Kaupapataka
Agenda
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Te Rā Hui:
Meeting date:
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Friday, 30 May 2025
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Te Wā:
Time:
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10:00
AM
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Te Wāhi:
Venue:
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Council Chamber
Ground Floor
Civic Administration
Building
Lyndon Road East
Hastings
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Te Hoapā:
Contact:
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Democracy
and Governance Services
P: 06 871 5000
| E: democracy@hdc.govt.nz
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Te Āpiha Matua:
Responsible Officer:
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Waste
Manager - Angela Atkins
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Joint Waste
Futures Project Steering Committee – Terms of Reference
Background
Section 43 of the Waste Minimisation Act
2008 states that a territorial authority must adopt a Waste Management and
Minimisation Plan (WMMP) which provides:
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Objectives, policies and methods for effective
and efficient waste management and minimisation.
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Collection, recovery, recycling, treatment and
disposal services.
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Facilities for waste management.
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Waste minimisation activities including
education and public awareness; and
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A framework for funding implementation, grants
and advances of money.
In 2014 the Joint Council Waste Futures
Project Steering Committee was established to oversee and manage a range of
programmes and interventions to achieve effective and efficient waste
management and minimisation within the Ōmarunui Landfill catchment.
The WMMP must be reviewed every 5 years.
Council adopted the WMMP in 2019.
Purpose
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To be responsible for overseeing, supporting,
monitoring and reporting progress toward achieving the intent of WMMP.
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To represent the interests of Council in the
WMMP.
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To review the Joint Waste Management and
Minimisation Plan at least every six years to meet the requirements of the
Waste Management Act 2008.
Members (6
Councillors)
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Chair – Councillor from one Council
elected by Group.
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Deputy Chair – Councillor from the other
Council elected by Group.
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2 other HDC Councillors.
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2 other NCC Councillors.
Status
By agreement of the local authority member,
the Joint Waste Futures Joint Project Steering Committee has been established
as a Joint Committee under clause 30A of Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act
2002.
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Delegated Authority
The Joint Committee will have
responsibility and authority to:
1)
Accept and hear submissions on the joint Waste
Management and Minimisation Plan 2017-2023, and report back to the individual
Council on an as required basis.
2)
To make recommendations to each participant
Council on the Waste Management and Minimisation Plan.
3)
To monitor performance and progress to give
effect to the purpose of the WMMP and to make recommendations to the
constituent Councils accordingly.
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Administering
Authority and Servicing
Hastings District Council shall administer
the Joint Committee meetings.
Meetings
The Hastings District Council’s
Standing Orders will be used to conduct the Joint Committee meetings.
The Joint Committee shall meet as and when
required as agreed for the achievement of the purpose of the Joint Committee.
Quorum
The quorum at any meeting shall be not less
than four (4) including not less than two representatives of each of the member
bodies.
Voting
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The members shall strive at all times to reach a
consensus.
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Each representative shall be entitled to one
vote at any meeting.
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There shall be no casting vote.
Variations
Any member may propose an amendment
(including additions or deletions) to the Terms of Reference which may be
agreed to by the Joint Committee.
Variations to the Terms of Reference must be
referred to the constituent Councils for ratification.
Term of Office
The primary purpose of this Joint Committee
is the approval and adoption, by both Councils, of the Waste Management and
Minimisation Plan 2018. However, the Joint Committee will continue to meet as
and when required to oversee performance of the WMMP in operation.
Kaupapataka
Agenda
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Group Members:
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Heamana
Chair: Councillor Hayley Browne (NCC)
Deputy Chair: Councillor Ana Apatu (HDC)
Councillors Simon Nixon and Hana
Montaperto-Hendry (HDC)
Councillors Richard McGrath and
Chad Tareha (NCC)
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Tokamatua:
Quorum:
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4 members - at least 2
Councillors from each Council
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Apiha Matua
Officer Responsible:
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Waste Manager – Angela
Atkins
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Te Rōpū Manapori me te Kāwanatanga
Democracy & Governance Services
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Lynne Cox (Extn 5632)
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Te Rārangi Take
Order of Business
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1.0
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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.
