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Huihuinga O Te Poari O Te Oneroa-A-Tōhē Friday 18 June 2021 at 10.00am
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Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Board
18 June 2021
Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Board Agenda
Meeting to be held in the Conference Room, Te Ahu Centre
cnr State Highway 1 & Matthews Ave, Kaitaia
on Friday 18 June 2021, commencing at 10.00am
Recommendations contained in the agenda are NOT
decisions of the meeting.
Please refer to minutes for resolutions.
NGĀ MANA WHAKAHAERE
MEMBERSHIP OF THE Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Board
Chair: Haami Piripi, Te Rūnanga o Te Rarawa
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Deputy Chair, Cr Mate Radich |
Graeme Neho |
Waitai Petera, Te Rūnanga |
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Wallace Rivers |
Cr Colin (Toss) Kitchen |
Cr Marty Robinson |
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Hon John Carter QSO |
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1.0 KARAKIA ME WHAKATAU
2.0 NGĀ WHAKAPAHĀ | apologies
3.0 NGA WHAKAPUAKANGA | declarations of conflicts of interest
4.0 Whakāturanga | Presentations 3
5.0 Whakāe Ngā Miniti | Confirmation of Minutes
5.1 Confirmation of Minutes 4
6.1 Implementing Te Rautaki o Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Action A38 setting speed limits, A40 signage 10
6.2 Approval of Ongoing Costs for Website Hosting 13
6.3 Financial Report 15
7.0 KARAKIA WHAKAMUTUNGA
Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Board item: 4.0
18 June 2021
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TITLE: |
Whakāturanga | Presentations |
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ID: |
A1450724 |
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From: |
Rachael King, Board Secretary |
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Authorised by: |
Ben Lee, GM - Strategy, Governance and Engagement, on 10 June 2021 |
Whakarāpopototanga | Executive Summary
The presentation that will be presented to the Board is listed below.
That the presentation Te Araroa – Introduction be received.
Nil
Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Board item: 5.1
18 June 2021
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TITLE: |
Confirmation of Minutes |
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ID: |
A1450131 |
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From: |
Rachael King, Board Secretary |
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Authorised by: |
Ben Lee, GM - Strategy, Governance and Engagement, on 11 June 2021 |
That the minutes of the Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Board meeting held on 26 February 2021 be confirmed as a true and correct record.
Ngā tapirihanga | Attachments
Attachment 1: Minutes of Meeting - 26
February 2021 ⇩ 
18 June 2021
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TITLE: |
Implementing Te Rautaki o Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Action A38 setting speed limits, A40 signage |
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ID: |
A1450734 |
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From: |
Shawn Baker, Speed Limits Project Manager – Northland Transport Alliance |
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Authorised by: |
Darren Edwards, GM - Strategic Planning & Policy, FNDC on 04 June 2021 |
Whakarāpopototanga | Executive Summary
Te Rautaki o Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe articulates the desired outcomes, objectives and actions for Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe (the beach). These outcomes, objectives and actions were developed by Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Board (the Board) to realise the need to protect and care for the beach now and into the future.
During consultation to develop the Te Rautaki o Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe, safety pertaining to vehicles on the beach was one of the main issues identified. This became one of the key areas that the plan looked to address. In particular, Action A38 is designed to manage vehicle use on the beach – both where you can drive and speed limits.
This report provides the process the Far North District Council is required to follow under the setting of Speed Limits Rule 2017 to implement control measures pertaining to speed limits on the beach.
That the report ‘Implementing Te Rautaki o Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Action A38 setting speed limits, A40 signage by Shawn Baker, Speed Limits Project Manager – Northland Transport Alliance; and dated 31 May 2021 be received.
Tuhinga | Background
Far North District Council (Council) is a Road Controlling Authority (RCA) within the Far North District and has a statutory role in managing the district’s local roads (except State Highways), including the setting of speed limits. This statutory role as an RCA is set out under the Land Transport Act 1998, which also enables Council to make a bylaw that fixes the maximum speed of vehicles on any road for the safety of the public, or for the better preservation of any road (Section 22AB(1)(d)).
As part of the National Road Safety Strategy: Road to Zero: A Road Safety Strategy for New Zealand 2020-2030, Northland Transportation Alliance (NTA), in partnership with Far North District (FNDC) is undertaking a rolling review of speed limits across the District.
The ‘Setting of Speed Limits Rule 2017’ provides the legal framework for setting speed limits including, but not limited to:
Ÿ The types of speed limits that may be set.
Ÿ The matters that must be considered by the RCA when setting speed limits.
Ÿ Community consultation.
Ÿ Signage.
The speed limit review and implementation process being undertaken by Council through NTA ensures that the resulting speed limits and the implementation of those speed limits are legal and enforceable.
As noted, Te Rautaki o Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe (the plan) identifies the desired outcomes, objectives, and actions for the management of Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe. In total, there are seven objectives identified in the plan. Under the heading Kaupapa whakahirahira | Recreation is the following objective:
Ÿ E pai ana tō whakamahi i te takutai, engari me tiaki – We enjoy using the beach, but respect it.
It is this objective that provides the avenue for the following desired outcomes which lead to actions pertaining to vehicles on the beach and safety:
Ÿ People are able to safely access and enjoy Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe for recreational activities in a manner that respects and preserves the mauri of the beach.
Ÿ Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe can be accessed safely and all drivers respect the beach.
