Agenda of Planning, Environment and Parks Committee

Policy and Planning Committee

12 September 2024

Approval of early public consultation materials for the Regional Pest Management Plan 2030-2040 ('Let's protect our environment' consultation)

File No.: CP2024/01460

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To approve early public consultation materials relating to the Regional Pest Management Plan 2030-2040 (‘Let’s protect our environment’ consultation).

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. Regional Pest Management Plans (RPMPs) are statutory plans that are created by all regional councils under the Biosecurity Act 1993.

3. Auckland Council’s current RPMP will expire in 2030. A proposed new RPMP will be publicly consulted on in 2027. Drafting the proposed plan will be informed by engagement with elected members, mana whenua, a wide range of stakeholders and technical information. Work on these elements is already underway.

4. In addition, a period of early public consultation is planned, to provide insights into public views on a few key topics, particularly where new pests have emerged since the current plan was written, or where community views may have shifted. Proposed topics for early public consultation are:

· cat management for wildlife protection

· pest-free islands and our regional journey towards Predator Free 2050

· exotic caulerpa seaweed and other marine pests

· gold clam and other freshwater pests

· climate resilience and pest management

· an open-ended question for any other pest issues submitters wish to raise.

5. The full proposed public consultation materials are provided in Attachment A and the feedback form is Attachment B. The key framing for the consultation is ‘Let’s protect our environment’. Public consultation is proposed to run from 25 October to 8 December 2024 and will include:

· consultation materials available online at AKHaveYourSay, and hard copy, including translations

· webinars

· drop-in sessions at libraries across the region

· events at marae

· regional organisation and interest groups’ have your say events

· outreach by community partners

· OurAuckland, media releases, social media and other promotion, particularly targeted to communities and interest groups of relevance to the consultation topics

· a deliberative democracy process.

6. Understanding public views at this stage in the process will help us understand community values, aspirations and priorities, and will contribute to mitigating legal and reputational risks later in the RPMP review process.

7. Submissions on early consultation will be reported back to elected members in 2025. Development of the draft RPMP will then commence with a view to formal public consultation in 2027 and becoming operative by 2030. The timeline and process for creating a new RPMP are summarised in more detail in Attachment C.

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Recommendations

That the Policy and Planning Committee:

a) whakaae / approve early public consultation materials for the Regional Pest Management Plan review (Attachment A of the agenda report), to be used in the ‘Let’s protect our environment’ public consultation planned to occur from 25 October to 8 December 2024

b) tautapa / delegate the responsibility for agreeing any required minor editorial changes to the consultation materials to the Chair of the Policy and Planning Committee

c) tautapa / delegate the responsibility to hear feedback at the deliberative democracy and Have Your Say events for the ‘Let’s protect our environment’ consultation to the following elected members and council officers:

i) the mayor and councillors

ii) staff approved by the General Manager Environmental Services.

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Context

8. Regional Pest Management Plans (RPMPs) are statutory plans that are created by all regional councils under the Biosecurity Act 1993. Their purpose is to coordinate biosecurity actions by land occupiers, businesses, individuals, councils and other organisations.

9. Auckland Council has an existing Regional Pest Management Plan 2020-2030, which was approved by the Environment and Community Committee in March 2019 (ENV/2019/22). It protects the natural environment, taonga species, primary production and a variety of socio-cultural values from a wide range of pests (over 300 species in total). These include weeds, mammals such as possums and feral pigs, turtles, birds, kauri dieback disease, wasps and marine pests. Implementation of the current plan is funded by the natural environment targeted rate.

10. The council will need to create a new RPMP by 2030, at which time the current plan is set to expire. Biosecurity Act processes for creating RPMPs are complex, require very long lead-in times, and are often subject to challenges through the Environment Court and judicial review, therefore require thorough consultation and technical analysis.

11. A draft (“proposed”) plan needs to be publicly consulted on in early 2027 to allow enough time for it to be made operative by 2030. Therefore, the proposed plan will need to be brought to committee in mid-2026 for approval to consult.

12. Further context and process information was set out in a memo to the Planning, Environment and Parks Committee on 20 June 2024. The process and timeline are also summarised in Attachment C.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

Pest issues and risks have changed since the current RPMP was drafted

13. Since the currently operative RPMP (2020-2030) was drafted, several new pest problems have emerged, such as myrtle rust, exotic caulerpa seaweed, freshwater gold clam, and new weed species. Patterns of pest risk continue to change with factors such as international trade and changing land use patterns.

14. Climate change is also altering pest risks in a variety of ways such as:

· warmer temperatures favouring tropical species

· flooding and other extreme weather events increasing spread of pests around the region

· disturbance damaging indigenous ecosystems and advantaging weeds and other invaders.

15. The public hold a diverse range of values and views on which species should be managed and where or how they should be managed. For example:

· some species managed as pests are also valued by people in some circumstances, for example as garden plants, hunting resources, pets, food or medicine

· the public hold diverse views on lethal control of animals, use of toxins, and other management techniques

· some pest management involves restricting activities, such as preventing access to sites or imposing hygiene requirements

16. There are likely to have been changes in public views on how some existing issues (such as cats) should be managed, since the last consultation in 2018.

Early public consultation (‘Let’s protect our environment’) will inform drafting a proposed new RPMP, for consultation in 2027

17. Staff propose a preliminary information gathering phase of early public consultation. This will enable us to gather insights into public views on a small number of topics. This information will then be used alongside other inputs, including technical information and ongoing engagement with elected members, mana whenua, and a wide range of stakeholders to draft the proposed plan.

18. Doing this early stage of consultation will mitigate potential legal and reputational risks associated with later stages in the process.

19. Early public consultation topics were discussed at a Planning, Environment and Parks Committee workshop on 26 June 2024. Local board members were also briefed on 15 June 2024.

20. Staff are planning the preliminary information gathering phase of public consultation to run from 25 October to 8 December 2024. The purpose of the consultation is to better understand public views and key issues relating to:

· high-profile new species not in the current plan, such as freshwater gold clam

· existing species where more information is needed on Aucklanders’ current views, such as cat management for wildlife protection

· emerging biosecurity issues such as climate impacts.

