Representation
Review Deliberations
13 August 2018
Northland
Regional Council Minutes
Meeting held in the Council Chamber
36 Water Street, Whangārei
on Monday 13 August 2018, commencing
at 9.30am
Present:
Chairman, Bill Shepherd
Deputy Chairman, David Sinclair
Councillors:
John Bain
Justin Blaikie
Paul Dimery
Mike Finlayson
Penny Smart
Rick Stolwerk
Joce Yeoman
In Attendance:
Full Meeting
Chief Executive Officer
GM - Governance and Engagement
Governance Support Manager
Part Meeting
Media
Specialist
The Chair declared the meeting open at 9.31am
Apologies (Item 1.0)
There were no apologies.
Declarations
of Conflicts of Interest (Item
2.0)
It was advised that councillors should make declarations
item-by-item as the meeting progressed.
Confirmation of Minutes - Representation
Review Hearings (Item 3.1)
ID:
A1088058
Report from Chris Taylor, Governance Support Manager
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Moved
(Stolwerk/Smart)
That the minutes of the
Representation Review hearings held on 31 July 2018 be confirmed as a true
and correct record.
Carried
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Deliberations on submissions to the
Representation Review 2018 Initial Proposal
(Item 4.1)
ID:
A1088049
Report from Chris Taylor, Governance Support Manager
and Jonathan Gibbard, Group Manager – Governance and Engagement
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Moved (Shepherd/Sinclair)
1. That
the report ‘Deliberations on submissions to the Representation Review
2018 Initial Proposal’ by Chris Taylor, Governance Support Manager and
Jonathan Gibbard, Group Manager - Governance and Engagement and dated 17 July
2018, be received.
Carried
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Include
the Oneriri Peninsula into Coastal South:
It was
further moved (Stolwerk/Blaikie)
2. That
council acknowledges the submission in relation to the Oneriri Peninsula
being included in the Coastal South constituency but no change is made from
the Representation Review 2018 Initial Proposal to the Representation Review
2018 Final Proposal.
Carried
Secretarial Note: The media release for the
Representation Review Final Proposal to articulate the complexity of the
decision in relation to the Oneriri Peninsula.
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Mangawhai and Kaiwaka to be transferred to Kaipara:
Moved
(Blaikie/Smart)
3. That
council acknowledges the two submissions in relation to the transfer of
Mangawhai and Kaiwaka into the Kaipara constituency and no change is made
from the Representation Review 2018 Initial Proposal to the Representation
Review 2018 proposal.
Carried
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Moved
(Sinclair/Blaikie)
That the status quo be
retained:
4. That
council acknowledges the submission to retain the status quo and no change is
made from the Representation Review 2018 Initial Proposal to the
Representation Review 2018 proposal.
Carried
Secretarial Note: Councillor Dimery recorded his
objection to the content of Mr Joe Carr’s submission.
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Constituencies to be aligned with tribal areas of Te
Tai Tokerau:
Moved
(Blaikie/Sinclair)
5. That
council acknowledges the submission in relation to the alignment of NRC constituencies
with tribal areas of Te Tai Tokerau but no change is made from the
Representation Review 2018 Initial Proposal to the Representation Review 2018
Final Proposal.
Carried
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Conclusion
The meeting concluded at 9.50am.