Date:

Time:

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Thursday, 7 August 2025

10.30am

Local Board Office
560 Mt Albert Road
Three Kings

 

Puketāpapa Local Board Workshop

 

OPEN AGENDA

 

 

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

 

Chairperson

Ella Kumar, JP

 

Deputy Chairperson

Fiona Lai

 

Members

Roseanne Hay

 

 

Mark Pervan

 

 

Bobby Shen

 

 

Jon Turner

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selina Powell

Democracy Advisor

 

4 August 2025

 

Contact Telephone: 021 531 686

Email: selina.powell@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM   TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                                                         PAGE

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies                                                                                         2

2          Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest                                         2

3          Local Board Workshop                                                                                                 3

 

 

Karakia

Whakataka te hau ki te uru.

The wind blows from the west.

Whakataka te hau ki te tonga.

The wind blows from the south.

Kia mākinakina ki uta.

It pierces the land with its wintry nip.

Kia mātaratara ki tai.

And slices the sea with its freezing chill.

E hī ake ana te atā kura.

When the red dawn breaks

He tio, he huka, he hauhu.

there is ice, snow and frost.

Tihei mauri ora.

 

 

 

 

 

Agenda Items

 

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 


Puketāpapa Local Board Workshop

07 August 2025

 

 

 

Local Board Workshop

File No.: CP2025/16849

 

  

 

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 Puketāpapa Local Board workshop agenda for Thursday, 07 August 2025.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

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

3.       Some sessions may not be open to the public. The staff / 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:

Session 1 – 10.30am – 11.15am

Activation of parks, places and open spaces in 2024/2025 (SharePoint ID#1009) and draft 2025/2026

Presenter/s:                  Sanjeev Karan, Activation Team Manager, Ruth Barraclough, Activation Advisor

Purpose:                       To seek feedback on the draft Activation of parks, places and open spaces programme in 2025/2026.

Governance role:          Setting direction/priorities/budget

Proposed Outcome/s:  That the local board receive a summary for FY 24/25 and provide feedback for draft FY 25/26 programme.

Attachment/s:               Memo

                                      To be published separately.

Session 2 – 11.15am – 12.00noon

Leases – Bharitya Samaj Trust

Presenter/s:                  Xavier Shaji, Community Lease Specialist

Purpose:                       To outline the lease process at 13 May Road, Mount Roskill after the refurbishment project and to provide options either EOI or Grant a new lease to the existing group.

Governance role:          Setting direction/priorities/budget

Proposed Outcome/s:  That the local board provides their feedback.

Attachment/s:                Powerpoint presentation

                                      To be published separately.

Board lunch and non workshop time

12.00 noon – 1.30pm

Session 3 – 1.30pm – 2.30pm

Kāinga Ora Update

Presenter/s:                  John Tubberty (Regional Director), Jordan Seymour (Manager Community Engagement and Partnership (Central and East), Lucy Smith (Senior Development Manager)

Purpose:                       To provide an update

Governance role:          Keeping informed.

Proposed Outcome/s:  That the local board provide their feedback.

 

Attachment/s:               i. Powerpoint presentation Kāinga Ora August Update.

                                      To be published separately.

Session 4– 2.30pm – 3.30pm

Watercare’s Metropolitan Water Strategy – public engagement learnings

Presenter/s:                  Ben Halliiwell, Elected Member Relationship Manager, Moana Williams, Manager Strategic Relations and Comms, Chris Allen, Manager Strategic Planning.

Purpose:                       To present to the local board the public engagement.

Governance role:          Keeping informed.

Proposed Outcome/s:  That the local board provide their feedback.

 

Attachment/s:                i. Memo Watercare’s Metro Service Strategic memo

                                       To be published separately