resource Management
(Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 will increase
housing intensification in areas that were never planned for such high
density, and which lack the infrastructure to cope with it
ix) the board supports using all remaining available levers
to focus intensification in specific areas or locations that are most
suitable for intensive development, such as around city, metropolitan or town
centres, areas with good public transport access, or near areas of high
employment
x)
provision of public open space
will become increasingly important as intensification takes effect in our
suburban areas. The board supports a focus on quality aspects of development,
and in particular recognising the value of green space, in the Future
Development Strategy
xi) we request that work is undertaken to identify areas
where significant increases in housing intensification are expected due to
the National Policy Statement on Urban Development and which currently have
insufficient green space provision to meet the needs of this population
growth. Work should then be undertaken on how this lack of green space
provision can be addressed
xii) Manurewa has been historically underserved in
the provision of community facilities, play spaces and open green
recreational space for our current population, as reflected in the findings
of the Governance Framework Review. In areas such as ours which have
experienced underinvestment over the last two decades, urgent investment is
needed to not only catch up, but get ahead of the continuing housing
intensification demand. If this is not done, there is a grave risk of
perpetuating and compounding this deficit for generations to come
Infrastructure
xiii) the board agrees that lack of funding and financing for
new infrastructure needed to support development is one of the most
significant challenges facing local government. Appropriate timing and
sequencing of development must be followed in order to ensure this issue can
be managed
Greenfields and future urban
areas
xiv) the board supports reconsidering whether areas currently
zoned as Future Urban are still correctly zoned, in the context of the new
intensification requirements, the risk of flooding and natural hazards, and
requirements for emissions reductions
xv) we agree that the Future Development Strategy should give
strong signals regarding non-live zoned Future Urban zone land in terms of
sequencing of development and infrastructure provision
Business and employment
xvi) the board agrees with investigating business land,
operations and future needs in the context of trends such as the impacts of
COVID-19 and working from home, increases in online retail, the needs for
large footprint businesses and the role that local centres may play in future
xvii) the Future Development Strategy should take into account
the importance of access to and provision of quality employment opportunities
for Māori and Māori businesses. This is consistent with the
board’s objective to support Māori and Pasifika business in
Outcome Five of the Manurewa Local Board Plan 2020, ‘Our prosperous
local economy supports local people’
CARRIED
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