Te Komiti Hapori /

Community Committee

OPEN MINUTES

Minutes of a meeting of the Community Committee held in Room 1, Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 29 July 2025 at 2:02pm.  A recording of the meeting is available here: 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 Angela Dalton
Deputy Chairperson	Cr Julie Fairey	Via electronic link
Members	Cr Josephine Bartley
	Cr Alf Filipaina, MNZM
	Cr Richard Hills	Until 4.14pm, Item 9
	Houkura Member Tony Kake, MNZM	Via electronic link
	Cr Kerrin Leoni	Via electronic link
	Cr Wayne Walker	Via electronic link From 2.32pm, Item 4.1
Ex-officio	Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson., JP	Until 2.40pm, Item 4.1

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

Members	Mayor Wayne Brown
	Houkura Member Billy Brown

Note:   The Community Committee meeting was scheduled to take place at Papakura Marae.  However, heavy rain and strong wind warnings were issued on 28 July 2025 and remained in place during the time the meeting was expecting to be at Papakura Marae.  In partnership with Papakura Marae, it was decided to cancel the committee’s marae visit and reschedule it for a future date.

Community Committee 29 July 2025

Cr A Filipaina opened the hui with a karakia.

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

Resolution number CCCCC/2025/32

MOVED by Chairperson A Dalton, seconded by Deputy Mayor D Simpson:

That the Community Committee:

a) whakaae / accept the apologies from:

Absence:

Mayor W Brown for absence on Council busines

Early Departure:

Cr A Filipania

CARRIED

Note:   Apologies were subsequently received from Cr R Hills for early departure and Houkura Member Billy Brown for absence.

Note:   Subsequently Cr A Filipaina did not depart early.

Electronic Attendance

Resolution number CCCCC/2025/33

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

That the Community Committee:

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

· Deputy Chairperson Cr J Fairey (SO 3.3.3 a))

· Houkura Member T Kake (SO 3.3.3 a))

· Cr K Leoni (SO 3.3.3 a))

· Cr W Walker (SO 3.3.3 a))

CARRIED

2          Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest

Cr J Bartley declared an interest in Item 8: Kai Resilience update.

3          Te Whakaū i ngā Āmiki | Confirmation of Minutes

Resolution number CCCCC/2025/34

MOVED by Cr J Bartley, seconded by Cr R Hills:

That the Community Committee:

a) whakaū / confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 27 May 2025, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

4          Ngā Kōrero a te Marea | Public Input

4.1	Public Input: Women's homelessness
	A PowerPoint presentation was given.  A copy has been place on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. Cr W Walker entered the meeting from 2.33pm Deputy Mayor D Simpson retired from the meeting at 2.40pm
	Resolution number CCCCC/2025/35 MOVED by Chairperson A Dalton, seconded by Cr R Hills: That the Community Committee: a)      whiwhi / receive the public input from Helen Robinson, Chief Executive Officer at Auckland City Mission. b)      whakamihi / thank Helen Robinson for her presentation. CARRIED
	Attachments a     29 July 2025, Community Committee, Item 4.1 - Public Input: Helen Robinson - Auckland City Mission, presentation

4.2	Public Input: Food insecurity
	A PowerPoint presentation was given.  A copy has been place on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
	Resolution number CCCCC/2025/36 MOVED by Cr J Bartley, seconded by Chairperson A Dalton: That the Community Committee: a)      whiwhi / receive the public input from Tara Moala. b)      whakamihi / thank Tara Moala for her presentation. CARRIED
	Attachments a     29 July 2025. Community Committee, Item 4.2 - Public Input: Tara Moala, GM Food Security Auckland City Mission, presentation

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	Regional homelessness activity update
	A PowerPoint presentation was given.  A copy has been place on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. Note:   changes were made to the original motion, adding new clauses b) and c), with the agreement of the meeting.
	Resolution number CCCCC/2025/37 MOVED by Chairperson A Dalton, seconded by Cr J Bartley: That the Community Committee: a)    whiwhi / receive the regional homelessness bi-annual update report (January 2025 to June 2025) detailing the council’s work in response to homelessness in Tāmaki Makaurau. b)    tono / request that the Community Committee Chair and Deputy Chair write to central government, noting recent engagement and further encouraging it to: i)          acknowledge the inequity of support for women living homeless ii)         encourage the use of data provided by sector organisations working on the ground, in addition to 2023 census data iii)        engage directly with frontline agencies to understand and respond to the drivers for all homeless people c) tono / request staff to engage with the Coalition to End Women's Homelessness to identify any further opportunities to work together CARRIED
	Attachments a     29 July 2025. Community Committee, Item 7: Regional homelessness activity update presentation

