Waiheke Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Waiheke Local Board held in the Waiheke Local Board office, 10 Belgium Street, Ostend, Waiheke on Wednesday, 24 July 2024 at 1.00pm.

 

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

 

Chairperson

Cath Handley

 

Deputy Chairperson

Kylee Matthews

 

Members

Bianca Ranson

 

 

Robin Tucker

 

 

Paul Walden

 

 


Waiheke Local Board

24 July 2024

 

 

 

1          Nau mai | Welcome

 

Deputy Chair K Matthews opened the meeting with a karakia.

 


Whakataka te hau ki te uru

Whakataka te hau ki te tonga

Kia mākinakina ki uta

Kia mātaratara ki tai

E hī ake ana te atakura

He tio, he huka, he hauhū

Tihei Mauri Ora!

Cease oh winds of the west and of the south

Let the bracing breezes flow

over the land and the sea

Let the red-tipped dawn come

with a sharpened edge,

a touch of frost

a promise of a glorious day


 

 

2          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

There were no apologies.

 

3          Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4          Te Whakaū i ngā Āmiki | Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number WHK/2024/60

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Matthews:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)          whakaū / confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 26 June 2024, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

5          He Tamōtanga Motuhake | Leave of Absence

 

There were no leaves of absence.

 

6          Te Mihi | Acknowledgements

 

Acknowledging the passing of Maggie Wikaira and her services to Community Networks Waiheke, helping support local community organisations, and those most vulnerable experiencing homelessness and poverty.  She was also a lifelong contributor to Upcycle, a collective of local artists and makers, and Waiheke Budgeting Services. 

Moe mai rā Maggie.

 

            Acknowledge Lynette Reed who has been a long standing community member and taken an active interest in Council and local board matters over many years. She supported many community groups in her professional capacity as a legal secretary.

 

7          Ngā Petihana | Petitions

 

There were no petitions.


 

 

8          Ngā Tono Whakaaturanga | Deputations

 

            There were no deputations.

 

9          Te Matapaki Tūmatanui  | Public Forum

 

9.1

Public forum - Kathy Voyles and Mike Grunfeld - Humanitarian visas for Palestinians

 

Resolution number WHK/2024/61

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member B Ranson:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)          thank Kathy Voyles and Mike Grunfeld, representatives of Stand With Palestine Waiheke!, for speaking to humanitarian visas for Palestinians.

b)          attach the presentation by Kathy Voyles and Mike Grunfeld, representatives of Stand With Palestine Waiheke!, to the minutes.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Stand With Palestine Waiheke! appeal to local board

 

 

9.2

Public forum - Taimor Hazou - Humanitarian visas for Palestinians

 

Resolution number WHK/2024/62

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member B Ranson:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)          thank Taimor Hazou for speaking to humanitarian visas for Palestinians.

 

CARRIED

 

 

9.3

Public forum  - Raquel Visentainer - Humanitarian visas for Palestinians

 

Resolution number WHK/2024/63

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member B Ranson:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)          thank Raquel Visentainer for speaking to humanitarian visas for Palestinians.

 

CARRIED

 


 

 

 

9.4

Public forum - Kathy Voyles - Item 12

 

Resolution number WHK/2024/64

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member R Tucker:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)          thank Kathy Voyles, representative of Protect Our Gulf & The Waiheke Climate Alliance, for speaking to item 12.

 

CARRIED

 

 

9.5

Public forum - Merran Lawler - Item 12

 

Resolution number WHK/2024/65

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member R Tucker:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)          thank Merran Lawler for speaking to item 12.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Presentation to public forum by Merran Lawler on open workshops.

 

 

9.6

Public forum  - Dr Pam Oliver - Item 12

 

Resolution number WHK/2024/66

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member P Walden:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)          thank Dr Pam Oliver for speaking to item 12.

b)          attach the presentation by Dr Pam Oliver to the minutes.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Presentation to public forum on open workshops by Dr Pam Oliver

 

 

9.7

Public forum - Colin Beardon - Item 12

 

Resolution number WHK/2024/67

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member R Tucker:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)          thank Colin Beardon for speaking to item 12.

