Agenda of Ōrākei Local Board - Thursday, 18 September 2025

Ōrākei Local Board

18 September 2025

2025 Local Government Elections - Meetings and Decision-making until new local board members make their declarations

File No.: CP2025/20125

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To provide for appropriate arrangements for decision-making between the final local board meeting of the current electoral term and the inaugural meeting of the new Ōrākei Local Board.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. The final meeting of the Ōrākei Local Board in this current term is scheduled for 18 September 2025. Between the final meeting and the first meeting of the local board in the new term, decisions may be needed from the local board. At the end of every term, temporary arrangements for making these decisions need to be confirmed.

3. The term of office of current local board members ends following the official declaration of the election results. The declaration will be publicly notified between 13 – 17 October 2025, with the term of office of current members ending and the term of office of new members commencing the day following notification.

4. For the period from the commencement of the term of office of newly elected members until the inaugural meeting when members are sworn in (interregnum), decisions may be made by the Auckland Council Chief Executive under current delegations.

5. The existing local board’s delegation to the Chief Executive requires, amongst other things, that staff consult with the allocated local board portfolio holder/lead on certain decisions. As a temporary measure, this report seeks to allow staff to make decisions without complying with the requirement for consultation during the interregnum.

6. This report also confirms that the urgent decision delegations and process that is already in place caters for making decisions at the local board level in the period between the final local board meeting and the official end of term.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Ōrākei 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 (18 September 2025) and the end of term (18 October 2025).

b) tuhi ā-taipitopito / 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 ā-taipitopito / 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.

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Context

7. Current elected members remain in office until the newly elected members’ term of office commences, which is the day after the declaration of election results (Sections 115 and 116, Local Electoral Act 2001). The declaration will be publicly notified on 17 October 2025, with the term of office of current members ending and the term of office of new members commencing on 18 October 2025.

8. The newly elected members cannot act as members of the local board until they have made their statutory declaration at their inaugural local board meeting (Clause 14, Schedule 7, Local Government Act 2002).

9. Between the final meeting and the first meeting of the local board in the new term, decisions may be needed on urgent matters or routine business as usual that cannot wait until the incoming local board’s first business meeting in the new electoral term.

10. As with each of the previous electoral terms, temporary arrangements need to be made and/or confirmed for:

· making urgent decisions before the end of term

· making decisions that require consultation with local board/local board members during the interregnum.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

Urgent decisions – arrangement for remainder of the term

11. Between the last business meeting and the declaration of results expected on Friday 17 October 2025, current local board members are still in office and can use their existing urgent decisions delegations to make decisions that are required from the local board during this time.

12. The urgent decisions process includes a delegation to the chairperson and deputy chairperson that enables them to make decisions on behalf of the local board where it is not practical to call the full board together.

13. All requests for an urgent decision will need to be supported by adequate staff advice and clear recommendations.

Decision-making during the interregnum

14. All local boards have made a general delegation to the Chief Executive. During the interregnum, any decisions that will be required from the local board, and which cannot wait until a local board meeting, will be undertaken by the Chief Executive under his existing delegations.

15. The delegation to the Chief Executive is subject to a requirement to comply with the delegation protocols, which require consulting with the local board on some decisions that are made by staff under delegated authority. Consultation is often done through a local board lead (referred to as a portfolio holder in the delegation protocols). The most common area requiring consultation is landowner consents relating to local parks. Parks staff receive a large number of landowner consent requests each month that relate to local parks across Auckland.

16. During the current term, while the elected members remain in office, staff will continue to consult with leads/portfolio holders as required by the delegation protocols (or chairperson where there is no portfolio holder). However, during the interregnum, staff will be unable to comply with this requirement due to the absence of appointed portfolio holders/lead/chairpersons to consult with.

17. As a temporary measure, it is recommended that staff continue to process business as usual decisions that cannot wait until the local board’s first business meeting without consultation. Following the election of chairpersons at the inaugural meetings, staff will consult with the chairperson when and if required and can resume consultation with appointed representatives once new arrangements for leads/portfolio holders are in place.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

18. This report relates to procedural matters and has no quantifiable climate impacts.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

19. The arrangements proposed in this report enable the council to proceed with necessary business during the election period. During the interregnum, staff will exercise restraint and ensure that any significant decisions are deferred to the incoming local board.

20. These arrangements apply only to local boards. The reduced political decision-making will be communicated to the wider council group.

21. The governing body has made its own arrangements to cover the election period, including delegating the power to make urgent decisions between the last governing body meeting of the term and the day the current term ends, to any two of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and a chairperson of a committee of the whole. From the commencement of the term of office of the new local board members until the governing body’s inaugural meeting, the Chief Executive will carry out decision-making under his current delegations.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

22. This is a report to all local boards that proposes arrangements to enable the council to process routine local matters during the election period. This will enable the council to meet timeframes and provide good customer service.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

23. A decision of this procedural nature is not considered to have specific implications for Māori, and the arrangements proposed in this report do not affect the Māori community differently to the rest of the community.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

24. This report and decision being sought relates to a procedural matter and does not have any financial implications.

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Risks and mitigations

25. There is a risk that unforeseen decisions will arise during this period, such as a decision that is politically significant or a decision that exceeds the Chief Executive’s financial delegations.

26. This risk has been mitigated by scheduling meetings as late as possible in the current term and communicating to reporting staff that significant decisions should not be made during October 2025.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

27. The decision of the local board will be communicated to senior staff so that they are aware of the arrangements for the month of October 2025.

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Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

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Signatories

Authors

Rhiannon Foulstone-Guinness - Elections Programme Senior Advisor

Shirley Coutts - Principal Advisor - Governance Strategy

Authorisers

Oliver Roberts - Head of Governance Programmes and Policies

Lou-Ann Ballantyne - General Manager Governance and Engagement

Tristan Coulson - Local Area Manager

Ōrākei Local Board

18 September 2025

Renaming of Tagalad Reserve (South) and/or facilities

File No.: CP2025/20512

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To approve the renaming of either the facilities at Tagalad Reserve (South) or the entirety of the reserve and facilities.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. The legacy Auckland City Council was gifted the land which is now Tagalad Reserve by the Melanesian Mission Trust in 1933.

3. The Mission Bay Bowling Club occupied the site from 1949 to 2016, when it returned the land to Auckland Council.

4. Auckland Council Property Department (formerly Eke Pānuku) decided to dispose of the property as a non-service asset.

5. The Ōrākei Local Board, along with community, strongly advocated for the retention of the site with it eventually coming back into the local board portfolio in May 2025.

6. To reflect its community purpose and future of the site, the Ōrākei Local Board has directed staff to investigate required steps for renaming the reserve land and/or facilities outlined in this report (OR/2025/58).

7. Feedback was sought from mana whenua and stakeholders on the proposed name The Green, Mission Bay.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendations

That the Ōrākei Local Board:

a) approve the renaming of Tagalad Reserve (South) and its facilities to The Green, Mission Bay.

a) approve the renaming of the facilities at Tagalad Reserve (South) to The Green, Mission Bay.

b) Note that staff will initiate the process of updating the land information details to the new name

c) Request Parks and Community Facilities staff commission new signage for the site and update internal records.

Horopaki

Context

History of the site

8. The land which became Tagalad Reserve was identified and set aside within a subdivision scheme by the Melanesian Mission in around 1926/1927. It appears that it was “gifted” to the Auckland City Council “as a public reserve for recreation purposes” in 1932 and Auckland City Council accepted it. The transfer was completed in February 1933.

9. The legacy Auckland City Council offered the land to the Mission Bay Bowling Club for recreation purposes. The Club leased the land from 1949.

10. The legacy Auckland City Council employed a contractor in 1947 to assist the Club in developing the greens and provided a building for use as a pavilion. The Council was instrumental in developing and providing facilities on the land until the Club began renting it in 1949.

11. Tagalad Reserve (South) is made up of two lots covering a total of 5083m2. It has a Sport and Recreation zoning and is surrounded by residential properties with a Mixed Housing Urban zoning. Its configuration is very similar to Tagalad Reserve (North) and both reserves have accessways that line up with an accessway through the commercial zone in Mission Bay to Selwyn Reserve and the beach.

12. For 68 years it was used by the Mission Bay Bowling Club (MBBC), who made it available for use by other community groups, such as Mission Bay Probus. In June 2015, the Club alerted the Ōrākei Local Board that it was winding up and that they wanted to relinquish their licence.

13. Following surrender of the site, the Ōrākei Local Board made several resolutions advocating for retention of the site as a service property (OR/2017/23, OR/2017/30, OR/2017/35 and OR/2018/11).

14. After further investigations, Eke Pānuku transferred from Council’s Community Facilities department to themselves as it deemed it to no longer be a service asset and subsequently decided to dispose of the site.

15. The Ōrākei Local Board strongly opposed this action and advocated at length to have the property returned to its Parks and Community Facilities portfolio.

16. After several years of dispute, the site was returned to local board control in May 2025. Community Wellbeing staff facilitated a contract with a local partner to make the facilities and grounds available to the public. That contract commenced the same month.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

17. With the site’s new purpose and service use, members of the community have voiced support for renaming it. The Mission Bay Kohimarama Residents’ Association has proposed ‘The Green, Mission Bay.’

18. On 15 May 2025, the Ōrākei Local Board resolved the following (OR/2025/58):

c) note that there has been a request to change the name of the local park known as ‘Tagalad Reserve’, at 9 Tagalad Reserve, Mission Bay

d) request urgent advice from staff on:

i) the process to rename a local park, including any budgetary commitments from the local board

ii) whether this initiative needs to form part of the local board’s 2025/2026 work programme.

e) request that this advice be provided in preparation for finalising the local board’s 2025/2026 work programme.

19. Following this resolution, local board staff sought advice from council staff but were unable to find guidance. Alternatively, local board staff have progressed this initiative in house and undertaken the following processes:

· undertook research and investigation of the reserve, its current name and suggestions

· undertook engagement with mana whenua partners and stakeholders.

· prepared a business report for a decision on the name of Tagalad Reserve (South).

20. The proposed process above aligns with best practice policy set out in the Park and Park Features Facilities Naming Interim Guidelines (Attachment A), the Ōrākei Local Board: Parks and Reserves, Park Features and Park Facilities Naming Policy and Guidelines (Attachment B) and the Draft Ōrākei Local Board Local Parks Management Plan which is expected to be adopted at this business meeting.

