Agenda of Maori Committee

Meeting of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council Maori Committee

Date: Tuesday 7 August 2018

Time: 10.15am

Venue:

Council Chamber

Hawke's Bay Regional Council

159 Dalton Street

NAPIER

Agenda

Item Subject Page

1. Welcome/Notices/Apologies

2. Conflict of Interest Declarations

3. Short Term Replacements for 7 August 2018 Meeting 3

4. Confirmation of Minutes of the Māori Committee meeting held on 12 June 2018

5. Follow-ups from Previous Māori Committee Meetings 5

6. Call for Any Minor Items Not on the Agenda 9

Information or Performance Monitoring

7. Verbal Update on Current Issues by the HBRC Chairman

8. Strategy to increase greater Māori-voter participation, including feedback from the meeting with the Minister of Local Government - Hon Nanaia Mahuta 11

9. Verbal Update on Hawea Park

10. Incorporation of Te Ao Maori in the HBRC Long Term Plan 2018-28 15

11. Verbal Feedback from the Four Taiwhenua

12. August 2018 Statutory Advocacy Update 21

13. Discussion of Items Not on the Agenda 27

Parking

1. Free 2-hour on-road parking is available on Vautier Street adjacent to the HBRC Building & on Raffles Street.

2. There is free all day parking further afield – on Munroe Street or Hastings Street by Briscoes.

3. There are limited parking spaces (3) for visitors in the HBRC car park – entry off Vautier Street – it would be appropriate that the “visitors” parks be available for the members travelling distances from Wairoa and CHB.

4. If you do pay for parking elsewhere, please provide your receipt to the Receptionist for reimbursement – or include with your expenses claim for the meeting.

NB: Any carparks that have yellow markings are NOT to be parked in please.

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Māori Committee

Tuesday 07 August 2018

SUBJECT: Short Term Replacements for 7 August 2018 Meeting

Reason for Report

1. The Māori Committee Terms of Reference makes allowance for short term replacements (proxy) to be appointed to the Committee where the usual member/s cannot attend.

Recommendation

The Māori Committee agrees that ______________ be appointed as member/s of the Māori Committee of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council for the meeting on Tuesday, 7 August 2018 as short term replacements(s) for ________________

Authored by:

Annelie Roets

Governance Administration Assistant

Approved by:

Liz Lambert

Group Manager Regulation

Attachment/s

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Māori Committee

Tuesday 07 August 2018

SUBJECT: Follow-ups from Previous Māori Committee Meetings

Reason for Report

1. Attachment 1 lists items raised at previous meetings that require follow-up, who is responsible, when it is expected to be completed and a brief status comment. Once the items have been reported to the Committee they will be removed from the list.

Decision Making Process

2. Staff have assessed the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 in relation to this item and have concluded that, as this report is for information only, the decision making provisions do not apply.

Recommendation

That the Māori Committee receives the “Follow-up Items from Previous Māori Committee Meetings” report.

Authored by:

Annelie Roets

Governance Administration Assistant

Approved by:

Liz Lambert

Group Manager Regulation

Attachment/s

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August2018 Follow-ups for Maori Committee

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Māori Committee

Tuesday 07 August 2018

SUBJECT: Call for Any Minor Items Not on the Agenda

Reason for Report

1. Under standing order, 9.13:

“A meeting may discuss an item that is not on the agenda only if it is a minor matter relating to the general business of the meeting and the Chairperson explains at the beginning of the public part of the meeting that the item will be discussed. However, the meeting may not make a resolution, decision or recommendation about the item, except to refer it to a subsequent meeting for further discussion.”

2. The Chairman will request any items committee members wish to be added for discussion at today’s meeting and these will be duly noted, if accepted by resolution, for discussion as Agenda Item 13.

Recommendations

Māori Committee accepts the following minor items not on the agenda, for discussion as item 13.

