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Kaipātiki Local Board
17 September 2025
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1 Nau mai | Welcome
The Chairperson
opened the meeting, welcomed those in attendance followed by Member Tim Spring leading
the meeting with a karakia.
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Whakataka te hau ki te uru
Whakataka te hau ki te
tonga
Kia mākinakina ki uta
Kia mātaratara ki tai
E hī ake ana te atākura
He tio, he huka, he
hauhū
Tīhei mauri ora!
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Cease o winds from the west
Cease o winds from the
south
Bring calm breezes over the
land
Bring calm breezes over the
sea
And let the red-tipped dawn
come
With a touch of frost
A sharpened air
And promise of a glorious
day.
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2 Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies
3 Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest
Deputy
Chairperson D Grant declared an interest in item 9.1 – ‘Public
Forum - North Harbour Gymnastics’, as she is a board member of North
Harbour Gymnastics.
4 Te Whakaū i ngā Āmiki | Confirmation
of Minutes
5 He Tamōtanga Motuhake | Leave of Absence
There were no
leaves of absence.
6 Te Mihi | Acknowledgements
There were no
acknowledgements.
7 Ngā Petihana | Petitions
There were no
petitions.
8 Ngā Tono Whakaaturanga | Deputations
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8.1
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Northcote
Preschool Community Trust (Lindisfarne Hall)
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Clive
Menkin, Chair Board of Trustees, and Karen Carlsen, Centre Manager, on behalf
of Northcote Preschool Community Trust, were in attendance to address the
local board on this item.
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A document
titled ‘Northcote Preschool Community Trust - Kete Wānanga’
was tabled. A copy of the tabled document 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 KT/2025/462
MOVED by Member J
Tupou, seconded by Member P Gillon:
That
the Kaipātiki Local Board:
a)
whiwhi / receive the deputation from
Clive Menkin, Chair Board of Trustees, and Karen Carlsen, Centre Manager, on
behalf of Northcote Preschool Community Trust and thank Clive Menkin and
Karen Carlsen for their attendance and presentation.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 17 September 2025 - Kaipātiki Local Board
business meeting - Northcote Preschool Community Trust - Kete Wānanga
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8.2
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North
Shore Takapuna Golf Limited
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Nick
Kearney, Director - Jim Thompson Law, on behalf of North Shore Takapuna Golf
Limited, was in attendance to address the local board on this item.
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Resolution
number KT/2025/463
MOVED by Member R
Tan, seconded by Member P Gillon:
That
the Kaipātiki Local Board:
a)
whiwhi / receive the deputation from
North Shore Takapuna Golf Limited and thank Nick Kearney for his attendance
and presentation.
CARRIED
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9 Te Matapaki Tūmatanui | Public Forum
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9.1
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North Harbour Gymnastics
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Debrah Breedt , Chief Executive Officer,
on behalf of North Harbour Gymnastics, was in attendance to address the local
board on this item.
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Resolution
number KT/2025/464
MOVED by Member J Tupou, seconded by Member M
Kenrick:
That the Kaipātiki Local Board:
a)
whiwhi / receive
the public forum item and thank Debrah Breedt for her attendance and
presentation.
CARRIED
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9.2
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Eventfinda Stadium
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Brian Blake, Chief Executive, on behalf
of Eventfinda Stadium, was in attendance to address the local board on this
item.
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Resolution
number KT/2025/465
MOVED by Member E Hannam, seconded by Member R
Tan:
That the Kaipātiki Local Board:
a)
whiwhi / receive
the public forum item and thank Brian Blake for his attendance and
presentation.
CARRIED
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9.3
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Golf Warehouse New Zealand
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A document titled
‘Visualisation Images of Golf Warehouse Proposal’ was tabled. A
copy of the tabled document has been placed on the official minutes and is
available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
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Eric Faesen Kloet, Chairman and Founder,
and Dane Faesen Kloet, Development Manager, on behalf of Golf Warehouse New
Zealand, were in attendance to address the local board on this item.
