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, 13 August 2025 at 10:30 am.

The recording of the session is available here: https://youtu.be/4LY4xild58Q

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

Chairperson	Cath Handley
Deputy Chairperson	Kylee Mathews
Members	Bianca Ranson
	Robin Tucker
	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 13 August 2025

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

There were no apologies.

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.

3	Local Board Workshop

Providing advice to local boards

Presenters:                   Janine Geddes – Local Area Manager

                                     John Nash – Programme Manager, Governance and Engagement

                                     Kevin Marriott – Head of Community Delivery, Community Wellbeing

                                     Linda Smith – Local Programming Lead, Executive Office Community

                                     Audrey Gan – Lead Financial Advisor

Summary of discussion:        

Members discussed what advice would be beneficial for staff to provide the incoming local board on the utilisation of Fairer Funding and the mitigation of potential cost pressures in the 2026/2027 financial year.

Attachment/s:                Attachment A – see below

Attachments

a     Cost pressures and funding allocation advice 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!