Agenda of Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board

25 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: Caleb Haurua and Dr Christa McKirland 5

9 Te Matapaki Tūmatanui | Public Forum 6

9.1 Public Forum: Mark Jorey 6

9.2 Public Forum: Rachael Ferris and Jody Leicester 6

9.3 Public Forum: Charmaine Vaughan 7

10 Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary Business 7

11 Governing Body Member's Update 9

12 Chairperson's Report 17

13 Board Member's Reports 33

14 Apirana Spatial Plan Report 35

15 Auckland Council’s Quarterly Performance Report: Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board for quarter two 2024/2025 49

16 Local Board feedback on Fix and Finish fund 87

17 Local board views on proposed plan change 106 for filming on Sites and Places of Significance to Mana Whenua 99

18 Public feedback report on the traffic bylaw review 105

19 Changes to voting sign locations for the 2025 local elections 141

20 Addition to the 2022-2025 Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board meeting schedule 163

21 Urgent Decision - Local board input into Auckland Council's submission on the Local Government (Water Services) Bill 165

22 Hōtaka Kaupapa / Governance Forward Work Calendar 169

23 Record of Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board Workshops 173

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

PUBLIC EXCLUDED

25 Te Mōtini ā-Tukanga hei Kaupare i te Marea | Procedural Motion to Exclude the Public 183

15 Auckland Council’s Quarterly Performance Report: Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board for quarter two 2024/2025

b. Operating performance financial summary 183

C1 Station Access Improvements – Glen Innes Train Station 183

1 Nau mai | Welcome

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 Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:

a) whakaū / confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 3 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 Maungakiekie-Tāmaki 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: Caleb Haurua and Dr Christa McKirland

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To enable an opportunity Caleb Haurua and Dr Christa McKirland to deliver a presentation during the Deputation segment of the business meeting.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:

a) whakamihi / thank Caleb Haurua and Dr Christa McKirland for their attendance and presentation.

Attachments

a Deputation - Caleb Haurua and Dr Christa McKirland, 25 February 2025, presentation....................................... 187

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.

9.1 Public Forum: Mark Jorey

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To enable an opportunity for Mark Jorey – Managing Director, Sigma Sheetmetal Products, to deliver a presentation during the Public Forum segment of the business meeting.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. Mark Jorey will be in attendance to discuss issues regarding the targeted rate increase for the 2024/2025 Onehunga Business Association budget and the subsequent increase in business rates.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:

a) whakamihi / thank Mark Joey for his attendance and presentation.

Attachments

a Public forum - Mark Jorey, 25 Feburary 2025, presentation............................. 193

9.2 Public Forum: Rachael Ferris and Jody Leicester

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To enable an opportunity for Rachael Ferris – Meadowbank Pony Club and Jody Leicester - Auckland Riding for the Disabled to deliver a presentation during the Public forum segment of the business meeting.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. Rachael Ferris and Jody Leicester will be in attendance to deliver a presentation on the importance of the land currently used by the Meadowbank Pony Club and its positive impact on Auckland Riding for the Disabled.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:

a) whakamihi / thank Rachael Ferris and Jody Leicester for their attendance and presentation.

Attachments

a Public Forum - Rachael Ferris and Jody Leicester, 25 February 2025, presentation....................................... 195

9.3 Public Forum: Charmaine Vaughan

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To enable an opportunity for Charmaine Vaughan to deliver a presentation during the Public Forum segment of the business meeting.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. Charmaine Vaughan will be in attendance to present a proposal for transforming underutilised land on Apirana Reserve into walking and cycling trails, along with developing native bush, with the goal of ensuring equal access to nature, conservation, and opportunities to enhance community health and wellbeing.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:

a) whakamihi / thank Charmaine Vaughan for her attendance and presentation.

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 ⇩	Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Ward Councillor Josephine Bartley’s December 2024 to February 2025 report	11

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Chairperson Maria Meredith’s 4 December 2024 to 21 February 2025 report	19

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board

25 February 2025

Apirana Spatial Plan Report

File No.: CP2025/00767

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To seek adoption of the spatial plan for Apirana Reserve, Glen Innes.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. The purpose of the spatial plan is to set out the parks and recreation outcomes identified in the Apirana Reserve Service Assessment.