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Resolution
number KT/2025/467
MOVED by Member T Spring, seconded by Member E
Hannam:
That the Kaipātiki Local Board:
a)
whiwhi / receive
the public forum item and thank Eric Faesen Kloet and Dane Faesen Kloet for
their attendance and presentation.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 17 September 2025 - Kaipātiki Local Board
business meeting - Visualisation Images of Golf Warehouse Proposal
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9.4
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Harbour Basketball
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Campbell Marsters, Operations Manager, on
behalf of Harbour Basketball, was in attendance to address the local board on
this item.
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Resolution
number KT/2025/468
MOVED by Member M Kenrick, seconded by Member
R Tan:
That the Kaipātiki Local Board:
a)
whiwhi / receive
the public forum item and thank Campbell Marsters for his attendance and
presentation.
CARRIED
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10 Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary
Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
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Consultation
on future recreational land use at AF Thomas Park
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Hannah Spyksma, Senior CCE Specialist, Sara
Zwart, Principal Project Delivery, Dean McIntosh, Principal Consultation
Specialist, and John McKellar, Parks & Places Specialist, were in
attendance to address the local board on this item.
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Resolution
number KT/2025/471
MOVED by
Chairperson J Gillon, seconded by Deputy Chairperson D Grant:
That
the Kaipātiki Local Board:
a)
whakaae / approve
the engagement approach and timeline, supporting the consultation on the
future open space and recreation use of A F Thomas Park.
b)
tono / require 18
holes be included as an option in the consultation, acknowledging the advice
that space constraints may make such an option difficult to realise.
c)
tuhi tīpoka /
note that the scope of the consultation includes the whole area of A F Thomas
Park as per the map in the Local Parks Management Plan.
d)
tuhi tīpoka /
note that stormwater management at the park is outside the scope of the
consultation.
e)
tuhi tīpoka /
note that consultation is planned to commence immediately after the local
government elections, from 20 October until 23 November 2025. The
consultation feedback summary will be provided to the local board in February
2026, with a final decision on the recreational and open space outcomes to be
accommodated in A F Thomas Park required in March 2026.
f)
tuhi tīpoka /
note that there is currently no council or government budget allocated for
developing new recreation at A F Thomas Park.
g)
tuhi tīpoka /
note that the local board will receive the Deliberative Forum report, the
golf needs assessment and the open space needs assessment alongside the
future open space and recreation use of A F Thomas Park consultation report
in early 2026 to inform decision making.
h)
tāpae /
delegate approval of final consultation material to the General Manager
Healthy Waters and Flood Resilience, and the Local Area Manager
Devonport-Takapuna, Kaipātiki and Waiheke.
CARRIED
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Proposed
options for the future use of Lindisfarne Hall at Ngā Kōrari -
Lindisfarne Reserve, R 229 Lake Road, Northcote, Auckland
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Jeimy Figueros Meza, Community Lease
Specialist, Julie Sutherland, Senior Community Lease Advisor, Naomi Thomas,
Manager Community Programme Delivery, and Steph Westmore, Senior Project
Manager, were in attendance to address the local board on this item.
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Resolution
number KT/2025/472
MOVED by
Chairperson J Gillon, seconded by Member R Tan:
That
the Kaipātiki Local Board:
a)
whakaae / approve
option three for the future use of Lindisfarne Hall - to undertake an Expressions
of Interest (EOI) process for a Community Centre Management Agreement (CCMA)
for the use and operations of Lindisfarne Hall.
b)
whakaae / approve
allowing Northcote Pre-School (Kete Wānanga) Community Trust to continue
operating in Lindisfarne Hall in the interim until the EOI process in clause
a) has concluded.
CARRIED
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Note:
Under Standing Order 1.9.7 Member P Gillon requested her dissenting vote be
recorded.
