Extraordinary Meeting of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council

 

 

Date:                 Wednesday 20 March 2019

Time:                3.00pm

Venue:

Council Chamber

Hawke's Bay Regional Council

159 Dalton Street

NAPIER

 

Agenda

 

Item       Subject                                                                                                                  Page

 

1.         Welcome/Apologies/Notices

2.         Conflict of Interest Declarations

3.         Confirmation of Minutes of the Regional Council Meeting held on 27 February 2019

Decision Items

4.         Hearings and Decision Making Processes for Additional Council Controlled Organisation to Support IPO Transaction                                                                                           3  

 

 


HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Wednesday 20 March 2019

SUBJECT Hearings and Decision Making Processes for Additional Council Controlled Organisation to Support IPO Transaction

 

Reason for Report

1.      To outline the process to be undertaken to hear and consider feedback received on the creation of a new Council Controlled Organisation to support a potential minority Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the Napier Port.

2.      Submissions and feedback received during the consultation are attached to this cover report for Councillors to read in advance of the Hearing on 20 March 2019.

Background

3.      Consultation on establishing an additional Council Controlled Organisation to support the IPO transaction began on Friday 15 February 2019 and officially closed at 5.00pm on Monday 11 March 2019. A total of 84 submissions were received, of which 5 submitters indicated they wish to present their submission in person.

4.      The channels used to inform the public of this consultation included a release to media, newspaper advertising (in Hawke’s Bay Today 5, CHB Mail 3 and Wairoa Star 3), and Facebook. Three individual Facebook posts reached 17,386 screens, achieved 1,195 Post Clicks, and attracted 170 Likes, Reactions, Comments and Shares.

5.      All information related to this consultation was available online at hbrc.govt.nz and at Regional Council offices in Napier, Taradale, Waipawa and Wairoa. Five forms were mailed out on request; 200 were printed and provided to Napier Port staff on request.

6.      Of the 84 submissions, a total of 60 hard copy, 19 online and five email submissions were received.

Verbal submissions

7.      Submission Hearings are scheduled to begin at 3.00pm, and the timetable (to be confirmed) is attached.  Each speaker is allocated 10 minutes, and this time will be strictly adhered to.

Next Steps

8.      An analysis of submissions and a decision paper will be on the Agenda of the Council meeting on 27 March 2019. 

Decision Making Process

9.      Council is required to make every decision in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002. Staff have assessed the requirements in relation to this item and have concluded:

9.1.      The use of the special consultative procedure as prescribed by the Act has been used.

9.2.      The persons affected by this decision are all those persons with an interest in the region’s port and all ratepayers in the region.

 

Recommendation

That Hawke’s Bay Regional Council receives and considers the verbal and written submissions, including social media comments received on “Consultation on establishing an additional Council Controlled Organisation” as provided and in accordance with the consultation provisions of the Local Government Act 2002.

 

Authored by:

Drew Broadley

Community Engagement and Communications Manager

Desiree Cull

Strategy and Projects Leader

Approved by:

Jessica Ellerm

Group Manager Corporate Services

 

 

Attachment/s

1

20 March 2019 CCO Hearings Timetable

 

 

2

CCO Submissions Received

 

 

3

HBRIC CCO submission 18

 

 

4

Napier Port CCO submission 51

 

 

5

Dallimore CCO submission 53

 

 

  


20 March 2019 CCO Hearings Timetable

Attachment 1

 

Wednesday 20 March 2019

Timetable of Verbal Submissions

 

Time

Name

Submitter ID

pg

3.00pm

Meeting Commences

 

 

3.10pm

Bruce Bisset (confirmed)

22

11

3.20pm

Jan Vaessen (confirmed)

75

21

3.30pm

Roger Muir (confirmed)

56

18

3.40pm

Daniel McKnight (confirmed)

33

14

3.50pm

Laurence Leonard (to be confirmed)

32

14

 

 

 

 

 


CCO Submissions Received

Attachment 2

 

Dan Elderkamp                                                                                                            Submitter 1

What do you support about this proposal and why?