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2.0
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Conflict
of Interest–
Mahi Kai Huanga
Members need to be vigilant to stand aside from
decision-making when a conflict arises between their role as a Member of the
Council and any private or other external interest they might have.
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3.0
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Confirmation
of Minutes - Te
Whakamana i Ngā Miniti
Minutes of the
Joint Waste Futures Project Steering Committee held Friday 31 January 2025.
(Previously circulated)
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4.0
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Consideration
of submissions on Draft Joint Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2025
-2031
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5.0
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Hastings
District Council Joint Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2018 - 2024
Implementation Update Report
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19
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6.0
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Napier
City Council Joint Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2018 - 2024
Implementation Update Report
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25
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7.0
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Draft
Officer Submissions to Central Government consultations
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31
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Hastings
District Council: Joint Waste Futures Project Steering Committee
Te Rārangi Take
Report to Joint Waste Futures Project Steering Committee
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Nā:
From:
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Angela Atkins, Waste
Manager
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Te Take:
Subject:
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Consideration of
submissions on Draft Joint Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2025 -2031
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1.0 Executive Summary
– Te Kaupapa Me Te
Whakarāpopototanga
1.1 The purpose of this
report is to inform the Committee on submissions received to the draft Joint
Waste Management and Minimisation Plan, and to obtain decisions for
incorporation into the document for final adoption on 13 June 2025.
1.2 The background section
of this report summarises the response to the Hastings District and Napier City
Councils’ joint engagement process which includes over 80 responses to
help inform the Committee decision making.
1.3 The discussion section
of the report highlights the key themes from the submissions and the decisions
required by the Joint Waste Futures Project Steering Committee over the course
of the Committee hearing.
1.4 In addition to this
covering report the agenda is supported by several volumes of submissions.
1.5 The agenda is also
supported by officer comments on various submissions (Attachment 1).
1.6 This draft Plan sets
out the Hastings District and Napier City Councils’ objectives for
managing and minimising waste and includes the proposed actions for achieving
those objectives.
1.7 This report provides
analysis of the issues raised by submitters and identifies any changes which
officers recommend should be made to the draft WMMP before it is adopted.
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2.0 Recommendations -
Ngā Tūtohunga
A) That the Joint
Waste Futures Project Steering Committee receive the report titled Consideration
of submissions on Draft Joint Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2025
-2031 dated 30 May 2025.
B) The
Committee note that at the Napier City Council meeting on 31 October 2024 and
the Hastings District Council meeting on 7 November 2024 were delegated
authority to adopt the final Waste Management and Minimisation Plan.
C) That the
written and verbal submissions and officer comments attached be received.
D) The
Committee adopts the officer’s amendments as detailed in Attachment
1 for inclusion into the final Joint Waste Management Plan.
E) That
decisions and amendments made at this meeting be incorporated into the final
Joint Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2025-2031.
F) That
officers forward replies to all submitters to thank them for their
submissions, advise of any Committee decisions in response to the submissions
and offer explanations based on the officer comments as amended by the Committee
at this meeting.
G) That the
issues raised in submissions that require further action by either Hastings
District Council or Napier City Council be noted and actioned by officers as
appropriate.
H) That the Committee
resolves, in terms of Section 82 (3) of the Local Government Act 2002, that the
principles set out in that section have been observed in such a manner that
the Hastings District Council and Napier City Council considers, in its
discretion, is appropriate for the decisions made during the course of this
meeting.
I) That
the Committee notes they will consider the final Waste Management and
Minimisation Plan on 13 June 2025 for adoption.
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3.0 Background – Te Horopaki
3.1 All Councils are required
by the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 to review their WMMP at least once every six
years. Both Hastings District Council and Napier City Council adopted the
current WMMP in 2018.
3.2 Before undertaking a
review of the WMMP, a Council must prepare a waste assessment in accordance
with sections 50 and 51 of the Waste Minimisation Act 2008. This report was
completed by Tonkin and Taylor Ltd in 2024.