21. Proposed consultation materials are included in full in Attachment A, and the feedback form is Attachment B. The key framing of the consultation focuses on collective action; ‘Let’s protect our environment’. Document design will be completed following approval of the content by committee.

22. If the committee does not approve the consultation materials, the proposed new plan will need to be drafted without being informed by up-to-date understanding of public views on these issues. This would increase reputational and legal risks associated with later parts of the plan review process.

Different consultation approaches will reach a range of diverse communities

23. A range of in-person and online events are planned, along with demographic submissions targets, to ensure the public consultation is accessible to diverse Auckland communities. Key channels will include:

· consultation materials available online at AKHaveYourSay, and hard copy, including translations

· webinars

· drop-in sessions at libraries across the region

· events at marae

· regional organisation and interest groups’ have your say events

· outreach by community partners

· OurAuckland, media releases, social media and other promotion, particularly targeted to communities and interest groups of relevance to the consultation topics

· a deliberative democracy process, in which a demographically representative range of Aucklanders will get in-depth information and access to internal and external experts on cat management. Participants will have in-person discussions, sharing their views, and report back to staff and elected members.

24. Feedback from early public consultation will then be used alongside other inputs, including technical information and ongoing engagement with elected members, mana whenua, and stakeholders to draft the proposed plan.

25. Drafting the proposed plan is an involved process prescribed under the Biosecurity Act. It includes comprehensive consultation requirements as well as significant supporting analyses, assessing multiple management options for each species, considering benefits and costs (including their relative scale and who will bear them), risks and assumptions.

26. The proposed plan will then go through a comprehensive public consultation process in 2027.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

27. Climate change is altering the patterns of pest risk across the region in several ways.

28. Many climate impacts on indigenous species and ecosystems are impossible to directly manage. Management of pest pressures such as weeds and predators is a key activity that can be feasibly undertaken to improve resilience to unmanageable climate pressures such as heat and drought-stress.

29. The currently operative RPMP was drafted considering risks under future as well as current climates. Future climates will need to be considered again when drafting the new proposed plan for 2027 consultation. This is aligned to the natural environment section of Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Action Plan.

30. The ‘Let’s protect our environment’ early public consultation period will include a question specifically relating to pest management for climate resilience.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

31. The current RPMP includes obligations on land occupiers in some areas, in relation to pest plant control. These require significant investment in weed control, particularly on council parkland, transport corridors administered by council on behalf of Auckland Transport, and water catchment areas administered by Watercare.

32. These pest plant control obligations are the most significant financial impact to the council group in complying with the rules in the current RPMP. For Watercare catchments, perceived risks around herbicide use in water catchment are also currently a barrier to implementation of pest plant control in water catchment.

33. Views will be sought over the next two years from affected council business units and council-controlled organisations in relation to current obligations and any potential changes to these.

34. Financial and other implications for the council group will be included in advice to elected members through the process of drafting and consulting on the proposed plan, scheduled to occur 2025-2027.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

35. Local board members received a memo outlining the review process, and the topic was discussed at a local board members’ briefing on 15 July 2024. Local boards will be engaged with throughout the review process so that they can provide feedback on issues specific to their local areas and the views of their local communities.

36. In mid-2025, local boards will be provided with a summary of submissions from the early public consultation process of relevance to their local board areas, to help inform the boards’ feedback on these topics.

37. Local boards will be further engaged in the lead-up to, and following, full public consultation on the proposed plan in 2027. A detailed outline of the process is shown in Attachment C.

38. Due to its specific role as a decision-maker for some activities within local parks, the Rodney Local Board was briefed on 14 August 2024 about the potential management options for motorised vessels at Lake Tomarata. The board highlighted the importance of reaching the local community through the early consultation process, noting that the lake is an important local site for recreation.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

39. Introduced species can significantly adversely impact on a range of values central to te ao Māori, such as taonga species, kaitiakitanga, whakapapa, mauri and mātauranga. For example, Te Kawerau ā Maki have described kauri dieback disease as an existential threat to their iwi.

40. Many iwi and hapū are engaged extensively in pest management within their rohe. There is also increasing capacity and interest in partnering with or contracting to Auckland Council to deliver aspects of pest management.

41. Conversely, some introduced species that can be considered to have adverse impacts in certain situations can also be highly valued by some Māori as kai (for example feral pigs) or for other uses.

42. Mana whenua engagement for the RPMP is already underway. This will seek to understand mana whenua aspirations, the extent to which these are impacted by introduced species, and how the regulatory elements of the RPMP might assist in realising those aspirations. Engagement and collaboration with mana whenua will also contribute to the strategic framing, ‘look and feel’ of the new RPMP.

43. Mana whenua are being engaged via:

· in-depth engagement and collaboration with individual iwi/hapū

· collective updates and workshopping with the operational Mana Whenua Engagement Forum

· updates to the Tāmaki Makaurau Mana Whenua Forum Pou Taiao

· resourcing support for submissions on the public consultation process.

44. Staff have also engaged with the Tūpuna Maunga Authority, to explore whether the RPMP may have a role in protecting the Tūpuna Maunga.

45. In addition to mana whenua engagement, public consultation planning includes a target of Māori submitters (including mataawaka) being proportional to the Māori population of the Auckland region (14 per cent). To achieve this, the public consultation plan includes elements designed to reach hapori Māori, such as:

· consultation materials translated into te reo Māori

· te reo Māori media releases and spokesperson to engage reo Māori media channels

· events at urban marae

· engaging rangatahi via council’s Sustainable Schools team

· promoting the consultation period to Māori organisations such as the Manukau Urban Māori Authority and Te Tira Whakamātaki (Māori Biosecurity Network).

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

46. Funding for the early public consultation process is provided for from existing general rates budget.

47. Implementation of the currently operative RPMP is funded from the natural environment targeted rate. The 2023/2024 financial year spend to implement the existing plan will be approximately $23 million.

