Puketāpapa Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Puketāpapa Local Board held in the Local Board Office, 560 Mt Albert Road, Three Kings on Thursday, 15 May 2025 at 10.00am.

 

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

 

Chairperson

Ella Kumar, JP

 

Deputy Chairperson

Fiona Lai

 

Members

Roseanne Hay

 

 

Mark Pervan

 

 

Bobby Shen

In attendance on-line via MS Teams

 

Jon Turner

 

 

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

 

Councillors’

Julie Fairey (with apology)

 

 

Christine Fletcher (with apology)

 

 

 

 

 

 


Puketāpapa Local Board

15 May 2025

 

 

 

1          Nau mai | Welcome

 

            Member Roseanne Hay delivered the welcome message.

 

 

2          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

There were no apologies.

 

 

3          Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

4          Te Whakaū i ngā Āmiki | Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2025/1

MOVED by Chairperson E Kumar, seconded by Deputy Chairperson F Lai:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)         whakaū / confirm the additional ordinary minutes of its meeting held on Thursday, 1  May 202 as true and correct.

CARRIED

 

 

5          He Tamōtanga Motuhake | Leave of Absence

 

There were no leaves of absence.

 

 

6          Te Mihi | Acknowledgements

 

There were no acknowledgements.

 

 

7          Ngā Petihana | Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

8          Ngā Tono Whakaaturanga | Deputations

 

8.1

Paul Whitfield from Urban Ark - Manawa Taiao

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2025/2

MOVED by Member R Hay, seconded by Member J Turner:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)      whakamihi / thank Paul Whitfield and Shannon Ritter from Urban Ark – Manawa Taia for their presentation.

CARRIED

 

 

8.2

Victoria Puxty - Concerned resident and mother to present on building a raised platform crossing outside the Halsey Drive School

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2025/3

MOVED by Chairperson E Kumar, seconded by Member M Pervan:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)      whakamihi / thank Victoria Puxty and Daniel Cliffords for their presentation.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     15 May 2025, Puketāpapa Local Board, Item 8.2 Victoria Puxty - Concerned resident and mother to present on building a raised platform crossing outside the Halsey Drive School

 

 

9          Te Matapaki Tūmatanui  | Public Forum

 

9.1

Jon Carapiet - Community interest in current Unitary Plan precaution on local risks of gene technology

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2025/4

MOVED by Member M Pervan, seconded by Member J Turner:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)      thank Jon Carapiet - Auckland GE-free Coalition (AGEFC), for his attendance and presentation outlining community interest in the current Unitary Plan precaution on local risks of gene technology.

CARRIED

 

Note:        The Chairperson adjourned the meeting at 10.57am and reconvened the meeting 11.02am all members were present.

 

 

10        Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary Business

 

10.1

Extraordinary Business - Recovery office disestablishment

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2025/5

MOVED by Member R Hay, seconded by Chairperson E Kumar:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)         consider an extraordinary item regarding the recovery office disestablishment item number 20.0 of this agenda.

i)          the reason the matter was not on the agenda is the information has only become available following the Public meeting on Wednesday, 14 May 2025 for the Easter weekend flooding.

ii)         the reason why the discussion of the matter cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting given the timeframe until the recovery office is disestablished and the impact of the election period.

 

CARRIED

 

 

11

Puketāpapa Local Grants Round Two 2024/2025, grant allocations

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2025/6

MOVED by Chairperson E Kumar, seconded by Deputy Chairperson F Lai:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)      agree to fund, part-fund or decline each application in Puketāpapa Local Grants, Round Two 2024/2025 listed in the following table:   

Application ID

Organisation

Main focus

Requesting funding for

Amount requested

Approved Amount

LG2515-202

NZ Ethnic Women Incorporated

Community

Towards the costs of delivering the "Creating connection through healthy food" workshop series and a Koha-based Matariki celebration, including event planning, project management, purchase of two whiteboards, markers, folding tables, chairs, hāngi foil containers and lids, food ingredients, catering, marketing, preparation, and facilitation costs.

$8,265.36

$0.00

LG2515-203

New Zealand Council of Victim Support Groups Incorporated

Community

Towards operational front-line service delivery costs.

$8,000.00

$2,000.00

LG2515-204

New Zealand Tamil Engineers Association Incorporated

Community

Towards the venue hire, food and drinks for attendees, materials, brochures, travel, gifts and prizes to support the delivery of coaching, training, workshops, and seminars.

