Meeting of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council Māori Committee
Date: 6 November 2024
Time: 11.00am
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Council Chamber Hawke's Bay Regional Council 159 Dalton Street NAPIER |
Agenda
Item Title Page
1. Welcome/Karakia/Housekeeping/Apologies
2. Conflict of interest declarations
3. Alternate member appointments 3
4. Confirmation of Minutes of the Māori Committee meeting held on 4 September 2024
5. Call for minor items not on the Agenda 5
Information or Performance Monitoring
6. Take Ripoata ā Takiwā – Taiwhenua representatives' updates 7
7. HBRC Chair's verbal update on current issues
8. November 2024 Statutory Advocacy and Resource Management reform update 9
9. Development of HBRC’s Annual Plan 2025-2026 35
10. Update on the regional climate change risk assessment 39
11. Te Puna Waiora o Nukutaurua 45
12. Discussion of minor items not on the Agenda
Parking
1. Paid 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.
NB: Any carparks that have yellow markings are NOT to be parked in please.
Māori Committee
6 November 2024
Subject: Alternate member appointments
Reason for report
1. The Māori Committee Terms of Reference makes allowance for short term replacements (alternates) to be appointed to the Committee where the usual member/s cannot attend.
That __________________ be appointed as a member of the Māori Committee for the meeting of 6 November 2024 as a short term replacement on the Committee for ____________.
Authored by:
Leeanne Hooper Team Leader Governance |
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Approved by:
Desiree Cull Strategy & Governance Manager |
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Māori Committee
6 November 2024
Subject: Call for minor items not on the Agenda
Reason for Report
1. This item provides the means for committee members to raise minor matters they wish to bring to the attention of the meeting.
2. Hawke’s Bay Regional Council standing order 9.13 states:
2.1. “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.”
Recommendations
That the Māori Committee accepts the following minor items not on the agenda for discussion as item 12.
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Māori Committee
6 November 2024
Subject: Take Ripoata ā Takiwā – Taiwhenua representatives' updates
Reason for report
1. This item provides the opportunity for representatives of the four Taiwhenua (Te Whanganui-a-Orotū, Tamatea, Wairoa/Kahungunu Executive and Heretaunga) to table current issues of interest in their rohe for discussion.
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.
That the Māori Committee receives and notes the Take ripoata ā takiwā – Taiwhenua representatives’ updates.
Authored by:
Leeanne Hooper Team Leader Governance |
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Approved by:
Te Wairama Munro Te Pou Whakarae |
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Henare Mita - Wairoa Taiwhenua report |
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Māori Committee
6 November 2024
Subject: November 2024 Statutory Advocacy and Resource Management reform update
Reason for report
1. This item updates the status of reports on proposals forwarded to the Regional Council and assessed by staff acting under delegated authority as part of the Council’s Statutory Advocacy project. This edition features a new-look style. Feedback on this new style is invited.
2. The Statutory Advocacy project centres on local 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. reviews and changes to district plans overseen by a territorial authority
2.3. non-statutory strategies, structure plans, registrations, etc prepared by territorial authorities, government ministries or other agencies involved in resource management.
3. From time to time, the Statutory Advocacy project also coordinates the Regional Council’s feedback on resource management-related proposals from central government agencies such as Ministry for the Environment, Ministry for Primary Industries and Parliamentary Committees etc.
4. In all cases, the Regional Council is not the decision-maker, applicant nor proponent.
5. Copies of formal submissions made by the Regional Council on resource management-related proposals can be viewed online at www.hbrc.govt.nz (keyword #hbrcsubmissions).
Decision-making considerations
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.
That the Māori Committee receives and notes the November 2024 Statutory Advocacy and Resource Management reform update.
Authored by:
Gavin Ide Principal Advisor Strategic Planning |
Nichola Nicholson Acting Manager Policy & Planning |
Approved by:
Katrina Brunton Group Manager Policy & Regulation |
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Statutory Advocacy Update October 2024 |
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Letter from Minister Bishop re RM System reform progress - 14 Oct 2024 |
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Māori Committee
6 November 2024
Subject: Development of HBRC’s Annual Plan 2025-2026
Reason for report
1. This information item provides the Māori Committee with an update on the development of Council’s Annual Plan 2025-2026.
2. The 2025-2026 financial year is Year 2 of the Three-Year Plan 2024-2027. An average 18.3% rates increase is forecast for Year 2. At Council’s request, the Executive Leadership Team is working on options to reduce this increase while still delivering on cyclone recovery commitments.
Background
3. Annual plans are prepared and adopted under section 95 of the Local Government Act 2002 (LGA). Council is required to produce an annual plan in the years between long-term plans (LTPs).
4. An annual plan provides an opportunity for small adjustments or variances from the LTP to be reflected in the plan for the year. The starting point for an annual plan is the relevant year of the current LTP.
5. If the proposed annual plan includes significant or material differences from the content of the long-term plan for that financial year, Council must consult under the principles of consultation under section 82 of the LGA.
