Howick Local Board Workshop 11 September 2025

Date: Time: Meeting Room: Venue:	Thursday, 11 September 2025 10:00 am Howick Local Board Meeting Room Library Complex 7 Aylesbury Street Pakuranga
Howick Local Board Workshop OPEN AGENDA

MEMBERSHIP

Chairperson	Damian Light
Deputy Chairperson	Bo Burns
Members	Katrina Bungard
	David Collings
	Bruce Kendall
	John Spiller
	Mike Turinsky
	Adele White, JP
	Peter Young, JP

Matt Fletcher

Democracy Advisor

5 September 2025

Contact Telephone: 027 226 0530

Email: matt.fletcher@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

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.

Howick Local Board Workshop 11 September 2025

Local Board Workshop

File No.: CP2025/19657

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 11 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:

Session 1 – 10.00am – 12.00pm

Note: At this point in proceedings, the workshop will close to the public for the following reasons

CONFIDENTIAL WORKSHOP ITEM: Howick Local Grants Round One 2025/26

This part of the workshop is being held with the public excluded (confidential) as the workshop material contains some sensitive information.

Note: At this point in proceedings, the workshop will reopen.

Break

Session 2 – 12.30 – 1.30pm

Māori Outcomes Work Programme Update

Presenters:                   Chonaire Huriwai – Advisor, Community Delivery

                                      Sibyl Mandow - Manager Community Programme Delivery

Purpose:                       To provide an update on the Howick Work Programme 2025/26 Line 199 - Māori Engagement: Improving responsiveness to local Māori.

Governance role:          Keeping informed

Proposed Outcome:      To ensure that Board members are kept informed of Māori Outcomes as part of their annual work programme.

Attachments:                 Māori Outcomes PowerPoint

Session 3 – 1.30pm

Direction Setting

Presenter/s:                            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.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a⇨	11 September 2025, Howick Local Board Workshop - Māori Outcomes Work Programme Update - Māori Outcomes PowerPoint