21. Member direction is sought whether they wish to proceed with renaming the reserve and facilities or the facilities alone.

22. Staff consider that both options have advantages and disadvantages. While the process for renaming the facility alone is a more streamlined and quicker option, renaming of the entire reserve will limit opportunities for confusion or conflict in the future.

Origin of the historic name

23. Tagalad Reserve was named after Reverend Henry Tagalad. He was a reverend of the Anglican Church on Vanuatu.

24. Rev. Tagalad led a congregation in Ra on the island of Mota Lava where he was visited on multiple occasions by representatives of the Melanesian Mission. Rev. Tagalad may have also visited and worked at the Melanesian Mission.

25. As mentioned before, the land that makes up both Tagalad Reserve (North) and Tagalad Reserve (South) was gifted to Auckland City Council from the Melanesian Trust in 1933.

26. As part of the renaming process, staff have asked the Mission Bay Residents’ Association for their reasoning behind choosing the name ‘The Green, Mission Bay.’ This information will inform engagement with mana whenua and stakeholders.

Origin of the proposed name

27. The name of ‘The Green, Mission Bay’ was proposed by the Mission Bay Kohimarama Residents’ Association to reflect the character of its environment, the property’s history and its original purpose as a bowling green.

28. Currently, the reserve serves the neighbourhood as a greenspace nestled amongst the built environment.

29. The residents’ association views the name as both specific to the site and generic enough to serve the wide range of activities that may exist at the site in the future.

Results of engagement

30. Staff sought feedback via email of mana whenua partners and local stakeholders.

31. Mana whenua:

Iwi	Feedback
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei	No issues with the proposal
Ngāti Paoa	No response

32. Stakeholders:

Stakeholder	Feedback
Mission Bay Kohimarama Residents’ Association	Fully supports the new name of ‘The Green, Mission Bay’ being applied to the complex of buildings and the green space that are located on Tagalad Reserve (South). Requests that the name of the reserve remains as Tagalad Reserve (South)
Mission Bay Business Association	No response
Auckland East Community Network	Supports the name change. Recommended further heritage investigations.
Tāmaki Drive Protection Society	No response

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Climate impact statement

33. This work has no climate impacts.

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Council group impacts and views

34. Renaming of the reserve and/or facilities will require support from staff in Service & Asset Planning, Parks and Community Facilities and other departments.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

35. This work is the culmination of nearly a decade of advocacy by the local board and community. Approval of the renaming will positively impact the board’s relationship with those groups and individuals who have sought to make this site available for the public and community.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

36. Mana whenua were engaged for their views on the proposed name change.

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Financial implications

37. If approved, the work required for renaming will necessitate staff resourcing and acquisition of new signage for the site.

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Risks and mitigations

38. It is important for consistency and consideration with naming of local assets to avoid confusion or community conflict. These risks have been managed with engagement and regular communication.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

39. Local board staff will instruct service and asset staff to initiate the process of updating the land information details to the new name.

40. Parks and Community Facilities staff will commission new signage for the site and update internal records.

41. Community Wellbeing staff will work with the local partner to update the branding and online material related to the site.

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Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Ōrākei Local Board Parks and Reserves, Park Features and Park Facilities Naming Policy and Guidelines	23
b ⇩	Park Features and Park Facilities Naming Policy and Guidelines	29

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Signatories

Author	Hannah Gropper - Local Board Advisor
Authoriser	Tristan Coulson - Local Area Manager

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Draft Ōrākei Local Board Annual Report 2024/2025	41

Ōrākei Local Board

18 September 2025

Approval of the Ōrākei Local Parks Management Plan

File No.: CP2025/19564

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To request approval from the Ōrākei Local Board of the hearings panel’s recommendations relating to the draft Ōrākei Local Parks Management Plan submissions.

2. To request approval of the final Ōrākei Local Parks Management Plan 2025.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

3. The Ōrākei Local Board has decision-making power for local parks in the Ōrākei Local Board area, including the approval of reserve management plans.

4. The Ōrākei Local Parks Management Plan (the plan) has been finalised. This follows public consultation and engagement with mana whenua and those parties with specific interests, such as leases and licences, in the Ōrākei Local Board area.

5. The plan includes 123 local parks held under the Local Government Act 2002 and Reserves Act 1977 (the Reserves Act) in the Ōrākei Local Board area.

6. Once adopted, the plan will provide a policy framework to manage use, protection and development of these parks.

7. In May 2020, the local board approved development of the plan (resolution number OR/2020/52).

8. The local board approved the draft plan for public consultation (resolution number OR/2022/84) in September 2022. The draft plan was notified for a two-month period, concluding in December 2022. Over 50 submissions were received.

9. The local board appointed a hearings panel (the hearings panel) in June 2023 to hear the submissions. The panel consisted of one independent hearings commissioner as chairperson, and four local board members (resolution number OR/2023/48).

10. Nine submitters were heard at the hearing held on 28 September 2023.

11. Subsequent to the hearings process, the hearings panel’s recommendations are outlined in their report to the local board (Attachment A). Attachment A also includes the notified draft plan, with the recommended amendments appearing as track changes.

12. This report recommends that the local board now approves the hearings panel’s recommendations.

13. This report recommends that any minor amendments are delegated to the local board chairperson and deputy chairperson for approval prior to publication.

14. Once adopted, the plan is intended to be valid for 10 years, at which time the next comprehensive review is due. The Reserves Act requires management plans be kept under ‘continuous review’, and updates or variations to the plan are anticipated to occur during this time.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendations

That the Ōrākei Local Board:

a) whiwhi / receive the hearings panel’s recommendations about the draft Ōrākei Local Parks Management Plan submissions (Attachment A of the agenda report) and accept one late submission on the draft Ōrākei Local Parks Management Plan 2025.

b) whakaae / approve the final Ōrākei Local Parks Management Plan 2025 (Attachment B of the agenda report) pending final reserve classification changes.

c) tāpae / delegate to the local board chairperson and deputy chairperson the power to approve any other minor amendments to the Ōrākei Local Parks Management Plan 2025 prior to publication.

Horopaki

Context

Background information

15. The Reserves Act requires a reserve management plan to be developed for most types of reserves.

16. The Ōrākei Local Parks Management Plan 2025 (the plan) is a statutory management plan for the parks held under the Reserves Act. The plan was prepared in accordance with section 41 of the Reserves Act.

17. The Ōrākei Local Board has decision-making responsibility for all local parks in the Ōrākei Local Board area, including approval of reserve management plans for local reserves[1].

18. For recreation reserves held under the Reserves Act, approval by the local board is as the administering body of the reserve.

19. Approval by the local board for all other reserves falls under the 2013 delegation from the Minister of Conservation (allocated to local boards under the process set out in footnote one).

20. At a May 2020 local board business meeting, it was decided that the same process would be undertaken for all the 123 parks listed in the draft plan (resolution number OR/2020/52). This included those held under the Local Government Act 2002 (LGA), while also complying with part 6 of the LGA (which sets out obligations of local authorities in making decisions).

21. The plan will provide a policy framework to manage use, protection and development of parks within the local board area.

22. The scope of the plan is shown in the table below:

Scope of plan	Description
In scope	ü land held under this Reserves Act 1977 ü land held under the Local Government Act 2002 (LGA)
Out of scope	û land for which the local board does not have allocated decision-making power, e.g. roads. û regional parks land. û parkland owned and managed by other entities such as the Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority. û Crown owned land for which there is no management agreement e.g. marginal strips.

Scope of plan

Description

In scope

ü land held under this Reserves Act 1977

ü land held under the Local Government Act 2002 (LGA)

Out of scope

û land for which the local board does not have allocated decision-making power, e.g. roads.

û regional parks land.

û parkland owned and managed by other entities such as the Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority.

û Crown owned land for which there is no management agreement e.g. marginal strips.

23. Once adopted, the plan will replace all existing reserve management plans in the local board area. The plans to be superseded are outlined in the plan’s Appendix.

24. The timeline below gives an overview of key decisions in developing the plan:

Figure 1: Process to finalise the Ōrākei Local Parks Management Plan

Land status investigation

25. A comprehensive land status investigation of Ōrākei local parks commenced in 2022. This process identified several unclassified reserves held under the Reserves Act.

26. Classification is an essential step in the development of a local parks management plan, defining the primary purpose of each parcel within a reserve.

27. In accordance with the requirements of the Reserves Act 1977, proposed classification changes under section 24 for seven land parcels at Lawry Reserve, Meadowbank Reserve, Roberta Reserve and Watene Reserve respectively, were publicly notified for a minimum period of one month to invite written submissions from the public, as follows:

Park name	Physical Address	Appellation	Current classification	Proposed reclassification
Lawry Reserve	8 Lawry Street, Ellerslie	Part of Lot 95 DP 40387	Local purpose (Community Building)	Recreation reserve
Meadowbank Reserve	91 Meadowbank Road	Part Allot 220 Sec 16 SBRS OF Auckland	Road reserve	Local purpose (esplanade) reserve
Roberta Reserve	20-22 Roberta Avenue	Part Lot 155 DP 41926	Local purpose (municipal) reserve	Recreation reserve
Watene Reserve	9 Tamaki Drive	Section 762 Town Ōrākei Local Board	Local purpose (off street parking) reserve	Recreation reserve
Watene Reserve	9 Tamaki Drive	Section 763 Town Ōrākei Local Board	Local purpose (off street parking) reserve	Recreation reserve
Watene Reserve	9 Tamaki Drive	Section 764 Town Ōrākei Local Board	Local purpose (off street parking) reserve	Recreation reserve
Watene Reserve	9 Tamaki Drive	Section 765 Town Ōrākei Local Board	Local purpose (off street parking) reserve	Recreation reserve

28. The notification period commenced on 15 August 2025 in the New Zealand Herald and will close on 16 September 2025.

29. The attached final plan reflects the proposed classifications for the above reserves. If objections are received through the public notification process, some parcels may retain their current classification.

30. The outcome of the public notification including a summary of submissions will be presented to the incoming local board for approval. The plan will then be updated to incorporate any required changes as part of the minor plan amendments.

The Ōrākei Parks Management Plan – in a nutshell

31. The plan structure is outlined below and covers 123 parks that extend over approximately 540 hectares of land. These parks are predominantly held under the Reserves Act, with a few under the Local Government Act 2002:

A blue and white text on a white background

32. Volume 1 contains the management planning framework and general policies that apply to all local parks in the local board area. It also includes information about the Ōrākei Local Board context.