Authored by:

Annelie Roets

Governance Administration Assistant

Approved by:

Liz Lambert

Group Manager REGULATION

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Māori Committee

Tuesday 07 August 2018

Subject: Strategy to increase greater Māori-voter participation, including feedback from the meeting with the Minister of Local Government - Hon Nanaia Mahuta

Reason for Report

1. To introduce Michelle Jaggard and Shona Manihera from the Napier Electoral Commission office, Te Kaitiki Take Kōwhiri, who will provide an overview of their roles, why they are currently engaging with all eligible Māori voters, and their strategy for engaging with eligible Māori voters, as well as how collaborating with the Regional Council and its Māori Committee, within their Taiwhenua networks can help extend their reach into Māori communities in Hawke’s Bay.

Background

2. The Regional Council’s Māori Committee has been proactive in ensuring that the Māori voters of this takiwa have the tools of understanding to enable active participation.

3. During the 2017 electoral discussions regarding the consideration for electing Māori representatives onto the Council, it was obvious that many Māori whanau, continue to be disconnected from electoral processes.

4. The Regional Council also recognised the value in enabling Māori to participate in the voting process, and commenced dialogue with the government’s agent in this area, the Electoral Commission.

5. The Electoral Commission is an independent Crown entity who works with communities to inform, engage and educate New Zealanders about the value of participation, make it easy for them to enroll and vote, promote understanding of New Zealand’s democratic process and deliver parliamentary elections and referendums.

6. Every five years after a census of general Population, the Electoral Commission conducts a Māori Electoral Option. This is when all New Zealander’s of Māori descent that are eligible to enroll and vote choose whether to be on the General Roll and vote in a general electorate, or be on the Māori Roll and vote in a Māori electorate. The choice will be effective for the next two Parliamentary elections. Voters of Māori descent cannot change roll types at any other time.

General Election Participation data

7. The data provided by the Electoral Commission regional office shows that 26% of enrolled voters identified as being of Māori descent did not vote in the Napier Electorate while 28.4% of enrolled voters identified as being of Māori descent did not vote in the Tukituki Electorate compared to 16.73% and 17.5% respectively of those enrolled voters of non-Māori descent. In the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti Electorate (Māori Electorate) 32% of those enrolled did not vote.

Local Elections

8. The Electoral Commission's role in local elections is to ensure that the electoral roll is up to date and provided to each council. Local elections are conducted by each local body. Turn out statistics can be found through the Department of Internal Affairs.

9. Information found on the Department of Internal Affairs website states that the voter turnout continues to be higher for district councils than for city or regional councils, but all councils have seen a decline in turnout since 1989.

https://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Services-Local-Elections-Local-Authority-Election-Statistics-2016?OpenDocument

10. Of note, the Council elections, including Regional Councils, do not collate the Māori roll vote statistics as there is no Māori constituency. Therefore the only division for Hawke’s Bay is ‘regular’ votes and votes cast by Residential Ratepayers (own property but live elsewhere).

Greater Māori voter participation strategy

11. The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has an interest in working with its neighboring Councils, and the local Napier Electoral Office to develop a collective electoral participation strategy.

12. Through the 2017 General Election campaign Te Puni Kōkiri worked with the Electoral Commission to deliver advertising and community engagement activities to increase Māori participation in the General Election. In addition, Te Puni Kōkiri developed a campaign targeted at 18-29 year olds that utilised social media to increase awareness and participation in electoral processes.

Electoral Commission Presentation

13. The presentation today will be made by Michelle Jaggard, Registrar of Electors and Shona Manihera, Kaiwhakahaere, staff of the local office.

Decision Making Process

14. Staff have assessed the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 in relation to this item and have concluded that, as this report is for information only, the decision making provisions do not apply.

Recommendation

That the Māori Committee receives and notes the staff report and Electoral Commission presentation.

Authored by:

Joyce-Anne Raihania

Senior Advisor Maori Partnerships

Approved by:

Liz Lambert

Group Manager Regulation

Attachment/s

There are no attachments for this report.

