Wednesday, 4 November 2020

Te Hui o Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Heretaunga

Hastings District Council

Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee Meeting

Kaupapataka
Open Agenda

 

 

Te Rā Hui:
Meeting date:

Wednesday, 4 November 2020

Te Wā:
Time:

1.00pm

Te Wāhi:
Venue:

Council Chamber

Ground Floor

Civic Administration Building

Lyndon Road East

Hastings

Te Hoapā:
Contact:

Democracy and Governance Services

P: 06 871 5000  |  E: democracy@hdc.govt.nz

Te Āpiha Matua:
Responsible Officer:

Pou Ahurea Matua Principal Advisor: Relationships Responsiveness and Heritage – Dr James Graham

 


Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee – Terms of Reference

 

This is established between the Hastings District Council and the Māori community.

 

Context

 

The Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee has been established by Council to continue the development of strategic and sustainable relationships with Māori. Council shall meet the intent and spirit of the Council’s obligations set out in the legislation more particularly the obligations of the Local Government Act 2002;

 

·          Towards establishing and maintaining processes that provide opportunities for Māori to contribute to the decision processes of Council.

·          Fostering the development of Māori capacity to contribute to these processes.

·          The provision of information to assist Māori contribution to Council’s activities.

 

The Council wishes the Committee to reflect a spirit of partnership between the Council and the community and to contribute effectively to the Council’s activities. To enable this to occur the Fields of Activity and Delegated Powers are framed with the widest scope possible.

 

The Council wishes the Committee to assist with the development of an integrated policy framework (based on Treaty of Waitangi Principles) for the Council aimed at delivering effective governance, engagement and service delivery for Council’s Māori Communities.

 

Fields of Activity

 

·          To provide policy advice with respect to the District Plan, regarding provisions for Wāhi Tapu, Papakainga, and where relevant to Tangata Whenua, any other amendments to the Plan.

·          To provide input to the Long Term Plan and Annual Plan with particular reference to those issues of importance to Māori from within the District.

·          To host Council Hui and Hapu events.

·          To provide insight into Māori and other strategic community issues with particular reference to the Long Term Plan, the effectiveness of the District Plan and the delivery of the Annual Plan.

·          To consider and recommend Māori capacity building activities within budget and resource constraints of Council.

·          To assist Council as appropriate in conducting and maintaining effective, good faith working relationships with the Māori community including advice on governance arrangements.

·          To make decisions as to the allocation of Marae Development Fund grants within the allocated budget.

·          To assist Council with the development of an integrated policy framework and work programme to enable effective governance, engagement and service delivery for Council’s Māori Communities.

·          To nominate from among its members people whom it considers appropriate for the Council to appoint as members of its other Committees and Subcommittees.

 

 

 

Membership - 12 members

 

·          Chair – to be elected at the first meeting of the Committee at the beginning of each triennium; and from among the appointed Tangata Whenua members of the committee.

·          Deputy Chair – to be elected at the first meeting of the Committee at the beginning of each triennium from among the elected members of the committee.

·          The Mayor.

·          5 Councillors.

·          6 members from Tangata Whenua to be appointed by the Council and Kaumatua, taking into account the “post settlement environment” and Mataawaka.

 

Quorum – at least 3 Councillor Members and 3 Tangata Whenua Appointees

 

Delegated Powers

 

1)        Authority to exercise all Council powers, functions and authorities in relation to the matters detailed in the Fields of Activity such as to enable recommendations to the Council on those matters.

2)        Authority to make decisions on the allocation of Marae Development Fund grants within the allocated budget.

3)        Authority to develop procedures and protocols that assist the Committee in its operation provided that such procedures and protocols meet the statutory requirements of the Local Government Act 2002, the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and Council’s Standing Orders.

The Chair shall not have a casting vote.

Note: The Terms of Reference for the Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee are subject to review by the Committee at its first meeting in the 2019 Triennium.

 


 

Wednesday, 4 November 2020

Te Hui o Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Heretaunga

Hastings District Council: Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee Meeting

Kaupapataka
Open Agenda

Mematanga:
Membership:

Koromatua

Chair: Robin Hape (Chair)

Ngā KaiKaunihera

Councillors: Councillor Bayden Barber (Deputy Chair)

Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst

Councillors Henare O’Keefe, Peleti Oli, Ann Redstone and Geraldine Travers

Marei Apatu, Tania Eden, Mike Paku and Ngaio Tiuka - (1 vacancy)

Councillor Alwyn Corban (Councillor Alternate)

Kaumātua: Jerry Hapuku

Tokamatua:
Quorum:

at least 3 Councillors and 3 Tangata Whenua appointees

Apiha Matua
Officer Responsible:

Pou Ahurea Matua Principal Advisor: Relationships Responsiveness and Heritage – Dr James Graham

Te Rōpū Manapori me te Kāwanatanga
Democracy & Governance Services:

Lynne Cox (Ext 5632)

 

 

 


Te Rārangi Take
Order of Business

1.0

Prayer - Karakia

 

2.0

Apologies & Leave of Absence – Ngā Whakapāhatanga me te Wehenga ā-Hui

At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.

At the close of the agenda no requests for leave of absence had been received.

 

3.0

Conflict of Interest – Mahi Kai Huanga

 

4.0

Confirmation of Minutes – Te Whakamana i Ngā Miniti

Minutes of the Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee Meeting held Wednesday 5 August 2020.

(Previously circulated)   

 

5.0

Proposed Te Aranga Design Guide 

9

6.0

Proposed Renaming of Waimarama Domain 

45

7.0

Keirunga Gardens Draft Reserve Management Plan 

51

8.0

Tainui Reserve Management Plan 

59

9.0

Te Tū Marae o Te Matau-a-Māui PGF Marae Renovation Fund 

63

10.0

Minor Items – Ngā take iti

 

11.0

Urgent Items – Ngā take nonoi   

 

 

     


 

Wednesday, 4 November 2020

Te Hui o Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Heretaunga

Hastings District Council: Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee Meeting

Te Rārangi Take
Report to Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee

Nā:

From:

Megan Gaffaney, Team Leader Environmental Policy

Te Take:

Subject:

Proposed Te Aranga Design Guide

        

 

1.0    Executive Summary – Te Kaupapa Me Te Whakarāpopototanga

1.1       The purpose of this report is to seek direction from the Committee on the creation of a simple educational online guide designed to provide ideas and insight to Māori world view perspectives and enhance mana whenua presence, visibility and participation in the design of the physical realm.

1.2       The basis for the online guide is the Māori design principles and values, which are encapsulated in the Te Aranga Māori Cultural Landscape Strategy and Toi-Tū Strategic Framework www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/Toi-tu-Hawkes-Bay

1.3       The Te Aranga Māori Cultural Landscape Strategy was developed here at Te Aranga Marae, Flaxmere, Hastings in 2006 and the Toi-Tū Strategic Framework 2019-2021 also developed here in Hastings.