6. As per the LGA, the purpose of an annual plan is to:
6.1. contain the proposed annual budget and funding impact statement for the year to which the annual plan relates
6.2. identify any variation from the financial statements and funding impact statement included in the local authority’s long-term plan in respect of the year
6.3. provide integrated decision making and co-ordination of the resources of the local authority
6.4. contribute to the accountability of the local authority to the community.
7. Part 2, schedule 10 of the LGA specifies the information an annual plan must contain.
8. The LGA also requires that an annual plan be adopted before the commencement of the year to which it relates.
Development of Annual Plan 2025-2026
9. A project team was established in September 2024 to progress the development of the annual plan.
10. The first step is for Council to review its budget for 2025-2026 set out in the Three-Year Plan 2024-2027.
11. At Council’s request the Executive Leadership Team has identified options to reduce the average forecast rate increase of 18.3%. Council is considering these with the aim to have a draft budget confirmed before the Christmas break.
12. The community will have an opportunity to provide feedback on proposed service delivery changes through consultation planned for April 2025.
13. At this stage potential consultation topics include:
13.1. The rating model for the local share of funding for Havelock North Streams and dams following Cyclone Gabrielle. HDC is responsible for the asset management of the streams and is undertaking the resilience work to enable category 2 properties to move to 1. Regional Council has agreed to apply a special rate on Hastings District ratepayers using HDC’s rating method to secure the local share. This requires an amendment to HBRC’s Revenue and Financing Policy.
13.2. Further adjustments to two targeted rates. Council made a number of resolutions during its deliberations on the Three-year Plan 2024-27 to further review and/or investigate changes it made to its Revenue and Financing Policy in early 2024. The targeted rates it is reviewing are Public Transport and the Upper Tukituki Flood Control Scheme.
13.3. The Regional Public Transport Plan 2025-2035. Consultation on this is planned to run concurrently with the Annual Plan 2025-26.
14. Council’s revised budget may mean there will be additional topics or proposals to consult on.
Next steps
15. The timeline aims to have the draft budget, including the average rates increase and consultation topics, confirmed before the Christmas break. This is important as it enables staff to finalise detailed budgets and produce a quality consultation document.
16. The timeline is outlined below. Council meetings are shaded in green. Staff will provide a further update to the Māori Committee at its next meeting in March 2025.
Decision-making considerations
17. 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.
That the Māori Committee receives and notes the Development to HBRC’s Annual Plan 2025-2026 staff report.
Authored by:
Mandy Sharpe Senior Corporate Planner |
Desiree Cull Strategy & Governance Manager |
Approved by:
Te Wairama Munro Te Pou Whakarae |
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Māori Committee
6 November 2024
Subject: Update on the regional climate change risk assessment
Reason for report
1. This paper updates the Māori Committee on the regional climate change risk assessment project being overseen by the Climate Action Joint Committee.
Executive summary
2. The Climate Action Joint Committee (the Joint Committee) has directed the Climate Action Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to develop a regional climate change risk assessment, with a public-facing report published, this triennium.
3. This work began in September 2024 and brings together existing datasets and information to build a common understanding about our exposure to the impacts of climate change. The report will include regional and district-level risk assessments across several domains: Natural Environment, Built Environment, Human, Economic, and Iwi/Māori.
4. The climate risk assessment intends to produce a public evidence base and source of information that will support people and councils to consider climate change when making long term investments and decisions.
5. The project will progress in two phases, the first phase is a desktop exercise to collect and consolidate data, this is being carried out by Urban Intelligence. The second phase is community engagement relating to the risk assessment with a focus on risk prioritisation and adaptation planning.
6. Both the Joint Committee and the TAG have recognised a need for Te Ao Māori, Mātauranga Māori and engagement with Māori to be prioritised in this project. The Māori Partnerships Roopu and Tangata Whenua representatives on the Joint Committee have been invited to contribute a Te Ao Māori perspective into phase one at a workshop on 4 November 2024. The invitation has also been extended to the Māori Units of the territorial authorities, this cross-council involvement strengthens the collaborative approach and aligns with the intent to incorporate diverse Māori perspectives.
Strategic fit
7. This initiative aligns with Council goals to achieve better outcomes for Māori through climate action and community engagement, particularly by incorporating mātauranga Māori and a Te Ao Māori worldview into climate resilience strategies. By involving Māori partnerships, the project contributes to council’s overarching objectives of equitable and sustainable development.
Background
8. The Climate Action Joint Committee (the Joint Committee) was established by the five Hawke’s Bay councils in 2023. The Joint Committee includes appointed representatives from the Māori Committee and PSGEs (see current membership list at Attachment 1).
9. At the Māori Committee meeting on 6 March 2024, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council (HBRC) Climate Action Ambassador Pippa McKelvie-Sebileau provided an update on the establishment and progress of the Joint Committee to date. The Joint Committee has only met once since then, in August 2024.
10. At this meeting the Joint Committee endorsed a work programme for the remainder of the triennium. They directed the TAG to prioritise undertaking a regional climate change risk assessment, with the aim of producing a public-facing risk assessment report this triennium. Overseeing the development of a regional climate change risk assessment is one of the objectives in the Joint Committee’s Terms of Reference.
