Howick Local Board Workshop

OPEN NOTES

Notes of a meeting of the Howick Local Board Workshop  held in the Howick Local Board Meeting Room , Library Complex, 7 Aylesbury Street, Pakuranga on Thursday, 7 August 2025 at 10:00 am.

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

Chairperson	Damian Light
Members	Katrina Bungard	Via electronic link
	David Collings
	Bruce Kendall
	John Spiller
	Mike Turinsky
	Adele White, JP
	Peter Young, JP	Via electronic link

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai  | ABsent

Deputy Chairperson

Bo Burns

Te Hunga Āpiti kua Tae mai | ALSO PRESENT

Victoria Villaraza	Local Area Manager
Tracey Freeman	Local Board Advisor
Matt Fletcher	Democracy Advisor
Willie Thom	PA / Office Manager
Asma Bashir	Community Broker

Howick Local Board Workshop 07 August 2025

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

An apology was received from Deputy Chairperson Bo Burns for absence.

2          Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest

There were no declarations of interest.

3	Local Board Workshop

Session 1 – 10.00 – 11.00am

Eastern Busway Update

Presenters:                   Sian Pritchard – Manager Alliance Customer and Community Team Lead (EBA)

                                      Andy Gibbard – Construction Manager (EBA)

                                      Fiona Tang – Programme Manager (EBA)

Briar Corbett – Customer and Community Manager (EBA)

Governance role:          Keeping informed

Summary of discussions:

The Eastern Busway Alliance provided an update on the project for August 2025.

Session 2 - 11.00 – 11.30am

Howick Schools Moth plant and waste minimisation celebration

Presenters:                   Kartik Bhat – Relationship Advisor

                                      Cate Jessep – Sustainable Schools Advisor

Governance role:          Keeping informed

Summary of discussions:

The Resilience and Infrastructure team provided the latest updates on the Howick Schools work programme. Local board members were informed about the updates regarding the projects – and staff sought whether any further communications were required.

Attachments: Moth Plant PowerPoint

Session 3 – 11.30am – 12.15pm

Note: At this point in proceedings, the workshop closed to the public for the following reasons

CONFIDENTIAL WORKSHOP ITEM: Owairoa Marae Update

This part of the workshop is being held with the public excluded (confidential) as the workshop material contains some sensitive information.

Session 4 – 12.15pm

Direction Setting

Note: At this point in proceedings, the workshop remained closed to the public for the following reasons

CONFIDENTIAL WORKSHOP ITEM: Direction Setting: Howick Historical Village Update

This part of the workshop is being held with the public excluded (confidential) as the workshop material contains some sensitive information.

Note:   At this point in proceedings the workshop reopened

Other Direction Setting

Presenter/s:                            Victoria Villaraza – Local Area Manager

                                                Willie Thom - PA/Office Manager

                                                Matt Fletcher – Democracy Advisor

                                                Tracey Freeman – Local Board Advisor

Governance role:                    Setting direction, priorities and budgets

Summary of discussions:

- The Local Area Manager introduced returning PA Willie Thom.

- The Democracy Advisor provided an overview of upcoming Howick Local Board events.

- The Democracy Advisor flagged a series of back-to-back workshops on Plan Change 78 on Friday 8 August - and noted that an additional business meeting will be held on Thursday 28 August to provide feedback on the approved draft plan.

- The Local Board Advisor noted that Board feedback on the Bucklands Beach Yacht Club and Sailing Club leases will be postponed until after the elections.

Attachments

a     7 August 2025, Howick Local Board Workshop - Howick Schools Moth plant and waste minimisation celebration - Moth Plant PowerPoint

The workshop finished at 1.10pm