Agenda of Council Meeting - Wednesday, 23 March 2022

No.	Option	Advantages	Disadvantages
1	Terms of Reference adopted	The JCCAC meets requirements set out under the Local Government Act 2002. Appropriate governance of climate change adaptation mahi remains in place after the triennial elections. Sufficient priority for climate change adaptation mahi is retained.	None
2	Terms of Reference NOT adopted	This represents the status quo.	The JCCAC continues to operate on an ad-hoc basis without clear establishment and operating procedures. The Joint Committee may cease to function after the triennial elections. Remuneration of each Council’s nominated iwi/hapu representatives may be inadequate.

No.

Option

Advantages

Disadvantages

Terms of Reference adopted

The JCCAC meets requirements set out under the Local Government Act 2002.

Appropriate governance of climate change adaptation mahi remains in place after the triennial elections.

Sufficient priority for climate change adaptation mahi is retained.

None

Terms of Reference NOT adopted

This represents the status quo.

The JCCAC continues to operate on an ad-hoc basis without clear establishment and operating procedures.

The Joint Committee may cease to function after the triennial elections.

Remuneration of each Council’s nominated iwi/hapu representatives may be inadequate.

Council Meeting item: 8.3

23 March 2022

TITLE:	Chief Executive’s Report to Council
From:	Malcolm Nicolson, Tumuaki - Chief Executive Officer
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Malcolm Nicolson, Tumuaki - Chief Executive Officer, on 17 March 2022

Ngā mahi tūtohutia / Recommendation

That the report ‘Chief Executive’s Report to Council’ by Malcolm Nicolson, Tumuaki - Chief Executive Officer and dated 28 February 2022, be received.

8.3.1 Highlights

Staff Highlights

We are pleased to announce that two Group Managers have been appointed to key roles on national bodies. The Group Manager, Regulatory Services has been appointed as the new Land Management Special Interest Group (SIG) Sponsor. The SIG network in the regional sector covers a broad range of professional and technical disciplines. They are an excellent vehicle for cross-council collaboration, leadership, and support on core functions, challenges, and opportunities across the regional sector. As part of his role he will provide strategic leadership and oversight of the Land Management SIG.

Group Manager Regulatory Services was also invited and accepted the invitation to be a member of the national (DIA) Stormwater Reference Group for the Three Waters reform as one of the two representatives of the proposed new water services entity for the Auckland and Northland regions (Entity A/Northern Waters) which will assist council to provide expert advice in regards to these reforms.

LGOIMA Process

The Ombudsman’s office have been approached with a request to assist NRC with a review of our LGOIMA based systems. We are anticipating a favourable response from his office to assist with the review.

WILD ANIMAL CONTROL

Russell sika eradication and goat cull

A trial last year of the DNA survey methods to be used across Russell Forest as part of the sika eradication confirmed the success of the survey technique and provided data which showed that the wider area could be covered in a matter of weeks. The trial identified however, that goat faeces could interfere with the survey, so culling of goats commenced on 21 February as a prerequisite to the eradication.

Landowner engagement was successful in gaining access to more than half of the properties in the operational area. Landowners and local hapū had an opportunity to meet with each of the hunters prior to the operation to establish trust and strengthen relationships.

Hunters and landowners joined for dawn karakia before the start of the cull.

The cull destroyed 126 goats and 28 pigs by 28 February.

The hunting team about
to head out at the
start of the goat cull.

8.3.2 CEO’s Office

Code of Conduct Investigation

A preliminary code of conduct investigation was completed by an external investigator in relation to two complaints received from the community about the actions of individual councillors and the CEO. The investigator reached the conclusion the councillors had not breached their Code of Conduct and confirmed that the Chief Executive (who is not subject to the Code) could not be found to be in breach of it. A copy of the investigators report was sent to the complainants.

Current Legal Proceedings

Department	Description	Status
Consent decision appeal	Two separate consent applications for replacement and new consents relating to a proposed expansion of, Doug’s Opua Boat Yard in Walls Bay, Ōpua	Agreement reached between the applicant and council over consent conditions. The Court will be updated on this.
Consent decision appeal	Irrigation of avocado orchards and horticulture crops	All parties continue to work towards resolving the appeals.

8.3.3 CORPORATE SERVICES

QMS and ISO registration

Northland Regional Council is due for a Telarc ISO reaccreditation audit in early April. At present we are unlikely to achieve ISO reaccreditation due to the high demand of the COVID-19 response and other workload priorities.

Telarc have been contacted and Northland Regional Council are able to put the accreditation on hold for 6 months. While on hold Council cannot say we are ISO accredited, which we believe is not a major impact for our accredited scope areas.

Fraud Declaration

I am not aware of any fraud nor am I investigating any incidence or suspected incidence of fraud at this time.

Cyber Security

As a result of current events in Europe, there has been an increase in cyber activity. Our security providers are actively monitoring open-source intelligence for fresh indicators as well as leveraging a huge amount of specific intelligence to hunt for signs of malicious activity.

Mobile phone applications have been identified as a high risk for cyber criminals to exploit at this time.

Policies are continuously being reviewed and strengthened accordingly.

Enterprise System update

	Status	Notes
Timeline	Orange	While not behind timeframe, the vendor's forward schedule raises some challenges that needs to be worked through
Budget	Green	Tracking under budget
Quality	Orange	Raised concerns with the vendor about its project management and implementation approach. Currently working this through with the vendor

8.3.4 regulatory services

Consents in Process

During February 2022, a total of 100 Decisions were issued. These decisions comprised:

Ÿ Moorings	3
Ÿ Coastal Permits	4
Ÿ Land Discharge Permits	10
Ÿ Land Use Consents	49
Ÿ Water Permits	26
Ÿ Bore Consents	8

The processing timeframes for the February 2022 consents ranged from:

Ÿ 134 to 6 calendar days, with the median time being 62 days;

Ÿ 47 to 4 working days, with the median time being 20 days.

Forty-three applications were received in February 2022.

Of the 113 applications in progress at the end of February 2022:

Ÿ 26 were received more than 12 months ago;
Reasons for being more than 12 months old:
- Awaiting additional information (including CIAs)	11
- Consultation with affected parties/stakeholders	3
- On-hold pending new rules becoming operative	6
- Other	6
Ÿ 15 were received between 6 and 12 months ago (most awaiting further information from the applicant);
Ÿ 72 less than 6 months.

Appointment of Hearing Commissioners

No commissioners were appointed in February 2022.

Consents Decisions and Progress on Notified Applications in Process, Objections and Appeals

The current level of notified application processing activities at the end of February 2022 is (by number):

Ÿ Applications Publicly/Limited Notified During Previous Month	1
Ÿ Progress on Applications Previously Notified	4
Ÿ Hearings and Decisions	0
Ÿ Appeals/Objections	2

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

The results of compliance monitoring for the period 1 – 28 February 2022 (and year-to-date figures) are summarised in the following table and discussed below.

Classification	Total	Full compliance	Low risk non-compliance	Moderate non-compliance	Significant non-compliance	Not exercised during period
Air Discharge	32	31	1	0	0	0
Bore Consent	40	30	5	5	0	0
Coastal Air Discharge	5	5	0	0	0	0
Coastal Discharge	21	15	4	0	2	0
Coastal Permit	64	47	13	3	0	1
Land Discharge	65	50	7	1	1	6
Land Use Consent	26	21	0	0	0	5
Water Discharge	56	36	11	3	5	1
Water Permit	25	20	1	0	0	4
Water Take	156	90	41	3	0	22
Total	490	345	83	15	8	39
Percentage		70.4%	16.9%	3.1%	1.6%	8.0%
Year to date	4135	3049	512	270	56	248
Percentage		73.7%	12.4%	6.5%	1.4%	6.0%

Coastal

Coastal structure inspections were completed in the Far North with approximately 50 sites being inspected. An abatement notice for the unauthorised placement of sand on the foreshore in Mangawhai was issued.

Marina bacteriological monitoring continued at Ōpua, Whangaroa, Kissing Point and Town Basin. Annual sediment compliance monitoring has been completed at Russell Boating Club and Tutukaka Marina, and follow-up water treatment system monitoring was completed at Mangōnui Cruising Club. There were unconsented coastal discharges for boat haul-out maintenance activities above mean high water springs (foreshore) at a slipway at the Tutukaka Marina, which was non-compliant with the Proposed Regional Plan, resulting is an abatement notice being issued to the slipway owner.

Water, Waste, Air and Land Use (WWALU) Compliance Monitoring

Ÿ Contaminated Land Management

Five incidents involving the discharge of hazardous substances and 15 enquiries regarding contaminated land were received and responded to. 118kg of hazardous waste was disposed of at the amnesty day, and six sites were added to the Selected Land-Use Register.

· Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants

WWTP/Consent Status	Issues (March 2022)	Enforcement Action/Response
Far North District
Ahipara Expires 2033	Ongoing non-compliance with bacteriological consent limits	Under AN FNDC investigating land disposal options
Hihi Expires 2022	No recent issues	None currently
Kāeo Expires 2022	No recent issues	None currently
Kaikohe Expires 30 November 2021	Intermittent non-compliances with ADW flow, ammonia & bacteriological consent limits. System overdue for de-sludging	None currently Issues will be addressed in replacement consent
Kaitaia Expires 30 November 2021	No recent issues	Under AN (reticulation overflows) Issues will be addressed in replacement consent
Kawakawa Expires 2036	No recent issues	None currently
Kerikeri Expires 2036	No obvious issues from new plant (commissioned in December 2020)	Under AN
Kohukohu Expired 2016 (replacement consent application on hold)	Occasional issues with bacteriological conditions of consent	None currently
Opononi & Ōmāpere Expired 2019	Non-compliances with bacteriological consent limits Desludging overdue	Under AN Issues will be addressed in replacement consent; desludging to be undertaken
Paihia Expires 2034	Plant upgraded 2019; alkalinity issues preventing optimal ammonia treatment	None currently Alkalinity improvement project still in progress
Rangiputa Expires 2032	No recent issues	None currently
Rāwene Expires 2023	System overdue for de-sludging	Infringement notices issued in February 2022 in relation to a discharge from the reticulation
Russell Expires 2024	Occasional non-compliances with E. coli consent limit post UV	Under AN Infringement notices issued January 2022
Taipā Expires 2029	No recent issues	None currently
Whatuwhiwhi Expires 2025	Elevated TSS levels (consent limit may be unnecessarily restrictive)	FNDC to seek consent variation to address TSS levels – however this is not a priority
Whangarei District
Hikurangi Expires 2025	Intermittent issues with plant performance	None currently Plant performance being reviewed to identify improvements
Ngunguru Expires 2035	No recent issues	None currently
Ōākura Expires 2025	Occasional spikes in E. coli	None currently
Portland Expires 2024	No recent issues	None currently
Ruakākā Expires 2046	No recent issues	None currently
Tutukaka Expires 2024	No recent issues	None currently
Waiōtira Expires 2030	No recent issues	None currently
Waipū Expires 2030	No recent issues	None currently
Whāngārei City Expires 2022	No recent issues	None currently
Kaipara District
Dargaville Expires 2022	Non-compliances with WQ discharge volume consent limits	Under AN
Glinks Gully Expires 2024	No recent issues	None currently
Kaiwaka Expires 2022	No recent issues	None currently
Mangawhai Expires 2042	Odour complaints and occasional exceedances of TDS consent limit	Under AN Infringement notice issued December 2021
Maungaturoto Expires 2032	Intermittent non-compliances, generally due to high rainfall	Under AN
Te Kopuru Expires 2044	Intermittent minor non-compliances	Second aerator installed 2020

Environmental Incidents

There were no environmental incidents reported in February which resulted in a significant environmental impact.

ENFORCEMENT

Abatement Notices, Infringement Notices and Formal Warnings

The following is a summary of abatement and infringement notices issued:

Action Type	Number
Abatement Notice	10
Infringement Notice	6

Other Enforcement

Ÿ Earthworks without erosion and sediment controls – Tōtara North

Charges were laid in the Kaitaia District Court on 20 July 2020 against an individual for earthworks undertaken without controls, and work within a watercourse and the riparian management zone.

Settlement was reached and approved by the Court on 14 February 2022. The individual pleaded guilty to the six charges and an enforcement order was made requiring him to pay for costs for remedial work.

Ÿ Open burning on industrial/trade property – Whangārei

Charges were laid in the Whangārei District Court on 27 November 2020 against an individual for open burning on industrial/trade premises; the burnt items also included prohibited items. There are two charges against the individual who pleaded not guilty on 30 April 2021. Court allocated new hearing dates to 25 – 27 May 2022. Witnesses have confirmed their availability.

Ÿ Farm dairy effluent – Parapara

Charges were laid in the Kaitaia District Court on 6 May 2021 against a farm owner for offences which occurred in August 2020. There are four charges against the farm owner. The first court appearance was set down for 9 July 2021, which was adjourned until 25 August 2021 to allow the defence lawyer to consider the disclosure documentation. The judge at the hearing on the 17 January 2022 requested further information from the defence lawyer. On 23 February 2022, in judicial conference via Teams meeting, reports confirmed that the farm owner was not able to enter plea and provide instructions due to health issues. Judge directed that we file a joint memorandum by 7 March 2022 recording what we can agree on regarding further process. Hearing date is tentatively allocated to 28 March 2022.

· Vessel occupying CMA & removal of asbestos from CMA – Town Basin, Whangārei

An enforcement order was applied for on 23 November 2021 against an individual for occupying the coastal marine with a boat without consent, and for reimbursement of costs associated with work to remove and dispose of cladding material containing asbestos that had been deposited with the coastal marine area. A joint memorandum was filed recording that the respondent agrees to the enforcement order requiring compliance with permitted activity Rule C.1.2.1 of the Proposed Regional Plan. In February 2022, the individual arranged a place to legally moor the boat. We are currently in the process of negotiating settlement of our costs claim.

· Earthworks & vegetation clearance within a wetland – Teal Bay

Charges were laid in the Whangarei District Court on 7 December 2021 against four parties for offences that occurred in December 2021. Court has tentatively arranged administrative adjournment to 30 March 2022 to allow time for disclosure to be considered.

8.3.5 ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

land management

Sustainable Hill Country and Regional Priorities

Milestones	Status
Soil Conservation Plans	To date, 40 (29%) of 136 soil conservation plans have been completed in 2021-22. Seven are in progress. We will not meet our soil conservation plan KPI’s for the SHaRP programme and are engaging with MPI around the reasons for this and seeking agreement on a way forward. A full report was provided to the February Land and Water Working Party.
Land treatments – Retirement fencing	Grants for 17 km of fencing have been approved in 2021-22 retiring 236ha of erosion prone hill country. This exceeds the 84ha target by 152ha (281%). Our project manager has resigned which will have an impact on our ability to deliver this project. Staff are currently in discussions with MfE to confirm a way forward.

Poplar and Willow Nursery

Objective	Status
Nursery expansion	The results of a business case on the options to expand councils poplar nursery were workshop with Council in February. Further workshops will be held during March to confirm the preferred way forward.

biodiversity

FIF Dune Lakes Project

Objective	Status
Aquatic weed and pest fish control	Final stages of planning for hornwort control in four lakes due to take place 14-18 March, weather permitting. Back-up dates 21-25 March. Twenty-two grass carp removed from Lake Heather in the Far North. Kaitiaki from Ngai Takoto assessed with the removal.
Sediment and nutrient mitigation	Resource consent planning underway for reconstructed wetland at Black Lake, one of the Kai Iwi Lakes.
Partnership wananga	Postponed due to COVID. Rescheduled for May.
Education days	Postponed due to COVID. Rescheduled for spring 2022.

Wetlands

Wetland Condition Index (WCI) monitoring of approximately 30 wetlands is underway, with a further four properties visited this month, and will be completed in the next two months. Many of these wetlands were fenced under the Environment Fund and have been monitored every three years since 2011 and are in their third cycle of monitoring.

Biodiversity staff attended a wetland plant training course run by NIWA which will assist the council with wetland delineation on the ground for mapping and regulatory purposes.

Terrestrial

The Tāika Forest (aka Mt Tiger Bush) biodiversity assessment is now almost complete with some exciting results coming in.

The freshwater component is awaiting final eDNA results, the bat recorders have detected the presence of long-tailed bats, while gecko spotlighting detected all three geckos that were hoped for including forest gecko (Mokopirirākau granulatus - to be confirmed), Pacific gecko (Dactylocnemis pacificus), and elegant gecko (Naultinus elegans).

As expected, the area has possums, rats and pigs, but no evidence of goats after these were removed by the Biosecurity team. The vegetation surveys are in progress, along with paired bird counts.

Biodiversity staff also found a rare peripatus (velvet worm), which is a ‘living fossil’ thought to be unchanged over the last 500 million years.

Tāika forest peripatus, most likely Peripatoides sympatrica.

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Natural resources SCIENCE

Air quality and carbon emission

Ÿ Since April 2021, council’s CO2-e emissions have decreased every month (in comparison with the same months in 2020) due to the more restrictive lockdown conditions that applied in the prior year. CO2-e emissions started to decrease in August 2021 and stayed low until December 2021. The lower emissions from April 2020 to March 2021 and again after August 2021, are largely attributed to the COVID-19 restrictions/lockdown.

Council CO₂-e emissions 2018-2021 (council started CO₂-e reporting in year 2018 which is considered the baseline. The graph is based on live data and therefore figures for the last few months are subject to change).

Ÿ A comparison of CO2-e emission from different energy types for 2020 and 2021 is given in the table below. There is an overall increase of 7.34 tonnes (two percent) of
CO2-e emissions in 2021 compared to 2020. The table also compares emission between baseline years 2018 and 2021.

Energy type	CO₂-e production in 2018 (tonnes)	CO₂-e production (tonnes)		Difference (2020 & 2021) tonnes (%)	Difference (2021 & 2018) tonnes (%)
Energy type	CO₂-e production in 2018 (tonnes)	2020*	2021	Difference (2020 & 2021) tonnes (%)	Difference (2021 & 2018) tonnes (%)
Fuel	240.69	274.73	268.63	-6.1 (-2)	27.94 (11.61)
Air travel	86.17	48.03	61.10	13.07 (27)	-25.07 (-29.09)
Electricity	51.17	35.55	35.12	-0.43 (-1)	-16.05 (-31.36)
Waste	5.82	5.40	6.20	0.80 (15)	0.38 (6.52)
Total	383.85	363.72	371.06	7.34 (2)	-12.8 (-3.33)

*Figures slightly changed from last year’s calculation due to MfE’s new emission factors and better coverage of NRC’s consumptions data in 2021.

Coastal

Ÿ Litter surveys have been undertaken at 16 popular recreational bathing beaches throughout Northland. The average litter density per 1,000m2 was 53 items, which is an increase compared to 2021, when an average of 31 items was recorded. 73% of items found were plastic and a further 5% were foam plastic. The worst site was Paihia, with 219 items found along the 100 meters transect, including 76 cigarette butts.

Items collected from a 100m transect from Paihia beach

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All the results, including a breakdown of the items found, can be viewed at. https://litterintelligence.org/

Freshwater Ecology

Ÿ Assisted on one day of a week-long Biodiversity Team-led survey of freshwater biota in Mt. Taika / Tiger Forest; an NRC owned forestry block within the Whangārei FMU. A population of banded kōkopu, Galaxias fasciatus, was discovered in one of the small streams surveyed.

