Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee

22 March 2021

Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee Minutes

 

Meeting held in the Puatahi Marae

on Monday 22 March 2021, commencing at 09:30am

 

Tuhinga (Present):

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua Tame Te Rangi

NRC Chair Penny Smart

Ngā Maunga Whakahī o Kaipara, Cherie Povey

Auckland Council, Rodney Local Board Chair Phelan Pirrie

Auckland Council Greg Sayers

Ngā Maunga Whakahī o Kaipara, Jane Sherard

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua Virginia Warriner

Te Uri o Hau Malcolm Welsh

Te Uri o Hau Willie Wright

NRC Councillor Joce Yeoman

I Tae Mai (In Attendance):

Francine Panui

Alan Wilcox

Rosie Te Tuhi Nathan

Wikitoria Wright

Kay Fraser

Martha Nathan

Teataiti Tapurau

Panui O’Keefe

Marino Povey

Patricia Clark

Tumanako Povey

Mike Borrie

Faith Povey

Malcolm Nicolson

Kathryne Easton

Jonathan Gibbard

David McDermott

Leah Porter

Charmaine Bailie

John Hutton

Sana Lavai-Motlagh

Penny Pirrit

Naida Glavish

Sesha Parkinson

Arohaina Povey

Rangi Mitchelson

Lena Tapurau

Liz Mitchelson

Hemi Tapurau

Caleb Male

Leane Macky

 

The Chair declared the meeting open at 10:30 following pōwhiri.

Karakia Tīmatanga - Whakatau

Ngā whakapahā/Apologies (Item 1.0)

Moved (Wright / Sayers)

That the apologies from Councillor Amy Macdonald and Councillor Daniel Newman for non-attendance be received.

Carried

 

Nga whakapuakanga (Declarations of Conflicts of Interest)

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

 

Confirmation of Minutes - Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee meeting 22 February 2021 (Item 4.1)

ID: A1423183

Report from Leah Porter, PA Environmental Services

Moved (Yeoman/Warriner)

That the minutes of the Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee meeting held on 22 February 2021 be confirmed as a true and correct record.

Carried

 

Secretarial Note: Budget Approval for Initial Communication Activities report was tabled for Item 5.4.

 

Landowner Grants through Sediment Reduction Plans (Item 5.1)

ID: A1423057

Report from John Hutton, Auckland Council Management Representative; Duncan Kervell, Kaipara Moana Land Management Specialist and Alan Wilcox, Kaipara Uri Management Representative

Moved

1.         That the report ‘Landowner Grants through Sediment Reduction Plans’ by John Hutton, Auckland Council Management Representative; Duncan Kervell, Kaipara Moana Land Management Specialist and Alan Wilcox, Kaipara Uri Management Representative and dated 11 March 2021, be received. Moved (Smart / Sherard)

2.         That the interim approach of producing Sediment Reduction Plans to identify where to allocate remediation grant funding, as described in Attachment 1 to the agenda report, is approved. Moved (Warriner / Yeoman)

3.         That developing KMR Programme capacity to provide funding to Kaipara Moana catchment landowners through Sediment Reduction Plans, described in Attachment 1 to the agenda report, is supported in principle. Moved (Sherard / Smart)

4.         That developing KMR Programme capacity to engage with hapū, marae and community groups to organise and work with landowners to undertake remediation works, including on land in multiple ownership, is supported in principle. Moved (Wright / Warriner)

5.         That the ‘KMR Programme Remediation Funding Criteria’ in Attachment 2 to the agenda report is approved. Moved (Yeoman / Sayers) Abstain (Welsh)

6.         Note that the ‘KMR Programme Remediation Funding Criteria’ in Attachment 2 to the agenda report will be tested with landowners and stakeholders and approval to amend will be sought if changes are proposed. Moved (Warriner / Yeoman) Abstain (Wright, Welsh)

7.         That KMR Programme staff prepare project plans and budget estimates to provide landowner grant funding, including through engagement with hapū, marae and community groups, for consideration under the KMR Programme Year 2 Work Plan, and that $30,000 is allocated from the Year 1 Work Plan ‘Catchment Group Project Support’ project budget to assist with this. Moved (Sherrard / Yeoman)

8.              That the Interim Management Team work up a specific communications and engagement plan, that reflects the intent of the MOU, to support the delivery of the Landowner Grants Programme. Moved (Smart / Sherard)

Carried

Secretarial Note: Recommendation 8 was added following discussion between the Joint Committee and Interim Management Team.

