Climate Change Working Party

23 February 2022

Climate Change Working Party Record of Actions

Meeting held in the Remotely via Zoom link

on Wednesday 23 February 2022, commencing at 9.30am

Tuhinga/Present:

Chairperson, Councillor Amy Macdonald

Councillor Joce Yeoman

Councillor Jack Craw

Councillor Marty Robinson

Councillor Penny Smart

TTMAC representative Rowan Tautari

I Tae Mai/In Attendance:

Full Meeting

NRC CEO, Malcolm Nicholson

NRC Pou Tiaki Hapori - GM Community Resilience, Victoria Harwood

NRC Rivers & Natural Hazards Manager, Joseph Camuso

NRC Climate Change Manager, Tom Fitzgerald

NRC Strategic Policy Specialist & Deputy GM, Justin Murfitt

NRC Natural Hazards Advisor, Jan van der Vliet

NRC Working Party Secretariat, Erica Wade

The meeting commenced at 9.31am.

Ngā Mahi Whakapai/Housekeeping (Item 1.0)

Ngā Whakapahā/Apologies (Item 2.0)

TTMAC representative, Thomas Hohaia

Record of Actions – Minutes from 10 October 2021 (Item 4.1)

Presented by: Victoria Harwood, NRC Pou Tiaki Hapori - GM Community Resilience

Agreed action points:

· No actions required

Receipt of Action Sheet (Item 4.2)

Presented by: Victoria Harwood, NRC Pou Tiaki Hapori - GM Community Resilience

Agreed action points:

· Action #2:  Victoria has raised a service ticket with the IT department as there may be an opportunity to have a Microsoft Teams working space for councillors and TTMAC members.

· Action # 31: Cr. Jack Craw to feedback to the Climate Change Working Party what projects in the Biodiversity and Biosecurity implementation plan can  be included in the work plan for year 2.

· Action #32: Victoria currently in conversation with Auriole, NRC Pou Manawhakahaere, regarding TTMAC members not able to attend working party meetings.  Long term solution required.  This action is to stay on schedule of action sheet until resolved.   

Recruitment update and introduction of new staff (Item 4.3)

Presented by: Victoria Harwood, NRC Pou Tiaki Hapori - GM Community Resilience

Agreed action points:

· No actions required

Progress Year 1 of Ngā Taumata o Te Moana (Item 4.4)

Presented by: Victoria Harwood, NRC Pou Tiaki Hapori - GM Community Resilience

Agreed action points:

· Website link to ‘He Waka Eke Noa’ to be distributed to the working group.

· Year 2 project #38: There is potentially an opportunity for NRC to work with DOC in this space.  Amy to send Jono and Vic the contact details for the lead worker at DOC.

Electric vehicle survey report summary (Item 4.5)

Presented by: Joseph Camuso, NRC Rivers & Natural Hazards Manager

Agreed action points:

· Future plans for our EV network needs to be embedded with our Northland council transport teams, working groups and agencies.

Funding Business Cases for Pilot Adaptation Projects (Te Tai Tokerau Climate Adaptation Strategy) at District Councils (Item 4.6)

Presented by: Jan van der Vliet, NRC Natural Hazards Advisor

Agreed action points:

· No actions required

New vessel update (Item 4.7)

Presented by: Victoria Harwood, NRC Pou Tiaki Hapori - GM Community Resilience

Agreed action points:

· No actions required

EV - Bus update (Item 4.8)

Presented by: Victoria Harwood, NRC Pou Tiaki Hapori - GM Community Resilience

Agreed action points:

· Calvin Thomas, General Manager Northland Transportation alliance (NTA) to be invited to next working party to give further information regarding the strategic advances that the NTA are working towards for carbon reductions, more broadly in the transport sector.

Whakamutunga (Conclusion)

The meeting concluded at 11.10am.