 

 

 

2.0    Recommendations – Ngā Tūtohunga

A)        That the report of the Team Leader Environmental Policy titled Proposed Te Aranga Design Guide dated 4 November 2020 be received.

B)        That the Committee approve the creation of a non-regulatory online Design Guide tool that is based on the Te Aranga Māori Cultural Landscape Strategy and Toi-Tū Strategic Framework.

C)        That the Committee approve future changes to Section 3 of the Hastings District Plan to enhance mana whenua presence, visibility and participation in the design of the physical realm.

 

 

3.0    Background – Te Horopaki

3.1       For some time now there has been discussion within Council staff about the need to consider the Māori world view when it come to our thought processes in design; the design of buildings, public spaces, landscapes, parks, and of public art.

3.2       Understanding and following a Māori design practice is key to delivering design outcomes that help to deepen our sense of place and develop meaningful and durable relationships with iwi and hapū in Heretaunga. This online hub will build upon design processes based upon the Te Aranga principles and values.

3.3       The guide will promote and demystify the integration of identified Māori principles and values, and provide a guide as to how to integrate them into the creative design process.   It will be a resource for the community – builders, designers, artists, surveyors, small scale property developers and for Council itself.

3.4       In a practical sense, the guide would be on the Council’s website and perhaps in printed form too.

3.5       Auckland Council have adopted the Te Aranga Framework as a basis to their information and guidance on the integration of Māori concepts into design and this is displayed on the Auckland Design Manual website.

3.6       The following is an excerpt from the Auckland Design Manual discussing the origin of their Guide.

The New Zealand Urban Design Protocol (UDP) was published by the Ministry for the Environment in March 2005. It was recognised that a clear Māori voice and meaningful involvement in the creation of the UDP had been absent, and that the process undertaken in the development of the protocols did not adequately engage with Māori interests. In response to this lack of consultation, and with the support of the Ministry for the Environment and Te Puni Kōkiri, a hui of Māori professionals working across the design disciplines, the resource management sector and representatives of iwi/hapū organisations from across Aotearoa/New Zealand gathered first at Waitākere in June 2006 and then in November the same year at Te Aranga Marae in Flaxmere to discuss and formulate a draft National Māori Cultural Landscape Strategy. The resultant Te Aranga Māori Cultural Landscape Strategy represented the first concerted and cohesive effort by Māori to articulate Māori interests and design aspirations in the built environment.

Whilst this forum was originally convened to discuss the challenges faced by Māori in the urban realm, it was clearly expressed that hapū and Iwi rohe encompass all parts of the physical environment and that the term 'urban design' did not resonate with a connected Māori worldview. This fundamental position resulted in the adoption of the term 'Māori cultural landscape' as embracing the landscape in its widest form.

"As Māori we have a unique sense of our cultural landscapes. It includes past present and future. It includes both physical and spiritual dimensions. It is how we express ourselves in our environments, it connects whānau, whenua, awa and moana through whakapapa, it includes both urban and rural, it is not just where we live it is who we are." (Te Aranga Māori Cultural Landscape Strategy 2006: www.tearanga.Māori.nz).

4.0    Discussion Te Matapakitanga

4.1       Auckland Council continued active development of the Te Aranga strategy, which is a key component of the Auckland Design Manual. 

4.2       However, to date it has not formally been progressed here in Hastings into a documented form, though it is taken into account by those working in the design space, and this is evident in projects such as the Kimi Ora Community School's new playground in Flaxmere West and artworks in Hastings CBD, such as the Haukū-nui water feature, He Taiepa o Ngā Parirau - A Wall of Wings in Havelock North, and Ngā Pou o Heretaunga in Civic Square.

4.3       On 23 March 2019 Hastings convened a one day workshop with a hui of Māori professionals working across the design disciplines, the resource management sector and organisations from with the aim of further progressing the work. This workshop came from the newly developed Toi-Tū Hawke’s Bay Strategic Framework 2019-2021. This is a strategy developed by Project Lead Toni Mackinnon (Hastings City Art Gallery) and consultant Karl Wixon. This is a very broad reaching strategy that has its focus on supporting creatives and creativity in Hawke’s Bay.

4.4       There are quite a number of documents developed and adopted to heighten Māori concepts in the creative arts and design though having an information platform that hones in on built form could be completed with the creation of an online hub that could start small and be built upon as projects are progressed and completed.

4.5       The development of an online portal for staff to access would also activate the necessity for professional learning and development within the Te Aranga Design process that includes design principles and values. This learning will be facilitated by the Pou Ahurea Matua for staff at Council so that cultural narratives, tikanga Māori, te ao Māori and the Te Aranga Design Principles (see attachment) are not only familiarised but normalised within everyday practice here at Council and in our work out in the wider community.

4.6       Furthermore, other Cultural Assessments have identified the benefit of better integrating a Māori worldview in planning, and a second stage of the project could be to consider amending Section 3 of the District Plan – the Mana Whenua Section.

5.0    Options – Ngā Kōwhiringa

Option One - Recommended Option - Te Kōwhiringa Tuatahi – Te Kōwhiringa Tūtohunga

5.1       The creation of an online portal that could start off small and be developed as projects are progressed and completed will have significant and positive implications for staff, and for the professional community to access and become familiar with as part of their processes too.

Advantages

·   Starting small, with a clear and small scope makes this an achievable starting point.

·   As an online resource it can be added to.

·   It can be achieved without additional financial resources and cost to Council.


 

Disadvantages

·   Initially it may not include all aspects of ‘design’.

·   The content may not be expansive.

Option Two – Status Quo - Te Kōwhiringa Tuarua – Te Āhuatanga o nāianei

5.2       Continue with integration of Māori design concepts on an informal and ad hoc basis.

Advantages

·    Flexibility of project scope.

·    Do not need to put staff resources to this project and can focus on other work.

Disadvantages

·    Cultural principles / values not evidently visible on a Council platform.

6.0    Next steps – Te Anga Whakamua

6.1       Set up a Project Team to work on the project with a project Sponsor. A suggested team would include:

 

Sponsor: - CE To’osavili Nigel Bickle

·        Dr James Graham – Pou Ahurea Matua

·        James Minehan – Project Manager

·        Rachel Wattie – Communications Advisor

·        Mark Henderson – Digital Implementation

·        Rachel Stuart – Public Spaces Planning Manager

·        Megan Gaffaney – Planner Environmental Policy

6.2       What we want to create and why:

·    An attractive simple to use design guide that helps us to better understand and celebrate the character and cultural narratives of Hastings.

·    Enhanced relationships with our statutory partners (mana whenua groups and entities) across the whole Hastings district.

