Waiheke Local Board Workshop

OPEN NOTES

Notes from the Waiheke Local Board Workshop held at the Local Board Office, 10 Belgium St, Ostend, on Wednesday 6 November 2024 at 10.30am

The recordings of this workshop can be found here:

Session one: https://youtu.be/oRlMODqJqTw

Session two: https://youtu.be/XGnmAfP9vxU

Session three: https://youtu.be/yrtfa3Jy0a4

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

Chairperson	Cath Handley
Members	Bianca Ranson	via electronic link
	Robin Tucker
	Paul Walden

The workshop opened with a karakia

Whakataka te hau ki te uru              Cease oh winds of the west and of the south

Whakataka te hau ki te tonga          Let the bracing breezes flow  

Kia mākinakina ki uta                       over the land and the sea

Kia mātaratara ki tai                         Let the red-tipped dawn come

E hī ake ana te atakura                    with a sharpened edge,  

He tio, he huka, he hauhū               a touch of frost

Tihei Mauri Ora!                               a promise of a glorious day!

Waiheke Local Board Workshop 06 November 2024

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

Deputy Chair K Matthews

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	Local Board Workshop

Session 1 – 10.30am – 1.00pm

Auckland Transport Forward Works Engagement Programme

Attendees:

Dean Kimpton – Chief Executive Officer, AT

Sila Auva’a – Programme Manager, AT

Alex Elton-Farr – Elected Member Relationship Partner, AT

Richard LaVille – Waiheke Operations Manager, AT

AT support staff

Summary of discussion

Staff and members reviewed and discussed priority work programmes informing the Kōkiri agreement FY 2025/2026.

Attachment:

Attachment A - Waiheke Forward Works Engagement Programme 2025/2026 presentation    

Session 2 – 1.00pm – 1.30pm

Local Parks Ecological Volunteering and Environmental Programmes update

Attendees:

Teresa Davenport - Community Park Ranger

Trish Kirkland-Smith - Volunteering and Programmes Team Manager

Summary of discussion

Members were updated on the activities and achievements of the Community Facilities and Parks Volunteering and Programmes team.

Attachment:

Attachment B - Local Parks Ecological Volunteering and Environmental Programmes update   presentation

Session 3 – 2.00pm – 3.00pm

Community Facilities and Parks update

Attendees:

Shane Hogg – Manager Area Operations

Bridget Velvin – Facilities Manager

Sue Gluskie – Facilities Coordinator

Jacqui Thompson-Fell. Parks and Places Specialist

Elvira Kolmychenko - Work Programme :Lead

Summary of discussion

Members were updated on Community Facilities and Parks projects and activities for the month of September

Attachment:

Attachment: Attachment C - Community Facilities and Parks monthly report September 2024 presentation

Attachments

a     AT Forward Works Engagement Programme presentation

b     Local Parks Ecological Volunteering and Environmental Programmes update presentation

c     Parks and Community Facilities Monthly report September 2024 presentation

The meeting was concluded with a karakia

Unuhia, unuhia                                              Release, release

Unuhia mai te uru tapu nui                          Release us from this sacred state

Kia wātea, kia māmā te ngākau,                  To clear and set free the heart,

te tinana, te wairua i te ara takatū               body and spirit so that we're prepared

Koia rā e Rongo                                            Let peace and humility

Whakairihia ake ki runga                              Be raised above us

Kia tina. Tina!                                                And made manifest. Affirm!

            Haumi e, hui e, tāiki e!                                  Join, gather and exclaim, it is done!