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Waiheke Local Board
27 March 2024
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1 Nau mai | Welcome
Deputy Chair B
Ranson opened the meeting with a karakia.
Tuia ki
runga
Tuia ki raro
Tuia ki roto
Tuia ki waho
Tuia te here
tangata
Tūturu
o whiti
Whakamaua
kia tina
Tina! Haumi
e, hui e
Taiki e!
Stitch,
(unite/combine) the celestial energies
To the
terrestrial energies
Within, and
without
Bind the
kinship strands of humanity
Permanent,
consistent are the fibres of light
Draw these
matters to a single point and give them substance
The wisdom is
bound, it collects
It is held!
2 Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies
There
were no apologies.
Note: Member
P Walden attended via electronic link.
3 Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest
There were no
declarations of interest.
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
The
Waiheke Local Board acknowledge, with great sadness, the passing of Vern
Whitehead. His legacy is long and impressive, reaching far beyond the shores of
Waiheke. As a reporter Vern went on from newspapers to found the Auto Media
Group in Rotorua, and as that grew he retained a major shareholding, developing
both the highly successful ‘Auto Talk’ and ‘EVs and
Beyond’. Vern served as President of the Waiheke Rugby Club for several
years and was made a lifelong member when he stepped down. With his wife Besty,
Vern founded the Hospice fundraising Garden Party events, which were hosted at
private homes for ten years. In the first year they raised $2,500, and over the
ten years raised more than $600,000 for the Hospice. As its founder, Vern
devoted himself to building Electric Island Waiheke. Waiheke has the highest
per capita rate of EV ownership in New Zealand, and the formation of this
advocacy group contributed to AT's decision to give Waiheke the first electric
bus fleet in Auckland.
We are indebted
to Vern for his leadership, vision, energy and strength of character.
7 Ngā Petihana | Petitions
There were no
petitions.
8 Ngā Tono Whakaaturanga | Deputations
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8.1
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Deputation - Pam Oliver, Graeme Cooper &
Tim Feather - Land-Owner Approval process for volunteer groups
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Resolution
number WHK/2024/11
MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member R
Tucker:
That
the Waiheke Local Board:
a)
thank Dr. Pam Oliver, coordinator for both Kaitiaki
of Newton Reserve (KNR) and the planting group with the Onetangi Residents
Association (ORA), Graeme Couper,
co-chair of the Onetangi Residents Association and Tim Feather, coordinator
of the Friends of Te Aroha and Hekerua Bay for their attendance and presentation regarding the land-owner
approval process for volunteer groups.
b)
sincerely thank the presenters and
respective groups for their outstanding work in restoring the ecology and
natural environment in their respective areas.
c)
support the requests of Dr. Pam Oliver and
approve expediting outstanding issues with respect to land-owner approvals.
d)
attach the statement tabled at the meeting
by Dr. Pam Oliver to the minutes.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Deputation statement
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Cr M Lee joined the meeting 1:36pm
9 Te Matapaki Tūmatanui | Public Forum
There was no
public forum.
10 Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary
Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
Member K Matthews left the meeting at
1.56pm.
Member K Matthews returned to the
meeting at 1.57pm.
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Project Kōkiri - Setting priorities for
Auckland Transport project and programme engagement
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Resolution
number WHK/2024/13
MOVED by Member R Tucker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson
B Ranson:
That
the Waiheke Local Board:
a) support
the proposed level of engagement to the below projects of the proposed work
programme:
i) collaborate
on:
A) Local Board
Transport Capital Fund (LBTCF) Cycle path project
B) The
Esplanade, Oneroa project – closing the Esplanade to motorised
vehicles.
ii) consult
on:
A. Road
Safety, Katoa Ka Ora, Implementation of the regional speed limit changes
B. Mātiatia Wharf
renewal programme
iii) inform
on:
A. Awaawaroa
Road Bridge project
B. Road
renewals
C. Footpath
renewals
CARRIED
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Local board feedback on freshwater
management in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland
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Resolution
number WHK/2024/14
MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member K
Matthews:
That
the Waiheke Local Board:
a)
support the implementation of the National
Policy Statement on Freshwater Management 2020 in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland.
a)
note the general support of submissions from
the Waiheke Local Board Area for the proposed management approaches.