·    A greater connection to place-based notions of history and looking to the past to guide and inform the present; the future.

6.3       As the population of Hastings grows it will result in changes to our existing neighbourhoods and the creation of new places to live, work and play. Indeed, design becomes more critical as the development intensifies.   Design can be used a positive tool to aid this development and help us achieve great buildings and places that are recognisably part of Hastings.  To do this we need to gain a better understanding about Hastings different contexts and characters.

6.4       MfE have defined character as "the distinctive identity of a particular place that results from the interaction of many factors, including built form, people, activity and history" (MfE 2005:2).

6.5       For Hastings, part of this identity comes from the narratives of mana whenua whom we have worked with to develop a draft set of Te Aranga Māori Design Principles. This provides a process outlining how we can all positively engage with mana whenua and shape our built environment to acknowledge our position as a city in the South Pacific.

6.6       Māori culture and identity highlights Aotearoa New Zealand's point of difference in the world and offers up significant design opportunities that can benefit us all.  The Te Aranga Māori Design Principles are a set of outcome-based principles founded on intrinsic Māori cultural values and designed to provide practical guidance for enhancing outcomes for the design environment. The principles have arisen from a widely held desire to enhance mana whenua presence, visibility and participation in the design of the physical realm.

6.7       The Solution:

·    A design guide that is practical and easy to understand

             Content

·    That has Hastings appropriate cultural narratives including structure, formatting and presentation.

·    That identifies the Core Māori Values that have informed the development of earlier Māori design principles.

·    That provides the Te Aranga Cultural Landscape Strategy.

·    That includes local case studies.

·    That links to the Papakāinga Housing development guide.

·    That links to the Toi-Tu Strategy.

·    That includes video interviews with key professionals and those inspired by the Te Aranga Design Principles and Values.

·    That uses visual cues, photographs and or drawings to illustrate design concepts.

             Style / presentation

·    That is not too wordy and uses simple language.

·    That is logical in its layout and web architecture.

·    That clearly links to other key documents and strategies for example, the District Plan, the LTP, Toi-Tū Strategic Framework.

·    That can be printed and or displayed on a website.

·    That uses Council’s branding, colours, font and logo.

 

 

Attachments:

 

1

Te Aranga Maori Cultural Landscape Strategy 28 April 2008

STR-24-4-20-108

 

2

Exploring_te_aranga_design_principles_Paul2017

STR-24-4-20-111

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Considerations - He Whakarāpopoto Whakaarohanga

Fit with purpose of Local Government - E noho hāngai pū ai ki te Rangatōpū-ā-Rohe

The Council is required to give effect to the purpose of local government as set out in section 10 of the Local Government Act 2002. That purpose is to enable democratic local decision-making and action by (and on behalf of) communities, and to promote the social, economic, environmental, and cultural wellbeing of communities in the present and for the future.

Link to the Council’s Community Outcomes – Ngā Hononga ki Ngā Putanga ā-Hapori

This proposal promotes the intrinsic Māori cultural values and therefore wellbeing of communities in the present and for the future.

Māori Impact Statement - Te Tauākī Kaupapa Māori

This proposal will actively enable the sharing of Māori design concepts, principles and values in future built form projects for Council use and as guidance for all persons embarking on development projects. This proposal has its beginnings in other projects of recent ears including the Toi-Tū Strategic Framework 2019, the Te Aranga Design Principles 2006, open workshops with Māori professionals within a planning and design context 2019, and in engagement too with a range of stakeholders and partners across numerous hui.

Sustainability - Te Toitūtanga

Putting tools in place to support immediate, ongoing and future benefits by guiding integration of intrinsic Māori concepts, principles and values into design and form.

Financial considerations - Ngā Whakaarohanga Ahumoni

There are no additional financial or external resources required to achieve the development of an online design guide.

Significance and Engagement - Te Hiranga me te Tūhonotanga

This decision/report has been assessed under the Council's Significance and Engagement Policy as being of Moderate Significance.

 

Consultation – internal and/or external - Whakawhiti Whakaaro-ā-roto / ā-waho

Moderate Significance. This is it the first step in engagement with the idea of an online design resource, however the idea of integrating Māori concepts, principles and values. Engagement with this Standing Committee as the project progresses, engagement with Māori professionals working across design disciplines, the resource management sector and representatives of iwi / hapū organisations and other professionals working in the design and development sectors.

Risks

 

REWARD – Te Utu

RISK – Te Tūraru

The online guide will be carried out by Kaunihera in a planned manner, consistent with the wishes of the community.

 

The guide would provide a process outlining how we can all positively engage with mana whenua and shape our built environment to acknowledge our position as a unique city in Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond.

 

Māori culture and identity highlights Aotearoa New Zealand's point of difference in the world and offers up significant design opportunities that can benefit us all. 

 

Enhance mana whenua presence, visibility and participation in the design of the physical realm.

The level of risk is considered to be low.

 

There is a chance some members of the professional sector and wider community may not agree with the content of the guide and not see its relevance in their situation.

 

 

Rural Community Board – Te Poari Tuawhenua-ā-Hapori

It is considered that there are no specific implications to the Rural Community Board, given that this would be a non-regulatory, educational document designed to provide ideas and insight to Māori world view perspectives.

 

 


Item 5       Proposed Te Aranga Design Guide

Strategies & Development Projects - Urban Design - Urban Design General - Te Aranga Maori Cultural Landscape Strategy 28April2008

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Wednesday, 4 November 2020

Te Hui o Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Heretaunga

Hastings District Council: Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee Meeting

Te Rārangi Take
Report to Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee

Nā:

From:

Colin Hosford, Public Spaces and Building Assets Manager

Te Take:

Subject:

Proposed Renaming of Waimarama Domain

        

 

1.0    Executive Summary – Te Kaupapa Me Te Whakarāpopototanga

1.1       The purpose of this report is to seek feedback of the Committee on the proposal to rename the Waimārama Domain. 

1.2       With the feedback of the Committee, officers will return the recommended name to the Taupunga marae whānau for comments prior to returning to Council for ratification of the new name.

 

 

2.0    Recommendations – Ngā Tūtohunga

A)        That the report of the Public Spaces and Building Assets Manager titled Proposed Renaming of Waimarama Domain  dated 4 November 2020 be received for feedback purposes.

B)        That the new reserve name recommended by the Committee be returned to the Taupunga marae whānau for final comment, prior to Council being requested to ratify the new name.

 

3.0    Background – Te Horopaki

3.1       The reserve, generally known as the Waimārama Domain has been a key open public space for decades much enjoyed by both the local and wider community.

3.2       Up until 2011, the site was owned by an arm of the Roman Catholic Church called the Society of Mary (the Society). 

