Agenda of Manurewa Local Board - Thursday, 20 February 2025

Manurewa Local Board

20 February 2025

ITEM TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE

1 Nau mai | Welcome 5

2 Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies 5

3 Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest 5

4 Te Whakaū i ngā Āmiki | Confirmation of Minutes 5

5 He Tamōtanga Motuhake | Leave of Absence 5

6 Te Mihi | Acknowledgements 5

7 Ngā Petihana | Petitions 5

8 Ngā Tono Whakaaturanga | Deputations 5

8.1 Deputation - What Hope 5

8.2 Deputation - Whakamana Ora Trust 6

8.3 Deputation - Manurewa Christmas in the Park 6

9 Te Matapaki Tūmatanui | Public Forum 6

10 Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary Business 6

11 Chairperson's Update 9

12 Governing Body Members' Update 11

13 Manurewa Local Board Workshop Records 13

14 Manurewa Local Board Hōtaka Kaupapa / Governance Forward Work Calendar - February 2025 33

15 Aerovista Place Reserve, Manukau Central - new community lease to Te Pu-a-nga Maara Charitable Trust 37

16 Auckland Council’s Quarterly Performance Report: Manurewa Local Board for quarter two 2024/2025 45

17 Urgent decision: Manurewa Local Board input to the Auckland Council submission on the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Bill 83

18 Scoping local economic development investment options 87

19 Local board views on proposed plan change 106 for filming on Sites and Places of Significance to Mana Whenua 93

20 Local board input into Auckland Council's submission on the Local Government (Water Services) Bill 99

21 Local Board feedback on Fix and Finish fund 101

22 Changes to voting sign locations for the 2025 local elections 113

23 Auckland Transport Update for the Manurewa Local Board - February 2025 127

24 Public feedback report on the traffic bylaw review 141

25 Local Board Transport Capital Fund Reallocation - Auckland Transport 177

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

PUBLIC EXCLUDED

27 Te Mōtini ā-Tukanga hei Kaupare i te Marea | Procedural Motion to Exclude the Public 185

16 Auckland Council’s Quarterly Performance Report: Manurewa Local Board for quarter two 2024/2025

b. Manurewa Local Board Financial Report half year ended Dec 2024 185

C1 Station Access Improvement - Auckland Transport 185

1 Nau mai | Welcome

A board member will lead the meeting in prayer.

2 Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.

3 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.

4 Te Whakaū i ngā Āmiki | Confirmation of Minutes

That the Manurewa Local Board:

a) whakaū / confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 5 December 2024, as true and correct.

5 He Tamōtanga Motuhake | Leave of Absence

At the close of the agenda no requests for leave of absence had been received.

6 Te Mihi | Acknowledgements

At the close of the agenda no requests for acknowledgements had been received.

7 Ngā Petihana | Petitions

At the close of the agenda no requests to present petitions had been received.

8 Ngā Tono Whakaaturanga | Deputations

Standing Order 7.7 provides for deputations. Those applying for deputations are required to give seven working days notice of subject matter and applications are approved by the Chairperson of the Manurewa Local Board. This means that details relating to deputations can be included in the published agenda. Total speaking time per deputation is ten minutes or as resolved by the meeting.

8.1 Deputation - What Hope

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. Kenneth Sin from What Hope will be in attendance to speak to the board about the youth work the organisation has been undertaking and present the programme they designed alongside Te Whaka Ora Tangata.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Manurewa Local Board:

a) whakamihi / thank Kenneth Sin for his attendance.

8.2 Deputation - Whakamana Ora Trust

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. Len and Priscilla Moodley will be in attendance to speak to the board about Whakamana Ora Trust and the work they have been doing in the community.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Manurewa Local Board:

a) whakamihi / thank Len and Priscilla Moodley for their attendance.

8.3 Deputation - Manurewa Christmas in the Park

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. Stephen Miller will be in attendance to discuss the outcomes of Manurewa Christmas in the Park, including community engagement, highlights, and challenges.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Manurewa Local Board:

a) whakamihi / thank Stephen Miller for his attendance.

9 Te Matapaki Tūmatanui | Public Forum

A period of time (approximately 30 minutes) is set aside for members of the public to address the meeting on matters within its delegated authority. A maximum of three minutes per speaker is allowed, following which there may be questions from members.

At the close of the agenda no requests for public forum had been received.

10 Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary Business

Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

“An item that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with at that meeting if-

(a) The local authority by resolution so decides; and

(b) The presiding member explains at the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public,-

(i) The reason why the item is not on the agenda; and

(ii) The reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting.”

Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

“Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-

(a) That item may be discussed at that meeting if-

(i) That item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the local authority; and

(ii) the presiding member explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but

(b) no resolution, decision or recommendation may be made in respect of that item except to refer that item to a subsequent meeting of the local authority for further discussion.”

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	28 November 2024: Manurewa Local Board Workshop Record	15
b ⇩	5 December 2024: Manurewa Local Board Workshop Record	19
c ⇩	12 December 2024: Manurewa Local Board Workshop Record	23
d ⇩	23 January 2025: Manurewa Local Board Workshop Record	29

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Manurewa Local Board Hōtaka Kaupapa / Governance Forward Work Calendar - February 2025	35

Manurewa Local Board

20 February 2025

Aerovista Place Reserve, Manukau Central - new community lease to Te Pu-a-nga Maara Charitable Trust

File No.: CP2024/20862

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To seek approval to grant a new community lease to Te Pu-a-nga Maara Charitable Trust for an area of land located on Aerovista Place Reserve at 68R McLaughlins Road, Manukau Central.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. Te Pu-a-nga Maara Charitable Trust (the trust) seeks a new community lease to continue operation from a group-owned container on Aerovista Place Reserve at 68R McLaughlins Road, Manukau Central.

3. The trust held a licence to occupy the space which expired on 28 February 2024. The licence is holding over on a month-by-month basis on the same terms and conditions until terminated or a new lease is granted.

4. The trust aims to rejuvenate the Puhinui Stream. They use the space for storage of equipment and as a working space and learning area during wet weather conditions. These activities align with the Manurewa Local Board Plan 2023 outcome ‘Our environment’ as there is an objective to improve the water quality of the harbours and waterways.

5. The proposed new community lease to the trust for two years, commencing 1 September 2024 for the land located on Aerovista Place Reserve at 68R McLaughlins Road, Manukau Central, was publicly notified. The notification appeared in Manukau courier on 27 June 2024 and the Auckland Council website, with a submission deadline of 26 July 2024. No submissions or objections were received.

6. Iwi engagement has also been carried out and responses were received from the Ngaati Te Ata Waiohua, Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki and Waikato Tainui. All supported the proposal, however Ngaati Te Ata Waiohua has requested that the trust must continue its ongoing engagement with Ngaati Te Ata Waiohua for their proposed work programme activities throughout the two years within their tribal area.

7. Council staff from the Parks and Community Facilities department were consulted and are supportive of the proposed lease, but they requested that the applicant maintain the area around the container and that the applicant does not expand their area outside the leased area.

8. This report recommends that a new community lease be granted to the trust until March 2026, with no right of renewal.

9. If the local board decides to grant the lease, staff will work with the lessee to finalise the lease agreement.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Manurewa Local Board:

a) whakaae / grant, a new community lease to the Te Pu-a-nga Maara Charitable Trust for an area comprising approximately 75m² located at 68R McLaughlins Road, Manukau Central, on the land legally described as LOT 700 DP 432020 (as per Figure 1), subject to the following terms and conditions:

i) term – two years, commencing date 1 March 2024, with no right of renewal.

ii) rent – $1 plus GST per annum if demanded

b) whakaae / approve all other terms and conditions in accordance with the Reserves Act 1977 and the Auckland Council Community Occupancy Guidelines 2012

c) tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that public notification and iwi engagement for Auckland Council’s intention to grant a new community lease to Te Pu-a-nga Maara Charitable Trust located at Aerovista Place Reserve, 68R McLaughlins Road, Manukau Central has been undertaken

d) tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that no objections to the notified proposal of the new community lease to the Te Pu-a-nga Maara Charitable Trust located at Aerovista Place Reserve, 68R McLaughlins Road, Manukau Central were received.

Horopaki

Context

10. Local boards have the allocated authority relating to local recreation, sport and community facilities, including community leasing matters.

11. The progression of this lease to Te Pu-a-nga Maara Charitable Trust at Aerovista Place Reserve, 68R McLaughlins Road, Manukau Central was not part of the approved work programme.

Land, building/s and lease

12. Aerovista Place Reserve is located at 68R McLaughlins Road, Manukau Central (refer to Figure 1). The land is legally described as Lot 700 DP 432020 and is held in fee simple (owned) by Auckland Council as a classified recreation reserve under the Reserves Act 1977.

13. The trust held a community licence for the council owned land situated at Aerovista Place Reserve. The trust held a licence to occupy the space which expired on 28 February 2024. The licence is holding over on a month-by-month basis on same terms and conditions until terminated or a new lease is granted.

14. The proposed lease area contains a 40-foot container that has been painted with a mural and a covered area. The area is used as a base for their environmental programmes, a dry area during wet weather to enable classes and a workspace for repairing traps and tool maintenance. The total area occupied is approximately 75m².

15. No chemicals or flammable substances are stored in the container. The container is used to store gardening equipment such as spades, rakes, weed eaters and chainsaws.

16. The trust is responsible for all operational and maintenance costs of the container, the immediate area surrounding the container and covered area, including removing graffiti and weeds.