Freshwater Quality

Ÿ The tender process for purchasing a GIS-based high resolution digital river network (DRN) to be developed from latest LiDAR dataset captured for Northland was finalised. Water Technology NZ Ltd was selected as the successful service provider out of the nine tender proposals. Work will commence in March 2022 and the report with final GIS deliverables is due by the end of 2022.

Ÿ The Te Hiku Water Study project team (representing iwi, the community, landowners and councils) have agreed to a combination of SkyTEM aerial surveying and drilling of groundwater bores. The contract is being drafted with a tentative flight programme commencing in November 2022 - delays are due to resourcing related to COVID. Owing to increases in fuel and shipping, the contract price has increased by $350K. The project team is exploring options including additional funding and cost savings. Overall its $350k of approximately $3.3M, about 10% of total cost. Project team is reviewing the aeroplane flight lines, as the cost is quoted by the kilometre. Project team is also looking for additional funding sources.

NATURAL RESOURCES DATA

Ÿ The procurement plan and tender documents for a two-year contract for Supply of Chemistry and Bacteriological Analysis Services will be advertised on Government Electronic Tendering Service in the week of 7 March 2022 and is valued at approximately $400K annually.

Ÿ A national audit of data processing and data automation processes is being completed by NRC. Interviews with other councils are underway. The survey will help identify gaps and opportunities for collaboration around data automation.

HYDROLOGY

Rainfall

Ÿ Rainfall recorded during February 2022 was above normal for most of the east coast, below normal for the northern half of the west coast and around normal for Dargaville, Pouto Peninsula and Ruawai.

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Rivers

Ÿ Observed river flow during February 2022 was largely “Normal” or “Above Normal” at most locations, particularly along the East Coast where the bulk of rainfall has occurred.

Ÿ Localised areas recorded flows categorised as “Low”, including the top of the Wairua catchment and the Kaihū River on the west coast.

Ÿ There are no current concerns regarding river flows.

Groundwater

Ÿ Groundwater levels during February 2022 were “Normal” or Above Normal” in most locations.

Ÿ Overall, there are no current concerns regarding groundwater levels

PLANNING & POLICY

Mangawhai Central Limited

Discussions with the applicants (MCL Ltd), Kaipara District Council (KDC) and other parties to the appeals continued after mediation. NRC proposed amendments to the planning provisions to address concerns regarding water supply for the development and these provisions were accepted by MCL Ltd and KDC.

All parties were circulated the amended provisions and advised of our intention to withdraw our Section 274 notices. No parties raised any issues regarding costs and a memorandum was filed with the Environment Court to withdraw from the proceedings. This was accepted by the Court with NRC excused from any further participation in the appeals and no costs incurred.

Submission on Sand Mining Resource Consents

No further information regarding a hearing date has been received.

Freshwater Plan Change

Ÿ Staff have developed a draft Freshwater Plan Change Framework that will be used as the basis for consultation with The Tangata Whenua Water Advisory Group (TWWAG), Primary Sector Liaison group (PSLG) and key stakeholders. The framework was presented to a council workshop on 2 March, along with the results of the NIWA water quality scenario monitoring and associated costs.

Ÿ The Primary Sector Liaison Group meet on 15 February. A presentation was given on Lake Water Quality & Ecology. Further input was received on the ‘freshwater issues and challenges for the primary sector in Northland’ draft report.

Ÿ The Tangata Whenua Water Advisory Group met on 18 February. Members agreed to further changes to the group’s Terms of Reference, which will be presented to TTMAC for endorsement prior to council approval in March. The group also supported council’s offer of a staff secondment to assist the group. The group’s workplan is being reviewed to update the next phase of work, which focuses on providing input to the council’s example framework.

Ÿ Staff have arranged an external review of NRC's freshwater activities focusing on council’s implementation of central governments directions. This scheduled for April 2022. This will involve three external experts workshopping with senior staff. Taranaki Regional Council had a similar review and found it valuable. It will involve senior staff involved across spectrum of council’s freshwater management activities. There will be about 7 hours of workshop time spread over a week. Not all staff will be attending the whole time. Other than staff time costs to council will be circa $5k. It will serve as an “audit” of our implementation of Govt’s essential freshwater direction to check if we’re on the right track and to learn from experts who have a good understanding of science and policy development. The advice from Taranaki RC was it was well worth the effort. We wanted to do it sooner rather than later.

National Initiatives

Ÿ The Ministry for the Environment is consulting on changes to the Environmental Reporting Act 2015. The Act provides the framework for reporting on the state of Aotearoa New Zealand’s environment. The changes are intended to improve its functionality and breadth and give a stronger voice to Te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi), te ao Māori and mātauranga Māori.

Ÿ The changes primarily focus on government functions and roles in reporting – staff do not recommend council lodge a submission. Consultation closes 18 March 2022.

Proposed Regional Plan Appeals

Ÿ Topic 16 (Livestock exclusion) - decision released 11 February 2022. Next step is for council to circulate final wording of provisions in light of the February decision to all appeal parties and for finalised wording to be submitted to the Court for a final decision.

Ÿ Topic 14 (Marine protected areas / Fishing controls) - this topic is still awaiting the Court decision following the August 2021 hearing. In the interim, the Court has directed parties to continue to work towards resolving outstanding matters and report the outcome of ‘substantive discussion’.

Ÿ Topic 15 (Mangroves) - following the November 2021 High Court decision that the NES-F applies to “natural wetlands” in the Coastal Marine Area (CMA), Council and other parties reported their updated positions to the Environment Court on 18 February. The court is due to lay out legal evidence exchange timeframes for a brief hearing, so that the hearing can be closed and a judgement made.

Ÿ Topic 17 (Outstanding Natural Landscapes (ONLs) in the CMA - the Court has approved council’s proposed process for undertaking the mapping of ONLs in the CMA which was submitted at the end of last year. Council is now in the process of approaching nominated consultants to assist with facilitation of tangata whenua input to the process.

Ÿ Other matters - There are several other minor appeal points that staff continue to work towards resolution with parties. The next reporting date on all other outstanding appeals to the Court is 17 March.

Wetland Mapping Project

As previously reported, this project will comprehensively map wetlands in Northland and help implement the government's freshwater reforms. Work includes collaboration with the Kaipara Moana Remediation Programme (in Kaipara and Whangārei districts). By June 2023 the desk top wetland mapping (for Kaipara and Whangārei districts) should be complete.

In the meantime, staff are developing an engagement plan that includes how best to communicate the mapping with iwi / hapū and the wider community. Papers will be presented to future TTMAC and Planning and Regulatory Working Party meetings providing updates and seeking feedback.

8.3.6 BIOSECURITY

Deer farm escape

There has been an ongoing effort to account for six deer that escaped from a deer farm in Kaiwaka. Thus far two deer have been recaptured, two have been destroyed over five km from the point of escape and the remaining two are still at large. The deer farm has a history of escapes and non-compliance, and Biosecurity staff have written to the Department of Conservation (DOC) requesting the permit to farm deer on this property be revoked.

Deer farms without permits

· Mangonui: Investigations by the deer response contractor and the Department of Conservation have discovered that the landowner retained up to six wapiti hybrid deer from the previous owner without seeking a permit to farm from DOC. These had bred up to approximately 30 animals. Council and DOC staff have met with the landowner and reached agreement that he has four weeks to destock the property of feral deer, after that the deer response team will be called in to cull the remainder.

· Paparoa: This non-permitted deer farm contains 100 deer. DOC has been working with the deer farmer who has committed to ensuring the fences are compliant and he has been granted a retrospective permit. The deer farmer has also agreed to take part in our public awareness campaign to raise the profile of the risks of deer farm escapes, and feral deer in Northland.

FRESHWATER

Check, Clean, Dry advocacy programme

A series of social media posts about Check Clean Dry on Facebook have done with three different posts released over the course of two weeks. The posts were mainly targeted towards freshwater users such as fisherman, boat owners, and jet skiers. In total, over 9,000 Facebook users have viewed the posts.

One of the eye-catching posts in this summer’s
Check, Clean, Dry Facebook campaign.

Pest freshwater fish – grass carp removal from Lake Heather

Staff from the Biosecurity and Biodiversity teams joined Department of Conservation kaitiaki rangers from Ngāi Takoto to complete a two-day grass carp removal operation in Lake Heather (Kaitāia). Netting was done from a dinghy, and surveillance of native fish was also done, including length and weight measurements.

The collaborative effort removed 22 fish from the lake.

(Right) Biosecurity staff work with Ngāi Takoto kaitiaki rangers in the netting operation.

(Below) The netting team with their catch.

KAURI PROTECTION

Kauri Protection Workshops

The kauri protection team delivered two Clean Card workshops aimed at upskilling the forest users of Te Taitokerau in kauri protection in February. The first workshop was delivered to contractors who are working extensively to control wild animals in the forest North of Whangaruru. The second workshop was delivered online because of COVID-19 restriction to NorthTec pest control and conservation students who will have careers working within the kauri forests.

Kaitiaki from Patuharakeke were also trained in soil sampling and hygiene.

PARTNERSHIPS

Northland Regional Council – Kiwi Coast partnership

Biodiversity activities of the partnership during the last two months have included:

· Annual pāteke flock count: A focus for Kiwi Coast during February has been supporting the Department of Conservation led annual survey. Priority has been given to ensuring all established flock count sites have been surveyed, including re-establishing old flock count sites on the Purerua Peninsula as part of the Pest Free Purerua Peninsula project. The next step is to investigate new sites that pāteke may have dispersed to, including the Taiharuru Estuary at Whangārei Heads.

