Climate Change Working Party

9 September 2020

Climate Change Working Party Record of Actions

 

Meeting held in the Kaipara Room

36 Water Street, Whangārei

on Wednesday 9 September 2020, commencing at 9:30am

 

Present:

Chairperson, Councillor Amy Macdonald

Councillor Joce Yeoman

Ex Officio Penny Smart

Councillor Jack Craw

Rowan Tautari

In Attendance:

Full Meeting

Rivers and Natural Hazards Manager

Natural Hazards Advisor

Strategic Policy Specialist

Chief Executive Officer

Acting Group Manager – Environmental Services

PA – Environmental Services

Part Meeting

Kaiwhakahaere Honongā Māori

 

The meeting commenced at 9:35.

Apologies (Item 1.0)

Councillor Marty Robinson

Toa Faneva

Hadyn Edmonds

Thomas Hohaia

 

Conflict of Interest (Item 2.0)

Presented by: Councillor Amy Macdonald

Agreed action points:

·                Disclose as they arise

 

Matters Arising from Previous Minutes (Item 3.0)

Presented by: Councillor Amy Macdonald

Agreed action points:

·                Review of structure and Terms of Reference in October - email any ideas to Councillor Amy Macdonald or Acting Group Manager – Environmental Services

·                Climate Change Working Party to support CEO to bring leadership, focus and visibility to NRC organisational carbon reduction

 

Climate Adaptation Te Taitokerau – work program overview (Item 4.1)

Presented by: Natural Hazards Advisor

Agreed action points:

·                Circulate MfE report on challenges with implementing adaptation work programmes

·                Distribute PowerPoint to Working Party members

·                Provide progress report at next meeting in November

 

Proposed Inter-council joint committee on Climate Change Adaptation (Item 4.2)

Presented by: Natural Hazards Advisor

Agreed action points:

·                No actions required

 

Work Programme Priorities (Item 4.3)

Presented by: Natural Hazards Advisor

Agreed action points:

·                No actions required

 

Research and Policy Updates (Item 4.4)

Presented by: Natural Hazards Advisor & Strategic Policy Specialist

Agreed action points:

·                No actions required

 

Any Other Business (Item 5.0)

Presented by: Councillor Amy Macdonald

Climate Risk reporting webinar by Simpson Grierson – Natural Hazards Advisor

Agreed action points:

·                Natural Hazards Advisor to distribute webinar link and any supporting documents to the working party members

 

 

 

Actions carried over from previous meeting (Item 6.0)

Presented by: Councillor Amy Macdonald

Agreed action points:

·                Natural Hazards Advisor to contact Toa Fanava regarding additional Poutama for the NRC Climate Change Strategy

 

Conclusion

The meeting concluded at 12:00.