$2,500.00

$0.00

LG2515-205

Pet Whisperer Rescue Trust

Environment

Towards the rehoming, desexing, microchipping, medical treatment, including parasite control, purchase of pens to safely hold and assess abandoned cats and kittens from vacant Kāinga Ora properties for health and temperament before rehoming, treatment, or humane euthanasia.

$8,329.08

$1,000.00

LG2515-206

Dance Therapy NZ

Arts and culture

Towards marketing, administration, programme facilitation, coordination, client support and liaison, supervision, mentoring, equipment, and material costs for the "Dance 4 Us Mount Roskill" workshops from 1 July to 31 December 2025.

$9,990.00

$4,500.00

LG2515-207

School Start First Impressions

Community

Towards the cost of 50 school starter packs.

$7,246.00

$0.00

LG2515-208

The Air Training Corps Association of New Zealand Incorporated - No 3 Squadron Air Training Corps

Sport and recreation

Towards the purchase of 12 tents.

$3,000.00

$2,500.00

LG2515-210

Action Education Incorporated

Arts and culture

Towards the facilitator fees, travel, administration, equipment, and resources to deliver 20 spoken word poetry workshops at Mt Roskill Grammar.

$5,000.00

$0.00

LG2515-211

Hillsborough Community Trust

Community

Towards the purchase of a corporate and community defibrillator (AED) and cabinet kit.

$4,309.05

$4,309.05

LG2515-212

Life Education Trust Counties Manukau

Community

Towards the operating costs of delivering our programmes to 706 youth in schools within the Puketāpapa Local Board area, including the costs of mobile classrooms, educational resources, insurances, compliance, and teacher salaries.

$7,060.00

$0.00

LG2515-213

Women Entrepreneurship Centre Charitable Trust

Community

Towards the costs of a 10-week "Business Growth & Wellbeing Program", including the costs of a facilitator, project coordination, marketing, materials, refreshments for participants and operational costs.

$7,660.00

$0.00

LG2515-214

The UMMA Trust

Community

Towards a Road Code Tutor, Sewing Tutor, Dari Tutors for children's study skills, and refreshments for the Afghan Community Programme at Wesley Community Centre from 1 June 2025 to 30 May 2026.

$10,000.00

$0.00

LG2515-215

Age Concern Auckland Trust

Community

Towards venue hire, cultural activity materials, decorations, performers' fee, marketing, refreshments, contingency fund and staffing costs for the "Connecting Cultures: Intergenerational Engagement" delivering five events for Puketāpapa’ s Older Adults.

$8,468.00

$0.00

LG2515-216

Roskill Together Trust

Environment

Towards the cost of running the Food Sustainability Amazing Race Challenge, from 7 June 2025 to 27 March 2026, including the costs of content design, marketing, promotional materials, participant recruitment, outreach, delivery, coordination, reporting and publishing project findings.

$9,990.00

$4,500.00

LG2515-217

Auckland Deaf Society Incorporated

Community

Towards a henna design artist, an Indian dance performer and coach, a Disco Jockey, venue hire, and 100 gift bags containing Indian sweets for guests for the "Auckland Deaf Society's Diwali event" on 1 November 2025.

$2,583.91

$1,300.00

LG2515-218

Big Buddy Mentoring Trust

Community

Towards office rent, advertising, and psychological screening costs for programme delivery from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

$2,000.00

$0.00

LG2515-219

YMCA North Incorporated

Community

Towards the Puketāpapa Up Crew’s programme and event delivery costs from 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2026, including volunteer training, team-building activities, camp, uniforms, graduation, recruitment, equipment, resources, event promotion, venue hire, workshop facilitators, prizes, activities, and transport for their youth-led events, workshops, outreach projects, and regular meetings.

$10,000.00

$7,000.00

LG2515-220

Re-Creators Charitable Trust

Community

Towards the cost of tutors, project management, travel, materials, storage, administration and marketing to deliver Community DIY skills-based upcycling workshops.

$4,960.00

$0.00

LG2515-221

Witkamp Incorporated

Sport and recreation

Towards the purchase and installation of a fountain water cooler for the Three Kings Judo Club.