8	Kai Resilience update
	A PowerPoint presentation was given.  A copy has been place on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. Note:   changes were made to the original motion, adding new clauses b), with the agreement of the meeting.
	Resolution number CCCCC/2025/38 MOVED by Chairperson A Dalton, seconded by Cr R Hills: That the Community Committee: a) whiwhi / receive the update and context on the Kai Resilience work programme b) tono / request that the Community Committee Chair and Deputy Chair write to central government seeking support for a more integrated food system and requesting development of a national food resilience strategy. CARRIED
	Attachments a     29 July 2025. Community Committee, Item 8 - Kai Resilience update, presentation

9	Approval of the Regional Community Capital Investment Programme 2025/2026
	A PowerPoint presentation was given.  A copy has been place on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
	Resolution number CCCCC/2025/39 MOVED by Cr A Filipaina, seconded by Cr R Hills: That the Community Committee: a)      whiwhi / receive the Regional Community Capital Investment Programme 2025-2028, as set out in Attachment A of the agenda report, and: b)      whakaae / approve the Regional Community Capital Investment Programme for the 2025/2026 financial year as set out in Attachment A of the agenda report, c)      whakaae / approve, in principle, the Regional Community Capital Investment Programme for the 2026/2027 and 2027/2028 financial years as set out in Attachment A d)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that approval of the Regional Community Capital Investment Programme for the 2025/2026 financial year implies the Community Committee’s support for multi-year projects in their entirety. e)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that when the Parks and Community Regional Capital Investment Work Programme 2024/2025 was approved by the Planning, Environment and Parks Committee on 25 July 2024 (PEPCC/2024/68) it was noted that: i)       The approval of the Discrete Projects work programme included the approval of budget allocations and delivery of the specified projects across the first three years of the Long-term Plan 2024-2034. ii)      The Climate Initiative work programme receives multi-year funding through the Long-term Plan 2024-2034, and the authority and responsibility for approving the Climate Initiative work programme is delegated to the General Manager Parks and Community Facilities. f)       tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that where a project included in the Regional Community Capital Investment Programme falls within a local board decision-making allocation (e.g. a local park), that the project is included in the local board work programme, and the local board then has decision-making responsibility for that project, within the parameters set by the Governing Body, namely location, scope and budget. g)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the feedback and endorsement provided on relevant projects and work programmes, as set out in Attachment B to the agenda report, from: i)       Local boards, by way of resolutions to their 2025/2026 financial year local board work programmes. ii)      The Parks Committee at its meeting of 25 February 2025. iii)     The Auckland Domain Committee at its meeting of 19 May 2025. h)      tautapa / delegate authority and responsibility for agreeing any required editorial changes to the Regional Community Capital Investment Programme 2025-2028 documents to the Executive Officer Community, and: i)       Work programming changes (excluding Public Art components) to the General Manager Parks and Community Facilities ii)      Public Art related work programming changes to the Manager Public Art. CARRIED
	Attachments a     29 July 2025. Community Committee, Item 9 - Approval of the Regional Community Capital Investment Programme 2025/2026

Cr R Hills retired from the meeting at 4.14pm.

10

Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund 2025/2026

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

Resolution number CCCCC/2025/40

MOVED by Chairperson A Dalton, seconded by Cr J Bartley:

That the Community Committee:

a)      whakaae / approve grant allocations for the contestable round of the Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund for the financial year 2025/2026:

No	Recipient	Project title	*Funding up to:
i)	Aotea Boardriders Club Incorporated	Completion of Club House building	$64,100
ii)	Auckland Canoe Polo Society Incorporated	Quarry Lake Canoe Polo Courts Improvements	$115,000
iii)	Auckland Curling Club Incorporated	Northern Ice	$250,000
iv)	AUT Millennium Trust	AUT Millennium Aquatic Legacy Project	$800,000
v)	Awhitu Golf Club Incorporated	Irrigation rebuild	$70,000
vi)	Bowls Orewa Incorporated	Covered Bowling Green	$600,000
vii)	Counties Manukau Badminton Assn Incorporated	Extensions and alterations Ray Phillips Arena	$250,000
viii)	Glendowie Bowling Club Incorporated	Glendowie Sport & Community Hub	$175,000
ix)	The Hibiscus Coast Raiders Rugby League and Sports Club Incorporated	Hibiscus Coast Raiders clubrooms - Toilet facility refurbishment	$49,500
x)	Ken Maunder Park Community Trust	Club Rooms Redevelopment	$45,000
xi)	Kolmar Charitable Trust	Kolmar Sports Performance and Indoor Courts Facility	$90,000
No	Recipient	Project title	*Funding up to:
xii)	Mt Albert Tennis Club (Incorporated)	Mt Albert Tennis Club - Court Resurface & Clubhouse Upgrade	$440,645
xiii)	Netball Rodney Centre Incorporated	Wellsford Centennial Park Sports Hub	$400,000
xiv)	Roskill Schools Community Trust	Roskill Schools Community Turf Project	$2,650,000
xv)	St George’s Rowing Club Incorporated	Building Upgrade	$300,000
xvi)	St Pauls College Auckland Limited	St Paul’s College - Sports infrastructure development	$300,000
xvii)	St Pius X Catholic School (Glen Innes)	Outdoor Sports Canopy and Lighting	$443,000
xviii)	Tennis Auckland Region Incorporated	Stanley Street Tennis Arena - Centre Court Extension & Roof Project	$1,500,000
xix)	The Belmont Park Racquets Club Incorporated	New Tennis Courts	$300,000
xx)	Titirangi Badminton Club Incorporated	Facility Extension Project	$130,000
xxi)	Waitakere Regional Hockey Turf Trust	Waitakere Hockey Turf Resurface	$400,000
xxii)	West End Lawn Tennis Club Incorporated	West End Court Replacement project	$148,800
			$9,521,045