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Māori Committee

Tuesday 07 August 2018

Subject: Incorporation of Te Ao Maori in the HBRC Long Term Plan 2018-28

Reason for Report

1. This report accompanies the HBRC Long Term Plan (LTP) 2018-28, in which your contribution to the inclusion of Te Ao Māori features prominently within.

Background

2. A paper (attached) was presented to the July 2017 Regional Council meeting in which the Chairman, Mr Mike Mohi, sought agreement from the Regional Councilors that with the changing landscape of the Treaty Settlements, it would be most appropriate to include Te Ao Māori concepts including te reo, Mātauranga Māori and reconsidering location of Maori representatives within the up and coming LTP.

3. This recommendation was agreed and comments from Regional Councilors including the Chairman, Cllr Rex Graham, fully endorsed the need for such inclusion to mirror the partnership approach that this Council is looking to work with its Treaty Partners.

4. As you will see from the LTP 2018-28, it has reflected the recommendations of your paper and the next steps will include establishing robust processes to enact the meaning of partnership between the Regional Council & Tangata Whenua. A link to the Long Term Plan 2018-28 herewith attached. Hard copies of the LTP 2018-28 will be handed out at the meeting.

Final comment

5. Therefore this report recognises your significant contribution and acknowledges the leadership of the Māori Committee to ensure Te Ao Māori concepts feature in a high level Council document- its LTP.

Decision Making Process

6. Staff have assessed the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 in relation to this item and have concluded that, as this report is for information only, the decision making provisions do not apply.

Recommendation

1. That the Māori Committee receives the “Incorporation of Te Ao Maori in the HBRC Long Term Plan 2018-28” report.

Authored by: Approved by:

Joyce-Anne Raihania

Senior Advisor Maori Partnerships

Liz Lambert

Group Manager Regulation

Attachment/s

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14Jun17 Maori Committee Memo re LTP 2018-28

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Māori Committee

Tuesday 07 August 2018

SUBJECT: August 2018 Statutory Advocacy Update

Reason for Report

1. To report on proposals forwarded to the Regional Council and assessed by staff acting under delegated authority as part of the Council’s Statutory Advocacy project since the last update provided in April 2018.

2. The Statutory Advocacy project (Project 196) centres on resource management-related proposals upon which the Regional Council has an opportunity to make comments or to lodge a submission. These include, but are not limited to:

2.1. resource consent applications publicly notified by a territorial authority,

2.2. district plan reviews or district plan changes released by a territorial authority,

2.3. private plan change requests publicly notified by a territorial authority,

2.4. notices of requirements for designations in district plans,

2.5. Non-statutory strategies, structure plans, registrations, etc prepared by territorial authorities, government ministries or other agencies involved in resource management.

3. In all cases, the Regional Council is not the decision-maker, applicant nor proponent. In the Statutory Advocacy project, the Regional Council is purely an agency with an opportunity to make comments or lodge submissions on others’ proposals. The Council’s position in relation to such proposals is informed by the Council’s own Plans, Policies and Strategies, plus its land ownership or asset management interests.

4. The summary outlines those proposals that the Council’s Statutory Advocacy project is currently actively engaged in. This period’s update report excludes the numerous Marine and Coastal Area Act proceedings little has changed since the previous update.

Decision Making Process

5. Staff have assessed the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 in relation to this item and have concluded that, as this report is for information only, the decision making provisions do not apply.

Recommendation

That the Māori Committee receives and notes the August 2018 Statutory Advocacy Update staff report.

Authored by:

Ceri Edmonds

Senior Planner

Gavin Ide

Manager POLICY and Planning

Approved by:

Tom Skerman

Group Manager Strategic Planning

Attachment/s

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August 2018 Statutory Advocacy Update

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Māori Committee

Tuesday 07 August 2018

SUBJECT: Discussion of Items Not on the Agenda

Reason for Report

This document has been prepared to assist Committee members note the Minor Items Not on the Agenda to be discussed as determined earlier in the Agenda.

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