17. The trust delivers programmes that provide community and environmental benefits in the Manurewa Local Board area.

Figure 1. Location of the container within Aerovista Place Reserve

A aerial view of a road

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Te Pu-a-nga Maara Charitable Trust

18. The trust was established in 2017 and provides environmental programmes to rejuvenate the Te Whakaoranga o te Puhinui by undertaking planting, pest management and other activities, with the aim of:

· reviving and elevating indigenous knowledge and practices to achieve Taiao Ora, Mauri Ora

· growing reciprocal relationships and meaningful connections with nature to achieve Taiao Ora, Mauri Ora

· supporting kaitiaki and nurturing the growth of an environmental regeneration movement to achieve Taiao Ora, Mauri Ora,

· innovating indigenous solutions to achieve Taiao Ora, Mauri Ora.

19. The group has been operating from a container at Aerovista Place Reserve since March 2023. A license was granted under Section 53(1)(f) of the Reserves Act 1977 to occupy the site. Since the license was granted, the applicant has added a covered area to enable the trust to undertake classes and have a dry area during rainy days.

20. The trust’s current community license with the council was granted retrospectively. It commenced on 1 March 2023 and expired on 28 February 2024. The license to the group is holding over on a month-by-month basis on the same terms and conditions until terminated or a new lease is formalised.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

Public notification and engagement

21. As there is no adopted reserve management plan, prior to any lease being granted public notification and formal iwi engagement is required under the Local Government Act 2002.

22. The proposed new community lease to the Te Pu-a-nga Maara Charitable Trust for the land at Aerovista Place Reserve was publicly notified. The notification appeared in the Manukau Courier newspaper on 27 June 2024 and the Auckland Council website’s Have Your Say webpage, with a submission deadline for 26 July 2024.

23. The cost of the public notification was met by the Parks and Community Facilities department of the council.

24. No submissions or objections to the notified proposal were received.

Assessment of the application

25. The area proposed to be leased to the trust consists of approximately 75m².

26. A site visit has been undertaken by staff and the facility is well managed and maintained. All management and operational costs are funded by the trust.

27. The group provides a valuable service to the local community by providing environmental programs to regenerate the Puhinui Stream.

28. Auckland Council’s Community Occupancy Guidelines 2012 sets out the requirements for community occupancy agreements and will be included as part of the lease agreement if approved.

29. Staff recommend that a new community lease be granted to Te Pu-a-nga Maara Charitable Trust expiring on 1 March 2026, with no right of renewal. Thereafter, the trust's operations will move to focus on a different area of the Puhinui Stream.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

30. It is anticipated that the activation of the reserve will not change greenhouse gas emissions.

31. The trust uses the space as a base for environmental programmes and a wet weather environment. The trust's work will improve the health of the Puhinui Stream through stream planting and pest control.

32. To improve environmental outcomes and mitigate climate change impacts, the council advocates that the leaseholder:

· use sustainable waste, energy and water efficiency systems

· use eco-labelled products and services

· seek opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from lease-related activities.

33. The trust has said that they would look at having water collection for handwashing and power provided from solar panels.

34. All measures taken are aimed at meeting the council’s climate goals, as set out in Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan, which are:

· to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to reach net zero emissions by 2050 and

· to prepare the region for the adverse impacts of climate change.

35. Climate change has some potential to impact the lease area. The building is located in an area close to flood-prone risk.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

36. The proposed application has been reviewed by council specialist staff and a summary of the feedback is noted in the table below:

Table 1: Internal specialist feedback on the proposal.

Specialist	Feedback
Parks and Places Specialist	Supports the project as It looks like positive work activating a low-profile area.
Facilities Manager	Supports the proposal. Supportive of the proposal as they are co-ordinating works with the Community Park Ranger and have plans in place to minimise damage during the wet season. Work will be required to ensure the area stays tidy with this shelter extension as their maintenance boundary is a little less defined.
Area Operations Manager	No objections to the proposal.
Conservation Advisor (South)	Supports the proposal as they are doing ecological works in the area. Has been working with the group around the restoration projects and is supportive of the proposal. The applicant should not expand or doing any other changes to the site without prior approval from council.
Volunteering and Programmes Team Leader	Supports the proposal.

37. The proposed new lease has no identified impact on other parts of the council group. The views of council-controlled organisations were not required for the preparation of this report’s advice.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

38. Local boards have the allocated authority relating to local recreation and community facilities, including the use of local parks.

39. The proposed lease will benefit the community by enabling initiatives that promote environmental health in streams in the Manurewa Local Board area and its surrounding communities.

40. The Manurewa Local Board was contacted for feedback on the existing licence to occupy on the 20 June 2023, who supported staff using their delegation to retrospectively approve landowner approval for the original one year occupation.

41. The delivered activities align with one of the Manurewa Local Board Plan 2023 outcomes and objectives.

Outcome	Objective
Outcome : Our environment	We protect our natural areas, are pest free and regenerating to enhance biodiversity and ecosystems

42. Te Pu-a-nga Maara Awa Rangers are one of the organisations that are contributing to the regeneration of the Puhinui Stream and improving its ecological quality.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

43. Auckland Council is committed to meeting its responsibilities under Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its statutory obligations and relationship commitments to Māori. The council recognises these responsibilities are distinct from the Crown’s Treaty obligations and fall within a local government Tāmaki Makaurau context.

44. These commitments are articulated in the council’s key strategic planning documents; the Auckland Plan, the Long-term Plan 2024-2034, the Unitary Plan, individual local board plans and in Whiria Te Muka Tangata, Auckland Council’s Māori Responsiveness Framework. 

45. Iwi engagement about the council’s intention to grant a new community lease for the container and shade structures at Aerovista Place Reserve was undertaken in June and July 2024 with the iwi groups identified as having an interest in land in the Manurewa Local Board area.

46. The engagement involved: an email to all iwi identified as having an interest in the area, containing detailed information on the land, the lessee, and the lease proposal as per Section 4 of the Conservation Act 1987.

47. No objections or requests for hui or kaitiaki site visit were received from the iwi and mana whenua groups who responded.

48. When contacted in 2023 regarding the original community licence, Ngaati Te Ata Waiohua had said that the location was in an area of immense spiritual, cultural, traditional and customary significance to Ngaati Te Ata Waiohua.

“The maunga - Matukutuureia (McLaughlin's Mountain) was where our eponymous ancestor, Te Ata-i-Rehia was born and her placenta was buried, reaffirming our physical and spiritual connection to this whenua”.

49. When contacted in 2024, Ngaati Te Ata Waiohua, requested that the trust continue its on-going engagement with Ngaati Te Ata Waiohua for their proposed work programme activities throughout the two years.

50. Waikato Tainui and Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki also responded to confirm they had no concerns with the proposed lease.

51. Community leasing aims to increase Māori wellbeing through targeted support for Māori community development projects.

52. Community leases support a wide range of activities and groups. Leases are awarded based on an understanding of local needs, interests and priorities. The activities and services provided by leaseholders create benefits for many local communities, including Māori.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

53. All costs relating to the advertisement of the council’s intention to grant the proposed lease will be borne by the Parks and Community Facilities Department of Auckland Council.

54. Staff have consulted with the Financial Advisory department of the council. No concerns were raised regarding the financial implications for the new lease to Te Pu-a-nga Maara Charitable Trust for the container and shade structure.

55. Ongoing maintenance of the container and surrounding area will be undertaken by the applicant.

56. On the 8 June 2023, the annual budget was approved by the Governing Body which included changes to the Community Occupancy Guidelines of the rent fee for a community ground lease from $1.00 per annum to $1,300.00 plus GST per annum effective from 1 July 2023.

57. If the local board chooses to adjust the level of rent from $1,300 per annum there will be no requirement for the local board to top up the difference. However, the local board will not have the full benefit of the $1,300 revenue per annum over the lease period.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

58. Should the local board resolve not to grant the proposed community lease to Te Pu-a-nga Maara Charitable Trust at Aerovista Place Reserve, the group’s ability to undertake all current and future activities will be negatively impacted. This will have an adverse impact on the achievement of the local board plan outcome ‘Our environment’.

59. The new lease affords the groups security of tenure, enabling them to attend to the scheduled maintenance of the facility.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

60. If the local board resolves to grant the proposed new community lease, staff will work with the Te Pu-a-nga Maara Charitable Trust to finalise the lease agreements in accordance with the local board decision.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Authors

Gordon Ford - Community Lease Specialist

Authorisers

Kim O’Neill - Head of Property & Commercial Business

Manoj Ragupathy - Local Area Manager

Manurewa Local Board

20 February 2025

Auckland Council’s Quarterly Performance Report: Manurewa Local Board for quarter two 2024/2025

File No.: CP2025/00180

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To provide the Manurewa Local Board with an integrated quarterly performance report for quarter two, 1 October – 31 December 2024.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. This report includes financial performance, progress against work programmes, key challenges the board should be aware of and any risks to delivery against the 2024/2025 work programme.

3. The work programme is produced annually and aligns with 2023 Manurewa Local Board Plan outcomes.

4. All operating departments with agreed work programmes have provided an update against their work programme delivery. Activities are reported with a status of green (on track), amber (some risk or issues, which are being managed), grey (cancelled, deferred or merged) or red (behind delivery, significant risk).

5. Of the 95 work lines within the agreed work programme 94 are green and one is amber.

6. The key activity updates from this quarter are:

· The priority list for the implementation of the sport and active recreation facilities plan was adopted (#3008).

· The Manurewa Local Board Emergency Readiness and Response Plan was adopted (#3970).

· Several paths were renewed (#40200).

· Nathan Homestead Pukepuke hosted the annual Summer Creative Market (#261).

· Manu Tukutuku has been chosen by Idea Services to provide a space for people with disabilities to gather for te reo and kapa haka (#272).

