DRAFTKaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee

25 June 2021

Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee Minutes

 

Meeting held in the Te Whare Oranga o Parakai - 5 Rere Place, Parakai

on Friday 25 June 2021, commencing at 09:30am

 

 

Tuhinga (Present):

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua Tame Te Rangi

NRC Chair Penny Smart

NRC Councillor Amy Macdonald

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):

 

Jonathon Rishworth

Wikitoria Wright

Micah Butt

Patricia Clark

Brenda Steele

Laura Pollock

Paul Norris

Duncan Kervell

Mina Henare-Toka

Rae Saywter

Shane Paul

Darrell Lambert

Tracy Tristram

Kevin Adshead

Shona Oliver

Margie Tukerangi

Francine Panui

Helen Woods

Penny Pirrit

John Hutton

Alan Wilcox

Jonathan Gibbard

Malcolm Nicolson

Sandra Harris

 

 

The Chair declared the meeting open at 11:00am

Karakia Timatanga and Whakatau

Ngā whakapahā/Apologies (Item 1.0)

 

Moved (Wright/Smart)

That the apologies from Cherie Povey, 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 - 17 May 2021 (Item 4.1)

ID: A1449130

Report from Leah Porter, Trainer

Moved (Warriner/Sherard)

That the minutes of the Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee meeting held on 17 May 2021 be confirmed as a true and correct record.

Carried

 

Employment Strategy Update (Item 5.1)

ID: A1437936

Report from Alan Wilcox, Kaipara Uri Management Representative

Moved (Wright/Yeoman)

1.         That the report ‘Employment Strategy Update’ by Alan Wilcox, Kaipara Uri Management Representative and dated 27 April 2021, be received.

2.         That the Joint Committee receive the Kaipara Moana Employment Strategy.

3.         That the Joint Committee adopt the following pathways, as recommended in the Kaipara Moana Employment Strategy, and that implementation plans be developed for each pathway and reported back to the Joint Committee:

a)    Adopt the set of procurement principles outlined in Attachment One that ensure goods or services procured for the KMR programme are consistent with the Investment Objectives set out in the Kaipara Moana Remediation Memorandum of Understanding.

b)    Develop an accreditation process built upon the procurement principles outlined in Attachment One and tailored to specific suppliers such as nurseries, fencing and planting contractors.

c)    Co-design (with the government agencies responsible) and potential establishment of an employment hub to coordinate the various stakeholders involved, to ensure there are sufficient human resources to meet the needs of the programme in a timely manner, and to achieve positive employment outcomes for Kaipara Uri and the Kaipara community.

d)    Develop and implement an Iwi and community partnership scheme to ensure community groups are able to participate in the KMR programme with the objective that non-productive or marginally-commercial land can access support and resources to carry out necessary mitigation activities.

e)   Develop and implement a monitoring and evaluation process to capture progress on the achievement of KMR programme’s Human Capital and Social Capital objectives.

Carried

 

Kaipara Moana Remediation Programme Joint Committee Meeting Schedule August to December 2021 (Item 5.2)

ID:   A1447375

Report from Penny Pirrit, Northland Regional Council Management Representative

Moved (Smart/Yeoman)

 

1.         That the report ‘Kaipara Moana Remediation Programme Joint Committee Meeting Schedule August to December 2021’ by Penny Pirrit, Northland Regional Council Management Representative and dated 25 May 2021, be received. (Warriner/MacDonald)

2.         That the Joint Committee confirm the dates for formal meetings and workshops from August to December 2021 as set out in Table 1: Schedule of formal meetings and workshop August to December 2021 of this report.

Carried

 

Kaipara Maurikura Establishment Update (Item 5.3)

ID: A1449121

Report from Penny Pirrit, Northland Regional Council Management Representative

Moved (Smart/Warriner)

1.         That the report ‘Kaipara Maurikura Establishment Update’ by Penny Pirrit, Northland Regional Council Management Representative and dated 1 June 2021, be received. (Sherard/MacDonald)

2.         That the Proposed Statement of Service Requirements outlined in Attachment 1 to this report be approved with the Joint Committee Chair being delegated the final sign off on any amendment required to include procurement principles adopted in the Employment Strategy.

3.         That the Proposed Chief Executive Officer’s Responsibilities Agreement outlined in Attachment 2 to this report be approved for signing by the Joint Committee Chair and the Northland Regional Council’s Chief Executive Officer

4.         That a six-monthly report on the Kaipara Maurikura performance be presented to the February 2022 Joint Committee meeting.

Carried

 

Year Two Workplan Update (Item 5.4)

ID: A1450792

Report from John Hutton, Auckland Council Management Representative

Moved (Sherard/Smart)

1.         That the report ‘Year Two Workplan Update’ by John Hutton, Auckland Council Management Representative and dated 14 June 2021, be received. (Wright/Sherard)

2.         That the Joint Committee confirm and adopt the Year 2 Work Plan and budget, subject to minor adjustments between financial years when expenditure for Year 1 projects is reconciled for FY2020-21 and unspent budget is transferred to FY2021-22 as required.

Carried

 

Karakia Mutunga

Whakamutunga (Conclusion)

The meeting concluded at 1:51pm.