Seems simple and straightforward.

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

Makes me wonder about the purpose and reason for the continued existence of HBRIC post the IPO? What would be the reason for not liquidating HBRIC afterwards? Perhaps the Council could explain this a bit better to the ratepayers.

 

Andrew Palairet                                                                                                           Submitter 2

What do you support about this proposal and why?

A CCO should only be setup if HBRIC is closed. Council already has one semi-redundant CCO and it doesn’t need two. Directors should be 2-3 councillors plus HBRC CEO - all directors should be unpaid. If the advice is to set one up (presumably for some sort of tax benefit or de-risking HBRC) then go ahead, but surely you don’t need HBRIC as well. Please make the CCO as lean as possible - leverage council finance team etc. It shouldn’t need any staff.

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

As above.

 

Paul Sampson                                                                                                              Submitter 3

What do you support about this proposal and why?

The proposal is supported as it provides clear accountability back to the Port Directors.
It will be important that there is a clear concise Corporate Intent document at a high level,not detail,agreed to with HBRC to ensure that local investors have a degree of priority.

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

Full support

 


Kathryn Bayliss                                                                                                            Submitter 4

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I do not support this proposal.

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

I disagree with the proposal is to establish a new Council Controlled Organisation (CCO), named ‘HoldCo’ - as in ‘holding company’ to facilitate a potential minority share issue of Port of Napier Limited (Napier Port or Port).
Having two companies instead of one for Port of Napier has:
Less Simplicity and efficiency;
Less Clear accountability and liability; Less Marketability; More Cost; Less Control.
I think the Port of Napier Limited should buy back the shares from HBRIC which HBRIC has decided to sell.
Then Port of Napier Limited can conduct the IPO, selling these shares and the new shares that the Port creates to raise more money.
It can take a temporary loan to pay HBRIC for the shares or arrange it so it can pay with the proceeds from the IPO.
This would be Simpler and more efficient, having one company instead of two.
The Port of Napier would have clearer and more direct accountability and liability.

Marketability would be better, investors will understand clearly they are investing in Port of Napier Limited.
It would cost less to do the IPO.
Future expenses, (e.g additional legal, tax and accounting compliance costs), would be less for one company instead of two companies.
There would be more direct control for people holding Port of Napier Limited shares.

 

Matt Edwards                                                                                                              Submitter 5

What do you support about this proposal and why?

 

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

To HBRC,
I do not support the establishment of a CCO to hold all the shares in the Port Of Napier. The proposal by bureaucrats to extend the bureaucracy is always what happens in publicly funded organisations - an ever creeping disease of empire building in this case at ratepayers expense. There are plenty of entities already in existence to handle a share float without creating another one.
You should never have gone down this road to fund port expansion. Now that you have, any shares publicly offered will likely end up overseas owned quite quickly unless you impose the condition that they can only be owned by NZ citizens or permanent residents – a condition I would like to see imposed.

 

Howard Roberts                                                                                                          Submitter 6

What do you support about this proposal and why?

nothing

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

The port is big enough.    The port is a owned by the rate payers, and should stay that way.    I will not be voting for candidates, who disagreed with me on this and will be advising family & friends to do like wise.

Anthony Moore                                                                                                           Submitter 7

What do you support about this proposal and why?

Nothing.

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

This whole port sale is wrong. There are directors and councilors that need to be held accountable for this situation we are in. More and more evidence is coming to light about how the port has been run into debt just to now "have" to sell. A report has just come out in Australia about important information was held from parliament when it came to privatization of their ports and now we have one of them here now on the Napier Port board and has been working with them for years planning this sale. Now it's costing $11million to carve the port up, DISGUSTING. I have no faith or trust at all in this HB Regional Council, I have no faith that this or any submission that doesn't agree with the Council ideas will even be read. It's time Councilors are held accountable for their actions and not a free ride to do what they want. I will never forget the names of this councils members if this port is sold. And I bet you hold your submission meeting at a time when most people have to work and can't make it, we know your dirty tricks.

