Ngā Hui a te Rōpū Kaitohutohu Take ā Taiwhenua / Rural Advisory Panel

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Rural Advisory Panel held in Level 26, Room 1, Te Wharau o Tāmaki - Auckland House, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Friday, 1 November 2024 at 12.30pm.

A recording of the meeting is available here: https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/about-auckland-council/how-auckland-council-works/meetings-council-bodies/Pages/webcasts-council-meetings.aspx

 

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

 

Chairperson

Cr Andrew Baker

Auckland Council
Until 2.01pm, Item 7.

Deputy Chairperson

Alan Cole

Franklin Local Board
Presiding from 2.01pm, Item 7.

Members

Jesse Brennan

Federated Farmers of NZ
Via electronic link

 

Trish Fordyce

National Forest Growers Levy Trust

 

Brian Mason

Land Owners and Contractors Association (Wellsford)

 

Annaliese Morgan

Young Farmers

 

Linda Potauaine

Waitākere Ranges Local Board

Via electronic link

 

Leanne Roberts

Via electronic link, From 1.05pm, Item 7.

 

Greg Sayers

Auckland Council

 

Wayne Scott

Aggregate and Quarry Association
Via electronic link, Until 3.49pm, Item 11.

 

Cushla Smith

Fonterra Shareholders Council
Via electronic link,
From 12.35pm, Item 5, Until 2.44pm, Item 7.

 

Geoff Smith

Equine Industry

 

Keith Vallabh

Pukekohe Vegetable Growers Association

 

Glenn Wilcox

Māori representative
From 12.36pm, Item 5, Until 3.38pm, Item 10.

 

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

 

Members

Mike Bramley

Dairy New Zealand

 

Philip Elworthy

NZ Forest Owners Association

 

Tim Holdgate

Rodney Local Board

 

Steve Levet

Rural Contractors New Zealand

 

Andrew McKenzie

Beef and Lamb New Zealand

 


Rural Advisory Panel

01 November 2024

 

 

 

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

Resolution number RUR/2024/26

MOVED by Chairperson A Baker, seconded by Member K Vallabh:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)          whakaae / accept the apologies:

Absence

Mike Bramley
Philip Elworthy
Tim Holdgate
Steve Levet
Andrew McKenzie

Lateness

Trish Fordyce

Early Departure

Chairperson Andy Baker

CARRIED

 

 

 

2          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.

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

 

3          Te Whakaū i ngā Āmiki | Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number RUR/2024/27

MOVED by Member G Smith, seconded by Member T Fordyce:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)          whakaū / confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Friday, 2 August 2024, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

 

4          Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

 

 

 

5

Chair's update

 

Member C Smith joined the meeting at 12.35pm.

Member G Wilcox joined the meeting at 12.36pm.

 

Resolution number RUR/2024/28

MOVED by Chairperson A Baker, seconded by Member T Fordyce:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      whiwhi / receive the update from the chairperson.

CARRIED

 

 

 

6

Meeting dates for 2025

 

Resolution number RUR/2024/29

MOVED by Member G Smith, seconded by Member T Fordyce:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      whakaae / agree the meeting dates for 2025 as follows:

Date

Time

14 February 2025

12.30pm

16 May 2025

12.30pm

1 August 2025

12.30pm

CARRIED

 

 

 

Note:   The chairperson accorded precedence to Item 8 – Essential Freshwater update, at this time.

 

 

 

8

Essential Freshwater update

 

A PowerPoint presentation was given. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number RUR/2024/30

MOVED by Cr G Sayers, seconded by Member B Mason:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      whiwhi / receive the update on the government’s review of the freshwater instruments in the former government’s Essential Freshwater programme.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     1 November 2024, Rural Advisory Panel, Item 8: Essential Freshwater update - presentation

 

 

 

7

NPS-FM issues and options reports on riparian management, agricultural discharges, and land disturbance and sediment

 

A PowerPoint presentation was given. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Member L Roberts joined the meeting at 1.05pm.

 

Note:   Chairperson Cr A Baker vacated the chair in favour of the Deputy Chairperson A Cole at 2.01pm.

Chairperson Cr A Baker retired from the meeting at 2.01pm.

 

Member C Smith retired from the meeting at 2.44pm

 

Resolution number RUR/2024/31

MOVED by Cr G Sayers, seconded by Member G Smith:   

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      whiwhi / receive the overview of the NPS-FM issues and options reports on riparian management, agriculture and land disturbance.

b)      whakarite / provide any feedback on the recommendations from the issues and options reports by 15 November 2024.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     1 November 2024, Rural Advisory Panel, Item 7: NPS-FM issues and options reports on riparian management, agricultural discharges, and land disturbance and sediment - presentation

 

 

 

Note:   Item 8 – Essential Freshwater update was considered prior to Item 7 – NPS-FM issues and options reports on riparian management, agricultural discharges, and land disturbance and sediment

 

 

 

9

Draft Southern Rural Strategy

 

A PowerPoint presentation was given. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number RUR/2024/32

MOVED by Member G Smith, seconded by Member G Wilcox:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      whakaae / agree to discuss the report and the attachment and consider how members should best share their views and provide feedback.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     1 November 2024, Rural Advisory Panel, Item 9: Draft Southern Rural Strategy - presentation

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

Auckland Council’s submission on Proposed changes to the Biosecurity Act

 

A PowerPoint presentation was given. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Member G Wilcox retired from the meeting at 3.38pm.

 

Resolution number RUR/2024/33

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Cole, seconded by Cr G Sayers:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      whiwhi / receives this report

b)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the opportunity to submit on central government’s proposed amendments to the Biosecurity Act by 29 November 2024.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     1 November 2024, Rural Advisory Panel, Item 10: Auckland Council’s submission on Proposed changes to the Biosecurity Act - presentation

 

 

 

 

 

11

Healthy Waters and Flood Resilience update

 

A PowerPoint presentation was given. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Member W Scott retired from the meeting at 3.49pm.

 

Resolution number RUR/2024/34

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson A Cole, seconded by Member K Vallabh:  

That the Rural Advisory Panel:

a)      whiwhi / receive the information on Healthy Waters and Flood Resilience activities in rural Auckland.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     1 November 2024, Rural Advisory Panel, Item 11: Healthy Waters and Flood Resilience update - presentation

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

12        Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.10pm                                               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 Rural Advisory Panel HELD ON

 

 

 

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