3. The service assessment for Apirana Reserve located in Glen Innes, was undertaken in financial year 2022/2023. The following service outcomes identified in the assessment were formally approved by the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board at a business meeting in September 2023 (resolution MT/2023/86):

· pathways for pedestrians and cyclists

· ngahere (native bush) areas which could be expanded with further planting

· awa (stream) restoration (Omaru Stream headland)

· passive recreation

· nature play

· mountain biking area

· horse grazing.

4. The Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board approved the development of the Apirana Reserve Spatial Plan (SharePoint Activity #3998) as part of their financial year 2023/2024 Community work programme (resolution MT/2023/86).

5. This spatial plan gives direction to the future development and use of Apirana Reserve. It will inform local board decisions and support the work of council staff including the Parks and Community Facilities park rangers (who support volunteer planting groups) and the Leasing team.

6. The spatial plan for Apirana Reserve identifies areas to lease or licence out to local groups (Meadowbank Pony Club and Active Apirana). It also identifies space that can be made more accessible to the public.

7. Subject to local board adoption of the service provision spatial plan for Apirana Reserve, staff will start to enable the outcomes set out above in paragraph three.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:

a) whai / adopt the spatial plan for Apirana Reserve, Glen Innes (Attachment A to this agenda report).

Horopaki

Context

8. Apirana Reserve, located in Glen Innes, is an undeveloped neighbourhood park which largely provides grazing for the Meadowbank Pony Club. With significant residential development and wider urban growth there is a need to broaden the recreation outcomes provided at the reserve.

9. In preparation for the anticipated growth in the Tāmaki area, the 2019 Tāmaki Open Space Network Plan (OSNP) sets out the aspirations for the park and open space network across Tāmaki to ensure that parks and open space are well designed and planned at a network level to meet growth. In April 2019, the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board adopted the OSNP (resolution MT/2019/43).

10. In order to sense check and add to the OSNP outcomes, a board approved service assessment was undertaken in financial year 2022-2023 which supported pathway, ngahere, stream, play, mountain biking and passive recreation outcomes being realised at the reserve.

11. The Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board approved the development of Apirana Reserve Spatial Plan (SharePoint Activity #3998) so that these outcomes, along with horse grazing, could be spatially planned. This was as part of the local board’s financial year 2023/2024 Community work programme (resolution MT/2023/86).

12. Apirana Reserve Spatial Plan aligns with the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki 2023 Local Board Plan service statement: We provide safe and accessible parks, reserves, beaches, recreation programmes, opportunities and facilities to get Aucklanders more active, more often.

13. Draft versions of the Apirana Reserve Spatial Plan were presented to the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board at workshops on 23 July 2024, 24 September 2024 and 12 November 2024. Feedback received at each of these workshops has been incorporated into the final Apirana Reserve Spatial Plan.

14. In 2027/2028 financial year, funding will become available to realise some of the physical park assets planned and provide improved access for the community. Improving the range of services on offer at the reserve will require a reduction in the current level of grazing.

15. Presently, the Meadowbank Pony Club graze horses in the western and central parts of the reserve. This group currently do not have a lease to graze on the reserve. It is proposed that a lease agreement is put in place on approval of this plan.

16. Apirana Acres, are an active volunteer group who are expanding the area of native planting/urban ngahere in the eastern end of the reserve, as well as some of the neighbouring land owned by Waka Kotahi/the kiwi rail corridor area. This volunteer group would like to expand into other areas of Apirana Reserve in the future. They are supported and overseen by Parks and Community Facilities via the community ranger for Maungakiekie-Tāmaki.

17. Active Apirana is a biking group who have indicated they would like to use part of Apirana Reserve to create some off road/mountain bike trails that can be used by the public. They would also plant out this space to further the urban ngahere in the reserve to support the mountain biking activities as well as landscape and ecological outcomes. Advocates for this activity presented to the local board in 2021.

18. The 2024 Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Wheeled Play Network Study (adopted 24 September 2024 MT/2024/147) identified Apirana Reserve as an opportunity to increase the wheeled play and recreation within the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board area by endorsing the development of Mountain Biking tracks.

