Komiti mō te Whakahaere Tikanga me te Aro ki te Pae Tawhiti mō ngā Whakahaere ka Whakahaerehia e te Kaunihera /

Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

Minutes of a meeting of the CCO Direction and Oversight Committee held in the Room 1, Level 26, Te Wharau o Tāmaki - Auckland House, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 8 April 2025 at 10.03am. A recording of the meeting is available here:

https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/about-auckland-council/how-auckland-council-works/meetings-council-bodies/Pages/webcasts-council-meetings.aspx

 

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

 

Chairperson

Cr Shane Henderson

From 10.16am, Item 8

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Kerrin Leoni

Presiding until 10.16am

Members

Cr Josephine Bartley

 

 

Cr Angela Dalton

Via electronic link

From 10.06am, Item 7

 

Cr Chris Darby

 

 

Houkura Member Hon Tau Henare

Until 11.32am, Item 9

 

Cr Richard Hills

 

 

Cr Daniel Newman, JP

From 10.10am, Item 8

 

Cr Ken Turner

 

 

Cr Wayne Walker

 

 

Cr John Watson

Via electronic link

From 10.06am, Item 7

Ex-officio

Mayor Wayne Brown

From 10.05am, Item 2

 

 

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

 

 

Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, JP

 

 

Houkura Member Ngarimu Blair

 

 

 

Te Hunga Āpiti kua Tae mai | ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Cr Christine Fletcher

 

 


 

He Hunga atu anō i Tae mai | IN ATTENDANCE

 

 

Watercare

 

 

Geoff Hunt

Board Chair

 

Dave Chambers

Chief Executive

 

Jamie Sinclair

Deputy Chief Executive

 

 

 

 

Tātaki Auckland Unlimited

 

 

Nick Hill

Chief Executive

 

Vicki Salmon

Board Chair

 

 

 

 

Port of Auckland

 

 

Roger Gray

Chief Executive

 

Andrew Clark

Chief Financial Officer

 

Paul Chambers

Board Member


Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee

08 April 2025

 

 

 

 

Note:   In the absence of Chairperson S Henderson, Deputy Chairperson K Leoni presided.

 

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

Resolution number CDOCC/2025/16

MOVED by Cr R Hills, seconded by Cr C Darby:  

That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee:

a)          whakaae / accept the apology from:

Absence

Houkura Member N Blair

Lateness

Cr W Walker

Cr S Henderson

CARRIED

Electronic Attendance

Resolution number CDOCC/2025/17

MOVED by Cr J Bartley, seconded by Cr C Darby:  

That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee:

a)          whakaae / approve electronic attendance under standing order 3.3.3 for:

·       Cr A Dalton (SO 3.3.3 b))

·       Cr J Watson (SO 3.3.3 a))

CARRIED

 

 

 

2          Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

Mayor W Brown entered the meeting at 10.05am

 

 

3          Te Whakaū i ngā Āmiki | Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number CDOCC/2025/18

MOVED by Cr R Hills, seconded by Cr J Bartley:  

That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee:

a)          whakaū / confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 11 March 2025, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 


 

4          Ngā Petihana | Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

5          Ngā Kōrero a te Marea | Public Input

 

There was no public input.

 

 

6          Ngā Kōrero a te Poari ā-Rohe Pātata | Local Board Input

 

There was no local board input.

 

 

7          Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

Cr A Dalton and Cr J Watson joined the meeting at 10.06am

 

 

 

8

Watercare Draft Statement of Intent 2025-2028

 

Geoff Hunt, Board Chair Watercare, Dave Chambers, Chief Executive Watercare, and Jamie Sinclair, Deputy Chief Executive Watercare were in attendance

 

A PowerPoint presentation was given.  A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Cr W Walker entered the meeting at 10.07am.

Cr D Newman entered the meeting at 10.10am.

Chairperson S Henderson entered the meeting at 10.16am.

Deputy Chairperson K Leoni vacated the chair at 10.16am.

Chairperson S Henderson assumed the chair at 10.16am.

 

Resolution number CDOCC/2025/19

MOVED by Chairperson S Henderson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Leoni:  

That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee:

a)      tuhi tīpoka / note that the Committee will be approving shareholder comments on draft statements of intent 2025-2028 from council-controlled organisations at its meeting in May 2025.

b)      whakamihi / thank Geoff Hunt, Watercare Board Chair, for presenting the Watercare Draft Statement of Intent 2025-2028.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     08 April 2025, Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee, Item 8 - Watercare Draft Statement of Intent 2025-2028, introduction presentation

b     08 April 2025, Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee, Item 8 - Watercare Draft Statement of Intent 2025-2028, presentation

 


 

9

Tātaki Auckland Unlimited Draft Statement of Intent 2025-2028

 

Nick Hill, Tātaki Auckland Unlimited Chief Executive and Vicki Salmon, Tātaki Auckland Unlimited Board Chair were in attendance

 

A PowerPoint presentation was given.  A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Houkura Member T Henare retired from the meeting at 11.32am.

 

Note:   changes were made to the original recommendation, amending clause b), as a Chairs recommendation.

 

Resolution number CDOCC/2025/20

MOVED by Chairperson S Henderson, seconded by Cr J Bartley:  

That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee:

a)      tuhi tīpoka / note that the Committee will be considering shareholder comments on draft statements of intent 2025-2028 from council-controlled organisations at its meeting in May 2025.

b)      whakamihi / thank Nick Hill, Tātaki Auckland Unlimited Chief Executive and Vicki Salmon, Tātaki Auckland Unlimited Board Chair, for presenting the Tātaki Auckland Unlimited draft Statement of Intent 2025-2028.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     08 April 2025, Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee, Item 9 - Tātaki Auckland Unlimited Draft Statement of Intent 2025-2028, presentation

 

 

 

 

10

Port of Auckland Limited Performance Update

 

Roger Gray Chief Executive Port of Auckland, Andrew Clark Chief Financial Officer Port of Auckland and Paul Chambers Board Member Port of Auckland were in attendance

 

A PowerPoint presentation was given.  A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number CDOCC/2025/21

MOVED by Cr W Walker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Leoni:  

That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the update from Port of Auckland Limited on recent performance in the 2024/2025 financial year and future outlook.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     08 April 2025, Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee, Item 10 - Port of Auckland, presentation

 

 

 

 


 

11

Haumaru Housing - update to operating model because of funding changes

 

Resolution number CDOCC/2025/22

MOVED by Cr W Walker, seconded by Chairperson S Henderson:  

That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the update from Haumaru Housing on their impact of the reduction of central government funding.

b)      tuhi tīpoka / note that Haumaru Housing will continue to provide six-monthly performance reports to council, allowing shareholder monitoring of their financial performance

CARRIED

 

 

 

12

Summary of Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee information memoranda and briefings (including the forward work programme) – 08 April 2025

 

Resolution number CDOCC/2025/23

MOVED by Chairperson S Henderson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Leoni:  

That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee:

a)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the progress on the forward work programme appended as Attachment A of the agenda report

b)      whiwhi / receive the Summary of Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee information memoranda and briefings – 08 April 2025.

CARRIED

 

 

 

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

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

 

1.00 pm                                              The chairperson thanked members for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.

 

CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF THE Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee HELD ON

 

 

 

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