Whau Local
Board business meeting
held on
Wednesday 24 August 2022
This meeting will
proceed via Microsoft Teams. As required under the COVID-19 Response (Urgent
Management Measures) Act 2020, either a recording of the meeting or a
written summary will be published on the Auckland Council website.
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Whau Local Board
OPEN MINUTES
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present
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Chairperson
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Kay Thomas
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Deputy
Chairperson
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Fasitua Amosa
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Members
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Catherine
Farmer
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Ulalemamae
Te'eva Matafai
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Warren Piper
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Jessica Rose
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Susan Zhu
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Whau Local
Board
24 August 2022
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1 Welcome
Chair K Thomas
opened the meeting, welcomed those present online and led the audience in a
karakia.
2 Apologies
3 Declaration
of Interest
The following are declared interests of the Whau
Local Board:
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Member
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Organisation
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Position
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Kay Thomas
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·
New Lynn Citizens Advice Bureau
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Friends of Arataki
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Western Quilters
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Citizens Advice Bureau
Waitākere Board
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Literacy Waitākere
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West Auckland Heritage Conference
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Volunteer
Committee member
Member
Chair
Board member
Committee member
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Susan Zhu
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Chinese Oral History
Foundation
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The Chinese Garden
Steering Committee of Auckland
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Chinese Medicine Council
of New Zealand
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Committee
member
Board member
Board member
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Fasitua Amosa
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Equity NZ
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Massive Theatre Company
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Avondale Business
Association
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Vice President
Board member
A family member is the Chair
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Catherine
Farmer
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Avondale-Waterview
Historical Society
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Blockhouse Bay
Historical Society
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Portage Licensing Trust
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Blockhouse Bay Bowls
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Forest and Bird
organisation
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Grey Power
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Member
Member
Trustee
Patron
Member
Member
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Te’eva
Matafai
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Pacific Events and
Entertainment Trust
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Miss Samoa NZ
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Malu Measina Samoan
Dance Group
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Aspire Events
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Co-Founder
Director
Director/Founder
Director
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Warren
Piper
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New Lynn RSA
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New Lynn Business
Association
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Associate member
Member
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Jessica Rose
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Women in
Urbanism-Aotearoa, Auckland Branch
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Forest & Bird
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Big Feels Club
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Frocks on Bikes
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Bike Auckland
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Department of Conservation
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Committee member
Member
Patron
Former co-chair
Former committee member
Employee
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Member appointments
Local board members
are appointed to the following bodies. In these appointments the local board
members represent Auckland Council.
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External organisation
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Leads
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Alternate
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Aircraft
Noise Community Consultative Group
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Warren Piper
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Catherine
Farmer
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Avondale
Business Association
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Kay Thomas
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Warren Piper
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Blockhouse
Bay Business Association
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Warren Piper
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Fasitua Amosa
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New Lynn Business
Association
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Susan Zhu
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Kay Thomas
Warren Piper
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Rosebank Business
Association
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Fasitua Amosa
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Warren Piper
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Whau Coastal
Walkway Environmental Trust
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Fasitua Amosa
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Jessica Rose
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4 Confirmation
of Minutes
5 Leave
of Absence
There were no leaves
of absence.
6 Acknowledgements
There were no
acknowledgements.
7 Petitions
There were no
petitions.
8 Deputations
There were no
deputations.
9 Public
Forum
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9.1
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Public Forum – Steve McDonald –
Waitākere Grey Power
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Steve McDonald, Vice President of Waitākere Grey Power, addressed the local
board about the organisation’s activities. He thanked the members
for their support of Grey Power.
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Resolution number WH/2022/86
MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by
Member S Zhu:
That the Whau
Local Board:
a) receive the presentation on Waitākere Grey Power and thank its Vice President, Steve
McDonald for his attendance.
CARRIED
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10 Extraordinary
Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
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12
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Whau Urban Ngahere 10-Year Action Plan
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Howell
Davies, Principal Specialist – Urban Ngahere was in attendance to speak
to the item
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Resolution
number WH/2022/88
MOVED by Deputy Chairperson F Amosa, seconded
by Member J Rose:
That the Whau Local Board:
a) adopt
the Whau Urban Ngahere 10-Year Action Plan as in Attachment A to the agenda
report.
b) request
that Parks, Sport and Recreation staff review the Whau Urban Ngahere 10-Year
Action Plan every three years and provide a report updating the local board
on progress of delivery of the action plan.
c) request
that Parks, Sport and Recreation staff review the Whau Urban Ngahere Action
Plan implementation work programme annually and provide a report to the Whau
Local Board on the delivery of new tree plantings.
d) delegate
authority to the General Manager - Parks, Sport and Recreation, to make minor
changes and amendments to the text and design of the Whau Urban Ngahere
Action Plan 2022.
e)
thank Howell Davies, Principal Specialist – Urban Ngahere – for
his work on this project and his attendance to speak to the item.