3.3       The Society previously leased the land to the Hawke’s Bay County Council and then its successor, the Hastings District Council (HDC) until 2011, when after prolonged negotiations with Council and between the Society and descendants of Airini Donnelly, the HDC entered into a purchase agreement that would ensure the land stayed in public ownership.

3.4       After much negotiations the $1.17m purchase agreement included a condition that the Waimārama Domain be renamed to be called the Airini Donnelly Reserve, in recognition of the historical links to the land of Airini Donnelly and her descendants.

3.5       Soon after the reserve coming into public ownership, local hapū, questioned the validity and propriety of the proposed new name and subsequently petitioned Council to reconsider the matter.  The marae has requested Council consider a number of alternative names that in their opinion offer a more appropriate alternative.

3.6       Officers and the local Ward Councillor met with the marae committee and whānau to hear their viewpoint and proposed alternative names that better reflected local hapū perspectives.

3.7       This report seeks the Committee’s feedback on a proposed new name for the Waimārama Domain so that the matter can be resolved.

4.0    Discussion – Te Matapakitanga

4.1       In 2010, when Council first entered into discussions on the proposed land purchase, the descendants of Airini Donnelly were closely involved in the process.  Council was guided in these discussions by the then Cultural Advisor, Marama Laurenson.

4.2       In response to the desire to recognise the role and mana of Airini Donnelly, and the wishes of her descendants, the decision to rename the Domain was made a conditional requirement of the sale and purchase agreement.

4.3       The Society of Mary have on a number of occasions requested Council to fulfil the remaining condition of the sale, but officers have held back as other ideas on the renaming and local discord began to emerge.  Officers advised the Society of the potential for the proposed new name to create a division amongst local hapū.  Officers were advised that the Society would accept a different name as Council sees fit.  

4.4       Taupaunga marae held a hui-ā-hapū on 4th April 2018.  A copy of the alternative names put forward is included as attachment 1.

4.5       Officers and the local Ward Councillor met at the marae on 16 March 2020. While the marae committee and local whānau attended, the invited descendants of Airini Donnelly did not attend.

4.6       As a starting point, the gathering asserted that the land would be more appropriately named Karauria and not Donnelly.  While the marae representatives disputed the depth of the Donnelly ancestral link, their overriding assertion was that the name of the reserve needed to be a wider and more inclusive of all the local whānau and not just one individual. 

4.7       Names suggested and discussed at the two hui included;

·    Te Papa o Takitimu

·    Te Punga  (o Takitimu)

·    Takitimu Reserve / Domain

·    Te Patatai o Takitimu

·    Te Whakakukunga o Takitimu

·    Taupunga (anchor of Takitimu)

·    Te Ākau Roa

·    Te Korowai o te Pani

·    Karauria Reserve / Domain

4.8       It is also pertinent to note officers explained to the marae committee and whānau present that the progress towards a name change had been extended and challenging.  In response, the marae representatives suggested that Council need to be brave and show leadership on this matter. 

4.9       Council representatives also agreed to first report back to the Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee on the suggested naming options, prior to Council itself addressing the matter.

4.10    There are no budget or financial implications that are might be impacted by the changing of the reserve’s name as there is an existing parks budget allocation to replace the existing signs.

5.0    Options Ngā Kōwhiringa

5.1       The choosing of an option is not applicable as this report is for feedback and guidance only.

6.0    Next steps – Te Anga Whakamua

6.1       The list provided by the marae committee and parties thus far is generous and has numerous suggestions that will likely resonate with hapū and the wider community. 

6.2       Council also recognises that there may well be some disappointment from the descendants of Airini Donnelly, that the original name agreed in the purchase of the land by Council has not been actioned.

6.3       Officers therefore seek the Committee’s feedback on the names put forward and also seek guidance on the next steps in whittling down the list to one definitive name.

6.4       With the Committee’s feedback and naming recommendation(s), officers will return to the hapū and wāanau for their final comment, prior to full Council being requested to ratify and adopt a new name for Waimārama Reserve.

 

Attachments:

 

1

Waimarama Domain Name - Voting

CG-16-5-00036

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Considerations - He Whakarāpopoto Whakaarohanga

Fit with purpose of Local Government - E noho hāngai pū ai ki te Rangatōpū-ā-Rohe

The Council is required to give effect to the purpose of local government as set out in section 10 of the Local Government Act 2002. That purpose is to enable democratic local decision-making and action by (and on behalf of) communities, and to promote the social, economic, environmental, and cultural wellbeing of communities in the present and for the future.

Link to the Council’s Community Outcomes – Ngā Hononga ki Ngā Putanga ā-Hapori

 

Māori Impact Statement - Te Tauākī Kaupapa Māori

Council have met with mana whenua more than once including both here at Council and out at Waimārama marae with hapū and whānau. Hapū and whānau of Waimārama have also held their own hui to discuss the kaupapa and potential names for the reserve, and passed these onto Council via the Chairperson of Waimārama marae.

Sustainability - Te Toitūtanga

 

Financial considerations - Ngā Whakaarohanga Ahumoni

 

Significance and Engagement - Te Hiranga me te Tūhonotanga

This report has been assessed under the Council's Significance and Engagement Policy as being of moderate significance.

Consultation – internal and/or external - Whakawhiti Whakaaro-ā-roto / ā-waho

 

Risks

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REWARD – Te Utu

RISK – Te Tūraru

The changing of the name of the Waimārama Domain to a new title, supported by local hapū will have a positive benefit of having hapū voices being heard and respected.

 

The potential name change will also enable Council to complete its commitment to rename the Domain and to formally tell the history of the whenua on history boards for all to appreciate. 

 

In purchasing the Domain, Council agreed to change the name to Airini Donnelly Reserve.  The change to a different name, supported by local hapū, may cause some adverse reaction by the descendants of Airini Donnelly.  This likely outweighed by the majority support of local whanau

Rural Community Board – Te Poari Tuawhenua-ā-Hapori

 

 

 


Item 6       Proposed Renaming of Waimarama Domain

Waimarama Domain Name - Voting

Attachment 1

 

                Waimārama Domain

Kia ora whānau:

At the hui – ā– hapû held on 14th of April it was agreed by all present;

“That any interested party should submit names for the Waimārama Domain with the meaning or reason they wanted it, by ANZAC Day. “

It was discussed, that the names;

a)     “should not be Tipuna” names but were to be reflective for all hapû of Waimārama and

b)     “should be Māori names.”

These proposed names should show relevance for future generations to learn something of their history/whakapapa. The submitted names are to be e-mailed to all those present and to be posted on our Facebook page.  They would also be put on the marae notice board on ANZAC Day for people to discuss/vote on.

Here are the names that have been submitted by whanau.

 

Ngā Ingoa

                 Kupu whakamārama

1.

Te Papa o Takitimu

Landing place of Takitimu

2.

Te Punga (o Takitimu)

Where the anchor of Takitimu was left

3.

