Komiti mō te Tahua Pūtea / Budget Committee Workshop

Annual Plan 2025/2026 – Regional and Advisory Panel feedback

OPEN NOTES

Notes of a Budget Committee Workshop held in Room 1, Level 26, Te Wharau o Tāmaki - Auckland House, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 30 April 2025 at 10.02am.  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 Greg Sayers
Deputy Chairperson	Cr Shane Henderson	From 10.19am
Members	Cr Andrew Baker	Until 12.36pm
	Cr Josephine Bartley	Via electronic link
	Mayor Wayne Brown
	Cr Angela Dalton	From 10.03am
	Cr Julie Fairey
	Cr Alf Filipaina, MNZM	From 10.03am
	Cr Christine Fletcher, QSO	Via electronic link, Until 12.39pm
	Cr Richard Hills	From 10.03am
	Cr Mike Lee	Via electronic link, From 10.10am.
	Cr Kerrin Leoni	Via electronic link, From 10.03am.
	Cr Daniel Newman, JP	Via electronic link, From 10.03am.
	Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM	Via electronic link, From 10.03am.
	Cr Ken Turner	Via electronic link, From 10.11am.
	Cr Wayne Walker	Via electronic link, From 10.03am.
	Cr John Watson	Via electronic link, From 10.11am
	Cr Maurice Williamson	Via electronic link

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

Members	Cr Chris Darby
	Cr Lotu Fuli
	Houkura Member Tony Kake, MNZM
	Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, JP
	Houkura Chair David Taipari

Te Hunga Āpiti kua Tae mai | ALSO PRESENT

Kendyl Smith	Chair, Albert-Eden Local Board
Melissa Powell	Chair, Devonport - Takapuna Local Board
Alexis Poppelbaum	Chair, Hibiscus and Bays Local Board
Brent Catchpole	Chair, Papakura Local Board
Ella Kumar	Chair, Puketāpapa Local Board
Genevieve Sage	Chair, Waitematā Local Board

Workshops enable staff to explore options with elected members before ideas are fully developed, and to receive feedback and guidance on policy development or project design. No resolutions or decisions are made by elected members at workshops and so the requirements of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 relating to local authority meetings do not apply.

Budget Committee Workshop 30 April 2025

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

The following apologies were noted:

Absence

Deputy Mayor D simpson – on council business

Cr L Fuli – on council business.

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	Annual Plan 2025/2026 – Regional and Advisory Panel feedback

Item

Overview of engagement and analysis of regional findings

Angeline Barlow – Head of Engagement

Zella Morrison – Māori Outcomes Principal Lead

Anton Griffiths – Auckland Insights Manager

A summary presentation  and summary of feedback received were provided in support with the agenda.  An updated presentation was provided and is attached to the notes.

Cr K Leoni joined the workshop at 10.03am.
Cr S Stewart joined the workshop at 10.03am.
Cr W Walker joined the workshop at 10.03am.
Cr D Newman joined the workshop at 10.03am.
Cr R Hills entered the workshop at 10.07am.
Cr A Dalton entered the workshop at 10.07am.
Cr A Filipaina entered the workshop at 10.07am.
C M Lee joined the workshop at 10.10am.
Cr K Turner joined the workshop at 10.11am.
Cr J Watson joined the workshop at 10.11am.
Cr S Henderson entered the workshop at 10.19am.

Members asked questions and provided feedback.

Advisory panels feedback

Victoria Wicks-Brown, Principal Advisor Panels, provided an introduction. 

Representations from each panel addressed the committee.  Copies of their notes are attached to these notes and available on the Auckland Council website.  Members asked questions and provided feedback.

City Centre Advisory Panel

Scott Pritchard, Chair, Patrick Reynolds, Deputy Chair, staff lead officer Simon Oddie

Small Business Advisory Panel

Dean Stewart and Richette Rodger

Joint introduction on behalf of the demographic advisory panels

Sanat Singh, Co-Chair Youth Advisory Panel and Susanne Tapsell Co-Chair Seniors Advisory Panel

Seniors Advisory Panel

Susanne Tapsell and Dr Claire Dale, Co-Chairs

Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel

Teresa Platt, Co-Chair, staff lead officer Maclean Grindell

Disability Advisory Panel

Barry de Geest, Co-Chair, staff co-lead officer Elise Copeland

Pacific People’s Advisory Panel

Seumanu Matafai, Co-Chair

Ethnic Communities Advisory Panel

Krish Naidu, Co-Chair, staff co-lead officer Michalea Seto

Youth Advisory Panel

Sanat Singh, Co-Chair, staff co-lead officer Alison Reid

Cr M Lee retired from the workshop at 11.38am.
Cr J Watson retired from the workshop at 11.43am.
Cr A Baker retired from the workshop at 12.36pm.
Cr C Fletcher retired from the workshop at 12.39pm.
Cr S Stewart retired from the workshop at 12.50pm.

Facilitated discussion

This item did not proceed.

Attachments

a     30 April 2025, Budget Committee Workshop, Item 3 Annual Plan 2025/2026 – Regional and Advisory Panel feedback, Overview of engagement and analysis of regional findings updated presentation

b     30 April 2025, Budget Committee Workshop, Item 3 Annual Plan 2025/2026 – Regional and Advisory Panel feedback, City Centre Advisory Panel Feedback on Annual Plan 2025-2026

c    30 April 2025, Budget Committee Workshop, Item 3 Annual Plan 2025/2026 – Regional and Advisory Panel feedback, Demographic Advisory Panel notes

The workshop concluded at 1.06pm.