CARRIED
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13
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Whau Quick Response Round One 2022/2023
grant allocations
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Resolution
number WH/2022/89
MOVED by
Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member C Farmer:
That the Whau Local Board:
a) agree
to fund, part-fund, or decline each application in 2022/2023 Whau Quick
Response Round One as follows:
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Application
ID
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Organisation
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Requesting
funding for
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Amount
received
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QR2321-101
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Asthma New
Zealand Inc.
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Towards the
purchase of Asthma-Emergency-Banner Pens that will be distributed to the
community in 581 Mt Eden Rd, Mt Eden, Auckland from September 2022 to
November 2022.
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$1,000.00
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QR2321-102
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Fix Up Look
Sharp
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Towards
leasing costs for new branch in West Auckland from September 2022 to
September 2023.
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$2,000.00
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QR2321-103
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Nandan (An
Indian Bengali Association)
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Towards
venue hire for Nandan Milan Mela (Community Based Cultural Festival) from
September 2022 to October 2022.
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$1,800.00
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QR2321-105
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Blue Light
Ventures Incorporated
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Towards
Rainbow's End Fundays for Whau Youth in September 2022.
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$2,000.00
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QR2321-107
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Aotearoa
Sustainability Group Limited
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Towards
operational costs, facilitator wages and admin costs for the delivery of
waste minimisation and sustainable living workshop in central and west
Auckland from June 2022 to August 2022.
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$1,150.00
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QR2321-110
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Show Me
Shorts Film Festival Trust
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Towards
venue hire for the Show Me Shorts Film Festival opening night at The
Hollywood cinema in October 2022.
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$800.00
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QR2321-111
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Youthline
Auckland Charitable Trust
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Towards
Youthline operational costs in Youthline House,13 Maidstone St, Grey Lynn,
from September 2022 to March 2023.
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$2,000.00
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QR2321-113
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Fafine
Suisui
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Towards
venue costs and sewing material for sewing skill share project in Kelston
in September 2022.
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$0.00
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Total
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$10,750.00
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CARRIED
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14
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Auckland Council's Quarterly Performance
Report: Whau Local Board for quarter four 2021/2022
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Resolution
number WH/2022/90
MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by
Member S Zhu:
That the Whau Local Board:
a) receive
the performance report for quarter four ending 30 June 2022.
b) note the financial performance report in
Attachment B of the report will remain confidential until after the Auckland
Council Group results for 2021/2022 are released
to the New Zealand’s Exchange (NZX) which are expected to be made
public on or about 29 August 2022.
CARRIED
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15
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Welcoming Communities – Te waharoa ki
ngā hapori
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Resolution
number WH/2022/91
MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by
Deputy Chairperson F Amosa:
That the Whau Local Board:
a) request
staff to complete an expression of interest on behalf of the local board to
join the Welcoming Communities programme – Te waharoa ki ngā
hapori.
b) delegate
to the Chair the approval of the local board's expression of interest by 30
September 2022, for submission to Immigration New Zealand.
CARRIED
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16
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Local board feedback on the proposed
Auckland Climate Grant programme 2022/2023
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Resolution
number WH/2022/92
MOVED by Member J Rose, seconded by Deputy
Chairperson F Amosa:
That the Whau Local Board:
a) welcome
the opportunity to provide
feedback on the proposed Auckland Climate Grant programme 2022/2023.
b)
support the
proposed programme and agree, generally, with the proposed purposes and
criteria set out by staff.
c)
request that staff
consider specifically including water resilience / water security within the
climate action priority areas, noting that some of the most noticeable and
alarming impacts of climate change will include more floods and more
droughts.
d)
request that staff
consider specifically including tree planting and preservation in urban areas
of high intensification and in road corridors within the climate action
priority areas, noting that increased urban ngahere can reduce heat, increase
biodiversity, improve health outcomes and enhance the appeal of our streets
for the purposes of low emissions transit such as walking and cycling.
e)
look forward to
further advice on the progress of the programme.
CARRIED
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17
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Reporting back decisions made under
delegation
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Resolution
number WH/2022/93
MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by
Member J Rose:
That the Whau Local Board:
a) receive
the decision made under delegation on 15 July 2022 providing feedback from
the Whau Local Board for inclusion in Auckland Council’s submission on the Water Services Entities Bill.
b) receive
the decision made under delegation on 10 August 2022 providing feedback from
the Whau Local Board for inclusion in Auckland Council’s submission on the Local Government Electoral Legislation
Bill.
CARRIED
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20 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no
consideration of extraordinary items.
6.19pm The
Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance and attention to business and
declared the meeting closed.
CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF
THE Whau Local Board HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON: ………………………………………..