33. Volume 2 contains individual parks information and management intentions for all local parks under the local board’s jurisdiction. It also identifies where leasing or licensing activities are currently contemplated on a park and the type of activity that is contemplated.

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Analysis and advice

34. The hearing in September 2023 was informed by 52 written submissions on the draft plan. One submission received late was accepted by the hearings panel.

35. An analysis of the submissions was reported to the hearings panel, which comprised one independent commissioner and four local board members.

36. Within their written submissions, 22 submitters requested the opportunity to speak to their submission at the hearing. However, nine submitters spoke on the day.

37. The hearings panel produced a report which includes their recommendations to the local board about what changes to make to the plan in response to written and oral submissions. The hearings panel’s report can be found in Attachment A.

38. The changes to the draft plan, as recommended by the hearings panel, are summarised below:

Hearings panel recommended changes to Volume 1	Changes made to Volume 1 to respond to submission feedback
11.1 Access and parking	· Update to make reference to ‘disability’ to recognise the diversity of park users (e.g. people with low energy, elderly people, sight impaired people). · Update to enable the provision of features that would assist safe navigation (e.g. tactile strips, handrails). · Update to clarify that shared paths provide for multiple forms of transport and all-ability access. · Update to clarify that mobility and parking spaces provide for a wide range of disabled people.
11.3 Climate change and natural hazards	· Update to reflect an increase in risk of fire from climate change. · Add reference to the Fire Plan for Tāmaki Makaurau and Fire and Emergency Act 2017.
11.6 Geological and landscape features	· Support the implementation of accessible interpretative signs.
11.7 Historic and cultural heritage	· Update policy 2 to enable engagement with historical societies and community groups involved in the research and preservation of local heritage.
11.12 Recreation use and enjoyment	· Update to policy 2 to support park access restrictions when Fire and Emergency New Zealand assess an area to be at risk of extreme fire danger.
11.3 Signs, information and interpretation	· Update the introductory text to recognise the importance of online park information about access options and features to support visitation for those with mobility issues or disabilities. · Update to provide orientation and wayfinding to park facilities and wider network.
11.15 Water	· Add a new policy to provide water sources for fire and emergency. · Add a new policy to recognise the importance parks play in the management of stormwater and flood waters.
12.3 Community leases and licenses	· Update the policy to provide greater clarity on the importance of considering the findings of the existing network, or needs assessments through the lease and licencing process.
12.4 Events and activation	· Update the background to articulate the benefits of disability-friendly events including those that provide sensory experiences.
Appendices – administering body	· Update definition of administering body.

39. The hearing report summarised the key suggestions in relation to Volume 2 as being:

· amendments to recreation, heritage and natural values, to better capture the unique aspects of an individual park (this includes amendments to text and addition/removal of park value icons)

· providing park specific cultural values based on mana whenua advice

· fixing factual errors, such as land status and mapping

· amendments to management intentions to provide greater clarity to reflect the intent, such as how earlier masterplans are considered, or to provide reference to new plans, such as the Churchill Park Ngahere Concept Planting Plan 2022

· proposed new management intentions for biodiversity outcomes

· proposed removal of a management intention relating to The Landing (Tāmaki Drive) Concept Plan. Removal of this intention from consideration in the hearing was proposed to remove ambiguity. It was suggested that prior to adoption of this park page in the LPMP, the page be updated to ensure it is consistent with the final concept plan adopted by the local board.

40. A concept plan for The Landing was adopted by the Ōrākei Local Board at their November 2024 business meeting (resolution number OR/2024/150).

41. A specific resolution associated with the adoption of the concept plan seeks further investigation of an expression of interest in continuing boat cleaning activities at the site. The board declined the application for license to occupy at their July 2025 business meeting (resolution number OR/2025/98). This decision is reflected in the recommendations for changes to Volume 2 below.

42. The recommended changes proposed by the hearings panel to the notified draft plan are tracked in Attachment A.

43. The final Ōrākei Local Parks Management Plan 2025, being recommended for adoption (noting this version has accepted all the hearings panel recommendations), appears in Attachment B.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

44. The decisions in this report are largely administrative and are not anticipated to have any direct impact on greenhouse gas emissions. However, the future management direction set out in the plan for local parks emphasises the role of local parks in climate change mitigation and adaptation.

45. Part C in Volume 1 of the draft plan includes a climate change and natural hazards policy. The policy sets objectives to manage parks in a way that minimises and mitigates the impacts of climate change. It also highlights improving the resilience of parks by adapting to the effects of climate change, especially in coastal areas.

46. Other policies within the plan which aim to manage the impacts of climate change are:

· access and parking - by not providing for peak use parking and encouraging active forms of transport

· plants and animals - by encouraging planting to increase urban canopy cover and manage riparian margins

· park development - by encouraging utilisation of green building practices in design, construction and operation of park development.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

47. Council departments and Council Controlled Organisations (CCOs) have provided specialist input into the development of the draft plan and are likely to be users of the plan. They include:

· Parks and Community Facilities

· Property

· Community Services

· Economic Development Office

· Infrastructure and Environmental Services

· Policy, Planning and Governance (Heritage teams)

· Legal Services

· Local Board Services

· Auckland Transport

· Tātaki Auckland Unlimited.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

48. Extensive community engagement has helped staff to draft and refine the plan.

49. Community users will be able to refer to the adopted plan to see the vision and framework for the management and development of local parks.

50. Key community users of the adopted plan could include:

· park volunteer groups wanting to understand environmental intentions for individual groups

· community members wanting to find out key policies relating to local parks

· community members wanting to find out if an activity can occur on a local park

· community members wanting to find out information about a specific park e.g. cultural, natural and/or heritage information.

51. It is anticipated that park users wanting to apply for leases and licences, will also be key users of the plan. Volume 2 of the plan identifies where leasing or licencing activities are currently contemplated on a park, and the type of activity that is contemplated^{^[2]}.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

52. The Reserves Act is one of the Acts in the First Schedule to the Conservation Act 1987. In performing functions and duties under the Reserves Act, the local board must give effect to the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

53. The plan acknowledges council’s obligation to iwi under Te Tiriti o Waitangi / the Treaty of Waitangi in local parks management planning.

54. Mana whenua engagement on the draft plan included an initial presentation to the Mana Whenua Forum when the project was first initiated. Ngāti Whatua O Ōrākei, Ngāti Pāoa and Ngāi tai ki Tāmaki indicated an interest in the project. Ngāti Whatua O Ōrākei provided advice to inform the draft plan.

55. The plan seeks to embed te ao Māori / the Māori world view and values throughout the document. The document outlines core Māori values and how they should be considered in the management of local parks in Section 7. Many of these can also contribute to the hauora (well-being) of both mana whenua and mataawaka.

56. A range of parks within areas of cultural significance to mana whenua and parks that have recorded archaeological sites of Māori origin are identified in Volume 2 of the plan. The plan offers guidance on working with mana whenua to partner effectively to manage these parks.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

57. Adoption of the final plan will not incur any immediate financial implications for the local board. Implementing the management intentions and policies, as outlined in the final plan, will however need the local board to consider financial implications associated with any future local park decisions.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

58. The following table outlines relevant risks and mitigations:

Risk	Mitigation
The plan does not include information regarding financial implications for any future decisions and changes for the parks.	Specialist input will provide further information on costs and benefits to assist the local board with any future decision-making. Effective handover of the plan and identification of priority decisions and changes for parks will be crucial.
There is low awareness of the plan within the community.	The plan will be published on the Auckland Council website and physical copies will be placed in local libraries and the Ōrākei Local Board office.
The community does not agree with information within the plan.	The plan has undergone a robust public consultation period (over three months) which is in line with the requirements of the Reserves Act 1977. The community was able to contribute to the finalisation of the plan by making submissions on the draft plan. These submissions were then considered by the hearings panel to inform final plan amendments.
New parkland is identified, and/or information is out of date.	Once adopted, the plan is intended to be active for 10 years until the next comprehensive review is due. The management plan will be kept under ‘continuous review’ and updates, or variations, including identification of new parkland to the plan, are anticipated to occur during this time.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

59. The next step is to present minor plan amendments to the chairperson and deputy chairperson for approval. The plan will be published on the Auckland Council website with physical copies available at local libraries and the Ōrākei Local Board office.

60. Council will provide a handover to departments responsible for implementation of the plan. Refer to the Council Group Impacts and Views section for a list of key council departments which provided specialist input into the development of the plan.

61. The outcome of the notified process for the proposed reclassification of reserve parcels will be presented to the incoming local board.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇨	Hearing panels recommendation report (Under Separate Cover)
b ⇨	Ōrākei Local Parks Management Plan 2025 (Under Separate Cover)

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author

Steve Owens - Service and Asset Planning Specialist

Authorisers

Angela Clarke - Head of Service Investment & Programming

Tristan Coulson - Local Area Manager

Ōrākei Local Board

18 September 2025

Proposed classification of reserve land and grant of a community lease to Kohimarama Tennis Club Incorporated at Melanesia Reserve, 30 Melanesia Road, Kohimarama

File No.: CP2025/18565

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To seek approval from the Ōrākei Local Board to classify part of an unclassified reserve at Melanesia Reserve, 30 Melanesia Road, Kohimarama.

2. To seek approval from the Ōrākei Local Board to grant a new community lease to Kohimarama Tennis Club Incorporated at Melanesia Reserve, 30 Melanesia Road, Kohimarama.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

3. Kohimarama Tennis Club Incorporated was established in 1920 on what is now Madills Farm and relocated to the current site at Melanesia Reserve in 1982.

4. The group currently holds a lease over part of the council-owned land which reached final expiry 30 September 2024. The lease is held over on a month-by-month basis until terminated or a new lease is granted to the group.

5. Consideration of the progression of the new lease was identified and approved by the Ōrākei Local Board as part of the Community Facilities: Community Leases Work Programme 2024-2025 at their 20 June 2024 local board meeting (resolution OR/2024/67).

6. The club was incorporated on 27 February 1930, and has 420 members, one part-time paid staff, and 20 part- time volunteers. The club provides tennis and recreation activities / services. These activities align with the local board plan 2023 focus: Our people - Our people are our most valuable asset and at the heart of what we do; and Our community - We find creative ways to provide the facilities and services that our community needs and look after what we have.