7. Auckland Council (Council) currently has a number of bonds quoted on the New Zealand, Singapore and Swiss Debt Markets (Quoted Bonds). As a result, the Council is subject to continuous disclosure obligations, which it must comply with under the listing rules of the NZX (Listing Rules), the listing rules of other exchanges and the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (FMCA). This policy has been implemented by Council to ensure it complies with its continuous disclosure obligations. These obligations restrict the release of annual financial reports and results until the Auckland Council Group results are released to the NZX – on or about 28 February 2025.

8. Due to these obligations the financial performance attached to this report is excluded from the public.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Manurewa Local Board:

a) whiwhi / receive the performance report for quarter two ending 31 December 2024

b) tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the financial performance report in Attachment B of the agenda report will remain confidential until after the Auckland Council Group half-year results for 2024/2025 are released to the New Zealand Exchange (NZX), which are expected to be made public on or about 28 February 2025.

Horopaki

Context

9. The Manurewa Local Board has an approved 2024/2025 work programme for the following:

· Customer and Community Services

· Local Environmental

· Auckland Emergency Management

· Local Governance.

10. The graph below shows how the work programme activities meet the Manurewa Local Board Plan outcomes. Activities that are not part of the approved work programme but contribute towards the local board outcomes, such as advocacy by the local board, are not captured in this graph.

Graph 1: Work programme activities by outcome

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

Local Board Work Programme Snapshot

11. The graph below identifies work programme activities by RAG status (red, amber, green and grey), which measures the performance of the activity. It shows the percentage of work programme activities that are on track (green), in progress but with issues that are being managed (amber), activities that have significant issues (red) and activities that have been cancelled, deferred, or merged (grey).

Graph 2: Work programme performance by RAG status

12. The graph below shows the stage of the activity in each department’s work programme. The number of activity lines differ by department as approved in the local board work programme.

Graph 3: Work programme performance by activity status and department

Key activity updates from quarter two

13. While work programme updates have been provided for all lines this quarter, the board has previously requested more specificity for the updates. When there are multiple deliverables in one work programme line, updates are not always provided for every aspect of the line. This results in incomplete information on what is being delivered or where there are potential issues, by not clearly outlining or identifying deadlines, completion dates, and potential delays for all components of the line.

14. A lack of detail and specificity, including the lack of specific data relating to projects, limits the board’s and the public’s understanding of the impact of local board investment and delivery in the community.

15. Below are some of the key activity updates from quarter two provided by departments. These are aligned to outcomes in the 2023 Manurewa Local Board Plan.

Our people

16. Manurewa diverse participation: increase diverse participation in youth initiatives (#265): The Manurewa Youth Council hosted study sessions, did a deputation to the local board, hosted a painting night, hosted a submissions event about the proposed Treaty Principles Bill, held a clothing swap, supported two members with their driver's licence, took part in the world record attempt for the largest haka at Eden Park and completed their Annual General Meeting (AGM).

17. Strengthening our streets (#268): The initiative has expanded through a partnership with The Beautification Trust. Two successful street cafés were recently held to engage residents in conversations about the Puhinui Stream regeneration project.

Our environment

18. Community and business emergency response plans and resilience programme (#3970): The local board adopted its Emergency Readiness and Response Plan at the 5 December business meeting.

19. Waste Minimisation (#608): E Tu Rakau's Wiri Stream Reserve event was attended by eighty people with ten signups to the service. After visiting Finlayson Park and Leabank Schools, they ran their second event at Mountfort Park on 26 October 2024, engaging thirty people. The Trust held the first E-Waste drop off event on 16 November 2024, engaging thirty-three people and diverting 481kgs of electronic items from landfill. The second Repair Cafe was held in November 2024, fixing twenty-three items and diverting 32kgs of waste from landfill. 140 students and parents from Clayton Park School were also engaged through onsite tours and recycling workshops.

Our community

20. Nathan Homestead operational expenditure (#261): Nathan Homestead Pukepuke hosted the annual Summer Creative Market. The market showcased an array of local talent, including makers, artists, bakers, ceramicists, jewellers, and artisans, who connected with the community through their crafts. With 350 attendees, the event drew a steady stream of visitors throughout the day.

21. Programming in community places (#272): Manu Tukutuku has been chosen by Idea Services to provide a space for people with disabilities to gather together for te reo and kapa haka. Over fifty people attended, including support workers and senior staff members from Idea Services. This event has now been integrated into regular events happening at the centre.

22. Sport and active recreation facilities plan implementation (#3008): At the 21 November 2024 business meeting the board adopted the priority list for implementation of the plan. The local board supported the addition of two projects into their priority projects list and made grants of $10,950 to Manurewa Table Tennis Club and $44,050 to What Hope Community Trust.

23. Gallaher Park (All Seasons Touch Trust) - comprehensive renewal of both the building and grandstand (#36813): The roof of the grandstand has been replaced, asbestos side panels have been removed and the steel structure painted.

24. Renew hard surface and structures - open spaces (#40200): Physical works have been completed for:

· Laurie Gibbons Memorial Park - paths renewal

· Hazards Road Foreshore - renewal of accessway

· Inverell Park - paths renewal

· Kauri Point Reserve - paths renewal.

25. LDI minor capex fund (#40329): Physical works have been completed for:

· Manurewa leisure centre - bollards installed at Frances Street and James Road

· Hyperion Park – installation of path to the playground

· Acacia Park, Wattle Downs Esplanade – installation of two paths to the playground.

Our economy

26. Pacific diverse communities strategic plan (#4344): Pacific communities are engaging and participating in community activities in the Clendon area with numeracy and literacy programmes, language cultural programmes, health and wellbeing, and educational programmes that are delivered by community for community.

Activities on hold

27. The following work programme activities have been identified by operating departments as on hold:

· Mountfort Park - Counties Manukau Cricket Association Incorporated (lease) (#4259).

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

28. Receiving performance monitoring reports will not result in any identifiable changes to greenhouse gas emissions.

29. Work programmes were approved in June 2024 and delivery is already underway. Should significant changes to any projects be required, climate impacts will be assessed as part of the relevant reporting requirements.

30. The local board is currently investing in a number of sustainability projects, which aim to build awareness around individual carbon emissions, and changing behaviour at a local level.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

31. When developing the work programmes council group impacts and views are presented to the local board.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

32. This report informs the Manurewa Local Board of the performance for quarter two ending 31 December 2024.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

33. The local board is committed to supporting work that contributes to outcomes for Māori. This includes seeking opportunities for collaboration and early engagement with mana whenua.

34. The board fund several work programme items that have a significant Māori focus or outcomes, including supporting Māori youth initiatives, Māori-led social initiatives, Te Kete Rukuruku (Māori naming and associated storytelling of parks and places), and the bi-lingual hikoi. The board remains committed to working with local iwi and marae to enable increased participation and engagement with the local board and its projects.

35. Manurewa Local Board is part of Ara Kōtui, a joint mana whenua and southern local boards initiative that explores and supports opportunities that enable mana whenua involvement in local board decision-making.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

36. This report is provided to enable the Manurewa Local Board to monitor the organisation’s progress and performance in delivering the 2024/2025 work programme. There are no financial implications associated with this report.

Financial Performance

37. Auckland Council (Council) currently has a number of bonds quoted on the NZ Stock Exchange (NZX). As a result, the Council is subject to obligations under the NZX Main Board & Debt Market Listing Rules and the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 sections 97 and 461H. These obligations restrict the release of half-year financial reports and results until the Auckland Council Group results are released to the NZX on or about 28 February 2025. Due to these obligations the financial performance attached to the quarterly report is excluded from the public.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

38. While the risk of non-delivery of the entire work programme is rare, the likelihood for risk relating to individual activities does vary. Capital projects for instance, are susceptible to more risk as on-time and on-budget delivery is dependent on weather conditions, approvals (e.g. building consents) and is susceptible to market conditions.

39. The approved Customer and Community Services capex work programme include projects identified as part of the Risk Adjusted Programme (RAP). These are projects that the Community Facilities delivery team will progress, if possible, in advance of the programmed delivery year. This flexibility in delivery timing will help to achieve 100 per cent financial delivery for the financial year if projects intended for delivery in the current financial year are delayed due to unforeseen circumstances.

40. Information about any significant risks and how they are being managed and/or mitigated is addressed in the ‘Activities with significant issues’ section.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

41. The local board will receive the next performance update following the end of quarter three (31 March 2025).

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Manurewa work programme Q2 update	51
b ⇩	Manurewa Local Board Financial Report half year ended Dec 2024 - Confidential

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Authors	Claire Abbot - Local Board Advisor
Authorisers	Manoj Ragupathy - Local Area Manager

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Urgent Decision of the Manurewa Local Board Input to Auckland Council submission on the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System changes) Amendment Bill	85

Manurewa Local Board

20 February 2025

Urgent Decision of the Manurewa Local Board: Input to Auckland Council submission on the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System changes) Amendment Bill

This decision has been made under delegated authority by: Chairperson, Matt Winiata and Deputy Chairperson, Glenn Murphy on 7 February 2025

Urgent Decision delegation resolution: MR/2022/169.

The use of the Urgent Decision delegation was authorised by the Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and Manoj Ragupathy, Local Area Manager. The authorisers are satisfied that the decision is required urgently, and it is not practicable in the circumstances to call an extraordinary or emergency meeting of the local board.

