Hauraki Gulf Forum

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Hauraki Gulf Forum held at AgriSea NZ Seaweed Ltd, 7446 State Highway 2, Paeroa. on Monday, 22 August 2022 at 1.02pm.

 

present

 

Co-chairperson

Cr Pippa Coom

Auckland Council

Co-chairperson Tangata Whenua

Ms Nicola MacDonald

Tangata Whenua

Members

Cr Donna Arnold

Matamata-Piako District Council

 

Ms Charmaine Bailie

Tangata Whenua

 

Cr Phillip Buckthought

Hauraki District Council

 

Ms Cath Handley

Waiheke Local Board (Auckland Council)

 

Mr Terrence Hohneck

Tangata Whenua

 

Mr Jacob Hore

Ministry for Primary Industries

 

Mr Martin Mariassouce

Te Puni Kōkiri

 

Cr Rob McGuire

Waikato District Council

 

Cr Denis Tegg

Waikato Regional Council

 

Ms Valmaine Toki

Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board (Auckland Council)

 

 

ABSENT

 

Members

Mr Andrew Baucke

Department of Conservation

 

 

Mr Joe Davis

Tangata Whenua

 

 

Cr Christine Fletcher

Auckland Council

 

 

Mayor Sandra Goudie

Thames-Coromandel District Council

 

 

Mr Paul Majurey

Tangata Whenua

 

 

Mr Scott Milne

Orakei Local Board (Auckland Council)

 

 

Mr Dean Ogilvie

Tangata Whenua

 

 

Cr Wayne Walker

Auckland Council

 

 

Cr John Watson

Auckland Council

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

Observers

Cr Martin Rodley

Thames-Coromandel District Council

 

 

Cr Robyn Sinclair

Thames-Coromandel District Council

 

 

 

 


Hauraki Gulf Forum

22 August 2022

 

 

 

 

Tau Hikaiti Paora from Ngati Paoa, Tane Bradley and his father opened the meeting with a mihi. Member Martin Mariassouce responded on behalf of the Forum.

 

Co-chairperson Cr Pippa Coom welcomed everyone to the meeting.

 

The co-chairpersons took turns to chair agenda items. Cr P Coom chaired items 1 to 5 and 9 to 10 and Ms N MacDonald chaired items 6 to 8 and 11 to 14.

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number HGF/2022/22

MOVED by Chairperson Cr P Coom, seconded by Co-Chairperson Tangata Whenua Ms N MacDonald:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)         accept the apologies from:

Absence

Mr A Baucke
Mr J Davis
Cr C Fletcher
Mayor S Goudie
Mr P Majurey
Mr S Milne
Mr D Ogilvie
Cr W Walker
Cr J Watson

CARRIED / KUA MANA

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number HGF/2022/23

MOVED by Chairperson Cr P Coom, seconded by Co-Chairperson Tangata Whenua Ms N MacDonald:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Monday, 23 May 2022, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED / KUA MANA

 

 


 

 

 

 

4          Public Forum

 

4.1

Public Forum - Flood resilience - Waikato University

 

A presentation was given in support of the item. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

 

Resolution number HGF/2022/24

MOVED by Member T Hohneck, seconded by Cr D Arnold:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)      thank Silvia Serrao-Neumann, Associate Professor, University of Waikato for her presentation on flood resilience.

CARRIED / KUA MANA

 

Attachments

a     22 August 2022, Hauraki Gulf Forum - Item 4.1 - Public Forum - Flood resilience - Waikato University - presentation

 

 

 

 

5          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

 

 

6

Co-Chairs' Report

 

Resolution number HGF/2022/25

MOVED by Cr D Tegg, seconded by Member C Handley:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)      thank all members, technical officers, the executive officer and governance advisor for their work over the last term

b)      note the report

c)      thank the co-chairs for all their hard work throughout the last term.

 

CARRIED / KUA MANA

 

 


 

 

7

State of the Firth of Thames and its catchment

 

A presentation was given in support of the item. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number HGF/2022/26

MOVED by Cr P Buckthought, seconded by Member T Hohneck:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)      thank Dr Kim Currie and Bill Vant for their presentations on the health of the Firth of Thames and its catchment.

CARRIED / KUA MANA

 

Attachments

a     22 August 2022, Hauraki Gulf Forum - Item 7 - State of the Firth of Thames and its catchment - presentation

 

 

8

State of the Gulf's marine megafauna

 

A presentation was given in support of the item. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number HGF/2022/27

MOVED by Cr R McGuire, seconded by Member C Bailie:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)      thank Dr Rochelle Constantine for her presentation assessing the health of our marine megafauna in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park.

CARRIED / KUA MANA

 

Attachments

a     22 August 2022, Hauraki Gulf Forum - Item 8 - State of the Gulf's marine megafauna - presentation

 

 

9

Constituent Party reports

 

A presentation was given in support of the item by John Walsh (Biosecurity NZ) and Jacob Hore (Fisheries NZ). A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number HGF/2022/28

MOVED by Member V Toki, seconded by Cr D Arnold:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)      thank Auckland Council, Waikato Regional Council, Thames Coromandel District Council, Matamata Piako District Council, Department of Conservation, and Fisheries New Zealand for their reports

b)      note the reports

c)      thank John Walsh (Biosecurity NZ) and Jacob Hore (Fisheries NZ) for their presentations.

CARRIED /KUA MANA

 

Attachments

a     22 August 2022, Hauraki Gulf Forum - Item 9 - Constituent Party reports - presentation

 

 

10

Executive Officer's report

 

Resolution number HGF/2022/29

MOVED by Chairperson Cr P Coom, seconded by Cr R McGuire:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)      agree to the allocation of $50,000 from the Forum’s accumulated surplus to contract economic services to establish a new ‘minimum floor valuation’ of the Hauraki Gulf

b)      note the report.

CARRIED / KUA MANA

 

 

11

Interim arrangements October 2022 - March 2023

 

Resolution number HGF/2022/30

MOVED by Member C Handley, seconded by Cr D Tegg:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)      note arrangements for the interim period between the 2022 Local Body elections and the first Hauraki Gulf Forum meeting in March 2023.

CARRIED / KUA MANA

 

 

12

2023 Meeting Dates

 

Resolution number HGF/2022/31

MOVED by Member V Toki, seconded by Cr R McGuire:  

That the Hauraki Gulf Forum:

a)      agree the dates proposed for the Forum’s meetings in 2023

b)      note the report. 

CARRIED / KUA MANA

 

 

13

Any Other Business

 

There was no other business.

 

 

 

14        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 


 

 

 

Member Terrence Hohneck closed the meeting with a karakia.

 

4.30pm                                               The Co-Chairpersons thanked Members for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.

 

CONFIRMED AS TRUE AND CORRECT BY

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