7. The Kohimarama Tennis Club seeks a new community lease to continue its occupation and operation from the premises and has formally applied to the council. It has provided all required information including financials, showing that it has sufficient funds, and it is being managed appropriately. The group has all the necessary insurance coverage, including public liability insurance in place.

8. The parcel of land occupied by the club at Melanesia Reserve, 30 Melanesia Road, Kohimarama is subject to the provisions of the Reserves Act 1977 and unclassified. The land must be formally classified to legally support the grant of a new community lease to the club.

9. As there is no reserve or local park management plan for Melanesia Reserve, public notification of the intent to grant a new lease is therefore required. Public Notification about council’s intention to grant a new community lease was completed in June 2025 and no submissions were received.

10. Iwi engagement about the council’s intention to grant a new community lease for part of Melanesia Reserve, 30 Melanesia Road, Kohimarama with the iwi groups identified as having an interest in land in the Ōrākei Local Board area has completed in June 2025. There were no submissions received.

11. The updated Community Occupancy Guidelines (July 2023) amended the annual community rent from $1 per annum to $1,300 plus GST per annum. The local boards still retain the authority to modify staff recommendations regarding rent, subsidised maintenance fees and OPEX for any leased premises.

12. Should a local board opt to maintain the rent at $1, the local board will not need to top up their budget. However, the local board will not have the benefit of the additional revenue if rent is increased.

13. A site visit has been completed and the building and surrounding area are maintained and in very good condition.

14. A community outcomes plan is being negotiated with the club that identifies the benefits it will provide to the community. This will be attached as a schedule to the lease agreement.

15. This report recommends:

a) That the Ōrākei Local Board exercise its delegated authority under Section 16(2A) of the Reserves Act 1977 to classify the land parcel as detailed in the table below:

Table 1: land information

Legal description

Current land status

Recommended classification

Considerations

Lot 2 DP 93072 contained in NA133C/247

Unclassified recreation reserve

Recreation reserve

This classification legally supports the grant of a new lease to Kohimarama Tennis Club Incorporated

b) And the Ōrākei Local Board grant the club a new community lease for the part of Melanesia Reserve that the Kohimarama Tennis Club occupies and operates from.

16. If the local board decides to grant the lease, staff will work with the club to finalise the lease agreement.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendations

That the Ōrākei Local Board:

a) whakaae / approve the classification, pursuant to section 16(2A) of the Reserves Act 1977, to classify land at Melanesia Reserve, 30 Melanesia Road, Kohimarama, legally described as Lot 2 Deposited Plan 93072 contained in NA133C/247 as recreation reserve under the Reserves Act 1977 (Attachment A).

b) tuku / grant, under section 61(2A)(a) of the Reserves Act 1977 a community lease to Kohimarama Tennis Club Incorporated for a 5832.7 m² (more or less) portion of the council-owned land at Melanesia Reserve, 30 Melanesia Road, Kohimarama, legally described as Lot 2 Deposited Plan 93072 contained in NA133C/247 (Attachment A) subject to the following conditions:

i) term – an initial term of 10 years with one right of renewal for 10 years commencing on date of resolution

ii) rent - $1,300.00 plus GST per annum

iii) the inclusion of the approved community outcomes plan appended as a schedule to 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), and the Auckland Council standard form community lease agreement for the new lease to Kohimarama Tennis Club Incorporated.

d) tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that public notification and iwi engagement for Auckland Council’s intention to grant a new community lease to the Kohimarama Tennis Club Incorporated has been completed in June 2025.

Horopaki

Context

17. Local boards hold delegated authority under Section 16(2A) of the Reserves Act 1977 to classify all council-owned reserves.

18. Kohimarama Tennis Club (the club) has formally applied to the council for a new community lease for the portion of the council-owned land it occupies at Melanesia Reserve, 30 Melanesia Road, Kohimarama.

19. The Ōrākei Local Board is the allocated authority relating to local, recreation, sport and community facilities, including community leasing and licensing matters within its rohe (geographical area).

20. This leasing project is listed on the Ōrākei Local Board 2024-2025 community leasing work programme (Resolution number OR/2024/67).

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

21. Under the Community Occupancy Guidelines 2012 (updated July 2023), groups that own their buildings have an automatic right to re‑apply for a new lease at the end of their occupancy term.

22. The group owns the building and are exercising this right by applying for a new lease. The local board has discretion to vary the term of a lease if it wishes.

Location and mechanism for classification

23. Melanesia Reserve, 30 Melanesia Road, Kohimarama is legally described as Lot 2 Deposited Plan 93072 contained in NA133C/247.

24. In accordance with section 16(2A) of the Reserves Act 1977, the local authority shall by resolution classify reserves according to their principal or primary purpose. Local boards hold delegated authority under Section 16(2A) of the Reserves Act to classify all council-owned reserves.

Public notification and engagement

25. As there is no reserve or local park management plan for Melanesia Reserve, public notification of the intent to grant a new lease is therefore required under section 73(4) of the Reserves Act 1977. Public Notification about council’s intention to grant a new community lease has completed and no submissions were received.

26. The proposed new community lease to the Kohimarama Tennis Club Incorporated for the land at Melanesia Reserve was publicly notified. The notifications appeared in the Eastern Bay Couriers on 11 June 2025 and the Auckland Council website’s Have Your Say webpage with submission deadlines for 10 July 2025.

27. The cost of the public notification was met by the Parks and Community Facilities department of the council.

Alignment of classification with proposed grant of new a community lease to Kohimarama Tennis Club (the club)

28. Classification of the parcel of land at Melanesia Reserve, 30 Melanesia Road, Kohimarama in accordance with staff recommendations will legally support the proposed grant of a new community lease to the club.

Assessment of the lease application

29. The tennis club has submitted a comprehensive application supporting the new lease request and is able to demonstrate its ability to deliver tennis and related recreational services.

30. The area proposed to be leased to the tennis club consists of approximately 5832.7 m² (more or less)and is outlined in Attachment A.

31. The group has provided financial details which show that accounting records are being kept, funds are being managed appropriately, and there are sufficient funds to meet liabilities.

32. The group has all necessary insurance cover, including public liability insurance, in place.

33. A site visit has been undertaken by staff, and the facility is well managed and maintained. All management and operational costs are funded by the group.

34. The group provides a valuable service to the local community by providing affordable access to and promoting the sport of tennis; and making its facility available for hire to help and support initiatives and activities within the local community.

Outcome plans and occupancy agreements

35. Community Outcomes Plans for the new lease will be negotiated with the group. These will identify and include the benefits the lease will provide to the community and will be attached as a schedule to the corresponding lease agreement.

36. Auckland Council’s Community Occupancy Guidelines 2012 (updated July 2023) sets out the requirements for community occupancy agreements and will be included as part of each lease agreement if approved by the local board.

37. Staff recommend that the proposed new community lease be granted to the tennis club and as per recommendations.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

38. Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri is Tāmaki Makaurau’s climate action plan. It sets out goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and prepare the region for the adverse impacts of climate change.

39. It is anticipated that activation of the building/park will not result in an increase of greenhouse gas emissions. However, a shared workspace/community space will decrease overall energy use as users will not consume energy at individual workspaces. The shared space will provide opportunity and enable people to enjoy positive healthy lifestyles and will increase capability and connections within the local community.

40. To improve environmental outcomes and mitigate climate change impacts, the council advocates that each leaseholder:

· use sustainable waste, energy and water efficiency systems,

· use eco labelled products and services,

· seek opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from lease-related activities.

41. Climate change may impact the lease area for the tennis club as the site sits within a flood-prone zone. Any upgrades to the group’s facility will need to consider this risk as part of their planning and consenting.

42. Healthy Waters advised that in their view, the site is impacted by a low hazard flood plain ranging in depth from 0-200mm in places. This is not considered hazardous to anyone apart from infants and very small children.

43. The club has been notified and have informed council that they have the necessary insurance cover in place.

Graph 1: Community lease location of a floodplain area – Kohimarama Tennis Club Incorporated

A bird's eye view of a tennis court

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Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

44. Council staff from within the Customer and Community Services Directorate (Parks and Community Facilities Operational Management) and Local Board Financial Advisory have been consulted. No concerns on the proposed new leases were raised.

45. Healthy Waters advised that the site is impacted by a low hazard flood plain ranging in depth from 0-200mm in places. This is not considered hazardous to anyone apart from infants and very small children.

46. The proposed new lease has no identified impact on other parts of the council group. The views of council-controlled organisations were not required for the preparation of this report’s advice.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

47. The proposed new lease will benefit the community by enabling initiatives that promote tennis and recreation activities that will be delivered for the Ōrākei Local Board area and its surrounding community.

48. The assessments of the applications were discussed with the Ōrākei Local Board at workshop in March 2025. The local board indicated its in-principle support of the proposed new leases.

49. The local board indicated its preference to support a 10-year lease with one 10-year right of renewal to Kohimarama Tennis Club Incorporated. The local board has the discretion to determine the length of term of each lease.

50. The delivered activities align and support the Ōrākei Local Board Plan 2023.

· Our people - Our people are our most valuable asset and at the heart of what we do.

· Our community - We find creative ways to provide the facilities and services that our community needs and look after what we have.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

51. Iwi engagement about the council’s intention to grant new community lease for Melanesia Reserve, 30 Melanesia Road Kohimarama, was undertaken on 5 June 2025 with iwi groups iwi groups identified as having an interest in land in the Ōrākei Local Board area. The engagement involved:

· an email to all iwi identified as having an interest in the area, containing detailed information about the land, the lessees and the lease proposal as per Section 4 of the Conservation Act 1987.

· an invitation to iwi representatives was extended in June 2025 for kaitiaki to comment and provide feedback on any spiritual, cultural, or environmental impact with respect to each new lease proposal.

52. No objections were received from the iwi and mana whenua groups. The lessees have agreed, via Community Outcomes Plans, to deliver Māori outcomes that reflect their local community. The lease will benefit Māori and the wider community through health and well-being for tennis and recreation activities and values, culture and traditions.

53. Auckland Council is committed to meeting its responsibilities under Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its statutory obligations and relationship commitments to Māori. The council recognises these responsibilities are distinct from the Crown’s Treaty obligations and fall within a local government Tāmaki Makaurau context.

54. These commitments are articulated in the council’s key strategic planning documents the Auckland Plan, the Long-term Plan 2024-2034, the Unitary Plan operative in part, individual local board plans and in Whiria Te Muka Tangata – Auckland Council’s Māori Responsiveness Framework.

