Māori Committee
Open Minutes
Meeting Date: |
Wednesday 9 December 2020 |
Time: |
9.00am – 11.20am |
Venue |
Ikatere
Boardroom |
Present |
Ngāti Pārau Hapū Trust – Chad Tareha (In the Chair) Maraenui & Districts Māori Committee – Adrienne Taputoro Maungaharuru-Tangitū Trust – Robbie Paul |
In Attendance |
Director Community Services, Māori Partnership Manager – Community Services, Interim Chief Executive, James Lyver, Councillor Boag, Councillor Tapine, Councillor Mawson, Councillor McGrath, Director Infrastructure Services, Communications and Marketing Manager, Māori Partnership Manager – City Strategy, Manager Business Excellence & Transformation, Corporate Planning Lead, Corporate Planning Analyst, Manager Asset Strategy, Parks Policy Planner |
Administration |
Governance Team |
Absent |
Napier City Council - Mayor Kirsten Wise Pukemokimoki Marae Mana Ahuriri Trust Te Taiwhenua o Te Whanganui-a-Orotū |
Mihi Whakatau
The Mihi Whakatau was led by Mōrehu Te Tomo.
Karakia
Mōrehu Te Tomo
Apologies
The Committee accepted an apology from Mayor Kirsten Wise
Conflicts of interest
Nil
Public forum
Nil
Announcements by the Chairperson
Nil
Announcements by the management
Nil
Confirmation of minutes
That the Minutes of the meeting held on 9 October 2020 were taken as a true and accurate record of the meeting.
Kua Mana |
Māori Committee - 09 December 2020 - Open Minutes
1. Reserve Management Plan Approval to Proceed with Preparation
Type of Report: |
Legal and Operational |
Legal Reference: |
Reserves Act 1977 |
Document ID: |
1259154 |
Reporting Officer/s & Unit: |
Sara Field, Parks Policy Planner Debra Stewart, Team Leader Parks, Reserves, Sportsgrounds |
1.1 Purpose of Report
To advise and update the Māori Committee on the impending Reserve Management Plan (RMP) review that is scheduled to commence in 2021.
The intention of this report is to advise the Māori Committee of the legislative procedure stipulated by the Reserves Act (1977) for the preparation of each Reserve Management Plan. The process includes details on mandated and optional consultation and engagement.
This report also seeks endorsement of the Māori Committee for the following:
· The proposed Draft Reserve Management Plan Priority List – refer Attachment A;
· The proposed internal process set out in Section 1.3 of this report and;
· The intention to prepare Draft Reserve Management Plans (calling for suggestions) for a City Wide Plan, Taradale Park and Maraenui Park.
We bring this report to the Māori Committee to ensure that our proposed plan preparation approach and reporting process is clear, and appropriate, and continues to support effective engagement with Hapū and Iwi Authorities.
2. Wastewater Outfall Repair Update
Type of Report: |
Operational |
Legal Reference: |
N/A |
Document ID: |
1270124 |
Reporting Officer/s & Unit: |
Drew Brown, Senior Project Manager Adele Henderson, Director Corporate Services Jon Kingsford, Director Infrastructure Services Dave Jordison, Risk and Assurance Lead |
2.1 Purpose of Report
To provide the Māori Committee with an update on the Wastewater Outfall repair project.
Updates from Partner Entities
Ngāti Pārau Hapū Trust – Chad Tareha
· Marae hui this weekend to discuss the construction of the forecourt in front of the wharenui and also a tikanga and kawa meeting. GEMCO have restarted the Marae rebuild. Construction is due to be complete by March or April 2021.
· The following weekend is the Trust AGM hui. Also a Huia Hapu
· Ngāti Pārau have partnered with the Ōtātara and Matariki kahui ako. Ōtātara kahui ako covers seven schools from Puketapu and Patoka to the Taradale schools, and the Matariki kahui ako covers Colenso High School to Te Aute College.
Maraenui and Districts Māori Committee – Adrienne Taputoro
· The Committee has not had a chance to get together lately so there is no update to give.
Maungaharuru-Tangitū Trust – James Lyver / Robbie Paul
· With the recent flood in Napier MTT was able to utilise the Whanau Champions model again to contact whanau and make sure everyone was safe and had the help they needed.
