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Waitākere
Ranges Local Board
23 February
2023
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1 Nau mai | Welcome
Chairperson Greg Presland opened the meeting with a
Karakia and welcomed those present.
2 Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies
3 Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | 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.
Specifically, members
are asked to identify any new interests they have not previously disclosed, an
interest that might be considered as a conflict of interest with a matter on
the agenda.
The following are
declared interests of the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
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Board Member
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Organisation/Position
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Mark Allen
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- Community Waitākere – Executive
Officer
- Bethells Valley Fire – Life Member
- Waitākere Licensing Trust – Trustee
- West Auckland Trusts Services - Director
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Michelle Clayton
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- Glen Eden Residents’ Association
– Member
- The Personal Advocacy and Safeguarding
Adults Trust – Trustee
- Glen Eden Returned Services Association
(RSA) – Member
- Glen Eden Railway Trust – Member
- Te Wahi Ora Charitable Trust – Member
- Glen Eden Community House - Member
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Sandra Coney
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- Cartwright Collective – Member
- Women’s Health Action Trust – Patron
- New Zealand Society of Genealogists – Member
- New Zealand Military Defence Society –
Member
- Pest Free Piha – Partner is the Coordinator
- Piha Tennis Club – Patron and Partner is the President
- Piha Wetland Trust – Partner is a Trustee
- Waitākere Ranges Pest Free Alliance
– Partner is the Co-Chair of this group
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Greg Presland
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- Whau Coastal Walkway Environmental Trust
– Trustee
- Glen Eden BID – Member
- Titirangi Ratepayers and Residents
Association – Member
- Waitākere Ranges Protection Society - Member
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Titirangi RSA - Member
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Liz Manley
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- Consumer Experiences Council, Te Toka Tumai
Auckland, Te Whatu Ora - Co-chair
- Clinical Ethics Advisory Group, Te Toka
Tumai Auckland, Te Whatu Ora - Member
- Titirangi Community Arts Council Board
– Member
- Titirangi Ratepayers and Residents
Association – Member
- Laingholm District Citizens Association
– Member
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Linda
Potauaine
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- Visionwest Community Trust –
Employee
- New Lynn Rotary – President
- Archtists Limited. - Director
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Member
appointments
Board
members are appointed to the following bodies. In these appointments the board
members represent Auckland Council:
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External
organisation
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Lead
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Alternate
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Glen Eden Business
Improvement District (Glen Eden Business Association)
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Michelle Clayton
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Greg Presland
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Aircraft Noise
Community Consultative Group
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Mark Allen
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Liz Manley
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Ark in the
Park
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Mark Allen
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Liz Manley
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Friends of
Arataki and Waitākere Regional Parkland Incorporated
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Michelle
Clayton
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Sandra Coney
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Glen Eden
Playhouse Theatre Trust
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Mark Allen
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Linda Potauaine
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Te Uru
Waitākere Contemporary Gallery
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Linda
Potauaine
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Mark Allen
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Glen Eden Community and Recreation Centre Incorporated
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Michelle Clayton
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Mark Allen
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LGNZ
Auckland Zone representative
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Linda
Potauaine
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Michelle
Clayton
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4 Te Whakaū i ngā Āmiki | Confirmation
of Minutes
5 He Tamōtanga Motuhake | Leave of Absence
There were no
leaves of absence.
6 Te Mihi | Acknowledgements
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6.1
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Acknowledgements: The passing of Graham
Matthew Davis
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Resolution number WTK/2023/4
MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by
Deputy Chairperson M Clayton:
That the Waitākere
Ranges Local Board:
a)
whakaae / acknowledge
the passing of Community Chaplain
Graham Matthew Davies. He worked for many years in the Ranui community
in a variety of voluntary roles, including emergency housing co-ordinator for
Care Ranui, School trustee, community volunteer with Ranui action project and
notably for the Housing Call to Action being a lead participant for the last
fifteen years where he was one of the first to set up the Western Park
caravan park hub.
Graham
will be remembered for his dedication to the community, his kindness, gentle
humour and tireless work ethic. He will be missed by the many who knew him
and for his contribution to the betterment of West Aucklanders.
