Date:

Time:

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Wednesday, 17 September 2025

10:00am

Local Board Chambers
35 Coles Crescent
Papakura
Auckland

 

Papakura Local Board Workshop

 

OPEN AGENDA

 

 

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

 

Chairperson

Brent Catchpole

 

Deputy Chairperson

Jan Robinson

 

Members

Felicity Auva'a

 

 

George Hawkins

 

 

Kelvin Hieatt

 

 

 

 

 

Sital Prasad

Democracy Advisor

 

11 September 2025

 

Contact Telephone: 273255719

Email: sital.prasad@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 


Papakura Local Board Workshop

17 September 2025

 

 

Local Board Workshop

File No.: CP2025/20134

 

  

 

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 Papakura Local Board workshop agenda for 17 September 2025.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2.     Most workshops are open to the public to attend as observers in person or online, if in person attendance is impractical.

3.       Some sessions may not be open to the public. The 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.       Please note, workshop times are often subject to change.

9.       The following will be covered in the workshop:

Item 1 10:00-10:30am

71 Twin Parks Rise - develop new neighborhood park

Presenter/s:                  Ana Anufe
(Project Manager, Parks and Community Facilities)

 

Alex Overwater-Davis
(Manager Area Operations, Parks and Community Facilities)

 

Manuel Raimundo

(Work Programme Lead, Parks and Community Facilities)

Neda Afshar
(Landscape engineer)

Governance role:          Local initiative / preparing for specific decisions

Proposed Outcome/s:   To present the concept design for local board feedback, before proceeding to public consultation.

Attachment/s:               Material unavailable at the time of agenda build.

Confidential - Item 2 10.30-12:00pm

Advice on managing cost pressures and allocating funding

This workshop is being held with the public excluded (confidential).

S7(2)(f)(i)(ii)

To maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through— (i) the free and frank expression of opinions by or between or to members or officers or employees of any local authority in the course of their duty; or (ii) the protection of such members, officers, employees, and persons from improper pressure or harassment

Lunch Break (12:00-12:30pm)

Item 3 12.30-1:30pm

Small Grant Round One - Papakura Local Board

 

Presenter/s:                  Bilin He
(Grants Advisor)

 

Governance role:          Local initiative / preparing for specific decisions

Proposed Outcome/s:  To review the 2025/2026 Small Grant Round One applications.

Attachment/s:                Attachment A - Item 3: Application summary - 2025/2026 Papakura Local Board Small Grants Round One

                                      Attachment B - Item 3: Workshop tracker - 2025/2026 Papakura Small Grants Round One

Item 4 1:30-2:30pm

Youth Grants - Papakura Local Board

Presenter/s:                   Bilin He
(Grants Advisor)

 

Governance role:        Setting direction / priorities / budget

Proposed Outcome/s:   To review the 2025/2026 Papakura Youth Grant applications.

Attachment/s:                Attachment C - Item 4: Application summary – 2025/2026 Papakura Youth Grants - Brief

                                      Attachment D - Item 4: Workshop tracker - 2025/2026 Papakura Youth Grants

Break (2:30-2:40pm)

Item 5 2:40-3:40pm

Direction Setting

Presenter/s:                 Victoria Hutt

(Papakura Local Board Senior Advisor, Governance & Engagement)

 

Lee Manaia

(Papakura Local Board Advisor, Governance & Engagement)

 

Governance role:          Setting direction / priorities / budget

Proposed Outcome/s:   To inform the board on upcoming events/meetings and seek board’s feedback.

For members to provide strategic updates related to meetings/ briefings they have attended, highlighting opportunities for board decision making or advocacy.

Attachment/s:                Material unavailable at the time of agenda build.

 

 

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.

Title

Page

a

Application summary - 2025/2026 Papakura Local Board Small Grants Round One

11

b

Workshop tracker - 2025/2026 Papakura Small Grants Round One

91

c

Application summary - 2025/2026 Papakura Youth Grants - Brief

97

d

Workshop tracker - 2025/2026 Papakura Youth Grants

105

      

 

 


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