 

Mathew Pere                                                                                                               Submitter 8

What do you support about this proposal and why?

NO. PORT NOT FOR SALE  AS A RATE PAYER IM ALREADY A SHAREHOLDER IN THE PORT.

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

NO  PORT NOT FOR SALE

 

William Baggett                                                                                                           Submitter 9

What do you support about this proposal and why?

Nothing  Port not for Sale  As a napier rate payer I'm already a Shareholder in the Port.

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

Nothing

 

Anne Taana                                                                                                                  Submitter 10

What do you support about this proposal and why?

NOTHING  NAPIER PORT NOT FOR SALE

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

NOTHING  NAPIER PORT NOT FOR SALE.

 

Laryssa Taana                                                                                                               Submitter 11

What do you support about this proposal and why?

NOTHING  NAPIER PORT NOT FOR SALE.

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

NOTHING  NAPIER PORT NOT FOR SALE

 


Hamish Taana                                                                                                              Submitter 12

What do you support about this proposal and why?

NOTHING  NAPIER PORT NOT FOR SALE.

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

NOTHING  NAPIER PORT NOT FOR SALE.

 

Steve Haenga                                                                                                               Submitter 13

What do you support about this proposal and why?

NOTHING NAPIER PORT NOT FOR SALE  AS A NAPIER RATE PAYER, IM ALREADY A SHAREHOLDER OF THE PORT!

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

NAPIER PORT NOT FOR SALE.  ALREADY A SHAREHOLDER OF THE PORT!

 

Phillip Taana                                                                                                                 Submitter 14

What do you support about this proposal and why?

NOTHING  NAPIER PORT NOT FOR SALE.

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

NOTHING  NAPIER PORT NOT FOR SALE.

 

Blair O'Keeffe                                                                                                               Submitter 18

On behalf of Hawke's Bay Regional Investment Company Limited

Submission 18 attached

 

Paul Simmonds                                                                                                            Submitter 19

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I Don't support this proposal at all because None of these decisions should be made when the Final decision hasn't been made on any sale of the port, or port sale.

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

Because as a rate payer Im aganst selling the port at all,  Even our Local MP STUART Nash said No to selling the port.

 


Mel Malone                                                                                                                  Submitter 20

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I do not support the sale of Napier Port,

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

Job security, local Employment for local people, Rates will go up 100% and will be unaffordable for the average working person, O and for the employees of the port who will potentially have no job in the future and will also potentially loose their homes due to no income and rate rises.
If all rate payers paid and extra $90 per year to save the Port it would save jobs, not selling to offshore giants who will ruin our economy and working conditions, I would be happy to pay this per year if it meant the port was kept local for local people.
I also think your first submission papers were a joke as I did not receive any in the post and I understand a bulk of them were found scattered in a local stream not delivered as they were meant to be.

 

Marjorie Ida Robinson                                                                                                Submitter 21

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I am happy for the HBRC to invest in the PORT I would like the citizens of H.B to be able to purchase shares. My Parents & I were all born in Napier & like to support local issues

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

 

 

Sharleen Baird                                                                                                             Submitter 22

What do you support about this proposal and why?

 

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

were the Port sale to go ahead, I'd prefer HBRIC to handle the sale

 

Melissa Greville                                                                                                           Submitter 23

What do you support about this proposal and why?

 

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

I dont want the rates to increase, local jobs for local people.  Hawkes Bay should be proud of owning the port and should be trying to keep it this way, we should be trying to hold onto it while we still can. Job security for local familys.

 

Grenville Christie                                                                                                         Submitter 24

What do you support about this proposal and why?

 

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

I would like HBRIC to be CCO if the Port sale were to go ahead.

 


Raewyn Benson                                                                                                           Submitter 25

What do you support about this proposal and why?

 

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

I urge HBRC to stack HoldCo's board with councillors, and NOT port directors.

