Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Board
21 February 2020
hNgā Miniti O Te Poari O Te Oneroa-A-Tōhē
Te Oneroa-A-Tōhē Board Minutes
Meeting held at the Te Ahu Centre
cnr State Highway 1 & Matthews Ave, Kaitāia
on Friday 21 February 2020, 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
Hon John Carter QSO Far North District Council Mayor
I Tae Mai (In Attendance): Huihuinga i te katoa (Full Meeting)
TROTR - Bronwyn Bauer-Hunt
NRC - Group Manager - Strategy, Governance & Engagement
NRC - Strategy, Policy & Planning Manager
NRC – Kaiārahi Kaupapa Māori
NRC - Strategy, Policy & Planning Administrator (minutes)
FNDC - Team Leader, Māori Relationships
FNDC – Manager, Te Hono
FNDC – Policy Planner
Steve Sanson, Sanson & Associates
David Badham
Huihuinga i te wahanga (Part Meeting)
Russell McMahon (member of the public)
The Chair declared the meeting open at 10.04am.
KARAKIA TIMATANGA ME WHAKATAU
Neho / Piripi / Witana
10.12am – John Carter joined the meeting
1.0 NGĀ WKAHAPAHĀ | APOLOGIES
Moved (Radich / Carter)
That the apologies from Cr Colin “Toss” Kitchen and Cr Marty Robinson be received.
Carried
Secretarial Note: Auriole Ruka and George Riley also sent their apologies
2.0 NGĀ WHAKAPUAKANGA | DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
The Chair advised he has been appointed to two national trusts which may have an impact in the future: Manuka Honey National Charitable Trust and National Trust – Spectrum.
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: A1286172
Report from Rachael King, Board Secretary
Moved (Radich / Neho)
That the minutes of the Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Board meeting held on 6 December 2019 be confirmed as a true and correct record.
Carried
Matters Arising
Item 4.4: Mussel Spat Collection – feedback has been received from the scientists who conducted research regarding damage to seafood and they wish to present to the next meeting
4.0 NGĀ RIMITI | ITEMS
Secretarial Note: An additional supplementary item was added to the agenda
4.3 Registering for IRD Number
ID: A1288873
Report from Sheila Taylor, Kaiarahi Kaupapa Māori
Moved (Carter / Witana)
1. That the report ‘Registering for IRD Number’ by Sheila Taylor, Kaiarahi Kaupapa Māori and dated 20 February 2020 be received.
2. That the Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Board approve the:
a) application for an IRD number;
b) registration for GST; and
c) inclusion of the Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Board into Northland Regional Council’s GST group.
Carried
4.1 Update on Summer Engagement
ID: A1286167
Report from Auriole Ruka, Kaiwhakahaere Hononga Māori and Sheila Taylor, Kaiarahi Kaupapa Māori
Moved (Carter / Witana)
That the report ‘Update on Summer Engagement’ by Auriole Ruka, Kaiwhakahaere Honoga Māori and Sheila Taylor, Kaiarahi Kaupapa Māori at dated 12 February 2020 be received.
Carried
11.15am John Carter and Russell xxxxx left the meeting
4.2 Financial Report
ID: A1286184
Report from Rachael King, Board Secretary
Unable to formally receive the paper, as the Board no longer has a quorum.
OTHER BUSINESS
1. The Chair advised that he has received a report that 26 creeks have dried up along the beach – will require discussion in the future between landowners and the Board
2. Anecdotal evidence is that toheroa are suffering due to lack of fresh water on the beach, however, toheroa have returned in areas where there are no pine trees, and where there is a significant catchment of water
3. Has been working with Climate Change and the Iwi Chairs national Forum – has received information regarding major coastal change due to the warming environment – Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe is an excellent predictive tool for underwater change – a lot of modelling been done through work with GreenPeace
4. Also, increasing numbers of people walking the length of the beach – no facilities available for what is a three-and-a-half day walk, which ties in to concerns around fishermen camping on the beach during events such as fishing competitions etc.
The meeting concluded at 11.33am