Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Board

20 March 2020

Ngā Miniti O Te Poari O Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē

Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Board Minutes

Meeting held in the Banquet Room, Te Ahu Centre

cnr State Highway 1 & Matthews Ave, Kaitaia

on Friday 20 March 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

                                               Cr Marty Robinson             Northland Regional Council

I Tae Mae | In Attendance:        Huihuinga i te katoa | Full Meeting

NRC - Strategy, Policy & Planning Manager

NRC - Strategy, Policy & Planning Administrator (minutes)

FNDC Policy Planner

David Badham, Barker & Associates

Phil Ross, Marine Ecologist, University of Waikato

Huihinga i te wahanga | Part Meeting

FNDC - Manager, Te Hono

TROTR - General Manager

The Chair declared the meeting open at 10.07am

KARAKIA TIMATANGA ME WHAKATAU

Witana / Piripi / Neho

1.0 NGĀ WHAKAPAHĀ | APOLOGIES

Moved  (Radich / Neho)

That the apologies from Colin (Toss) Kitchen and John Carter be received.

Carried

Secretarial Note: Jonathan Gibbard and Rachel Ropiha also sent their apologies

Auriole Ruka and Sheila Taylor attempted to join the meeting via teleconference, however, the technology failed to work

2.0 NGĀ WHAKAPUAKANGA | DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

The Chair advised that he has been re-elected Chair of Te Rūnanga o Te Rarawa.

It was advised that members should make declarations item-by item as the meeting progressed.

3.0 WHAKĀTURANGA | PRESENTATION

3.1       Assessing the impacts of mechanical mussel spat harvesting on the shellfish of Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe

Presentation from Phil Ross, Marine Ecologist, University of Waikato

Provided detailed findings from a recent experiment and information on related upcoming research being conducted

12.04pm -  George Riley joined the meeting

                      Robert Akuhata left the meeting

4.0 WHAKĀE NGĀ MINITI | CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

4.1 Confirmation of Minutes

ID: A1295601

Report from Rachael King, Board Secretary

Moved  (Radich / Witana)

That the minutes of the Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Board meeting held on 21 February 2020 be confirmed as a true and correct record.

Carried

5.0 NGĀ RIMITI | ITEMS

5.1       Financial Report

ID: A1295599

Report from Rachael King, Board Secretary

Moved  (Neho / Radich)

That the ‘Financial Report’ by Rachael King, Board Secretary and dated 13 March 2020 be received.

Carried

KARAKIA WHAKAMUTANGA

Witana

Meeting closed 12.36pm