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Waitākere Ranges Local Board Workshop
04 September 2025
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Karakia
Kia hora te Marino
May the peace be widespread
Kia whakapapa pounamu te moana
May the sea be like greenstone
Hei huarahi mā tatou I te rangi nei
A pathway for us all this day
Aroha atu aroha mai
Let us show respect for each other
Tātou ia tatou katoa
For one another
Hui e taikie!
Bind us all together!
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Waitākere Ranges Local Board Workshop
11 September 2025
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Local Board
Workshop
File No.: CP2025/19860
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
present the Waitākere Ranges 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.
3. Some
sessions may not be open to the public. The staff / chairperson and deputy
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. 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.
5. Workshops do not have decision-making authority.
6. Workshops are used to canvass issues,
prepare local board members for upcoming decisions
and to enable discussion between
elected members and staff.
7. Members are respectfully reminded
of their Code of Conduct
obligations with respect
to conflicts of interest and confidentiality.
8. The
following will be covered in the workshop:
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Item 1 – Quick
Response Round 1
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10.15am-11.15am
Presenter/s: Bilin
He, Grants Advisor.
Purpose: To
review the 2025/2026 Quick Response Round 1 applications.
Proposed
Outcome/s: To fund, part fund or decline the quick response round 1
applications.
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Break 11.15am-11.30am
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CONFIDENTIAL
Item 2 – Watercare: Western Water Supply Programme
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This item is
closed to the public in order to maintain legal professional privilege, this
relates to Section 7(2)(g) of the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act.
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Break 12.30pm-1.15pm
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Item 3
– 297 West Coast Rd pedestrian improvements
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1.15pm-1.35pm
Presenter/s: Owena
Schuster, Elected member Relationship Partner Auckland Transport.
David Liang, Project
Manager.
Aidan Misquita.
Purpose: Update
of the project after completion of internal consultation.
Proposed Outcome/s: Local
Board direction and feedback.
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Item 4 – Parrs Cross Road pedestrian improvements
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1.35pm-1.55pm
Presenter/s: Owena
Schuster, Elected member Relationship Partner Auckland Transport.
David Liang, Project
Manager.
Aidan Misquita.
Purpose: Update
of the project after completion of internal consultation.
Proposed
Outcome/s: Local Board direction and feedback.
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Break 1.55pm-2.10pm
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Item 5 – Seymour Road crossing improvements
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2.10pm-2.30pm
Presenter/s: Owena
Schuster, Elected member Relationship Partner Auckland Transport.
David Liang, Project
Manager.
Aidan Misquita.
Purpose: Update
of the project after completion of internal consultation.
Proposed
Outcome/s: Local Board direction and feedback.
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Item 6
– Improving Access on Glengarry Road
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2.30pm-3.00pm
Presenter/s:
Owena Schuster, Elected member Relationship Partner Auckland Transport.
Bernadette Fatu,
Principal Comms and Engagement.
Akshay Arora, Senior
Transportation Engineer.
Jatin Sharma, Senior
Transportation Engineer.
Purpose:
Update the Local Board on the feedback from the engagement from the proposed
parking restrictions on Glengarry Road.
Proposed Outcome/s: Provide
the Local Board the community feedback so they can make a decision at the
following business meeting on whether to support the proposal for
implementation of the parking restrictions.
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Item 7
– Piha Road and Scenic Drive Intersection improvements,
Waiatarua
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3.00pm-3.15pm
Presenter/s:
Owena Schuster, Elected member Relationship Partner Auckland Transport.
Vishak Balasundaram,
Transport Engineer.
Antony Hing, Principal
Transportation.
Purpose:
To engage with the Waitākere Ranges Local Board regarding the
investigation and to present the improvements planned at Piha Road and Scenic
Drive intersection.
Proposed Outcome/s: To
receive Local Board feedback on the proposal and their support for AT to
proceed with external consultation and construction.
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