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Note:
Under Standing Order 1.9.7 Member M Kenrick requested her dissenting vote be
recorded.
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Renewal
of community lease to Mairangi Players Incorporated for land at Birkenhead
War Memorial Park, 102 Birkenhead Avenue, Birkenhead, Auckland
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Jeimy Figueros Meza, Community Lease
Specialist, and Julie Sutherland, Senior Community Lease Advisor, were in
attendance to address the local board on this item.
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Resolution
number KT/2025/473
MOVED by
Chairperson J Gillon, seconded by Member P Gillon:
That
the Kaipātiki Local Board:
a)
whakaae / approve
variation of community lease to change the lessee name from Mairangi Players
Incorporated to Theatreworks Birkenhead Incorporated, as certified by
certificate of incorporation number 223932, as per New Zealand Business
Number (NZBN) 9429042761808 (as per Attachment B of the agenda report).
b)
whakaae / approve the
renewal of the community ground lease to Theatreworks Birkenhead Incorporated
for an area comprising approximately 243 square metres (more or
less) located at Birkenhead War Memorial Park, 102 Birkenhead Avenue,
Birkenhead, Auckland on the land legally described as Part Allotment 152
Parish of Takapuna as shown on certificate of title NA770/158 (as per
Attachment A of the agenda report), subject to the following terms and
conditions:
i)
renewal term
– 10 years, commencing on 1 March 2025, with final expiry date on
28 February 2035
ii)
rent – $1
plus GST per annum if demanded, in accordance with clause 5 of the original
lease agreement
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community outcomes
plan - to be appended to the lease as a schedule of the lease agreement.
c)
whakaae / approve
all other terms and conditions in accordance with the Reserves Act 1977 and the Auckland Council Community Occupancy
Guidelines 2012 (updated July 2023).
CARRIED
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Member T Spring left the meeting at
3.32pm, and returned at 3.46pm.
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Approval of proposed concept design for
Onepoto Domain play space
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Claire
Bodmin, Senior Project Manager, Eloi Fonseca, Manager Area Operations, and
Judy Waugh, Work Programme Lead, were in attendance to address the local
board on this item.
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Resolution
number KT/2025/475
MOVED by Member P Gillon, seconded by Member R
Tan:
That the Kaipātiki Local Board:
a)
tuhi tīpoka / note that the wooden
equipment and edging in the early childhood playspace is in poor to very poor
condition and needs to be replaced now, or else the playground would likely
need to be closed within 6 months.
b)
tuhi tīpoka / note that the tower in the
junior playspace area has a likely lifespan of 3-5 years, so does not need to
be replaced immediately, but the local board should expect to consider
renewing it next term.
c)
whakaae / approve
the proposed concept design for the early childhood area at Onepoto Domain as
per attachment A of the agenda report, with the following amendment:
i)
minimize the use of
wet-pour as it is not in keeping with the ecological space of Onepoto Domain.
We support wet-pour to enable access to all-abilities equipment, but not
across the entire playspace. Any wet-pour should use a colour-palette that
blends in with the environment, such as greens and browns.
d)
tono / request
staff to progress the project to detailed design and construction.
e)
tono / request
Parks and Community Facilities staff provide advice on the requirement to
renew the large tower in the junior playspace area at Onepoto Domain with an
option for inclusion in the Parks and Community Facilities work programme.
f)
tono / request
update of the work programme activity description to reflect this decision.
CARRIED
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Note: Under Standing Order 1.9.7 Deputy Chairperson D
Grant requested her abstention be recorded.
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Shade
and shelter options for Kaimataara o Wai Manawa, Birkenhead
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Neil
Atkinson, Programme Manager, Eloi Fonseca, Manager Area Operations, and Judy
Waugh, Work Programme Lead, were in attendance to address the local board on
this item.