The following information was provided to the decision-makers to inform their decision:

Memorandum from staff

Reference 1: Link to the webpage with information and the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Bill

Reference 2: Link to the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Bill

Subject: Manurewa Local Board input to Auckland Council submission on the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System changes) Amendment Bill

The Manurewa Local Board:

a) support, in principle, Auckland Council’s position on the Bill

b) support the intent to simplify the Resource Management Act system

c) support, in principle, the ability to make it easier and quicker to consent new infrastructure, however, note concerns that this could mean there is less consultation especially for larger scale developments

d) support the inclusion of a new section to allow the environment court to revoke/suspend a resource consent due to non-compliance

e) support the inclusion of a new section that requires council to pre-circulate draft conditions

f) note that while PC78 is not complete or operative, some aspects of this Bill would not apply to Auckland Council, including some of the changes to Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS) and natural hazard rules.

g) do not support the Bill’s ability to remove scheduled heritage buildings/structures that already have protection plans in place, unless there is no other option and the building is a danger to the community and community consultation has been taken into account.

Matt Winiata Glenn Murphy

Chairperson Deputy Chairperson

Manurewa Local Board Manurewa Local Board

Manoj Ragupathy

Local Area Manager

Franklin, Manurewa and Papakura Local Boards

7 February 2025

Manurewa Local Board

20 February 2025

Scoping local economic development investment options

File No.: CP2025/00541

Te take mō te pūrongoPurpose of the report

1. To seek approval from the Manurewa Local Board to commission a scoping document to inform potential local economic development activities by reallocating community grants Manurewa funding in the 2024/2025 work programme.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. The Manurewa Local Board Plan 2023 identifies economic development as key to achieving local prosperity, with specific focus on supporting the Manurewa and Wiri business associations, enabling Māori and Pacific business growth, and improving youth employment outcomes.

3. Tātaki Auckland Unlimited withdrew its local economic development advisory services in financial year 2023/2024 due to Annual Budget constraints. This occurred during the development of local board plans, creating a gap between planned economic initiatives and available resources for delivery.

4. Local boards, including Manurewa, have advocated for an alternative mechanism to provide strategic advice on local economic development. Analysis shows minimal current investment in the Our Economy outcome area of the local board plan.

5. The Franklin, Māngere-Ōtāhuhu and Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Boards are supported by dedicated economic development brokers delivering locally funded, targeted economic development initiatives.

6. In October 2024, staff led a workshop, supported by the Franklin Local Board Economic Broker, to explore economic development options with the Manurewa Local Board.

7. Manurewa Local Board has requested options to progress its economic aspirations and enhance local prosperity in 2025/2026.

8. Staff recommend commissioning a scoping document in the current financial year to identify economic development opportunities and guide investment in the 2025/2026 and 2026/2027 work programmes. This would require reallocating $30,000 from the Community Grants budget, while maintaining funding for two remaining grant rounds in 2024/2025.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Manurewa Local Board:

a) tono / request the delivery of scoping document to identify potential economic development opportunities in the local board area to guide economic development investment in the local board work programmes 2025/2026 and 2026/2027

b) whakaae / approve the creation of a new economic development line item, Manurewa Local Economic Development Options, in the 2024/2025 work programme to support the delivery of this scoping activity

c) whakaae / approve the reallocation of $30,000 from work programme ID 281 Community Grants Manurewa to fund this economic development scoping activity.

Horopaki

Context

9. The Manurewa Local Board Plan 2023 highlights local economic development as key to achieving local prosperity. The Local Board Plan notes that despite economic growth of 2.6% between 2016-2021, the area faces challenges with unemployment above the regional average.

10. With the withdrawal of Tātaki Auckland Unlimited services, local boards lack advisory expertise for economic development.

11. Manurewa Local Board has consistently advocated for an alternative mechanism for providing local economic development advice in the absence of Tātaki Auckland Unlimited support.

12. The Franklin, Māngere-Ōtāhuhu and Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Boards currently fund bespoke localised strategic advice and investment initiatives with the support of Economic Brokers within the Community Delivery Team (South) in Auckland Council.

13. A workshop on 10 October 2024, the local board explored economic development options for Manurewa.

14. At the workshop, the Manurewa Local Board requested options be provided on how to progress the local board's local economic development aspirations and enhance local prosperity within the 2025/2026 year.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

15. Analysis of current work programme funding shows minimal investment in the Our Economy outcome area (as illustrated in Graph 1), despite economic development being identified as a key priority in the Manurewa Local Board Plan 2023. This funding gap was created when Tātaki Auckland Unlimited withdrew their services during the development of local board plans, leaving local boards without resources to deliver on their economic development aspirations.

Graph 1: Manurewa Local Board 2024/2025 funding per local board plan 2023 outcome area

16. To address this gap, staff recommend commissioning a scoping document from an economic development specialist to identify potential activities the local board could fund in future years.

17. This proposed scoping activity would cost $30,000 and include:

a) commissioning a local economic development specialist to identify Manurewa's specific economic development needs and opportunities, with a focus on the key initiatives outlined in the Manurewa Local Board Plan 2023

b) leverage insights from Franklin and Māngere-Ōtāhuhu's experiences to inform a locally tailored approach. The Franklin Economic Broker is available to support the scoping work with local economic development methodology, insights, and expertise

c) ensure the contractor addresses specific economic opportunities identified in the Manurewa Local Board Plan 2023, such as youth workforce development, supporting local business associations, and enabling Māori and Pacific business growth

d) ensure the contractor works with local stakeholders, including the Manurewa Business Association, Wiri Business Association, skills providers, iwi, and Māori organisations.

Table 1: Three options have been considered to progress local economic development

Option	Description	Pros	Cons
1. Commission an economic development scoping document this financial year 2024/2025 (recommended)	Commission an economic development scoping document in the current 2024/2025 financial year by reallocating $30,000 from ID 281 Community Grants Manurewa	Would allow local board to consider including recommendations from the scoping document into the 2025/2026 work programme and the in-principle 2026/2027 work programme. Enables immediate progress on local board economic development priorities. Positions work programmes well for implementation in year two and three of the local board plan 2023	Reduces community funding in current financial year to provide quick response support for small community-led projects
2. Commission an economic development scoping document next financial year 2025/2026	Commission an economic development scoping document in the 2025/2026 financial year by allocating $30,000 in the 2025/2026 work programme	This would allow for more time for developing a scoping document.	The delivery of any potential economic development activities would be held up until 2026/2027 - the final year of the local board plan 2023
3. Continue advocating for economic outcomes	Continue advocating for economic development as committed to in the local board plan 2023. Continue advocating for regional funding support without investing local funding	No need to leverage local board funding	Risk further delays in achieving local economic objectives Economic development objectives in Local board plan 2023 may remain unaddressed

18. Based on analysis of these options, staff recommend Option 1 as it would enable immediate action towards identifying economic development priorities, particularly around supporting business associations, youth employment, and Māori and Pacific business growth. These priorities could then be considered for inclusion in the work programme development for next financial year.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

19. The Our Economy section of the local board plan 2023 emphasises the importance of transitioning to a low carbon, circular and resilient economy.

20. The local board has identified the need to support manufacturing sectors in adapting to climate impacts, including using local clean energy solutions and finding circular solutions for waste.

21. Should a contractor be engaged to scope economic development opportunities, they would consider opportunities to support the local board's aspirations for both economic and climate action outcomes, particularly in the Wiri industrial area.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

22. The proposed reallocation of funding affects the local board’s community grants programme. Staff have advised that based on historical grant application patterns, this reduced funding would still enable delivery of two more grant rounds in 2024/2025.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

23. Option 1 would require reallocating $30,000 from ID 281 Community Grants Manurewa to fund the scoping in the current financial year. The remaining funds for community grants initiatives in 2024/2025 would be $38,087 to cover the two grant rounds.

24. The proposed scoping work will identify opportunities specific to Manurewa's local context, including:

a) supporting the Manurewa and Wiri business associations

b) improving youth employment outcomes

c) enabling Māori and Pacific business growth

d) leveraging the Wiri industrial area

e) supporting The Southern Initiative's work.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

25. The Manurewa Local Board Plan 2023 specifically identifies strengthening the potential of the Māori economy as a key opportunity. This economic development scoping work will:

a) actively engage with iwi and local Māori organisations throughout the process

b) identify opportunities to improve Māori economic outcomes in education, employment, and enterprise

c) support Māori business initiatives and economic aspirations

d) develop partnership pathways for future economic development activities

e) identify ways to reduce barriers in council's procurement processes for Māori businesses.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

26. The recommendations involve reallocating $30,000 from work programme ID 281 Community Grants Manurewa to the new Manurewa Local Economic Development Options in 2024/2025.

27. A new line item, Manurewa Local Economic Development Options, will need to be added to the local board work programme 2024/2025 to be led by the Community Delivery Team (South).

28. If reallocation is approved, Community Grants Manurewa will have $38,087 remaining to support two further grant rounds in 2024/2025.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

Table 2: Risks and mitigations related to the decision to reallocate funding to fund a scoping document

Risk	Mitigation
Potential underspend of the reallocated funding	Careful contract management by the Community Delivery Team (South)
Limited internal capacity to implement recommendations as Community Delivery Team (South) lack the expertise or the management support	This risk will need to be considered by the local board when developing future work programmes.
Conflicts of interest between Contracted economic development specialist with local stakeholders	This will be managed through clear procurement processes requiring declaration and management of any conflicts
Timeline constraints for final findings report given end of financial year	Procurement process to commence immediately following February resolution. Progress updates to be provided to local board on procurement timeline and delivery milestones through the Quarterly reports

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

29. Should the local board approve option 1 to reallocate $30,000 to fund the scoping document in the current financial year, a new economic development line item will be added to the work programme 2024/2025.