48. The early public consultation process does not commit council to any future changes to operational delivery budgets.

49. Staff will bring financial implications to the Policy and Planning Committee (or equivalent) alongside policy options in 2025-2026, to inform drafting of a proposed new RPMP. The proposed plan will then be consulted on alongside the long-term plan in 2027, to enable financial implications to be considered alongside council’s other investment areas.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

50. Key risks and mitigations associated with the early public engagement are shown in Table 1.

Table 1. Early public consultation – key risks and mitigations

Key risks	Mitigations
Media and reputational risks	Consultation materials and messaging will focus on the values and outcomes being protected (for example threatened species, primary production). Language used throughout will explicitly acknowledge the positive values introduced species can have and avoid terms such as ‘pest’ that can appear judgmental or invalidating.
Risk that submissions received are not representative of wider community	Use of deliberative democracy to seek an informed view from a representative range of Aucklanders on the topic of cat management. Extensive mana whenua and stakeholder engagement in addition to public consultation.
Legal challenge once the new RPMP 2030-2040 is adopted	Comprehensive and well documented stakeholder and public engagement over a period of several years, as well as rigorous technical analysis and input from council’s legal team.
Changes to the Biosecurity Act and National Policy Direction for Pest Management and consequential re-work	Staff consider that the risk of substantial re-work following amendments to the Act or National Policy Direction is low magnitude and low likelihood. Conversely, delaying the RPMP review process carries a high magnitude, high probability risk that a fit-for-purpose plan is not in place when the current plan is scheduled to expire. The risk of re-work following legislative changes is being mitigated through close contact with central government.

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Next steps

51. If approved by the Policy and Planning Committee consultation materials will be formatted for the public, and any minor editorial changes through this process will be approved by the Committee chair.

52. The early public consultation period will be open from 25 October to 8 December 2024.

53. The outcome of the deliberative democracy session will be shared with elected members in December 2024.

54. A summary of submissions will be provided to the Policy and Planning Committee in mid-2025. Local boards will also receive a summary of submissions relevant to their area, and an opportunity to provide formal feedback to inform the drafting of the proposed plan.

55. Staff will continue to engage with mana whenua, elected members, and a wide range of stakeholders and technical information to progress the drafting of a proposed plan, for full public consultation in 2027.

56. More detail on the process and timeline is set out in Attachment C.

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Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇨	‘Let’s protect our environment’ consultation full public consultation materials
b ⇨	‘Let’s protect our environment’ consultation feedback form
c ⇨	Timeline and process for creating a new Regional Pest Management Plan

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Signatories

Author

Dr Imogen Bassett - Head of Natural Environment Specialist Services

Authorisers

Sam Hill - General Manager Environmental Services

Rachel Kelleher - Director Community

Miriana Knox – Director Policy, Planning and Governance (Acting)

Policy and Planning Committee

12 September 2024

Auckland Water Strategy annual implementation update

File No.: CP2024/12472

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To receive an update on the implementation of the Auckland Water Strategy (2022-2050) over the period 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. The Auckland Water Strategy (2022-2050) outlines a 30-year vision to achieve te mauri o te wai, the life-sustaining capacity of Auckland’s water, is protected and enhanced.

3. Auckland Council staff have prepared an Auckland Water Strategy Annual Progress Report (2023/2024) (Attachment A) to provide an update on the implementation of the Auckland Water Strategy (Strategy) over its second year of implementation (1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024).

4. Implementation of the strategy is being achieved as follows:

a) Strategic direction is being progressed through efforts across the organisation to enhance our resilience to water-related natural hazards, improve our partnership with mana whenua, and improve our planning framework.

b) Of the thirty-four actions the strategy indicates to implement by the end of June 2025: fifteen are on track or complete, sixteen are at risk of not being delivered within the envisioned timeframe, and three are behind schedule at the time of reporting.

c) Auckland is on track to achieve the strategy’s water consumption targets to reduce consumption below 253 litres/person/day by 2025^{^[1]} and has already exceeded the water supply target to have at least 20 million litres/day of recycled water capacity for beneficial use by 2030^{^[2]}.

5. Organisational buy-in to prioritise delivery of the strategy, and associated resourcing, are the main risks to delivery of its direction within the indicative timeframes provided in the Auckland Water Strategy Implementation Plan.

6. Staff undertake an annual prioritisation exercise to support planning and resource prioritisation for strategy implementation. These priorities should inform departmental business planning, especially for the 2024/2025 financial year, when many actions are indicatively scoped for completion. Staff will engage with the managers and staff of key departments across the organisation to raise awareness on the implementation status, prioritised actions, and opportunities to progress high priority actions in the 2024/2025 financial year.

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Recommendation/s

That the Policy and Planning Committee:

a) tuhi ā-taipitopito / note key findings of the Auckland Water Strategy Annual Progress Report (2023/2024) on status, risks and next steps for implementation of the Auckland Water Strategy (2022-2025).

b) whakaae / approve the Auckland Water Strategy Annual Progress Report (2023/2024) included as Attachment A of the agenda report.

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Context

7. The Auckland Water Strategy (2022 – 2050) (Strategy) is Auckland Council’s thirty-year approach to water, guided by the vision te mauri o te wai, the life-sustaining capacity of Auckland’s water is protected and enhanced.

8. The strategy was approved by the Environment and Climate Change Committee (ECC) on 10 March 2022, along with an accompanying Implementation Plan (Resolution ECC/2022/2054). Both documents can be accessed via this link.

9. The strategy sets out eight overarching shifts (‘Strategic Shifts’) in describing Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland's desired long-term future, each with approximately 5-10 individual Strategic Actions (‘Actions’) to progress towards the aim of that strategic shift. The Implementation Plan outlines indicative timelines for the completion of actions.

10. The strategy is intended to be monitored and evaluated in two ways:

a) an annual progress report on the implementation status of the eight strategic shifts and supporting actions, and

b) five-yearly dual-benchmarking of Auckland’s progress towards achieving the vision of the Auckland Water Strategy, using both a Water Sensitive Cities index as well as a Mātauranga Māori Benchmarking Framework (in development).