 

David Bishop                                                                                                                Submitter 26

What do you support about this proposal and why?

 

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

I do not like the fact that HBRC will be giving all directorships of Holdco to individuals who have no responsibility to Council.
Thereby Council loses control of the entity despite it being named a CCO.
It is my preference that HBRIC limited retains its majority shareholding and directorships of the Port.
This option is noted in the consultative document on page 5 under the section 'Are there other options',which is said to be a reasonably practicable alternative. Retain and work with this option rather than setting up a new CCO is my preference

 

Pene Johnstone                                                                                                           Submitter 27

What do you support about this proposal and why?

 

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

That Napier Port Directors are going to be the directors of Hold Co. HBRC (The ratepayers)are loosing control
HBRC Councillors need to have more directors in Hold Co.
I do not support a sale of 45% of shares. The sale should be limited to the $86,000 that is required to repay Napier Port debt. HBRC does not need to be investing in outside investments in "managed funds". That is not what it was set up for.

 

Tony Andrews                                                                                                              Submitter 28

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I support that concillors make up the directors of HoldCo

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

The directors of holdco shouldn't be the directors of the port of napier, rather made up of councillors. WHY, so they have some control over the ports future

 

Donna Gray                                                                                                                  Submitter 29

What do you support about this proposal and why?

 

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

I don't see Ban 1080 in Hawkes Bay

 

Megan Young                                                                                                               Submitter 30

What do you support about this proposal and why?

Ok with a CCO  BUT, anyone sitting on the board SHOULD NOT have shares in the port already

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

 

 

Roger Muir                                                                                                                   Submitter 31

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I do not support this proposal ini any way.

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

Shares for the port of Napier should not be sold in a public offering. Therefore there is no need for yet another regional council entity. This entity just provides another avenue for non-local accountants, lawyers, and directors to clip the money ticket, and allows control of the port to be squandered out of area.

 


Bruce Bisset                                                                                                                  Submitter 32

What do you support about this proposal and why?

 

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

Directorship of the Port of Napier holding company:
Regardless of the supposed benefit of creating a separate stand-alone arm’s-length company to be the holding company for the ownership of Port of Napier, and regardless that its parent’s parent will indirectly maintain a majority of shares in the Port, there is no transparency and very little accountability in HoldCo having a Board which has no direct representation from the owners.
Moreover once HoldCo’s board settles into whatever ongoing configuration its shareholders elect, operating under standard commercial law for listed companies council will find it difficult at best to replace any director appointed ostensibly to protect its interests, as professional directors have similar engagement protections to any other professional role and, in case of dispute, in general in New Zealand commercial law “commercial interest trumps public interest”.
This means that is quite conceivable that any “council” director (ie, in the first instance, an independent director of Napier Port also appointed to HoldCo’s board) could “turn” on a controversial issue and vote with minority directors to progress a policy at odds with council’s own position, and then argue in defence that it was the correct commercial decision – and prima facie have the law on his/her side. Certainly by the time that director was replaced, at the end of their term, the damage would be done.

Even if this scenario fails to alarm, it makes best sense for council to have direct representation on HoldCo’s board simply to maintain a careful and prudent overview of proceedings, so as to be able to properly advise council of the detail of any matters the Board may be considering of which council may otherwise be unaware.
I suggest that at the least council should consider appointing senior representatives, such as its Chairman and CEO, to the HoldCo board for such purposes.
In support of which I would merely remind councillors and staff alike that they are not the actual owners of the port, but merely the custodians of that ownership, overseeing it on behalf of the public. To divorce the port directorships from the public’s representatives entirely, as proposed, is against the public interest – something you, as our elected councillors, are sworn to uphold.
I would also note that council, sensibly, reviewed its position viz the directorship of HBRIC in a similar manner and came to a similar conclusion. Given the transfer of asset from HBRIC to HoldCo, it follows the same logic must be applied in order that asset remains best protected on the public’s behalf.

