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Wednesday, 6 August 2025

10:30 am

Whau Local Board Office
31 Totara Avenue
New Lynn

 

Whau Local Board Workshop

 

OPEN AGENDA

 

 

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

 

Chairperson

Kay Thomas

Deputy Chairperson

Fasitua Amosa

Members

Ross Clow

 

Catherine Farmer

 

Valeria Gascoigne

 

Sarah Paterson-Hamlin

 

Warren Piper

 

 

 

 

Liam Courtney

Democracy Advisor

 

31 July 2025

 

Contact Telephone: 027 260 4570

Email: liam.courtney@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

 

 

 


Whau Local Board Workshop

06 August 2025

 

 

Karakia

 

Kia hora te Marino

May the peace be widespread

Kia whakapapa pounamu te moana

May the sea be like greenstone

Hei huarahi mā tatou I te rangi nei

A pathway for us all this day

Aroha atu aroha mai

Let us show respect for each other

Tātou ia tatou katoa

For one another

Hui e taikie!

Bind us all together!

 

 

 


Whau Local Board Workshop

06 August 2025

 

 

Local Board Workshop

File No.: CP2025/12865

 

  

 

 

Note 1:       This workshop has been called by the chairperson in consultation with the staff.

Note 2:       No working party/workshop may reach any decision or adopt any resolution unless specifically delegated to do so.

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1.       To present the Whau Local Board workshop agenda for 6 August 2025.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2.     Most workshops are open to the public to attend as observers in person.

3.       Some sessions may not be open to the public. The staff / chairperson and deputy chairperson decide which sessions are open to the public, depending on the sensitivity of the information being discussed. If a session is not open, a reason will be provided below.

4.       Local Board workshops provide an opportunity for local boards to carry out their governance role in the following areas:

a)   Accountability to the public

b)   Engagement

c)   Input to regional decision-making

d)   Keeping informed

e)   Local initiative / preparing for specific decisions

f)    Oversight and monitoring

g)   Setting direction / priorities / budget.

5.       Workshops do not have decision-making authority.

6.       Workshops are used to canvass issues, prepare local board members for upcoming decisions and to enable discussion between elected members and staff.

7.       Members are respectfully reminded of their Code of Conduct obligations with respect to conflicts of interest and confidentiality.


 

 

8.       The following will be covered in the workshop:

Item 1 – Auckland Transport monthly update

11.00am-11.45am

Presenter/s:                  Peter Naber, Elected Member Relationship Partner

 

Purpose / Outcome:     To provide the board with a monthly update, including an update on the New Lynn-Kelston safe walking and cycling infrastructure.

Governance role:          Keeping informed.

Lunch

Item 2 – Community Wellbeing: Community Delivery Work Programme Update Quarter 4 2024/2025

1.30pm-2.30pm

Presenter/s:                  Rosetta Fuimaono, Community Broker, Whau Local Board

Catherine Davidson, Manager New Lynn Community Hub

Jamie Adkins, Place and Partner Specialist

Kathryn Schuster, Youth Specialist

Deb Doyle, Specialist Advisor

Merenia Gray O’Brien, Place and Partner Specialist (Arts)

Rohan Jaduram, Community Innovation Specialist

Asya Abeid, Welcoming Communities Coordinator

 

Purpose / Outcome:     To ensure the local board is informed on the outcomes of the work programmes for quarter four of the 2024-2025 Community Delivery work programme and to inform the elected members of progress to date.

Governance role:          Keeping informed.

Item 3 New Lynn Library: security and staffing levels

2.30pm – 3.15pm

Presenter/s:                  Debbie Ashton, Lead & Coach

Darryl Soljan, Head of Community Delivery

Naomi Thomas, Manager Community Programme Delivery

 

Purpose / Outcome:     To discuss options for increasing staffing at New Lynn Library, in response to increasing incidents of violence and aggression.

Governance role:          Local initiative / preparing for specific decisions.