UNCONFIRMEDCivil Defence Emergency Management Group Meeting

1 March 2022

Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Meeting Minutes

 

Meeting held via audiovisual link

on Tuesday 1 March 2022, commencing at 11.00am

 

 

Tuhinga/Present:

Chair, NRC Councillor, Rick Stolwerk

WDC Mayor, Sheryl Mai

KDC Alternate Representative, Councillor Anna Curnow

FNDC Councillor Dave Collard

NZ Police Representative Superintendent Tony Hill

FENZ Representative Commander Wipari Henwood

NEMA Representative Chloe Marshall (Observer Status)

 

I Tae Mai/In Attendance:

Full Meeting

NRC Chair, Penny Smart

NRC Representative, Cr Colin Kitchen

FNDC Representative, Cr Kelly Stratford

WDC Representative, Cr Nicholas Connop

FNDC CEO, Shaun Clarke

NRC Group Manager - Community Resilience, Victoria Harwood

Northland CDEM, Graeme Macdonald

Northland CDEM, Jenny Calder

Northland CDEM, Shona Morgan

Northland CDEM, Tegan Capp

Northland CDEM, Evania Arani

Northland CDEM, Claire Nyberg

Northland CDEM, Mana Wright

Northland CDEM, Bill Hutchinson

Northland CDEM, Murray Wright

Northland CDEM, Sarah Boniface

FNDC, Andy Finch

NRC, Meloney Tupou

 

The Chair declared the meeting open at 11.07am.

Ngā Mahi Whakapai/Housekeeping (Item 1.0)

Ngā whakapahā/Apologies (Item 2.0)

 

Moved (Collard / Curnow)

That the apologies from KDC Mayor Dr Jason Smith for non-attendance be received.

Carried

 

Nga whakapuakanga/Declarations of Conflicts of Interest (Item 3.0)

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

 

Confirmation of Minutes - 2021 11 10 Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Meeting Minutes Unconfirmed (Item 4.1)

Report from Laura Exton, Community Resilience Executive Assistant

Moved (Collard/Curnow)

That the minutes of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group meeting held on Wednesday 10 November 2021 be confirmed as a true and correct record.

Carried

 

 

Receipt of Schedule of Actions (Item 4.2)

Report from Laura Exton, Community Resilience Executive Assistant

Moved (Mai/Stolwerk)

That the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Schedule of Actions be reviewed and receipted.

Carried

 

 

NEMA Monthly Update (Item 5.1)

Report from Graeme MacDonald, Emergency Manager

Moved (Hill/Curnow)

That the report ‘NEMA Monthly Update’ by Graeme MacDonald, Emergency Manager and dated 9 February 2022, be received.

Carried

 

 

Northland CDEM Group Plan - Targets and actions (Item 5.2)

Report from Graeme MacDonald, Emergency Manager

Moved (Stolwerk/Collard)

That the report ‘Northland CDEM Group Plan - Targets and actions ’ by Graeme MacDonald, Emergency Manager and dated 22 February 2022, be received.

Carried

 

Northland CDEM Group, CEG and Group appointments (Item 6.1)

Report from Graeme MacDonald, Emergency Manager

Moved (Mai/Stolwerk)

That the report ‘Northland CDEM Group, CEG and Group appointments ’ by Graeme MacDonald, Emergency Manager and dated 22 February 2022, be received.

Carried

Secretarial note: remove Gemma Aspden (FNDC) and Alistair Wiseman (WDC) from Local Welfare Manager position.

 

 

CEG Chair's Report (Item 6.2)

Report from Victoria Harwood, Pou Tiaki Hapori - GM Community Resilience

Moved (Stolwerk/Collard)

That the report ‘CEG Chair's Report ’ by Victoria Harwood, Pou Tiaki Hapori - GM Community Resilience Chairperson and dated 22 February 2022, be received.

Carried

Secretarial note: WDC Mayor Mai raised concern for the wellbeing of the CDEM Group Office with the volume of work and emergency responses over the last couple of years, and if the Committee could provide any further support they will where possible.

 

 

Northland Water Resilience (Item 6.3)

Report from Graeme MacDonald, Emergency Manager

Moved (Stolwerk/Collard)

That the report ‘Northland Water Resilience ’ by Graeme MacDonald, Emergency Manager and dated 22 February 2022, be received.

Carried

 

 

Tsunami activity in Northland following Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcanic eruption (Item 6.4)

Report from Murray Soljak, Emergency Management Communications Specialist

Moved (Curnow/Mai)

That the report ‘Tsunami activity in Northland following Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcanic eruption’ by Murray Soljak, Emergency Management Communications Specialist and dated 22 February 2022, be received.

Carried

 

 

Kaimaumau Fire Response (Item 6.5)

Report from Sarah Boniface, Emergency Management Specialist; Bill Hutchinson, Emergency Management Specialist and Wipari Henwood, FENZ - Northland District Manager

Ngā mahi tūtohutia / Recommendation

That the report ‘Kaimaumau Fire Response’ by Sarah Boniface, Emergency Management Specialist; Bill Hutchinson, Emergency Management Specialist and Wipari Henwood, FENZ - Northland District Manager and dated 22 February 2022, be received.

 

 

 

Northland Multi-Agency Coordination Centre update (Item 6.6)

Report from Graeme MacDonald, Emergency Manager

Ngā mahi tūtohutia / Recommendation

That the report ‘Northland Multi-Agency Coordination Centre update’ by Graeme MacDonald, Emergency Manager and dated 22 February 2022, be received.

 

 

 

Whakamutunga (Conclusion)

The meeting concluded at 12.07pm.