55. Community leasing aims to increase Māori wellbeing through targeted support for Māori community development projects.

56. Community leases support a wide range of activities and groups. Leases are awarded based on an understanding of local needs, interests and priorities. The activities and services provided by leaseholders create benefits for many local communities, including Māori.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

57. Staff have consulted with the Financial Advisory department of the council.

58. Should the Ōrākei Local Board grant these leases the consequential rent revenue associated with the community lease would be available to the local board.

59. Rent of $1300 plus GST will be charged to each lessee under the respective new lease agreements in accordance with the Community Occupancy Guidelines 2012 (updated July 2023). This is an increase compared to the previous lease fees of $500 plus GST each lessee was paying and will increase operating revenue for the local board.

60. No other concerns were raised regarding the financial implications for the proposed new leases to the Kohimarama Tennis Club Incorporated.

61. Ongoing maintenance of the assets, including operational costs will be covered by the lessees.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

62. The proposed classification will fulfil the council’s statutory requirement under the Reserves Act 1977 to classify all unclassified reserves which are either held or managed by the council. If the local board does not classify the reserve, council will be in breach of this statutory requirement under the Reserves Act 1977.

63. The classification will allow the council to grant the proposed renewal of the community lease to the group.

64. Should the local board resolve not to grant the proposed community lease, the club’s ability to undertake all current and future activities will be negatively impacted. This will have an adverse impact on the achievement of the desired local board plan outcomes.

65. The proposed new lease will afford the group security of tenure, enabling them to attend to the scheduled maintenance of their facility. Should the building become unoccupied, there is a risk associated with the lack of maintenance and possible improvements. Auckland Council will be liable for the asset/s regardless of whether the budget is allocated to or identified for maintenance and renewals.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

66. If the local board resolves to grant the proposed new community lease, staff will work with the lessee to finalise each lease agreement in accordance with the local board decision.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Site Plan of Leased Premises	73

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author

Valerie Vui - Community Lease Specialist

Authorisers

Kim O’Neill - Head of Property & Commercial Business

Tristan Coulson - Local Area Manager

Ōrākei Local Board

18 September 2025

Auckland Transport Kōkiri / Local Board Transport Agreement Quarterly Update - September 2025

File No.: CP2025/19666

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To provide an update on projects in the Ōrākei Local Board’s (the local board) Kōkiri / Local Board Transport Agreement 2025-2026 (the Kōkiri Agreement).

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. The Kōkiri Agreement 2025-2026 is a local board’s engagement plan with Auckland Transport’s (AT) work programme.

3. Developing the agreement is an annual process. During this process AT provides advice on its work programme, seeks feedback from the local board, responds to this feedback, and establishes an endorsed plan for engaging on work in the local board area.

4. This report provides an update on projects in the local board’s Kōkiri Agreement which is included as Attachment A to this report. Attachment B reports on the Quarterly Maintenance and Renewals programme.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Ōrākei Local Board:

a) whiwhi / receive the September 2025 quarterly update on the Kōkiri / Local Board Transport Agreement 2025-2026.

Horopaki

Context

5. In mid-2023, development of the Kōkiri Agreement was initiated to build a more structured and supportive relationship between local boards and Auckland Transport. The Kōkiri Agreement is formed through an annual process that includes the following steps:

Month	Update
October/November	AT provides quality advice to local boards on the next financial year’s work programme.
March	Local boards provide their feedback, prioritise projects or programmes, and request levels of engagement for each project.
April/May	AT responds to that feedback, and a Kōkiri Agreement is written for each local board.
June/July	AT seeks formal endorsement of the Kōkiri Agreement from local boards.

6. AT reports quarterly on the prioritised projects and programmes listed in the local board’s Kōkiri Agreement.

7. This process provides a clear annual structure for engaging with AT. Local boards can influence Auckland Transport’s work programme through the annual Kōkiri Agreement process.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

8. Kōkiri Agreements prioritise the projects or programmes that are of most interest to the local board. Clear local board prioritisation provides Auckland Transport with expectations of transport related objectives, in addition to the objectives provided in the local board plan. This information helps AT to either inform its planning or to offer better explanations for why certain projects or programmes cannot be delivered.

9. However, plans evolve and change, so AT reports quarterly on progress of projects in the Kōkiri Agreement. This means that local boards are kept informed and have a regular opportunity to provide formal feedback to AT about their work programme.

10. The levels of engagement in the Kōkiri Agreement are derived from the International Association for Public Participation’s (IAP2) doctrine and are as follows:

Collaboration	AT and the local board work together to deliver the project or programme. The local board leads the process of building community consensus. The local board’s input and advice are used to formulate solutions and develop plans. Local board feedback is incorporated into the plan to the maximum extent possible.
Consultation	AT leads the project or programme but works with the local board, providing opportunities to input into the plan. If possible, AT incorporates the local board’s feedback into the plan, and if it is not able to, provides clear reasons for that decision.
Informing	AT leads the project or programme informing the local board about progress. Local board members may be asked to provide their local knowledge and insight by AT, however there is no expectation that the project must be modified based on that input.

11. Attachment A provides updates about all projects and programmes currently listed in this local board’s Kōkiri Agreement 2025-2026. This report also includes Attachment B which is a quarterly update on road maintenance activities

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

12. This report does not have a direct impact on climate, however the projects it refers to will.

13. AT engages closely with the council on developing strategy, actions and measures to support the outcomes sought by the Auckland Plan 2050, the Auckland Climate Action Plan and the council’s priorities.

14. AT reviews the potential climate impacts of all projects and works hard to minimise carbon emissions. AT’s work programme is influenced by council direction through Te-Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

15. The Kōkiri Agreement is a product of the Local Board Relationship Project. AT started the project in response to a 2022 ‘Letter of Expectation’ directive from the Mayor that stated in part that:

“The Statement of Intent 2023-2026 must set out how AT will achieve closer local board involvement in the design and planning stage of local transport projects that affect their communities.”

16. The Kōkiri Agreement gives effect to this intent. AT receives local board feedback via regular engagement. AT also surveys local board members quarterly about engagement, providing an indication of satisfaction.

17. The Kōkiri Agreement was developed working closely with Auckland Council’s Governance and Engagement Department.

18. The Kōkiri Agreement is reported to the Local Board Chair’s Forum on a regular basis.

19. This work relies on historical engagement with both Auckland Council and with other major council-controlled organisations (CCO) through the previous joint CCO engagement plans.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

20. The local board endorsed the Kōkiri Agreement 2025-2026 at their July 2025 business meeting. This report provides a quarterly update on projects in the agreement.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

21. Auckland Transport is committed to meeting its responsibilities under Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its broader legal obligations in being more responsible or effective to Māori.

22. AT’s Māori Responsiveness Plan outlines the commitment to 19 mana whenua in delivering effective and well-designed transport policy and solutions for Auckland. We also recognise mataawaka and their representative bodies and our desire to foster a relationship with them. This plan is available on the Auckland Transport website - https://at.govt.nz/about-us/transport-plans-strategies/maori-responsiveness-plan/#about

23. The Kōkiri Agreement is focused on AT’s interaction with local boards, as such Māori input was not sought at a programme level. However, when individual projects or operational activities have impact on water or land, Auckland Transport engages with iwi to seek their views. These views are shared in reports seeking decisions from the local board.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

24. Generally, this report has limited financial implications for the local board because Auckland Transport funds all projects and programmes. However, local boards do have a transport budget, called the Local Board Transport Capital Fund.

25. Updates about Local Board Transport Capital Fund projects are included in this report, but financial implications are reported separately, in project specific decision reports.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

26. If a local board provides any formal direction on changes to the Kōkiri Agreement, there are risks to consider. First, the local board needs to be able to commit to the time required for the level of engagement requested. If decisions are not able to be made or are slowed down by local board decision-making, there can be significant financial costs.

27. Auckland Transport suggests that this risk is mitigated by the local board providing sufficient workshop time to allow for timely discussion of activities listed in Kōkiri Agreement.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

28. After local boards receive this report, AT will respond to any additional resolutions.

29. The next quarterly report is planned for December 2025.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Schedule of Kōkiri Agreement updates	81
b ⇩	Road maintenance activities	87

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Authors

Ben Stallworthy – Principal Advisor – Auckland Transport

Authorisers

John Gillespie, Head of Stakeholder and Community Engagement

Tristan Coulson - Local Area Manager

Ōrākei Local Board

18 September 2025

Endorsement of Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Shoreline Adaptation Plan for the Hobson Bay, Meadowbank, Okahu Bay, Ōrākei, Mission Bay and Saint Heliers coastline within the Ōrākei Local Board area

File No.: CP2025/19141

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To seek endorsement of the Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Shoreline Adaptation Plan (as set out in Volume 2 and Volume 3; Attachments A and B to the agenda report).

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. Shoreline adaptation plans are being developed across the Auckland region to provide a long-term adaptation strategy for council-owned land and assets to manage coastal hazards and climate change (including sea-level rise).

3. The shoreline adaptation work programme consists of 20 plans to cover all the coastal areas across the Auckland region. Shoreline Adaptation Plans Volume 1: Understanding the Shoreline Adaptation Plan Programme sets out the context and framing of the programme.

4. The shoreline adaptation plan work programme was initiated by the Coastal Management Framework, adopted by Auckland Council in 2017 (ENV/2017/116). The plans are key to implementation of Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan under the communities and coasts priority area.

5. The shoreline adaptation plan for Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Shoreline Adaptation Plan has been informed by:

· Engagement with the Ōrākei and Waitematā Local Boards: initiated in November 2023 (prior to community engagement), with follow-up workshops held in mid to late 2024 to provide updates on community engagement and gather feedback on the draft coastal adaptation strategies.

· Mana whenua engagement: Ngāti Whātua o Ōrākei, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua, Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara, Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, Ngāti Tamaterā, Ngāti Whanaunga, Te Patukirikiri, Ngāti Maru, Waikato - Tainui, Te Ahiwaru – Waiohua, Te Kawerau ā Maki and the Marutūāhu Collective (Ngāti Maru, Ngaati Whanaunga, Ngāti Paoa, Ngāti Tamaterā, Te Patukirikiri (of Kapetaua)).

· Community engagement: primarily took place between the 29 October – 18and the December 2024. This included both digital and in-person events to identify community use and values and seek feedback on draft strategy consultation documents.