· Titiponamu survey: Northland’s only population of titipounamu (rifleman) reside in the Warawara Forest. In January, Kiwi Coast worked with Komiti Kaitiaki o Te Rarawa to trial the use of acoustic monitors to detect Titipounamu for the first time. Six acoustic monitors were placed in the Warawara Forest. One failed (because of batteries), the remaining five devices all detected titipounamu much to the delight of all involved. Two devices were also set for night-time to listen for kiwi with both recording kiwi. Kiwi Coast will continue to work with Te Rarawa to refine the listening methodology, to see if it can be utilised again during the annual Kiwi Call Count Survey to determine if titipounamu can be detected at any more sites outside the currently known area.

Kiwi Link High Value Area

· Predator control: All animal pest control has continued as per regular trapline schedules, and new bait station lines have been established on private properties funded through the Predator Free Whangārei project.

· Weed control: Dedicated landowner support for plant pest control and coordination of efforts will commence in March with a moth plant campaign.

· Five Minute Bird Count: Analysis of the monitoring (completed in November 2021) has yielded some interesting and positive results which are now being verified by the Conservation Management tutor at NorthTec before they are released.

Whangārei Heads High Value Area

Moth Plant was tackled at the Whangārei Heads in Flash mob style with event in Taurikura tackling the plant prior to the pods bursting. This was run on the back of some successful messaging (https://www.nrc.govt.nz/news/2022/january/time-to-tackle-moth-plant-nrc/) that went out highlighting the threat of moth plant.

Whangārei Heads volunteers tackle
moth plant at Taurikura.

Piroa Brynderwyn High Value Area

Fifty DOC 250 traps have been delivered and now being deployed though out the high value area to better target ferrets. These traps are more effective than standard DOC 200 traps with ferrets which can have a devastating effect on ground dwelling birds like kiwi. Thirty-Seven DOC 200 traps were also delivered to a Biofund project around the shoreline of Mangawhai Harbour. This will significantly extend the area of mustelid control in high value area.

Tutukākā High Value Area

· Predator control: The Tutukaka Landcare project alone caught 21 stoats in January. This indicates a peak in stoat abundance in the past 2 months.

· Biodiversity and kiwi monitoring: Bird monitoring is underway but has been hampered by weather with only four of the eight sites monitored to date.

· Public awareness and Education: The first year workshop with year 7 and 8 students at Ngunguru School was held on 24 February.

· Weed control: The Specialist Weed Assistance Team (S.W.A.T) have visited four landowners in the last month. One weed action event was conducted with 32 volunteer hours put into weed control. The primary targets for control this month have been moth plant, woolly nightshade and formosa lily.

· Species enhancement: Four kiwi with transmitters continue to be monitored with Marohi (Super Dad) having yet another successful nest.

“Super dad” Marohi’s latest chick.

Western Northland

The Native Forest Restoration Trust and Waipoua Forest Trust Community Pest Control Area (CPCA) completed possum monitoring in their adjacent reserves using the three night Residual Trap Catch (RTC) method. Ten lines were randomly placed, and the result was 1.7% which is an incredibly good result. Their aim is to maintain possums below 10% RTC, and a successful one-off possum control hit would aim to achieve an RTC of less than 5%. Thus, the 1.7% result shows that their possum control is very effective. These results were also backed up by field observations of very little possum sign/browse and old scratch trees have healed up.

Mid North High Value Area

The partnership with Pāmu Farming (Landcorp) is having good pest management success on their seven Northland farms. Pāmu is working to expand this Northland model to other regions in New Zealand.

PREDATOR FREE

Predator Free Whangārei

· Device installation: The field team has been busy installing devices to prepare to go ‘live’ in Bream Head/Te Whara. The Bream Head Conservation Trust has also installed approximately 170 devices in the Oceans Beach reserve as part of the project.

· Transmitter hub: A walk-through of Reotahi maunga with a hapū representative to understand the cultural significance of the area and identify where we can respectfully place our third and final transmitter / receiver hub. The walk through allowed the team to gain a lot of insight and knowledge to aid their mahi moving forward, especially with regards to operating around kōiwi and tapu sites.

· Communications: A communications plan to inform landowners and community of activities is in preparation.

· Operational Advisory Group: A meeting was hosted to discuss and receive input on the operations plan. This advisory group consists of representatives from Backyard Kiwi, Kiwi Coast, Bream Head Conservation Trust, and Ocean Beach Landcare Group.

Predator free team members install
a ramp, node, and POSSTOP leghold trap.

· Image classification: Around 50,000 images were classified this month from cameras installed in Taurikura and Te Whara. In Taurikura 54% of the cameras detected possums, 34% detected kiwi, 80% detect rats, and 5% detected stoats.

A stoat captured on trail camera footage at Taurikura

Predator Free Pēwhairangi Whānui (Bay of Islands)

Hui kōrero was held with representatives of a number of the nine hapū holding mana whenua to the three peninsular making up the Pēwhairangi Whānui Predator Free Project (Ramaumangamanga /Cape Brett, Russell, and Purerua). This is seen as foundation mahi to start kōrero and involvement of wider hapū. The hui (held via Teams because of COVID-19 restrictions) have included:

· Purerua Landcare Trust

· 3B2 Ahu Whenua Trust (Rāwhiti)

· Ngā Hapū ki Ipipiri

· Ngāti Kawa Hapū – Ngāti Kawa

MARINE BIOSECURITY

Hull surveillance

Between the 28 January 2022 and the 3 March, the 2021/2022 Hull Surveillance Programme surveyed 512 vessels. There were five incidents of Sabella spallanzanii, two incidents of Styela clava and 18 incidents of Eudistoma elongatum. There were no incidents of pests recorded on vessels outside of infected areas. Marine biosecurity staff continue to work closely with vessels in infected harbours to ensure they are cleaned within an appropriate time frame and/or before they move to another harbour.

Table 1: Hull Surveillance Programme Results to 3 March 2022

2021/2022 Hull Surveillance Programme Results	Total this month	Total YTD
Pathways Plan Compliance
Number of vessels surveyed this month	512	1,520
% Pathways Plan Compliance (all vessels) *	49.3	53.6
Vessels found with Marine Pests
Sabella spallanzanii (fanworm)	5	40
Styela clava (clubbed tunicate)	2	43
Undaria pinnatifida (Japanese kelp)	0	0
Eudistoma elongatum (Australian droplet tunicate)	18	20
Pyura doppelgangera (sea squirt)	0	0

* Percentage vessels surveyed complying with acceptable level of light fouling as defined in the Marine Pathways Plan.

The percentage of compliance is the percentage of vessels surveyed that complied with the acceptable level of ‘light fouling’ as defined in the Marine Pathway Plan. This, however, is not a good proxy for compliance as these vessels are not moving from one designated place to another, as such the actual compliance of moving vessels would be a lot higher. Data reported on for the December and January surveys were conducted during a high movement holiday period and as such captured a larger proportion of the moving (compliant) fleet, which is encouraging. The unfavourable high wind conditions we have seen over the month of February does explain the higher level of vessels exceeding light fouling as these are sessile vessels.

The issue of not having a more accurate method of reporting compliance of moving vessels is currently being addressed with the creation of a Marine Vessel Database that marine biosecurity staff are developing with the Top of North Collaboration. This database will capture movements of vessels into and out of marinas, haul out yards and around mooring zones within the top of the north regions. This database is in the first generation of testing and staff are excited to present the product to council soon.

A long term trend analysis will be included in next months report.

Experiencing Marine Reserves Events 

Council marine biosecurity staff attended two Experiencing Marine Reserves community snorkelling days this month. The first was at Reotahi Marine Reserve, which (despite stormy weather) attracted 75 very keen participants. Multiple participants reported sightings of Mediterranean fanworm within the reserve and one volunteer managed to photograph a fanworm (which staff identified as one of the native fanworm species).

The second event was held at Waikaraka Reserve where 62 participants kayaked beside the local mangrove forest. The marine biosecurity station proved a popular activity for attendees whilst they were waiting for their guided kayaking sessions and many educational resources were distributed. 

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The marine biosecurity station at the Waikaraka Reserve event attracted lots of attention.

Inspiring the Futures Event at Whangārei Girls High School 

A representative from the marine biosecurity team participated in an ‘Inspiring the Future’ event with year 9 students and Whangarei Girls High School. The event allowed for the students to hear from different members of the public about potential careers and career pathways.

Pest plants

Community weed action

· Moth plant: Moth plant has been a hot topic in the news lately thanks to local members of the public raising the issue in the media in Northland. The issue with this plant was reported on breakfast TV on 23 February.

· Training in weeds and weed control was given to Ngāti hine team working on this high value wetland in Kawakawa.

Onerahi weed buster removing a moth plant vine.

Eradication plants

The current round of both urban/residential and bush/reserve bat-wing passionflower searches have been completed in Whangārei. Engagement for Far North properties is now underway.

Progressive containment plants – Manchurian wild rice

The first round of treatment is now 95% complete.

Wilding Pines

· Helicopter survey: A helicopter survey flight over the peninsula on 2 March has identified wilding pine infestations over Great Exhibition Bay dunes and North Cape. Control at these sites will be undertaken in the 2022/23 financial year.

· Aupōuri: Project work is completed in some sites and nearing completion in others.

Dead wilding pines in the Te Ārai Reserve.

8.3.7 GOVERNANCE AND ENGAGEMENT

MĀORI ENGAGEMENT

Te Whāriki Core Cultural Competency Framework

The first Te Whāriki Level 1 scheduled for February 21, 2022, was postponed due to the impact of Omicron. After discussions it was decided, although it was not ideal, to conduct the training online. Given the circumstances that limit opportunities for kānohi ki te kānohi learning on the marae the team managed to deliver a good standard of learning for staff focused on basic tikanga and te reo Māori. Te Whāriki Level 2 wananga has been postponed as the competency level needs more thought and consideration in terms of alternative delivery options in this current environment.