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Resolution
number KT/2025/476
MOVED by
Chairperson J Gillon, seconded by Member E Hannam:
That
the Kaipātiki Local Board:
a)
whakaae
/ approve option 1 – do nothing in providing additional shade and
shelter at Kaimtaara o Wai Manawa, noting that the platform already includes
anchor points for temporary pop-up gazebos.
CARRIED
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Note:
Under Standing Order 1.9.7 Member P Gillon requested her dissenting vote be
recorded.
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16
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Te
Kete Rukuruku Adoption of Tranche Two Māori Names
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Dawn
Bardsley, Naming Lead, and Te Koha Clarke, Programme Planner, were in
attendance via MS Teams to address the local board on this item.
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Resolution
number KT/2025/478
MOVED by
Chairperson J Gillon, seconded by Member R Tan:
That
the Kaipātiki Local Board:
a)
whai / adopt the Māori names for
10 parks and two libraries in
tranche two of Te Kete Rukuruku as
detailed in table one below.
Table
one: Māori names for 10 parks and two libraries
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Address
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Name for adoption
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Birkenhead Domain
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R 226 Eskdale Road, Glenfield
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Ōpuawānanga / Eskdale Park
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Eskdale Bush Scenic Reserve
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R 226 Eskdale Road, Glenfield
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Ōpuawānanga / Eskdale Park
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Hiwihau Reserve
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R 226 Eskdale Road, Glenfield
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Ōpuawānanga / Eskdale Park
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Kelmar Reserve
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R 76 Park Road, Glenfield
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Ōpuawānanga / Eskdale Park
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Lauderdale Reserve
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R 37 Lauderdale Road, Birkenhead
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Ōpuawānanga / Eskdale Park
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Treeview Reserve
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R 16 Tree View Avenue, Glenfield
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Ōpuawānanga / Eskdale Park
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Kaipātiki Esplanade Reserve
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R 83 Pemberton Avenue, Bayview
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Kaipātiki ki tai / Witheford Reserve
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Manuka Reserve
(part of)
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Manuka Road, Glenfield. Lot 2 DP 49724, Lot 7 DP 43766,
Lot 2 DP 316330
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Kaipātiki ki tai / Witheford Reserve
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Witheford Scenic Reserve
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18 Witheford Drive, Glenfield
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Kaipātiki ki tai / Witheford Reserve
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Kaipātiki Park
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146 Kaipātiki Road, Glenfield
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Kaipātiki ki uta
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Birkenhead Library
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Corner Rawene and Hinemoa Street
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Te Pātaka Kōrero o
Wāwāroa / Birkenhead Library
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Glenfield Library
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90 Bentley Avenue
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Te Pātaka Kōrero o
Ōpuawānanga / Glenfield Library
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b)
whiwhi / receive
the narratives which tell the story behind each of the Māori names as outlined in Attachment A of the agenda report.
c)
āhukahuka /
acknowledge the intent for Auckland Council to enter a mātauranga
agreement that commits to upholding the correct use of Māori names and
to use them only for purposes that have a community outreach or educational
purpose (non-commercial use).
d)
whakaae / authorise
the gazettal of the park names adopted, as per Table one in clause a), for any parks classified under the Reserves Act 1977,
in accordance with section 16 (10) of the Reserves Act.
CARRIED
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Kaipātiki
Connections Plan
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John
McKellar, Parks and Places Specialist, Judy Waugh, Work Programme Lead, and
Eloi Fonseca, Manager Area Operations, were in attendance to address the
local board on this item.
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Resolution
number KT/2025/479
MOVED by
Chairperson J Gillon, seconded by Deputy Chairperson D Grant:
That
the Kaipātiki Local Board:
a)
whai / adopt the updated Kaipātiki Connections Plan (as per Attachment A of the agenda report).
CARRIED
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Approve
the scope for the development of the Kaipātiki Sport and Active
Recreation Facility Plan
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Mike
Thompson, Sport and Recreation Lead, and Hamish Rogers, Sport and Recreation
Consultant, HMR Sport Solutions, were in attendance to address the local
board on this item.
