Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Board
23 November 2020
Ngā Miniti O Te Poari O Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe
Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Board Minutes
Meeting held in the Banquet Room, Te Ahu Centre, Kaitāia
on Monday 23 November 2020, commencing at 10.00am
Tuhinga: 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
Wallace Rivers NgaiTakoto
Cr Colin (Toss) Kitchen Northland Regional Council
Cr Marty Robinson Northland Regional Council
Hon John Carter QSO Far North District Council
I Tae Mai: Huihuinga i te katoa | Full Meeting
Ben Lee NRC - GM: Strategy, Governance and Engagement
Sheila Taylor NRC – Kaiārahi Kaupapa Māori
Rachael King NRC - Planning & Policy Administrator (minutes)
Rachel Ropiha FNDC - Team Leader, Māori Relationships
Rayna Crymble FNDC - Senior Planner, Māori Relationships
Steven Sanson Sanson & Associates
James (Chum) Murray Ngāti Kuri
Erana Murray Ngāti Kuri
Huihuinga i te wahanga | Part Meeting
George Riley Te Rūnanga o Te Rarawa
The Chair declared the meeting open at 10.13am
1.0 KARAKIA TIMATANGA ME WHAKATAU
Petera / Piripi / Neho
2.0 NGĀ WHAKAPAHĀ | APOLOGIES
Waitai Petera advised that Rick Witana has relinquished his seat, and that he will be representing Te Aupouri moving forward.
Moved (Robinson / Carter)
That the apology from Wallace Rivers (for lateness) 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: A1386543
Report from Rachael King, Board Secretary
Moved (Kitchen / Neho)
THAT the minutes of the Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Board meeting held on 22 October 2020 be confirmed as a true and correct record.
Carried
4.2 Matters Arising
Ÿ Change Niki Conrad’s affiliation (in the list of attendees for the 22 October 2020 meeting) to Parengarenga Inc.
11.11am – George Riley joined the meeting
11.32am – Wallace Rivers joined the meeting
5.0 NGĀ RIMITI | ITEMS
5.1 Adoption of Beach Management Plan
Report from Sheila Taylor, Kaiārahi Kaupapa Māori
Moved (Carter / Radich)
1. THAT the report ‘Adoption of Beach Management Plan’ by Sheila Taylor, Kaiārahi Kaupapa Māori and dated 17 November 2020, be received.
2. THAT the Board notes the 36 submissions received in relation to consultation on the draft Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Beach Management Plan.
3. THAT the listed recommended changes are made as a result of today’s deliberations, with the following additions, and brought back to the Board for adoption at the meeting on 11 December 2020:
a) Iwi members to confirm the inclusion of text on Te Ara Wairua;
b) Amend Proposed Action A30.6 to: “Impacts of forestry and other land use on the beach”;
c) Add the following sentence to the end of the new Proposed Action for mussel spat harvesting: “In the interim, the Board accepts the Code of Practice in its current state as the appropriate means for managing the impacts of mechanical mussel spat harvesting”;
d) Correct the arrows on the map of Tohe’s journey on Page 42; and
e) Swap the photograph on Page 9 with map on Page 42.
Carried
5.2 Financial Report
ID: A1386522
Report from Rachael King, Board Secretary and Sheila Taylor, Kaiārahi Kaupapa Māori
Moved (Kitchen / Marty)
THAT the ‘Financial Report’ by Rachael King, Board Secretary and Sheila Taylor, Kaiārahi Kaupapa Māori and dated 16 November 2020, be received.
Carried
12.31pm – John Carter left the meeting
5.3 Meeting Schedule for 2021
ID: A1386504
Report from Sheila Taylor, Kaiārahi Kaupapa Māori
Moved (Kitchen / Petera)
1. THAT the report ‘Meeting Schedule for 2021’ by Sheila Taylor, Kaiārahi Kaupapa Māori and dated 17 November 2020, be received.
2. THAT the Board set the February 2021 Board meeting date to 19 February 2021.
3. That the Board set the frequency of the 2021 Board meetings, commencing February 2021, to bi-monthly.
4. THAT the Board meeting dates for 2021 be set to the third Friday of the month in which the Board shall meet, as follows:
Ÿ 16 April Ÿ 15 October
Ÿ 18 June Ÿ 17 December
Ÿ 20 August
6.0 GENERAL BUSINESS
6.1 Cr Radich advised that he has received complaints of trawlers fishing within 1km of the high tide line – has been happening since March of this year
Moved (Radich / Carter)
THAT Ben Lee and Sheila Taylor draft a letter to MPI for the Chair to sign asking them to investigate recent reports of commercial fishing within the three mile limit.
Carried
6.2 Discussion took place regarding the deteriorating ramp access to the beach at Waipapakauri
Moved (Kitchen / Radich)
THAT the Board seek a report from the FNDC regarding the state of the Waipapakauri beach accessway, together with a list / map showing public accessways along the length of Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe.
Carried
KARAKIA WHAKAMUTUNGA
Petera
The meeting concluded at 1.01pm
Next meeting: 10.00am, Friday 11 December
Te Ahu Centre, Kaitāia