3.3 On 7 October 2024, the
Committee and then the Councils received the Hastings and Napier Waste
Assessment 2024 and made the following resolutions:
3.3.1 That the Joint Waste Futures Project
Steering Committee receive the report titled Joint Waste Assessment and Waste
Management and Minimisation Plan (WMMP) dated 7 October 2024.
3.3.2 That the Committee receives the Joint
Waste Assessment completed in accordance with section 51 of the Waste
Minimisation Act 2008.
3.3.3 That the committee receives the feedback
from Medical Officer of Health on the Joint Waste Assessment obtained on 20
September 2024.
3.3.4 That the Committee, based on the
completed Joint Waste Assessment agree that the Joint Waste Management and
Minimisation Plan 2018 -2024 be revoked and a new plan substituted under
section 50(3) of the Waste Minimisation Act 2008. [options are: continue,
amend, or revoke and substitute WMMP]
3.3.5 That the committee approves to proceed
with the review of the WMMP in accordance with section 44 of the Waste
Minimisation Act 2008.
3.3.6 Notes that a draft WMMP will be presented
to the Committee and then both Councils for approval for consultation in
December 2024.
3.3.7 That the committee recommend to the
parent Councils to confirm that the committee has considered the Joint Waste
Management and Minimisation Plan 2018 in light of the draft Hastings District
Council and Napier City Council Waste Assessment 2024 and agree to develop a
replacement Joint Waste Management and Minimisation Plan.
3.3.8 That the committee notes it has delegated
authority to accept and hear submissions on the Joint Waste Management and
Minimisation Plan.
3.3.9 That officers request delegation from
both Hastings District and Napier City Councils to the Joint Waste Futures
Project Steering Committee to adopt the final Joint Waste Management and
Minimisation Plan on behalf of both Councils after completing the consultation
in line with the Special Consultative Procedure (SCP) and the hearing of
submissions by the committee.
3.4 On 31 October 2024,
Napier City Council delegated authority to this Committee with the following
resolution: the delegation to the Joint Waste Futures Project Steering
Committee to adopt the final Joint Waste Management and Minimisation Plan on
behalf of both Councils after completing the consultation in line with the
Special Consultative Procedure and the hearing of submissions by the committee.
3.5 On 7 November 2024,
Hastings District Council delegated authority to this Committee with the
following resolution: That Council delegates the Joint Waste Futures Project
Steering Committee to hear submissions on the draft WMMP under the Special
Consultative Procedure and adopt the final WMMP after completion of the Special
Consultative Procedure.
3.6 On 31 January 2025,
the Joint Waste Futures Project Steering Committee considered the draft Joint
Waste Management and Minimisation Plan and recommended to Hastings District
Council and Napier City Council the plan be approved for public consultation in
April and May 2025.
3.7 The draft Joint Waste
Management and Minimisation Plan was adopted on 18 February 2025 by Hastings
District Council and 20 February 2025 by Napier City Council and has been the
subject of community consultation via the Council Consultation platforms My Voice
My Choice, Say It Napier and hard copies in the customer service centres and
libraries. The consultation period was open from 7 April until 11 May
2025.
3.8 Hastings District
Council resolution:
3.8.1 That Council receive the report titled
Draft Joint Waste Management and Minimisation Plan and Statement of Proposal
dated 18 February 2025.
3.8.2 That Council adopt the draft Joint Waste
Management and Minimisation Plan 2025 -2031 and Statement of Proposal
documents, for consultation in accordance with Section 83 of the Local
Government Act 2002.
3.8.3 Napier City Council resolution:
3.8.4 Receive the report titled “Draft
Waste Management and Minimisation Plan (WMMP) and Statement of Proposal Adopt
for Consultation” dated 20 February 2025
3.8.5 Endorse the Statement of Proposal
2025-2031 (Doc Id 1828998) and draft Joint Waste Management and Minimisation
Plan document (Doc Id 1828997) for consultation in accordance with Section 83
of the Local Government Act 2002.
