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Howick Local Board Workshop
13 March 2025
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Date:
Time:
Meeting Room:
Venue:
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Thursday, 13
March 2025
10:00 am
Howick Local
Board Meeting Room
Library Complex
7 Aylesbury Street
Pakuranga
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Howick Local Board Workshop
OPEN AGENDA
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MEMBERSHIP
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Chairperson
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Damian Light
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Deputy Chairperson
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Bo Burns
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Members
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Katrina Bungard
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David Collings
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Bruce Kendall
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John Spiller
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Mike Turinsky
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Adele White, JP
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Peter Young, JP
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Claire Bews
Democracy Advisor
10 March 2025
Contact Telephone: 021 540 216
Email: claire.bews@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
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Email Howicklocalboard@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
for a link to join the workshop online
ITEM TABLE
OF CONTENTS PAGE
1 Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies 2
2 Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest 2
3 Local Board
Workshop 3
Agenda Items
1 Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies
At the close of
the agenda no apologies had been received.
2 Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration
of Interest
Members are
reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a
conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other
external interest they might have.
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Howick Local Board Workshop
13 March 2025
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Local Board
Workshop
File No.: CP2025/00302
Note 1: This
workshop has been called by the chairperson in consultation with the staff.
Note 2: No
working party/workshop may reach any decision or adopt any resolution unless
specifically delegated to do so.
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
present the Howick Local Board workshop agenda for 13 March 2025.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. Most
workshops are open to the public to attend as observers in person or online.
3. Some
sessions may not be open to the public. The staff / chairperson decide which
sessions are open to the public, depending on the sensitivity of the
information being discussed. If a session is not open, a reason will be
provided below.
4. Email Howicklocalboard@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
for a link to join the workshop online.
5. Local
Board workshops provide an opportunity for local boards to carry out their
governance role in the following areas:
a) Accountability
to the public
b) Engagement
c) Input
to regional decision-making
d) Keeping
informed
e) Local
initiative / preparing for specific decisions
f) Oversight
and monitoring
g) Setting
direction / priorities / budget.
6. Workshops
do not have decision-making authority.
7. Workshops
are used to canvass issues, prepare local board members for upcoming decisions
and to enable discussion between elected members and staff.
8. Members
are respectfully reminded of their Code of Conduct obligations with respect to
conflicts of interest and confidentiality.
9. The
following will be covered in the workshop:
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Session
1 – 10.00am – 10.30am
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Future of playgrounds in the Howick Local Board area -
Survey Results
Presenter/s: Emily
Wagon - Parks and Places Specialist
Purpose: To
present the survey results from the consultation held, 11 November 2024 to 9
February 2025, “The Future of Playgrounds in the Howick Local Board
Area”
Governance role: Keeping
informed
Proposed Outcome/s: Board
members are presented community feedback results of the Future of Playgrounds
consultation engagement for review
Attachment: Presentation
will be published separately
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Session
2 – 10.30am – 11.00am
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Plan
Change – Additions to the Notable Trees Schedule (Schedule 10 of the
Auckland Unitary Plan)
Presenter/s: Ruth
Andrews - Senior Policy Planner, Planning & Governance
Purpose: To engage with the Howick Local Board and introduce the purpose of
the plan change
Governance role: Keeping
informed
Proposed Outcome/s: The Board is apprised of the rationale for the plan change, which
is to address all nominations for trees and groups of trees received by the
council, for evaluation and addition to the Schedule of Notable trees.
Attachment: Presentation will be published separately
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Break
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Session
3 – 11.00am – 11.30am
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Neighbourhood Community Activator
Presenter/s: Andrew
Poon - Howick Local Board Pakuranga/Flat Bush Community Activator -
Neighbourhood Support New Zealand
Purpose: To
meet and hear from Neighbourhood Support New Zealand about the activities and
impact of the activator in the local board area
Governance role: Keeping
informed
Proposed Outcome/s: Board
members are informed about Neighbourhood Support New Zealand
Attachment A: Neighbourhood
Community Activator
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Session
4 – 11.30am – 12.15pm
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Note: At this
point in proceedings, the workshop will close to the public for the following
reasons:
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CONFIDENTIAL WORKSHOP ITEM: Arts Programming – Update
This part of the workshop is being held with the public
excluded, (confidential) as the workshop material will share sensitive
information that allows for free and frank
discussion.
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Note: At this point in proceedings the workshop will
reopen
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Break
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Session
5 – 12.45pm – 1.45pm
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Note: At this point in proceedings, the workshop will
close to the public for the following reasons:
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CONFIDENTIAL WORKSHOP ITEM: Eke Panuku Eastern Busway Update
This part of the
workshop is being held with the public excluded, (confidential) as the
workshop material and discussion will include potential
future commercial opportunities for Council which would be prejudicial to
disclose publicly.
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Note: At this point in proceedings the workshop will
reopen
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Session
6 – 1.45pm – 2.45pm
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Draft Development Contributions 2025 proposal
Presenter/s: Bobbi
Parkinson - Principal Advisor- Financial Policy
Beth
Sullivan -Principal Advisor- Financial Policy
Audrey
Gan - Lead Financial Advisor
Purpose: To
present to the Board the draft Contributions Policy 2025, public consultation
and feedback, held in September to December 2024
Governance role: Setting
direction, priorities and budgets
Proposed Outcome/s: The
Board is aware of the key issues on the draft Contributions Policy 2025, to
provide feedback, prior to a report coming to the next business meeting
Attachment B: Draft
Development Contributions 2025 proposal
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Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Page
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a⇩
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Neighbourhood Community Activator
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7
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b⇩
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Draft Development Contributions 2025 proposal
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29
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