6. The Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Shoreline Adaptation Plans Volume 2 and 3 (Attachment A and B) includes adaptation strategies for each ‘stretch’ of shoreline. It provides guidance on how council-owned land and assets can be adapted over a range of change scenarios (low, moderate and high) to sustainably manage the escalating impacts of coastal hazards and climate change. Responses vary depending on levels of risk, exposure, and the types of assets present in each area of coast.

7. Unit 2 to 5 of the Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Shoreline Adaptation Plan (Attachment B) are within the Ōrākei Local Board area.

8. Shoreline adaptation plans use four adaptation strategies to describe the proposed approach to manage the risk to council land and assets from coastal hazards and climate change. The four adaptation strategies are: No Action, Maintain, Protect and Adaptation Priority Area (see figure 1).

9. The shoreline adaptation plan strategies are applied across three climate change scenarios, these are:

· Low climate change scenario: present day and up to 0.5 metres of sea level rise

· Moderate climate change scenario: between 0.5 and one metre of sea level rise

· High climate change scenario: one metre or more of sea level rise.

10. Across the four coastal units within the Ōrākei Local Board area, the majority of coastline within the Ōrākei Local Board area can be managed through a Maintain or Protect approach in the low to moderate change scenario. With Adaptation Priority identified for Shore Road, Ōkahu Bay and for Mission Bay, Kohimarama, St Heliers and areas of cliffed coast (Cliff Road & East) and at Karaka Bay and Andersons beach in the high climate scenario.

· Protect in the low to moderate change scenarios supports a highly modified and fixed shoreline and highly valued areas. This includes the stretch of Hobson Bay, Tāmaki Drive Takaparawhau Point, Mission Bay, Kohimarama Beach, and St Heliers Beaches

· Adaptation Priority across the moderate to high scenario, signals the need for proactive engagement and planning to address the multiple landholdings, assets, cultural landscapes, and important community and connections in many of these locations.

· No Action is identified for private property, Crown land, or areas of coast with limited council owned or assets exposed.

11. The shoreline adaptation programme is funded through the Long-term Plan as part of the climate action investment package. The shoreline adaptation plans will be implemented through future decision making with respect to reserve management, operational maintenance and renewal of coastal structures and initiation of new capital works projects. This will be supported by ongoing monitoring of coastal assets and the surrounding coastal environment.

12. The adaptation strategies selected in the Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea plan do not commit council to any additional investment and no financial investment decisions have been made at this time.

13. The shoreline adaptation plans will be integrated into relevant council plans, including asset management plans that help to inform appropriate maintenance. This also includes local implementation of capital works under the Coastal Asset Renewals Works Programme, and the Making Space for Water (the establishment of Blue Green networks and Recovery Office responses).

14. Staff recommend that the Ōrākei Local Board endorse the Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Shoreline Adaptation Plan as a guiding document to manage and adapt council-owned land and assets to the impacts of coastal hazards and climate change over time.

15. The Waitematā Local Board is also recommended by staff to endorse the Ōrākei to Tahuna at their September 2025 business meetings.

16. Following a decision on endorsement, the Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Shoreline Adaptation Plan will be presented to the Policy and Planning Committee for approval.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Ōrākei Local Board:

a) ohia / endorse the Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Shoreline Adaptation Plan (Attachments A and B).

Horopaki

Context

17. The Coastal Management Framework adopted by the council in 2017 (ENV/2017/116) set the direction for a regionwide shoreline adaptation plan programme and responds to the priority area in Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan, that “communities and individuals are prepared for our changing climate and coastline”.

18. The shoreline adaptation plan work programme focuses on how Auckland Council manages and adapts council-owned land and assets to the impacts of coastal hazards and climate change over time. The entire Auckland coastal region will be covered through a series of 20 plans.

19. Shoreline adaptation plans are non-statutory living plans which guide asset management planning and decision making. The programme is developed collaboratively across Auckland Council including Council-Controlled Organisations, Auckland Transport and Watercare.

20. The Auckland Council and Council Controlled Organisation-owned coastal land and assets considered by the shoreline adaptation plans fall into four major categories illustrated below:

	· Auckland council owned land, including regional and district parks and other landholdings held by Auckland Council and the CCOs
	· Community facility assets. Such as buildings, parks infrastructure, facilities or closed landfills
	· Water assets including stormwater, potable water and wastewater
	· Roads, transport networks (such as shared pathways, cycleways busways and ferry and train infrastructure) which are owned or managed by Auckland Council or Auckland Transport.

Table 1: Categories used to group Auckland Council and CCO-owned coastal land and assets considered within each shoreline adaptation plan

21. Each shoreline adaptation plan responds to the following national and regional policy, plans and work programmes:

22. From the early development stage each shoreline adaptation plan supports community-led discussions about natural hazard risk, adaptation and resilience identified as an area of focus in ‘Accelerating a Resilient Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’ resolved by the Planning, Environment and Parks Committee on 29 June 2023 (PEPCC/2023/81).

· where applicable shoreline adaptation plans align with the ‘Making Space for Water’ programme, with regards to flood hazards in coastal areas

· shoreline adaptation plans respond to the policy direction set out in the New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement (2010) which directs councils to identify areas that may be affected by coastal hazards over at least 100 years

· the shoreline adaptation plans follow guidance from the Ministry for the Environment (2024) to apply a best practice method for developing the Dynamic Adaptive Policy Pathways through coastal hazards vulnerability and risk assessment alongside community and mana whenua engagement.

23. The high-level strategies recommended in the shoreline adaptation plans provide a strategic direction for Auckland Council and Council-Controlled Organisations to refer to when considering how council-owned coastal land and assets can be managed, either to the immediate impacts of storm events or the sustainable management of longer-term coastal hazards and climate change. This supports sustainable coastal management decision making, including whether to reinstate or realign (moving back) assets within coastal areas.

24. Shoreline adaptation plans are a first step for a regionally consistent approach to adapting our dynamic coastal areas to future climate change and sea-level rise. Adaptation planning is a proactive journey which will take decades to fully implement.

25. The shoreline adaptation plan programme considers three hazards (coastal erosion, coastal inundation and catchment (rainfall) flooding where it interacts with the coastal environment). For further information on these hazards refer to Section 4 of Volume 1 – Understanding the Shoreline Adaptation Plans.

26. In the original shoreline adaptation consultation material, adaptation strategies were presented over indicative short, medium and long-term timeframes which were reflective of different sea level rise scenarios. Responding to feedback from communities, local boards, elected members and mana whenua, the final shoreline adaptation plan reports have presented final recommended strategies in relation to clearly described coastal change scenarios:

· Low climate change scenario: present day hazards including a one per cent annual exceedance probability catchment flooding and coastal inundation (storm) event and up to 0.5 metres of sea level rise and a corresponding understanding of coastal erosion and instability susceptibility based on this sea level scenario.

· Moderate climate change scenario: including a consideration of 0.5 and up to 1 metres of sea level rise (and a one per cent annual exceedance probability event scenario) and a corresponding understanding of coastal erosion and instability susceptibility based on this sea level.

· High climate change scenario: over a metre of sea level rise (and a one per cent annual exceedance probability storm/rainfall event scenario) and a corresponding understanding of coastal erosion and instability susceptibility based on a sea level of over a metre.

27. A one per cent annual exceedance probability event scenario is a way to express the likelihood of a flood of a specific size or greater occurring in any given year, expressed as a percentage. A detailed view of the hazard scape is included in volume 3 for each unit (Attachment B).

28. The shoreline adaptation plans consider four adaptation strategies No Action, Maintain, Protect and Adaptation Priority areas, as summarised in Figure 1. The strategies provide high-level guidance on how council-owned land and assets located in coastal areas could be adapted over time to sustainably manage the escalating impacts of coastal hazards and climate change.

Maintain

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Existing assets and uses are maintained within their general location. Considering design and location to manage risks

Protect

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The coastal edge and/or uses are protected. The coast is often fixed in location and defences (preferably nature based) are used to achieve this

No action

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Limited or no council assets are exposed to coastal hazards. No action is required to reduce or manage risk

Adaptation priority area

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Action is required to manage risk to council land and assets from coastal hazards and catchment flooding. The values and nature of the coastal area requires further adaptation planning and discussion to confirm the actions required

Figure 1: Adaptation strategies for the shoreline adaptation plans

29. The final shoreline adaptation plan documents have been structured into three volumes and as outlined in Figure 2:

· Volume 1: Details of the overarching programme

· Volume 2: Contextual overview of the specific shoreline adaptation plan area (see Attachment A)

· Volume 3: Site-specific detail including the recommended adaptation strategies for each area (see Attachment B).

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Figure 2 Depiction of the scale and content of the three volumes of reports applicable to the Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Shoreline Adaptation Plan

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

The Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Shoreline Adaptation Plan

30. The Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea area covers the shoreline from Judges Bay west to Tahuna Torea east. The total coastline of this Shoreline Adaptation Plan area is approximately 21 kilometres in length. The context, including the key council land and assets, cultural context provided by local iwi and community feedback is addressed in Volume 2 Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Area Plan (Attachment A).

31. Within the shoreline adaptation plan, four (4) of five (5) ‘units’ are located within the Ōrākei Local Board’s area (units 2 to 5). Each unit is outlined in Volume 3 Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea (Attachment B).

What is happening? Coastal hazards and climate change

32. Research and analysis were undertaken to inform an understanding of coastal hazards and the resulting risk to council-owned land and assets, along with identified ecological, cultural and historic heritage assets.

33. The shoreline adaptation plan programme considers three hazards (coastal erosion, coastal inundation and catchment (rainfall) flooding where it interacts with the coastal environment). For further information on these hazards refer to Volume 1.

34. An overview of the hazard scape is included at a shoreline adaptation plan area scale in the Volume 2 report and at a detailed scale in Volume 3 for each unit (refer to figure 3 below). Key areas of note are as follows:

35. The Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea shoreline is characterised by shallow estuarine environments of Hobson Bay and Tāmaki River, impounded Ōrākei Basin and Ōrākei Creek, Waitematā sandstone coastal cliffs, shore platforms, large areas of reclamation, pocket beaches and replenished beaches. Tahuna Torea is the largest, most accessible and outstanding example of a cuspate foreland formed from two sand/shell spits in the Auckland region.

· Much of the shoreline is sheltered from longer period swell events by the inner Hauraki Guls Islands but is still exposed to localised shorter period storm waves generated by strong onshore winds. During extreme events that coincide with high tide from the north to northeast angles, maximum wave heights in the order of 0.5 metre to 1 metre in height can impact the seawalls and beaches along the coastline.

