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Ngā Hui a te Rōpū
Kaitohutohu Take ā-Iwi o te
Moana-nui-a-Kiwa /
Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel
OPEN MINUTES
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Te Hunga kua
Tae mai | present
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Co-Chairperson
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Litiana Karika
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Co-Chairperson
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Seumanu Simon Matāfai, JP
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Presiding at the meeting
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Members
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Mavae Ahio
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Mary Brown
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Hainoame Fulivai
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Hassana Kirkwood
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Taitu'uga Mirofora Mataafa
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Seimoana Naisali
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Penina Tu’una’i-lfopo
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Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT
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Members
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Natano Melvin Le'avasā
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Evo
Leota-Tupou
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Te Hunga Āpiti kua Tae mai | ALSO
PRESENT
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Liaison
Councillor
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Cr Lotu Fuli
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Chief
Liaison Councillor
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Cr Julie
Fairey
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Councillor
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Cr Josephine Bartley
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Deputy
Chair
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Vi Hausia, Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board
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Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel
05 May 2025
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Seumanu Simon Matāfai, Co-Chairperson
of the panel welcomed panel members, staff and members of the public and
community groups online and started the meeting with a prayer.
Panel members introduced themselves to the
members of the public in attendance.
1 Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies
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
4 Other Business
Co-Chair
Seumanu Simon Matāfai
spoke to the resignation of member Arizona Haddon:
“I want to acknowledge that, effective Friday, 2 May 2025, Arizona
Haddon resigned as member of this advisory panel. Arizona joined us at the beginning
of this term and brought with her a wealth of experience in urban planning and
government policy. In her day job, she is a district planner for the
Thames-Coromandel District Council, which is quite a long way from her home at
Silverdale. She advocated for housing equity for Māori and Pacific peoples
and improving public transport. On behalf of the panel, I want to thank Arizona
for her contributions over this term. We will miss her presence and wish her
and her family well for the future.”
Note: The Co-Chairperson
accorded precedence to Item 6 Elections Community Engagement at this stage.
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Elections Community Engagement
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Sonja Tomovska, Senior CCE Specialist -
Elections provided a PowerPoint presentation. Panel members and members of
the public asked questions and provided feedback to the presenter.
A copy has been placed on the official
minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes
attachment.
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Resolution
number PAC/2025/3
MOVED by
Co-Chairperson S Matāfai, seconded by Co-Chairperson L Karika:
That
the Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel:
a) whakamihi / thanked Sonja Tomovska, Senior CCE Specialist –
Elections for her presentation.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 5 May 2025, Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel, Item 6 -
Elections Community Engagement - presentation
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5
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Pasifika
Elections Statistics
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Erin Temu, Senior Community Engagement
Advisor from the Electoral Commission spoke to one of the slides in the
presentation in Item 6 and answered questions from panel members and members
of the public.
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Resolution
number PAC/2025/4
MOVED by
Co-Chairperson S Matāfai, seconded by Co-Chairperson L Karika:
That
the Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel:
a) whakamihi / thanked Erin Temu, Senior Community Engagement Advisor from the Electoral Commission
for his presentation.
CARRIED
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Panel
Discussions
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Panel member Seimoana Naisali, who is on
the Elections Cross Panel facilitated an open talanoa on local governance,
local elections and civics engagement.
On the panel were:
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Cr Lotu Fuli
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Cr Josephine Bartley
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Chillion Sanerivi, founder of the Rivi
Consultancy
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Uelese Jason Motusaga, Secretary of the Whau
Youth Board
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Fine Aholelei, member of the Youth Advisory
Panel
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Vi Hausia, Deputy Chairperson of the Ōtara
-Papatoetoe Local Board
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Resolution
number PAC/2025/6
MOVED by Member S
Naisali, seconded by Co-Chairperson S Matāfai:
That
the Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel:
a) whakamihi / thanked all the panellists for their contribution to
this talanoa.
CARRIED
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Seumanu Simon Matāfai, Co-Chair of the
panel thanked all who took the time out of their evening to be a part of this meeting.
On behalf of the Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel, he thanked the presenters and
guest panel members. He reminded all that the recording for this meeting and
any of the unanswered questions will be uploaded online over the next week. He
ended the meeting with a prayer.
7.42pm The
Co-chairpersons 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 Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel
HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CO-CHAIRPERSON:....................................................
CO-CHAIRPERSON:……………………………………..