Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board Workshop

OPEN MINUTES

Minutes of a meeting of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board Workshop  held in the Manukau Chambers, West Annex, Manukau Service Center, Manukau on Tuesday, 29 April 2025 at 11:00 am.

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

Chairperson	Apulu Reece Autagavaia
Deputy Chairperson	Vi Hausia
Members	Dr Ashraf Choudhary, QSO, JP	via electronic link
	Topou Folau	via electronic link
	Li'amanaia Lorenzo Kaisara	via electronic link
	Albert Lim	via electronic link

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

Member

Dr Ofa Dewes, MNZM

Te Hunga Āpiti kua Tae mai | ALSO PRESENT

Rina Tagore	Senior Local Board Advisor
Nicola Mochrie	Local Board Advisor
Darshita Shah	Democracy Advisor
Loretta Oosthuysen	PA/Office Manager

A recording of the workshop can be found at the following links;

Tuesday, 29 April 2025 Recording of Ōtara Papatoetoe Local workshop https://youtu.be/i2OihiAt8Dc

Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board Workshop 29 April 2025

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

There were no apologies.

OR

That the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board Workshop:

a) whakaae / accept the apology from <<member of the meeting>>  for <<reason>> .

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.

There were no declarations of interest.

3 Te Whakaū i ngā Āmiki | Confirmation of Minutes

That the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board Workshop:

a) whakaū / confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 22 April 2025, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

3	Local Board Workshop
Session 1 – 11.00am – 11.45am
New Work Programme proposals - Tamaki Estuary Restoration Programme and the Bike Hub Activation (Community Cycling Initiatives). Presenter/s:                  Igancio Quinteras, Robert Sutherland, Donna Carter Purpose:                       Keeping informed Governance role:          Define board position and feedback Summary of discussions: The local board was provided an overview of the new programme proposals for Tamaki Estuary Restoration Programme and the Bike Hub Activation (Community Cycling Initiatives).             The local board gave feedback about the proposals and whether they would be interested in funding these initiatives.

Workshop ended at 11.47pm.