Manurewa Local Board Workshop

OPEN NOTES

Minutes of a meeting of the Manurewa Local Board Workshop  held in the Manurewa Local Board Office, 7 Hill Road, Manurewa on Thursday, 13 February 2025 at 1:30 pm.

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

Chairperson	Matt Winiata
Deputy Chairperson	Glenn Murphy
Members	Joseph Allan	Until 4.21pm
	Heather Andrew
	Angela Cunningham-Marino	From 1.57pm
	Andrew Lesa
	Rangi McLean

Manurewa Local Board Workshop 13 February 2025

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

There were no apologies.

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

Item 1 – 1.30-2.00pm

Local Board Time

Presenter/s:                  Members and Staff

Summary of Discussions

Members and Staff discussed general business and upcoming events.

· Staff presented consultation posters that will be going out to the community. The board gave feedback.

· A member asked if there will be copies provided in Te Reo Māori and Pacific languages. Staff advised that they are able to check and get back to the board but also noted that uptake for Pacific language copies was not high.

Item 2 – 2.00-3.00pm

Connected Communities Quarterly Update – Quarter Two

Presenter/s:                  Sopo Su'a-Elia

(Community Broker, Community Wellbeing)

Dany Miller

(Connected Communities Lead and Coach, Community Wellbeing)

Summary of Discussions

The community wellbeing team presented the board with their usual quarterly update, giving the board an overview of specific work line items, including achievements, highlights and challenges.

For further details of this discussion please refer to the link at the bottom of this document.

Break

Item 4 – 3.10-4.40pm

Review Current Work Programme 25/26

Presenter/s:                  Claire Abbot

(Local Board Advisor, Governance and Engagement)

Summary of Discussions

Board members and staff reviewed the current work programme.

· Board members expressed a need for regular reporting from departments. Members discussed regular reporting such as emails or weekly reports.

· Staff suggest members could request that staff tailor regular reporting updates to better meet the needs of members as well as the community.

· Members indicated whether they would want to continue, increase, reduce or stop work programme lines for next financial year.

For further details of this discussion please refer to the link at the bottom of this document.

Thursday 13 February 2025 Recording of Manurewa Local Board workshop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9t5O2sDKRc

4.25 pm