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Hauraki Gulf Forum
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Hauraki
Gulf Forum held in the Thames Coromandel District Council, 515 Mackay Street,
Thames. on Monday, 11 September 2023 at 1.02pm.
Te Hunga kua
Tae mai | present
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Co-chairperson
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Mayor Toby Adams
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Hauraki District Council
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Co-chairperson Tangata Whenua
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Ms Nicola MacDonald
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Tangata Whenua – from 3.25pm, Item 9
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Members
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Cr Andrew Baker
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Auckland Council
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Ms Charmaine Bailie
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Tangata Whenua
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Ms Cath Handley (Alt)
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Waiheke Local Board (Auckland
Council) – via electronic link, until 1.43pm, Item 4.3
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Mr Terrence Hohneck
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Tangata Whenua – from 3.25pm, Item 9
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Mr Jacob Hore
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Ministry for Primary Industries
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Cr Kerrin Leoni
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Auckland Council – via electronic link
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Cr Warren Maher
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Waikato Regional Council
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Mr Martin Mariassouce
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Te Puni Kōkiri
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Ms Tinaka Mearns (Alt)
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Department of Conservation
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Mr Chris Ollivier
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Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board (Auckland Council)
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Cr James Sainsbury
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Matamata-Piako District Council
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Mayor Len Salt
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Thames-Coromandel District Council
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Cr Wayne Walker
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Auckland Council
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Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT
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Mr Joe Davis
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Tangata Whenua
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Cr Christine
Fletcher
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Auckland Council
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Cr Mike Lee
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Auckland Council
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Mr Paul
Majurey
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Tangata Whenua
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Cr Paaniora
Matatahi-Poutapu
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Waikato District Council
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Mr Dean
Ogilvie
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Tangata Whenua
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Ms Bianca
Ranson
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Waiheke Local Board (Auckland
Council)
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Te Hunga Āpiti kua Tae mai | ALSO
PRESENT
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Cr Deli
Connell (Alt)
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Thames-Coromandel District
Council
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Hauraki Gulf
Forum
11 September
2023
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Co-Chairperson
Mayor Toby Adams welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Frank Thorne,
Thames Coromandel District Council, opened the meeting with a mihi and karakia.
Students from Thames High School sung waiata. Member Martin Mariassouce
responded on behalf of the Forum.
Co-Chairperson Mayor
Toby Adams presided for the meeting as Co-Chairperson Tangata Whenua Ms N
MacDonald was an apology for lateness due to a conflicting hui.
1 Apologies
2 Declaration
of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
3 Confirmation
of Minutes
4 Public
Forum
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4.1
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Public Forum - State of our Seabirds
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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.
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Resolution
number HGF/2023/13
MOVED by Cr W Walker, seconded by Member C Ollivier:
That
the Hauraki Gulf Forum:
a) thank
Janice Molloy for her update on recent seabird data.
CARRIED /
KUA MANA
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Attachments
a 11 September 2023 - Hauraki Gulf Forum - Item 4.1 -
Public Forum - State or our Seabirds - Presentation
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4.2
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Public Forum - Bioremediation using Seaweed
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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.
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Resolution
number HGF/2023/14
MOVED by Cr W Walker, seconded by Member C Ollivier:
That
the Hauraki Gulf Forum:
a) thank
Taylor Moore and Alison Smith for their update on the bioremediation trials
Agrisea is conducting with seaweed.
CARRIED /
KUA MANA
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Attachments
a 11 September 2023 - Hauraki Gulf Forum - Item 4.2 -
Public Forum - Bioremediation using Seaweed - Presentation
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4.3
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Public Forum - Will Forestry Destroy Natives
- if so Why?
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Member C
Handley retired from the meeting at 1.43pm.
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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.
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Resolution
number HGF/2023/15
MOVED by Cr W Walker, seconded by Member C Ollivier:
That
the Hauraki Gulf Forum:
a) thank
Tau Ngaruhe and Sandy Cuesta for their presentation on the destruction of
native trees at Maramarua.
CARRIED /
KUA MANA
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Attachments
a 11 September 2023 - Hauraki Gulf Forum - Item 4.3 -
Public Forum - Will Forestry Destroy Natives - if so Why? - Presentation
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5 Extraordinary
Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
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7
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Tracing Heavy Metals
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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.
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Resolution
number HGF/2023/17
MOVED by Cr J Sainsbury, seconded by Mayor L Salt:
That
the Hauraki Gulf Forum:
a) thank
the project team of Professor Claudine Sterling (University of Otago), Dr
Jennifer Gadd (NIWA), Prof Michael Ellwood (ANU), Dr Matthew Druce and Dr
Malcolm Reid (University of Otago), and Dr Theo Kpodonu and Dr Tom Stephens
(Auckland Council), for their work on this important issue
b) encourage
the development of this work to allow for a full assessment of the sources of
heavy metals in the Gulf, enabling targeted follow-up with those sources to
stop the deposition of heavy metals and improve the health of the Gulf.
CARRIED /
KUA MANA
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Attachments
a 11 September 2023 - Hauraki Gulf Forum - Item 7 - Tracing
Heavy Metals - Presentation
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8
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Valuation of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park
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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.
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Resolution
number HGF/2023/18
MOVED by Cr W Maher, seconded by Member C Ollivier:
That
the Hauraki Gulf Forum:
a) thank
Dr Peter Clough, Dr Michael Bealing and Dr Ting Huang from the New Zealand
Institute of Economic Research for their work and their presentation.
CARRIED /
KUA MANA
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Attachments
a 11 September 2023 - Hauraki Gulf Forum - Item 8 -
Valuation of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park - Presentation
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The meeting adjouned at 2.54pm and
reconvened at 3.13pm.
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9
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Constituent Party Updates
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Co-Chairperson
Ms N MacDonald and member T Hohneck entered the meeting at 3.25pm.
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Four presentations
were given in support of the item. Copies have been placed on the official
minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website as minutes
attachments.
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Note: changes to the
original motion, adding new clause a), were made with the agreement of the
meeting.
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Resolution
number HGF/2023/19
MOVED by Co-Chairperson Tangata Whenua Ms N MacDonald,
seconded by Member C Bailie:
That
the Hauraki Gulf Forum:
a) thank
Waikato Regional Council, Fisheries NZ, Department of Conservation and
Biosecurity NZ for the updates provided
b) note
the reports
c) request Biosecurity NZ fund a common geographical
information system (GIS) platform to support coordination across iwi,
community, agencies and contractors, and ensure comprehensive, publicly
available, and easily accessible visual data showing the full extent of all
Caulerpa infestations and efforts underway to reduce, remove and eradicate
them.
CARRIED /
KUA MANA
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Attachments
a 11 September 2023 - Hauraki Gulf Forum - Item 9 -
Constituent Party Updates - Waikato Regional Council's State of the
Environment Report Presentation
b 11 September 2023 - Hauraki Gulf Forum - Item 9 -
Constituent Party Updates - Waikato Regional Council's draft Regional Coastal
Plan Presentation
c 11 September 2023 - Hauraki Gulf Forum - Item 9 -
Constituent Party Updates - Fisheries New Zealand September 2023 update
Presentation
d 11 September 2023 - Hauraki Gulf Forum - Item 9 -
Constituent Party Updates - Biosecurity New Zealand's Caulerpa response
Presentation
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11 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no
consideration of extraordinary items.
Member Martin
Mariassouce closed the meeting with a karakia.
4.24pm The
Co-Chairpersons 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 Hauraki Gulf Forum HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CO-CHAIRPERSON:...................................................
CO-CHAIRPERSON
TANGATA WHENUA:……………………………………