11. Joint funding for this project has been confirmed by four of the five councils, with the Joint Committee directing majority of this financial year’s funding be prioritised for the assessment. The aim is to finalise the assessment and produce a public-facing report in March 2025.
Discussion
Project progress to date
12. The regional climate change risk assessment project started in September 2024. The TAG has engaged technical specialists Urban Intelligence to lead this work, leveraging existing data and information to produce a risk assessment report in phase one.
13. The focus in the last month has been collating existing datasets to undertake the assessment. This includes national and local public datasets, such as layers on Pātaka and Council Open Data, and internally held data (such as location of built assets) from the five councils.
14. The report will bring together existing information into one place, assess a wide range of risks for Hawke’s Bay posed by a changing climate, and make clear where we have significant data gaps. The report will not go as far as prioritising risks for adaptation planning. It will also not contain a set of recommendations for councils. This project is working to tight timeframes and budget.
15. In August, the Joint Committee directed that community engagement for risk prioritisation and adaptation planning should occur during the second phase of work, following the risk assessment report being published. It was highlighted that tangata whenua involvement be prioritised to ensure the risk assessment incorporates a Te Ao Māori lens.
Māori Partnerships advice and support
16. The Climate Action TAG is collaborating with staff across the five councils to support the Joint Committee in this project. Prior to the August meeting, the TAG identified Māori Partnerships staff involvement as essential to the project’s success and proposed close collaboration to establish next steps for tangata whenua participation.
17. This project marks the first time the Joint Committee has actively sought tangata whenua involvement beyond committee discussions. To strategically manage capacity and maximise in-house resources, Māori Partnerships staff have been engaged in phase one to support a thorough desktop assessment. This approach leverages internal expertise and builds a foundation for deeper involvement in the next phases.
18. The TAG has invited all tangata whenua members of the Joint Committee to participate in a workshop on 4 November to provide input and perspectives on key themes and emerging risks in the draft assessment. Māori Partnerships staff will also attend, contributing a Te Ao Māori perspective and integrating mātauranga Māori. Staff recommend that Māori Partnerships representatives from the five councils continue their active involvement to ensure a sustained Te Ao Māori perspective throughout the project.
Next steps
19. On 4 November, workshops will be held to review and gather input on the draft findings and key themes emerging from the risk assessment. Māori Partnerships staff from all councils, along with tangata whenua representatives on the Joint Committee, will participate to provide a Te Ao Māori perspective.
20. A briefing meeting with tangata whenua Joint Committee members is set for 14 November to prepare for the upcoming Climate Action Joint Committee meeting on 18 November.
Decision-making considerations
21. 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.
That the Māori Committee receives and notes the Regional Climate Change Risk Assessment staff report.
Authored by:
Jack Smith-Ballingall Manager, Central & Internal Relationships |
Amberley Gibson Climate Change Lead Strategic Advisor |
Approved by:
Te Wairama Munro Te Pou Whakarae |
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Climate Action Joint Committee membership list |
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Māori Committee
6 November 2024
Subject: Te Puna Waiora o Nukutaurua
Reason for report
1. Rongomaiwahine Iwi Trust (RIT) has been compiling a Taiao Management Plan (Te Puna Waiora o Nukutaurua) over the last two and a half years. The plan’s focus is primarily on freshwater but has expanded to consider all elements of Te Taiao at Mahia Mai Tawhiti. The plan is nearing completion and RIT has asked for the opportunity to present the plan to the HBRC Māori Committee to seek feedback on what has been done to date, and to take any suggestions the committee may have for its improvement.
Background
2. In 2021 RIT secured $870k of funding through the Ministry for the Environment’s Te Mana o Te Wai Fund and work on the plan was initiated in 2022.
3. The intention of the plan was to represent all voices of the community, and not just those of tangata whenua, to help bridge issues that arose through the Whakatipu Mahia Predator Free project where a breakdown in the relationship between the iwi and landowners occurred.
4. A community stakeholder group was formed, and multiple hui and wānanga were held over 2022-23 to gather the kōrero and mātauranga of the community.
5. The plan has identified 12 sub-catchments or freshwater management areas within the rohe and issues, taonga species and sites of significance have been identified, with the aim to work with the community and whānau within each of the sub-catchments to target and address the specific issues.
6. Significant information from multiple sources has been incorporated into the plan and a comprehensive water testing programmme was carried out to monitor the freshwater of each of the 12 sub-catchments.
7. Next steps are now focusing on how to implement the plan alongside the community and how to support Rongomaiwahine Iwi Trust aspirations into the development of the Kotahi Plan.
8. Maraea Anaru, Taiao Programme Lead for Rongomaiwahine Iwi Trust will be presenting on the journey of Te Puna Waiora o Nukutaurua up to now to the Māori Committee on behalf of RIT.
Decision-making considerations
9. 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.
That the Māori Committee receives and notes the Te Puna Waiora o Nukutaurua presentation from Rongomaiwahine Iwi Trust.
Authored by: Approved by:
Nathan Heath Māori Relationships Manager Northern Hawke's Bay |
Te Wairama Munro Te Pou Whakarae |
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Te Puna Waiora o Nukutaurua slideshow |
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