11. The Auckland Water Strategy Annual Progress Report (2023/2024) (annual progress report) (Attachment A) provides an update on the implementation of the strategy in its second year, over the period 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

12. The annual progress report focuses on the status of progress against specific actions in the strategy. A more holistic evaluation of the strategy’s progress towards achieving its vision and goals is intended to be captured every five years through an envisioned dual-benchmarking approach.

13. A snapshot of action status is included in Attachment A, with an associated red, amber, green (RAG) rating. Green indicates the action is on-track or complete. Amber indicates that the action is behind schedule or experiencing challenges and is at risk of becoming overdue. Red indicates the action is overdue against the indicative timeframe set out in the Implementation Plan.

14. The Auckland Water Strategy contains fifty-eight actions in total, thirty-four of which are scoped to be delivered by 30 June 2025. Of these, fifteen are rated green, sixteen are rated amber, and three are rated red. The red, amber, green (RAG) status in the diagram below indicates the status of actions at the conclusion of year two (2023/2024):

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15. Notable milestones have been achieved in the last year, especially on enhancing our resilience to water-related natural hazards and updating our planning framework. Actions to empower communities to prepare for a changing water future and enhance the uptake of resilient infrastructure were supported through the Storm Response Fund and Making Space for Water initiative. Preparation for changes to our planning framework in this past year have expanded our understanding of Auckland’s catchments and freshwater ecosystems and will ultimately improve our functions in land management.

16. Not all delivery timeframes are on track to be achieved. The most common reason for an amber status is that the action lacks a clear owner with accountability for progress. Responsibility for delivery of many actions is spread across the organisation, and progress in some areas is still falling short of the organisational approach that is needed to fully deliver the strategic direction.

17. Other common reasons that actions are rated amber are due to the timeframe needed to deliver mana whenua engagement and uncertainty around central government direction. The delivery of many actions intersects with work programmes to implement national direction around freshwater management and water services delivery. Signaled and proposed changes to legislation and policy at a national level impacts the planning around how actions get resourced and delivered.

18. The scoped delivery timelines in the strategy were intended to be indicative guides for implementation phasing as opposed to hard deadlines for delivery, and some were very ambitious. There are currently three actions that were scoped for completion in year one of implementation, and remain underway:

a) Action 1.1 Apply dual framework to benchmark water outcomes.

b) Action 5.1 Adopt a council position to address affordable water access.

c) Action 5.2 Develop a plan to address affordable water access in Auckland.

19. Many of the barriers to implementation of these actions have been outside staff control. All three remain underway and will be prioritised for delivery in financial year 2024/2025.

20. The annual progress report also tracks our progress towards the water security targets set out in the strategy to reduce our water consumption to 225 litres/person/day by 2050 and enhance our supply of non-dam recycled^{^[3]} and rainwater for beneficial use to 100 million litres/day by 2050.

a) The average consumption of drinking water in Auckland as of 30 June 2024 was 255 litres/person/day.^{^[4]} Consumption in previous years has been lower, and likely influenced by contextual factors such as drought restrictions, COVID restrictions, and record rainfall. Over the last year none of these factors have been at play, and therefore consumption is likely to be more indicative of the average for Auckland. We remain on track to achieving the strategy’s target of 253 litres/person/day by 30 June 2025.

b) The recycled water capacity for beneficial use in Auckland between 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024 was 22.01 million litres/day (MLD)^{^[5]}, which already exceeds the 2030 target of 20 MLD. This has increased from last year’s supply of 21.70 MLD. This does not include rainwater tank volumes across Auckland, for which an investigation is underway.

21. A proposal to update the strategy’s consumption targets^{^[6]} will be presented to the Policy and Planning Committee by December 2024. The strategy directs a 2024 review and update of the water consumption targets noted above in paragraph 20a). Auckland Council staff and Watercare have collaborated on this review and update. This has included updating the model used to set the current targets with updated data and projections.

22. Resource constraints mean that delivering all thirty-four actions identified for delivery by 30 June 2025 will be a challenge. As a result, all actions in the strategy have been re-prioritised to better support resource allocation over the next year (Attachment A).

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

23. The strategy sets direction to consider climate change and increase resilience through our water-related functions, including through:

a) water allocation (Strategic Shift 3: Equitable Access and Sustainable Allocations)

b) infrastructure planning and provisions (Strategic Shift 4: Regenerative Infrastructure)

c) supply and demand management (Strategic Shift 5: Water Security), and

d) planning and regulatory functions (Strategic Shift 6: Integrated Land Use and Water Planning).

24. Watercare and the Healthy Waters and Flood Resilience department have set emissions reduction targets for water infrastructure aligned with Te-Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri, and drafted emissions reduction plans to achieve those targets. Work is ongoing to monitor existing emissions.

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Council group impacts and views

25. The strategy is implemented across the council group by staff in various council departments and council-controlled organisations.

26. Staff provided input into the development of the annual progress report at multiple stages:

a) staff from across the group provided regular implementation updates throughout the year to the Project Manager Water (Policy department). These implementation updates are captured in the Annual Progress Report Appendix 1, ‘Detailed Strategic Shift & Action Progress 2023/2024’ (Attachment B).

b) key staff from across departments and Watercare reviewed the report and input through comments and edits.

c) staff from Healthy Waters, Watercare, and the Policy, Planning and Governance directorate participated in identifying priority actions for financial year 2024/2025.

27. High priority actions for council and Watercare collaboration in financial year 2024/2025 include:

a) adding a level of service to integrate drought response and peak demand (Action 5.3)

b) including impacts on demand and non-dam water sources in modelling the impacts of climate change on water sources (Action 5.4), and

c) developing an investment plan for diverse sources to meet 2030 and 2050 targets (Action 5.7).

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

28. Auckland Council staff briefed local board services staff on the strategy during the development of local board plans in March 2023.