Better engagement with tangata whenua on resource consents processes

Our Kaiawhina Kaupapa Māori is working on the resource consents contacts list, updating marae contacts, iwi, hapū, ingoa wharenui and wharekai and dates as to when contacts have been confirmed. This is an ongoing piece of work and will continue to build a better understanding of who the council should be engaging with and a source of information for applicants.

Hapū and Iwi Environmental Plans (HEMPs)

The team is progressing a review of the plans and contacting hapū and iwi that have lodged HEMPs with council; requesting permission to update their details and provide an e-copy on our website. To date 10 of these plans have been updated on the NRC website with ongoing consultation.

Meetings have been organised with successful HEMP fund recipients Ngāti Toro and their representatives. One other recipient is to be confirmed for this fiscal year to support the development of their plans. Links to NRC’s website for public use are in progress and information provided from hapū and iwi has been a useful exercise. At this stage, the following hapu and iwi HEMPs are on our website (https://www.nrc.govt.nz/your-council/working-with-maori/iwi-hapu-management-plans/plans-held-by-council/)

· Whatitiri Resource Management Unit

· Te Rūnanga o Whaingaroa Te Ūkaipō

· Ngāti Kuri Trust Board

· Te Rūnanga o NgāiTakoto

· Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rehia

· Patuharakeke Te Iwi Trust Board

· Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust

· Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Hine

· Ngā Hapῡ o Te Wahapῡ o Te Hokianga nui a Kupe.

The team are waiting on confirmation from Ngāti Rangi ki Ngawha Marae and Te Roroa. Ngāti Hau Resource Management Unit, Kororareka Marae, Ngāti Kuta, have advised they do not want their plans to be on our website but have requested consideration of how NRC could support potential reviews in the future. Contact still to be made with Ngatiwai Trust Board, Tapuwae Ngai Tūpoto and Ngāti Here.

GIS Project - Māori Relationships layers and web maps

External expertise has been contracted to undertake a project that is being guided by the Māori Technical Advisory Group (MTAG) on behalf of Te Taitokerau Māori and Council Working Party (TTMAC) to develop a data compilation of maps utilising GIS mapping tools for the following purposes:

· An NRC internal map for staff which will contain layers of publicly available data to assist in making better decisions (particularly in resource consents) as to who the relevant representatives are and significant information available to support staff and their engagement with hapū/iwi representatives

· For public such as applicants, a display of the public information available pertaining to iwi and hapū layers including relevant Hapū Iwi Environmental Plans and/or information pertaining to Mana Whakahono-ā-Rohe signatories

· Hapū specific map with permissions sought from specific hapū

· Mapping of marae locations, statutory areas etc.

Other meaningful activities to support staff to engage with iwi and hapū captured in images below:


Meeting with Rereata Makiha, hapu and mātauranga Māori tohunga re:Okahu Urupa Site Restoration in Waimā.	Meeting with iwi representatives in the Far North to support the science and monitoring team activities.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Investment and Growth Reserve – Projects Report

Project	Update	Future developments/ reporting
REL	Meet with third party to discuss progress with selling the REL plant/equipment and repayment proposal. Emphasised the urgency of receiving the later.	Expect to receive a repayment proposal in March.
Extension 350	Quarter 2 report for 2021/22 received.	Next evaluation group meeting scheduled for mid-March.
Hundertwasser Art Centre	Fourth and final invoice paid following official opening milestone on 20 February.

Other Work Undertaken

Ÿ Economic Information – A follow up to previous discussions on the impact of COVID-19 which was initiated by Te Hiku, provided separate updates to both Te Hiku Iwi Chairs and Te Hiku Iwi Development Trust on the ‘Te Hiku Iwi’ cluster that has been recently developed as part of Infometrics regional profile for Northland. This was held with Te Hiku as per their request

Ÿ Oruku Landing Project – Prepared letter to Northland Development Corporation informing them of NRC’s decision to not support the project financially.

Ÿ Spatial viewing of economic data – Initiated work with the GIS team to create an economic data layer within council’s GIS system containing economic information such as GDP, employment, business units etc at the Statistical Area 2 (SA2) level. This will enable us to see differences across the region at a more detailed level than currently, e.g., understand where certain industries are most important.

Ÿ Joint Regional Economic Development Committee – Held discussions with FNDC in regards to the FNDC representative to the Joint Committee Staff Group, after the current representatives retirement.

Ÿ Walking & Cycling – Organised and chaired a meeting of representatives from councils, NTA, Waka Kotahi, and various walking and cycling groups to discuss progress on walking and cycling initiatives across Northland. Agreed to meet more regularly to achieve goals set out in the Strategy.

ONLINE CHANNELS

Most popular content on Facebook: Media release (issued on behalf of Whangarei District Council) on the Rose Street Terminal Stage 1 Upgrade (Posted 16 February 2022). There was a lot of customer comment and feedback on the content. The post reached 12,077 people and engaged with 959 people.

*Engaged – number of people who ‘reacted’, commented, or shared the post.

Key Performance Indicators	Oct-21	Nov-21	Dec-21	Jan-22	Feb-22
WEB
# Visits to the NRC website	41,300	33,100	34,526	41,600	34,400
E-payments made	33	20	18	7	16
# Subscription customers (cumulative)	1,273	1,273	NA*	1,263	1,385
SOCIAL MEDIA (cumulative)
# Twitter followers	1,566	1,564	1,564	1,567	1,566
# NRC Facebook fans	10,500	10,507	10,469	10,510	10,600
# NRC Overall Facebook Reach	37,300	57,300	244,777	157,700	207,200
# NRC Engaged Daily Users	1,479	2,093	4,821	2,755	4,807
# CDEM Facebook fans	25,700	25,800	26,120	26,117	26,200
# CDEM Overall Facebook Reach	325,000	236,900	NA*	214,100	171,100
# CDEM Engaged Daily Users	54,700	30,600	NA*	26,600	19,500
# Instagram followers	1,442	1,450	NA*	1,488	1,506

NOTES: *NA – Data not available due to Christmas break.

ENVIROSCHOOLS / EDUCATION

‘Welcome to ECE Enviroschools’ hui held

On 9 February, 10 new early childhood centres were welcomed into the Te Taitokerau Enviroschools whanau via an online hui. Teachers and centre managers were introduced to Enviroschools resources, explored the Guiding Principles, and looked at life in early learning Enviroschools via this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWsbwCYLwuE (The Enviroschools kaupapa in the ECE sector).

Bronze Enviroschools celebration held

On 25 February, Cr Rick Stolwerk officiated at Kaiwaka School’s Enviroschools Bronze celebration. The heart-warming powhiri and presentation was followed by a tour of the school’s environmental projects, including a native plant nursery, orchard, vegetable gardens and stoat trapping.

Enviroschools communities facilitated
Despite Covid-19, during February Enviroschools Facilitators safely held specific interactions with 53 school and early childhood communities.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Communications

Communications issued in February included 6 media releases covering the following topics:

· Start for $5M-plus of long-awaited floodworks

· Goat control to clear a way for Russell deer operation

· Applications open for Environmental Awards

· Rose Street Bus Terminal Upgrade

· $3M-plus workboat tender awarded

· Reminder of deadline for scholarship.

Tū i e ora Scholarship 2022

Applications for the 2022 Tū i e ora Scholarship closed on 2 March, with 40 applications received. This year we are offering eight scholarships valued at $3000 each. Half of these are specifically aimed at building Māori capacity and environmental leadership within Te Taitokerau through recognising and supporting tauira Māori undertaking study that aligns with the enhancement and kaitiakitanga of our Taiao. Although more than four scholarships could go to Māori applicants.

This year we launched a new dedicated microsite to make it easier for applicants to get information and apply. Check out https://scholarships.nrc.govt.nz/

Once the 2022 recipients are finalised, we will do some media and PR to profile the individuals.

Whakamānawa ā Taiao | Environmental Awards 2022

Applications are open for the fourth annual Whakamānawa ā Taiao – Environmental Awards which recognise the environmental work being carried out in Taitokerau.

There are eight categories: community, pest management, education, water quality improvement, leadership, Kaitiakitanga, climate change and industry. We also have Te Tohu Matua – the Supreme Award, which recognises the most outstanding entry overall.

This year we have a special award, the Kiwi Coast outstanding group or project award. The award recognises individuals or groups who are working collaboratively within their community to protect and improve Northland’s environment.

Nominations and applications for the 2022 Whakamānawa ā Taiao - Environmental Awards close on Sunday 10 April. This year we launched a new micro-website for the awards which covers the entry criteria, award category details and videos of past winners. Check out the new website https://awards.nrc.govt.nz/

Northland Business Exellence Awards 2021

The 2021 Northland Business Excellence Awards Presentation was postponed last year due to the ongoing restrictions for events and hospitality due to Covid-19. With the growing Omicron outbreak, NorthChamber made the decision to cancel the smaller award winners’ and sponsors’ in-person trophy presentation event that was scheduled for Friday 18th February, instead announcing the winners live on the More FM Northland breakfast radio show.

The 2021 winner of the Northland Regional Council Environmental Excellence category was Extrutec. This business stands out for its innovative approach to finding a sustainable and positive environmental solution to a significant waste issue within their industry, https://extrutec.co.nz/. Extrutec recognised the impact their business has on the environment and took action to make a positive change to reduce their impact.

Recruitment campaign

In early December 2021, we launched a social media-based campaign to support the HR team in recruiting for the substantial number of job opportunities generated through the LTP.

