Te Komiti mō te Kaupapa Here me te Whakamahere / Policy and Planning Committee

OPEN MINUTES

Minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the Policy and Planning Committee held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Thursday, 22 May 2025 at 10.03am.

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

Chairperson	Cr Richard Hills
Deputy Chairperson	Cr Angela Dalton
Members	Cr Andrew Baker
	Cr Josephine Bartley	Via electronic link From 10.06am, Item 7
	Mayor Wayne Brown
	Cr Chris Darby
	Cr Julie Fairey
	Cr Alf Filipaina, MNZM
	Cr Christine Fletcher, QSO	From 10.09am, Item 7 Until 12.02pm, Item 7
	Cr Lotu Fuli	Via electronic link From 11.38am, Item 7
	Houkura Member Hon Tau Henare
	Cr Shane Henderson
	Cr Mike Lee	From 10.09am, Item 7
	Cr Kerrin Leoni	Via electronic link From 10.07am, Item 7
	Cr Daniel Newman, JP	From 10.46am, Item 7
	Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, JP
	Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM
	Cr Ken Turner
	Cr Wayne Walker	From 10.09am, Item 7 Until 12.02pm, Item 7
	Cr John Watson
	Cr Maurice Williamson

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

Members	Houkura Member Edward Ashby
	Cr Greg Sayers

Policy and Planning Committee 22 May 2025

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

Resolution number PEPCC/2025/54

MOVED by Cr A Filipaina, seconded by Chairperson R Hills:

That the Policy and Planning Committee:

a) whakaae / accept the apology from members:

Absence

Houkura Member E Ashby

Lateness

Cr L Fuli - on council business

Early departure

Cr W Walker

Cr K Turner

CARRIED

Electronic Attendance

Resolution number PEPCC/2025/55

MOVED by Deputy Mayor D Simpson, seconded by Mayor W Brown:

That the Policy and Planning Committee:

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

· Cr J Bartley (SO 3.3.3 a))

· Cr L Fuli (SO 3.3.3 a))

· Cr K Leoni (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

Auckland Unitary Plan – Proposed Plan Change 78 – Decisions on Independent Hearing Panel recommendations for City Centre

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.

Cr J Bartley joined the meeting at 10.06am.
Cr K Leoni joined the meeting at 10.07am.

Cr C Fletcher entered the meeting at 10.08am.
Cr W Walker entered the meeting at 10.09am.
Cr M Lee entered the meeting at 10.09am.

Cr D Newman entered the meeting at 10.46am.

MOVED by Houkura Member T Henare, seconded by Mayor W Brown:

That the Policy and Planning Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the report “Auckland Unitary Plan – Proposed Plan Change 78 – Decisions on Independent Hearing Panel recommendations for City Centre”.

b)      whakaae / accept all recommendations of the Independent Hearings Panel on the City Centre provisions in proposed Plan Change 78: Intensification and adopt the reasons in the Independent Hearings Panel Recommendation Report.

c)       whakaae / approve the notification by 30 May 2025 of the council’s decisions on the Independent Hearings Panel recommendations on the City Centre provisions in Plan Change78: Intensification, in accordance with the Resource Management (Direction for the Intensification Streamlined Planning Process to Auckland Council) Amendment Direction 2025.

d)      whakaae / note that on public notification under:

i)     clause 103(2) (if all Independent Hearings Panel recommendations are accepted); or

ii)    clause 104(2) (if some Independent Hearings Panel recommendations are accepted)

of Schedule 1 of the RMA, the recommendations of the IHP that are accepted by the council are incorporated into the Auckland Unitary Plan and are deemed approved under clause 17(1), Schedule 1 and become operative (as per the date stated in the notification) in accordance with clause 20, Schedule 1 of the RMA.

e)      tono / request staff to undertake the necessary steps to make the City Centre provisions operative, for all accepted Independent Hearings Panel recommendations, by setting out the date that these provisions will be made operative when publicly notifying the council’s decisions on the Independent Hearings Panel recommendations on the City Centre provisions.