CARRIED
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6.2
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Acknowledgements: The passing of Robert
Woolf
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Resolution number WTK/2023/5
MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by
Deputy Chairperson M Clayton:
That the Waitākere
Ranges Local Board:
a)
whakaae / acknowledge
the passing of Robert Woolf. He
was a stalwart of West Auckland environmental groups and a member of Forest
and Bird, Friends of Whātipu and the Pest Free Waitākere Ranges
Alliance. He was always full of ideas and keen to contribute to discussions
about environmental issues.
CARRIED
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6.3
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Acknowledgements: The passing of Titewhai
Harawira
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Resolution number WTK/2023/6
MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by
Deputy Chairperson M Clayton:
That the Waitākere
Ranges Local Board:
a)
whakaae / acknowledge
the passing of Titewhai Harawira. She
was a renowned activist and a Ngāpuhi stalwart. She dedicated her life
to advancing Māori and championing the Treaty of Waitangi as well as
educating Prime Ministers on the importance of the Treaty and guiding them
through Waitangi Day.
CARRIED
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6.4
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Acknowledgements: The passing of Baljit Kaur
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Resolution number WTK/2023/7
MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by
Deputy Chairperson M Clayton:
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
a)
whakaae /
acknowledge the passing of Baljit Kaur, the long-time manager of the Waitākere
Ethnic Board, who died recently after a long illness. She was a positive
jovial figure and helped to transform the board into an important part of the
West Auckland community.
CARRIED
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6.5
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Acknowledgements: The passing of Dave Van
Zwanenberg and Craig Stevens
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Resolution number WTK/2023/8
MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by
Deputy Chairperson M Clayton:
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
a)
whakaae / acknowledge the two Muriwai firefighters who lost their
lives in the line of duty during Cyclone Gabrielle. Dave Van Zwanenberg and Craig Stevens were checking on a
flooded property on Motutara Road in Muriwai, Auckland, last Monday when a
slip engulfed them. We extend our condolences to the families and colleagues
and acknowledge their service.
CARRIED
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7 Ngā Petihana | Petitions
There were no
petitions.
8 Ngā Tono Whakaaturanga | Deputations
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8.1
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Deputation: Matuku Link - Activities update
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A PowerPoint 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.
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Resolution
number WTK/2023/9
MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member S
Coney:
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
a)
whiwhi / receive the presentation on
the activities of Matuku Link and thank
Annalily van den Broeke and Dr John Sumich, on behalf of Matuku Link, for their attendance.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 23 February 2023, Waitākere Ranges Local
Board Item 8.1 Deputation: Matuku Link - Activities update, Presentation
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9 Te Matapaki Tūmatanui | Public Forum
10 Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary
Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
11 Ngā Pānui mō ngā
Mōtini | Notices of Motion
Under Standing
Order 2.5.1 (LBS 3.11.1) or Standing Order 1.9.1 (LBS 3.10.17) (revoke or alter
a previous resolution) a Notice of Motion was been received from Member S Coney
as mover and Member L Potauaine as seconder for consideration under item 13.
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Notice of Motion on Extreme Weather Events
and Proposed Plan Change 78
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Resolution
number WTK/2023/13
MOVED by Member S Coney, seconded by Member L Potauaine:
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
a)
tautoko / support
the call for an independent audit of the infrastructure of Auckland which
would assess its ability to cope with extreme weather events in the context
of climate change.
b)
karanga / call for
such an audit to assess the impact of intensification on Auckland’s
ability to cope with extreme weather events and how this can be mitigated,
for example, by strengthening the ability of the natural environment to cope
with weather events.
c)
tono / request that
Local Boards are able to take part in such an audit.
d)
karanga / call for
a Section 32 analysis of the financial cost of the infrastructure needed to
cope with further intensification and its impact on Council budgets for the
next ten years.
e)
karanga / call for
a pause on the Proposed Plan Change 78 while this is carried out.
f)
tono / request that
the Auckland Council urges the Government to delay and defer the
implementation of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development
(NPS-UP), the Medium Density Residential Standards and the Resource
Management (Enabling Housing and Other Matters) Amendment Act while Auckland
Council carries out the audit, and that discussions are then held between
Council and the Government on how to proceed with intensification in a way
that keeps Aucklanders and their homes safe.
g)
tono / request that
the Auckland Council strongly take up with the Government the need to include
general tree rules in the Natural and Built Environments Bill currently
before Parliament.
h)
tono / request that
these resolutions be circulated to the Mayor, members of the Governing Body
and other Local Boards.