 

Daniel Milton McKnight                                                                                             Submitter 33

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I Do Not support this proposal

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

Napier port should not be sold

 


John Kent                                                                                                                      Submitter 34

What do you support about this proposal and why?

 

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

1) The board of the Port of Napier should be concentrated on efficient and effective running of the port This has nothing to do with selling the shares
2) The HBRIC is already a holding company holding the Port shares and would already be constituted to perform this task
3) The result will be the port CEO will have the port board controlled by Hold co controlled by HBRIC controlled by HBRC and this is supposed to be transparent governance.
4) If there is a conflict between what the Regional Council want to happen and the Port Company wants to do, there is no way the Regional Council view will prevail with all the shareholding in the hands of the port directors

 

Brendon Strong                                                                                                           Submitter 35

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I don't support it.

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

NAPIER PORT NOT FORSALE

 

Blair Griffin                                                                                                                   Submitter 36

What do you support about this proposal and why?

 

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

port should not Be sold.

 

Tu Heather                                                                                                                   Submitter 37

What do you support about this proposal and why?

 

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

 

 

Clinton Hawker-Guilford                                                                                             Submitter 38

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I do NOT!! support this proposal

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

Napier port Not four sale

 


Gary Fazackerley                                                                                                          Submitter 39

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I DONOT SUPPORT THIS PROPOSAL.

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

NAPIER PORT NOT FOR SALE.

 

Peter Howard                                                                                                               Submitter 40

What do you support about this proposal and why?

 

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

NAPIER PORT NOT FOR SALE.

 

David Marden                                                                                                              Submitter 41

What do you support about this proposal and why?

 

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

NAPIER PORT SHOULD NOT BE SOLD. TOO MUCH FISCAL IRRESPONSIBILITY TO DATE BY THE HBRC & PORT BOARD  POTENTIAL FOR EXTERNAL INFLUENCES

 

David Hughes                                                                                                               Submitter 42

What do you support about this proposal and why?

Nothing

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

All - Job security - Local welfare -

 

Scott Thomas                                                                                                               Submitter 43

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I Don't Support it.

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

Everything - the Port is not for Sale

 

Tony Colin Sherriff                                                                                                       Submitter 44

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I support the requirement for a 6th Berth.

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

I don't support the creation of a CCO or the listing of shares in Port of Napier. I believe we create unstable working conditions and job insecurity. I Also believe the Ports is capable of servicing this debt by itself. I'd support an increase in regional council rates

 


Christopher James Cameron                                                                                      Submitter 45

What do you support about this proposal and why?

 

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

I do not support this proposal.

 

David Jansen                                                                                                                Submitter 46

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I DONT SUPPORT THIS PROPOSAL

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

NAPIER PORT NOT FOR SALE

 

Bruce Ward                                                                                                                  Submitter 47

What do you support about this proposal and why?

Don't support

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

I think the port shouldn't be sold

 

James Morris                                                                                                               Submitter 48

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS PROPOSEL

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

NAPIER PORT NOT FOR SALE

William John Brocklehurst                                                                                         Submitter 49

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I DO NOT SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

NAPIER PORT NOT FOR SALE

 

Sam Young                                                                                                                    Submitter 50

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS PROPOSAL

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

NAPIER PORT NOT FOR SALE

 

Alasdair MacLeod                                                                                                        Submitter 51

On behalf of Napier Port

Submission 51 attached

 


Hohepa Huia Hoani Kereti                                                                                         Submitter 52

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I support investment in Port for the future of the Hawkes Bay as a whole.

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

I don't support regional council for the position that we are in at the moment with the huge debt they need to be held responsible. Selling 49% of shares in my mind will not work.

 

Larry Dallimore                                                                                                            Submitter 53

On behalf of Westshore resident

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I accept the need for a CCO or HBRIC to sell the Port however I do not support the sale of this pivotal asset belonging to every HB resident, I understand why HBRC has to create cash reserves and reduce exposure to any downturn that would affect HB's most valuable and asset and profit dividends supporting the HBRC balance sheet.