19. The spatial planning assessment anticipated a need to provide a grazing area for an additional local group (Island Child). This group no longer require this space for their own needs in 2025 and the board therefore have the option of letting Meadowbank Pony Club continue to graze the relevant area of pasture or provide this as additional informal recreation/gathering space for the wider community.

20. The Apirana Reserve Spatial Plan has outlined the future aspirations for the reserve while also balancing the different community group wants within the reserve.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

21. Auckland Council’s Open Space Provision Policy (2016) determines that neighbourhood parks provide basic informal recreation and social opportunities within a short walk (400m) of surrounding residential areas.

22. Apirana Reserve is a local neighbourhood park to the residents of Glen Innes. There are limited wide open reserves within the area with most of the parks being drainage and stormwater reserves or narrow connection reserves.

23. With most of the open space in Apirana Reserve used for horse grazing, there is an open space provision gap around Apirana Reserve. Figure 1 below shows this.

Figure 1: Image showing the community around Apirana Reserve with the 400m walking catchment of the two park entrances in pink. The yellow dots show homes outside of the 400m walking catchment but for which Apirana Reserve is their closest local public open space.

24. Apirana Reserve should provide open space for passive recreation to the local community. Figure 1 above shows the households within a 400m catchment of the Apirana Avenue Reserve entrance, highlighted in pink.

25. In Glen Innes, there are also a number of homes that are not within a 400m catchment of any park or open space. The 291 homes that fall into this category and that have Apirana Reserve as their closest reserve are shown in yellow in figure 1 above.

26. The need for accessible public open space within the Glen Innes community is the basis for the recommendation that some, or all, of the grazed flat open space, near the Apirana Avenue entrance, is opened up to the public.

27. The long-term aspirations for Apirana Reserve, supported by the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board is to broaden the recreation offering and provide:

· a shared path which will form parts of greenway 10

· ngahere outcomes

· awa (stream) restoration (Omaru Stream headland)

· passive recreation

· nature play

· mountain biking and walking paths through the ngahere.

28. The long-term spatial plan (shown in figure 2 below and in attachment A), as presented in the Tamaki OSNP, outlines, and maps these long-term aspirations for the reserve. This will inform future concept planning for this reserve while also allowing other aspirations such as planting to be realised early.

Figure 2: Apirana Reserve spatial plan for with long term aspirations for the park without showing short to medium term lease areas. See attachment A.

29. Delivering on the plan could be phased over a ten-year period. The first recommended step covering the next two to three years is to reduce the area grazed by Meadowbank Pony Club to provide immediate wider public use and allocate two paddock areas to Active Apirana for mountain bike track development as per the plan below, figure 3.

Figure 3: Apirana Reserve spatial allocation recommended until early 2028.

30. Since Island Child have found alternative grazing and have indicated that they do not require pasture (marked as ‘lease space 2’ in figure 3) at Apirana Reserve, there is now the option to remove horses from this central area of the reserve altogether and open it up for use by the general public or allow Meadowbank Pony Club to continue to graze this area until early 2028.

31. In financial year 2027/2028, funding will become available to realise some of the physical park assets planned. Further reducing the extent of grazing, as per figure 4, from 2028 onwards will enable additional recreation outcomes to be developed.

32. If there is a want for ongoing horse grazing beyond 2028, this will need to be in the space south of the planned shared path as shown on figure 4 below. This will reduce the extent of space available for urban ngahere planting and ecological restoration of the reserve, as identified in the Tāmaki OSNP.

33. However, some residents feel that grazing adds to the visual and management appeal of the reserve. There are therefore grounds for taking a balanced approach over the next five to ten years and reviewing development progress over time.

34. The leasing spaces for 2028 onward, indicates an additional area of space that could be leased to ‘Active Apirana’ to extend the mountain biking paths. Staff recommend that this is dependent on the group’s numbers and success prior to any extension of space.

35. From 2028 onward, it is recommended that any lease for grazing is not automatically renewed but that the continuation is reviewed based on the group meeting intended community outcomes.

Figure 4: Image of indicative lease areas from 2028-2031. These areas are indicative only and specific boundaries will be dependent on the shared path project final location and concept plan.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

36. The future pressures associated with climate change, extreme weather events and sea level rise, pose significant management challenges for how our parks network continues to function and provide services.

