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Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board held in the Puketāpapa Local Board
Office, 560 Mt Albert Road, Three Kings on Tuesday, 28 March 2023 at 1.01pm.
Te Hunga kua
Tae mai | present
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Deputy
Chairperson
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Debbie Burrows
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Members
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Don Allan
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Nerissa Henry
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Chris Makoare
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Peter
McGlashan
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Tony Woodcock
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Councillor
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Josephine
Bartley
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Via electronic
link
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Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT
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Chairperson
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Maria Meredith
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With Apology
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Maungakiekie-Tāmaki
Local Board
28 March 2023
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1 Nau mai | Welcome
The Chair opened
the meeting by welcoming everyone present.
2 Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies
3 Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest
Member P
McGlashan declared his employment at Waka Kotahi.
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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Acknowledgement
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Resolution
number MT/2023/11
MOVED by Deputy Chairperson D Burrows,
seconded by Member D Allan:
That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:
a)
acknowledge Deidre Shea who became first female Principal of Onehunga
High School in 2007 and retired in 2022. Deidre held leadership roles
at OHS since 1995, as well as Secondary Principals Association of NZ since
2014 where she was President 2019 - 2021. Awarded MNZN for services to
Education in 2022 and is Chair of the NCEA Professional Advisory Group (PAG)
which provides advice to the Ministry of Education.
Deidre oversaw the
establishment of new programmes at OHS including a Construction School in
2005, Service Academy in 2007 and Health Science Academy in 2015, as well as
significant infrastructure redevelopment. She also implemented a
student health service, the Starpath programme for student success and added
Samoan and Tongan language and Māori preforming arts to the curriculum.
I would like to thank Deidre
for her commitment, passion and service to Onehunga and generations of
rangatahi. Nga mihi, we wish you well.
CARRIED
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6.2
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Resolution
number MT/2023/12
MOVED by Member C Makoare, seconded by Member N Henry:
That
the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:
a)
acknowledge the passing of John
lelusalema Meredith. Long-time Glen Innes
resident John Meredith (86) who died in February said he had lived the
Aoteroa, New Zealand dream. Born in the village of Fuipu’a in Apia,
Samoa, the former truck driver arrived as an excited 16-year-old in
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland 71 years ago. He first experienced life on a
dairy farm outside of Whangārei before making a home in Ponsonby.
Married life with Rita Meredith brought him to Glen Innes in the late 60s on
Taniwha St; the last three decades were spent with his son Eugene and
daughter-in-law Maria, and his four grandchildren.
He spent a large part of his
life roasting coffee at the Bushells’ plant in Ellerslie. John remained
active playing golf three times a week at the Howick and Pakuranga country
golf club (he was a founding member) playing well into his 70s until the
symptoms of having COPD forced him off the course. However he kept his mind
active as a regular at the TAB in the Glen Innes centre and became a familiar
face over recent years.
Having smashed the life
expectancy rates for Pasifika males in New Zealand by 12 years, he had put
down his longevity to having access to good care from his GP and health
services. But he says it was being surrounded by a loving and caring family.
He was grateful for grandsons Tino, Niko and Ezra and granddaughter Danielle.
CARRIED
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7 Ngā Petihana | Petitions
There were no
petitions.
8 Ngā Tono Whakaaturanga | Deputations
There were no
deputations.
9 Te Matapaki Tūmatanui | Public Forum
10 Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary
Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
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11
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Governing Body Member's Update
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A report was
tabled for this item and will be available to view as a minutes attachment on
the Auckland Council website.
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Resolution
number MT/2023/14
MOVED by Member D Allan, seconded by Member N Henry:
That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki
Local Board:
a) receive
the Governing Body Member’s report
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 28 March 2023, Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board
Business Meeting: Item 11 - Chairperson's report, document
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Chairperson's Report
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Resolution
number MT/2023/15
MOVED by Member N Henry, seconded by Member D Allan:
That
the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local
Board:
a) receive
the Chairperson’s written report for March 2023.
b) Note the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Boards
disappointment in Governing Body to discontinue Auckland Councils membership
to Local Government New Zealand, despite 15 of the 21 local boards in support
of retaining Auckland Councils membership
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 28 March 2023, Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local
Board Business Meeting: Item 12 - Chairperson's report
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Board Member's Reports
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A report was
tabled for this item and will be available to view as a minutes attachment on
the Auckland Council website.