To achieve these desired outcomes, the plan identifies the following specific actions:
A38: Undertake changes to the FNDC Bylaw(s) specifying safe speed limits and other measures along Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe including:
1. 30km/per hour speed limit within 200m of any beach accessway or any activity (e.g. boat launching, people fishing etc) on the beach;
2. 60km/per hour speed limit for the remainder of the beach;
3. No driving vehicles along the beach in the sea except when launching boats.
4. Prohibiting vehicles on sand dunes
A40: Provide signage to identify speed restrictions on the beach.
Both actions (A38 and A40) have a timeframe (for implementing) of ‘short term’ assigned to them, meaning that the Board would like to see control measures introduced within a 1-2-year timeframe of the plan becoming operative.
Rīpota | Report
The Board has previously received reports on the legal status of the beach and are aware that the beach is considered a road under the Land Transport Act 1998. This means that the Council, in its capacity as RCA, can set a speed limit on the beach via a Speed Limits Bylaw.
Speed bylaws are limited to controlling speed, and only in relation to a specified geographical area. This means Council is constrained in implementing in full, Action A38 of the beach management plan. In particular, Council cannot introduce speed restrictions around beach users as this is not a defined geographical area, nor can a speed bylaw control where vehicles may be driven, such as in the water or on dunes. Council can, however, introduce speed restrictions to the beach as a whole, and at access points as follows:
Ÿ 30kph within 200m of identified access points, and
Ÿ 60kph on other parts of the beach.
In order to implement Action A38.1 and A38.2, Council has included Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe / Ninety Mile as part of its current tranche of speed limit reviews, as part of the Road to Zero campaign. The areas currently being reviewed are:
Ÿ Kaitaia-Awaroa catchment,
Ÿ Broadwood-Kohukohu catchment,
Ÿ Moerewa urban, and
Ÿ Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe / Ninety Mile Beach
Although the Speed Limits Bylaw is made under Section 22AB(1)(d) of the Land Transport Act 1998 and the Setting of Speed Limits Rule 2017, consultation is undertaken in accordance with the Local Government Act 2002. Consultation must also be ‘specific’ to the proposed Speed Limit Bylaw.
This means that, while Council recognises that the Board consulted on the Beach Management Plan, it was not specific to speed limits. This means Council is required to consult again on this particular matter in order to satisfy legal requirements and to ensure the bylaw is enforceable.
With regard to Action A40, speed limit signage is governed by the Setting of Speed Limits Rule and national standards. The signage standards restrict the design and sizing of speed limit signage; but does allow for bi-lingual signs.
To be legally enforceable, compliant speed limit signs must be placed within 20 metres (plus or minus) of the legal change in speed limit. Whilst this is not an issue for beach access areas, it will be challenging where the speed limit transitions between 30kph and 60kph. It is expected that the transitional signage will also be placed at beach entry points.
Process
As part of the community engagement process for setting speed bylaws, a Statement of Proposal must be produced and set out proposed speed limits and the reason for those proposals. A Statement of Proposal has been drafted for the proposed changes in the four areas currently under review. This will be notified for community feedback and submissions from 29th June until 10th August 2021. Similar to the consultation process followed by the Board, feedback will be collated, and submitters will have the opportunity to present their views to Council at a Hearing. Once all the requirements in the setting of the speed limits rule, including community feedback, have been considered, Council will make changes to the current speed limit bylaw to include the speed limits for the beach. Further to this, council staff will make the necessary arrangements to secure the appropriate signage as required by the national guidelines.
It is expected that this will take a minimum of one year to get to the implementation of signage to allow for the enforcement of speed limit rules on the beach. This means that the earliest that signage will be in place for speed limits will be June 2022.
Ngā tapirihanga | Attachments
Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Board item: 6.2
18 June 2021
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TITLE: |
Approval of Ongoing Costs for Website Hosting |
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ID: |
A1437716 |
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From: |
Sheila Taylor, Kaiārahi Kaupapa Māori |
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Authorised by: |
Ben Lee, GM - Strategy, Governance and Engagement, on 10 June 2021 |
Whakarāpopototanga | Executive Summary
Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Board currently has a website that is hosted through a Wix server. At the August 2020 meeting, the Board approved future invoices for website hosting be sent directly to Northland Regional Council, as administrators of the Board’s accounts, for payment.
The annual cost for 2021 website hosting is $264 + GST. This paper seeks Board approval of the 2021 website hosting fees for https://www.teoneroa-a-tohe.nz/
1. That the report ‘Approval of Ongoing Costs for Website Hosting’ by Sheila Taylor, Kaiārahi Kaupapa Māori and dated 27 April 2021, be received.
2. That Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Board approve the ongoing website hosting costs of $264 + GST per year.
Tuhinga | Background
Refer to Executive Summary above
Ngā tapirihanga | Attachments
Attachment 1: Web hosting invoice
INV-0367 ⇩ 
Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Board item: 6.3
18 June 2021
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Financial Report |
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ID: |
A1450132 |
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From: |
Rachael King, Board Secretary |
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Authorised by: |
Ben Lee, GM - Strategy, Governance and Engagement, on 11 June 2021 |
Whakarāpopototanga | Executive Summary
The purpose of this report is to provide the financial statement of the Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Board for the period ending 31 May 2021.
That the report ‘Financial Report’ by Rachael King, Planning and Policy/Maori Relationships Administrator and dated 19 February 2021, be received.
Tuhinga | Background
A detailed Financial Report is provided as Attachment 1.
In summary, to date the Board has expended $231,864.40 from the following funds:
1. Board Operational Fund $150,000 $97,157.69 remaining
2. Plan Development Fund $250,000 $70,977.51 remaining
Ngā tapirihanga | Attachments
Attachment 1: Financial Report - as at
31 May 2021 ⇩ 