30. The Community Delivery Team (South) will contract an economic development specialist to develop the scoping document to inform the development of the local board work programme 2025/2026.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Authors

Adel Chanson - Specialist Advisor

Authorisers

Kim Taunga - Head of Community Delivery

Manoj Ragupathy - Local Area Manager

Manurewa Local Board

20 February 2025

Local board views on proposed plan change 106 for filming on Sites and Places of Significance to Mana Whenua

File No.: CP2025/00809

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To seek local board views on proposed plan change 106 (PC 106) which identifies temporary filming activities on Sites and Places of Significance to Mana Whenua (SPSMW) on public places as a permitted activity.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. Decision-makers (independent commissioners) on a plan change to the Auckland Unitary Plan (AUP) must consider local boards’ views on the plan change, if the local boards choose to provide their views.

3. The purpose of PC 106 is to identify temporary filming activities on SPSMW in council-controlled public places as a permitted activity (i.e. no resource consent required). A film permit will still be required under the Te Ture ā-Rohe Tauhokohoko Whakahaerenga me te Tango Kiriata Tūmatanui 2022 Public Trading, Events and Filming Bylaw 2022 (the Bylaw).

4. A local board can present local views when expressed by the whole local board. This report provides the mechanism for the local board to resolve and provide its views on PC 106. Staff do not recommend what view the local board should convey.

5. Local boards received a memorandum on the draft plan change before it was finalised and notified for submissions. The submission and further submissions periods have closed. A total of 10 submissions were received, and no further submissions were received. The key themes of the submissions are support from screen industry, opposition to PC 106 unless amendments are made, and the application of PC 106 to Tūpuna Maunga Authority administered land.

6. This report seeks the views of the local board on proposed plan change 106. Next steps involve incorporating local board resolutions on proposed plan change 106 into the section 42A hearing report. Appointed local board members will be notified and invited to present their views at the hearing.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Manurewa Local Board:

a) provide its views on proposed plan change 106

b) appoint a local board member to speak to the local board views at a hearing on proposed plan change 106

c) delegate authority to the chairperson of Manurewa Local Board to make a replacement appointment in the event the local board member appointed in resolution b) is unable to attend the plan change hearing.

Horopaki

Context

Decision-making authority

7. Local boards are responsible for communicating the interests and preferences of people in its area regarding the content of Auckland Council’s strategies, policies, plans, and bylaws. Local boards provide their views on the content of these documents. Decision-makers must consider local boards’ views when deciding the content of these policy documents (ss15-16 Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009).

8. A plan change will be included in the AUP if it is approved. Local boards must have the opportunity to provide their views on council-initiated plan changes.

9. If the local board chooses to provide its views, the reporting planner will include those views verbatim, and address them, along with issues raised by submitters, in the subsequent hearing report prepared under section 42A of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA).

10. A local board member, appointed by resolution, may present the local board’s views at the hearing of submissions by commissioners, who then make decisions on the proposed plan change.

11. This report provides an overview of PC 106, and a summary of the key themes from submissions. The report author cannot advise the local board on what its views should be.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

Plan change overview

12. The purpose of PC 106 is to remove the requirement for a resource consent by identifying temporary filming activities as a permitted activity in the AUP. Filming activities will still require a Film Permit from Screen Auckland (the regional film office for Auckland, based within Tātaki Auckland Unlimited) in accordance with the Bylaw. Currently, there is duplication of process for filming, as it requires both a resource consent to comply with the AUP and a film permit to comply with the Bylaw.

13. Amendments to AUP Chapter D21 Sites and Places of Significance to Mana Whenua are proposed to identify temporary filming activities (up to 30 days) as a permitted activity on SPSMW that are also public places. This status is subject to a standard that requires no land disturbance, that filming is undertaken in accordance with a site plan, and that it complies with any special conditions approved under the Auckland Council Film Permit. No changes are proposed to Schedule 12 of the AUP, which lists the SPSMW.

14. The film permit process ensures that filming activities respect the cultural values of the SPSMW and follow appropriate tikanga, while enabling people and communities to provide for their social, economic, and cultural well-being to achieve sustainable management.

15. Cultural values and mana whenua associations with SPSMW are protected and enhanced through the film permit process by requiring direct engagement with mana whenua and their participation in decision-making. This ensures that appropriate tikanga is considered, site plans and/or special conditions are applied where necessary, access for customary activities (i.e. mahinga kai) can be identified, and restricted areas, where toilets or food preparation must be avoided, are implemented to protect wāhi tapu and any tangible and/or intangible values of sites and places.

16. Supporting documentation is available from council’s website at https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/plans-projects-policies-reports-bylaws/our-plans-strategies/unitary-plan/auckland-unitary-plan-modifications/Pages/details.aspx?UnitaryPlanId=272.

17. Council’s reporting planner will prepare a section 42A report for PC 106 for consideration by the independent hearings commissioners that evaluates and reports on:

· the contents of PC 106

· submissions (noting that no further submissions were received)

· views and preferences of the local board, if the local board passes a resolution.

Themes from submissions received

18. Submissions were made by 10 people. Nine submissions were supportive, one was in opposition, and no submissions were neutral. Key submission themes are listed below.

· Support from the screen industry

· Oppose the plan change unless amendments are made

· Application of PC 106 to Tūpuna Maunga administered land.

Support from the screen industry

19. Several submissions supporting PC 106 are from members of the screen industry, seeking that it be approved without any amendments. Some clarification is also sought regarding what qualifies as “disturbance”, as AUP Standard D21.6.4(1)(b) provides for filming activities as a permitted activity as long as it does not involve “land disturbance”.

Oppose subject to amendments

20. One submitter (Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei) opposes PC 106 unless amendments are made to recognise the hapū or iwi with the strongest relationship to the filming location. Specific provisions are sought to be retained or removed to better reflect local hapū and iwi acknowledgement.

Application of PC 106 to Tūpuna Maunga Authority administered land

21. PC 106 currently excludes land administered by Tūpuna Maunga Authority. The Tūpuna Maunga Authority seeks amendments to PC 106 to enable temporary filming as a permitted activity on land it administers.

22. Information on individual submissions and the summary of all decisions requested by submitters is available from council’s website: https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/UnitaryPlanDocuments/pc-106-sdr-and-subs.pdf

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

Context

23. Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan sets out Auckland’s climate goals:

· to adapt to the impacts of climate change by planning for the changes we will face (climate adaptation)

· to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050 (climate mitigation).

24. Both of council’s climate goals (climate adaptation and climate mitigation) are relevant and align with the requirementfor RMA decision-makers to:

· have particular regard to the effects of climate change (section 7(i) RMA), and

· have regard to any emissions reduction plan and any national adaptation plan prepared under the Climate Change Response Act 2002 (section 74(2) RMA) when preparing or changing a district plan.

25. Consequently, any local board views on climate adaptation and/or climate mitigation will be considered by the independent hearing commissioners when hearing submissions on PC 106.

Local board views - climate

26. The following prompts are included to assist the local board in forming any view (should it wish to do so) regarding climate mitigation and/or adaptation:

· How will PC 106 affect greenhouse gas emissions, if at all?

· How will PC 106 affect private motor vehicle trips, connections to and availability of public transport, walking and cycling infrastructure, if at all?

· Will climate risks, such as flooding, increased heat, coastal erosion, or extreme weather events be neutral, alleviated or elevated by PC 106?

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

27. No council groups have submitted on PC 106. The following council groups were consulted and provided an opportunity to provide feedback on the draft plan change:

a) Māori Heritage Team

b) Resource Consents

c) Auckland Transport.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

28. The purpose of PC 106 is to enable temporary filming activities on SPSMW in public places without the need for a resource consent.

29. A total of 18 out of the 21 local boards currently have SPSMW in public places that would be covered by PC 106 (noting that additional sites will be added over time). In terms of film permit applications, local boards are responsible for landowner approval for local parks and are notified of any film permit applications. This will not change.

30. Local boards have been kept informed of PC 106 as it has developed with memorandums in November 2022 and September 2024.

31. Factors the local board may wish to consider in formulating its view:

· interests and preferences of people in the local board area

· well-being of communities within the local board area

· local board documents, such as local board plan, local board agreement

· responsibilities and operation of the local board.

32. The decision-maker will consider local board views, if provided, when deciding on PC 106.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

33. Council is required to consult with iwi authorities when preparing a plan change. The plan change has been developed in consultation with the 19 iwi authorities (mana whenua) through a series of engagements since December 2022. This engagement has occurred through pānui updates, engagement summary reports, kānohi ki te kānohi hui, collaborative working group hui, emails and telephone calls.

34. Prior to notifying PC 106 the following positions of mana whenua were understood:

· 11 support in principle a plan change

· 1 generally supports PC 106 subject to amendments; otherwise, opposes

· 3 have not provided formal feedback, but comments made by them have been considered

· 2 do not oppose PC 106

· 1 defers to others

· 1 prefers kaupapa to go through the Mana Whenua Forum.

35. Feedback from mana whenua on PC 106 supports an approach that provides for filming in public places as a permitted activity with permitted standards, and for mana whenua to have an increased role in decision-making for activities occurring on SPSMW. The importance of not undermining the SPSMW in AUP Schedule 12 and the provisions in AUP Chapter D21 was also emphasised as protection of the values of sites and places. All sites have their own pūrākau (stories), and iwi/hapū have individual tikanga for these sites.

36. Feedback from mana whenua directly informed the wording of PC 106. The only feedback not incorporated into PC 106 relates to amendments sought to recognise the ‘local’ or ‘appropriate’ iwi.

37. Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei is the only iwi that submitted on PC 106. Their submission seeks that Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei’s ahi kā and mana whenua status within the ‘heartland’ of their rohe is recognised and provided for in the relevant amendments that are proposed to AUP Chapter D21 through PC 106. They also seek that their reo and identity is seen, heard and provided for in any filming on sites and places of significance that Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei are the tangata whenua. Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei are generally supportive of PC 106, but oppose it unless the amendments sought are incorporated to ensure the tangata whenua of the place where filming activities will take place on SPSMW are appropriately engaged with and involved in the decision-making.

