Date:

Time:

Meeting Room:

Venue:

 

Wednesday, 9 April 2025

10:10am

Local Board Chambers
35 Coles Crescent
Papakura
Auckland

 

Papakura Local Board Workshop

 

OPEN AGENDA

 

 

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

 

Chairperson

Brent Catchpole

 

Deputy Chairperson

Jan Robinson

 

Members

Felicity Auva'a

 

 

George Hawkins

 

 

Kelvin Hieatt

 

 

Andrew Webster

 

 

 

 

 

Sital Prasad

Democracy Advisor

 

3 April 2025

 

Contact Telephone: 273255719

Email: sital.prasad@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 


Papakura Local Board Workshop

09 April 2025

 

 

Local Board Workshop

File No.: CP2025/05751

 

  

 

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 Papakura Local Board workshop agenda for 9 April 2025.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2.     Most workshops are open to the public to attend as observers in person or online, if in person attendance is impractical.

3.       Some sessions may not be open to the public. The 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.       Please note, workshop times are often subject to change.


 

9.       The following will be covered in the workshop:

Item 1 – 10:10-10:40am

New footbridge at Takaanini Station

 

Presenter/s:                  Bruce Thomas
(Elected Member Relationship Manager,
Auckland Transport)


Steph Hill
(Principal Communications and Engagement

Major Projects, Auckland Transport)

Governance role:          Keeping informed

Proposed Outcome/s:   To continue engagement with the local board regarding the new footbridge at Takaanini Station to replace the pedestrian level crossing in preparation for the opening of City Rail Link.

Attachment/s:                Material unavailable at the time of agenda build.

Item 2 11:30-12:00pm

Direction Setting Part 1

Presenter/s:                  Lee Manaia

(Papakura Local Board Advisor, Governance & Engagement)

 

Victoria Hutt

(Papakura Local Board Senior Advisor, Governance & Engagement)

Governance role:          Setting direction / priorities / budget

Proposed Outcome/s:   To inform the board on upcoming events/meetings and seek board’s feedback.

For members to provide strategic updates related to meetings/ briefings they have attended, highlighting opportunities for board decision making or advocacy.

Attachment/s:                Material unavailable at the time of agenda build.

 

Lunch Break (12:00–12.30pm)

 

Item 3 12.30-1:00pm

Direction Setting Part 2

Presenter/s:                  Lee Manaia

(Papakura Local Board Advisor, Governance & Engagement)

 

Victoria Hutt

(Papakura Local Board Senior Advisor, Governance & Engagement)

Governance role:          Setting direction / priorities / budget

Proposed Outcome/s:   To inform the board on upcoming events/meetings and seek board’s feedback.

For members to provide strategic updates related to meetings/ briefings they have attended, highlighting opportunities for board decision making or advocacy.

Attachment/s:                Material unavailable at the time of agenda build.

Item 4 1:00-1:30pm

Ecological Restoration Contract

Presenter/s:                  Jillana Robertson
(Senior Ecological Specialist)

 

Governance role:          Setting direction / priorities / budget

Proposed Outcome/s:   To introduce Jillana Robertson, Senior Ecological Specialist, and the Ecological Restoration Contract (ERC) to members and to highlight where the work is being done in the Papakura area, and to propose special projects that the local board may wish to fund.

Attachment/s:                Attachment A – Item 4: Ecological Restoration Contract Overview

 


Item 5 1:30-3:00pm

Papakura Local Park Management Plan Land Status Review

Presenter/s:                  Nicki Malone
(Senior Consultant)

 

Darren Jeong 
(Service and Asset Planning)

 

Governance role:          Setting direction / priorities / budget

Proposed Outcome/s:   To provide an update on the land status review and seek local board feedback on proposed classification actions.

Attachment/s:                Attachment B – Item 5: Local Parks Classification Proposal Presentation

Attachment C – Item 5: Papakura LPMP - Workshop 4 - Supplementary Information

 

 

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.

Title

Page

a

Attachment A – Item 4: Ecological Restoration Contract Overview

11

b

Attachment B – Item 5: Local Parks Classification Proposal Presentation (Under Separate Cover)

 

c

Attachment C – Item 5: Papakura LPMP - Workshop 4 - Supplementary Information

19

      

 

 


Papakura Local Board Workshop

09 April 2025

 

 








Papakura Local Board Workshop

09 April 2025