15 May 2020
Ngā Miniti O Te Poari O Te Oneroa-A-Tōhē
Te Oneroa-A-Tōhē Board Minutes
Meeting held via Zoom video and teleconferencing
on Friday 15 May 2020, commencing at 10.00am
Tuhinga: Haami Piripi Te Rūnanga o Te Rarawa (Chair)
Cr Mate Radich Far North District Council (Dep Chair)
Graeme Neho Ngāti Kuri Trust Board
Cr Colin Kitchen Northland Regional Council
Cr Marty Robinson Northland Regional Council
I Tae Mae: Huihuinga i te katoa | Full Meeting
Jonathan Gibbard NRC - Strategy, Governance & Engagement Manager
Ben Lee NRC - Strategy, Policy & Planning Manager
Auriole Ruka NRC - Kaiwhakahaere Hononga Māori
Sheila Taylor NRC - Kaiārahi Kaupapa Māori
Rachael King NRC - Policy & Planning Administrator (minutes)
Rachel Ropiha FNDC - Team Leader, Māori Relationships
Theresa Burkhardt FNDC - Policy Planner
David Badham Barker & Associates
Steve Sanson Sanson & Associates
Huihinga i te wahanga | Part Meeting
George Riley TROTR
The Chair declared the meeting open at 10.24am
KARAKIA TIMATANGA ME WHAKATAU
Piripi / Neho
1.0 NGĀ WHAKAPAHĀ | APOLOGIES
Moved (Neho / Kitchen)
That the apologies from John Carter (FNDC) and Rick Witana (on behalf of Te Aupouri) for non-attendance be received.
Carried
2.0 NGA 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: A1311351
Report from Rachael King, Board Secretary
Moved (Neho / Radich)
That the minutes of the Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Board meeting held on 17 April 2020 be confirmed as a true and correct record.
Carried
4.0 NGĀ RIMITI | ITEMS
4.1 Financial Report
ID: A1311357
Report from Rachael King, Board Secretary
Moved (Robinson / Kitchen)
That the ‘Financial Report’ by Rachael King, Board Secretary and dated 1 May 2020, be received.
Carried
Agreed Action:
More information was requested regarding consultant information – more detail to be added to the description column moving forward
4.2 Request for Funding
ID: A1312345
Report from Ben Lee, Strategy, Policy & Planning Manager
Moved (Kitchen / Robinson)
1. That the report ‘Request for Funding’ by Ben Lee, Strategic Policy and Planning Manager and dated 5 May 2020, be received.
2. That the Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Board approves up to $2,000 (excluding GST) for legal advice on options for providing additional power to the Board for making decisions on resource consent applications within the Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē beach management areas.
3. That the Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Board approves up to $2,000 (excluding GST) for a traffic planning expert to provide advice on traffic matters for vehicles driving on Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē.
4. That the Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Board approves up to $2,000 (excluding GST) to hire someone, preferably locally, to procure photos of Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē to be used in the beach management plan and be available to use for any other Board activities.
5. That the Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Board delegates authority, to approve expenditure approved by the Board in accordance with resolution 2, 3 and 4, to Jonathan Gibbard, Group Manager – Strategy, Governance and Engagement of the Northland Regional Council.
Carried
5.0 GENERAL BUSINESS
5.1 Naming of the Beach
Ÿ Discussion took place regarding the name “Ninety Mile Beach” not being included in the Beach Management Plan
Ÿ It was acknowledged that Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē | Ninety Mile Beach is the official name
Agreed Action:
The Technical Steering Group will research the legal requirements about the naming of the beach in the Beach Management Plan and report back to the June meeting.
The meeting concluded at 11.04am