38. Tātaki Auckland Unlimited – Screen Auckland have developed a draft SPSMW film permit process in collaboration with mana whenua. The draft SPSMW film permit process has a strong focus on relationship and engagement to enable ongoing collaboration to develop and integrate mana motuhake, tikanga Māori, the pūrākau and mauri of SPSMW.

39. The key elements of the draft SPSMW film permit process include:

· requirement to engage all mana whenua identified through the council’s contact tool

· applicants are encouraged to engage early to understand the implications of filming

· film facilitators inform mana whenua of all filming applications affecting SPSMW and confirm whether engagement has occurred

· timeframe to process applications is 20-25 days (compared to 3-5 for general applications)

· film facilitators confirm permit conditions with mana whenua

· where proposals are not supported by mana whenua, applicants will be directed to alternative sites.

40. Information requirements for film permit applications on SPSMW will be similar to those required by Tūpuna Maunga o Tamaki Makaurau Authority for the 14 co-governed tūpuna maunga.

41. The reporting planner will include in the hearing report an analysis of Part 2 of the RMA, which requires that all persons exercising RMA functions take into account the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Sites of Significance is an issue of significance identified in the Schedule of Issues of Significance (2021) and the Māori Plan 2017 (Houkura Independent Māori Statutory Board), where it states on page 23 that:

Mana Whenua are enabled to maintain and protect sites of significance to reaffirm connections to the whenua and preserve for future generations.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

42. PC 106 does not pose any financial implications for local boards’ assets or operations.

43. Costs for the plan-making process are met by existing council budgets.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

44. The local board will be unable to provide its views and preferences on PC 106, if it does not pass a resolution. This report provides:

· the mechanism for the local board to express its views and preferences

· the opportunity for a local board member to speak at a hearing.

45. If the local board chooses not to pass a resolution at this business meeting, these opportunities are forgone.

46. The power to provide local board views regarding the content of a plan change cannot be delegated to individual local board member(s) (Local Government Act 2002, Sch 7, cls 36D). This report therefore enables the whole local board to decide whether to provide its views and, if so, to determine what matters those views should include.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

47. The reporting planner will include, and report on, any resolution from any local board in the forthcoming section 42A hearing report. Local board member(s) appointed to speak to specific local board’s views will be informed of the hearing date and invited to the hearing.

48. The reporting planner will advise the local boards of the decision on PC 106 by memorandum.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Authors

Eryn Shields - Team Leader - Planning

Authorisers

John Duguid - General Manager Planning and Resource Consents

Lou-Ann Ballantyne - General Manager Governance and Engagement

Manoj Ragupathy - Local Area Manager

Manurewa Local Board

20 February 2025

Local Board feedback on Fix and Finish fund

File No.: CP2025/00886

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To seek feedback from local boards on the implementation of the $20 million Fix and Finish fund, to input into Governing Body decision making.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. The Governing Body adopted the Long-term Plan 2024-2034 which includes a proposal of a $20 million reserve fund, the “Fix and Finish” fund, to complete community projects.

3. This fund was subject to the creation of the Auckland Future Fund and achieving enhanced returns for the 2024/2025 financial year.

4. In October 2024, a memo was distributed to elected members with initial staff advice and input from the Mayoral Office on how the Fix and Finish fund could work, including draft processes, criteria and options for funding distributions.

5. This report seeks local board feedback on aspects relating to the fund’s implementation.

6. A report will be presented to the Governing Body in March 2025 to seek final decisions including the methodology for distributing the Fix and Finish fund to local boards.

7. Local board feedback will be collated and included as an attachment to the report to the Governing Body in March 2025.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Manurewa Local Board:

a) whakarite/provide feedback on the criteria for eligible projects for the Fix and Finish fund

b) whakarite/provide feedback on preferred funding allocation model for the Fix and Finish fund

c) whakarite/provide feedback on any other matters relating to the Fix and Finish fund.

Horopaki

Context

8. In the final Mayoral Proposal for the Long-term Plan 2024-2034 (LTP), the mayor proposed a $20 million reserve fund to “fix and finish” community projects in certain legacy areas.

9. The Governing Body’s resolution (GB/2024/45) for the adoption of the LTP included a clause for $20 million of enhanced returns relating to the Auckland Future Fund to be set aside in a reserve fund to fix and finish community projects in the legacy Manukau City and Auckland City areas.

10. On 24 October 2024, an update memo from finance staff (Attachment A) was distributed to the Governing Body and all elected members on a draft process and criteria, ahead of further engagement with affected local board chairs and ward councillors.

11. This memo confirmed the purpose of the Fix and Finish fund as set out by the Mayor’s Office:

“to provide capex funding to priority projects within the legacy Auckland City and Manukau City Council areas that provide a direct benefit to local communities and residents. Funding must go towards projects that are already in the pipeline and may not have full funding.”

12. There are 13 local boards partially or wholly in the legacy Auckland City and Manukau City Council boundaries. These are: Waitematā, Ōrākei, Albert-Eden, Puketāpapa, Whau, Waiheke, Aotea/Great Barrier, Maungakiekie-Tāmaki, Howick, Ōtara-Papatoetoe, Māngere-Ōtāhuhu, Manurewa and Franklin.

13. The next steps in Attachment A identified seeking informal local board feedback through the local board chairs, however subsequently staff considered a formal resolution to be more appropriate for this matter.

14. Staff provided a briefing for local board members, local board chairs and ward councillors for the 13 local board areas in December 2024.

15. This report seeks formal local board feedback on matters relating to the Fix and Finish fund, which will be collated and attached to the report for the Governing Body in March 2025.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

16. Staff referred to the original intent outlined in the Mayor's Proposal and final budget proposal and Governing Body resolution, and input from the Mayor’s Office, in developing the project eligibility criteria for the Fix and Finish fund. Key principles included finishing community projects, focusing on larger priority projects, taking a regional approach, value for ratepayers and simplicity.

Project eligibility criteria

17. The eligibility criteria are as follows:

· project is within legacy Auckland City or Manukau City boundaries

· must be a local board project

· community project (limited to community services activity)

· renewals (fix), or projects which have undergone planning and are ready to deliver with funding (finish)

· identified as a priority in the Local Board Plan 2023

· greater than $1 million in value, and with an appropriate level of business case assessment

· local board can fully fund the project including ongoing operational costs

· is not fully funded in the latest work programme due to funding constraints, or is funded in future years of the work programme and can be brought forward

· could include unfunded standalone stages of a multi-stage project.

18. Staff also recommend that to ensure effective use of the reserve funding, further considerations would include:

· ensuring the project can commence physical delivery within the next three years, and

· noting that local boards can jointly fund a project, agreeing to share any consequential operational costs, for wider community benefit

· alignment with council’s strategic direction for investment.

19. An exception may be required for the greater than $1 million in value criteria, should a local board be allocated funding at a level significantly below the $1 million threshold.

Funding allocation methodologies

20. Three funding allocation methodologies have been developed and modelled for the distribution of the Fix and Finish fund to local boards (refer to attachment B):

· equitable distribution (based on the local board equitable funding formula)

· straight split distribution (where all local boards get the same amount)

· contestable fund (where funding is allocated to prioritised projects rather than to local boards)

Straight split

21. The straight split distribution model is a simple calculation which allocates each local board an equal share of the $20 million.

22. However, this method is inequitable and does not provide an advantage to achieving the intended purpose or outcome of the fund over other methodologies, therefore staff do not recommend the use of this funding allocation method.

Equitable

23. The equitable distribution model uses a weighting of 80% population, 15% deprivation and 5% land area, with the exception of Aotea/Great Barrier and Waiheke local boards allocated at 1% and 2% of the total fund. This is consistent with the recently adopted Fairer Funding model for local boards, and the Local Board Funding Policy 2025, although only for 13 local boards.

24. With this model each local board is allocated a share of the $20 million, and the local board will decide on the projects and amounts to allocate through adopting their capital work programmes. Projects funded must still meet the eligibility criteria for the Fix and Finish fund.

25. This model supports empowered local board decision making and is consistent with an equitable funding approach for local boards.

26. There is a risk of funding being unallocated to projects should there be no eligible projects within a local board area, and delays may result in a reduction in purchasing power.

27. The underlying statistics used for the equitable distribution is consistent with those used for Fairer Funding at the time of preparing the LTP 2024-2034.

28. For Franklin and Whau local boards, only the areas within the boundaries of legacy Auckland City and Manukau City were included for the purposes of the equitable calculation.

Contestable

29. A contestable distribution method can also be used which would result in local board projects being submitted and funding prioritised to projects with the highest assessed benefits.

30. With this model, local boards would apply by submitting their eligible projects to the reserve fund decision maker by a set date. Projects would be assessed against pre-determined prioritisation criteria that would deliver the highest benefits. The decision maker would then resolve on the funding allocation to the individual projects.

31. The benefit of this model is that a much larger funding amount can be allocated to a single project, allowing the completion of a much larger community project.

32. Further work would need to be done to develop prioritisation assessment criteria that competing local board projects could be assessed against to support decision making.

33. Final project allocation decisions could be made by the Governing Body or delegated to a committee comprised of relevant ward councillors and/or local board chairs.

34. There is a risk should the $20 million fund be oversubscribed, a prioritisation exercise and decision process may result in a longer timeframe to allocate funding to projects.

Ongoing monitoring and reporting

35. Progress of these projects will be reported through ongoing quarterly monitoring at the local board level via the local board work programme.

36. Six monthly monitoring and reporting of the overall fund and the allocation of funding to local boards will be provided to the Governing Body.