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Resolution
number MT/2023/16
MOVED by Member D Allan, seconded by Member C Makoare:
That
the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local
Board:
a) receive the board member’s report
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 28 March 2023, Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board
Business Meeting: Item 13 - Deputy Chair Debbie Burrows report, document
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14
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Adoption of the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki
Climate Action Plan and redirection of the 2022/2023 climate action programme
budget
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Resolution
number MT/2023/17
MOVED by Deputy Chairperson D Burrows, seconded by Member
P McGlashan:
That
the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local
Board:
a) whai
/ adopt the ‘Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Climate Action Plan’
as per Attachment A
b) tautapa
/ delegate to the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board Chair the ability to
approve minor amendments of the action plan document
c) tuhi
ā-taipitopito / note that staff will continue to work with mana whenua
to identify more opportunities to partner with them on climate/te taiao
projects in the board area
d) whakaae / approve redirection of the 2022/2023
climate action programme budget to deliver non-contestable community climate action grants.
e) tuhi
ā-taipitopito / note that staff will consult the board on options for
awarding these grants to groups/individuals in the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki
Local Board area at a workshop before 30 June 2023.
f)
tono / request that additional scoping work is carried out to advise the
board of specific gaps and opportunities in the local community for climate
action activation within the context of budget constraints for future
years’ work programme development
CARRIED
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15
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Council-controlled organisation forward work
programme and engagement approach for Quarter Four (April-June 2023)
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Resolution
number MT/2023/18
MOVED by Member D Allan, seconded by Member P McGlashan:
That
the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local
Board:
a) receive
the council-controlled organisations forward work programme and engagement
approach for Quarter Four (April-June 2023).
CARRIED
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Seeking views on the proposed approach for
Katoa, Ka Ora - Speed Managment Plan for Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland 2024 -
2027
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Resolution
number MT/2023/19
MOVED by Member C Makoare, seconded by Member N Henry:
That
the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local
Board:
a)
support the draft working principles
used to guide the development of Katoa, Ka Ora Speed Management Plan,
including:
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Tiakitanga
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Easy to understand
c.
Safe Children
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Safe speed limits
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Safe infrastructure
f.
Partnership
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Healthy communities
h.
Measure Results
b) agree that the easy-to-understand approach would benefit
the community as proposed, noting the importance of consistency across the
region, helping people to know what speed they should be going based on what
type of area they are in and avoiding confusion or distraction.
c) agree that the high benefit cost ratio approach would
benefit the community as proposed, noting that permanent changes and
complementing the development of new infrastructure will provide higher
returns on investment.
d)
support an approach
that is responsive to community and partner feedback, giving specific
priority to feedback that comes from local residents and businesses.
e) support an approach that consults on all of the roads
proposed for changes.
f)
support an early
implementation approach following consultation and Auckland Transport Board
approval
g) request that changes to speed limits are based
on the principles and approaches outlined in a) - f) and not based on
reaching a target percentage of roads
CARRIED
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Note: Member T
Woodcock joined the meeting at 1.42pm.
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Evaluation of the 2022 Auckland Council
Elections
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Resolution
number MT/2023/20
MOVED by Deputy Chairperson D Burrows, seconded by Member
D Allan:
That
the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local
Board:
a)
receive the
evaluation of the Auckland Council local elections 2022
b)
support the proposal
to adopt a combination of booth voting and postal voting to improve access to
voting.
c)
note that the
deprived areas are likely to have more transient residents, creating
challenges for access to postal voting ballot papers.
d)
recommend
additional consideration and resource is given to improving the process for
updating electoral roll prior to the election period and the special voting
process.
e)
recommend that
greater resources are allocated to branding and publicity in the year leading
up to elections
f)
recommend that
Auckland Council and local boards continue to focus on improving public
perception and engagement throughout the term to increase civic engagement
and voter turnout
g)
do not support the
extension of voting hours to 7pm, noting the additional costs involved with
staffing voting booths and that people are likely to vote last minute even
with a later closing time.
h)
recommend that
Auckland Council advocate for local government elections to be run publicly
by the electoral commission, noting the barriers to voting that arose from
private delivery.
i)
note the need for
improving processes around meet the candidates events to ensure a safe
environment for candidates and the public.
CARRIED
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Urgent Decision - Local Board Feedback on
Local Government New Zealand - membership of Auckland Council
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Resolution
number MT/2023/22
MOVED by Member N Henry, seconded by Member T Woodcock:
That
the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local
Board:
a) note
the urgent decision made on 15 March 2023 providing local board feedback on Auckland
Council’s membership of Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ).
CARRIED
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22 Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e
Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no
consideration of extraordinary items.
1.47pm 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 Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board
HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:.......................................................