The meeting adjourned at 11.26am and reconvened at 11.35am.

Cr C Fletcher, Cr S Henderson and Cr D Newman were not present.

Cr S Henderson returned to the meeting at 11.37am.
Cr C Fletcher returned to the meeting at 11.38am.

Cr D Newman returned to the meeting at 11.38am.

Cr L Fuli joined the meeting at 11.38am.

MOVED by Cr M Lee, seconded by Cr W Walker, an amendment by way of addition, adding a new clause b):

b) reject the Independent Hearings Panel recommendation at paragraph [465] that the submitter James Kirkpatrick’s relief be granted, allowing for the removal of the block between Karangāhape Road, Newton Road, Gundry Street and Abbey Street from the Karangāhape Road precinct:

i) The reasons for rejection are based on the Council's expert evidence, including as referred to in paragraph [461] of the Independent Hearings Panel recommendations;

ii) The Council's alternative recommendation is that the block between Karangāhape Road, Newton Road, Gundry Street and Abbey Street is not removed from the Karangāhape Road precinct.

A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:

For Cr M Lee Cr W Walker

Against Cr A Baker Cr J Bartley Mayor W Brown Deputy Chairperson A Dalton Cr C Darby Cr J Fairey Cr A Filipaina Cr C Fletcher Cr L Fuli Houkura Member T Henare Cr S Henderson Chairperson R Hills Cr K Leoni Cr D Newman Deputy Mayor D Simpson Cr S Stewart Cr K Turner Cr J Watson Cr M Williamson

Abstained

The motion was declared lost by 2 votes to 19.

Debate on the original motion continued.

Cr C Fletcher retired from the meeting at 12.02pm.
Cr W Walker retired from the meeting at 12.02pm.
Cr A Filipaina left the meeting at 12.09pm.

Resolution number PEPCC/2025/56

MOVED by Houkura Member T Henare, seconded by Mayor W Brown:

That the Policy and Planning Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the report “Auckland Unitary Plan – Proposed Plan Change 78 – Decisions on Independent Hearing Panel recommendations for City Centre”.

b)      whakaae / accept all recommendations of the Independent Hearings Panel on the City Centre provisions in proposed Plan Change 78: Intensification and adopt the reasons in the Independent Hearings Panel Recommendation Report.

c)      whakaae / approve the notification by 30 May 2025 of the council’s decisions on the Independent Hearings Panel recommendations on the City Centre provisions in Plan Change78: Intensification, in accordance with the Resource Management (Direction for the Intensification Streamlined Planning Process to Auckland Council) Amendment Direction 2025.

d)      whakaae / note that on public notification under:

i)       clause 103(2) (if all Independent Hearings Panel recommendations are accepted); or

ii)      clause 104(2) (if some Independent Hearings Panel recommendations are accepted)

of Schedule 1 of the RMA, the recommendations of the IHP that are accepted by the council are incorporated into the Auckland Unitary Plan and are deemed approved under clause 17(1), Schedule 1 and become operative (as per the date stated in the notification) in accordance with clause 20, Schedule 1 of the RMA.

e)      tono / request staff to undertake the necessary steps to make the City Centre provisions operative, for all accepted Independent Hearings Panel recommendations, by setting out the date that these provisions will be made operative when publicly notifying the council’s decisions on the Independent Hearings Panel recommendations on the City Centre provisions.

CARRIED

Note:   Under Standing Order 1.8.6, Cr S Henderson requested that his abstention be recorded.

Attachments

a     22 May 2025, Policy and Planning Committee, Item 7 - Auckland Unitary Plan – Proposed Plan Change 78 – Decisions on Independent Hearing Panel recommendations for City Centre - presentation

b     22 May 2025, Policy and Planning Committee, Item 7 - Auckland Unitary Plan – Proposed Plan Change 78 – Decisions on Independent Hearing Panel recommendations for City Centre – supporting maps

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

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

12.12pm                                             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 Policy and Planning Committee HELD ON

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