37. The fund will be planned and reported as a reserve on the council’s balance sheet, and included in the council’s Annual Plan/Long-term Plan/Annual Report.

Other matters

38. As this funding relates to only 13 local boards and was approved by the Governing Body through Long-term Plan decisions, staff recommend this funding be treated as discrete funding to specific local boards, regardless of the funding allocation model decided by the Governing Body.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

39. The recommendations in this report have no particular impacts on climate.

40. The projects to be completed using the Fix and Finish fund may have project-specific climate impacts. If a contestable approach were taken then this could be included in the prioritisation assessment criteria.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

41. The recommendations in this report do not impact the council group as the fund is restricted to community projects linked to the community services activity.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

42. The purpose of the Fix and Finish fund is to provide capital funding which will enable local boards to fix and finish community projects in the legacy Auckland City and Manukau City Council areas that provide a direct benefit to local communities and residents.

43. It is expected all eligible projects that use this funding will directly benefit local communities and residents.

44. Up to 13 local boards may be eligible for funding from the Fix and Finish fund, and would receive an additional capital funding allocation over and above their existing levels in the Long-term Plan.

45. Staff engaged with local boards in December 2024 through an online briefing. Local boards have been supportive of the existence of this fund and progressing the allocation of the fund.

46. This report is an opportunity for local boards to formally provide their views on implementation of the fund, which will be included with the report for the Governing Body decision on the fund.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

47. The recommendations in this report have no particular impacts on Māori.

48. The projects to be completed using the Fix and Finish Fund may have project-specific impacts for Māori. If a contestable approach were taken then this could be included in the prioritisation assessment criteria.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

49. There are no financial implications relating to the recommendations in this report.

50. The establishment of a Fix and Finish fund remains on track following the sale of council’s remaining AIAL shares at a price higher than budgeted. This confirms $20 million funding can be made available for local board capital expenditure within the Annual Budget 2025/2026 pending Governing Body decision making.

51. The allocation of this funding to local boards will be the decision of the Governing Body.

52. The funding will be ringfenced in a reserve as it is the result of a specific Governing Body decision and released as expenditure on eligible projects are incurred.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

53. There are no risks with the recommendations in this report.

54. There are risks to the timing of advice and decision making between each funding allocation method identified in the analysis and advice section above, which may have some impact to the final cost and timing of project delivery.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

55. Staff will collate all local board feedback and submit as an attachment to a report to the Governing Body in March 2025 for a decision to confirm the eligibility criteria and funding allocation method.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Update on the process for Fix and Finish Fund memo - 24 October 2024	107
b ⇩	Distribution of fundng to lcoal boards(15 January 2025)	111

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Authors

Hao Chen - Manager Local Board Financial Advisory

Authorisers

Lou-Ann Ballantyne - General Manager Governance and Engagement

Brian Chan - General Manager Financial Advisory

Manoj Ragupathy - Local Area Manager

Manurewa Local Board

20 February 2025

Changes to voting sign locations for the 2025 local elections

File No.: CP2025/01729

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To provide the local board with an assessment, to be tabled at the meeting, of their proposed changes to voting sign locations for the 2025 local election.

2. To enable the local board to make formal recommendations for any changes to voting sign locations to the Auckland Transport Traffic Control Committee.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

3. This report provides the local board with an assessment, to be tabled, of their proposed changes to voting sign locations for the 2025 local elections.

4. The current election sign locations, last updated in 2022, are listed in Attachment A. Local boards submitted informal proposals for changes in December 2024.

5. Auckland Transport has assessed these proposals, and the findings will be tabled at the local board business meeting.

6. This report seeks formal recommendations from the local board on voting sign location changes. These will be submitted to the Auckland Transport Traffic Control Committee for consideration at their March 2025 meeting.

7. Final changes will be confirmed in March 2025 and the 2025 Candidate Handbook will be updated accordingly.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Manurewa Local Board:

a) provide its views to Auckland Transport Traffic Control Committee on voting sign locations for the 2025 local elections (with an assessment to be tabled at the meeting).

Horopaki

Context

Regulatory framework

8. The Auckland Council and Auckland Transport Te Ture ā-Rohe mo nga Tohu Signs Bylaw 2022 sets regulations for election signs.

9. The bylaw permits election signs on both private property and council-controlled public spaces.

Roles and responsibilities

10. Auckland Council and Auckland Transport share responsibility for designating suitable locations and establishing usage conditions for election signs in council-controlled public areas.

11. Auckland Transport controls signs that are on or visible from the Auckland transport system. Auckland Council controls signs in every other case.

12. The Auckland Council Regulatory Committee and Auckland Transport Traffic Control Committee hold delegated authority to implement these regulations by resolution.

13. Since all election signs must face roadways, Auckland Transport has delegated authority to set regulations for election signs via the Traffic Control Committee.

Current election sign locations

14. Appendix B of the Auckland Council and Auckland Transport Signs Bylaw Control 2022 lists currently approved election sign locations and any site-specific conditions.

15. The current election sign locations for this local board are provided in Attachment A. These were last updated during the 2022 local elections.

Process for changing election sign locations

16. Staff did not propose any changes to the voting sign locations for the 2025 local elections. Local boards provided informal proposals for changes to the election sign locations in December 2024.

17. The 2025 Auckland Council Candidate Handbook must include sites for election signs. Staff need to update the list of election sites by 1 April 2025 to meet the publishing deadline.

18. Many current election sign sites are on local parks. The Traffic Control Committee requires input from the local board as the landowner before making any modifications to the current list of designated election sign locations.

19. Any recommend changes to voting sign locations will be sent to Traffic Control Committee for consideration at their March 2025 meeting.

20. Local boards will be informed of the final changes via memo in late March 2025.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

21. Auckland Transport have assessed the December 2024 proposed changes from the local board. The assessment will be tabled at the business meeting.

22. Attachment B provides guidance on suitable election sign site criteria for local boards to consider when suggesting changes.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

23. The assessment, which will be tabled at the meeting, includes consideration of climate impacts.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

24. The assessment, which will be tabled at the meeting, includes consideration of council impacts.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

25. The assessment, which will be tabled at the meeting, includes consideration of local impacts.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

26. The assessment, which will be tabled at the meeting, includes consideration of Māori impacts.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

27. The assessment, which will be tabled at the meeting, includes consideration of financial impacts.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

28. The assessment, which will be tabled at the meeting, includes consideration of risks.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

29. The Traffic Control Committee will consider any formal local board recommendations for changes to election sign locations at its March 2025 meeting.

30. The updated election sign sites will be included in the 2025 Candidate Handbook.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	List of public sites for election signs	117
b ⇩	Election sign site criteria	123

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Signatories

Authors	Maclean Grindell - Senior Advisor Operations and Policy
Authorisers	Manoj Ragupathy - Local Area Manager

Manurewa Local Board

20 February 2025

Public feedback report on the traffic bylaw review

File No.: CP2025/01229

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To receive local board views on how the Joint Bylaw Panel should address public feedback on the proposed Vehicle Use and Parking Bylaw 2025 and its supporting proposals.

2. To recommend delegating a member to represent these views to the Joint Bylaw Panel.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

3. Auckland Transport and Auckland Council both have powers to make traffic-related rules in Auckland.

4. The current rules are set out in several documents:

· Auckland Transport Traffic Bylaw 2012

· Auckland Council’s Traffic Bylaw 2015

· Public Safety and Nuisance Bylaw 2013 (covering use of vehicles on beaches).

5. Auckland Transport and Auckland Council are conducting a review of these bylaws to identify efficiencies and possible improvements.

6. The proposed new Vehicle Use and Parking Bylaw 2025, including changes to some topics in the proposed new bylaw and changes to rules in other bylaws (referred to as the “supporting proposals”), is provided as Attachment A.

7. In August and September 2024 (page 391), all local boards provided feedback on the draft options and draft recommendations. Local boards generally supported the recommended option for each topic and provided feedback on some topics such as berm parking and parking on beaches. Staff considered the local board feedback in drafting the proposals which went out for public consultation.

8. Public consultation on the proposals took place from Monday 4 November to Monday 4 December 2024 (inclusive) and public hearings were held on 6 December 2024.

9. This report seeks the local board views on how the Joint Bylaw Panel should address matters raised in public feedback (included as Attachment B) to the proposed new bylaw and supporting proposals. This report also recommends delegating a local board member to present these views to the panel.

10. The bylaw panel deliberation is scheduled for 2 May 2025. This is where the panel will discuss and deliberate on the public feedback and local board and mana whenua views. Local boards can delegate a representative to speak at the hearings if desired.

11. The Auckland Transport Board and the Auckland Council Governing Body will make a final decision on the proposals in June 2025 based on the recommendations from the bylaw panel.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Manurewa Local Board:

a) whakarite / provide views on how the Joint Bylaw Panel should address matters raised in public feedback on the proposed Vehicle Use and Parking Bylaw 2025, including the supporting proposals, included as Attachment B to this report

b) tāpae / delegate member(s) to represent these views to the Joint Bylaw Panel.

Horopaki

Context

Traffic bylaws

12. The use of Auckland’s road space, including beaches and roads in parks, is regulated by national legislation (laws) and by local government rules through bylaws.

13. Both Auckland Transport and Auckland Council have powers to make traffic-related rules in Auckland. The current rules are contained across the following bylaws:

a) Auckland Transport Traffic Bylaw 2012

Covers the requirements for parking and control of traffic on roads under the care, control, or management of Auckland Transport.

b) Auckland Council Traffic Bylaw 2015

Covers traffic management in public places, like parks, beaches, off-street parking facilities (like libraries and community centres) and council-owned car parking buildings.

c) Auckland Council Public Safety and Nuisance Bylaw 2013

Covers use of vehicles on beaches.

