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Waitākere Ranges Local Board Workshop
13 March 2025
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ITEM TABLE
OF CONTENTS PAGE
1 Local Board
Workshop 3
Karakia
Kia hora te Marino
May the peace be widespread
Kia whakapapa pounamu te moana
May the sea be like greenstone
Hei huarahi mā tatou I te rangi nei
A pathway for us all this day
Aroha atu aroha mai
Let us show respect for each other
Tātou ia tatou katoa
For one another
Hui e taikie!
Bind us all together!
Local
Board Workshop
File No.: CP2025/03329
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
present the Waitākere Ranges 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.
3. Some
sessions may not be open to the public. The staff / chairperson and deputy
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. 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.
5. Workshops do not have decision-making authority.
6. Workshops are used to canvass issues,
prepare local board members for upcoming decisions
and to enable discussion between
elected members and staff.
7. Members are respectfully reminded
of their Code of Conduct
obligations with respect
to conflicts of interest and confidentiality.
8. The
following will be covered in the workshop:
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Item 1 – Grants Review
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10.15am-11.15am
Presenter/s: Bilin
He, Grants Advisor.
Purpose: To
review the 2023/2024 grants and propose new 2025/2026 Community Grant
Programme.
Proposed
Outcome/s: To review the 2023/2024 grants to confirm the local board
outcomes and priorities for the new 2025/2026 Community Grant Programme.
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Break 11.15am-11.30am
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Item 2
– The health of the Manukau Harbour, a joint workshop with Healthy
Waters
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11.30am-12.30pm
Presenter/s: Elizabeth
Stewart, Elected Member Relationship Advisor.
Taylor Farrell, Auckland Council Relationship Advisor.
Purpose: To
help understand Auckland Council and Watercare's commitment to protecting and
enhancing the health of the Manukau Harbour.
Proposed Outcome/s: Local
board members:
1. Are well informed
and understand that protecting and enhancing the health of the Manukau
Harbour by improving the quality of wastewater discharged in an affordable
manner remains a top priority for Watercare.
2. Understand that
Auckland Council's Healthy Waters team and Watercare are connected and work
together to ensure we keep our harbours, estuaries and freshwater ecosystems
healthy.
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Lunch 12.30pm-1.15pm
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Item 3
– Community feedback on draft Waitākere Ranges Climate Action Plan
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1.15pm-2.15pm
Presenter/s: Claire
Liousse, Empowered Community Specialist; Lisa Diggins, Specialist Advisor;
Sunita Kashyap, Manager, Community Innovation; Lisa Howard-Smith, Community
Broker.
Purpose: Share
community feedback on the draft Waitākere Ranges Climate Action Plan
with the local board members, including analysis of feedback and proposed
adjustments to the plan in response to the community feedback.
Proposed Outcome/s: Input
from local board members about the community feedback on the draft
Waitākere Ranges and adjustments needed to finalise the plan for
adoption.
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Item 4
– Auckland Transport
Monthly Update: Kōkiri Agreement Update
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2.15pm-2.45pm
Presenter/s:
Owena Schuster, Elected Member Relationship Partner.
Purpose: Provide
the local board with an update on the Auckland Transport Kōkiri
Agreement.
Proposed Outcome/s: The
local board is updated.
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Break 2.45pm-3.00pm
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Item 5 – Community Arts Partner Funding
Review Recommendations
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3.00pm-4.00pm
Presenter/s:
Sarah Graham, Place and Partner Specialist.
Purpose: Provide
the local board with recommendations for Community Arts Partner Funding.
Outcome/s: The
local board is informed about the funding review recommendations.
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