3.8.6 Adopt the Statement of Proposal 2025-2031
(Doc 1828998) and draft Joint Waste Management and Minimisation Plan (Doc Id
1828997) for consultation in accordance with Section 83 of the Local Government
Act 2002.
3.8.7 The councils prepared a statement of
proposal (SOP) and presented the WA and draft WMMP to the community for comment
in accordance with the SCP. This has ensured the councils undertake
consultation that complies with the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 and Local
Government Act 2002.
3.8.8 The SOP proposed that a new joint WMMP is
adopted for Hastings and Napier, replacing the current plan. A summary document
was attached to the SOP, outlining four key issues that were identified in the
draft WMMP.
3.8.9 These are:
· Whāngaia
te oneone (Feed the soil).
· Hangaia
he pūnaha hou (Build an improved system).
· Te
whakapūmau i ngā arawātea (Strengthen opportunities).
· Whakaako,
whakamana tahi (Teach and empower together).
4.0 Submissions
4.1 The Council received
81 written submissions on the draft WMMP (Attachments 4 - 84). The
Council also received approximately 45 further comments on social media
platforms (Attachment 85).
4.2 Submissions were made
by two mana whenua partners, Tamatea Pōkai Whenua and Te Taiwhenua o te
Whanganui a Orotu.
4.3 Mana
Ahuriri provided a waste statement (Attachment 3) prior to consultation
that determines their position regarding waste management and minimisation. The
waste statement provided by Mana Ahuriri aligns with the direction of the draft
WMMP, it will be used as a supporting document and will be made accessible on
both Councils webpages once the joint WMMP has been adopted.
4.4 For
further details about the consultation refer to the consultation report (Attachment
2)
4.5 Summary of online
submissions
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General Feedback on draft WMMP
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Which key issue matters most to the submitter
(Could select more than 1 or all)
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No. responses
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Love it
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Needs Tweaks
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Not a fan
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(blanks)
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Feed the soil
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Improved system
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Strengthen opportunities
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Teach & empower
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77
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23
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33
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13
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7
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30
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54
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23
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29
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Percentage of responses
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30%
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43%
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17%
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9%
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39%
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70%
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30%
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38%
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· 73%
of online submitters either supported the draft WMMP or suggested improvements
· 70%
of online submitters support building an improved system.
5.0 Discussion – Te Matapakitanga
5.1 The Committee hearing
is scheduled to take place on Friday 30 May.
5.2 Eight submitters have
chosen to present to Committee.
5.3 The Committee will hear
oral submissions on the draft WMMP prior to this report being considered at the
JWFC committee meeting on 30 May 2025.
5.4
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Speaker
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Time
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Sub.No.
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Submitter
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1
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10.10am
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34
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Hadley Fierlinger
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2
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10.20am
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72
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Alison Prins
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3
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10.30am
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75
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Deborah Burnside, Clean Earth
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4
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10.40am
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77
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Jorja Miles, Napier Youth Council
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5
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10.50am
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78
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Gavin Bush
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6
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11.00am
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W5
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Heather Bosselmann, Tamatea Pōkai Whenua
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7
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11.10am
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W6
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Sam Paterson, Sustainable HB
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8
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11.20am
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W8
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Albe Baker, Te Taiwhenua o Te Whanganui A
Orotu
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5.5 The graph below
summaries key themes and level of support from submissions
5.6 There was support for
the overall direction and structure of the plan, with strong support for
addressing specific waste streams, a circular economy approach and a focus on
organics and education.
5.7 This was consistent
with the overall support for the key issue of Hangaia he pūnaha hou |
Build an improved system.
5.8 There was mixed
feedback on the kerbside collection services reflecting comments on food scrap
collections (both support and opposition), and the preference for wheelie bins
instead of the current recycling crates.
5.9 Helping businesses to
minimise waste was supported, but there was also concern that businesses should
take more responsibility for their waste.
5.10 A strong theme of minimising costs also
influenced support for new infrastructure.
5.11 A mixed response to data was based on
balancing the importance of quality data with more negative sentiments on data
gaps, particularly for events.
