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Albert-Eden Local Board
04 December 2024
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1 Nau mai | Welcome
Chairperson K Smith commenced the meeting and welcomed everyone in
attendance.
2 Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies
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Note: There were no apologies
for absence.
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Electronic Attendance
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Resolution number AE/2024/189
MOVED by Chairperson K Smith, seconded by
Member J Fowler:
That the
Albert-Eden Local Board:
a) whakaae
/ approve electronic attendance under Standing Order (SO) 3.3.3 for:
i) Member J Maskill, in accordance with
Standing Orders 3.3.3 (b)
ii) Member L Roe, in accordance with Standing
Orders 3.3.3 (b)
iii) Member R Smith, in accordance with Standing
Orders 3.3.3 (b).
CARRIED
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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
There were no
acknowledgements.
7 Ngā Petihana | Petitions
There were no
petitions.
8 Ngā Tono Whakaaturanga | Deputations
There were no deputations.
9 Te Matapaki Tūmatanui | Public Forum
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9.1
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Public Forum - Lucy Tukua, Ngā Mana
Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau
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Lucy Tukua, Ngā Mana Whenua o
Tāmaki Makaurau, was in attendance to deliver a Public Forum
presentation to the local board regarding the Item 15: ‘Approval for
five new road names at 1 Carrington Road, Mount Albert’.
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Resolution number AE/2024/191
MOVED by Chairperson K Smith, seconded by Member J Tan:
That
the Albert-Eden Local Board:
a) thank
Lucy Tukua, Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau, for her attendance
and Public Forum presentation in regard to the item 15 report ‘Approval
for five new road names at 1 Carrington Road, Mount Albert’.
CARRIED
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Note: With
agreement of the local board, Item 15: Approval for five new road names at 1
Carrington Road, Mount Albert, was brought forward in the agenda and was
discussed as the next item.
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15
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Approval for five new road names at 1
Carrington Road, Mount Albert
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David Snowden
- Team Leader Subdivision, was in attendance via
Microsoft Teams to speak to the report.
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Resolution
number AE/2024/192
MOVED by
Chairperson K Smith, seconded by Member C Robertson:
That the Albert-Eden Local Board:
a)
approve the names
as follows for the five new roads created by the subdivision undertaken by
Waiohua-Tāmaki Rōpū, Marutūāhu Rōpū and
Ngāti Whātua Rōpū at 1 Carrington Road, Mount Albert, in
accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974 (Road
naming reference RDN90119736, resource consent reference SUB60386272 and
BUN60386270):
i)
Te Ara Taurapa
(Road 1)
ii)
Te Ara Kōpiko
(Road 2)
iii) Te Ara Kokō Wai (Road 3)
iv) Te Ara Tarere (Road 4)
v)
Te Ara Pūtahi
(Road 5).
b)
thank
Waiohua-Tāmaki Rōpū, Marutūāhu Rōpū and
Ngāti Whātua Rōpū for providing the five names noted in
resolution a).
c)
thank David Snowden
- Team Leader Subdivision, for his attendance via Microsoft Teams and advice.
CARRIED
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10 Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary
Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
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11
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Annual
Budget 2025/2026 - local board consultation content
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Emma Reed – Senior Local Board
Advisor, and Sarah Murray – Lead Financial Advisor, were in attendance
to speak to the report.
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Resolution
number AE/2024/193
MOVED by Chairperson
K Smith, seconded by Member J Fowler:
That
the Albert-Eden Local Board:
a) whakaae
/ approve local consultation document content (Attachment A) and local
supporting information content (Attachment B) for inclusion in the Annual
Plan 2025/2026 consultation material.
b) tautapa
/ delegate authority to the local board Chair to approve any minor changes
required to finalise the local consultation document and supporting
information content for the Albert-Eden Local Board for the Annual Plan
2025/2026.
c) whakaae / approve the following Have Your Say event in
the local board area during the Annual Plan 2025/2026 consultation period:
i) Drop
in event, Thursday, 13 March 2025, 5.00pm –
6.00pm, Epsom Community Library.
d) tautapa
/ delegate authority to the local board Chair to approve any changes required
to the Have Your Say event.