 

Secretarial Note: The meeting adjourned at 12:52pm and reconvened at 1:31pm.

 

Fonterra Tiaki Partnership: Revised Project Proposal (Item 5.2)

ID: A1422958

Report from John Hutton, Auckland Council Management Representative; Duncan Kervell, Kaipara Moana Land Management Specialist and Adam Schellhammer, Senior Healthy Waters Specialist

Moved (Wright/Yeoman) Abstain (Warriner)

1.         That the report ‘Fonterra Tiaki Partnership: Revised Project Proposal’ by John Hutton, Auckland Council Management Representative; Duncan Kervell, Kaipara Moana Land Management Specialist and Adam Schellhammer, Senior Healthy Waters Specialist and dated 11 March 2021, be received.

2.         That budget of $2,910,000 be approved for the Fonterra Tiaki Partnership project under the Kaipara Moana Remediation Programme’s Year 1 Annual Work Plan, with the project to run for 20 months from May 2021 to December 2022.

3.         Approve additional Crown and Council grant contributions towards the Fonterra Tiaki Partnership project, under the Kaipara Moana Remediation Programme’s Year 1 Annual Work Plan, on the basis that $575,000 of Crown grant funding and $45,000 of Council grant funding, for the FEP Accounting Framework - Fresh Water Management Tool (K2020-013) is reallocated to the Fonterra Tiaki Partnerships project, and that these quantum’s for the FEP Accounting Framework - Fresh Water Management Tool will be budgeted for in the Year 2 Annual Work Plan.

4.         Note that a contract for services between Fonterra and the Northland Regional Council (acting on behalf of the KMR Programme) will be entered into, including provisions that cater to the requirements of the KMR Programme’s deed of funding with the Ministry for the Environment.

5.         Note that Fonterra staff have committed to work with Kaipara Uri and KMR Programme staff to find ways to achieve Manaaki Tangata (Human Capital) and Tātai Hononga (Social Capital) objectives of KMR Programme, once the programme’s strategy development phase is completed.

6.         That the Chief Executive of the Northland Regional Council (acting on behalf of the KMR Programme) is authorised to agree and sign a contract for services with Fonterra to give effect to the Fonterra Tiaki Partnership project.

Carried

 

Proposed Partner and Stakeholder Engagement Strategy (Item 5.3)

ID: A1422894

Report from Penny Pirrit, Northland Regional Council Management Representative

Moved (Warriner/Povey)

1.         That the report ‘Proposed Partner and Stakeholder Engagement Strategy’ by Penny Pirrit, Northland Regional Council Management Representative and dated 11 March 2021, be received.

2.         That the proposed Kaipara Moana Remediation Programme Partner and Stakeholder Engagement Strategy, set out in Attachment A be approved.

3.         That the Chair and Deputy Chair be delegated to work with staff on any minor wording amendments arising from feedback at the joint committee meeting.

Carried

 

Budget Approval for Initial Communication Activities(Item 5.4)

ID: A1426847

Report from Penny Pirrit, Northland Regional Council Management Representative

Moved (Wright/Yeoman)

1.              That the report ‘Budget Approval for Initial Communication Activities’ by Penny Pirrit, Northland Regional Council Management Representative and dated 19 March 2021, be received.

2.              That expenditure of $ 12,500 be approved from the Year One Implementation of the Engagement and Communication Strategy project budget for acquiring the services of a content writer for the interim communication actions and to enable printing of hard copies of communications collateral outlined in this report.

Carried

Secretarial Note: Recommendations from tabled report.

 

  

Karakia Mutunga

Whakamutunga (Conclusion)

The meeting concluded at 2:45pm.