Takitimu Reserve

Represents key events that helped shape our history.

a)     It is the landing place of Takitimu

b)     Taupunga is the name of our Whare Tipuna

c)     Prominent Tohunga left the waka to establish key Whare Wānanga for our people’s learning

d)     These events have had a direct impact on our four hapû today

e)     This history is repeated in wānanga

And on marae across Kahungûnu every day

4.

Te Patatai (o Takitimu)

Seashore where Takitimu landed

5.

Te Whakakukûnga (o Takitimu)

The beaching place of Takitimu

6.

Te Ākau Roa (o Waimārama)

The long shoreline where Takitimu rested

7.

Te Korowai (o Pani)

In remembrance of Pani Karauria – younger sister of Airini.  Ahikaa of some descendants who still remain in Waimarama. 

 

As you can see whanau – the majority of submitted names are linked to Te Waka Tapu oTakitimu.    As mentioned in the third explanation it has relevance to the immediate area as well as the whole of Waimārama.  No:7 has been submitted on the day. 

If you wish to have a vote/s 1st 2nd 3rd on any of these names please email me at (baebham@hotmail.co.nz) indicating which name you prefer.  We will look at a time period of 7 days for all votes to be in.  (Date: 2nd of May)  The name with most votes will then be posted on our face book page.  A record of all voting will be kept for future reference.     Thank you.

Bernadette Hamlin (Chairperson – Waimarama Māori Committee)


 

Wednesday, 4 November 2020

Te Hui o Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Heretaunga

Hastings District Council: Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee Meeting

Te Rārangi Take
Report to Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee

Nā:

From:

Alex Mabin, Public Spaces Policy Planner

Te Take:

Subject:

Keirunga Gardens Draft Reserve Management Plan

        

 

1.0    Executive Summary – Te Kaupapa Me Te Whakarāpopototanga

1.1       The purpose of this report is to inform the Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee of availability of the Ngā Māra o Keirunga Draft Reserve Management Plan (the Draft Management Plan), which has been adopted for public consultation purposes.

1.2       Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Heretaunga, as an administering body under the Reserves Act 1977, is obliged to prepare Reserve Management Plans for the reserves under its management.  The Draft Management Plan was adopted by Kaunihera for public consultation purposes at their meeting on 15 October 2020.

1.3       Kaunihera is required to give effect to the purpose of local government as prescribed by Section 10 of the Local Government Act 2002.  That purpose is to meet the current and future needs of communities for good quality local infrastructure in a way that is most cost-effective for households and businesses.  Good quality means infrastructure that is efficient, effective and appropriate to present and anticipated future circumstances.

1.4       The objective of the Draft Management Plan relevant to the purpose of local government is the delivery of good quality local infrastructure that creates places and spaces for recreation and arts and culture for the benefit of the whole community.

1.5       This report recommends that the Draft Management Plan be received by the Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee for feedback purposes.

 

 

2.0    Recommendations – Ngā Tūtohunga

A)        That the report of the Public Spaces Policy Planner titled Keirunga Gardens Draft Reserve Management Plan dated 4 November 2020 be received for feedback purposes.

 

3.0    Background – Te Horopaki

3.1       Ngā Māra o Keirunga covers a total rohe of 7.9 hectares, in two separate areas.  Ngā Māra o Keirunga is well loved and visited by people from across Heretaunga and beyond.  Visitors to Ngā Māra o Keirunga engage in passive recreation such as walking, dog walking (including in the dog exercise area), visiting the playground for tamariki and relaxing and enjoying the mature rākau and diverse green spaces. 

3.2       Two leaseholders operate facilities in Ngā Māra o Keirunga: Keirunga Gardens Arts and Crafts Society Inc, who operate The Creative Hub, and Havelock North Live Steamers who operate Keirunga Park Railway.  The Creative Hub is an umbrella organisation for a number of arts and creative groups, who are based in the three buildings in Ngā Māra o Keirunga.  The Arts Centre building is owned by the Arts and Crafts Society; the Homestead and Cottage, Category II heritage buildings in Schedule 1 of the Operative Hastings District Plan, are leased by the Society for use by their member groups and for public hire.  The Havelock North Live Steamers operate Keirunga Park Railway, a miniature railway that has been very popular with whānau/families since the early 1990s.  There is one protected rākau in Ngā Māra o Keirunga, a Scarlet Gum located to the east of the Homestead.

3.3       As an administering body under the Reserves Act 1977 (the Act), Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Heretaunga is required to prepare Reserve Management Plans for the reserves under its management.  A Reserve Management Plan is a 10 year plan setting out how an administering body “shall provide for and ensure the use, enjoyment, maintenance, protection, and preservation, as the case may require, and, to the extent that the administering body’s resources permit, the development, as appropriate, of the reserve for the purposes for which it is classified…”  Ngā Māra o Keirunga is classified as Local Purpose (Plantation and Cultural Artistic and Creative) (main park) and Recreation Reserve (separate land parcel to the south).  The Draft Management Plan seeks to balance the protection of the natural resources on a reserve, against the recreational needs of the community.

3.4       The Act sets out the process to be followed in the preparation of a Reserve Management Plan.  Kaunihera has adopted the following process, based on these requirements:

·        Notification of intention to prepare a Reserve Management Plan.

·        Invite suggestions from the public for consideration for inclusion in the Draft Plan.

·        Prepare the Draft Plan, where necessary engaging specialist input and undertaking stakeholder workshops.

·        Workshops with the Eco District Subcommittee and Kaunihera to consider the Draft Plan.

·        Kaunihera adopts the Draft Plan for consultation purposes.

·        Public notification of the Draft Plan (two month public consultation process).

·        Hearing of submissions and any required amendments.

·        Obtain Minister of Conservation approval.

·        Adopt Final Reserve Management Plan.

·        Monitor and review Plan as required.

3.5       Extensive public consultation was undertaken in June-July 2020 requesting suggestions for consideration for inclusion in the Draft Management Plan, resulting in 204 pieces of feedback.  In summary, these responses requested the following improvements:

·    Improved playground for tamariki.

·    Increased maintenance of the natural area of the park, including retention of the mature trees, tracks and weed management.

·    Information about the history of Ngā Māra o Keirunga, from Māori settlement in the rohe to present day.

·    Track, park amenity and wayfinding signage.

·    Increased maintenance of the heritage buildings.

·    New tracks & paths.

·    Accessibility improvements.

·    Various areas of revegetation.

3.6       Engagement with park stakeholders and a number of specialist inputs were sought in the preparation of the Draft Reserve Management Plan. 

3.7       The proposed Vision for Ngā Māra o Keirunga identified in the Draft Management Plan is “The protection, management and enhancement of the natural, historic, cultural and artistic values of Keirunga Gardens.”