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Resolution
number KT/2025/480
MOVED by Deputy
Chairperson D Grant, seconded by Member T Spring:
That
the Kaipātiki Local Board:
a)
whakaae / approve the full facility
network scope for development of the Kaipātiki Sport and Active
Recreation Facilities Plan as set out in Attachment A of the agenda report.
CARRIED
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Deconstruction
of building at 18 Denby Lane, Stafford Park, Northcote Point
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Judy
Waugh, Work Programme Lead, and Eloi Fonseca, Manager Area Operations, were
in attendance to address the local board on this item.
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Resolution
number KT/2025/481
MOVED by Member R
Tan, seconded by Member T Spring:
That
the Kaipātiki Local Board:
a)
tuhi tīpoka / note
that the June 2024 decision not to deconstruct the facility and instead seek
to identify community interest would require significant financial investment
to establish the asset condition and based on this required investment and preliminary
indications of limited community interest in the asset, requested in June
2025 staff to report back on deconstruction options.
b)
whakaae / approve
deconstruction of the building at 18 Denby Lane, Stafford Park, Northcote
Point and reinstatement as grass (option 3).
c)
tono / request that the project be considered for inclusion in a
future Regional Operational Renewals and Demolitions Work Programme, which is
funded through a regional operational budget.
d)
tuhi tīpoka / note that
following deconstruction of the asset:
i) the asset will be removed from council’s asset
database
ii) reinstatement of the asset will require new local capital
expenditure funding.
e)
tuhi tīpoka / note that the Regional Operational Renewals
and Demolitions (Opex) Work Programme and budget is subject to regional
prioritisation and that the timing of the deconstruction of this asset cannot
be confirmed at this time.
f)
tono / request that
the following are considered in a future work programme:
i)
development of a
path connecting the existing driveway to the existing path network in the
park,
ii)
an entrance sign at
the Belle Vue Avenue entrance to Stafford Park.
CARRIED
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Local
board feedback on Auckland Council’s submission on Local Government
(Auckland Council) (Transport Governance) Amendment Bill
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Resolution
number KT/2025/482
MOVED by
Chairperson J Gillon, seconded by Member P Gillon:
That
the Kaipātiki Local Board:
a)
tāpae / delegate Members Raymond
Tan, Janet Tupou and Tim Spring the responsibility of preparing and
submitting the local board input into Auckland Council’s submission on the Local Government (Auckland Council)
(Transport Governance) Amendment Bill,
noting that:
i)
feedback is due by COB on 24
September 2025 to be appended;
ii) proposed board feedback will be circulated to all members
via email for comment and indicative approval prior to it being submitted;
and
iii) finalised board feedback will be placed on the next
available business meeting agenda for noting purposes.
CARRIED
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Kaipātiki
Local Board Annual Report 2024/2025
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Sugenthy
Thomson, Lead Financial Advisor, was in attendance to address the local board
on this item.
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Resolution
number KT/2025/483
MOVED by
Chairperson J Gillon, seconded by Member R Tan:
That
the Kaipātiki Local Board:
a)
whai / adopt the draft
2024/2025 Kaipātiki Local Board Annual Report as set out in Attachment A
to the agenda report.
b)
tuhi tīpoka / note that any proposed changes to the Kaipātiki
Local Board after the adoption will be clearly communicated and agreed with
the chairperson before the report is submitted for adoption by the Governing
Body on 25 September 2025.
CARRIED
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Member J Tupou left the meeting at
4.56pm.
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2025
Local Government Elections - Meetings and Decision-making until new local
board members make their declarations
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Trina Thompson, Local Area Manager, was
in attendance to address the local board on this item.
