Komiti mō te Ārai Mate Whawhati Tata me Te Raru Ohorere / Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee held in Room 1, Level 26, Te Wharau o Tāmaki - Auckland House, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 9 September 2025 at 2.04pm. A recording of the meeting is available on: https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/about-auckland-council/how-auckland-council-works/meetings-council-bodies/Pages/webcasts-council-meetings.aspx

 

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

 

Chairperson

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Alf Filipaina, MNZM

 

Members

Cr Andrew Baker

 

 

Cr Julie Fairey

Via electronic link

Until 4.06pm, Item 10

 

Houkura Member Pongarauhine Renata

Via electronic link

 

Cr Greg Sayers

 

 

Cr Ken Turner

 

 

Cr Wayne Walker

Via electronic link

 

Houkura Member Glenn Wilcox

Until 3.33pm, Item 9

 

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

 

Ex-officio

Mayor Wayne Brown

 

 

Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, JP

 

 

Te Hunga Āpiti kua Tae mai | ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Cr Kerrin Leoni

 

 

 


Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee

09 September 2025

 

 

 

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2025/24

MOVED by Chairperson Cr S Stewart, seconded by Deputy Chairperson Cr A Filipaina:   

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)          whakaae / accept the apologies from:

Absence

Mayor Wayne Brown – on council business
Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, JP – on council business.

 

Early departure

Cr Julie Fairey

Houkura Member Glenn Wilcox

CARRIED

Electronic attendance

Resolution number CDEMC/2025/25

MOVED by Chairperson Cr S Stewart, seconded by Cr A Baker:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)          whakaae / approve electronic attendance under Standing Order 3.3.3 for:

·         Cr Julie Fairey – (SO 3.3.3.b))

·         Houkura Member Pongarauhine Renata – (SO 3.3.3.a))

·         Cr Wayne Walker – (SO 3.3.3.a))

CARRIED

 

 

 

2          Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

 

3          Te Whakaū i ngā Āmiki | Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2025/26

MOVED by Houkura Member G Wilcox, seconded by Cr K Turner:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)          whakaū / confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 17 June 2025, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

 

4          Ngā Petihana | Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

5          Ngā Kōrero a te Marea | Public Input

 

5.1

Strengthening Māori Engagement to Support Auckland’s Emergency Management Framework

 

A presentation was provided in support of the item. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2025/27

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson Cr A Filipaina, seconded by Houkura Member G Wilcox:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      tuhi tīpoka / note the findings of Michael (Mauga) Alofa’s thesis and whakamihi / thank him for his presentation.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     9 September 2025, Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee, Item 5.1 - Strengthening Maori Engagement to Support Auckland's Emergency Management Framework, presentation

 

 

 

6          Ngā Kōrero a te Poari ā-Rohe Pātata | Local Board Input

 

There was no local board input.

 

 

 

7          Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

 

8

Auckland Emergency Management Tsunami Resilience Action Plan v1.0

 

A presentation was provided in support of the item. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2025/28

MOVED by Cr A Baker, seconded by Cr G Sayers:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      whai / adopt the Auckland Emergency Management Tsunami Resilience Action Plan v1.0 (Attachment A).

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     9 September 2025, Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee, Item 8 - Auckland Emergency Management Tsunami Resilience Action Plan v1.0, presentation

 

 

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 3.09pm.

 

Note:   As this was to be the last meeting for Cr Sharon Stewart as chairperson of the committee due to her pending retirement, Chief Executive Phil Wilson thanked Chairperson Cr Sharon Stewart for her services in the area of civil defence at both Auckland Council and Manukau City Council and the political support she had provided to the Auckland Emergency Management team.

Councillors Andrew Baker, Alf Filipaina and Wayne Walker acknowledged Cr Stewart’s 30 years’ service in local government and her dedication to the role of chairperson of the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee since 2013.

 

The meeting reconvened at 3.33pm.

 

9

Update on the Civil Defence Emergency Management 2024/2025 Group Plan programme and approval of the 2025/2026 Group Plan programme

 

A presentation was provided in support of the item. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Houkura Member G Wilcox retired from the meeting at 3.33pm.

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2025/29

MOVED by Cr A Baker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson Cr A Filipaina:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the 2024/2025 Work Programme Quarter Four Progress Report, Attachment A

b)      whiwhi / receive the Annual Group Plan Progress Report: Year One (FY2024/2025), Attachment B

c)      whakaae / approve the Annual Group Plan Work Programme: Year Two (FY2025/2026), Attachment C.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     9 September 2025, Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee, Item 9 - Update on the Civil Defence Emergency Management 2024/2025 Group Plan programme and approval of the 2025/2026 Group Plan programme, presentation

 

 

10

Update from Healthy Waters

 

A presentation was provided in support of the item. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Cr J Fairey retired from the meeting at 4.06pm.

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2025/30

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson Cr A Filipaina, seconded by Cr G Sayers:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the update from the Healthy Waters and Flood Resilience department’s Systems and Insights team.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     9 September 2025, Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee, Item 10 - Update from Healthy Waters, presentation

 

 

11

General Manager's update

 

A presentation was provided in support of the item. A copy is attached to the agenda and is available on the Auckland Council website.

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2025/31

MOVED by Cr A Baker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson Cr A Filipaina:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      whiwhi/receive the verbal update from the General Manager of Auckland Emergency Management.

CARRIED

 

 

12

Update from National Emergency Management Agency

 

Mike Gillooly, Regional Emergency Management Advisor, National Emergency Management Agency provided a verbal presentation.

 

Resolution number CDEMC/2025/32

MOVED by Cr K Turner, seconded by Cr A Baker:  

That the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the update from the National Emergency Management Agency.

CARRIED

 

 

 

13        Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

 

 

5.15pm                                               The chairperson thanked members for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.

 

CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE UNDER STANDING ORDER 8.1.4 ON

 

 

 

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