3.8       The Goals and Key Actions identified in the Draft Management Plan are:

Goal 1: Recreation and Leisure - The Gardens are well used by the community for a range of activities encouraging them to visit more often and stay longer.

Key Actions:

·    Develop a larger playground for all ages and abilities.

·    Recognise the long term vision of the Keirunga Gardens Arts and Crafts Society Incorporated and Havelock North Live Steamers Incorporated.

·    Provide opportunities for enhanced passive recreation activities and enjoyment.

 

Goal 2: Development & Facilities - The Gardens are developed to ensure they are safe and accessible and that facilities meet the needs of people of all ages, abilities and interests.

Key Actions:

·    Upgrade and maintain the heritage buildings and built landscape features in accordance with the Conservation Plan.

·    Enhance the main entrance and provide two way vehicle flow to enable the provision of the existing exit road for pedestrian access into the Gardens.

·    Optimise the capacity of the carpark and provide additional lighting for safety and amenity.

·    Provide legible entrances and additional parking at Tanner Street and Crabapple Walk/Poplar Flat, with a new path, seating and amenities in Crabapple Walk/Poplar Flat.

·    Construct new tracks to provide a loop track around the Gardens, access to the Knoll, and additional access between the playground and Arthur’s Path.

·    Resurface steeper sections of tracks and install steps to improve user experience.

·    Provide new toilet facilities adjacent to the children’s playground.

·    Work with the Arts and Crafts Society Incorporated to consider the future use of the heritage buildings to optimise public use.

 


 

Goal 3: Natural Values - The landscape, open space values and natural and heritage character are recognised and protected.

Key Actions:

·    Conserve and enhance the unique woodland character around Arthur’s Path.

·    Undertake pockets of revegetation throughout the Gardens in accordance with the proposed Landscape Management Areas.

·    Implement the planting recommendations of the Conservation Plan, to protect and enhance the heritage values of the Homestead and Cottage and their gardens.

·    Conserve and enhance the open space character of The Knoll.

·    Manage shrub bed areas to minimise entrapment areas and enhance passive surveillance and safety.

 

Goal 4: Social & Cultural Values - The Gardens are rich in cultural and natural heritage.  The landscape character and heritage features will be recognised, protected and preserved for future generations.

Key Actions:

·    Be effective kaitiaki to ensure the protection and conservation of the historic values and features of the Gardens, including the heritage buildings and their gardens and the protected tree.

·    Manage and promote events in the Gardens.

·    Collect and interpret cultural, educational, historic and environmental information to promote the Gardens’ significance and importance, through information signage.

·    Support artists to undertake art installations within the Gardens and work collaboratively with mana whenua and leaseholders to design and install furniture features which encourage activity and participation.

 

Goal 5: Management & Partnerships - The Gardens are managed and maintained to meet community needs and aspirations.

Key Actions:

·    Work collaboratively with the community and stakeholders to achieve the vision for the Gardens and aspirations of the Plan.

4.0    Discussion – Te Matapakitanga

4.1       Input for the Draft Management Plan was received from Dr James Graham and Rose Mohi, who had also engaged in conversations with Te Manaaki Taiao at Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga.

4.2       Dr James Graham reviewed the Tangata Whenua History of the 2009 Reserve Management Plan and expanded this in the Draft Management Plan (pages 8-9), referencing Te Manaaki Taiao (2018) Towards an Understanding of the Māori (cultural) wellbeing and survival aspirations that Ngā Hapu o Heretaunga have for Te Mata, Te Matā, Te Mata o Rongokako, Te Karanemanema o Te Mata o Rongokako, written by Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga in association with Te Toi Ōhanga, Hastings. The Tangata Whenua History in the Draft Management Plan recognises the connection of Ngā Māra o Keirunga to Te Mata te Tipuna, and the significance and the history of this sacred maunga and surrounding whenua to ngā hapū o Heretaunga.   

4.3       Rose Mohi contributed to the 2009 Ngā Māra o Keirunga Management Plan.  In June 2020, at the request of Marei Apatu Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga, Rose Mohi again agreed to provide mana whenua feedback into the Draft Management Plan.  Feedback received was to erect interpretive signage of the history of the land, including stories of the landscape, legends, maunga, awa, settlements, marae, as well as European history.  This feedback has been incorporated in Section 4.2 of the Draft Management Plan in Section 4.2, with the proposed policy to ensure mana whenua participation in leading the development of interpretive history panels of Ngā Māra o Keirunga.

4.4       The Draft Plan also proposes that mana whenua be involved in design of bespoke furniture features to encourage activity and participation, and reflect the creative, artistic and cultural significance of Ngā Māra o Keirunga (Section 4.3).

4.5       Revegetation of pockets of Ngā Māra o Keirunga is proposed, based on advice from the biodiversity team at Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Te Matau-a-Māui regarding plant species which used to grow in the rohe where Ngā Māra o Keirunga is situated, which would be suitable to reintroduce now.  The purpose is to restore some of the natural heritage of Ngā Māra o Keirunga, and strengthen Heretaunga’s ecological network.  Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Te Matau-a-Māui advised the location of Ngā Māra o Keirunga close to Te Mata provides an excellent opportunity to support birds and lizards from Te Mata te Tipuna and the Cape to City project area (Te Kauae-a-Māui to the Tukituki Awa Valley).

5.0    Options – Ngā Kōwhiringa

Option One - Recommended Option - Te Kōwhiringa Tuatahi – Te Kōwhiringa Tūtohunga

5.1       That the Heretaunga Takoto Noa Maori Standing Committee receive the Ngā Māra o Keirunga Draft Reserve Management Plan.

5.2       Summary copies of the Draft Keirunga Gardens Management Plan will be made available to members at the meeting.  Full copies of the Plan can be viewed online at www.myvoicemychoice.co.nz, in person at Customer Service Centre, Hastings District Council or Havelock North, Flaxmere or Hastings Library.

6.0    Next steps – Te Anga Whakamua

6.1       The two month period of public consultation will finish on Friday 18 December 2020.  All submitters have the opportunity to be heard at a hearing, to be scheduled for Hui-Tanguru / Poutū-te-rangi 2021, prior to adoption of the Ngā Māra o Keirunga Reserve Management Plan.

 

Attachments:

There are no attachments for this report.

 

 

 

Summary of Considerations - He Whakarāpopoto Whakaarohanga

Fit with purpose of Local Government - E noho hāngai pū ai ki te Rangatōpū-ā-Rohe

Kaunihera is required to give effect to the purpose of local government as set out in section 10 of the Local Government Act 2002. That purpose is to enable democratic local decision-making and action by (and on behalf of) communities, and to promote the social, economic, environmental, and cultural wellbeing of communities in the present and for the future.

