Whau Local Board Workshop

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Minutes of a workshop of the Whau Local Board held in the Whau Local Board Office, 31 Totara Avenue, New Lynn on Wednesday, 6 August 2025 at 11.00 am.

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

Chairperson	Kay Thomas
Deputy Chairperson	Fasitua Amosa
Members	Ross Clow
	Catherine Farmer
	Sarah Paterson-Hamlin
	Warren Piper

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

Whau Local Board Workshop 06 August 2025

Local Board Workshop

Item 1 – Auckland Transport monthly update

11.00am-11.45am

Presenter/s:                  Peter Naber, Elected Member Relationship Partner

Jon Kearins, Principal Transport Planner

Laumata Volavola, Senior Specialist Comms. & Engagement

Governance role:          Keeping informed.

Summary of

Discussions:                 Auckland Transport staff provided the board with a monthly update, including an update on the New Lynn-Kelston safe walking and cycling infrastructure.

Attachments

a     Presentation - Auckland Transport Update August 2025

b     Presentation - Safe walking and cycling Kelston-New Lynn

Lunch

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

1.15pm-2.15pm

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

Governance role:          Keeping informed.

Summary of

Discussions:                 Staff provided an overview of the outcomes of the work programmes for quarter four of the 2024-2025 Community Delivery work programme.

Attachments

c     Presentation - Community Delivery 2024-2025 Quarter 4 Update

Item 3 – New Lynn Library: security and staffing levels

2.15pm – 3.00pm

Presenter/s:                  Debbie Ashton, Lead & Coach

Darryl Soljan, Head of Community Delivery

Naomi Thomas, Manager Community Programme Delivery

Governance role:          Local initiative / preparing for specific decisions.

Summary of

Discussions:                 Staff led discussion on options for increasing staffing at New Lynn Library, in response to increasing incidents of violence and aggression.

Attachments

d     Presentation - New Lynn Library staffing levels

e     Presentation - New Lynn hub – data

The workshop finished at 3.00pm