37. The Apirana Reserve Spatial Plan identifies areas of the reserve that planting can be undertaken in by volunteer groups. Such activity will expand the urban ngahere, increase carbon sequestration and support ecological restoration.

38. The proposed shared path within Apirana Reserve, and creation of public access into the park will give more people access to the Glen Innes to Tāmaki Drive Shared Path on bike and foot. This increases active transport options for the community when undertaking both local and commuting journeys, resulting in a reduction in the use of fossil fuels.

39. The development of any assets, including renewing of assets, should be implemented using sustainable design principles to both minimise climate change drivers and provide resilience to its impacts. These may include, but not be limited to, initiatives such as:

· Sourcing of sustainable, renewable materials or low carbon alternatives for construction processes.

· Waste minimisation through recycling and repurposing during any deconstruction or renewals processes.

· Evaluate design choices in terms of the upfront carbon reduction as a part of whole of life construction approach.

· Consider the use of energy efficient alternatives, water minimisation and low emission transport options whenever possible through design and construction stages.

· Where practical implement amenity plantings and/or naturalisation of hazardous areas using species chosen that tolerate anticipated climate changes.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

40. Parks and Community Facilities specialist teams have reviewed the draft Apirana Reserve Spatial Plan and added advice and responses.

41. Parks and Community Facilities have projects in the future work programmes in Apirana Reserve. This spatial plan supports the projects proposed in the 2028 work programme by giving clarity to leasing options to ensure there is space to build future park assets, especially the shared path.

42. Parks and Places staff have engaged with the Healthy Waters Catchment Planning Team and there are currently not any plans for storm water detention within Apirana Reserve. However, the indicated location of the shared path avoids the lowest parts of the reserve where there could be storm water detention in the future.

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

Local impacts and local board views

43. The Apirana Reserve Spatial Plan aligns with the following Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board Plan 2023 service statement: We provide safe and accessible parks, reserves, beaches, recreation programmes, opportunities and facilitates to get Aucklanders more active, more often.

44. Views expressed by the local board through three workshop sessions in 2024, to review the draft document, have helped refine the plan and recommendations. These views have been integrated into the proposed recommendations and opportunities contained in the attached spatial plan (Attachment A).

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

45. Mana whenua will be engaged to provide input into the planning and design stages of future development opportunities.

46. Matauranga Māori refers to the body of knowledge that Māori communities have accumulated in the time that Māori have lived in Aotearoa. Accessing this knowledge is a valuable management tool in council’s design and construction processes.

47. Tangata whenua have detailed knowledge of Matauranga Māori as a living resource and, as the holders of this knowledge, it is important that consultation and engagement is undertaken thoroughly to ensure Te Ao Māori design principles are integrated into any development related to this service assessment.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

48. By removing grazing from parts of Apirana Reserve and allowing the public into the space, there will be a need for mowing of this space that had previously been grazed. The estimated cost of this mowing is $13,000 per annum.

49. In financial year 2027/2028 there will be $2,280,000 of growth funding available to create new park assets and implement the services as outlined in the OSNP. This will be allocated over three years in the work programme. The Apirana Reserve Spatial Plan will inform the anticipated concept plan for this project.

50. The mountain biking group ‘Active Apirana’ bike trail development initiative will be self funded.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

51. Changing the way Apirana Reserve is used could be unpopular with the group currently grazing on most of the reserve. However, staff have taken a balanced approach by continuing to provide for grazing at the reserve and have worked to be transparent by informing and engaging with Meadowbank Pony Club in 2024 of potential changes.

52. The investigation and design phase of the future project delivery may identify issues that require the feasibility of each opportunity to be reassessed.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

53. Following local board adoption, staff will begin to implement the Apirana Reserve Spatial Plan and the Community Leasing team will progress the leases for approval as identified.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Apirana Spatial Assessment	43
b ⇩	Apirana Lease Area Recomendations 2025-2028	45
c ⇩	Apirana Lease Areas 2028 onwards recomendations	47

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author

Ngaio Emery - Parks & Places Specialist

Authorisers

Martin van Jaarsveld - Head of Specialist Operations

Nina Siers - Local Area Manager

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board

25 February 2025

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

File No.: CP2025/01342

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

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

2. To consider and approve the reallocation of underspent funds in the 2024/2025 Work Programme.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

3. 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.