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Resolution
number KT/2025/486
MOVED by
Chairperson J Gillon, seconded by Deputy Chairperson D Grant:
That
the Kaipātiki Local Board:
a)
whakaū / confirm that the local
board’s existing urgent decisions delegations process will be utilised
where decisions are required from the local board between the final local
board business meeting (17 September 2025) and the end of term (18 October 2025).
b)
tuhi tīpoka /
note that from the commencement of the term of office of newly elected members until the inaugural
meeting when members are sworn in (interregnum), all decision-making will be undertaken by
the Chief Executive under current delegations.
c)
tuhi tīpoka /
note that the Chief Executive will not be required to comply with
consultation requirements in the local boards’ delegation protocols
when making decisions during the interregnum.
d)
tono / request that the Chief
Executive exercise restraint when making decisions during the interregnum and
to consider referring significant decisions to the first meeting of the
incoming local board.
e)
tono / request that any decisions
undertaken by the Chief Executive during the interregnum are reported to the
incoming local board.
CARRIED
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25
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Kaipātiki
Local Board Chairperson's Report
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A document
titled ‘Chairperson’s Report - September 2025’ was tabled.
A copy of the tabled document 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 KT/2025/487
MOVED by
Chairperson J Gillon, seconded by Member M Kenrick:
That
the Kaipātiki Local Board:
a)
tuhi tīpoka / note
the tabled Chairperson’s report.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 17 September 2025 - Kaipātiki Local Board
business meeting - Chairperson’s Report - September 2025
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Member M Kenrick left the meeting at
5.15pm.
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26.1
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Members' Reports - Melanie Kenrick
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Member M
Kenrick presented her report and left prior to the motion being put.
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A document
titled ‘Member’s Report - Melanie Kenrick September 2025’
was tabled. A copy of the tabled document 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 KT/2025/489
MOVED by Member T Spring, seconded by Deputy
Chairperson D Grant:
That the Kaipātiki Local Board:
a)
tuhi tīpoka / note the tabled report from Member Melanie
Kenrick.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 17 September 2025 - Kaipātiki Local Board
business meeting - Member’s Report - Melanie Kenrick July 2025
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26.2
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Members' Reports - Tim Spring
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A document titled
‘Member’s Report - Tim Spring September 2025’ was tabled. A
copy of the tabled document 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 KT/2025/490
MOVED by Member T Spring, seconded by Deputy
Chairperson D Grant:
That the Kaipātiki Local Board:
a)
tuhi tīpoka / note the tabled report from Member Tim Spring.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a 17 September 2025 - Kaipātiki Local Board
business meeting - Member’s Report - Tim Spring September 2025
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27
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Governing
Body and Houkura Independent Māori Statutory Board
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There were no updates provided at
this time.
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28
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Workshop
Records - Kaipātiki Local Board - August & September 2025
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Resolution
number KT/2025/491
MOVED by Member E
Hannam, seconded by Member R Tan:
That
the Kaipātiki Local Board:
a)
tuhi tīpoka / note
the record for the Kaipātiki Local Board workshops held on Wednesday 6
August, Wednesday 13 August, Wednesday 27 August, Wednesday 3 September and
Wednesday 10 September 2025.
CARRIED
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29 Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e
Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no
consideration of extraordinary items.
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Unuhia, unuhia
unuhia ki te uru tapu nui
kia wātea, kia
māmā, te ngākau,
te tinana, me te wairua i
te ara takatū
Koia rā e Rongo,
whakairia ake ki runga
Kia tina! TINA!
Haumi e, hui e! TĀIKI
E!
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Release, release
release us from this sacred
state
to clear and set free the
heart,
body, and spirit so that we
are prepared.
Let peace and humility
be raised among us,
and be made manifest
(indeed!).
Draw together! Affirm! It
is done!
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5.21 pm The
Chairperson thanked members, staff and members of the public for their
attendance and attention to business at this and other meetings during this
three-year Kaipātiki Local Board term and declared the meeting closed.
CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD BY THE CHAIR
AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE UNDER STANDING ORDER 8.1.4
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:.......................................................
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OR NOMINEE:
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