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Waiheke Local Board
23 April 2025
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1 Nau mai | Welcome
Deputy
Chair K Matthews opened the meeting with a karakia.
Whakataka te
hau ki te uru Cease oh winds of the west and of the south
Whakataka te
hau ki te tonga Let the bracing breezes flow
Kia
mākinakina ki uta
over the land and the sea
Kia
mātaratara ki tai
Let the red-tipped dawn come
E hī
ake ana te atakura
with a sharpened edge,
He tio, he
huka, he hauhū
a touch of frost
Tihei Mauri
Ora!
a promise of a glorious day
Note: Chair Handley vacated the chair at
1.04pm and Deputy Chair K Matthews assumed the chair for the remainder of the
meeting,
2 Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies
3 Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest
There were no
declarations of interest.
4 Te Whakaū i ngā Āmiki | Confirmation
of Minutes
5 He Tamōtanga Motuhake | Leave of Absence
There were no
leaves of absence.
6 Te Mihi | Acknowledgements
There were no
acknowledgements.
7 Ngā Petihana | Petitions
There were no
petitions.
8 Ngā Tono Whakaaturanga | Deputations
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8.1
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Deputation
- Ōmiha Welfare and Recreation Society
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Resolution
number WHK/2025/34
MOVED by Deputy
Chairperson K Matthews, seconded by Member R Tucker:
That
the Waiheke Local Board:
a) whiwhi
/ receive the presentation by representatives of the Ōmiha Welfare and
Recreation Society and the Ōmiha community – Te Kōmako Forde,
Carle Forde, Anton Forde, Tūi Forde, Yvonne O’Brien and Jo Baddley
- and thank them for their attendance.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Presentation - Proposal for a basketball court
b Mary Wilson Reserve playground pictures
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9 Te Matapaki Tūmatanui | Public Forum
There was no
public forum.
10 Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary
Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
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12
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Proposed
changes to the draft Manaaki Tāmaki Makaurau: Auckland Open Space, Sport
and Recreation Strategy
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Resolution
number WHK/2025/36
MOVED by Chairperson
C Handley, seconded by Member R Tucker:
That the
Waiheke Local Board:
a)
whiwhi / receive the report.
b)
express concern that Waiheke Local
Board feedback and that of many other local boards was not considered prior
to public consultation on what is an opaque policy.
c)
acknowledge some changes have
been made in light of local board feedback, but does not endorse the policy
in its current form as many local boards still have unresolved concerns.
d)
tuhi tīpoka / note
that there were only 149 submitters in the region to the Have You Say,
reflecting the concerns the Waiheke Local Board raised prior to public
consultation, namely that few could relate to the way the policy was
expressed, and that 149 responses is insufficient representation on which to
base such an important regional policy decision
e)
tuhi tīpoka / note
that there were only two submitters from Waiheke and that is an insufficient
basis on which to base a board recommendation.
CARRIED
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Allocation
of decision-making responsibilities for council-controlled organisation
activities coming in house
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Resolution
number WHK/2025/37
MOVED by Chairperson
C Handley, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Matthews:
That the
Waiheke Local Board:
a)
tuku / provide the following feedback on
staff proposals relating to the allocation of decision-making responsibility:
i)
note that the allocations
proposed do not meet the interests of the Waiheke Local Board sufficiently to
advance any new capital projects of scale to meet the changing needs of its
community, and those of our visitors.
ii) they continue to lock in regional economic
development at a central level which may be against our community’s
interests, which is proven in the case of tourism and visitors to Waiheke in
census data and housing costs, but they keep local boards picking up the tab
for those impacts.
i)
we propose, in the case of
the Hauraki Gulf Islands, all council property assets should be owned and
governed through the local boards to enable local trade-offs in capital
utilisation.
iv) formulas
applied across the isthmus for “networks” of assets have no
bearing because of the geographic isolation, and the small
resident base of the Hauraki Gulf Islands vis-à-vis their very large
visitor numbers in Waiheke’s case.
v) these
matters need to be reflected in any proposed allocations table.
b)
tuhi tīpoka / note
the changes relating to Auckland Transport will be addressed at a later time
and request that landowner approval for street trading applications on road
reserve be allocated to the local board.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Allocation of decision-making responsibility presentation
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Note: Meeting adjourned at 2.06pm and
resumed at 2.08pm
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Public
feedback on proposal to amend dog policy and bylaw
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Resolution
number WHK/2025/40
MOVED by Chairperson
C Handley, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Matthews:
That
the Waiheke Local Board:
a) whiwhi / receive the public feedback
from people in the local board area to the Governing Body proposal to amend
matters of regional significance in the Auckland Council Kaupapa mo ngā Kurī | Policy on Dogs 2019
and Ture a Rohe Tiakina Kurī | Dog Management Bylaw
2019 in the agenda report.
b) tuku
/ provide its views on how the Governing Body Dog Policy and Bylaw Panel
should address public feedback to the proposal in (a) to assist the Panel in
its deliberations as follows:
i) support
all of the proposed changes in the Bylaw but does not provide any feedback
on regional parks not in the Waiheke local board area,
ii) support
the proposal for the Whakanewha Regional Park as the majority of Waiheke
respondents supported the proposed change,
iii) should
the Governing Body not support proposal P1 (limit the number of dogs walked),
the Waiheke Local Board requests a Waiheke Local Board regulation supporting
P1 because the overwhelming majority of Waiheke locals have requested that,
noting that Waiheke has a higher ratio of dogs per capita than any other local
board area and there have been significant concerns expressed locally for
several years.
iv) support the
licensing of dog walkers.
c) whakatuu
/ appoint the Chair and Deputy Chair to present the views in (b) to the
Governing Body Dog Policy and Bylaw Panel.
