Whau Local Board Workshop

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Notes of a workshop of the Whau Local Board, held in the Whau Local Board Office, 31 Totara Avenue, New Lynn on Wednesday, 2 April 2025 at 10:00 am.

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

Chairperson	Kay Thomas
Members	Ross Clow
	Catherine Farmer Valeria Gascoigne
	Sarah Paterson-Hamlin
	Warren Piper

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

Deputy Chairperson

Fasitua Amosa

Whau Local Board Workshop 02 April 2025

1	Local Board Workshop

Item 1 - Auckland Transport monthly update

10.30am-11.45am

Presenter/s:                  Peter Naber, Elected Member Relationship Partner

Daryl McIntosh, Head of Major Projects

Andrew Bell, Group Manager Rail

Matthew Rednall, Transport Investment Team

Steph Hill, Principal Advisor, Communications & Engagement

Governance role:          Keeping informed.

Summary of

Discussions:                 Staff provided the board with a monthly update, including an update on the Western Line level crossing programme.

Attachments

a     Presentation - Western Line Level Crossing Programme

b     Auckland Transport Bulletin April 2025

Item 2 – Parks & Community Facilities monthly update

11.45am-12.30pm

Presenter/s:                  Marcia Velloen, Senior Project Manager

Tracey Hodder, Parks & Places Specialist

Governance role:          Keeping informed.

Summary of

Discussions:                 Staff provided the board with a monthly update and presented the draft Whau Local Board Parks Cycle Provision Assessment for feedback.

Attachments

c     Parks and Community Facilities Monthly Report February 2025

d     Presentation - Whau Parks Cycle Parking 2025

e     Memo - Whau Parks Cycle Parking - April 2025

Lunch

Item 3 - EcoMatters Work Programme Update

1.10pm – 1.55pm

Presenter/s:                  Robbie Sutherland, Low Carbon Specialist

Carla Gee, CEO Ecomatters Environment Trust

Amirah Rab, Relationship Advisor

Governance role:        Keeping informed.

Summary of

Discussions:                 Ecomatters and council staff provided the board with an update on the sustainability initiatives that EcoMatters has delivered with funding received via the board's environmental work programme.

Attachments

f     Presentation - EcoMatters

Item 4 - Eke Panuku Placemaking Programming for Avondale FY2025/2026

1.55pm – 2.20pm

Presenter/s:                  Robin Wachsberger, Eke Panuku Placemaker

Lisa Gooding, Senior Communications and Engagement Advisor

Frith Walker, Head of Placemaking

Richard Davison, Priority Location Director

Governance role:        Keeping informed.

Summary of

Discussions:                 Staff introduced the new Eke Panuku Placemaker, presented the Draft Eke Panuku Avondale Placemaking Programme for the financial year 2025/2026, and sought input from the Whau Local Board on opportunities, local considerations, partnerships, and awareness to guide work plans in the coming year.

Attachments

g    Presentation - Avondale Placemaking 2025-2026

The workshop finished at 2.05pm