29. Auckland Council staff provided an information memo on the implementation status of the Auckland Water Strategy to local boards in late August 2024, along with priority areas for implementation over the 2024/2025 financial year.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

30. Partnership with mana whenua is central to achieving the vision of the strategy and is explicitly directed in the strategic shift focused on Te Tiriti Partnership. Details on progress in this strategic shift are included in the Annual Progress Report Appendix 1, ‘Detailed Strategic Shift & Action Progress 2023/2024’ (Attachment B).

31. The strategy directs staff to work with mana whenua for the delivery of specific actions, including the development of a dual benchmarking framework (Action 1.1), resourcing mana whenua to undertake environmental monitoring (Action 1.4), and partnering with mana whenua to set targets and priorities to improve the mauri of freshwater ecosystems (7.2). Details on the progress of these and other actions can be referenced in Appendix 1, ‘Detailed Strategic Shift & Action Progress 2023/2024’ (Attachment B).

32. Individual engagement with fifteen mana whenua entities was progressed in the reporting period, and engagement will continue into the 2024/2025 financial year.

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Financial implications

33. There are no financial implications associated with noting the key findings and approving the Annual Report (2023/2024).

34. At this time, additional targeted resourcing from baseline budgets should be sufficient to accelerate implementation of the strategy’s actions during the 2024/2025 financial year, provided the actions are prioritised through business planning across the group, and associated resourcing needs are attributed to the priorities.

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Risks and mitigations

35. The implementation of the water strategy relies on organisational buy-in, as it is non-statutory and lacks additional or targeted funding for implementation. The greatest risk to the strategy’s implementation, therefore, is buy-in across the organisation to enable the prioritisation of the strategy’s direction alongside other existing priorities and obligations.

36. The annual prioritisation exercise facilitates the allocation of limited resourcing to support the strategy each year. Given the volume of work scoped for delivery in the 2024/2025 financial year, the priority action list will be especially important to informing departmental business planning.

37. Leadership support from directorate and departmental managers is required to help drive awareness and commitment to the strategy, especially as ownership and accountability presents a risk to implementation. A governance group to promote awareness, action ownership and commitment across council group has been considered and will be proposed with executive level leadership starting in the 2024/2025 financial year.

38. In addition to governance approaches, staff will undertake communications to raise awareness and support for the strategy across the organisation. Staff will convene broader briefings for key department managers and staff on the strategy's implementation progress to date and highlight where departments could either lead or contribute to implementation, especially on high priority actions.

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Next steps

39. The strategy identifies thirty-four actions to be delivered by 30 June 2025. Council group staff will use the prioritisation criteria in considering how to resource these actions, especially in inputting into the Annual Budget for 2025/2026 where these remain outstanding.

40. Staff will be returning to the Policy and Planning Committee by December 2024 to seek approval for updated water consumption targets sought by the strategy.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇨	Auckland Water Strategy Annual Progress Report (2023-2024)
b ⇨	Appendix 1: Detailed Strategic Shift and Action Progress (2023-2024)

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Signatories

Authors

Olivia Blanchette - Senior Analyst NES

Tess Langworthy – Project Manager Water

Authorisers

Louise Mason - General Manager Policy

Miriana Knox – Director Policy, Planning and Governance (Acting)

Policy and Planning Committee

12 September 2024

Auckland Unitary Plan - Making Plan Change 81 - Additions to Historic Heritage operative Plan Change 82 - Amendments to Historic Heritage operative in part

File No.: CP2024/04453

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To seek approval of Plan Change 81 Additions to Schedule 14 Historic Heritage Schedule (PC81) to the Auckland Unitary Plan (AUP), and request staff undertake the steps to make PC81 operative.

2. To seek approval of part of Plan Change 82: Amendments to Schedule 14 Historic Heritage Schedule to the AUP (PC82), and request staff undertake the steps to make PC82 operative in part, with the exception of the parts that relate to historic heritage places within the coastal marine area which are subject to the provisions of the Regional Coastal Plan in the AUP.

3. To seek adoption of the parts of PC82 that relate historic heritage places within the coastal marine area which are subject to the provisions of the Regional Coastal Plan in the AUP, and a direction to refer those provisions to the Minster of Conservation for approval. Referring provisions to the Minister of Conservation for approval is a specific requirement of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) that applies to regional coastal plans.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

4. PC81 and PC82 are Council-initiated plan changes that amend Schedule 14 Historic Heritage Schedule, Statements and Maps of the AUP.

5. PC81 recognises the values of seven historic heritage places and four historic heritage areas (HHAs) by adding them to Schedule 14 of the AUP and the AUP maps.

6. PC82 amends Schedule 14 of the AUP and the AUP maps to update the category status and/or other information for 99 historic heritage places that are already identified in Schedule 14.

7. PC81 and PC82 were publicly notified on 18 August 2022. Fifty-three submissions and one further submission were received on PC81. Thirty-seven submissions and 11 further submissions were received on PC82.

8. The hearing of submissions on PC81 was held on 9 and 10 May 2023. The hearing on PC82 was held on 16 and 17 May and 26 September 2023.

9. The decision by a panel of Independent Hearing Commissioners was to approve PC81 with modifications (notified on 10 November 2023) and to approve PC82 with modifications (notified on 16 February 2024). The commissioners were delegated the authority to make these decisions.

10. One appeal was received on each plan change decision. The appeal on PC81 was settled by consent order in the Environment Court on 22 July 2024 and the appeal on PC82 was settled by consent order in the Environment Court on 6 August 2024.

11. As the only appeal on the Council’s decision on PC81 has been resolved by way of consent order, the Policy and Planning Committee can now approve PC81 and request staff make PC81 operative in accordance with the relevant decision and consent order (included in Attachment A and Attachment B of the agenda report).

12. Some historic heritage places that are subject to PC82 are within the coastal marine area and are subject to the Regional Coastal Plan in the AUP. These places are identified in Attachment C of the agenda report.