4. The work programme is produced annually and aligns with Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board Plan outcomes.

5. 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 risks or issues, which are being managed), grey (cancelled, deferred or merged) or red (behind delivery, significant risk).

6. Of the 98 work lines within the agreed work programme, 93 have a status of green, three have a status of amber, and two have a status of grey.

7. The following activities are reported with a status of amber:

· Panmure Basin – renew lighting (#24242)

· Panmure Wharf – optimisation – stage two (#28358)

· Maybury Reserve – Ruapotaka Marae Society Inc. lease (#3530)

8. The following activities are reported with a status of grey:

· Thompson Park – Mount Wellington Rugby League Football Club Inc. lease (#3281)

· Panmure Library Building – Tāmaki Redevelopment Company Limited lease (#3283)

9. The key activity updates from this quarter are:

· Operational expenditure for Te Oro (council facility) (#285) – Te Oro continues to foster creativity, collaboration, and cultural celebration. Te Oro supported the Wayfynders programme by hosting events for Tāmaki College students, reintroducing its residency programmes to support emerging artists, and collaborated with Youth Arts NZ and the Rock Factory to offer training for tertiary stage and sound students in live event settings.

· Onehunga Christmas in the Park (#295) – The Onehunga Christmas in the Park event was successfully delivered at Jellicoe Park. The free family event attracted an estimated 1,800 attendees. The new laser Christmas Tree lights display was a highlight of the evening.

· Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Ecological Volunteering Programme (Local Parks) (#604) – A total of 386 volunteer hours recorded for this quarter, with ongoing restoration and clean-up activities taking place at Apirana, Point England / Wai-o-Taiki and Taumanu Reserves, and Panmure Basin. An appreciation picnic was held at Cornwall Park in November for all animal pest control volunteers.

10. The budgets available for reallocation include:

· Event Partnership fund Maungakiekie-Tāmaki (#292) – Panmure Family Fun Day $28,000.00.

· Local Film Revenue: $3,217.00

11. Staff have identified the activities listed below as possibilities for additional funding, should it be available. They have confirmed there is the capability and capacity to make use of the funds:

· Jubilee Bridge: $7500 for a civic opening event. Staff have advised that there is currently no funding allocated for an event to open the Jubilee Bridge. The proposal is to invite Ngati Paoa to perform a blessing and due to location of the blessing, staff recommend having a closed invitation event in the form of a ribbon cutting ceremony. Local board comms would publicise the bridge opening to the public post the event. The proposed budget for this event should cover both Opex and staff costs.

· Hub Services (#1140): $5,000.00 for programming. The funds will be used to host a whanau-friendly, fortnightly/monthly programme that incorporates Te Ao Māori, Te Reo Māori, traditional cultural activities and holistic learning.

· Strategic Partnerships Grant (#3950): $5,000.00 towards a social enterprise session in Glen Innes.

· Dunkirk Road Activity Centre (#293): $20,000.00 for programming. Funding for facilitation and new activities is increasingly challenging as they strive to offer affordable opportunities to the community. The additional funding will go towards scaling up current free activities such as afterschool art classes, reducing class costs for the community e.g. sewing classes, and marketing resources.

· Local Community Grants (#297): Grants are heavily oversubscribed, reflecting the high demand and need for funding within the community. Increasing the available resources enables more valuable projects to receive support and have a meaningful impact.

12. 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.

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

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki 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.

c) whakaae / approve the reallocation of underspent funds to the amount of $28,000/00 and allocate $3,217.00 of the Local Film Revenue to be used within FY2024/2025.

Horopaki

Context

14. The Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board has an approved 2024/2025 work programme for the following:

· Customer and Community Services

· Local Environmental

· External Partnerships

· Auckland Emergency Management

15. The graph below shows how the work programme activities meet 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

16. The graph below identifies work programme activity 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/merged (grey).

Graph 2: Work programme performance by RAG status

17. The graph below shows the stage of the activities in each departments’ work programmes. The number of activity lines differ by department as approved in the local board work programmes.