Through paid advertising, the campaign highlighted the benefits of a career with council, included video from staff members across the organisation detailing why they enjoy working at NRC, and encouraged people to sign up to receive our job alerts. The campaign was targeted at a Te Taitokerau-based audience and people living in Auckland to capture job seekers looking swap the city for the unique Northland lifestyle.

The campaign ended in early February 2022 and resulted in 552 job alert sign ups.

The HR team have expressed interest in the campaign continuing, so we will look to work alongside HR and Māori Engagement to ensure we adapt the campaign to support areas of the business most impacted by the large volume of job vacancies and represent NRC and tangata whenua best.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION (LGOIMA) REQUESTS

Total LGOIMAs	Feb 2020 to Mar 2021	Feb 2021 to Mar 2022
Total LGOIMAs	6	16
Number of LGOIMAs not responded to within 20 working days		0

CUSTOMER SERVICES

Telephone inbound call statistics & enquiries

	Dec 2021	Jan 2022	Feb 2022
Call volume via Customer Services	1713	2049	2003
Average wait time	7.2 secs	5.2 secs	5.1 secs

Customer service calls have been consistent. The greatest volume of calls have been for maritime over the summer period and a high volume of calls for consents.

1 July 2018 –

30 June 2019

1 July 2019 –

30 June 2020

1 July 2020 –

30 June 2021

Call volume via Customer Services

20812

30566 

31130

This is the call volume over the last three years using our 3CX system.

Mailroom email processing performance
The inwards mail has, as expected slowed somewhat over the summer period.

	Dec 2021	Jan 2022	Feb 2022
Mail processed	810	679	683

Satisfaction monitoring

All complaints were attended to.

Feedback cards, compliments, and complaints

Compliments received

Total

February 2022

Service provided by a specific person/people:

Monitoring

· Compliance Specialist – Waste Management and Environmental Monitoring Officer – Waste Management

· Environmental Monitoring Officer – General (x 2)

Total compliments recorded

Complaints received

Total

December 2021 and January 2022

Service provided by a specific person/people

· City Link buses

· Online Services

Total complaints recorded

8.3.8 COMMUNITY RESILIENCE

TRANSPORT

REGIONAL TRANSPORT PLANNING

High level preparatory work has commenced nationally through the Transport Special Interest Group (TSIG) on the 2024/2027 Regional Land Transport Plans process and timelines.

For the 2021/2024 funding period, Waka Kotahi have stated that with the pressure being placed on them due to the ongoing Omicron response, available funding has become critically short. Unless the government provides additional funding through the National Land Transport Fund, Waka Kotahi will find it difficult to meet its obligations in the National Land Transport Programme 2021-2024.

ROAD TO ZERO – STATE HIGHWAY SPEED REDUCTIONS

Whilst Waka Kotahi has released its planned reduction of speed limits on certain sections of its state highways. There has been increasing resistance from several political, commercial and community groups to these speed reductions.

It is not known at this time if Waka Kotahi will be reviewing the implementation of these speed changes.

PASSENGER TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATION

*BusLink figures are reported one month in arrears, due to the required information being unavailable at the time of the agenda deadline.

Bus Link stats for January 2022 (revenue ex GST)	Actual	Budget	Variance	Year/Date Actual	Year/Date Budgeted	Variance
CityLink Passengers	13,123	21,900	-8,777	149,341	182,238	-32,897
CityLink Revenue	$19,091	$28,521	-$9,430	$191,727	$237,334	-$45,607
Mid North Link Passengers	125	156	-31	938	1,104	-166
Mid North Link Revenue	$482	$780	-$298	$ 2,746	$5,520	-$2,774
Hokianga Link Passengers	57	78	-21	499	546	-47
Hokianga Link Revenue	$321	$543	-$222	$2,763	$3,798	-$1,035
Far North Link Passengers	170	322	-152	1,568	2,631	-1,063
Far North Link Revenue	$363	$814	-$451	$3,988	$6,656	-$2,668
Bream Bay Link Passengers	59	24	35	309	180	129
Bream Bay Link Revenue	$356	$86	$270	$1,983	$648	$1,335
Hikurangi Link Passengers	25	24	1	141	168	-27
Hikurangi Link Revenue	$65	$63	$2	$326	$469	-$143
Whangarei Heads Link Passengers	9	24	-15	70	180	-110
Whangarei Heads Link Revenue	$39	$104	-$65	$293	$782	-$489

All services remain operating at full schedules however COVID-19 still appears to be the major reason for passenger numbers remaining low.

National Bus Driver Shortage

The national shortage of bus drivers is not something new. It has been an ongoing problem in the larger cities for some time but has now reached the level that Auckland Transport is failing to cover up to 1,100 trips a day.

From ongoing feedback received from regional council counterparts, Waka Kotahi, Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Education, it has become apparent that because of COVID-19, this driver shortage has rapidly escalated to the point that numerous contracted operators are having to cancel a growing number of trips each day. Some councils have resorted to operating Saturday timetables only as this is all they can cover.

This scenario will be exacerbated when the borders open and immigrant drivers return to their country of origin to visit families. These visits are expected to take months, not weeks.

At this time, the impact on the Northland Regional Council’s contracted services has been negligible but there is a high probability that this driver shortage will eventually negatively impact these services.

Following consultation with the operators, the following action is being undertaken to address the above:

· Far North Link – Still waiting on the awarding of the tender, however all drivers of the current operator are vaccinated and, if required, this service could be temporarily reduced to a shopper’s service only.

· Mid North Link – All drivers are vaccinated, and trips can be covered by varying drivers as this is an off-peak service operating twice a week.

· Hokianga Link – This is a twice a week, off-peak service with 3 drivers who are all vaccinated and should be able to operate the service as scheduled.

· Hikurangi Link – Once a week shopping service. Worst case scenario would be this service being suspended for a brief period.  

· CityLink – NRC have been working on a timetable that will offer a reduced service whilst covering as much as possible. This would allow for 7 drivers needed to operate the reduced service, rather than the current 12.

· Bream Bay Link – This is a once-a-week service with all drivers of the company being vaccinated. Worst case scenario would be this service being suspended for a brief period.  

In addition to the above, the transport team will work closely with the comms team to ensure that as many customers as possible are advised of any impending disruptions.

Rose Street Bus Terminus Upgrade

The first phase of the Rose Street Bus Terminus upgrade commenced on 2 March 2022. This work will centre around upgrading the bus traffic flow, existing bus bays, installation of new shelters and pedestrian crossings. It will also allow for space to accommodate additional buses when required.

The upgrade of the existing building, which includes passenger seating, office accommodation and public toilets, is not being undertaken during this phase. The planned date for the second phase of this work is yet unknown but is included currently in year five of the Whangarei District Council Long-Term Plan.

During this phase of the upgrades, the buses are using Vine Street which has bus bays, bus stop signage and timetables installed.

The first phase is expected to be completed by May 2022.

 Total Mobility (TM)

*Total Mobility Scheme figures are reported one month in arrears, due to the required information being unavailable at the time of the agenda deadline.

Total Clients

Monthly Actual Expend

Monthly Budgeted Expend

Monthly Variance

Year/Date Actual Expend

Year/Date Budgeted Expend

Annual Variance

January 2021

1,233

$16,372

$25,000

-$8,628

$133,901

$150,000

-$16,099

Total Mobility Scheme – Far North District

A paper was presented to the 9 February 2022 Far North District Council’s Infrastructure Committee Meeting recommending the endorsement for the development and funding of the local share of a Total Mobility Scheme. It was further recommended that a service be trialled firstly in Kerikeri as there is an existing operator who can be contracted to provide the required transportation needs. It is planned to commence this trial from 1 July 2022.

This is an activity reflected in the approved Far North District Council Integrated Transport Plan.

In addition, the Far North District Council Long Term Plan 21-31 provides a $31,000 local share in Operational funds to assist the Northland Regional Council in the development of Total Mobility services in 2022.

Waka Kotahi approved the national subsidy allocation in the National Land Transport Programme 2021-2024.

The Far North District Council’s Infrastructure Committee approved the recommendation.

COVID-19 Contingency Plans for Total Mobility

Northland Transportation Alliance (NTA) staff are working with Total Mobility Transport Operators and Assessing Agencies on Contingency Plans should Omicron take a hold in Northland.

As transport is classified an essential service, and these clients are deemed as most at risk, they must be able to access the Total Mobility Scheme to meet their essential needs.

ROAD SAFETY UPDATE

Comparisons of road safety statistics, fatalities are lower in the period in 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.

Road Trauma Update

2021 - 1 January – 28 February, Road Fatalities Statistics

Fatalities Jan – Feb 2021	Far North	Whangārei	Kaipara	Northland	National
Local roads	1	0	0	1	23
State highways	3	1	0	4	24
TOTAL	4	1	0	5	47

2022 – 1 January – 28 February, Road Fatalities Statistics

Fatalities Jan - Feb 2022	Far North	Whangārei	Kaipara	Northland	National
Local roads	0	1	0	1	29
State highways	0	0	1	1	25
TOTAL	0	1	1	2	54

Motorcycle Safety - Ride Forever (R4E) Rider Training Update

· R4E – 2020/2021 – 186 riders completed courses

· R4E – 2021/2022 – 104 riders have completed courses to date:

· Bronze Course – 47

· Silver Course – 32

· Gold Course – 25

Northland Road Safety Forum & Northland Freight Group Meetings Postponed

Both the Road Safety Forum and Freight Group quarterly meetings have again been postponed pending national and Northland Regional Council changes to COVID-19 rules regarding such meetings.

Driver Reviver/Fatigue Stops

The northbound Driver Reviver Stop is scheduled for Easter, Thursday 14 April 2022. A decision will be made closer to the event date whether this will go ahead, considering COVID-19.