5.12 Detailed analysis of the issues raised
by submitters is documented in (Attachment 1). This analysis addresses
the points raised by submitters in response to the specific proposals included
in the draft WMMP.
6.0 Suggested amendments to the WMMP
6.1 Officers recommend the
following amendments to the WMMP document based on the introduction of the new
waste strategy and submissions received during the consutlation process.
6.2 During the
consultation on the draft WMMP, the New Zealand Waste and Resource Efficiency
Strategy was released, replacing the previous Te rautaki para | Waste Strategy.
Recommended updates to the WMMP to reflect the New Zealand Waste and Resource
Efficiency Strategy are provided below.
6.3 Page 23 - Update
Figure 1 to refer to New Zealand Waste and Resource Efficiency Strategy rather
than Te rautaki para
6.4 Update section on Te
rautaki para | Waste strategy as below:
New Zealand waste and resource
efficiency strategy
The New Zealand waste and resource
efficiency strategy presents the Government’s priorities for minimising
waste and improving waste management in Aotearoa New Zealand. It sets out what
the Government wants to achieve, and the tools to help us get there.
The strategy focuses on five key
outcomes:
· Reduction
of waste disposal per person.
· Increasing
reuse and recycling of materials and products so that we retain valuable
resources in the economy.
· Minimising
emissions and environmental harm from waste and litter.
· Ensuring
resource recovery and disposal facilities are managed to minimise their
environmental impacts.
· Limiting
the environmental harm caused by contaminated sites including legacy sites.
The Hastings and Napier councils have
aligned this plan with the priorities and strategic direction in the strategy
to make sure we are playing our part in Aotearoa New Zealand and provides a
foundation for reaching a more circular economy.
6.5 Page 25 - Update start
of this section as below:
He ōhanga āmiomio Circular
economy
This plan has been developed around
the foundations of a circular economy, but what does that mean? The Ministry
for the Environment (MfE) describes a circular economy as: ….
6.6 Page 39 - Add further
text to page 39 to address leadership in the Councils own operations,
procurement and event management.
6.7 The councils have expressed
commitment to be a leader through “Continued leadership to the community
and industries”. This could be expanded on to include “through
their own operations, procurement and event management.”
6.8 Page 47 - Update start
of this section as below:
The councils have set three targets
(Table 1.2) that will help make sure we are making progress towards the goals
and objectives of this plan. These targets will support and measure progress
locally and contribute to implementation of the New Zealand Waste and Resource
Efficiency Strategy and Emissions Reduction Plan.
6.9 As documented in the
Officer Comments Report (Attachment 1) amendments to the Action Plan are
highlighted in the same attachment, pages17 – 24, including an additional
column list how the actions will be measured.
6.10 Remove all references to the WMMP being
a draft version.
7.0 Next steps – Te Anga Whakamua
7.1 The decisions from
this meeting will form the basis of the final Joint Waste Management and
Minimisation Plan due for Committee adoption on 13 June 2025.