13. As the only appeal on the council’s decision on PC82 has been resolved by way of consent order, the Policy and Planning Committee can now approve parts of PC82, and request staff undertake the steps to make PC82 operative in part, with the exception of the parts that relate to historic heritage places within the coastal marine area (which are subject to the provisions of the Regional Coastal Plan), in accordance with the relevant decision and consent order (included in Attachment D and Attachment E of the agenda report).

14. For the parts of PC82 that relate to historic heritage places within the coastal marine area which are subject to the provisions of the Regional Coastal Plan, the Committee can adopt the proposed amendments to the provisions of the Regional Coastal Plan, and refer these to the Minister of Conservation for approval. Referring provisions to the Minister of Conservation for approval is a specific requirement of the RMA that applies to regional coastal plans. Once these provisions are approved by the Minister of Conservation, staff will undertake the necessary steps to make them operative.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Policy and Planning Committee:

a) whakaae / approve Plan Change 81 to the Auckland Unitary Plan (Operative in Part) under clause 17(2) of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991 as set out in Attachment A and Attachment B to the agenda report; and

b) tono / request staff complete the necessary statutory processes to publicly notify the date on which Plan Change 81 becomes operative as soon as possible, in accordance with the requirements in clause 20(2) of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management 1991; and

c) whai / adopt the proposed amendments in Plan Change 82 to the historic heritage places within the coastal marine area that are subject to the Regional Coastal Plan, set out in Attachment C to the agenda report, and refer these to the Minister of Conservation for approval; and

d) whakaae / approve part of Plan Change 82 to the Auckland Unitary Plan (Operative in Part) under clause 17(2) of the Resource Management Act 1991, with the exception of the parts that relate to historic heritage places within the coastal marine area which are subject to the provisions of the Regional Coastal Plan, as set out in Attachment D and Attachment E to the agenda report; and

e) tono / request staff to complete the necessary statutory processes to publicly notify the date on which Plan Change 82 becomes operative in full, once the Minister of Conservation has approved of the parts of Plan Change 82 that relate to historic heritage places within the coastal marine area, which are subject to the provisions of the Regional Coastal Plan.

Horopaki

Context

Plan Change 81 Additions to Schedule 14

15. PC81 is a council initiated plan change that amends Schedule 14 of the AUP and the AUP maps. The plan change sought:

· to add seven individual historic heritage places and four HHAs to Schedule 14.1 Schedule of Historic Heritage,

· to add a statement of significance for each HHA to Schedule 14.2 Historic Heritage Areas – Maps and statements of significance, and

· to add a Historic Heritage Overlay Extent of Place (extent of place) to the AUP maps for each place/HHA.

16. The plan change was publicly notified on 18 August 2022 and 53 submissions, and one further submission were received.

17. A panel of independent hearing commissioners was delegated authority by Auckland Council to make decisions on PC81.

18. A hearing was held on the plan change on 9 and 10 May 2023.

19. The decision to approve the plan change, with modifications, was notified on 10 November 2023, and the appeal period closed on 15 January 2024.

20. An appeal against the PC81 decision was lodged by Dr Mahnaz Afsari. The appeal sought that the Lawry Settlement Workers’ Housing HHA (Lawry Settlement HHA) be included in Schedule 14 of the AUP.

21. The Lawry Settlement HHA was proposed to be added to Schedule 14 by PC81 as notified. Submissions that supported and opposed this proposal were received. Following the consideration of submissions and additional information, Council’s hearing report under section 42A of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) recommended the Lawry Settlement HHA not be added to the AUP because it was not considered to meet the AUP criteria and thresholds for scheduling. The decision confirmed this recommendation.

22. In response to the appeal, further work was undertaken by council staff. A historic heritage evaluation was prepared that supported a smaller HHA within the Lawry Settlement HHA, to be known as the Workers’ Dwellings Act Housing Area HHA. This proposal was agreed by consent order, Afsari v Auckland Council [2024] NZEnvC174, issued by the Environment Court on 22 July 2024.

23. Now that the appeal has been settled, PC81 can be approved and staff can be requested to make PC81 operative as set out in the decision dated 12 October 2023 (and notified 10 November 2023) and the consent order dated 22 July 2024. The amendments to be made to the AUP are listed and mapped in Attachment A and Attachment B to this report.

Plan Change 82 Amendments to Schedule 14

24. PC82 is a council initiated plan change to amend Schedule 14 to the AUP and the AUP maps to update the category status and/or other information for 99 historic heritage places already identified in the AUP historic heritage schedule. These changes include:

· the amendment of 93 Category A* historic heritage places to update their category status, and to update other information in Schedule 14.1 and amend the extent of place in the AUP maps, as appropriate, and

· the amendment of one Category B place to update information in Schedule 14.1 and amend its extent of place, and

· the deletion of the five Schedule 14.1 entries to merge them with other places and associated amendments to the AUP maps, and

· the deletion of 14 places from Schedule 14.1 and the AUP maps as they do not meet the AUP criteria and thresholds for scheduling.

25. The plan change was notified on 18 August 2022. Thirty-seven submissions and 11 further submissions were received.

26. A panel of independent hearing commissioners was delegated authority by Auckland Council to make decisions on PC82.

27. A hearing was held on the plan change on 16 and 17 May and 26 September 2023.

28. The decision to approve the plan change, with modifications, was notified on 16 February 2024, and the appeal period closed on 2 April 2024.

29. One appeal to the PC82 decision was lodged by Maggie Blake. The appeal sought that part of the property at 331-335A Great North Road, Grey Lynn be removed from the Elgin Street HHA. This matter was reported to the Policy and Planning Committee in June 2024, with the committee directing council staff to resolve the appeal in accordance with the amendments proposed by the appellant (see resolution PEPCC/2024/59).

30. The appeal by Maggie Blake was resolved by consent order, Blake v Auckland Council [2024] NZEnvC186, issued by the Environment Court on 6 August 2024.

