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Resolution
number GB/2024/133
MOVED by
Cr J Fairey, seconded by Cr K Turner:
That the Governing Body:
a) whiwhi
/ receive the submissions from members of the public on the review of
representation arrangements for the 2025 elections as provided on the AK Have
Your Say webpage under ‘Written Feedback’.
b) whiwhi
/ receive the submissions of local boards as contained in Attachment C of the
agenda report.
c) whiwhi
/ receive the report and recommendations of the Joint Governance Working
Party on the submissions made to the council’s review of representation
arrangements for the 2025 elections which is contained in Attachment D of the
agenda report.
d) whakatau
/ resolve the Auckland Council’s final proposal for representation
arrangements for the 2025 elections as follows:
Central Auckland wards
i) Amend
the initial proposal in regard to wards in central Auckland so that the areas
of Parnell and Newmarket remain in the Ōrākei ward and the area of
St Johns remains in the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward (Attachment E, Map 1 of
the agenda report).
Rodney Local Board subdivisions
ii) Amend
the initial proposal in regard to Rodney Local Board subdivisions as follows:
A) The
proposed subdivisions are named:
1)
Northern Rodney (2
members)
2)
Southern Kaipara (2
members)
3)
Warkworth (2
members)
4)
Kumeū (2 members)
5)
Dairy Flat (1
member)
B) The
boundary between the Northern Rodney and Southern Kaipara subdivisions is
changed to include Kaukapakapa in the Southern Kaipara subdivision such that
all subdivisions are compliant with the fair representation rule (Attachment
E, Map 2 of the agenda report).
Remainder of the initial proposal
iii) Confirm
the council’s initial proposal in regard to all other matters in the
initial proposal.
e) whakaae
/ agree the recommendation of the Joint Governance Working Party for work to
be undertaken with the local community, through the Rodney Local Board and
with mana whenua, on the appropriate names for Rodney Local Board
subdivisions in the future, to be determined at the next representation
review or any earlier opportunity such as a reorganisation process.
f) tautapa
/ delegate to the Joint Governance Working Party the presentation of the
Auckland Council’s final proposal to any hearing convened by the Local
Government Commission, should this be required.
g) tuhi
ā-taipitopito / note the need for future work on the following matters:
i) for
the next representation review or earlier reorganisation work:
A) The
impact of residential growth south of the Tāmaki river on boundaries of
wards and local boards in that area
B) Naming
of wards, local boards and subdivisions to reflect local identity, working
with mana whenua in addition to the work specific to the Rodney Local Board
area as in clause e)
C) North
Shore/Albany ward and Kaipātiki, Devonport/Takapuna, Hibiscus and Bays
and Upper Harbour local board boundaries issues
D) Local
board boundary issues in relation to Ōrākei and Waitematā
around Newmarket and Parnell.
ii) for
the council organisation and partners to address before the 2025 elections:
A) Local
board practice around subdivisions, including a possible publicity campaign
prior to the 2025 elections around the nature of subdivisions within a local
board area, and their purpose for electoral rather than organisational
matters
B) Civics
education regarding the roles of local boards and governing body, and elected
members of the different parts of the structure, to increase community
understanding and effective participation, including in voting.
CARRIED
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