$2,000.00

$0.00

LG2515-224

New Settlers Family And Community Trust

Community

Towards venue hire, youth leaders, youth support worker, youth coordinator, training, coaching, refreshments and volunteer costs for the "Refugee Youth Sports & Refugee Men's Psychosocial Programme".

$8,000.00

$3,000.00

LG2515-225

Iranian Women In NZ (IWIN)

Arts and culture

Towards venue hire, purchase of a camera, arts facilitator/project manager, and production team costs for the "IWIN's Art and Culture Project".

$10,000.00

$0.00

LG2515-226

PHAB Association (Auckland) Incorporated

Community

Towards venue hire, transport and wages.

$10,000.00

$0.00

LG2515-228

Bhartiya Samaj Charitable Trust

Community

Towards venue hire, transport, Koha for volunteers, counselling, decorations, sound, photography, videography, digital programmes, workshops, activities, and festival celebration associated costs from 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2026.

$10,000.00

$0.00

LG2515-229

Youthline Auckland Charitable Trust

Community

Towards telecommunication, the clinical supervision of volunteer counsellors and Helpline Support Workers costs from 1 June 2025 to 1 June 2026.

$4,464.00

$2,000.00

LG2515-230

New Zealand Kannada Koota Incorporated

Arts and culture

Towards venue hire and replacement of a music system.

$15,000.00

$0.00

LG2515-231

New Zealand Nejashi Trust Incorporated

Community

Towards delivering the "Cultural Harmony and Leadership Development" programme, including tutors, workshop facilitators, project coordinators, venue hire, resources, activity materials, marketing, refreshments, and miscellaneous costs from 27 July 2025 to 26 July 2026.

$10,000.00

$0.00

LG2515-233

BirdCare Aotearoa

Community

Towards operational costs.

$6,390.00

$0.00

 

LG2515-234

The Brain Injury Association (Auckland) Incorporated

Community

Towards the delivery of 10 Community Capacity Building workshops, including consultation and needs assessment with community groups, customisation of workshop resources, delivery of the workshops, and associated mileage costs.

$3,245.00

$0.00

LG2515-235

Puketapapa Business Voice Incorporated

Community

Towards the full cost of delivering the "Taste of Puketāpapa" food festival, including the coordinator’s salary, marketing and promotional materials, evaluation and reporting.

$10,000.00

$0.00

LG2515-237

Owairaka Amateur Athletic & Harrier Club Incorporated

Sport and recreation

Towards coaching costs to pay and engage Kelly Sports to run "Junior Athletics Club Night".

$7,400.00

$4,000.00

LG2515-238

Muskaan Care Trust NZ

Community

Towards venue hire, local facilitator training, workshop materials and resources printing, facilitator contractor fees, community outreach and marketing, programme evaluation and reporting, and miscellaneous costs including refreshments, transport, and admin costs.

$10,000.00

$0.00

Total

 

 

 

$225,860.40

$36,109.05

 

b)        whakamihi / thank Moumita Dutta for her mahi.

CARRIED

 

 

12

Mount Roskill Large-Scale Project - Joint 10-Year Transport Programme

 

Lorraine Stone, Auckland Transport and Jennifer Fraser, Auckland Transport were in attendance to speak to this report.

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2025/7

MOVED by Chairperson E Kumar, seconded by Deputy Chairperson F Lai:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)      ohia /endorse  AT and Kāinga Ora’s Brownfield Programme Business Case (PBC) Addendum incorporating the Mt Roskill Large-Scale Project (LSP) joint 10-year transport programme for Mt Roskill.

b)      tuhi tīpoka / note that the LSP joint 10-year transport programme identifies the Waikōwhai and Wesley West projects as early priorities for the Mt Roskill LSP.

c)      tuhi tīpoka / note that AT and Kāinga Ora will continuously engage with the Local Board through collaboration and consultation as individual projects progress to investigation through to delivery.

d)      tuhi tīpoka / note that the AT programme currently sits within the 10-year Regional Land Transport Plan funding allocation for the programme and three-year National Land Transport Fund allocation.

e)      tono / request the main arterial routes connecting to the roads within the build area are to be considered as part of the Transport programme for instance Dominion Road and Denbigh Ave roundabout.

f)       whakamihi / thank Lorraine Stone, Auckland Transport and Jennifer Fraser, Auckland Transport for their attendance.

