Komiti mō te Tahua Pūtea / Budget Committee Workshop – Annual Plan 2025/2026 – Local board input into the mayoral proposal

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, 14 May 2025 at 9.16am.  A recording of the meeting is available here: https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/aboutauckland-council/how-auckland-council-works/meetings-council-bodies/Pages/webcasts-councilmeetings.aspx

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

Chairperson	Cr Greg Sayers
Deputy Chairperson	Cr Shane Henderson
Members	Cr Andrew Baker
	Cr Josephine Bartley
	Cr Angela Dalton
	Cr Chris Darby	Via electronic link
	Cr Julie Fairey
	Cr Alf Filipaina, MNZM	Via electronic link
	Cr Christine Fletcher, QSO	Via electronic link
	Cr Lotu Fuli	Via electronic link
	Cr Richard Hills
	Cr Mike Lee
	Cr Kerrin Leoni
	Cr Daniel Newman, JP
	Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, JP	Via electronic link
	Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM	Via electronic link
	Cr Ken Turner	Via electronic link
	Cr Wayne Walker	Via electronic link
	Cr John Watson	Via electronic link
	Cr Maurice Williamson	Via electronic link

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

Members	Mayor Wayne Brown
	Houkura Member Tony Kake, MNZM
	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
Angela Fulljames	Chair, Franklin Local Board
Izzy Fordham	Chair, Great Barrier Local Board
Chris Carter	Chair, Henderson - Massey Local Board
Alexis Poppelbaum	Chair, Hibiscus and Bays Local Board
Damian Light	Chair, Howick Local Board
John Gillon	Chair, Kaipātiki Local Board
Tauanu'u Bakulich	Chair, Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board
Matt Winiata	Chair, Manurewa Local Board Member
Maria Meredith	Chair, Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board
Scott Milne	Chair, Ōrākei Local Board
Apulu Reece Autagavaia	Chair, Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board
Brent Catchpole	Chair, Papakura Local Board
Ella Kumar	Chair, Puketāpapa Local Board
Brent Bailey	Chair, Rodney Local Board
Anna Atkinson	Chair, Upper Harbour Local Board
Cath Handley	Chair, Waiheke Local Board
Greg Presland	Chair, Waitākere Ranges Local Board
Genevieve Sage	Chair, Waitematā Local Board
Kay Thomas	Chair, Whau Local Board

Budget Committee Workshop 14 May 2025

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

The following apologies were noted:

Lateness

Cr M Lee

Cr K Turner

Note:   Subsequently, apologies were received from Mayor W Brown for absence, and Cr K Leoni for lateness 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  – Local board input into the mayoral proposal

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Annual Plan 2025/2026 – Local board input into the mayoral proposal

Each local board had 10 minutes to present and answer questions.

Each local board provided a presentation. A combined version is attached to the notes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a notes attachment.

Cr A Baker entered the workshop at 9.17am.

Local Board, Representative

Waiheke, Chair Cath Handley

Cr A Dalton entered the workshop at 9.18am.
Cr R Hills entered the workshop at 9.18am.
Cr J Bartley entered the workshop at 9.18am.
Cr J Fairey entered the workshop at 9.21am.
Cr M Lee joined the workshop at 9.23am.
Cr C Darby joined the workshop at 9.28am.

Rodney, Chair Brent Bailey

Cr J Watson joined the workshop at 9.36am.
Cr W Walker joined the workshop at 9.37am.

Whau, Chair Kay Thomas

Cr S Henderson entered the workshop at 9.44am.
Cr A Filipaina entered the workshop at 9.47am.

Local Board, Representative

Southern boards presentation, Chairs of Southern boards

Cr K Leoni entered the workshop at 9.57am.
Cr M Williamson joined the workshop at 10.00am.
Cr S Stewart joined the workshop at 10.00am.

Papakura, Chair Brent Catchpole

Franklin, Chair Angela Fulljames

Cr K Turner joined the workshop at 10.20am
Cr S Henderson left the workshop at 10.20am.
Cr C Darby left the workshop at 10.24am.

Manurewa, Chair Matt Winiata

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu, Chair Tauanu’u Bakulich

Ōtara-Papatoetoe, Chair Apulu Reece Autagavaia

Cr K Turner left the workshop at 10.53am.

Howick, Chair Damian Light

Cr S Henderson returned to the workshop at 10.59am.
Cr C Darby returned to the workshop at 11.01am.

Hibiscus and Bays, Chair Alexis Poppelbaum

Cr M Lee left the workshop at 11.08am.

Upper Harbour, Chair Anna Atkinson

Henderson-Massey, Chair Chris Carter

Waitākere Ranges, Chair Greg Presland

The workshop adjourned at 11.50am and resumed at 12.00pm.

Crs A Baker, J Bartley, A Dalton, S Henderson, R Hills, K Leoni and D Newman were not present.

Albert-Eden, Chair Kendyl Smith

Cr J Bartley returned to the workshop at 12.01pm.
Cr A Dalton returned to the workshop at 12.02pm.
Cr A Baker returned to the workshop at 12.03pm.
Cr K Leoni returned to the workshop at 12.04pm.
Cr S Henderson returned to the workshop at 12.06pm.
Cr R Hills returned to the workshop at 12.06pm.
Cr D Newman returned to the workshop at 12.07pm.

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki, Chair Maria Meredith

Local Board, Representative

Puketāpapa, Chair Ella Kumar

Cr A Dalton left the workshop at 12.29pm.
Cr K Turner returned to the workshop at 12.31pm.
Cr M Lee returned to the workshop at 12.34pm.

Aotea/Great Barrier, Chair Izzy Fordham

Ōrākei, Chair Scott Milne

Cr A Baker left the workshop at 12.45pm.

Waitematā, Chair Genevieve Sage

Cr A Dalton returned to the workshop at 1.10pm.

Devonport, Chair Melissa Powell

Kaipātiki, Chair John Gillon

Cr K Turner left the workshop at 1.21pm.
Cr A Baker returned to the workshop at 1.33pm.

Attachments

a     14 May 2025, Budget Committee Workshop - Annual Plan 2025/2026 – Local board input into the mayoral proposal, combined presentations

The workshop concluded at 1.42pm.