· A mihi was given to Mayor Kirsten Wise for her ‘Jacinda Adern’ style of leadership through the flood response, and also to Hori Reti for his ‘Ashley Bloomfield’ style of response to the emergency, and the Civil Defence staff.
· James Lyver’s last day is Friday 18 December 2020. There will be an Interim General Manager at MTT until a permanent replacement can be found.
· MTT is continuing to build the team and prioritise work.
· A collective program has been formed, Whakatipu Ranga Kaitiaki program, where the seven hapū in Napier have come together to raise tomorrow’s guardians. This is a holistic whananga program based around the Northern and Southern Maraes with four themes. Funding is required. An application will be made to Council’s Te Puawaitanga fund.
Napier City Council – Keith Marshall on behalf of Mayor Kirsten Wise
· Council is very busy right across the business and has resourcing challenges. The Long Term Plan creates pressure due to the amount of work required and also the auditing which is required as part of this process. This process has also been impacted by the recent Napier flooding and the new 3 waters reforms.
· The Government will be doing a roadshow around the country in March or April 2021 to educate about the 3 waters reforms.
· The Chief Executive recruitment is underway and Chad has been involved as part of that process.
Update from Council Māori Advisor
Mōrehu Te Tomo – Māori Partnership Manager – Community Services
· Been at Council a year now, and it has been a busy year.
· The Councillors are learning a karakia for opening and closing meetings. This has had good support from Council’s Senior Leadership Team.
· The last Council induction of new staff for the year has just occurred. Moving into next year the desire is to include a pōwhiri as part of the induction process.
· Mōrehu continues to work closely with the other four Councils in the region. They have received the beta version of the Council Cultural App to test over the Christmas break before it gets rolled out to all Council staff.
· Mōrehu and Charles have had a change of role titles which gives them a more significant status in the business.
· Council is currently in the process of recruiting a Pou Whakarae – Director Maori Partnerships role which will sit at the Senior Leadership Team level in the organisation.
· Work continues on developing the Cultural Capability staff survey.
· Applications have started coming in from individuals in the community for the three new Māori Committee seats. The process to choose who is suitable for one of these places needs to be clarified.
General business
Flood Update
· The Napier flood occurred a month ago. Malcolm Smith lead the response initially until Antoinette Campbell, Civic Defence Emergency Controller, returned from leave. There are approximately 130 uninhabitable dwellings in Napier. Some families have been able to find their own temporary accommodation. There are about 159 people in temporary accommodation at Kennedy Park Resort.
· Responsibility for the temporary accommodation lies with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, but Council staff continue to support people, especially those without insurance, in conjunction with other agencies such as the Red Cross, Ministry of Social Development and the Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group. There is a contractor employed to provide navigation needs to the displaced until the end of 2020.
· It has not been a coordinated approach from Government agencies, and as a result there are hard hit areas which have been neglected and unhappy residents.
· Conversations and plans need to be in place before these big events occur.
· A Mayoral Relief fund has been created by Council, and it is a simple application process for residents, either via the Council website or through the Customer Services Centre.
· The Committee would like to be involved in the Council debrief.
· The Committee thank the Mayor for her work through the response.
Māori Seats
· James would like the Committee to be updated as to what has been discussed previously by the Council in regards to Māori seats in Napier City. This is a current topic in the media and central Government are looking at making some changes in regards to this in the Local Government Act 2002.
· The last representation review was about three years ago and the Māori Consultative Committee of the time didn’t think Napier was ready for Māori seats.
Meeting Cycle
· From 2021 the Māori Committee is going to be fully integrated into the Council six week meeting cycle.
Long Term Plan Update
· A presentation was delivered by the Long Term Plan team (attached to the minutes).
· The draft of Te Waka Rangapū still requires work. This is the first time Council has created an activity plan where work on Māori partnerships and embedding Kaupapa Māori are planned and budgeted for, and there are not many exemplars in Local Government to draw on. This plan will sweep across Council and the staff Cultural Capability survey results will feed into this plan. Once the draft is complete it will be shared with the Committee.
Whakamutunga Karakia
Mōrehu Te Tomo
Approved and adopted as a true and accurate record of the meeting.
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