Waka Kotahi Road Safety Promotion/Media themes for January & February 2022

Road safety promotional and media related themes for the above-mentioned months will concentrate around speed, young drivers, motorcyclists, and seatbelts.

At the local level, Northland also produces radio, print and other social media to promote road safety messages specific to Northland, and complimenting the ‘Road to Zero’ and ‘Safe System Approach.’

Seatbelts On

Planning is taking place with the Northland Rugby Union (NRU) to work in partnership with the Union and the Police promoting the ‘Seatbelts On’ message. In previous years, the campaign included the ‘Seatbelts On’ message on the back of the National Provincial Championship (NPC) team shorts.

This message was also used on face masks, tote bags and a ‘Bus Back’ with the assistance of the popular Taniwha image. The NRU have also used their social media platform to help promote road safety messaging.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

As was indicated in the January CEOs Report, the Northland CDEM Group office has been particularly busy over recent months, supporting responses to four separate large vegetation fires that required community evacuations in some instances; monitoring and responding to two separate ex-tropical cyclone events; the Tonga volcanic eruption that generated a tsunami as well as the Omicron outbreak.

The most recent fire was at Waikarā, near Aranga on 15 February, where approximately 80 ha. Of predominately young pine forestry on Māori land was burnt. 30 people from the Waikarā community evacuated their homes, and stayed with friends / whanau, at the Waipoua Forest HQ, or in cabins owned by local iwi Te Roroa in a village reserve. Some remained at the Waikarā marae. Support was provided to the community and a follow up community meeting has been held to commence the development of a Community Response Plan for Waikarā.

The Northland CDEM Group held its quarterly Coordinating Executive Group (CEG) and CDEM Group meetings in early March. The CEG co-opted a third iwi representative, Snow Tane, onto the group to represent Kaipara iwi.

The CDEM Group Office has gone through a change in personnel recently with staff changing roles within the team and with new appointments. The Emergency Management Welfare Specialist, has moved to the newly created Emergency Management Tsunami Specialist role. The Tsunami Specialist role has been created to deliver a Tsunami Inundation Response Plan and to facilitate and oversee the delivery, installation, and commissioning of the upgraded Northland tsunami network.

Recruitment for a replacement for the Welfare Specialist role is completed and a new appointment will commence in mid-April.

Two further staff have recently resigned from the Northland CDEM Group Office and recruitment for the CDEM Public Information Manager and the Response Manager will begin shortly.

In readiness for the Omicron outbreak, prior to Christmas the Group Office had developed protocols, including the provision for using Rapid Antigen Testing, and these protocols have now been implemented. The protocols include staff working in two separate cohorts. Combined with booster vaccinations, social distancing, mask wearing, appropriate ventilation, hygiene practices, two separate cohorts and the capability to carry out Rapid Antigen tests, every endeavour is being made to ensure that our critical CDEM staff will be available through the outbreak to deliver CDEM services.

The CDEM Group continues to be updated on a regular basis on the Omicron outbreak by NEMA and continues to be engaged with the Northland Regional Leadership Group (RLG) and the Northland District Health Board (DHB) who are leading the response. As has been seen over recent months, the CDEM sector’s focus is on being available to respond to concurrent emergencies whilst the health sector and partners prepare for and deliver services and funding for those impacted by COVID-19.

It has been necessary to review work programmes during this busy period and put a hold on some activities that we would usually attend to on an annual basis. The annual CDEM Forum, Youth and Emergency Services Programme and Coordinated Incident Management System (CIMS) training for March have all been cancelled although an alternative for the delivery of the CIMS training online is being investigated.

NEMA’s Trifecta programme, including the legislation rewrite, has also added to the busy workload for the group office. NEMA hosted a hui for Iwi and Māori representatives on 16 February to consult on the policy proposals for the rewrite of the Civil Defence legislation. Mayors and Chairs of local authorities were also invited to attend a similar meeting in mid-February.

The timeline for the rewrite of the legislation indicates that policy will be presented to cabinet in March with an initial version of the Bill available in July when there will be a public consultation undertaken. The target date for implementation is early 2023.

Progress continues with the Northland Multi Agency Coordination Centre building with the geophysical investigations, hard testing and bore testing having been completed. A Memorandum of Understanding is being developed for the stakeholders that includes how the building will be managed going forward.

Recovery advice is being provided for agencies involved in recovery phases as part of the establishment of the Recovery Governance Group and Recovery Working Groups. This includes guidance on a Response Transition Report, Terms of Reference, and a Recovery Plan.

MARITIME

Cyclone Dovi

Cyclone Dovi created a cluster of incidents keeping the team busy with 9 events in the Far North including 5 groundings, 4 moorings dragging with associated damage to multiple vessels. Of the groundings, two were large vessels requiring contractors to remove. No oil pollution resulted.

There were 4 groundings in Whangārei, all from vessels left at anchor. A number of these had already been advised their vessels were at risk previously by maritime staff.

All above incidents have now been resolved, apart from 2 vessels in Whangārei which the owners are working on to repair damage before refloating.

Other incidents

One vessel that sunk in Parua Bay in Whangārei on 28 January will require divers to salvage. The vessel is not a navigational hazard or pollution risk, and the owner is working on funding a salvage plan. If he cannot resolve it staff will organise removal and disposal.

There were 23 incidents logged in February, mostly mooring, speeding and accidents. 3 abandoned vessels were removed from the water and disposed of by staff.

The K20 beacon in Kioreroa Reach, Whangārei, was damaged in an accident. It has been removed under insurance and replaced with a buoy.

General

The Deputy Harbourmaster Commercial Shipping, and one of the Maritime Officers attended Regional Responder Oil Spill training in Auckland.

A hydrographic survey of the Hātea river was undertaken by staff prior to the annual dredging.

A port and harbour safety review by the Code Working Group has been postponed due to COVID-19 and rescheduled for May. The annual Marine Pilots Conference was also cancelled.

One superyacht was piloted in and out of the Bay of Islands.

The harbourmaster attended a governmental/industry workshop on the future of cruise shipping to New Zealand. Industry is understandably keen to resume cruising, however ministers will need to be satisfied on several issues including biosecurity and health controls before this is allowed to resume.

A workshop was also held with tsunami experts and Tutukaka Marina representatives to look at improvements and options for infrastructure to mitigate future risks.

Recruitment was successful for a replacement Maritime Administrator in Opua who will start on 7 March.

RIVERS AND NATURAL HAZARDS

RIVERS

Long Term Plan Projects

Rivers	Comments
Awanui	Work on the Northern Floodway Benching is progressing well (30% complete). The Kaitaia Rugby Club Floodway Benching, Matthew’s Park and Switzer Spillway tenders awarded and pre-start meetings complete – work set to commence on both contracts early March, with favourable weather outlook. Quarry Road & SH10 Bridges improved flow designs have been completed. Physical work to start in March. Flood wall designs well underway and procurement for Milky Way expected to commence late March. Work continuing to improve channel capacity through Primary School/A&P showgrounds reach.
Otīria/Moerewa	A site blessing was held on Friday 25 February for Stage 1 of the works. Works are scheduled to start early March. Staff have held huis with both Whanau that we require land to build the spillway and bridge and are nearing agreement.
Matangirau	Salvage of wood from abandoned homes are nearing completion and earthworks will commence mid-March.
Kerikeri	Waipapa Industrial Estate Flood Mitigation blessing is scheduled for 9 March.

NATURAL HAZARDS  

Work Streams	Status	Comments
Whangārei (CBD) River Catchment Flood Model	65% complete	Upgrade of the hydraulic model catchment(s) including new structures, updated LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and sea level rise values and recalibration. Specific river/stream structures inspections have been completed over the last month. Following discussions with WDC (Whangarei District Council), Ewaters (consultants on the project) will now also be engaged to include the CBD stormwater network as part of the same package (variation). WDC will be funding the additional costs related to the additional tasks. The 2^nd draft outcomes of the hydraulic model, as it is currently, are expected during March 2022. Our aim is to complete the project, including the additional tasks, before the end June 2022.
Website Natural Hazards Portal	85% complete	Morphum Environmental have been engaged to develop the portal with support and input from colleagues across various departments. The third phase of the development of the portal is ongoing, e.g., landing page, flooding and Te Ao Māori aspects, story maps, property viewer and sea level rise viewer. It is our vision to ‘go public’ by the end of June 2022. Prior to that we will be presenting this to our Councilors, and other appropriate platforms, for feedback. Simultaneously it is our intention to share this with our District Council colleagues before going live.
Raupo Drainage Scheme – Coastal Flood Hazard Analysis & Mitigation Options	75% complete	We have engaged Water Technology (WT) to do detailed hydraulic modelling from all perspectives, i.e., catchment, river and most importantly coastal. The objective is to establish a detailed base model and to develop flood hazard mitigation options, particularly from a coastal perspective, and adaptation planning. The project team consists of NRC and KDC staff, Chair of the Drainage Committee, and the Consultants. NRC are taking the modelling analysis lead on this project, i.e., contract management (NRC Budget). KDC are collating the assets data covered under their budgets. Surveys, data collection, assets inspection and ‘building’ of the hydraulic model have been completed. First draft ‘results’ have been reviewed by the project team. Further analysis and ‘flood event scenarios’ are underway with results expected during March. This project will support the pilot project under the Te Taitokerau Climate Adaptation Strategy (TTCAS) in which scoping, and planning process is underway.

CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE  

Work Streams   

Status   

Comments   

NRC Climate Change Strategy “Ngā Taumata o te Moana” and Implementation Plan 

Progressing Actions

The new Climate Change Manager started on 23 February and the new Zero Carbon Transition Advisor is beginning full time on 4 April 2022.