· Notable beaches within the Ōrākei Local Board area include Mission Bay, Kohimarama Beach, St Heliers Beach, and Karaka Bay. Many of these beaches have been reclaimed and/or armoured by coastal structures and overtopping waves present scouring risk where armouring is present.

· Mission Bay, Kohimarama Beach and St Heliers Beach are impacted by longshore sediment transport and operational sand transfers are periodically undertaken to maintain beach levels and provide a buffer to coastal processes.

· The coastal cliffs of this unit, particularly along Cliff Road and Glendowie Road, are subject to slow ongoing weathering and erosion, with occasional episodic failures or slips occurring.

· The water level in Ōrākei Basin is impounded and regularly flushed via sluice gates. Due to the Basin’s use for waterskiing and recreational boating activities, the Basin’s coastline is frequently exposed to vessel wake waves. Rock revetment armouring is present along this coastline to manage the erosion risk caused by the vessel wake waves.

· Low-lying land around Shore Road, Roberta Reserve and Tahuna Torea are predicted to be impacted by coastal inundation in the low and moderate change scenario.

Figure 3: Unit map for Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea

What matters most? Council assets and local input for coastal areas

36. A detailed overview of council land and assets and the supporting cultural, social and ecological context is provided in Volume 2 and Volume 3 (Attachment A and B).

37. Auckland council land and assets, within the Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Shoreline Adaptation Plan include (but are not limited to):

· 358 ha of park and reserve land, including modified coastal park and managed beaches areas at Mission Bay, Kohimarama and St Heliers and co-governed reserve Whenua Rangatira and Pourewa.

· Over 120 buildings and structures (including accommodation, community buildings such as sports clubs, toilet blocks, maintenance sheds, and wharves).

· Significant and historic water services infrastructure (in several areas traversing the coastal marine area) multiple wastewater and water pump stations and piped and managed stormwater assets.

· Extensive walking tracks and coastal connections including along Tāmaki Drive and Ōrākei Basin.

· Three closed landfills.

· A range of coastal infrastructure including seawalls, groins and pontoons in all five units.

38. The Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Shoreline Adaptation Plan area is also noted to include numerous publicly identified sites. Additional cultural landscapes, statutory acknowledgement areas, values and sites may be present and further development of cultural statements, in response to the shoreline adaptation plan programme is anticipated.

39. The coastline within Ōrākei Local Board’s area (Unit 2 to 5) is predominantly urbanised. Major infrastructure (i.e. roading connections – Tāmaki Drive) traverse the area, with Ōrākei and Meadowbank Railway Station located in Unit 2. There are also three closed landfills within the Ōrākei Local Board area. Extensive recreational walking paths and coastal reserves traverse the area. Ōkahu Bay, Mission Bay, Kohimarama and St Heliers Bays provides an important recreational access point to the water.

Local input into local issues

40. The purpose of community engagement throughout Shoreline Adaptation Plan development is to identify how the community use and value their coastal areas. This has been supported by analysis of publicly available documents (such as local board and local parks plans).

41. Development of the Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Shoreline Adaptation Plan has included engagement with:

· Ngā iwi o Tāmaki Makaurau nineteen iwi of Tāmaki Makaurau and (recognises that each iwi is wholly autonomous, individual and unique) including Ngāti Whātua o Ōrākei, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua, Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara, Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, Ngāti Tamaterā, Ngāti Whanaunga, Te Patukirikiri, Ngāti Maru, Waikato – Tainui, Te Ahiwaru – Waiohua, Te Kawerau ā Maki and the Marutūāhu Collective (Ngāti Maru, Ngaati Whanaunga, Ngāti Paoa, Ngāti Tamaterā, Te Patukirikiri (of Kapetaua))

· The Ōrākei Local Board (along with the Waitematā Local Board)

· Local community including but not limited to the Tāmaki Drive Protection Society, Auckland East Community Network, Tāmaki Estuary Protection Society, Tāmaki Estuary Environmental Forum

· Asset owners and managers including Parks and Community Facilities, Auckland Transport, Healthy Waters and Flood Resilience, Closed Landfills, New Zealand Transport Agency, Waste Solutions and Watercare Services

· Acknowledging the location of specific assets, land uses and third-party infrastructure within these Shoreline Adaptation Plans, communications and engagement has also taken place with Transpower and New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi for the wider shoreline adaptation plan area.

42. Community engagement was delivered in person and digitally as follows:

· The Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Shoreline Adaptation Plan included a series of nine (9) in-person, public outreach events to inform people of the shoreline adaptation plan programme and receive feedback. Public engagement was open from 29 October – 18 December 2024. Events were held at a range of venues as identified in Attachment A

· digital engagement was undertaken using Social Pinpoint, and AK Have Your Say. Social Pinpoint, an online engagement platform, provided 37 comments pinned to an interactive map for the area. AK Have Your Say received a total of 46 surveys. Feedback was also received via email submissions.

43. Feedback has been analysed and used to develop community objectives and guide the development of the adaptation strategies. Community objectives are included in Volume 2 (Attachment A) and locationally specific feedback is identified in Volume 3 (Attachment B).

44. Engagement with local iwi and asset owners has been undertaken through separate workstreams and is outlined in Volume 2 and respective Volume 3 documents (see Attachments A and B).

What can we do about it? Adaptation strategies for the Ōrākei Local Board area

45. The shoreline has been divided into several coastal units, defined by the driving coastal processes. Within these, stretches have been developed to reflect the varying distribution of assets and the subsequent, appropriate management strategies.

46. The Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Shoreline Adaptation Plan includes 32 coastal stretches, of which 28 are located within units 2 to 5 of the Ōrākei Local Board Area. The recommended adaptation strategies are represented as pathways across the three coastal change scenarios previously outlined.

47. A comprehensive overview of the recommended strategies for each stretch and supporting rationale is provided in Volume 3 (Attachment B). In summary:

· Protect in the low to moderate change scenarios allows for continued use and maintenance of existing coastal structures protecting the fixed shoreline of highly valued areas and key access points. This includes areas of Shore Road, transport connections traversing the Ōrākei area, Tāmaki Drive Takaparawhau Point, Mission Bay, Kohimarama Beach, and St Heliers Beach. Protect over all timeframes is identified for the majority of Tāmaki Drive, a highly valued transport connection.

· Maintain in the low to moderate change scenario reflects action to maintain paths, road connections and accessways to places important to the community. This includes coastal walking connections around Hobson Bay, Tinana Wilson’s Beach, the edge of Ōrākei Creek, Cliff Road to Glover Park, Ngapipi Cliff Reserve, Anderson Beach Reserve and Roberta Reserve. Maintain over all climate scenarios is identified for shorelines with accessways valued by the community.

· Adaptation Priority identified under a moderate to high scenario, signals the need for proactive engagement and planning to address the multiple landholdings, assets, cultural landscapes, and important community and connections in many of these locations. Adaptation Priority is identified under a moderate climate scenario for Ōkahu bay and the coast east to Mission Bay and for areas in the east at karaka Bay and the Andersons Beach reserve.

· No Action is identified for private property, Crown land, or areas of coast with limited council owned or assets exposed.

48. Adaptation strategies and pathways do not preclude further investment or planned asset management. As living documents, the shoreline adaptation plans may be updated to reflect land use change, investment in assets, community values and environmental change.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

49. The shoreline adaptation plan work programme is funded as part of the council’s climate action package and is a core climate adaptation workstream. As global temperatures rise, Tāmaki Makaurau is predicted to experience between 0.6 and 1.5 metres of sea level rise by 2130, depending on the future CO2 emissions scenario. The impacts of climate change and sea-level rise are expected to increase the frequency, intensity and magnitude of natural hazards including coastal erosion, coastal inundation, and rainfall flooding.

50. To prepare for the future with climate change, we need to plan adaptively. Shoreline adaptation plans will help reduce asset exposure and signal the need to work with nature by developing natural systems (such as wide beaches, well vegetated dunes, and tidal marshes) that are more resilient to the impacts of climate change.

51. Shoreline adaptation plans assist in educating the public about the impacts of climate change and the need to adapt. Building awareness and signalling the need to be prepared for coastal hazard events is an important part of long-term resilience and preparedness. For that reason, shoreline adaptation plans report under the Community and Coast priority area of Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri – Auckland’s Climate Plan 2020.

52. The Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Plan outlines how council-owned land and assets can be managed to mitigate the impacts of coastal hazards and climate change. Implementation of the shoreline adaptation plans will increase resilience by reducing exposure and vulnerability of assets in hazards zones.

53. Greenhouse gas emissions are not directly considered within the shoreline adaptation plans, which focuses on the strategic goal of adapting the shoreline to build long-term resilience.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

54. Considering the broad extent of council-owned coastal land and assets and the non-statutory nature of the shoreline adaptation plans, implementation will be a collaborative effort across council departments. The project team has worked in partnership with relevant departments to co-develop the Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Shoreline Adaptation Plan.

55. Strategies will be considered and integrated into all relevant council strategic plans and documents including Reserve Management Plans, Regional Parks Management Plans and Open Space Network Plans. This will support associated decision making, such as landowner and leasehold approvals.

56. Adaptation strategies will also be integrated into targeted asset management plans to inform appropriate outcomes, including ongoing operational maintenance and future capital renewal work programmes. For example, assets that provide a coastal defence or amenity function will be considered through council’s regionally funded Coastal Assets Renewals Programme and Shoreline Adaptation Plan Implementation Programme.

57. The completion of all 20 shoreline adaptation plans will confirm regionally consistent themes, challenges and opportunities. This will inform the future implementation strategy including prioritisation and funding.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

58. Initial workshops with the Ōrākei Local Board commenced in November 2023, prior to community engagement. Follow-up workshops in mid to late 2024 were held to provide an update on what was heard through the engagement period in and to seek feedback and direction on the development of adaptation strategies.

59. Throughout the engagement period the Ōrākei Local Board expressed interest in the development of the plan, attended public engagement sessions and provided connection to local community networks and groups. Specific areas of interest and overarching matters were raised through workshops with the Ōrākei Local Board, with general themes and including:

· concern over roading networks (i.e.Tāmaki Drive) and the need for ongoing maintenance/ protection of key connections. The exposure of critical transport routes to coastal hazards (i.e. Tāmaki Drive) and the need to ensure this was clearly articulated in adaptation planning (stretch changes in Volume 3 have been made to further reflect this)

· commentary on the management and maintenance of assets and infrastructure (particularly stormwater), mangrove management, and the impact of boat wakes on coastal processes (e.g. Ōrākei Basin)

· importance of coastal access to and along the coast for a wide range of activities, with a focus on resilience of coastal connections (roading and walkways) and access to the water via coastal infrastructure.