31. Now that the appeal has been resolved, PC82 can be approved in part and staff be directed to make PC82 operative in part as set out in the decision dated 18 January 2024 and the consent order dated 6 August 2024, except for the parts that relate to historic heritage places within the coastal marine area which are subject to the provisions of the Regional Coastal Plan (listed in Attachment C to this report). The places and areas within PC82 that can be approved and made operative now are listed in Attachment D and Attachment E to this report.

32. The parts of PC82 that are subject to the Regional Coastal Plan can be adopted and referred to the Minister of Conservation for approval. Once the Minister of Conservation has approved the provisions, staff can undertake the necessary steps to make PC82 operative in full.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

33. Schedule 1 of the RMA sets out the statutory process for plan changes.

34. Clause 17(2) of Schedule 1 states that ‘a local authority may approve part of a policy statement or plan, if all submissions or appeals relating to that part have been disposed of’. Decisions were made on all submissions. One appeal was received on each plan change and both appeals have been resolved. On this basis, PC81 can now be approved. PC82 can be approved in part and made operative in part, with the exception of the parts that relate to the Regional Coastal Plan.

35. PC82 proposes to amend 12 historic heritage places that are all or partly within the coastal marine area. As such, they are subject to the Regional Coastal Plan. Clause 18 of Schedule 1 sets out the process for a regional council to consider a Regional Coastal Plan and requires the regional council to adopt it and then send the plan to the Minister of Conservation for his or her approval.

36. Clause 19 sets out the process for the Minister of Conservation to approve a Regional Coastal Plan. If all submissions or inquiries relating to part of a Regional Coastal Plan have been disposed of the Minister of Conservation may approve that part of the plan. As a decision has been made on PC82 and the single appeal settled, the Minister may now approve those parts of PC82 that are subject to the Regional Coastal Plan.

37. A direction can be made to staff to undertake the necessary steps to make PC81 operative in full under clause 20(2) of Schedule 1.

38. A direction can be made to staff to undertake the necessary steps to make PC82 operative in part, with the exception of the parts of PC82 that are subject to the Regional Coastal Plan.

39. A direction can be made to staff to undertake the necessary steps to make PC82 operative in full, once the Minister of Conservation approves those parts of PC82 that are subject to the Regional Coastal Plan.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

40. The council’s climate goals as set out in Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan are:

· to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to reach net zero emissions by 2050

· to prepare the region for the adverse impacts of climate change.

41. As a procedural step, impacts on climate change are not relevant to the recommendation to approve PC81 and to approve (in part) PC82 and adopt (in part) PC82, and to direct staff to undertake the necessary steps to make PC81 and P82 operative.

42. PC81 adds seven individual properties and four HHAs (containing 68 properties) to Schedule 14 of the AUP. The scheduling of historic heritage places does not unnecessarily constrain urban growth or impact on land capacity. This, and the fact that the land subject to PC81 is a very small proportion of Auckland’s total land, means there are very minimal climate impacts.

43. PC82 relates to historic heritage places that are already scheduled in the AUP, so there is no climate impact.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

44. As a procedural step, there are no council group impacts associated with the approval of PC81 and approval (in part) and adoption (in part) of PC82, or a direction to staff to undertake the necessary steps to make PC81 and PC82 operative. Therefore, no views from the council group were sought in relation to making the plan changes operative.

45. It is noted that through the PC81 process input from Auckland Transport and Parks was sought, with a response from Auckland Transport (who advised they had no issue with the plan change).

46. It is noted that through the PC82 process input from Parks, Community Facilities, Community Services, Auckland Transport and Eke Panuku was sought, with a response from Eke Panuku. The views of Eke Panuku were considered as part of the hearing, namely the extent of place for the Falls Hotel (former), Henderson, and are reflected in the decision on the plan change.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

47. As a procedural step, there are no local impacts associated with the approval of PC81 and the adoption and approval in part of PC82, and making the plan changes operative.

48. It is noted that feedback on PC81 was received from the Albert-Eden, Ōrākei, Rodney, Waitematā and Whau local boards through their business meetings. These local board views were included in the council’s hearing report and were considered in the decision on PC81.

49. It is also noted that feedback on PC82 was received from the Devonport-Takapuna, Henderson-Massey, Kaipātiki, Waitākere and Whau local boards through their business meetings. These local board views were included in the council’s hearing report and were considered in the decision on PC82.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

50. There are no impacts on Māori associated with the approval of PC81 and the adoption and approval in part of PC82, and making the plan changes operative.

51. While this report is procedural only, it is noted that the council complied with its consultation requirements under clause 3(1)(d) of Schedule 1 of the RMA in the preparation of the plan changes. In May and June 2021, a letter was provided to Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland’s 19 iwi authorities to provide an explanation of the proposed plan change and seek feedback from the iwi authorities. The draft plan change documents were made available to all iwi on 8 June 2022 in accordance with clause 4A of Schedule 1 of the RMA.

52. On 14 and 17 June 2022, PC81 and PC82 were workshopped with iwi as part of the council’s Intensification Planning Instrument (Plan Change 78 to the AUP) and associated plan changes.

53. All iwi authorities were sent letters when PC81 and PC82 was publicly notified on 18 August 2022. No submissions were received from iwi authorities on either plan change.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

54. The main cost of preparing and making operative plan changes 81 and 82 is council staff time. This cost is covered by budget for this statutory requirement within the Planning and Resource Consents Department.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

55. There are no risks associated with making PC81 operative and PC82 operative in part, and then operative in full.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

56. Clause 20 of Schedule 1 sets out the process that is required to be undertaken for the notification of the operative date of plan changes.

57. The final step in making PC81 operative is to publicly notify the date on which it will become operative, and to update the AUP.

58. The final steps in making PC82 operative are to:

· publicly notify the date on which it will become operative in part (being the part of PC82 not subject to the Regional Coastal Plan),

· seek the approval of the Minister of Conservation for the parts of PC82 that are subject to the Regional Coastal Plan and, once this approval is obtained, publicly notify the date on which that part of PC82 will become operative, and

· update the AUP.