Graph 3: Work programme performance by activity status and department

Key activity updates from quarter two

18. Glen Innes Bike Hub (#731) – The Bike Hub operated for 53 days, welcomed 717 visitors, repaired 383 bikes and gifted or sold 61 bikes at low cost to the community. Operations were supported by 65 hours volunteer time.

19. Hub Services (#1140) – the school holiday programme at Oranga Community Centre sold out in minutes, offering 30 kids a week of workshops, circus skills, an inflatable sports arena, pixel art, surfboard painting and a trip to MOTAT.

20. Library Services (#3683) – Glen Innes Library and Te Oro joined the Bradley Lane events, including a library organised marketplace that raised money to buy pet food, that was distributed to the Ruapōtaka Marae.

21. Maungakiekie-Tāmaki – renew built space assets 2023-2024 to 2025/2026 (#32001) – the following built space assets have been completed: Panmure Library (HVAC) units, Jordan Recreation Centre flooring and painting, Jordan Recreation Stadium toilets renewal works, loading dock safety rail at the Panmure Library, Lagoon Leisure Centre Stadium Wooden Framing remediation, and the Panmure Community Hall Annex Room Restoration. Further priorities are being investigated with facility operations teams.

22. Completed activities for reporting in this quarter include:

· Onehunga Christmas in the Park (#295)

· Massey Reserve – One Tree Hill Kindergarten Inc. lease (#3616)

· Glen Innes Pool and Leisure Centre – develop carpark extension (#26068)

Activities on hold

23. The following work programme activities are still on hold:

· Panmure Basin – renew lighting (#24242) – This project is on hold until funding becomes available in the approved local board work programme.

· Maybury Reserve – Ruapōtaka Marae Society Inc. lease (#3530) – This project is on hold as it has been delayed from its original timeframes and is awaiting next steps from external parties.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

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

25. 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.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

26. 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

27. This report informs the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board of the performance for quarter two ending 31 December 2024.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

28. 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.

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

30. Māori Responsiveness: Ruapōtaka marae support (#289) – The purpose of this activity is to support Ruapōtaka Marae to progress their aspirations for redevelopment, by supporting staff to develop models for their business ventures and develop documentation to apply for landowner approval and a community lease to the council.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

31. This report is provided to enable the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki 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

32. 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.

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Risks and mitigations

33. 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.

34. 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.

35. 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

36. 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 ⇩	MT Q2_Attachment A WP Update	55
b ⇩	Operating performance financial summary - Confidential

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Signatories

Author	Brenda Poleta - Local Board Advisor
Authoriser	Nina Siers - Local Area Manager

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board

25 February 2025

Local Board feedback on Fix and Finish fund

File No.: CP2025/00893

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 Maungakiekie-Tāmaki 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.

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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.

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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	93
b ⇩	Distribution of fundng to lcoal boards(15 January 2025)	97

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Signatories

Author

Hao Chen – Manager Local Board Financial Advisory

Authorisers

Lou-Ann Ballantyne - General Manager Governance and Engagement

Brian Chan – General Manager Financial Advisory

Nina Siers - Local Area Manager

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board

25 February 2025

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

File No.: CP2025/00785

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 Maungakiekie-Tāmaki 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 Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local BoardLocal 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.

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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.

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Signatories

Author

Eryn Shields - Team Leader - Planning

Authorisers

John Duguid - General Manager Planning and Resource Consents

Lou-Ann Ballantyne - General Manager Governance and Engagement

Nina Siers - Local Area Manager

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board

25 February 2025

Public feedback report on the traffic bylaw review

File No.: CP2025/01236

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 Maungakiekie-Tāmaki 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) XX 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 Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board, at a workshop on 12 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 12 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 on 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	111
b ⇩	Local board summary of public feedback	137

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author

Joemier Pontawe – Principal Policy Advisor, Auckland Transport

Authorisers

Lou-Ann Ballantyne - General Manager Governance and Engagement

Ben Stallworthy – Principal Advisor Strategic Relations, Auckland Transport

Nina Siers - Local Area Manager

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board

25 February 2025

Changes to voting sign locations for the 2025 local elections

File No.: CP2025/02106

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 Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:

a) tuku / provide its views to Auckland Transport Traffic Control Committee on voting sign locations for the 2025 local elections.