CARRIED

 

Note:   Member B Shen left the meeting at 11.34am at Item12 Mount Roskill Large Scale Project – Joint 10-Year Transport Programme.

 

 

Precedence of Business

Resolution number PKTPP/2025/8

MOVED by Chairperson E Kumar, seconded by Member R Hay:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)         whakaae / agree that  Item 20.0 Consideration of Extraordinary business be accorded precedence at this time.

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

20.1

Extraordinary business - Recovery office disestablishment

 

Tanya Stocks, Head of Strategy and Integration, Recovery Office Strategy and Caroline Tauevihi, Recovery Sepcialist Group Recovery attended on-line for MS Teams.

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2025/9

MOVED by Member R Hay, seconded by Chairperson E Kumar:  

That the Puketapapa Local Board

a)    tono / request urgently Council provide advice on retaining an office to support Storm Recovery for Puketāpapa to ensure those matters of flooding in Mt Roskill, including those occurring on Easter weekend in 2025 are resolved.

 

b)    tuhi tīpoka /note that the Recovery Office was established to coordinate the Auckland-wide repair and rebuild efforts on behalf of Auckland Council, New Zealand Government, community partners and stakeholders after the storm events of 2023 and it is intended to be disestablished once those workstreams are completed from the end of 2025 through to December 2026.

 

c)    tono / request staff advice on councils plans to resource and operationalise continued recovery capability.

 

d)    whakamana /authorise the Chair to write to the Local MP and the Minister of Finance requesting additional funding for the property-buy out scheme.

 

e)    tono / request to share these resolutions with the Governing Body

 

f)     whakamihi / thank Tanya Stocks and Caroline Tauevihi for their attendance on line via MS Teams.

CARRIED

 

 

Note:   The Chairperson adjourned the meeting at 12.11pm and reconvened at 12.17pm.  Deputy Chair F Lai, Member R Hay, Member M Pervan and Member J Turner were present.

 

 

13

Auckland Council's Performance Report: Puketāpapa Local Board for quarter three 2024/2025

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2025/10

MOVED by Chairperson E Kumar, seconded by Deputy Chairperson F Lai:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)      whiwhi / receive the integrated performance report for quarter three ending 31  March 2025.

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

14

Proposed Government amendments to the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 and the Litter Act 1979

 

The report and attachments for the Proposed Government amendments to the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 and the Litter Act 1979 was tabled for this item.  A copy has been placed on the official minutes and it is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2025/11

MOVED by Chairperson E Kumar, seconded by Member M Pervan:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)      delegate the feedback to Chair Ella Kumar and Member B Shen.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Draft Report Puketapapa Local Board, Item 14 Proposed Government amendments to the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 and the Litter Act 1979

 

 

15

Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa Ward Councillors' Updates

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2025/12

MOVED by Chairperson E Kumar, seconded by Deputy Chairperson F Lai:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)      whiwhi / receive Councillor Julie Fairey’s Ward Councillor written update for April 2025.

CARRIED

 

 

16

Chairperson's Report

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2025/13

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson F Lai, seconded by Member M Pervan:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)      whiwhi / receive Ella Kumar’s Chairperson’s report for the period 01 April – 30 April 2025.

CARRIED

 

 

17

Board Member Reports

 

17.1

Member Report  - Jon Turner

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2025/14

MOVED by Chairperson E Kumar, seconded by Member R Hay:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)      whiwhi / receive Jon Turner member report for the period March – May 2025.

CARRIED

 

 

18

Record of Puketāpapa Local Board Workshop Notes

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2025/15

MOVED by Chairperson E Kumar, seconded by Member J Turner:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)      whiwhi / receive the Puketāpapa Local Board workshop notes for: 10 April, 24  April and 01  May 2025.

CARRIED

 

 

19

Hōtaka Kaupapa/Governance Forward Work Programme Calendar

 

Resolution number PKTPP/2025/16

MOVED by Chairperson E Kumar, seconded by Member R Hay:  

That the Puketāpapa Local Board:

a)      whiwhi / receive the Hōtaka Kaupapa/governance forward work programme calendar as at 08 April 2025.

CARRIED

 

 

 

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

 

Note:   This item was taken ahead of Item Auckland Council's Performance Report: Puketāpapa Local Board for quarter three 2024/2025.

 

 

 

12.26 pm                                            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 Puketāpapa Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

DATE:.........................................................................

 

 

 

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