 

CARRIED

 

Member R Tucker left the meeting at 1.40pm.

Member R Tucker returned to the meeting at 1.42pm.

 

 

9.8

Public forum - Hana Blackmore - Item 12

 

Resolution number WHK/2024/68

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Matthews:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)          thank Hana Blackmore for speaking to item 12.

b)          attach the presentation by Hana Blackmore to the minutes.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Presentation to public forum by Hana Blackmore

 

Deputy Chairperson K Matthews left the meeting at 1.46pm.

Deputy Chairperson K Matthews returned to the meeting at 1.48pm.

 

 

9.9

Public forum - Sharon Killen and Graeme Rivett - AT lease at Mātiatia

 

Resolution number WHK/2024/69

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member R Tucker:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)          thank Sharon Killen and Graeme Rivett for speaking to AT lease variation  at Mātiatia.

 

CARRIED

 

Member B Ranson left the meeting at 2.06pm.

Member B Ranson returned to the meeting at 2.08pm.

 

 

9.10

Public forum - Jay Clarke - Item 12

 

Resolution number WHK/2024/70

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Matthews:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)          thank Jay Clarke for speaking to Item 12

 

CARRIED


 

10        Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary Business

 

10.1

Extraordinary business - Humanitarian visas for Palestinians

 

Resolution number WHK/2024/71

MOVED by Member B Ranson, seconded by Member R Tucker:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)          consider an extraordinary item regarding humanitarian visas for Palestinians at item 21 of this agenda:

i)           the reason the matter was not on the agenda is that it was brought via public forum, and;

ii)          the reason the discussion of this matter cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting is that Palestinian children and people are dying every day and the recent International Court of Justice ruling that declared the occupation of Gaza by Israel is unlawful.

 

CARRIED

 

 

11

Chairperson's report

 

Resolution number WHK/2024/72

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson K Matthews, seconded by Member B Ranson:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      receive Chairperson Cath Handley’s verbal report.

 

CARRIED

 

 

12

Response to Ombudsman's recommendation to open workshops by default

 

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member R Tucker: 

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)          whakaae / agree that workshops will be open to the public in person and virtually, and recorded by default, unless the chairperson and deputy chairperson (or their delegates) deems it reasonable to close a specific workshop, effective from 1 September 2024.

b)          adopt a principle of openness by default for all workshops (including briefings, forums etc.).

c)          delegate to the chairperson and deputy chairperson (or their delegates) the responsibility to determining any items to be considered confidential on the workshop agenda.

d)          ensure the time, dates, venues and subject matter of all workshops are publicly accessible in advance where practicable, including the meeting links, along with rationale for closing them where applicable.

e)          publish workshop recordings and records as soon as practicable after the workshop.

f)           ensure that information from closed workshops is made available when appropriate.

 

 

 

A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:

For

Chairperson C Handley

Deputy Chairperson K Matthews

Member B Ranson

Member R Tucker

Member P Walden

Against

Abstained

 

The motion was declared carried by 5 votes to 0.

 

Member B Ranson left the meeting at 3.18pm.

Member B Ranson returned to the meeting at 3.22pm.

 

 

13

Kōkiri Agreement 2024-2025 - A plan for Auckland Transport project and programme engagement

 

Resolution number WHK/2024/73

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member R Tucker:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)          note it has established a pre-eminent agreement with Auckland Transport through an enduring Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed 23 May 2019, attached. The MOU has precedence at all times over all matters relating to transport and Auckland Transport activities on Waiheke island between Auckland Transport and the Waiheke Local Board.

b)          note that the Auckland Transport Board has approved the MOU and the iterative Waiheke 10-year Transport Plan, and note the inclusion of that in the draft Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP) being finalised currently and that the Kōkiri Agreement should reflect and be aligned with the Waiheke 10-year Transport Plan.