59. Council staff will undertake the actions required under Schedule 1 of the RMA to make PC81 operative and PC82 operative in part, including the public notice and seals, as soon as possible following the Policy and Planning Committee’s resolution. Council staff will make PC82 operative in full once the Minister of Conservation has approved the parts of PC82 that are subject to the Regional Coastal Plan.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a⇨	Amendments to Plan Change 81
b⇨	Consent order for Plan Change 81
c⇨	Amendments to Plan Change 82 that are subject to the Auckland Regional Coastal Plan
d ⇨	Amendments to Plan Change 82 that are not subject to the Auckland Regional Coastal Plan
e ⇨	Consent order for Plan Change 82 (not subject to the Regional Coastal Plan)

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author

Emma Rush - Senior Advisor Special Projects

Authorisers

John Duguid - General Manager Planning and Resource Consents

Miriana Knox – Director Policy, Planning and Governance (Acting)

Resolution Number	Item	Status
PEPCC/2024/80	Draft submission on New Zealand’s second emissions reduction plan	Delegated approval of the final submission provided on 21 August 2024. Auckland Council final submission was lodged to Ministry for the Environment on 22 August 2024.
PEPCC/2024/81	Allocation of the Sport and Recreation Facilities Operating Grant, FY25-FY27	All successful and unsuccessful applicants have been notified of the resolution. Unsuccessful applicants that request feedback have begun receiving this via email. Meetings being set up with successful recipients to outline reporting requirements and ensure reports/responsibilities from previous grant allocations have been met. Funding agreements are being drafted.
PEPCC/2024/82	Allocation of the Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund, FY25	All successful and unsuccessful applicants have been notified of the resolution. Sport and Recreation staff have contacted all six unsuccessful shortlisted applicants to set up meetings to discuss feedback and potential next steps.
PEPCC/2024/83	Priority submission for Auckland Council Group	Staff will prepare the approved submissions when consultations open and follow committee procedures for approval. The substantive submissions will be considered by the relevant committee.
PEPCC/2024/84	Auckland Unitary Plan - Making operative Private Plan Change 86 - 41-43 Brigham Creek Road, Whenuapai	Planning staff are working to make the Private Plan Change operative in October 2024.

No.	Title	Page
a ⇨	Policy and Planning Committee Forward Work Programme

Policy and Planning Committee

12 September 2024

Summary of Policy and Planning Committee information memoranda, workshops and briefings – 12 September 2024

File No.: CP2024/11433

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To whiwhi / receive a summary and provide a public record of memoranda, workshop and briefing papers that may have been held or been distributed to committee members.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. This is a regular information-only report which aims to provide greater visibility of information circulated to committee members via memoranda/workshops and briefings or other means, where no decisions are required.

3. The following memoranda/information have been sent:

Date	Subject
19/8/2024	Report back on Auckland Council’s contribution to housing affordability
19/8/2024	Auckland Council’s feedback on Making it easier to build granny flats: discussion document
22/8/2024	Submission on New Zealand’s second emissions reduction plan
27/8/2024	Memorandum – Urban heat assessment for Auckland
29/8/2024	Memorandum – Update on exotic caulerpa response
3/9/2024	Te Tupu Ngātahi \| Supporting Growth - Update on North Auckland projects
3/9/2024	Te Tupu Ngātahi \| Supporting Growth - Update on North West Auckland projects
3/9/2024	Te Tupu Ngātahi \| Supporting Growth - Update on South projects

4. The following workshops/briefings have taken place for the committee:

Date	Subject
30/8/2024	National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management Political Working Group
2/9/2024	Open Space, Sport and Recreation Joint Political Working Group

These documents can be found on the Auckland Council website, at the following link:
http://infocouncil.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/

o at the top left of the page, select meeting/te hui “Policy and Planning Committee” from the drop-down tab and click “View”;

o under ‘Attachments’, select either the HTML or PDF version of the document entitled ‘Extra Attachments’.

5. Note that, unlike an agenda report, staff will not be present to answer questions about the items referred to in this summary. Members should direct any questions to the authors.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Policy and Planning Committee:

a) whiwhi / receive the Summary of Policy and Planning Committee information memoranda, workshops and briefings – 12 September 2024.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇨	Report back on Auckland Council’s contribution to housing affordability, 19 August 2024 (Under Separate Cover)
b ⇨	Auckland Council’s feedback on Making it easier to build granny flats: discussion document, 19 August 2024 (Under Separate Cover)
c ⇨	Submission on New Zealand’s second emissions reduction plan (Under Separate Cover)
d ⇨	Memorandum – Urban heat assessment for Auckland (Under Separate Cover)
e ⇨	Memorandum – Update on exotic caulerpa response (Under Separate Cover)
f ⇨	30 August 2024 - National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management Political Working Group documentation (Under Separate Cover)
g ⇨	2 September 2024 - Open Space, Sport and Recreation Joint Political Working Group documentation (Under Separate Cover)
h ⇨	Te Tupu Ngātahi \| Supporting Growth - Update on North Auckland projects (Under Separate Cover)
i ⇨	Te Tupu Ngātahi \| Supporting Growth - Update on North West Auckland projects (Under Separate Cover)
j ⇨	Te Tupu Ngātahi \| Supporting Growth - Update on South projects (Under Separate Cover)

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author	Duncan Glasgow - Kaitohutohu Mana Whakahaere Matua / Senior Governance Advisor
Authoriser	Miriana Knox – Director Policy, Planning and Governance (Acting)

[2] This refers to purified wastewater re-used in wastewater treatment plant processes and for irrigation in this year.

[3] Recycled water is the retreatment of water already used for one purpose to a standard that is fit for one or more subsequent purposes. Where the purpose does not require potablestandard water, such as industrial cooling or irrigation, the use of recycled water reduces demand on the potable water supply

[5] Based on Watercare data on recycled water in wastewater treatment plants and for major infrastructure projects.

[6] The Water Strategy aims for Auckland to reduce water consumption below 253 litres/person/day by 2025, below 247 litres/person/day by 2030, and below 225 litres/person/day by 2050.

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