Te Taitokerau Climate Adaptation Strategy (TTCAS)

Final Draft

95% complete - awaiting formal adoption from all four Councils.

Following the 29 November Joint Climate Change Adaptation Committee (JCCAC) meeting, staff have incorporated recommended changes. The final report, including forewords by the Chair and Deputy Chair, were presented at the 7 March JCCAC meeting for acceptance. Small additions will be made to the strategy as agreed in the March JCCAC including a commentary on the process followed for the Iwi representation on the Joint Committee.

All four Councils are aiming to formally adopt the final Strategy by end of April.

Attachments/Ngā tapirihanga

Nil

No.	Option	Advantages	Disadvantages
1	Adopt the Draft User Fees and Charges 2022/23 and associated Statement of Proposal for consultation	Fees and charges can be consulted on, enabling council to make informed decisions on updates for the 2022/23 financial year. Compliance with the LGA is achieved.	Resources will need to be allocated to the consultation process
2	Do not adopt the Draft User Fees and Charges 2022/23 and associated Statement of Proposal for consultation	Resources will not need to be allocated to the consultation process	Fees and charges will not be able to be consulted on, and any decisions made on updates for the 2022/23 financial year will not be compliant with the LGA. Under recovery of costs and inaccurate or outdated charges may occur.

No.	Option	Advantages	Disadvantages
1	Adopt the Annual Plan 2022/23 Consultation Document for consultation	Council will achieve compliance with the LGA 2002, will be informed of community views when making decisions on the Annual Plan 2022/23, and will subsequently be able to set the budget for the 2022/23 year.	Resources will need to be allocated to the consultation process
2	Do not adopt the Annual Plan 2022/23 Consultation Document for consultation	Resources will not need to be allocated to the consultation process	Consultation will not occur in accordance with the requirements of the LGA, and council will not be informed of community views when making decisions on changes for the 2022/23 financial year

No.	Option	Advantages	Disadvantages
1	Approve the Terms of Reference and advancement of budget	TWWAG meetings and workplan can proceed with certainty and within current timeframes	None
2	Approve the ToR but do not approve budget advancement	TWWAG meetings and a revised workplan can proceed with certainty	Delay in delivery of TWWAG advice to council which will have a material impact on councils timeframe to deliver the freshwater plan change.
3	Request further amendments to the ToR and do not approve the budget advancement	None	TWWAG workplan will not be able to proceed until ToR is approved Delay in delivery of TWWAG advice to council

No.	Option	Advantages	Disadvantages
1	Support and sign the MOU.	Clarity for both NRC and MMH over the process for the selection, nomination and remuneration of directors relating to the roles and responsibilities of both parties.	Lack of clarity for both and MMH over the process for the selection, nomination and remuneration of directors relating to the roles and responsibilities of both parties.
2	DO not support and do not sign the MOU.	Nil.	Lack of clarity for both and MMH over the process for the selection, nomination and remuneration of directors relating to the roles and responsibilities of both parties.1.

No.	Option	Advantages	Disadvantages
1	Do not have a floor on the Equalisation Reserve of $250k.	The $250k could be used for funding other activities aligned with the Equalisation Reserve.	Potentially no funds available to respond to unforeseen and unbudgeted forest activities.
2	Introduce a floor on the Equalisation Reserve of $250k.	Provides a minimum reserve balance that can be used to respond to unforeseen and unbudgeted forest activities.	Nothing material, aside from limiting the $250k for other activities aligned with the Equalisation Reserve, although it is noted the primary purpose of the reserve is to fund forest activities.
3	Have a lower floor on Equalisation Reserve.	Less of the reserve funds tied up in the floor.	Reduces the amount of unforeseen and unbudgeted forest activities that could be undertaken.
4	Have a higher floor on Equalisation Reserve.	More funds available for unforeseen and unbudgeted forest activities.	More of the equalisation reserve is tied up in the floor and not available for use for other reserve purposes.

TITLE:	Confirmation of Minutes - Council Meeting 22 February 2022
From:	Chris Taylor, Governance Specialist
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Chris Taylor, Governance Specialist, on 16 March 2022

TITLE:	Receipt of Action Sheet
From:	Chris Taylor, Governance Specialist
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Chris Taylor, Governance Specialist, on 04 March 2022

TITLE:	Financial Report to 28 February 2022
From:	Vincent McColl, Financial Accountant
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Bruce Howse, Pou Taumatua – Group Manager Corporate Services, on 15 March 2022

TITLE:	Regional Rates Collection - update to 31 December 2021
From:	Simon Crabb, Finance Manager
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Bruce Howse, Pou Taumatua – Group Manager Corporate Services, on 02 March 2022

TITLE:	Councillor appointment to Waiharara Fire - Recovery Governance Group
From:	Jenny Calder, Emergency Management Recovery Specialist
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Victoria Harwood, Pou Tiaki Hapori - GM Community Resilience, on 14 March 2022

TITLE:	Adoption of the Draft User Fees and Charges 2022/23 and approval to consult
From:	Robyn Broadhurst, Policy Specialist
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Bruce Howse, Pou Taumatua – Group Manager Corporate Services, on 08 March 2022

TITLE:	Adoption of the Annual Plan 2022/23 Supporting Information for consultation
From:	Robyn Broadhurst, Policy Specialist
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Bruce Howse, Pou Taumatua – Group Manager Corporate Services, on 08 March 2022

TITLE:	Adoption of the Annual Plan 2022/23 Consultation Document and approval to consult
From:	Robyn Broadhurst, Policy Specialist
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Bruce Howse, Pou Taumatua – Group Manager Corporate Services, on 08 March 2022

TITLE:	Strategic Intent 2021-2040 - Te Taitokerau Māori and Council Working Party
From:	Auriole Ruka, Pou Manawhakahaere - GM Governance and Engagement; Jonathan Gibbard, Pou Tiaki Taiao – Group Manager Environmental Services and Ben Lee, Planning and Policy Manager
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Auriole Ruka, Pou Manawhakahaere - GM Governance and Engagement, on 16 March 2022

TITLE:	Tangata Whenua Water Advisory Group: Terms of Reference and Budget
From:	Alison Newell, Policy Specialist
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Jonathan Gibbard, Pou Tiaki Taiao – Group Manager Environmental Services, on 16 March 2022

Risk	Residual Score
Working with Contractors	16
COVID-19 pandemic	16
Dealing with aggressive people – psychological harm	10
Extended workload/stress	9
Workplace bullying and harassment Note: This due to potential risk, not high numbers	9
Sedentary work – ergonomic harm	8
Working under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol	8
Slips, trips, and falls	8
Driving motor vehicles – accident and injury related	8

Date	Addressed To	Subject
03.02.2022	Whangarei District Court, 103-109 bank Street, Whangarei	Whangarei District Court, 103-109 bank Street, Whangarei
18.02.2022	Queen’s New Year Honour recipients	Letter of congratulations
23.02.2022	Ministry for the Environment, RM.reform@mfe.govt.nz	NRC feedback on Our Future Resource Management System
28.02.2022	Chris Gaskin – Project Coordinator, Northland New Zealand Seabird Trust	Letter of support – Seabird and Ecological Restoration – Te Taitokerau

TITLE:	NRC & MMH MOU
From:	Bruce Howse, Pou Taumatua – Group Manager Corporate Services
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Bruce Howse, Pou Taumatua – Group Manager Corporate Services, on 01 March 2022

TITLE:	Equalisation Reserve Floor
From:	Bruce Howse, Pou Taumatua – Group Manager Corporate Services
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Bruce Howse, Pou Taumatua – Group Manager Corporate Services, on 01 March 2022

TITLE:	Renewable Energy Zones.
From:	Meloney Tupou, Maori Governance and Engagement Support Admin
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Victoria Harwood, Pou Tiaki Hapori – GM Community Resilience • Executive Team, on 17 March 2022.

TITLE:	Joint Climate Change Adaptation Committee Terms of Reference
From:	Tom Fitzgerald, Climate Change Manager
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Victoria Harwood, Pou Tiaki Hapori - GM Community Resilience, on 16 March 2022

TITLE:	Health and safety report
From:	Beryl Steele, Human Resources Manager
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Bruce Howse, Pou Taumatua – Group Manager Corporate Services, on 07 March 2022

TITLE:	Chair's Report to Council
From:	Penny Smart, Chair
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Penny Smart, Chair, on 17 March 2022

TITLE:	Legislative compliance reporting for the period 1 July - 31 December 2021
From:	Kyla Carlier, Corporate Strategy Manager
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Bruce Howse, Pou Taumatua – Group Manager Corporate Services, on 10 March 2022

TITLE:	Receipt of Committee Minutes
From:	Chris Taylor, Governance Specialist
Authorised by Group Manager/s:	Auriole Ruka, Pou Manawhakahaere - GM Governance and Engagement, on 17 March 2022

TITLE:	Working Party Updates and Chairpersons' Briefings
From:	Chris Taylor, Governance Specialist
Authorised by:	Chris Taylor, Governance Specialist, on date 16 March 2022

Item No.	Item Issue	Reasons/Grounds
10.1	Confirmation of Confidential Minutes - Council Meeting 22 February 2022	The public conduct of the proceedings would be likely to result in disclosure of information, as stated in the open section of the meeting -.
10.2	HR Report	The public conduct of the proceedings would be likely to result in disclosure of information, the withholding of which is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons s7(2)(a).
10.3	Investment Property Leaseholder Exit Discussions	The public conduct of the proceedings would be likely to result in disclosure of information, the withholding of which is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information s7(2)(b)(ii), the withholding of which is necessary to enable council to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities s7(2)(h) and the withholding of which is necessary to enable council to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations) s7(2)(i).