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Te Kāhui Tohutohu mō te Pakihi
Iti / Small Business Advisory Panel
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Small
Business Advisory Panel held in the Room 1, Level 26, Te Wharau o Tāmaki -
Auckland House, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on 26 May 2025 at 1.01pm.
Te Hunga kua
Tae mai | present
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Chairperson
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Cr Ken Turner
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Auckland Council,
Ken Turner Motors
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Members
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Sunny Kaushal
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The Shakespeare
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From 1.06pm, Item 6
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Andrew Kennedy
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Prudentia Law
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From 1.08pm, Item 6
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Rajesh Lal
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Stonex Jewellers Otahuhu
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Jo Plant
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Exile Hair Design
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Sēmisi Potauaine
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Sēmisi Potauaine Artist Ltd
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Raghbir Singh
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Radio Spice
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From 1.08pm, Item 6
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Richette Rodger
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Otahuhu Business Association
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Dean Stuart
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HydroVac
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Manawawharepu Udy
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Ngahere Communities
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Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT
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Members
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Viveke Choudhary
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Concur Logistics Ltd
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Robson Liang
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International
Education Fund Ltd
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Damian Smith
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Revamp Construction
Ltd
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Te Hunga Āpiti kua Tae mai | ALSO
PRESENT
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Mayor
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Wayne Brown
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Auckland
Council
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Small Business Advisory Panel
26 May 2025
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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 Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary
Business
There
were no items of extraordinary business.
Note: From
this point forward, agenda items were taken in the following order:
6 National
Retail Investigation Support Unit – NZ Police – Safety discussion.
8 Auckland
Council - Community Safety Update
9 Compliance
Letter to Central Government
7 Request
for Feedback on Health and Hygiene Bylaw Review
5 Verbal
Update from Mayoral Office
10 Report
Back and Panel Activities
11 Information
Memoranda
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6
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National
Retail Investigation Support Unit – NZ Police – Safety
discussion.
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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.
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Member S Kaushal joined the meeting at
1.06pm.
Member A Kennedy joined the meeting at
1.08pm.
Member R
Singh joined the meeting at 1.08pm.
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Resolution
number SBAPC/2025/11
MOVED by Member D
Stuart, seconded by Member J Plant:
That
the Small Business Advisory Panel:
a) receive
and thank Matthew Tierney for his presentation.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 26 May 2025, Small Business Advisory Panel, Item 6:
National Retail Investigation Support Unit - NZ Police - Safety discussion,
presentation
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8
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Auckland Council - Community Safety Update
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A PowerPoint
presentation was given. A copy has been placed on the official agenda
attachments and is available on the Auckland Council website as the agenda
attachment.
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Resolution
number SBAPC/2025/12
MOVED by Member R
Rodger, seconded by Member R Lal:
That
the Small Business Advisory Panel:
a) whiwhi
/ receive and thank Adrian Wilson, Karen Smith and Michal Dziwulski for
their presentation.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 26 May 2025, Small Business Advisory Panel, Item 8:
Auckland Council - Community Safety Update, presentation
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7
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Request for Feedback on Health and Hygiene Bylaw Review
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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.
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Note: changes
were made to the original recommendation, adding new clause d), as a
Chair’s recommendation.
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Resolution
number SBAPC/2025/14
MOVED by Member M
Udy, seconded by Member S Potauaine:
That
the Small Business Advisory Panel:
a) tuhi
tīpoka / note the current progress of the review of the Health and
Hygiene Bylaw 2013 and Health and Hygiene Code of Practice 2013.
b) tuku
/ provide feedback on any issues raised by the review of the Health and
Hygiene Bylaw 2013 and Health and Hygiene Code of Practice 2013.
c) tuku
/ provide advice to staff on best practice for consulting with business
owners on any changes to the Health and Hygiene Bylaw 2013 and Health and
Hygiene Code of Practice 2013.
d) tuku
/ provide additional advice to
Lexy Turner - lexy.turner@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, who will pass it along to the
Regulatory Practice Unit, within the next seven days.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 26 May 2025, Small Business Advisory Panel,
Item 7: Request for Feedback on Health and Hygiene Bylaw Review, presentation
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The meeting
adjourned at 2.19pm and reconvened at 2.36pm.
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5
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Verbal Update from Mayoral Office
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A document
was tabled in support of the item. A copy has been
placed on the official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council
website as minutes attachment.
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Resolution
number SBAPC/2025/15
MOVED by Member R
Rodger, seconded by Member D Stuart:
That
the Small Business Advisory Panel:
a) tuhi tīpoka / note the update from Jason
Howarth, Principal Advisor Regulatory & Safety, Office of the Mayor and
provide feedback.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 26 May 2025, Small Business Advisory Panel,
Item 5 - Verbal Update from Mayoral Office, document
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10
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Report
Back and Panel Activities
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A PowerPoint
presentation was tabled in support of the item. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and are available on the
Auckland Council website as minutes attachment.
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Resolution
number SBAPC/2025/16
MOVED by Member S
Potauaine, seconded by Member S Kaushal:
That
the Small Business Advisory Panel:
a) whiwhi
/ receive the member updates on recent panel-relevant activities.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 26 May 2025, Small Business Advisory Panel,
Item 10: Report Back and Panel Activities, presentation
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12 Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e
Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no
consideration of extraordinary items.
3.36 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 Small Business Advisory Panel
HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:.......................................................