Waiheke Local Board Workshop

OPEN NOTES

Notes of the Waiheke Local Board Workshop  held in the Local Board Office, 10 Belgium, Ostend on Wednesday, 5 February 2025 at 10.30 am.

The recordings of this workshop can be found here:

Session one: https://youtu.be/Ct4j0HRFmQw

Session two: https://youtu.be/pR_-I3_Iwvo

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

Acting Chairperson	Kylee Mathews
Members	Robin Tucker

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 05 February 2025

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

That the Waiheke Local Board Workshop:

a) whakaae / accept the apology from Chair C Handley and Member B Ranson.

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 – 11.30am

Waiheke Grants review 2025/2026

P   Attendee:                         James Boyd – Senior Grants Advisor

Summary of discussion: 

Members reviewed the grants programme 2025/2026 and gave feedback on suggested minor adjustments. 

Attachment:                   

Attachment A (see below)

12.30pm - 1.00pm                                                LUNCH

Session 2 - 2.00pm – 3.00pm

Community Facilities and Parks monthly update

Attendees:                      Shane Hogg – Manager, Area Operations

                                     Sue Gluskie – Facilities Coordinator

                                     Bridget Velvin – Facilities Manager

                                     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 in the month of November 2024, including refurbishment of Waiheke Library, and skatepark repairs at Tawaipareira Reserve.

Attachment:              

Attachment B (see below) 

Attachments

a     Waiheke Grants Review 2025-2026 presentation

b     Parks and Community Facilities Monthly Report - Waiheke, November 2024

Karakia Whakamutanga – Unuhia, Unuhia

Unuhia, unuhia                                              Release, release

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

Kia wātea, kia māmā, te ngakau                  to clear and set free the heart

Te tinana. me te wairua, I te ara takatū      body and spirit so that we are prepared

Koa rā e Rongo                                             Let peace and humility

Whakairia ake ki runga                                 be raised among us

Kia tina! TINA!                                               And be made manifest (indeed!)

Haumi e. hui e,TAIKI E!                                Draw it together! Affirm! It is done!