Waiheke Local Board Workshop

OPEN NOTES

Notes of the Waiheke Local Board workshop held in the Waiheke Local Board Office, 10 Belgium St, Ostend, Waiheke Island on Wednesday, 30 July 2025 at 10:30 am.

The recordings of these workshop sessions are available here:

Session onehttps://youtu.be/UMi3xHWglvk AND https://youtu.be/aGlCnqxlazQ

Session twohttps://youtu.be/EvJ2l7H6vxQ

Session threehttps://youtu.be/aiEMp5JkquA

Session fourhttps://youtu.be/dnD_6KGm9eU

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

Chairperson	Cath Handley
Deputy Chairperson	Kylee Mathews
Members	Bianca Ranson
	Paul Walden

Karakia Timatanga – Whakataka te Hau

Whakataka te hau ki te uru              Cease oh winds of the west and the south

Whakataka te hau ki te tonga          Let the bracing breezes flow

Kia mākinakina ki uta                       over the land and the sea

Kia mātaratara ki tai                          Let the red-tipped dawn come

E hī ake ana te atakura                     with a sharpened edge

He tio, he huka, he hauhū                a touch of frost

Tihei Mauri Ora!                                A promise of a glorious day

Waiheke Local Board Workshop 30 July 2025

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

Member R Tucker.

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.

5	Local Board Workshop

Session 1 – 10.30am – 11.30am

Community Facilities Network Plan

Presenters:                  Cheryl Steiner – Policy Advisor, Community Investment        

Carole Canler – Senior Policy Manager, Community Investment

Summary of discussion:        

Members were given an overview of the process to improve the Community Facilities Network Plan and asked for feedback on local board involvement in this regional policy process.

Attachment:                  Attachment A – see below

Session 2 – 11.30am – 12.30pm

Electrify Waiheke update

Presenters:                  Kristin Busher – Partnerships Manager, Waiheke Resources Trust

                                     Lindsay Jeffs – Electrify Waiheke

                                     Helen Charters – Electrify Waiheke 

                                     Roland Nash –  Electrify Waiheke local infrastructure working  group

                                     James Siddell – GiS specialist, Waiheke Resources Trust

Summary of discussion:        

Members were updated on Electrify Waiheke’s achievements thus far, and plans for the next year.

Attachments:                 Attachment B and C – see below

                                      Break 12.30pm – 1.30pm

Session 3– 1.30pm – 2.30pm

Resilience and Infrastructure – Putaki Bay coastal project

Presenters:                   Zoe Mitchell – Relationship Co-ordinator, Resilience and Infrastructure

                                     Mohammed Kazi – Project Manager, Resilience and Infrastructure           

Summary of discussion:        

Members were given an update on the project to repair the Putaki Bay coastal accessway.

Attachment:                   Attachment D – see below

Session 5 – 2.30pm – 3.00pm

Waiheke Community Housing Trust update

Presenters:                  Teresa Quinn – Chair, Waiheke Community Housing Trust

                                     Damian Sycamore – Manager, Waiheke Community Housing Trust

Summary of discussion:        

Members were given an overview of the Trust’s achievements in 2025 to date, and upcoming plans and objectives.

Attachment:                   Attachment E – see below

Attachments

a     Community Facilities Network Plan presentation

b     Electrify Waiheke update presentation

c     Electrify Waiheke workplan 2025

d     Putaki Bay Coastal Project presentation

e     Waiheke Community Housing Trust update presentation

Karakia Whakamutanga – Unuhia, Unuhia

Unuhia, unuhia                                              Release, release

Unuhia ki te uru tapu nui                             Release us from this sacred state

Kia wātea, kia māmā, te ngakau                  to clear and set free the heart

Te tinana. me te wairua, I te ara takatū      body and spirit so that we are prepared

Koa rā e Rongo                                             Let peace and humility

Whakairia ake ki runga                                 be raised among us

Kia tina! TINA!                                               And be made manifest (indeed!)

Haumi e. hui e,TAIKI E!                                Draw it together! Affirm! It is done!