c)          note the exclusion of the Mātiatia landside redevelopment in this year’s Kōkiri Agreement, but its inclusion as an Auckland Transport Capital Project in the RLTP. This does not preclude this project being advanced with respect to collaboration in the first year.

d)          approve the Kōkiri Agreement subject to clarification on the following:

i)           verification of the visitor numbers in the introduction.

ii)          the Esplanade Project being subject to a community survey.

iii)         requests for information of funding streams outside the Kōkiri Agreement that will affect works in this financial year e.g. rural road funding.

e)          delegate to the chairperson minor edits to this motion.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Auckland Transport and Waiheke Local Board MOU

 

 

 

 

14

Approval of the Waiheke Local Board Auckland Emergency Management work programme 2024/2025

 

Resolution number WHK/2024/74

MOVED by Member R Tucker, seconded by Member B Ranson:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)          approve the Auckland Emergency Management work programme 2024/2025 (Attachment A to the agenda report).

 

CARRIED

 

 

15

Local Board input into Council's submission on Making it easier to build granny flats (MBIE)

 

Resolution number WHK/2024/75

MOVED by Member R Tucker, seconded by Member B Ranson:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      delegate to the Chair the board’s final feedback on the central government proposal called ‘Making it easier to build granny flats’ by 26 July 2024.

 

CARRIED

 

 

16

Addition to the 2024 Waiheke Local Board meeting schedule

 

Resolution number WHK/2024/76

MOVED by Member P Walden, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Matthews:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      approve the addition of one business meeting date to the 2022-2025 Waiheke Local Board meeting schedule to accommodate the Annual Report timeframes as follows:

i)       Wednesday 11 September 2024, 3:30pm.

 

CARRIED

 

 

17

Record of urgent decisions - July 2024

 

Resolution number WHK/2024/77

MOVED by Member R Tucker, seconded by Member B Ranson:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)      note the resolutions made under urgency on 9 July 2024 (Attachment A).

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

18

Waiheke Local Board - Resource Consent Applications - July 2024

19

Waiheke Local Board - Hōtaka Kaupapa Policy Schedule - July 2024

20

Waiheke Local Board - Workshop record - July 2024

 

Note: Items 18, 19 and 20 were taken together.

 

Resolution number WHK/2024/78

MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member B Ranson:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)          note the list of resource consents applications (Attachment A) related to Waiheke Island and inner Hauraki Gulf islands 17 June to 14 July 2024. 

b)          note / tuhi ā-taipitopito the Hōtaka Kaupapa – Policy Schedule for the political term 2022-2025 as at 26 June 2024.

c)          note the record of proceedings for the local board workshop held on 3 July 2024. 

 

CARRIED

 

21        Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

21.1

Extraordinary business - Humanitarian visas for Palestinians

 

Note: Item 21 was brought forward and discussed following item 10.

 

Resolution number WHK/2024/79

MOVED by Member B Ranson, seconded by Member R Tucker:  

That the Waiheke Local Board:

a)          call on central government to urgently grant humanitarian visas for the family members of Palestinian residents and citizens of Aotearoa New Zealand.

b)          request that this resolution be shared with all local boards and the governing body and that they resolve to support this resolution.

 

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Member P Walden left the meeting at 2.23pm.

Member P Walden returned to the meeting at 2.25pm.

 

 

 

Member B Ranson closed the meeting with a karakia.

 

Tuia ki runga                                                   Unite above                            

Tuia ki raro                                                      Unite below

Tuia ki waho                                                    Unite without

Tuia ki roto                                                      Unite within

Tuia ki te haere tangata                                  United as one

Ka rongo te pō                                                The night hears

Ka rongo te Ao                                                The day hears

Haumi e, hui e, Tāike E.                                 Join all, bind all, Let it be done!

 

 

3.51 pm                                              The chairperson thanked members for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.

 

CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF THE Waiheke Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

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