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

Please see Submission 53 attached

 

Ford Stuart-Gray                                                                                                          Submitter 54

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I DON'T SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

NAPIER PORT NOT FOR SALE

 

John Stratton Goudie                                                                                                  Submitter 55

What do you support about this proposal and why?

That the Port name be PORT OF NAPIER I see this in the PORT OF NAPIER/ANNUAL REPORT/3 PUBLISHED on its WEBSITE

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

I don't support the PORT NAME being NAPIER PORT because this turns NAPIER into an adjective which is wrong and is mentioned in this proposal 25 times. eg ("Port of Tauranga" for a comparison)
THE PROPOSAL IS NOT EASY TO ASSIMALATE AND DOESN'T QUALIFY AS "KEEP IT SIMPLE"

 

Laurence Leonard                                                                                                        Submitter 56

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I support investment in the Port and its future.

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

I don't support the Regional Council shirking their responsibility for the position that they have placed the Port in. It they have created a level of debt that does not allow the Port to grow they need to be held responsible. Selling 49% of the shares will not do this as they will not do this as they will still have the ability to continue to make bad business choices.

 


Glen Adam Kohlis                                                                                                        Submitter 58

What do you support about this proposal and why?

 

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

Selling the Port is a farce and is basically stealing from our children and grandchildren

 

Tania Louise Heitiki Smith                                                                                          Submitter 59

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I support investment in the Port and its future.

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

I don't support the Regional Council shirking responsibility for the position that they have placed the Port in. If they have created a level of debt that does not allow the Port to grow they need to be held responsible. Selling 49% of the shares will not do this as they will still have the ability to continue to make bad business decisions.

 

Fred Victor Torea                                                                                                         Submitter 60

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I don't support this

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

Everything rushing if making bad dicision

 

Clayton Ewart                                                                                                               Submitter 61

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I don't support this proposal.

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

Why because it belongs to the people of Hawkes Bay. Please here what we want we don't need this in our community.

 

Korrin Torea                                                                                                                 Submitter 62

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I don't support this at all Why sell What We Own

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

that the CEO of Hbrr is not thinking why don't they sell what is in Wellington before selling the golden egg

 

George de Barre                                                                                                          Submitter 63

What do you support about this proposal and why?

Port Not for Sale    Keep it Hawkesbay

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

once its Gone its Gone and we have NO Control

 

Clinton Gotty                                                                                                               Submitter 64

What do you support about this proposal and why?

 

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

Our Ports Not For Sale.

 

John Charles Merritt                                                                                                   Submitter 65

What do you support about this proposal and why?

DO NOT SUPPORT!

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

Everything because Napier Port is not For Sale

 

Trevor Miles                                                                                                                 Submitter 66

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I DON'T SUPPORT IT

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

EVERYTHING  NAPIER PORT IS NOT FOR SALE

 

John Brown                                                                                                                  Submitter 67

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I DONT SUPPORT THIS PROPOSAL  WE ALREADY OWN THE PORT.

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

NAPIER PORT NOT FOR SALE.

 

Hogan Green                                                                                                                Submitter 68

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I Dont support it

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

everything NAPIER PORT IS NOT FOR SALE

 

Matthew O'Neill                                                                                                          Submitter 69

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I Don't Support it

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

Everything - Napier port is not for sale

 


Bill Nicholls                                                                                                                   Submitter 70

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I do not support this!

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

(Everything) Napier Port is not for sale!

 

Steve Dew                                                                                                                     Submitter 71

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I do not support it

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

Everything  Napier port is not for Sale

 

Jade Christison                                                                                                            Submitter 72

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I DON'T SUPPORT IT

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

EVERYTHING  NAPIER PORT IS NOT FOR SALE

 

Ronnie Sharp                                                                                                                Submitter 73

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I do not support this

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

Everything - Napier Port is Not for Sale

 

James Caird                                                                                                                  Submitter 74

What do you support about this proposal and why?