*Funding amounts are based on the information provided in the application. All funding is up to the amount listed and will be proportionally adjusted based on the ratio between the requested amount and the gateway amount specified in the application.

b)      tautapa / delegate authority through the Chief Executive to the General Manager Community Wellbeing to prepare and execute funding agreements for the above grant recipients

c)      whakahou / amend the 2023/2024 Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund grant allocation of $300,000, previously allocated to Uni - Mount Bohemian AFC Incorporated (PEPCC/2024/82), to Bill McKinlay Park Trust (CC28041).

CARRIED

Attachments

a     29 July 2025. Community Committee, Item 10 - Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund 2025-2026, presentation

11

Sport and Recreation Regional Programme Grant 2025/2026

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

Resolution number CCCCC/2025/41

MOVED by Cr A Filipaina, seconded by Deputy Chairperson J Fairey:

That the Community Committee:

a)      whakaae / approve the allocation of funding from the Sport and Recreation Regional Programme Grant budget for financial year 2025/2026, as follows:

No.	Recipient	Project title	*Funding up to:
i)	Aktive	Regional ActivAsian	$45,000
ii)	Auckland Hockey Association Incorporated	Community Hockey Participation Programmes - Hockey Without Limits and Hockey Have a Go	$25,000
iii)	Blind Sport New Zealand Incorporated	Blind Tennis Programme	$15,000
iv)	Circability Trust	Circability social circus programme	$30,000
v)	Counties-Manukau Sports Foundation	Youth Sports, Leadership, and Life Skills Development Programme	$23,000
vi)	Disability Sport Auckland Incorporated	2025 Sport Programmes	$20,000
vii)	East Skate Club Incorporated	Auckland Skatepark Series	$35,000
viii)	John Walker Find Your Field of Dreams Foundation	John Walker Find Your Field of Dreams Foundation	$220,000
ix)	Sport 2.0 Trust	Hungry for Hauora in Tāmaki Makaurau	$35,000
x)	Warriors Community Foundation	The Tama Toa and Disability and All In! (Inclusion Integrated Programme)	$60,000
		Total	$508,000

*Funding amounts are based on the information provided in the application. All funding is up to the amount listed and will be proportionally adjusted based on the ratio between the requested amount and the gateway amount specified in the application.

b)      tautapa / delegate authority through the Chief Executive to the General Manager Community Wellbeing to prepare and execute funding agreements for the above grant recipients.

CARRIED

Attachments

a     29 July 2025. Community Committee, Item 11 - Sport and Recreation Regional Programme grant 2025-2026, presentation

12	Status update on action decisions from Community Committee - 27 May 2025
	Resolution number CCCCC/2025/42 MOVED by Chairperson A Dalton, seconded by Cr A Filipaina: That the Community Committee: a)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the status of decisions made at the 27 May 2025 meeting. CARRIED

13	Summary of Community Committee information memoranda, workshops and briefings (including the Forward Work Programme) – 29 July 2025
	Resolution number CCCCC/2025/43 MOVED by Chairperson A Dalton, seconded by Cr A Filipaina: That the Community Committee: a)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the progress on the Forward Work Programme appended as Attachment A of the agenda report. b)      whiwhi / receive the Summary of Community Committee information memoranda, workshops and briefings – 25 June 2025 CARRIED

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

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

Cr A Filipaina closed the hui with a karakia.

4.37pm                                               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 Community Committee HELD ON

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

CHAIRPERSON:.........................................................