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Date:
Time:
Meeting Room:
Venue:
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Thursday, 4
September 2025
10:00 am
Howick Local
Board Meeting Room
Library Complex
7 Aylesbury Street
Pakuranga
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Howick Local Board Workshop
OPEN AGENDA
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MEMBERSHIP
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Chairperson
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Damian Light
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Deputy Chairperson
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Bo Burns
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Members
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Katrina Bungard
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David Collings
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Bruce Kendall
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John Spiller
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Mike Turinsky
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Adele White, JP
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Peter Young, JP
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Matt Fletcher
Democracy Advisor
29 August 2025
Contact Telephone: 027 226 0530
Email: matt.fletcher@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
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Email Howicklocalboard@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz for a link to join the
workshop online.
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.
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Howick Local Board Workshop
04 September 2025
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Local Board
Workshop
File No.: CP2025/18961
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 Howick Local Board workshop agenda for 4 September 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. Email Howicklocalboard@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
for a link to join the workshop online.
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:
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Session 1 –
10.00 – 11.00am
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Eastern Busway
Presenters: Andy Gibbard – Construction Manager
(EBA)
Fiona Tang – Programme Manager (EBA)
Alex
Taefu – Engineer (EBA)
Briar
Corbett – Customer and Community Manager (EBA)
Tom Willetts – Head of Level Crossings
(AT)
Purpose: To
provide an update on the Eastern Busway project for September 2025.
Governance role: Keeping
informed
Proposed Outcome: To
ensure that Board members are informed on the affairs of Eastern Busway
project.
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Session 2 –
11.00 – 11.45am
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Arts Out East
– Work Programme Line Update
Presenter: Yoojung Suh – Place & Partner Specialist
Ashley
Grogan – Te Tuhi
Briana
Woolliams – Te Tuhi
Hiraani
Himona – Te Tuhi
Purpose: To
provide an update on the Howick Work programme 2025/26 Line 195 - Operational
grant for community arts programmes - Arts Out East
Governance role: Keeping
informed
Proposed Outcome: To
ensure that Board members are kept informed of Arts Out East as part of their
annual work programme.
Attachments: Arts
Out East Annual Update Presentation
Arts Out East End of Year Report
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Break
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Session 3 –
12.15 – 1.15pm
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Howick Library Renewal Project
Presenters: Bill Jackson – Senior Project Manager
Marcel
Morgan – Manager Area Operations
Saquib
Ayon – Work Programme Lead
Monique
Nathu - Connected Communities Lead & Coach
Purpose: To
update the Howick Local Board on the project delivery of the Howick Library.
Proposed Outcome: That
staff receive feedback on scope, methodology and budget uplift.
Governance role: Setting
direction, priorities and budgets
Attachments: Howick
Library Renewal Project Presentation
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Session 4 – 1.15pm
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Direction Setting
Presenters:
Tracey
Freeman, Local Board Advisor
Matt
Fletcher, Democracy Advisor
Purpose:
Any
updates or feedback items
Governance
role: Setting
direction, priorities and budgets
Proposed
Outcome: That the local board
members are kept informed of upcoming
events and reports to future business meetings
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Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Page
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a⇨
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4 September 2025, Howick Local Board Workshop - Arts
Out East – Work Programme Line Update - Arts Out East Annual Update
Presentation
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b⇨
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4 September 2025, Howick Local Board Workshop - Arts
Out East – Work Programme Line Update - Arts Out East End of Year
Update
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c⇨
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4 September 2025, Howick Local Board Workshop - Howick
Library Renewal Project - Howick Library Presentation
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