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. AT works closely with council to develop strategy, actions, and measures supporting the Auckland Plan 2050, the Auckland Climate Action Plan, and council priorities.

24. AT reviews potential climate impacts of all projects and aims to minimise carbon emissions. Its work programme is guided by Te-Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

25. AT is legally responsible for allocating election sign locations, which are well known to Auckland Council staff. The decision-making body is the Traffic Control Committee.

26. If needed, the committee will seek guidance from Auckland Council staff responsible for land management.

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

Local impacts and local board views

27. This report seeks local board views. Local impacts have not been fully assessed at this stage.

28. The committee will consider local board direction, technical assessments from traffic engineers, and bylaw requirements when making decisions.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

29. AT is committed to its responsibilities under Te Tiriti o Waitangi and broader legal obligations to Māori.

30. AT’s Māori Responsiveness Plan outlines its commitment to working with mana whenua and fostering relationships with mataawaka and their representative bodies. More information: AT Māori Responsiveness Plan.

31. There are no significant impacts on land or water, so specific Māori input was not sought.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

32. This decision has no financial implications for the local board

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

33. This decision does not pose safety, financial, or legal risks for the local board.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

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

35. 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	145
b ⇩	Election sign site criteria	159

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author

Maclean Grindell - Senior Advisor Operations and Policy

Authorisers

Lou-Ann Ballantyne - General Manager Governance and Engagement

Nina Siers - Local Area Manager

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board

25 February 2025

Urgent Decision - Local board input into Auckland Council's submission on the Local Government (Water Services) Bill

File No.: CP2025/01220

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To note that an urgent decision was made to provide Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board input into Auckland Council’s submission on the Local Government (Water Services) Bill.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. At the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Boards 22 November 2022 business meeting, the local board considered the urgent decision-making process and passed resolution MT/2022/162:

a) delegate authority to the chairperson and deputy chairperson, or any person acting in these roles, to make urgent decisions on behalf of the local board, if the local board is unable to meet

b) confirm that the Local Area Manager, chairperson, and deputy chairperson (or any person/s acting in these roles) will authorise the use of the local board’s urgent decision mechanism by approving the request for an urgent decision in writing

c) note that all urgent decisions made, including written advice which supported these decisions, will be included on the agenda of the next ordinary meeting of the local board. CARRIED

3. The final deadline for local board feedback is 21 February 2025. As the next Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board meeting is scheduled for 25 February 2025, the urgent decision process was used to formalise the board’s feedback within the tight timeframes.

4. The urgent decision (Attachment A) will be tabled at the 25 February 2025 business meeting.

5. Last year, the first two bills dis-established the previous Government’s Three Waters reform, set up the framework for Local Water Done Well, enabled Watercare to become financially separate from Auckland Council so that they can borrow under their own name, and finalised the requirements for Watercare to be subject to interim economic regulation from 1 July 2025.

6. On 10 December 2024, the Government introduced the third and final piece of legislation, the Local Government (Water Services) Bill, to advance its Local Water Done Well policy reform.

7. The third bill introduces an economic regulation and consumer protection regime for water services, incorporating information disclosure requirements into the Commerce Act 1986.

8. This bill also reforms the water quality regulatory framework and updates parts of the Water Services Act 2021, which established the Water Services Authority - Taumata Arowai.

9. Even though Watercare and Auckland Council are far more advanced than the rest of the country, there are still some provisions in this third bill that are relevant and important, particularly in relation to how tax is treated, planning and accountability changes, and land access arrangements.

10. Staff were still working through the implications of the bill at the time of writing this report and briefed local boards on 17 February 2025.

11. A report will be taken to the 27 February 2025 Governing Body meeting setting out the proposed key elements of the submission and seeking approval of the council’s submission. The deadline for submissions to the select committee is 02 March 2025.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:

a) tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the tabled urgent decision (Attachment A) to provide feedback to be incorporated into the Auckland Council submission on the Local Government (Water Services) Bill.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Urgent Decision - Local board input into Auckland Council's submission on the Local Government (Water Services) Bill (to be tabled)	167