e) tautapa
/ delegate to the following elected members and staff the power and
responsibility to hear from the public through “spoken (or New Zealand
sign language) interaction” in relation to the local board agreement at
the council’s public engagement events during the consultation period
for the Annual Plan 2025/2026:
i) local
board members and Chair
ii) General
Manager Governance and Engagement, Local Area Manager, Local Board Senior
Advisor, Local Board Advisor, Local Board Engagement Advisor.
iii) any
additional staff approved by the General Manager Governance and Engagement or
the Group Chief Financial Officer.
f) thank
Emma Reed – Senior Local Board Advisor, and Sarah Murray – Lead
Financial Advisor, for their attendance and advice.
CARRIED
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Welcoming
Communities - Welcoming Plan for Albert-Eden
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Resolution
number AE/2024/194
MOVED by Chairperson
K Smith, seconded by Member J Fowler:
That
the Albert-Eden Local Board:
a) whai
/ adopt the Welcoming Albert-Eden Plan set out in Attachment A to this
report.
b) whakaae
/ approve the Statement of Commitment set out in Attachment B to this report
to be signed by the local board chair.
c) tono
/ request that staff apply for accreditation as a Committed Welcoming
Community on behalf of the local board.
d) tautapa
/ delegate to the local board chair approval of minor changes to the
Welcoming Albert-Eden Plan prior to publication.
e)
note that 42 per cent of Albert-Eden residents were born overseas.
CARRIED
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Albert-Eden
Local Board Transport Capital Fund - Greenwoods Corner Safety Improvements
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Bruce Thomas – Auckland
Transport Elected Member Relationship Partner, was in attendance in person,
and Martha Arafin - Principal Project Manager, Auckland Transport, was in
attendance via Microsoft Teams, to speak to the report.
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Resolution
number AE/2024/195
MOVED by
Member R Smith, seconded by Member J Tan:
That the Albert-Eden Local Board:
a)
endorse Auckland
Transport proceeding to detailed design and construction for the Greenwoods
Corner safety improvements projects, consisting of:
i)
a new traffic-light
controlled crossing near 571 Manukau Road
ii)
realignment of the
existing staggered crossing with traffic lights at 582 Manukau Road to a
standard crossing with traffic lights
iii) rebuilding footpaths and installing yellow
tactile pavers
iv) extending the kerb at the north-east corner of
the intersection
v)
new signage and
painting new road markings to support the proposed changes
vi) consequential loss of a maximum of two
kerbside parking spaces at 571 Manukau Road.
b)
note that the
majority of community feedback was not in support of loss of car parks.
c)
acknowledge
Auckland Transport’s commitment to retain at least 3 car parks instead
of losing 5 car parks.
d)
request that
Auckland Transport provide two further parking spaces around the area to
achieve net zero parking losses in the vicinity and investigate the
additional carparks that Greenwoods Business Association suggested in their
submission.
e)
request that
Auckland Transport minimise travel disruption by having construction take
place during weekends and/or in the evening.
f)
request that any
surplus funding is used for low maintenance beautification near the
intersection and request further information on capital expenditure (capex)
and operating expenditure (opex) costs.
g)
thank Bruce Thomas
– Auckland Transport Elected Member Relationship Partner, and Martha
Arafin - Principal Project Manager, Auckland Transport, for their advice and
attendance.
CARRIED
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Auckland
Transport Kōkiri / Local Board Transport Agreement Quarterly Update -
December 2024
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Bruce Thomas – Auckland
Transport Elected Member Relationship Partner, was in attendance to speak to
the report
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Resolution
number AE/2024/196
MOVED by Chairperson
K Smith, seconded by Member J Fowler:
That
the Albert-Eden Local Board:
a) whiwhi
/ receive the December 2024 quarterly update on the Kōkiri / Local Board
Transport Agreement 2024-2025.
b)
request Auckland Transport for urgent action on bike shelters delivery.
c) request
an update on Essex Road Carpark Pricing Review commentary to reflect that Auckland
Transport offered to put up signage not the local board.
d) thank
Bruce Thomas – Auckland Transport Elected Member Relationship Partner,
for his advice and attendance.
