Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Board
18 October 2019
Ngā Miniti O Te Poari O Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē
Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Board Minutes
Meeting held in the Te Ahu Centre, Kaitāia
on Friday 18 October 2019, commencing at 10.00am
Tuhinga (Present): Haami Piripi Te Rūnanga o Te Rarawa (Chair)
Cr Mate Radich Far North District Council (Dep Chair)
Graeme Neho Ngāti Kuri Trust Board
John Witana Te Rūnanga Nui o Te Aupouri Trust
Cr Mike Finlayson Northland Regional Council
Cr Paul Dimery Northland Regional Council
Mayor John Carter Far North District Council
I Tae Mai (In Attendance): Huihuinga i te katoa (Full Meeting)
TROTR - George Riley
TROTR - Bronwyn Bauer-Hunt
TRNOTA - Rosie Conrad
NRC - Strategy, Policy & Planning Manager
NRC - Kaiwhakahaere Hononga Māori
NRC - Kaiārahi Tikanga Māori
NRC - Strategy, Policy & Planning Administrator (minutes)
FNDC - Policy Planner
Huihuinga i te wahanga (Part Meeting)
Mat Bartholomew - Fisheries New Zealand (via teleconference)
The Chair declared the meeting open at 10.05am
KARAKIA TIMATANGA ME WHAKATAU
Witana / Piripi
The Chair made special mention of the departing members of the Board from Northland Regional Council - Cr Paul Dimery and Cr Mike Finlayson - and thanked them both for their contribution to the kaupapa of the Board during their time as members.
1.0 NGĀ WHAKAPAHĀ | APOLOGIES
Moved (Radich / Carter)
That the apologies from Rangitane Marsden be received.
Carried
Secretarial Note: The apologies from Jonathan Gibbard, Theresa Burkhardt and Rachel Ropiha for non-attendance were received.
10.10am - Rosie Conrad and George Riley joined the meeting
2.0 NGĀ WHAKAPUAKANGA | DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
It was advised that members should make declarations item-by-item as the meeting progressed.
3.0 WHAKĀE NGĀ MINITI | CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
3.1 Confirmation of Minutes
ID: A1244904
Report from Rachael King, Board Secretary
Moved (Neho / Witana)
That the minutes of the Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Board meeting held on 20 September 2019 be confirmed as a true and correct record.
Carried
Secretarial Note: The order of the agenda items was rearranged to allow for other commitments by attendees
4.4 Uploading of Information onto Board Website
ID: A1244908
Report from Auriole Ruka, NRC Kaiwhakahaere Hononga Māori
Moved (Radich / Finlayson)
1. That the report ‘Uploading of Information onto Board Website’ by Auriole Ruka, NRC Kaiwhakahaere Hononga Māori and dated 2 October 2019, be received.
2. That, following comment by the Technical Steering Group, the Chair of the Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Board be delegated the authority to approve the addition of information, that is not produced by or behalf of the Board or for the purposes of preparing the beach management plan, to the Board’s website.
Carried
4.5 Funding for Environmental Improvement Activities
Verbal Report from Graeme Neho, Ngāti Kuri Trust Board
Moved (Neho / Carter)
That the Technical Steering Group approach Aquaculture NZ to discuss funding options, and report back to the December Board meeting.
Carried
10.45am - Mat Bartholomew joined the meeting (via teleconference)
4.1 Ministry of Primary Industries - MPI’s Role in Managing Mussel Spat Collection
Verbal Report from Mat Bartholomew, Director Aquaculture & Branch Support, Fisheries New Zealand
Ÿ Mat provided an overview and clarification of the role of Te Hiku mussel spat collection
Ÿ All acknowledge that the current operation is not working as well as it should be
Ÿ A management plan for Te Hiku spat collection is being prepared and it is anticipated that it should be available to the Board by February 2020
11.35am - Mat Bartholomew left the meeting
4.2 Far North Spatial Plan 2100 (FN2100)
Verbal Report from John Carter, FNDC Mayor
Ÿ Details of the new, overarching plan were provided
4.3 Summer Engagement Programme
ID: A1244902
Report from Ben Lee, NRC Strategic Policy and Planning Manager
Moved (Carter / Witana)
1. That the report ‘Summer Engagement Programme’ by Ben Lee, Strategic Policy and Planning Manager and dated 2 October 2019, be received.
2. That the Board approves the communications plan for the Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē summer engagement programme.
3. That the Board delegates authority to the Chair to approve amendments to the communications plan for the Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē summer engagement programme, except for changes to the objectives, and any increase in the funds allocated by the Board in accordance with Board resolution 4.
4. That the Board approves up to $17,500 to implement the deliverables in the communications plan for the Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē summer engagement programme.
5. That the Board delegates authority to approve expenditure, in accordance with Board resolution 4, to Jonathan Gibbard, NRC Group Manager - Strategy, Governance and Engagement.
6. That the Board delegates authority to the Chair to approve the details of the creative campaign, including messaging and the design of the collateral.
7. That the draft creative campaign be circulated to the Board prior to the Chair’s approval, in accordance with Board resolution 6.
Carried
4.6 Financial Report
ID: A1244907
Report from Rachael King, Board Secretary
Moved (Carter / Neho)
That the Financial Report by Rachael King, Board Secretary and dated 2 October 2019, be received.
Carried
General discussion took place around the following topics:
Ÿ Sand build-up at Waipapakauri
Ÿ Responsibility for the Kākā Street ramp
Ÿ Closure of the non-compliant Hukatere campground
Ÿ NZ Police ceremony with kaumatua at the site of the recent large meth haul
Ÿ Private land owners along the beach
KARAKIA WHAKAMUTUNGA
Witana
The meeting concluded at 12.28pm