Nothing I don't support it

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

Napier port is not for sale

 

Jan & Mariet Vaessen                                                                                                 Submitter 75

What do you support about this proposal and why?

 

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

My wife and I are very concerned about the fact that Port directors are going to be directors and in control of the HoldCo. To us it is essential that we the rate payers have good representation in HoldCo to ensure our interests are served. The future of the port business and its activities should be balanced between the interest of the people who live in Napier (with especially Ahuriri coming to mind) and businesses interests. Good representation working for the rate payers is therefore very important. So please ensure that this happens. Napier counsellors and a member of Ahuriri community group ( Seascape comes to mind) on the board of HoldCo would be a good start

Callum Wrightson                                                                                                       Submitter 76

What do you support about this proposal and why?

No

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

Port Not for Sale

 

Chris Jonasen                                                                                                               Submitter 77

What do you support about this proposal and why?

 

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

NAPIER PORT IS NOT FOR SALE.

 

Fletcher Smith                                                                                                             Submitter 78

What do you support about this proposal and why?

- An effective way to potentially drum up a little cash for the new wharf.

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

Very vague descriptions regarding the key advantages vs the status quo. Need more solid, quantifiable information.
The Port is a key asset which generates large profits. - just needs to be managed better by the Council (HBRC)

 

Brian Price                                                                                                                    Submitter 79

What do you support about this proposal and why?

Nothing Not enough information

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

The port is not for sale

 

Martin Leigh Gilkison                                                                                                  Submitter 80

What do you support about this proposal and why?

 

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

NAPIER PORT NOT FOR SALE

 


Patrick Joseph Rewi                                                                                                    Submitter 81

What do you support about this proposal and why?

Nothing
Miss leading rate payer's by saying the Port will cost them more in rate's by way of subsidising.
Where as the Port subsidises rates from profits shared to Regional & District councils. Less ownership less profits = higher rates! ratepayers will pay more for less return.

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

I dont support any type of sale of Napier Port.

Rex Graham and his co-hort's need to leave Napier Port alone, if not they remembered as the men that sold Hawkes Bay out

THE PORT IS NOT 4 SALE !!!

 

Paul Malone                                                                                                                 Submitter 82

What do you support about this proposal and why?

I DON'T NAPIER PORT IS NOT FOR SALE

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

Job security, local employment, local revenue, shares going offshore, when you put submissions into all households it should've been only to the ratepayers as of cause a renter will say sell as they don't want there rent to go up because HBRC won't be getting such a big dividend from the port income which will be passed down to the rate payers but 100% ownership at $90 a year is stuff all in the long term

 

Brent Grant                                                                                                                  Submitter 83

What do you support about this proposal and why?

 

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

 

 

Paul Hamer                                                                                                                   Submitter 84

What do you support about this proposal and why?

Nothing

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

Napier Port is Not for sale

 

Gene Michael Burling                                                                                                 Submitter 85

What do you support about this proposal and why?

 

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

The port is not for sale.

 


Napoleon Eketone                                                                                                       Submitter 86

What do you support about this proposal and why?

 

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

The Port is Not for Sale

 

Rapata Turner                                                                                                              Submitter 87

What do you support about this proposal and why?

 

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

Napier Port is not for sale

 

Gerard Pain                                                                                                                  Submitter 88

What do you support about this proposal and why?

 

What don’t you support about this proposal and why?

I am not in favour of the formation of HoldCo, for the following reasons:
(a) During the RWSS "process" a similar-named company was proposed. There was strong evidence at the time that it would enable HBRIC Ltd to keep even more "stuff" hidden from the public with no Official Information Act requests being possible.
I fear the same here.
(b) You already have a CCO call HBRIC Ltd which has elected Regional Councillors as directors.
As I understand it HoldCo would have no Councillors as directors; I do not find that is acceptable.

 


HBRIC CCO submission 18

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Napier Port CCO submission 51

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Dallimore CCO submission 53

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