60. Through workshops, the local board identified a specific interest in ensuring engagement with local iwi was undertaken and that community engagement considered local views to ensure that plans were responsive to these uses, values and aspirations. A summary of the iwi and community engagement undertaken has been included in Volume 2 (Attachment B).

61. Community engagement for the Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Shoreline Adaptation Plan took place between 29^th October – 18^th December 2024 and included both digital and in-person events to identify community use and values and seek feedback on draft strategy consultation documents.

62. Key themes for each Shoreline Adaptation Plan area are identified in Volume 2 documents with unit specific feedback included in Volume 3 documents in relation to each of the coastal unit areas.

63. Overall, matters raised have been responded to through amendment to strategies and the inclusion of implementation notes in the Volume 3 to reflect local feedback, aspirations and key values and a commitment to support ongoing engagement with key community groups, local iwi and asset owners. Confirming the key interest of the board and community include;

· Ensuring that strategies reflect community use and experience of council coastal areas, reflected in the identification of ‘protect’ where the coast is modified to support coastal access and adaptation priority where coastal processes (such as erosion and coastal inundation with increased sea levels) may threaten highly valued connections along coastal areas.

· A clear desire for holistic and collaborative planning around catchment management, acknowledging the interplay of catchment flooding and coastal inundation, and including privately owned land.

· A focus on climate resilience, protecting coastal ecosystems and minimising the risks associated with shoreline development was highlighted.

· Stormwater and water flow: ensuring that infrastructure is sufficient to manage stormwater effectively during periods of heavy rainfall or increased runoff.

64. Following a decision on endorsement from the Ōrākei Local Board (along with Waitematā Local Boards) in September 2025, the Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Plan will be presented to the Policy and Planning Committee for approval.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

65. From the programme’s inception in 2021, the shoreline adaptation plan programme has been designed and developed in the spirit of partnership with ngā hapū me ngā iwi o Tāmaki Makaurau. The programme principles which underpin this approach are included in Volume 1 Understanding the Shoreline Adaptation Plan programme.

66. Multiple hui and hikoi with local iwi have been held to support the development of the shoreline adaptation plan programme, including the Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Shoreline Adaptation Plan. The project team also presents regularly to the Interim Kaitiaki Forum (formerly the Infrastructure and Environmental Services kaitiaki forum).

67. The Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Shoreline Adaptation Plan area includes statutory acknowledgement areas (note to co – governed reserves; Whenua Rangatira and Pourewa Creek Recreation Reserve), numerous known (and unknown) sites of significance, situated amongst the diversity of coastal tributaries/ streams, headlands and portages to inland areas. The iwi who whakapapa to the area and/or expressed an interest in the Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Shoreline Adaptation Plan kaupapa are:

· Ngāti Whātua o Ōrākei

· Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara

· Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua

· Ngāti Pāoa

· Ngāti Tai ki Tāmaki

· Ngāti Maru

· Ngāti Tamaterā

· Ngāti Te Ata

· Ngāti Whanaunga

· Waikato - Tainui

· Te Ahiwaru - Waiohua

· Te Ākitai Waiohua

· Te Kawerau ā Maki

· Te Patukirikiri

· Marutūahu Confederation (Ngāti Maru, Ngaati Whanaunga, Ngāti Paoa, Ngāti Tamaterā, Te Patukirikiri (of Kapetaua)).

68. Responding to matters raised during individual hui over 2024- 2025, engagement has been undertaken with the Marutūāhu as a collective^{^[3]}, with a statement in response to the programme anticipated. Acknowledging the cultural footprint of the Marutūāhu confederation, the programme team will continue to work collaboratively with the Marutūāhu collective to reflect this statement in future revisions of plans of interest.

69. Through this engagement process, staff worked with representatives of each iwi to provide cultural statements and commentary to help guide the adaptation approaches set out within the Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea plan. Acknowledging each iwi have their own kōrero and may choose to share this in a manner which protects the intellectual property and mātauranga of iwi, the Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Plan (Attachment A and B) includes content which iwi have approved to be included in these public documents.

70. Further information may be included in cultural statements, to be held by iwi, which once finalised will inform implementation of the shoreline adaptation plans.

71. Engagement with the above iwi who express an interest, will continue throughout completion of the Shoreline Adaptation Plan programme and its implementation.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

72. Delivery of the shoreline adaptation plan work programme is regionally funded through the climate action package. No additional funding is sought from local boards to deliver the reports.

73. Mitigating coastal hazards will become increasingly expensive for Auckland and wider Aotearoa. It will not be affordable or feasible to defend everywhere. Shoreline adaptation plans and the supporting coastal asset management plan will ensure that coastal projects consider the escalating future risk of climate change and respond in both an environmentally and economically sustainable manner.

74. No financial investment decisions have been made through the Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Shoreline Adaptation Plan. The adaptation strategies will be given effect to across relevant council decision-making. This includes the future management, maintenance and renewal of council assets and land located along the coast through existing work programmes and associated budgets. Over time, this will result in cost savings as assets are moved out of coastal hazard areas and incur less damage due to coastal erosion and flooding.

75. Once all shoreline adaptation plans across Auckland are completed, a regional funding prioritisation approach will be developed. The framework and process for undertaking this exercise will need to be agreed with the Governing Body. This will assist in budgetary requirements and support an equitable approach for areas where managed realignment or other major coastal works have been recommended.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

76. The risks and mitigations associated with the local boards endorsing the Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Shoreline Adaptation Plan are outlined in Table 2 below:

Table 2: Risk identification and mitigations

Main risk	Mitigation
Coastal asset decisions are at risk of being made on an ad-hoc basis and may not adequately consider the escalating risk of climate change	· Adopting the Shoreline Adaptation Plan for the Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Shoreline Adaptation Plan area will provide for future implementation of the plan · Asset management across multiple asset classes will require multiple departments across council to continue to work together. As a strategic document, the Shoreline Adaptation Plan provides a coordinated and holistic approach, alongside other relevant council policies and regulatory mechanisms.
Potential opposition to the proposed adaptation strategies (noting a high level of public interest in council management of assets in response to climate change and natural hazard risk)	· The development of the Shoreline Adaptation Plans has been undertaken in collaboration with local iwi and with extensive engagement with the local community, wider public and infrastructure providers · These Shoreline Adaptation Plans remain living documents, revisions to the Shoreline Adaptation Plan can be advanced to respond to further engagement with iwi, communities and in response to other programmes such as the Closed Landfill Asset Management Plan development.
Due to uncertainty in emission reductions, coastal hazards may increase in frequency and intensity earlier than expected	· Shoreline Adaptation Plans have been developed using conservative climate change scenarios in the long term · The Shoreline Adaptation Plans are adaptive and advancement to the next timeframe can be considered based on the observed impact of coastal and climate change.
As multiple teams are required to work together to implement the shoreline adaptation plan, there is potential that the Shoreline Adaptation Plan is not applied across all business areas	· The project team have worked collaboratively with departments across council and Council-Controlled Organisations to develop the Shoreline Adaptation Plan and will maintain relationships to support implementation · A governance group oversees the development and implementation of the shoreline adaptation plan work program and also supports strategic relationships.

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Next steps

77. Following a decision on endorsement from the Ōrākei and Waitematā Local Boards, the Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Shoreline Adaptation Plan will be presented to the Policy and Planning Committee for approval.

78. Once approved, the Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea Shoreline Adaptation Plan released to the public and to stakeholders across Auckland Council. Local implementation will include capital works under the Coastal Asset Renewals Works Programme. The adaptation strategies will then be integrated into key council plans, such as asset management plans.

79. Regional implementation of shoreline adaptation plans will commence in late 2025 once all are completed. Implementation will be supported via existing work programmes and Long-Term Plan budgets, whilst the shoreline adaptation plan team prepare guidance on future budget requirements to be considered as part of the next Long-Term Plan. In the interim, there will be an ongoing opportunity for iwi and other programme partners to collaborate in the implementation of the shoreline adaptation plan programme.

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Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇨	Shoreline Adaptation Plan Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea: Volume 2 (Under Separate Cover)
b ⇨	Shoreline Adaptation Plan Ōrākei to Tahuna Torea: Volume 3 (Under Separate Cover)

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Signatories

Authors

Lara Clarke – Principal Coastal Adaptation Specialist

Sage Vernall – Senior Coastal Adaptation Specialist

Natasha Carpenter – Head of Coastal Management

Authorisers

Paul Klinac – General Manager, Engineering Assets and Technical Advisory

Barry Potter - Director Resilience and Infrastructure

Tristan Coulson - Local Area Manager

[1] The Long-term Plan 2024-2034 and Annual Budget 2025 sets out the non-regulatory activities allocated by Governing Body to local boards under section 17 of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009. Approval of a reserve management plan for local reserves is considered a non-regulatory decision.

[2] Park users should also refer to the Community Occupancy Guidelines 2012 (updated July 2023) which provides more detailed guidance on processing lease and licence agreements.

[3] Marutūahu Confederation (Ngāti Maru, Ngaati Whanaunga, Ngāti Paoa, Ngāti Tamaterā, Te Patukirikiri (of Kapetaua))

Chairperson	Scott Milne, JP
Deputy Chairperson	Sarah Powrie
Members	Troy Churton
	Angus McPhee
	Penny Tucker
	Margaret Voyce
	David Wong, JP

Section	Description
Mihi	The mihi is an introduction specific to each local board area and is presented in Te Reo Māori and English.
About this report	An overview of what is covered in this document.
Message from the chairperson	An overall message introducing the report, highlighting achievements and challenges, including both financial and non-financial performance.
Local board members	A group photo of the local board members.
Our area – projects and improvements	A visual layout of the local board area summarising key demographic information and showing key projects and facilities in the area.
Performance report	Provides performance measure results for each activity, providing explanations where targeted service levels have not been achieved. Includes the activity highlights and challenges.
Local flavour	A profile of either an outstanding resident, grant, project or facility that benefits the local community.
Funding impact statement	Financial performance results compared to long-term plan and annual plan budgets, together with explanations about variances.

Author	Monique Rousseau - Democracy Advisor
Authoriser	Tristan Coulson - Local Area Manager