Link to the Council’s Community Outcomes – Ngā Hononga ki Ngā Putanga ā-Hapori

This proposal promotes the social, cultural and environmental wellbeing of communities in the present and for the future.  It does this by providing an increased level of maintenance and care of the natural and built features of Ngā Māra o Keirunga, and by investing in and promoting its history and amenities to enable greater awareness and use by the community.

Māori Impact Statement - Te Tauākī Kaupapa Māori

The Draft Management Plan proposes mana whenua participation in development of interpretive signage for Ngā Māra o Keirunga to provide visitors with information regarding mana whenua history of Ngā Māra o Keirunga and surrounding land; and (2) development of bespoke furniture features which reflect the cultural, artistic and creative character of the park. 

Sustainability - Te Toitūtanga

An increased level of care of the natural areas within Ngā Māra o Keirunga will help ensure the sustainable management of these resources.

 

Consultation has been undertaken with Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay and Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Te Matau-a-Māui.  As a result of their recommendations, revegetation of pockets of native plants are proposed within the park, providing the opportunity to restore some of the natural heritage of Ngā Māra o Keirunga.  Additional planting of various exotic plants is also proposed, providing additional opportunities to increase biodiversity within Ngā Māra o Keirunga.

Financial considerations - Ngā Whakaarohanga Ahumoni

Reserve Management Plans contain policies which will regulate how a reserve is managed.  They identify key actions required in the management and development of reserves.  As such they are fundamental planning tools to ensure that any work carried out on public reserves is undertaken in a planned and coordinated manner to achieve the best environmental and economic outcome.

Significance and Engagement - Te Hiranga me te Tūhonotanga

This report has been assessed under the Kaunihera Significance and Engagement Policy as being of low significance and does not trigger the significance policy.

Consultation – internal and/or external - Whakawhiti Whakaaro-ā-roto / ā-waho

The Reserves Act 1977 sets out the process for public consultation in preparation of a Reserve Management Plan.  Public Consultation to seek recommendations for inclusion in the Draft Plan and stakeholder involvement in preparation of the Draft Plan, as required by the Reserves Act, have been outlined above. 

 

To meet the requirements of the Reserves Act in the next steps of the process, public consultation of the Ngā Māra o Keirunga Draft Management Plan will be for two months.  All people who provided feedback for consideration for the Draft Plan be notified of the opportunity to make a submission on the Draft Management Plan and to speak to that submission at a subsequent hearing.  Two open days at Ngā Māra o Keirunga are proposed during the Public Consultation period, as well as a social media campaign and My Voice My Choice channel.

Risks

 

REWARD – Te Utu

RISK – Te Tūraru

The development, management and protection of Ngā Māra o Keirunga will be carried out by Kaunihera in a planned manner, consistent with the wishes of the wider community.

 

Ngā Māra o Keirunga will attract more visitors, who are able to access key amenities within Ngā Māra o Keirunga and are encouraged to stay longer, increasing its profile and use.

 

Heritage features and the extensive natural areas will be restored, maintained and enhanced, providing greater enjoyment by visitors and protecting these assets.

 

The level of risk is considered to be low.

 

There is a small chance some members of the public may not agree with the proposals within the Draft Management Plan, as some contrasting opinions were received during the first phase of Public Consultation.

Rural Community Board – Te Poari Tuawhenua-ā-Hapori

It is considered that there are no specific implications to the Rural Community Board, given the urban location of Ngā Māra o Keirunga.

 

 


 

Wednesday, 4 November 2020

Te Hui o Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Heretaunga

Hastings District Council: Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee Meeting

Te Rārangi Take
Report to Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee

Nā:

From:

Alex Mabin, Public Spaces Policy Planner

Te Take:

Subject:

Tainui Reserve Management Plan

        

 

1.0    Executive Summary – Te Kaupapa Me Te Whakarāpopototanga

1.1       The purpose of this report is to inform the Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee that Council intends to prepare a Reserve Management Plan for Tainui Reserve, Havelock North, in 2021, and to update the Committee on the proposed process. 

1.2       Hastings District Council, as an administering body under the Reserves Act 1977, is obliged to prepare Reserve Management Plans for the reserves under its management.  The Act sets out the process to be followed in preparation of Management Plans.

1.3       Tainui Reserve is currently part of a combined Management Plan adopted in 2015, with Tanner, Hikanui and Tauroa Reserves.  Council proposes preparing an individual Management Plan for Tainui Reserve.

 

2.0    Recommendations – Ngā Tūtohunga

A)        That the report of the Public Spaces Policy Planner titled Tainui Reserve Management Plan dated 4 November 2020 be received for information purposes.

 

 

3.0    Background – Te Horopaki

3.1       A Management Plan is a 10 year plan setting out how an administering body “shall provide for and ensure the use, enjoyment, maintenance, protection, and preservation, as the case may require, and, to the extent that the administering body’s resources permit, the development, as appropriate, of the reserve for the purposes for which it is classified…”  Sections of Tainui Reserve are either classified as Recreation Reserve or Local Purpose Reserve.  The Management Plan will seek to balance the protection of the natural resources on the reserve, against the recreational needs of the community.

3.2       The Act sets out the process to be followed in the preparation of a Reserve Management Plan.  Council has adopted the following process, based on these requirements:

 

·    Notification of intention to prepare a Reserve Management Plan

·    Invite suggestions from the public for consideration for inclusion in the Draft Plan

·    Prepare the Draft Plan, where necessary engaging specialist input and undertaking stakeholder workshops

·    Workshop with the Eco District Subcommittee to consider the Draft Plan

·    Council adopts the Draft Plan for consultation purposes

·    Public notification of the Draft Plan (two month public consultation process)

·    Hearing of submissions and any required amendments

·    Obtain Minister of Conservation approval

·    Adopt Final Reserve Management Plan

·    Monitor and review Plan as required

3.3       Tainui Reserve is a 16.4 hectare natural reserve, predominantly used for passive recreation such as walking and dog walking.  There are a number of walking and mountain bike tracks, with sections of shared track.  Mangarau Stream runs through Tainui Reserve. 

3.4       Hikanui Pā is located in Tainui Reserve.  Hikanui Pā is a registered archaeological site (V21/171) and, as a pre-1769 site, is protected by the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014. This makes it unlawful for any person to modify or destroy, or cause to be modified or destroyed, the whole or any part of an archaeological site without the prior authority of Heritage New Zealand.

3.5       In 2015, a combined Reserve Management Plan was adopted for Tainui, Tanner, Hikanui and Tauroa Reserves following which construction began on the MTB track.  Following concern from the community predominantly around the shared sections of pedestrian/MTB track and recognition and protection of Hikanui Pā, Council proposes an individual Reserve Management Plan be prepared for Tainui Reserve. 

