Extraordinary Council Meeting

19 February 2025

Northland Regional Council Minutes

Extraordinary meeting held in the Council Chamber

36 Water Street, Whangārei

on Wednesday 19 February 2025, commencing at 11.00am

Tuhinga/Present:

Chairperson, Geoff Crawford

Councillors:

John Blackwell

Jack Craw

Peter-Lucas Jones (Via audio-visual link)

Amy Macdonald

Marty Robinson

Tui Shortland (Via audio-visual link)

Rick Stolwerk

Joe Carr (from 11.06am)

I Tae Mai/In Attendance:

Full Meeting

Cameron Partners Partner (Via audio-visual link)

Cameron Partners Director (Via audio-visual link)

Legal Counsel (x2. Via audio-visual link)

Independent Financial Advisor (Via audio-visual link)

Independent Risk Advisor

Tāhūhū Rangapū - Chief Executive Officer

Pou Taumatua - GM Corporate Services

Pou Manawhakahaere - GM Governance and Engagement

Pou Whakaritenga - GM Regulatory Services

Corporate Strategy Manager

Financial Planning Manager

Communications Manager

Governance Specialist

Part Meeting

Nil

Secretarial Note: The Chair declared the meeting open at 11.00am.

Ngā whakapāha/Apologies (Item 1.0)

There were no apologies.

Nga whakapuakanga/Declarations of Conflicts of Interest (Item 2.0)

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

Kaupapa ā Roto/Business with Public Excluded (Item 5.0)

Moved (Blackwell/Stolwerk)

1. That the public be excluded from the proceedings of this meeting to consider confidential matters.

2. That the general subject of the matters to be considered whilst the public is excluded, the reasons for passing this resolution in relation to this matter, and the specific grounds under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution, are as follows:

Item No.	Item Issue	Reasons/Grounds
5.1	Long Term Planning Considerations	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).
5.2	Strategic Projects Update	The public conduct of the proceedings would be likely to result in disclosure of information, 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).

3. That the Independent Advisors (including Cameron Partners representatives and Legal Counsel) be permitted to stay during business with the public excluded.

Whakamutunga (Conclusion)

The meeting concluded at 11.11am.

Confirmed as a true and correct record 25 March 2025

Chair Geoff Crawford