MINUTES OF A meeting of the Maori Committee
Date: Tuesday 8 December 2015
Time: 10.15 am
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Council Chamber Hawke's Bay Regional Council 159 Dalton Street NAPIER |
R Barker
B Blake
D Culshaw (proxy for Fred McRoberts)
R Graham
B Gregory
H Hilton
K Kawana (proxy for Joinella Maihi-Carroll)
R Maaka
A Manuel
D Pipe
C Scott (proxy for P Prentice)
F Wilson (ex-officio)
In Attendance: E Lambert – Chief Executive
G Ide – Manager Strategy & Policy
S Gilmer – Resource Technician, Water Quality & Ecology
O Wade – Scientist
J Raihania – Senior Maori Policy Advisor
Viv Moule – Human Resources Manager
N van Pelt – Executive Assistant
1. Welcome/Apologies/Notices
Chairman Mike Mohi welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Karakia - Haami Hilton
MC45/15 That the apologies for absence from Mr Fred McRoberts, Mr Piri Prentice, Mrs Joinella Maihi-Carroll and Mrs Beverley Kemp-Harmer be accepted.
Mohi/Blake
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Absent with no apology: Mr Marei Apatu, Mr Michael Paku and Mr Rangi Puna
2. Conflict of Interest Declarations
There were no conflict of interest declarations.
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Short Term Replacements for 8 December 2015 |
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The Maori Committee agrees that Mr Duane Culshaw, Ms Katarina Kawana, Cr Christine Scott be appointed as member/s of the Maori Committee of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council for the meeting of Tuesday 8, December 2015 as short term replacements(s) on the Committee for Fred McRoberts, Joinella Maihi-Caroll and Piri Prentice respectively. CARRIED |
4. Confirmation of Minutes of the Maori Committee Held on 13 October 2015
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Minutes of the Maori Committee held on Tuesday, 13 October 2015, a copy having been circulated prior to the meeting, were taken as read and confirmed. CARRIED |
5. Matters Arising from Minutes of the Maori Committee Held on 13 October 2015
There were no matters arising from the minutes.
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Follow-ups from Previous Maori Committee Meetings |
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Maori Committee Proposal – Status updated Wairoa River bar opening – Paper to go to 15 February 2016 Maori Committee meeting Maori names on Council Logo – Mrs Lambert to follow up and give update at next meeting. |
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1. That the Maori Committee receives the “Follow-up Items from Previous Maori Committee Meetings” report. CARRIED |
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Call for Any Minor Items Not on the Agenda |
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That the following minor items not on the Agenda are accepted for discussion as agenda Item 13:
4. Mangaroa/Bridge Pa Celebration Dinner (Cr Barker) |
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Verbal Update on Current Issues by the Regional Council Chairman and Chief Executive |
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Hawke Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management wonthe Local Government section award at the recent 2015 Maori Language Awards held in Hastings for its Maori language resource for early childhood centres. Dairy compliance awards to be held later this week. This is an opportunity to continue to encourage and support dairy farmers. Acknowledged Fred McRoberts committment and service to the Committee. Chinese delegation visited recently. They visited several sites. Pekapeka was of great interest as well as manuka honey and pip fruit development, they can see a number of opportunities including tourism. A forum was held for all Councilors with the Local Government Commission earlier this month, during which Sir Wira Gardiner met with Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Chair Fenton Wilson and Napier, Hastings, Central Hawke’s Bay and Wairoa Mayors Bill Dalton, Lawrence Yule, Peter Butler and Craig Little in a joint meeting, this was constructive and welcomed by both sides. Councilor fieldtrip to Wairoa highlighted concerns around the Wairoa river bar and forestry. Wairoa bar is a complex issue as are forestry issues will required regular discussion and updates. In terms of the RWSS, there are still conditions that have not been met but is being made. Uptake of water will be the key deciding issue. A website has been launched today, East Coast LAB (Life at the Boundary) that is an initiative aimed at improving the resilience of communities on the East Coast of the North Island to natural hazards associated with the boundary plate. |
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1. That the Maori Committee receives the ‘Verbal Update on Current Issues by the Regional Council Chief Executive and Chairman’. CARRIED |
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Recreational Water Quality Summary of 2014-15 Season |
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Mr Shane Gilmer and Mr Oliver Wade presented the agenda item and gave a an overview of the results of the Hawke’s Bay Recreational Water Quality Monitoring Programme 2014 -15 and answered members questions. It was also recommended that this paper goes to the first meeting of the Maori Committee in the new year in Wairoa to focus on the issues for that rohe. |
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1. That the Maori Committee receives the “Recreational Water Quality Summary of 2014-15 Season” report. CARRIED |
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December 2015 Resource Management Planning Project Update |
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Mr Ide presented the December 2015 Resource Management Planning Project update. |
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1. That the Maori Committee receives and takes note of the ‘December 2015 Resource Management Planning Projects Update’ report. CARRIED |
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Overview of Key HBRC Plans and Strategies |
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Mr Ide gave an overview of key HBRC plans and strategies |
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1. That the Maori Committee receives the “Overview of Key HBRC Plans and Strategies” report. CARRIED |
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October-December 2015 Statutory Advocacy Update |
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Mr Ide presented the Statutory Advocacy update. |
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1. That the Maori Committee receives the October-December 2015 Statutory Advocacy Update report. CARRIED |
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Minor Items Not on the Agenda |
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Closure:
There being no further business the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 12.15pm on Tuesday 8 December, 2015.
Signed as a true and correct record.
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