14. Responsibilities for bylaws are allocated by control of the land. Auckland Transport’s rules apply to Auckland’s transport system, while Auckland Council’s rules apply to council-controlled land, such as parks and beaches.

15. The bylaws establish a framework for regulating vehicle use, traffic and parking on Auckland’s transport system and on council-controlled land. For example, they enable the creation of bus lanes, but the specific locations are determined later through resolutions. This approach allows for flexibility to address changing location-specific needs over time.

16. Some bylaw provisions are not site-specific. These apply when Auckland Transport requires consistent rules across all locations, without the need for site-specific resolutions, for example, prohibiting abandoned vehicles on roads or in public places.

Reviewing Auckland’s traffic bylaws

17. Auckland Transport and Auckland Council are conducting a joint review of Auckland’s traffic-related bylaws to ensure they continue to meet the needs of Aucklanders. This review considered legislative and technological changes, as well as expert feedback on ways to improve bylaw effectiveness.

18. The Regulatory and Community Safety Committee on 2 July 2024 endorsed the findings report and requested an options report and proposal (RCSC/2024/48).

19. In August and September 2024, all local boards provided feedback on the draft options and draft recommendations. Local boards generally supported the recommended option for each topic and provided feedback on some topics such as berm parking and parking on beaches. Some feedback focused on operational, public consultation or non-bylaw related matters and were referred to the relevant teams where appropriate.

20. Following this, a draft Vehicle Use and Parking Bylaw 2025, including the supporting proposals, was developed for public consultation.

21. The Regulatory and Community Safety Committee and the AT Design and Delivery Committee endorsed the draft proposals and public consultation on 8 October 2024.

22. The Auckland Council Governing Body and the Auckland Transport Board adopted the statement of proposal and approved the conduct of public consultation on 24 October 2024 and 29 October 2024, respectively.

23. Public consultation took place from Monday 4 November to Monday 4 December 2024 (inclusive). Public hearings were held on 6 December 2024 at 20 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland. A total of 196 submissions were received: 181 through the online survey, 13 via mail and email and two verbal submissions. Public feedback is included in this report as Attachment B.

24. This report seeks the local board views on how the Joint Bylaw Panel should address matters raised in public feedback on the proposed Vehicle Use and Parking Bylaw 2025, including the supporting proposals (see Attachment A).

25. The final views from local boards will guide the bylaw panel during the deliberations on 2 May 2025. Local boards also have the option of sending a representative to share their views in person.

26. The Auckland Transport Board and the Auckland Council Governing Body will make a final decision on the bylaw proposals in June 2025 based on the recommendations from the bylaw panel.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

27. Auckland Transport subject matter experts met with and discussed the traffic bylaw review with the Manurewa local board at a workshop on 22 August 2024.

28. Before that workshop, Auckland Transport and Auckland Council staff reviewed the bylaws across 18 different topics to identify if there were problems, whether the bylaws helped address those problems, and if there were any alternatives or improvements.

29. The Auckland Transport Board and Auckland Council Governing Body adopted the Statement of Proposal and approved the material for public consultation. The finalised proposals included:

a) creating a new joint AT and AC Te Ture ā-Rohe mō te Whakamahinga me te Whakatūnga Waka 2025 | Vehicle Use and Parking Bylaw to combine the Auckland Transport Traffic Bylaw 2012, Auckland Council Traffic Bylaw 2015 and clause 16 of the Auckland Council Public Safety and Nuisance Bylaw 2013 (main proposal)

b) making supporting changes (supporting proposals) by clarifying and improving the following six topics in the proposed new joint bylaw

· launching of boats on beaches and obtaining beach driving permits

· regulations for heavy vehicles

· parking vehicles off a roadway

· busways, busway stations, and park & rides

· resident parking

· temporary traffic and parking rules for special events.

c) moving (or removing) the following seven rules from the current bylaws:

· establishing shared zones, parking zones, parking places, and transport stations

· setting new speed limits on council-controlled land

· parking for display or sale

· broken down vehicles on a road or public place

· leaving machinery or goods on a road or public place

· repairing or modifying vehicles on a road in in a public place

· priority on cycle paths or shared paths.

d) clarifying and improving other rules in the AC and AT Signs Bylaw 2022, AT Activities in the Road Corridor Bylaw 2022, and AC Public Safety and Nuisance Bylaw 2013 that relate to certain activities involving vehicles.

30. The key insights from public consultation are as follows:

a) The proposals were well received by the public. The main proposal was largely supported, with 83 per cent of respondents expressing no concerns. Most respondents had no comments or concerns about the supporting proposals.

b) Parking vehicles off the roadway received the most attention, with 35 per cent of respondents overall commenting on the topic. Most people who provided comments (88 per cent) expressed support for changes to reduce parking on berms. Those who raised concerns with the topic (10 per cent) frequently mentioned the need for berm parking, especially where limited on-street parking is available.

c) New heavy traffic parking regulations were also largely supported by submitters (79 per cent of those who commented on the topic). There were some concerns from the industry perspective, specifically about rest breaks or overnight spaces for drivers to sleep, particularly for out-of-town companies.

d) The only topic that was not supported was the proposal to remove user priority on cycle paths and shared paths. Respondents requested that it remains in Auckland’s traffic bylaws as it aims to protect vulnerable road users, particularly people travelling on foot and bicycle.

e) Community concerns about the topic of repairing or modifying vehicles in public spaces are centred around its enforcement – respondents wanted assurance that people experiencing an emergency would not be fined.

31. The draft Vehicle Use and Parking Bylaw 2025, including the supporting proposals, will be reviewed and deliberated by the Joint Bylaw Panel in May 2025.

32. Local boards are encouraged to speak in front of the panel. Local boards can delegate a representative to speak at the hearings through this report.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

33. Auckland Transport and Auckland Council both support the outcomes sought by the Auckland Plan 2050, the Te-Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan and other council climate priorities.

34. During the development of the bylaws, climate impacts were considered because effective bylaws are tools that help give effect to these strategic directives, for instance:

a) parking restrictions regulated by bylaws can be used to provide clearways and bus lanes that allow for quicker and more reliable public transport

b) controlling vehicle access and use on beaches protects coastal biodiversity

c) the ability to control access by heavy vehicles to unsuitable residential roads or town centres helps to minimise carbon emissions by encouraging them to use arterial routes designed for these vehicles to use efficiently.

35. The bylaws are an enabler for climate goals providing the regulatory tools required to enforce a variety of controls that contribute to climate change goals.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

36. This review was conducted jointly by Auckland Transport and Auckland Council.

37. Relevant staff from several council operational units impacted have also participated in the review findings and improvements addressed in the options report and proposal. These staff are aware of the impacts of the proposal and their implementation role. This includes Regional Parks, Parks and Community Facilities, Compliance Response and Investigations, Waste Solutions, Event Facilitation, Regional Operations, Active Communities, Connected Communities, and Growth, Transport and Infrastructure Strategy units.

38. All units were in favour of combining the traffic-related bylaws into a new joint bylaw.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

39. The local board was briefed on the review on 22 August 2024 providing an opportunity to receive quality advice about the review and its finding. The response from both elected members and staff supporting local boards was positive about the review.

40. Local boards generally supported the recommended options and provided feedback on topics like berm and beach parking. Operational, consultation, or non-bylaw matters were referred to relevant teams as needed.

41. AT and AC staff considered the local board feedback in drafting the proposals which went out for public consultation.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

42. AT and AC are committed to meeting the responsibilities under Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its broader legal obligations in being more responsible or effective to Māori.

43. AT’s Māori Responsiveness Plan outlines the commitment to 19 mana whenua iwi in delivering effective and well-designed transport policy and solutions for Auckland. We also recognise mataawaka and their representative bodies and our desire to foster a relationship with them. This plan is available on the Auckland Transport website - https://at.govt.nz/about-us/transport-plans-strategies/maori-responsiveness-plan/#about

44. Using this framework for discussion, AT informed iwi about the review in November 2023. The initial engagement was followed by a series of hui in July and August 2024 at which staff provided details of the review.

45. Māori have been informed and provided with opportunities to engage with the review and after public engagement is finished will be engaged with again.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

46. This decision has no financial implications for the local board as Auckland Transport funds all its projects and programmes.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

47. The proposed decision does not carry specific risk for this local board. Bylaw application and enforcement is not a role of local boards and is not funded by local board budgets. This situation means that there is no legal or financial risk.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

48. The Joint Bylaw Panel will review and deliberate all submissions about the draft proposed Vehicle Use and Parking Bylaw 2025, including the supporting proposals, in May 2025. Prior to the deliberations, local boards are encouraged to speak to the panel.

49. The Auckland Transport Board and Auckland Council Governing Body will deliberate on the Vehicle Use and Parking Bylaw 2025, including supporting proposals. If adopted, it will come into effect in July 2025. The AT Board will adopt provisions for the transport system, while the AC Governing Body will adopt those for council-controlled land.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Draft Vehicle Use and Parking Bylaw 2025 and the supporting proposals	147
b ⇩	Local board summary of public feedback	173

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Authors

Joemier Pontawe – Principal Policy Advisor, Auckland Transport

Ben Stallworthy – Principal Advisor Strategic Relations, Auckland Transport

Authorisers

Lou-Ann Ballantyne - General Manager Governance and Engagement

Manoj Ragupathy - Local Area Manager

Chairperson	Matt Winiata
Deputy Chairperson	Glenn Murphy
Members	Joseph Allan
	Heather Andrew
	Angela Cunningham-Marino
	Andrew Lesa
	Rangi McLean

Authors	Chloe Hill - Democracy Advisor
Authorisers	Manoj Ragupathy - Local Area Manager

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