Date:

Time:

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Venue:

 

Thursday, 14 August 2025

9.45am

Upper Harbour Local Board Office
6-8 Munroe Lane
Albany
Auckland 0632 and Via Microsoft Teams

 

Upper Harbour Local Board Workshop

 

OPEN AGENDA

 

 

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

 

Chairperson

Anna Atkinson

 

Deputy Chairperson

Uzra Casuri Balouch, JP

 

Members

Callum Blair

Kyle Parker

 

John Mclean

Sylvia Yang

 

 

 

 

Max Wilde

Democracy Advisor (Upper Harbour Local Board)

 

8 August 2025

 

Contact Telephone: (09) 4142684

Email: Max.Wilde@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

 

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.

 

 

 

 


Upper Harbour Local Board Workshop

14 August 2025

 

 

 

 

Local Board Workshop

File No.: CP2025/01099

 

  

 

 

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 Upper Harbour Local Board workshop agenda for 14 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 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.       Email UpperHarbourlocalboard@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz for a link to join the workshop online. The public can observe the workshop on via MS Teams.

5.       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.

6.       Workshops do not have decision-making authority.

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

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

9.       The following will be covered in the workshop (times are approximate):

Session 1 – (0945 – 1030)

Parks and Community Facilities – Update

·    Update

·    Ventia Q&A

Presenters:                   Sandra May, Manager Area Operations, Community.

Prakash Thakur Work Programme Lead. Community.

Shane McInnes, Operations Contract Manager, Ventia.

Governance roles:        Setting Direction / priorities / budget.

Oversight and Monitoring.

Proposed Outcome:      Define local board position and feedback.

Receive update on progress.

 

Attachments:                 1 a) Local Board – Upper Harbour Report June 2025 presentation.

1 b) Ventia Winter Quarterly Update Upper Harbour 2025 presentation.

1 c) Sanders House memo.

1 d) Attachment A – 2020 -2025 lease – Sustainable Paremoremo – signed.

1 e) Attachment B – Sanders Reserve – Occupancy update letter for Sustainable Paremoremo.

 

Break (1030 – 1040)

Session 2 – (1040 – 1140)

Parks and Community Facilities.

·    Upper Harbour – Install wayfinding signage.

·    Upper Harbour – Install new park seating, tables and play modules in reserves.

Presenters:                   Sandra May, Manager Area Operations, Community.

Prakash Thakur Work Programme Lead. Community

Melissa Johnston, Project Manager, Community.

Governance role:          Local initiative / preparing for specific decisions

Proposed Outcome/s:   Define local board position and feedback.

 

Attachments:                 2 a) Upper Harbour – install wayfinding signage presentation.

2 b) Upper Harbour – install new park seating tables and play module presentation.

 

Session 3 – (1140 – 1240)

Attwood Road wharf repair and boat ramp renewal.

Presenters:                   Mohammed Kazi, Project Manager, Resilience and Infrastructure.

Christoph Soltau, Principal Coastal Specialist, Resilience and Infrastructure.

Governance role:          Keeping informed

Proposed Outcome:      Define local board position and feedback.

Attachment:                   3 a) Attwood Road Reserve – Wharf and boat ramp repair presentation.

 

Lunch (1240 -1310)

Session 4 – (1310 – 1355)

Open Air Studios report.

Presenters:                   Xanthe Jujnovich, Place and Partner Specialist, Community.

Renée Tanner, Open Studios Coordinator, Light Box Projects.

Darryl Soljan, Head of Community Delivery, Community.

Governance role:          Keeping informed

Proposed Outcome:      Define local board position and feedback.

 

Attachments:                 4 a) Open Arts Studios Upper Harbour presentation.

4 b) Open Art Studios Upper Harbour 2025 Report presentation.

 

 

 

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.

Title

Page

a

1 a) Local Board – Upper Harbour Report June 2025 presentation.

11

b

1 b) Ventia Winter Quarterly Update Upper Harbour 2025 presentation.

43

c

1 c) Sanders House Memo

51

d

1 d) Attachment A - 2020-2025 lease-Sustainable Paremoremo-signed.

57

e

1 e) Attachment B - Sanders Reserve - Occupancy update letter for Sustainable Paremoremo.

85

f

2 a) Upper Harbour – install wayfinding signage presentation.

87

g

2 b) Upper Harbour – install new park seating tables and play module presentation.

103

h

3 a) Attwood Road Reserve – Wharf and boat ramp repair presentation.

127

i

4 a) Open Arts Studios Upper Harbour presentation.

139

j

4 b) Open Art Studios Upper Harbour 2025 Report presentation.

151

      

 

 


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