CARRIED
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Note: With agreement of the local board, Item 15: Approval
for five new road names at 1 Carrington Road, Mount Albert, was brought forward
in agenda and was discussed following Item 9.1.
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Adoption
of the Albert-Eden Local Board Emergency Readiness and Response Plan
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Resolution
number AE/2024/197
MOVED by Member J
Tan, seconded by Member J Maskill:
That
the Albert-Eden Local Board:
a) whai
/ adopt the Albert-Eden Local Board Emergency Readiness and Response Plan
(Attachment A).
b) tautapa / delegate to the Albert-Eden Local
Board Chairperson the ability to approve minor amendments of the document
ahead of publication.
c)
acknowledge Albert-Eden Local Board community was among the hardest hit
during the 2023 floods, 142 houses classified as Category 3 with 73.6 per
cent of homes been given their final categorisation, as of 2 December 2024.
CARRIED
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Note:
The chairperson adjourned the meeting at 11.04am, and reconvened at 11.08am.
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Request
for change to local dog access rule
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Nancy Chu
– Principal Policy Advisor, and Dawnelle Clyne - Policy Advisor, were in attendance to speak to the report
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Resolution
number AE/2024/198
MOVED by
Chairperson K Smith, seconded by Member J Fowler:
That the Albert-Eden Local Board:
a)
tuhi ā-taipitopito
/ note the assessment findings of possible structural problems with the local
dog access rules in Attachment B of this agenda report.
b)
whakaae / agree
that Option one (Status quo – no change to current local dog access
rule) in Attachment B of this agenda report is the most appropriate response
to the assessment findings.
c)
note that Centennial
Park has a playground and basketball court which is well utilised and does
not mix well in the limited space with an off-lead dog park.
d)
request that Waterview,
Howlett and former Waterview Esplanade reserves boundaries and rules are
confirmed as an administrative change.
e)
request that in the
future staff workshop dog park access restrictions, so the local board can
give meaningful feedback.
f)
request staff
consider the gap in the dog off-lead network in Balmoral and Sandringham at
other parks which might be more appropriate.
g)
thank Nancy Chu
– Principal Policy Advisor, and Dawnelle Clyne - Policy Advisor, for
their advice and attendance.
CARRIED
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Initiation
Report: Ngā Tikanga Hopu Wakaahua i te Rohe o Tāmaki Makaurau -
Auckland Film Protocol
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Resolution
number AE/2024/199
MOVED by Chairperson
K Smith, seconded by Member J Fowler:
That
the Albert-Eden Local Board:
a) whiwhi
/ receive the initiation report on the Auckland Film Protocol Refresh.
b)
support the engagement approach.
c)
whakarite / provide any views on the engagement plan, including a local board
cluster approach.
CARRIED
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Local
board input to Auckland Council’s submission to the Justice Select
Committee on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
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An information document was tabled. A
copy of the document has been placed on the official minutes and is available
on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
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MOVED by Chairperson K Smith,
seconded by Member J Fowler:
That the Albert-Eden Local Board:
a) note
that the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill has received its first
reading in parliament.
b)
note that the National and New Zealand First coalition partners have
confirmed they will not support the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
beyond first reading.
c)
note there are mixed and divided views amongst the local board and community.
d) note
the tight time frames of receiving report which has not allowed local board
members to give constructive feedback.
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An amendment was moved by Member C
Robertson, seconded by Member J Maskill
a)
note that the Auckland Plan 2050 acknowledges
Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the founding document of New Zealand.
b)
note that local government is an integral part of the constitutional
partnership between Crown and Māori.
c)
note that the Treaty principles have become well established in jurisprudence
since 1975.
d)
note that the Waitangi Tribunal and the Crown Law Office have both expressed
significant concern about the Treaty Principles Bill seeking to rewrite those
principles.
a)
note that the National Party and
New Zealand First will not support the Bill to a second reading.
b)
oppose the Bill and reaffirm its
commitment to working in partnership with mana whenua.
A division
was called for, voting on which was as follows:
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For
Member J Maskill
Member C Robertson
Member L Roe
Deputy Chairperson M Watson
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Against
Member J Fowler
Chairperson K Smith
Member R Smith
Member J Tan
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Abstained
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The motion was declared EQUAL.