CARRIED
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14
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Quarterly Performance Report 2022/2023
Quarter Two
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Resolution
number WTK/2023/14
MOVED by Member S Coney, seconded by Deputy Chairperson M
Clayton:
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
a)
whiwhi / receive the performance
report for quarter two ending 31 December 2022.
b)
tuhi ā-taipitopito / note
the financial performance report in Attachment B of the agenda report will
remain confidential until after the Auckland Council Group half-year results
for 2022/2023 are released to the New Zealand Exchange (NZX), which are
expected to be made public on or about 28 February 2023.
c)
tohatoha / allocate
$11,600 to support community resilience planning and response (comprising
unallocated funding from film revenue of $3,800, and legacy rates grants of
$2,800; and $5,000 from Te Kete Rukuruku (phase 3) which is unable to be
delivered in the current year).
d)
tautapa / delegate
authority to the Waitākere Ranges Community Broker to manage delivery of
the $11,600 to support community resilience planning and response in
consultation with the Local Board Chairperson.
e)
tono / request staff to pay
out the operational grant for Shadbolt House as soon as possible.
CARRIED
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15
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Local board feedback on the draft Future for
Local Government report
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Resolution
number WTK/2023/15
MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Deputy
Chairperson M Clayton:
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
a)
whakarite / provide feedback on the Draft Report to inform
the council’s draft submission.
b)
tautoko / support the
draft Auckland Council submission on the Review of the Future of Local
Government, with the following qualifications and comments:
i)
delegating decisions to the part of
Auckland Council that is closest to communities has not yet worked in practice
in the Auckland model. Under the Increased Decision Making referred to in the
council submission, the first decision the local board has been directed to
make is to significantly reduce its budget
ii)
support a range of engagement tools
being made available to local government in future. Some of the issues in
Auckland Council are a centralised engagement process, timeline-driven
engagement, consultation fatigue, lack of autonomy for local boards to make
decisions about activity in their area, and not talking to communities at a
local level about the things that matter to them.
c)
tuhi
ā-taipitopito / note that the current budget crisis facing Auckland
Council together with the state of emergency that has hit so many of our
communities show the need for change across many of the themes identified in
the review.
d)
tuhi
ā-taipitopito / note that due to the ongoing emergency affecting many of
our communities we have not been able to give our full attention to the
important subject of the Future of Local Government.
CARRIED
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Note:
Under Standing Order 1.9.7, Member L Potauaine requested her dissenting vote
be recorded.
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Annual Auckland Council Group Māori
Outcomes Report: Te Pūrongo a Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau
Ngā Huanga Māori 2021-2022
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Resolution
number WTK/2023/17
MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member M
Allen:
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
a)
whiwhi / receive the annual Auckland
Council Group Māori Outcomes Report: Te Pūrongo a Te Kaunihera o
Tāmaki Makaurau Ngā Huanga Māori 2021-2022.
b)
whakaae / acknowledge the reported
outcomes in the Waitākere Ranges area with Te Kawerau ā Maki and
Hoani Waititi Marae, including a significant council investment in Hoani
Waititi Marae through the Marae Infrastructure Programme.
c)
tono / ask that attention be given to
increasing the visibility of the Te Reo Māori names and narratives for
our parks and places developed under the Te Kete Rukuruku programme through
council communications channels (for example, the council website and mapping
system, GeoMaps), as well as in place.
d)
tono / request a report to the local
board and Governing Body to outline the steps and resources needed to develop
Deeds of Acknowledgement with Te Kawerau ā Maki and Ngāti
Whātua under Sections 29 -32 of the Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area
Act 2008.
e)
whakatu / establishes a steering
group and seeks representation from the Governing Body, council staff and
mana whenua to initiate the process to develop Deeds of Acknowledgement with
Te Kawerau ā Maki and Ngāti Whātua under Sections 29-32 of the
Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Act 2008.
CARRIED
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18
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Delegated local board feedback on the
Resource management reform: Natural and Built Environment Bill and Spatial
Planning Bill
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Resolution
number WTK/2023/18
MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member L
Manley:
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
a)
whiwhi / receive the decision made
under delegation on 20 January 2023 providing feedback from the Waitākere
Ranges Local Board for inclusion in Auckland Council’s submission on Resource management reform: Natural and Built
Environment Bill and Spatial Planning Bill.
CARRIED
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21 Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e
Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no
consideration of extraordinary items.
6.06 pm 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 Waitākere Ranges Local Board
HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:.......................................................