4.0    Discussion – Te Matapakitanga

4.1       The Reserve Management Plan is to be prepared externally by consultants, following the process outlined in section 3.2 above.  Council officers will manage the process of obtaining a cultural impact assessment and archaeological report for the entire Reserve, which will form part of the information to be considered in preparation of the Management Plan.

4.2       Consultants will be engaged to prepare the Management Plan by the end of 2020, with the process of engagement for a cultural impact assessment and archaeological report to be completed in a similar timeframe. 

4.3       In consultation with Dr James Graham, Council officers will seek an expression of interest (EOI) from Te Manaaki Taiao at Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga, to undertake an analysis of mana whenua cultural aspirations for the Reserve. Te Manaaki Taiao undertook an extensive report on the eastern escarpment of Te Matā, Te Mata o Rongokako in 2018. With this proposed Tainui Reserve Management Plan, the cultural landscape mirrors the eastern escarpment, indeed the whole of the maunga and its surrounding landscape. Accordingly, engaging with Te Manaaki Taiao would be appropriate and reflect too our relationships with our statutory partners here across the district and Ngāti Kahungunu and its hapū.

5.0    Options – Ngā Kōwhiringa

This report is for information purposes only and it is recommended that the Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee receive this report for information purposes.

6.0    Next steps – Te Anga Whakamua

6.1       Consultants including, cultural expertise and a local archaeologist, with local knowledge and experience including of the eastern escarpment of Te Matā, Te Mata o Rongokako, will be engaged by the end of 2020, with public consultation beginning in March 2021.  It is anticipated the Tainui Reserve Management Plan will be adopted in late 2021.

 

Attachments:

There are no attachments for this report.

 

 

 

 


 

Wednesday, 4 November 2020

Te Hui o Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Heretaunga

Hastings District Council: Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee Meeting

Te Rārangi Take
Report to Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee

Nā:

From:

Dr James Graham, Pou Ahurea Matua - Principal Advisor: Relationships Responsiveness and Heritage

Te Take:

Subject:

Te Tū Marae o Te Matau-a-Māui PGF Marae Renovation Fund

        

 

1.0    Executive Summary – Te Kaupapa Me Te Whakarāpopototanga

1.1       The purpose of this report is to inform and update the Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee of the Provincial Growth Fund Marae Renovation application that Hastings District Council alongside its partners, Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga, Te Puni Kōkiri and Te Taiwhenua o Te Whanganui-a-Orotū submitted to the Ministry of Innovation, Business and Employment (MBIE).

1.2       Te Kaunihera is required to give effect to the purpose of local government as prescribed by Section 10 of the Local Government Act 2002. That purpose is to meet the current and future needs of communities for good quality local infrastructure in a way that is most cost-effective for households and businesses. Good quality means infrastructure that is efficient, effective and appropriate to present and anticipated future circumstances.

1.3       This report recommends that Te Tū Marae o Te Matau-a-Māui PGF Marae Renovation Fund be received by the Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee for feedback purposes.

 

 

2.0    Recommendations – Ngā Tūtohunga

A)        That the report of the Pou Ahurea Matua - Principal Advisor: Relationships Responsiveness and Heritage titled Te Tū Marae o Te Matau-a-Māui PGF Marae Renovation Fund dated 4 November 2020 be received.

 

 

3.0    Background – Te Horopaki

3.1       In May 2020, MBIE announced the Marae Renovation Fund through the Provincial Growth Fund would be taking expressions of interest (EOI) in June. The Provincial Development Unit (PDU) would also be working closely with Te Puni Kōkiri (TPK) on this programme, with regional TPK offices leading and assisting applicants in the development of proposals.

3.2       All potential projects were to be assessed against the following PGF COVID response criteria:

•    Immediate job creation;

•    Timeframe for construction activity; and,

•    Degree of visibility to the community.

3.3       All proposals were also expected to create employment for vulnerable groups that were and or are most likely to suffer job losses due to COVID-19; including Māori and Pasifika workers. In order to qualify for funding, marae had to meet the following criteria:

·   Be in a PGF eligible region;

·   Be on land gazetted for the purpose of a marae; and,

·   Be submitted by trustees of the Māori reservation or another legal entity (that has been approved by the trustees of the Māori Reservation to apply for PGF funding on their behalf).

4.0    Discussion – Te Matapakitanga

4.1       Having received direction from the Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee and the CE To’osavili Nigel Bickle to progress an application for the marae in our territorial authority, officers began the conversation with our Taiwhenua partners and with TPK. The call for EOIs from the PDU was released on June 5 with the due date being a week later, June 12.

4.2       A number of hui, emails, telephone calls, marae visits and kanohi ki te kanohi conversations with marae leaders and governance took place across the week culminating in the team meeting up on June 12 to pull everything together into a quality EOI application. The original application included 18 marae who had engaged with and or responded to the tono (invitation) from the team and the amount was just over $4 million.

4.3       Further information was eventually requested of the applicant at which time the team came back together where a plan was conceived to satisfy the PDU’s request for further information. Consequently, contractors spent one week visiting each of the marae to undertake quantity surveying, figure estimates per each of the marae renovations were updated with formal quotes where the original amount applied for grew from $4 million to $6 million. These changes also now reflected 19 marae with a possible two more to be included for a total of $6 million and potentially 21 marae (pending a PDU / MBIE decision).

4.4       All funding that supports the contractual arrangements for Te Tū Marae o Te Matau-a-Māui will be received by the legal entity to umbrella this contract with MBIE, Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga, who have responsibility for paying for contractors who are contracted to undertake the various lines of work as part of this project across 19 or 21 marae. The role of Hastings District Council is to sit alongside other partners including Te Puni Kōkiri and to provide strategic guidance and support where necessary. Currently, Council are part of the steering group behind Te Tū Marae o Te Matau-a-Māui.

4.5       Please refer to the attached documents and press releases (Attachments 1 and 2) that broadly detail the government’s PGF Marae Renovation fund announcement on October 9 2020.

5.0    Next steps – Te Anga Whakamua

5.1       The steering group are continuing to meet weekly as the planning continues for the implementation of Te Tū Marae o Te Matau-a-Māui across Hastings District, TToH and TToTW.

5.2       The contractual arrangements and Funding Agreement for Te Tū Marae o Te Matau-a-Māui have been completed, and TToH are the applicant organisation on behalf of TToTW and all 19 (21) marae across Hastings District.

 

 

Attachments:

 

1

PGF Marae Renovation TToH Press Release

STR-1-7-20-934

 

2

PGF Marae Renovation TToH Press Release

STR-1-7-20-933

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Item 9       Te Tū Marae o Te Matau-a-Māui PGF Marae Renovation Fund

PGF Marae Renovation TToH Press Release

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Item 9       Te Tū Marae o Te Matau-a-Māui PGF Marae Renovation Fund

PGF Marae Renovation TToH Press Release

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