Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Board

26 February 2021 

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

Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Board Minutes

 

Meeting held in the Conference Room, Te Ahu Centre

cnr State Highway 1 & Matthews Ave, Kaitaia

on Friday 26 February 2021, commencing at 10.00am

 

 

Present:                    Haami Piripi                           Te Rūnanga o Te Rarawa                                       (Chair)

                                      Cr Mate Radich                    Far North District Council                                      (Dep Chair)

                                      Graeme Neho                      Ngāti Kuri Trust Board

                                      Waitai Petera                       Te Rūnanga Nui o Te Aupouri Trust

                                      Cr Colin Kitchen                   Northland Regional Council (via Zoom)

                                      Cr Marty Robinson             Northland Regional Council

                                      Mayor John Carter             Far North District Council

I Tae Mai:                 Huihuinga i te katoa

                                      Ben Lee                                   NRC – GM, Strategy, Governance & Engagement (Zoom)

                                      Auriole Ruka                         NRC – Kaiwhakahaere Hononga Māori

                                      Sheila Taylor                         NRC – Kaiārahi Kaupapa Māori (Zoom)

                                      Rachel Ropiha                      FNDC – Team Leader, Māori Relationships

                                      Rayna Crymble                    FNDC – Senior Planner, Māori Relationships

                                      Teresa Burkhardt                FNDC – Policy Planner

                                      George Riley                         Te Rūnanga o Te Rarawa

                                      Huihuinga i te wahanga

                                      Rachael King                         NRC – Planning & Policy/Māori Relationships Admin (Zoom)

 

 

The Chair declared the meeting open at 10.29am

 

1.0       KARAKIA TIMATANGA ME WHAKATAU

Petera / Piripi / Neho

 

2.0       NGĀ WHAKAPAHĀ | APOLOGIES

Moved (Neho / Petera)

THAT the apologies from John Carter for needing to leave the meeting early be received.

Carried

 

3.0       NGĀ WHAKAPUAKANGA | DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

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


 

 

4.0       WHAKĀE NGĀ MINITI | CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

4.1       Confirmation of Minutes

ID: A1414486

Report from Rachael King, Board Secretary

Moved  (Radich / Robinson)

THAT  the minutes of the Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Board meeting held on 11 December 2020 be confirmed as a true and correct record.

Carried

 

5.0       NGĀ RIMITI | ITEMS

5.1       Financial Report

ID: A1415159

Report from Rachael King, Board Secretary

Moved  (Radich / Carter)

THAT the report ‘Financial Report’ by Rachael King, Board Secretary and dated 19 February 2021, be received.

Carried

 

5.2       Workplan - 2021

ID: A1412462

Report from Sheila Taylor, Kaiārahi Kaupapa Māori

Moved  (Robinson / Neho)

1.      THAT the report ‘Workplan - 2021’ by Sheila Taylor, Kaiārahi Kaupapa Māori and dated 16 February 2021, be received.

2.      THAT the Board approve the priority action items for inclusion in the TOATB 2021 workplan.

3.      THAT the Board approve the TOATB 2021 workplan.

4.      THAT the Board agree to monthly meetings of the Technical Steering Group.

5.      That the Iwi representatives of Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Beach Board confirm/reconfirm the following Technical Steering Group members:

a.      Te Aupouri:     Waitai Petera

b.     Ngāti Kuri:        Graeme Neho

c.      Te Rarawa:      George Riley (interim)

d.     NgāiTakoto:    TBA

6.      THAT the Board delegate to the Chair approval of the Technical Steering Group meeting schedule for 2021.

7.    THAT the Board approve Board members on the Technical Steering Group be reimbursed travel and meetings fees.

Carried

 


 

 

5.3       Level Contract Variation - request two

ID: A1413279

Report from Sheila Taylor, Kaiārahi Kaupapa Māori

Moved  (Robinson / Neho)

1.      THAT the report ‘Level Contract Variation - request two’ by Sheila Taylor, Kaiārahi Kaupapa Māori and dated 17 February 2021, be received.

2.      THAT Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Board approve an additional $2,000 (excluding GST) of budget be assigned to the final stages of design work for Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Board - Beach Management Plan and associated documents.