Chairperson K
Smith exercised her casting vote against so the motion was Lost.
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An amendment was moved by Deputy
Chairperson M Watson, seconded by Member L Roe
a)
note that the Auckland Plan 2050 acknowledges
Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the founding document of New Zealand.
b)
note that local government is an integral part of the constitutional
partnership between Crown and Māori.
c)
note that three maunga stand within the Albert-Eden Local Board rohe, and
that partnership under Te Tiriti o Waitangi is the foundation of their
governance.
d)
note that the Treaty principles have become well established in jurisprudence
since 1975 and include:
i)
Partnership
ii)
Active protection
iii)
Redress
iv)
Mutual benefit, and
v)
Equity.
e)
note that the Treaty Principles Bill seeks not
to clarify but to rewrite the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
f)
note that Parliament does not have the ability
to alter what was expressed and agreed to in Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and that
it is inappropriate for Parliament to seek to alter the constitutional
foundation of Aotearoa New Zealand.
g)
note that the Bill seeks to unilaterally alter
the meaning and effect of a historical agreement, having been drafted and
proposed without engagement with the Crown’s Treaty/Te Tiriti partner.
h)
note that the Waitangi Tribunal, the Crown Law
Office and over 40 King’s Counsel have all expressed significant
concern about the Treaty Principles Bill.
i)
note that, in effectively subordinating tino
rangatiratanga to kawanatanga, the Bill both breaches Te Tiriti and ignores
Māori rights, contrary to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights
of Indigenous Peoples.
j)
note that the Bill constitutes a wholesale
revocation of rights guaranteed under Te Tiriti o Waitangi and as such
destabilises not only decades of Treaty settlements but the constitutional
stability of Aotearoa New Zealand.
k)
steadfastly oppose the Bill and reaffirm its
commitment to the established principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
A division
was called for, voting on which was as follows:
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For
Member J Maskill
Member C Robertson
Member L Roe
Deputy Chairperson M Watson
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Against
Member J Fowler
Chairperson K Smith
Member R Smith
Member J Tan
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Abstained
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The motion was
declared EQUAL.
Chairperson K
Smith exercised her casting vote against and so the motion was Lost.
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Chairperson K Smith put the
substantive motion.
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Resolution
number AE/2024/200
MOVED by
Chairperson K Smith, seconded by Member J Fowler:
That the Albert-Eden Local Board:
a)
note that the
Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill has received its first reading in
parliament.
b)
note that the
National and New Zealand First coalition partners have confirmed they will
not support the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill beyond first
reading.
c)
note there are
mixed and divided views amongst the local board and community.
d)
note the tight time
frames of receiving report which has not allowed local board members to give
constructive feedback.
A division was called for, voting on which was as
follows:
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For
Member J Fowler
Chairperson K Smith
Member R Smith
Member J Tan
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Against
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Abstained
Member J Maskill
Member C Robertson
Member L Roe
Deputy Chairperson M Watson
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The motion was declared carried by 4 votes to 0.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 20241204 Albert-Eden Local Board, Item 19:
Local board input to Auckland Council’s submission to the Justice
Select Committee on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill, Tabled
Report
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Amendment
of Albert-Eden Local Board resolution AE/2024/66
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Resolution
number AE/2024/201
MOVED by Member J
Tan, seconded by Deputy Chairperson M Watson:
That
the Albert-Eden Local Board:
a) amend
the following resolution, dated 23 May 2024, regarding the local
board’s delegate and alternate to the Emergency Readiness and Response
Forum:
Resolution number
AE/2024/66
MOVED by Chairperson K
Smith, seconded by Deputy Chairperson M Watson:
That the Albert-Eden
Local Board:
a) appoint
Member J Tan, and Member J Maskill as an alternate, to participate in the
Emergency Readiness and Response Forum.
To;
i) appoint
Member J Tan and Member J Maskill as the local board’s delegates to
participate in the Emergency Readiness and Response Forum.
CARRIED
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Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa
Ward Councillors' Updates
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Note: This item was withdrawn.
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26 Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e
Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no
consideration of extraordinary items.
12.08pm. 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 Albert-Eden Local Board HELD
ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:.......................................................