CARRIED
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Local board input to Auckland Council
Submission on the draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport 2024-34
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Resolution
number WHK/2024/15
MOVED by Member R Tucker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson
B Ranson:
That
the Waiheke Local Board:
a) note / tuhi ā-taipitopito feedback on the
Auckland Council Submission on the Draft Government Policy Statement on land
transport was provided under Urgent Decision as attached to the minutes.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Waiheke Local Board feedback to the Draft Government
Policy Statement land transport 2024-34
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Representation review and local board
reorganisation
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MOVED by Member R Tucker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson
B Ranson:
That
the Waiheke Local Board:
a)
whiwhi / receive the
Representation Review and Local Board Reorganisation report.
b)
appreciate the opportunity
to provide feedback prior to the Joint Governance Working Party and Governing
Body decisions that will lead to wide public consultation across the region.
c)
represent a community that
has an abiding interest in promoting more independence of decision-making for
local boards along with adequate funding and board resourcing to meet the
needs of its residents and ratepayers, as well as the constant and growing
number of off-island visitors, the majority of whom are Aucklanders (historic
estimates of 65-70%).
d)
tuhi ā-taipitopito /
note its own limitations to comment on the communities of interest in other
local board rohe.
e)
tuhi ā-taipitopito /
note that community leadership at a local board level is not solely a
function of scale as is demonstrated by historically effective leadership at
a regional or national level.
A division was called for, voting on which was as
follows:
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For
Member K Matthews
Deputy Chairperson B Ranson
Member R Tucker
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Against
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Abstained
Chairperson C Handley
Member P Walden
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The motion was declared carried by 3 votes to 0.
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Proposals for More Empowered Local Boards
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Resolution
number WHK/2024/16
MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member R
Tucker:
That
the Waiheke Local Board:
a)
whakamihi / thank the
staff for the report and proposals and the work that has been done in tight
timeframes to progress the analysis and advice.
b)
tautoko / support all of
paragraph 15 proposals for providing sufficient strategic advice.
c)
tautoko / support
paragraph 16 funding arrangements with the exception:
i)
that the inference is that
to do more, local ratepayers should pay more when local rates are not
sustainable for many ratepayers at the current level, and;
ii)
maintains that it is a
matter of appropriate distribution, not necessarily a matter of quantum.
d)
tautoko / support all the
examples of paragraph 17 as relevant, other than a) which is an option, but
the matter locally is not one of targeted rates, rather a matter of equitable
distribution of existing base rates levied against ratepayers of Waiheke.
e)
tono / request that the
local boards of the Hauraki Gulf be viewed separately, and a proportion of
rates allocated that would provide for sufficient local board governance
prior to the allocation into the general rates funds.
f)
tautoko / support
paragraph 20 proposals for what council may do differently to support this
change.
CARRIED
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Cr M Lee left the meeting at 2:32pm.
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Waiheke Local Board - Hōtaka Kaupapa
Policy Schedule - March 2024
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Resolution
number WHK/2024/18
MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by
Member R Tucker:
That the Waiheke
Local Board:
a) note
/ tuhi ā-taipitopito the Hōtaka Kaupapa –
Policy Schedule for the political term 2022-2025 as at 27 March 2024.
b) schedule an extraordinary business meeting
on 1 May 2024 at 3:30pm and 12 June 2024 at 3:30pm to consider Annual Budget
regional input and receive feedback, and the Local Board Agreement,
respectively.
CARRIED
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20 Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e
Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no
consideration of extraordinary items.
Member K Matthews closed the meeting with a
karakia.
For our work is done
Bless our families
Bless our work colleagues
And peace to the universe
Mauri ora!
2:37 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 Waiheke Local Board HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:.......................................................
