Komiti mō te Ārai Mate Whawhati Tata me Te

Raru Ohorere / Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee held in Room 1, Level 26, Te Wharau o Tāmaki - Auckland House, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 6 May 2025 at 2.00pm. A recording of the meeting is available on: 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 Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Alf Filipaina, MNZM

 

Members

Cr Andrew Baker

 

Cr Julie Fairey

 

Houkura Member Pongarauhine Renata

Via electronic link

 

Cr Ken Turner

 

 

Cr Wayne Walker

 

 

Houkura Member Glenn Wilcox

 

 

 

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

 

Member

Cr Greg Sayers

 

 

Ex-officio

Mayor Wayne Brown

 

 

 

Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, JP

 

 

 

 


Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee

06 May 2025

 

 

 

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2025/11

MOVED by Cr A Baker, seconded by Cr W Walker:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)         whakaae / accept the apologies from:

Absence

Mayor Wayne Brown – on Council business

Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, JP – on Council business

Lateness

Cr Greg Sayers

CARRIED

Note:   An apology had been received for Cr Sayers for lateness, however the meeting had concluded before he could attend.

 

Electronic attendance

Resolution number CDEMC/2025/12

MOVED by Cr W Walker, seconded by Houkura Member G Wilcox:   

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)         whakaae / approve electronic attendance under Standing Order 3.3.3 for:

·           Houkura Member Pongarauhine Renata (SO 3.3.3 a))

·           Cr Greg Sayers (SO 3.3.3.b))

CARRIED

 

 

2          Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Ngā Petihana | Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

4          Ngā Kōrero a te Marea | Public Input

 

There was no public input.

 

 

5          Ngā Kōrero a te Poari ā-Rohe Pātata | Local Board Input

 

There was no local board input.

 

 

6          Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

7

Delegated authority to make a submission on the options to strengthen emergency management legislation

 

A PowerPoint presentation was given. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

Note:   changes were made to the original motion amending clause a), with the agreement of the meeting.

 

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2025/13

MOVED by Chairperson Cr S Stewart, seconded by Deputy Chairperson Cr A Filipaina:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      tautapa / delegate authority to approve the Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group’s submission on the government discussion document ‘Strengthening New Zealand’s emergency management legislation’ to the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee and a member of Houkura – Independent Māori Statutory Board.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     6 May 2025, Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee, Item 7 - Delegated authority to make a submission on the options to strengthen emergency management legislation - presentation

 

 

 

 

 

8          Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.41pm                                               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 Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee HELD ON

 

 

 

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