CARRIED
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Deliberation
on the proposed changes to the local dog access rules
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Note: the
resolution was taken in parts
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Resolution number WHK/2025/41
MOVED by Deputy
Chairperson K Matthews, seconded by Member R Tucker:
That the
Waiheke Local Board:
a)
mihi / thank those people and organisations
who gave feedback on the proposed changes to local dog access rules in
the local board area.
CARRIED
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Resolution number WHK/2025/42
MOVED by Deputy
Chairperson K Matthews, seconded by Member R Tucker:
That the Waiheke Local Board:
b)
whai / adopt the decisions contained in the
deliberations table attached to this resolution in the minutes of this
meeting of the local board that:
i)
respond to the public feedback on the proposed
changes
ii)
adopt the proposed changes as publicly
notified at Big Oneroa Beach and Blackpool Beach
CARRIED
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Resolution number WHK/2025/43
MOVED by Member R
Tucker, seconded by Chairperson C Handley:
That the Waiheke Local Board:
c)
whai / adopt the decisions contained in the
deliberations table attached to this resolution in the minutes of this
meeting of the local board that:
i)
mend the proposed changes at Onetangi
Beach to remove the off-leash area at the eastern end of the beach.
Note: Under Standing Orders 1.9.7 Member K Matthews requested
that her dissenting vote against item 17 clause b)iii) be recorded.
Note: At the business meeting on 25
June 2025 this resolution was revoked and reconsidered [WHK/2025/24]. (Item
13, Notice of Motion)
CARRIED
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Resolution
number WHK/2025/44
MOVED by Deputy
Chairperson K Matthews, seconded by Member R Tucker:
That
the Waiheke Local Board:
d)
whai / adopt amendments to
the Auckland Council Policy on Dogs 2019 contained in the comparison table
attached to this resolution in the minutes of this meeting of the local board
that gives effect to the decisions in b), with a commencement date of 1 August
2025
e)
whakaū / confirm that
the amendments to the policy in c):
i)
are consistent with the
policy, principles and criteria for deciding dog access rules in the Auckland
Council Kaupapa mo ngā Kuri | Policy on Dogs 2019
ii)
are not inconsistent with
any decision in relation to region-wide dog access rules contained in the
Auckland Council Kaupapa mo ngā Kuri | Policy on Dogs 2019
iii)
are in accordance with all
relevant legislative requirements, in particular the Local Government Act
2002 and Dog Control Act 1996.
f)
delegate authority through
the Chief Executive to the manager responsible for the policy on dogs to make
editorial changes or to correct errors or omissions to the amendments in c).
g)
allocate up to $1,000 from
the local board’s capital budget for costs to implement the amendments
in the policy in c) and request advice from Parks and Community Facilities
staff to incorporate the cost as part of the 2025/2026 work programme
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Competed deliberation table
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Note: Meeting adjourned at 3.33pm and
resumed at 3.48pm
Note: items 18, 19, and 20 were taken
together
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Waiheke
Local Board - Resource Consent Applications - April 2025
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Waiheke Local Board - Hōtaka Kaupapa Policy
Schedule - April 2025
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Waiheke Local Board – Workshop record –
April 2025
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Resolution
number WHK/2025/45
MOVED by Deputy
Chairperson K Matthews, seconded by Member R Tucker:
That
the Waiheke Local Board:
a) tuhi
tīpoka / note the list of resource consents applications (Attachment A)
related to Waiheke Island and inner Hauraki Gulf islands 16 March to 5 April
2025.
b) tuhi
tīpoka / note the
Hōtaka Kaupapa – Policy Schedule for the political
term 2022-2025 as at 23 April 2025
c) tuhi
tīpoka / note the
record of proceedings for the local board workshop held on 2, 9 and 16 April 2025.
CARRIED
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Deputy Chair K Matthews closed the meeting
with a karakia.
Unuhia, unuhia Release, release
Unuhia ki te uru tapu nui Release us from this sacred state
Kia wātea, kia māmā, te
ngakau to clear and set free the heart
Te tinana. me te wairua, I te ara
takatū body and
spirit so that we are prepared
Koa rā e Rongo Let peace and humility
Whakairia ake ki runga be raised among us
Kia tina! TINA! And be made manifest (indeed!)
Haumi e. hui e,TAIKI E! Draw it together! Affirm! It is done!
21 Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e
Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no
consideration of extraordinary items.
4.02 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 Waiheke Local Board HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:.......................................................
