Whau Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the Whau Local Board held in the Whau Local Board Office, 31 Totara Avenue, New Lynn on Wednesday, 13 September 2023 at 1.00pm.

 

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

 

Chairperson

Kay Thomas

 

Deputy Chairperson

Fasitua Amosa

 

Members

Ross Clow

 

 

Catherine Farmer

 

 

Sarah Paterson-Hamlin

via electronic link

 

Warren Piper

 

 

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

 

Member

Susan Zhu

 

 

 

 


Whau Local Board

13 September 2023

 

 

 

1          Nau mai | Welcome

 

Chairperson Kay Thomas opened the meeting with a karakia.

 

 

2          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

Resolution number WH/2023/107

MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Deputy Chairperson F Amosa:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)          whakaae / accept the apology from Member S Zhu for absence.

CARRIED

 

 

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 elected members of the Whau Local Board:

 

Member

Organisation

Position

Kay Thomas

  • New Lynn Citizens Advice Bureau
  • Western Quilters
  • Citizens Advice Bureau
    Waitākere Board
  • Literacy Waitākere
  • West Auckland Heritage Conference
  • Whau Wildlink Network

Volunteer

 

Member

Chair

 

Board member

Committee member

 

Member

Fasitua Amosa

  • Equity NZ
  • Massive Theatre Company
  • Avondale Business Association

Vice President

Board member

 

A family member is the Chair

Ross Clow

  • Portage Licensing Trust
  • Te Whau Coastal Walkway Environmental Trust
  • Bay Olympic Sports Club
  • Forest and Bird Society
  • Waitākere Ranges Protection Society
  • New Lynn Heritage Protection Society
  • Trust Community foundation Limited
  • Karekare Surf Lifesaving Club
  • Libraries

Trustee

Patron

 

 

Life Member

 

Member

Member



Member

Trustee

 

Member

 

A family member is a Librarian

Catherine Farmer

  • Avondale-Waterview Historical Society
  • Blockhouse Bay Historical Society
  • Blockhouse Bay Bowls
  • Forest and Bird organisation
  • Grey Power

Member


Member

 

Patron

Member

 

Member

Sarah Paterson-Hamlin

  • New Zealand Down Syndrome Association

Employee

Warren Piper

  • New Lynn RSA
  • New Lynn Business Association

Associate member

Member

Susan Zhu

·       Chinese Women Association of New Zealand

·       Chinese Medicine Council of New Zealand

Member / Legal Advisor

Member / Deputy Chair

 

 

External Organisations

Lead

Alternate

The Avondale Business Association

Kay Thomas

Ross Clow

The Blockhouse Bay Business Association

Warren Piper

Sarah Paterson-Hamlin

The New Lynn Business Association

Warren Piper

Kay Thomas

The Rosebank Business Association

Warren Piper

Fasitua Amosa

The Whau Coastal Walkway Environmental Trust

Ross Clow

Sarah Paterson-Hamlin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Submissions and feedback on the draft Whau Local Board Plan 2023

 

A document was tabled for this Item. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number WH/2023/108

MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by Member W Piper:  

That the Whau Local Board:

a)      whiwhi / receive submissions and feedback on the draft Whau Local Board Plan 2023 and note the tabled updated summary of Submissions and Feedback Report.

b)      kohuki / consider feedback when finalising the Whau Local Board Plan 2023.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     13 September 2023, Whau Local Board - Item 4: Updated summary of Submissions and Feedback Report

 

 

1.04 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 Whau Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

DATE:.........................................................................

 

 

 

CHAIRPERSON:.......................................................