Carried

 

5.4       NZPI Award Nomination - Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Beach Management Plan

ID: A1413444

Report from Sheila Taylor, Kaiārahi Kaupapa Māori

Moved  (Robinson / Neho)

1.      THAT the report ‘NZPI Award Nomination - Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Beach Management Plan’ by Sheila Taylor, Kaiārahi Kaupapa Māori and dated 18 February 2021, be received.

2.      THAT Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Beach Board approve the NZPI 2021 application form in Attachment 1 as completed by David Badham of Baker and Associates

3.      THAT Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Beach Board:

a.      give written consent and agree to their project being reproduced, exhibited, published, communicated and/or adapted by NZPI for the purposes of the awards, provided authorship is attributed to the Board

b.     grant permission for the nomination material to be reproduced, exhibited, published, communicated and/or adapted by NZPI for the purposes of the Awards.

4.      THAT in relation to the Reserve Management Plans, the iwi representatives of Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Beach Board:

a.      give written consent and agree to their project being reproduced, exhibited, published, communicated and/or adapted by NZPI for the purposes of the awards, provided authorship is attributed to the iwi representatives of the Board.

b.     grant permission for the nomination material to be reproduced, exhibited, published, communicated and/or adapted by NZPI for the purposes of the Awards.

5.      THAT, if the nomination is successful, Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Beach Board approve the creation of:

a.      a poster for the purposes of promoting Te Rautaki o Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe

b.     a video for the purposes of promoting Te Rautaki o Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe.

Carried

 


 

 

6.0          GENERAL BUSINESS

6.1       Climate Change

Ÿ  Discussion took place regarding the impacts of climate change and changes ahead for local government; and the Coastal Hazard Maps.

Ÿ  Request for Climate Change and Coastal Hazard Maps to be an agenda item for the next Board meeting.

 

11.10am  -  John Carter left the meeting

 

6.2          Bylaws

Ÿ  Speed limits on beaches

Ÿ  Far North District Council had started work on the bylaw speed limits and will bring a paper to the next Board meeting.

Ÿ  Dog Bylaw

Ÿ  Discussion as to why an action wasn’t recorded in the plan pertaining to control of dogs on the beach.

Ÿ  In the meantime there was a request for Far North District Council to bring a paper to the next Board meeting and consider how it might work with the Board on this issue.

 

11.26am  -  Mate Radich left the meeting

 

6.3          Schnapper Bonanza Fishing Competition

Ÿ  Cr Kitchen raised the issue of the upcoming Schnapper Bonanza Fishing Competition and the possibility of raising the awareness of the Board and the Plan via the event, by having collateral in their welcome packs and someone speak at the event opening.

Moved  (Kitchen / Neho)

1.         THAT the Board approve up to $2,000 for the development of collateral to be included in the starter packs, on the proviso that consent is sought from the event organisers.

Carried

 

6.4          Launch for the Beach Management Plan

Ÿ  Discussion took place regarding whether or not to have some form of ceremony to bless / launch Te Rautaki o Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe. 

Ÿ  It was agreed, given the need to make cosmetic changes to the document, that an event recognising the Plan be held at Korau Kore Marae in the morning prior to the April Board meeting.

 

AGREED ACTIONS

1.

Northland District Council be corrected to Northland Regional Council in the NZPI Award Nomination

NRC

2.

Climate Change and Coastal Hazard Maps to be an agenda item for the next Board meeting

Ben Lee, NRC

3.

Paper on speed limits on beaches to be brought to the next Board meeting

Rayna Crymble, FNDC

4.

Paper on dog bylaws to be brought to the next Board meeting

Rayna Crymble, FNDC

5.

Speak with Schnapper Bonanza Fishing Competition event organisers and seek permission for the inclusion of collateral in starter packs and determine whether there is a chance for the Chair to speak at the welcome ceremony.

Cr Colin Kitchen, NRC

6.

Develop the information for a leaflet (to be included in the starter packs).

Haami Piripi
Auriole / Rachel to assist

7.

Arrange event for the launch of the beach management plan at Korau Kore Marae - Iwi Board members to lead this kaupapa.

George Riley as key contact

 

 

KARAKIA WHAKAMUTUNGA

Petera

 

The meeting closed at 11.55am