Howick Local Board Workshop

 

OPEN NOTES

 

 

 

Notes of a meeting of the Howick Local Board Workshop  held in the Howick Local Board Meeting Room , Library Complex, 7 Aylesbury Street, Pakuranga on Thursday, 11 September 2025 at 10:00 am.

 

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

 

Deputy Chairperson

Bo Burns

Via electronic link

Members

Katrina Bungard

Via electronic link, then in-person

 

David Collings

 

 

Bruce Kendall

 

 

John Spiller

 

 

Mike Turinsky

 

 

Adele White, JP

Presiding

 

Peter Young, JP

Via electronic link

 

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

 

Chairperson

Damian Light

 

 

Te Hunga Āpiti kua Tae mai | ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Tracey Freeman

Senior Local Board Advisor

 

 

Matt Fletcher

Democracy Advisor

 

Howick Local Board Workshop

11 September 2025

 

 

 

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

An apology was received from Chairperson D Light for absence. Deputy Chairperson B Burns joined the meeting via electronic link due to illness. The Board agreed for Member A White to chair the workshop.

 

 

2          Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest

 

Member M Turinsky declared a perceived conflict of interest in one of the Howick Local Grant Round One 2026/26 lines.

 

 

3

Local Board Workshop

 

 

 

Session 1 – 10.00am – 12.10pm

Note: At this point in proceedings, the workshop closed 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.

Break

Session 2 – 12.40 – 1.40pm

CONFIDENTIAL WORKSHOP ITEM: Māori Outcomes Work Programme Update

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 reopened.

Session 3 – 1.40pm

Direction Setting

Presenters:                   Tracey Freeman – Senior Local Board Advisor

                                      Matt Fletcher – Democracy Advisor

Governance role:          Setting direction, priorities and budgets

Summary of discussions:

-       The Senior Advisor ran the members through the process to provide local board feedback on Auckland Council’s submission on Local Government (Auckland Council) (Transport Governance) Amendment Bill

-       The Democracy Advisor flagged feedback items for the 18 September business meeting.

    


   

 

The workshop finished at 1.50pm