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Komiti mō te Whakahaere Tikanga me te Aro ki te Pae Tawhiti mō ngā Whakahaere ka Whakahaerehia e te Kaunihera / Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the CCO Direction and Oversight Committee held in Room 1, Level 26, Te Wharau o Tāmaki - Auckland House, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 9 September 2025 at 10.04am. A recording of the meeting is available here: 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
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Chairperson |
Cr Shane Henderson |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Cr Kerrin Leoni |
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Members |
Cr Josephine Bartley |
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Cr Angela Dalton |
Via electronic link From 10.07am, Item 8 |
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Cr Chris Darby |
From 10.09am |
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Cr Richard Hills |
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Cr Daniel Newman, JP |
Via electronic link From 10.07am, Item 8 |
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Cr Ken Turner |
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Ex-officio |
Mayor Wayne Brown |
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Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, JP |
Until 12.13pm, Item 11 |
Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT
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Members |
Houkura Member Ngarimu Blair |
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Houkura Member Hon Tau Henare |
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Cr Wayne Walker |
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Cr John Watson |
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Te Hunga Āpiti kua Tae mai | ALSO PRESENT
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Cr Christine Fletcher |
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He Hunga atu anō i Tae mai | IN ATTENDANCE
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Port of Auckland |
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Jan Dawson |
Board Chair |
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Andew Clark |
Acting Chief Executive / Chief Financial Officer |
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Watercare |
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Geoff Hunt |
Board Chair |
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Jamie Sinclair |
Chief Executive |
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Mark Bourne |
Chief Operations Officer |
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Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee 09 September 2025 |
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1 Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies
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Resolution number CDOCC/2025/58 MOVED by Deputy Mayor D Simpson, seconded by Chairperson S Henderson: That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee: a) whakaae / accept the apologies from the following members: Absence Houkura Member Ngarimu Blair Cr J Watson Lateness Cr C Darby |
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Electronic Attendance |
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Resolution number CDOCC/2025/59 MOVED by Cr R Hills, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Leoni: That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee: a) whakaae / approve electronic attendance under Standing Order 3.3.3 for: · Cr A Dalton (SO 3.3.3 a)) · Cr D Newman (SO 3.3.3 a)) · Cr W Walker (SO 3.3.3 a)) |
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
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Resolution number CDOCC/2025/60 MOVED by Chairperson S Henderson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Leoni: That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee: a) whakaū / confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 12 August 2025, as a true and correct record. |
4 Ngā Petihana | Petitions
There were no petitions.
5 Ngā Kōrero a te Marea | Public Input
There was no public input.
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.
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A presentation was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. |
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Newman joined the meeting at 10.07am. |
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Resolution number CDOCC/2025/61 MOVED by Cr C Darby, seconded by Mayor W Brown: That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee: a) whiwhi / receive the update from Port of Auckland Limited on performance in the 2024/2025 financial year, year-to-date results, and future outlook. |
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a 9 September 2025, Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee, Item 8 - Port of Auckland Limited Performance Update, presentation |
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Quarter four performance reports 2024/2025 for Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, Watercare, Eke Panuku and Port of Auckland Limited |
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A presentation was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. |
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Resolution number CDOCC/2025/62 MOVED by Cr R Hills, seconded by Deputy Mayor D Simpson: That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee: a) whiwhi / receive the 2024/2025 fourth quarter reports for Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, Watercare and Eke Panuku provided as Attachments A to C of the agenda report. b) whiwhi / receive the 2024/2025 annual report of Port of Auckland Limited and the 2024/2025 full year results for the key performance indicators in the 2024-2027 Statement of Corporate Intent provided in Attachment D of the agenda report. |
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a 9 September 2025, Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee, Item 9 - Quarter four performance reports 2024/2025 for Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, Watercare, Eke Panuku and Port of Auckland Limited, Watercare presentation |
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2025 State of the City report: Benchmarking Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland's international performance |
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A presentation was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. |
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Note: changes were made to the original recommendation, adding new clause c), with the agreement of the meeting. |
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Cr J Bartley returned to the meeting at 11.19am. |
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Resolution number CDOCC/2025/63 MOVED by Cr C Darby, seconded by Chairperson S Henderson: That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee: a) tuhi tīpoka / note the ‘2025 State of the City report: Benchmarking Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s international performance’, provided at Attachment A. b) whiwhi / receive the presentation on the 2025 State of the City report. c) tuhi tīpoka / note the embedded issues of innovation, knowledge, prosperity, connectivity and opportunity demand a more urgent and concerted response, and request staff emphasise these issues in the revision of the Economic Development Strategy. |
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a 9 September 2025, Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee, Item 10 - 2025 State of the City report: Benchmarking Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland's international performance, presentation |
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Each Liaison Councillor provided a verbal update. Cr A Dalton and Cr K Turner also tabled written reports. Copies have been placed on the official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments. |
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Deputy Mayor D Simpson retired from the meeting at 12.13pm. |
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Resolution number CDOCC/2025/64 MOVED by Chairperson S Henderson, seconded by Mayor W Brown: That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee: a) whiwhi / receive the verbal updates from the Lead Councillors. |
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a 9 September 2025, Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee, Item 11 - Lead Councillor CCO updates, Watercare Lead Councillor update b 9 September 2025, Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee, Item 11 - Lead Councillor CCO updates, Eke Panuku Lead Councillor update |
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Summary of Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee information memoranda and briefings (including the forward work programme) – 9 September 2025 |
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Resolution number CDOCC/2025/65 MOVED by Chairperson S Henderson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Leoni: That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee: a) tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the progress on the forward work programme appended as Attachment A of the agenda report. |
13 Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
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14 Te Mōtini ā-Tukanga hei Kaupare i te Marea | Procedural motion to exclude the public |
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Resolution number CDOCC/2025/66 MOVED by Chairperson S Henderson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Leoni: That the Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee: a) whakaae / agree to exclude the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting. The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution follows. This resolution is made in reliance on section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of that Act which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public, as follows:
C1 CONFIDENTIAL: Referred from the Audit and Risk Committee - Substantive Council-Controlled Organisations' Quarterly Risk Update - August 2025
The text of these resolutions is made available to the public who are present at the meeting and form part of the minutes of the meeting. |
12.27pm The public was excluded.
Resolutions in relation to the confidential items are recorded in the confidential section of these minutes and are not publicly available.
12.38pm The public was re-admitted.
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It was resolved while the public was excluded:
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CONFIDENTIAL: Referred from the Audit and Risk Committee - Substantive Council-Controlled Organisations' Quarterly Risk Update - August 2025 |
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Resolution number CDOCC/2025/67 MOVED by Chairperson S Henderson, seconded by Mayor W Brown: a) tuhi tīpoka / note the Confidential: Substantive Council-Controlled Organisations' Quarterly Risk Update – August 2025 referred by the Audit and Risk Committee b) whakaae / agree that the decisions be released in the open minutes, but the report and its attachments remain confidential. |
12.38pm The Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.
CONFIRMED AS TRUE AND CORRECT BY THE CHAIRPERSON AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE UNDER STANDING ORDER 8.1.4 ON
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