Attachments:
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1⇨
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Officer comments and proposed changes
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SW-29-2-25-253
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Under Separate Cover
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2⇨
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Consultation Report
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SW-29-2-25-252
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Under Separate Cover
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3⇨
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Mana Ahuriri waste minimisation statement, March 2025
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SW-29-2-25-173
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Under Separate Cover
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4⇨
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Online Submission #1 Natalie Baker
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SW-29-2-25-178
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Document 3
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5⇨
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Online Submission #2 Katrina Oliver
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SW-29-2-25-179
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Document 3
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6⇨
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Online Submission #3 Elizabeth Wallis
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SW-29-2-25-180
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Document 3
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7⇨
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Online Submission #4 Shane Mitchell
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SW-29-2-25-181
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Document 3
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8⇨
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Online Submission #5 Kerry Lianne
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SW-29-2-25-182
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Document 3
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9⇨
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Online Submission #6 Pamela Joyce
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SW-29-2-25-183
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Document 3
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10⇨
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Online Submission #7 Hayden Lay
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SW-29-2-25-184
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Document 3
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11⇨
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Online Submission #10 Joel Hintz
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SW-29-2-25-186
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Document 3
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12⇨
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Online Submission #11 Sue Calcinai
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SW-29-2-25-187
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Document 3
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13⇨
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Online Submission #12 Christina Bycroft
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SW-29-2-25-188
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Document 3
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14⇨
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Online Submission #13 Vanessa Klomp
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SW-29-2-25-185
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Document 3
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15⇨
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Online Submission #14 Julia Levick
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SW-29-2-25-189
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Document 3
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16⇨
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Online Submission #15 Jenny McLeay
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SW-29-2-25-190
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Document 3
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17⇨
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Online Submission #16 Amandeep Kaur
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SW-29-2-25-191
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Document 3
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18⇨
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Online Submission #17 Kay Clayton
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SW-29-2-25-192
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Document 3
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19⇨
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Online Submission #18 Christina Henderson
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SW-29-2-25-193
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Document 3
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20⇨
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Online Submission #19 Kerryanne Wilkinson
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SW-29-2-25-194
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Document 3
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21⇨
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Online Submission #20 Victoria Worf
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SW-29-2-25-195
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Document 3
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22⇨
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Online Submission #21 Bronwyn Watkins
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SW-29-2-25-196
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Document 3
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23⇨
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Online Submission #23 Robyn Comrie
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SW-29-2-25-197
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Document 3
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24⇨
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Online Submission #24 no name
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SW-29-2-25-251
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Document 3
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25⇨
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Online Submission #25 Warrick Thomson
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SW-29-2-25-198
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Document 3
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26⇨
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Online Submission #26 Ruth Smithies
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SW-29-2-25-199
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Document 3
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27⇨
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Online Submission #27 Uttam Floray
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SW-29-2-25-200
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Document 3
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28⇨
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Online Submission #30 Hayley Lawrence
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SW-29-2-25-201
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Document 3
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29⇨
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Online Submission #31 Mark Schofield
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SW-29-2-25-202
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Document 3
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30⇨
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Online Submission #32 Leon Austin
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SW-29-2-25-203
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Document 3
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31⇨
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Online Submission #33 Allan Clifford
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SW-29-2-25-204
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Document 3
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32⇨
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Online Submission #34 Hadley Fierlinger
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SW-29-2-25-205
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Document 3
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33⇨
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Online Submission #35 Marius Rotj
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SW-29-2-25-206
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Document 3
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34⇨
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Online Submission #36 Warren Meekin
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SW-29-2-25-207
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Document 3
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35⇨
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Online Submission #37 Christiana Hatcher
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SW-29-2-25-208
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Document 3
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36⇨
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Online Submission #38 Kirstin Chapman
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SW-29-2-25-209
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Document 3
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37⇨
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Online Submission #39 Viv Smith
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SW-29-2-25-210
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Document 3
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38⇨
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Online Submission #40 Roberta Budvietas
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SW-29-2-25-211
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Document 3
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39⇨
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Online Submission #41 Herbert Leijen
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SW-29-2-25-212
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Document 3
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40⇨
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Online Submission #42 Nic Burkin
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SW-29-2-25-213
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Document 3
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41⇨
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Online Submission #43 Marc Rocard
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SW-29-2-25-214
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Document 3
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42⇨
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Online Submission #44 Shelley Phillips
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SW-29-2-25-215
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Document 3
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43⇨
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Online Submission #45 Lynne Anderson
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SW-29-2-25-216
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Document 3
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44⇨
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Online Submission #46 no name provided
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SW-29-2-25-217
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Document 3
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45⇨
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Online Submission #47 Lisa Loveday
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Hastings
District Council: Joint Waste Futures Project Steering Committee
Te Rārangi Take
Report to Joint Waste Futures Project Steering Committee
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Nā:
From:
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Angela Atkins, Waste
Manager
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Te Take:
Subject:
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Hastings District
Council Joint Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2018 - 2024
Implementation Update Report
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1.0 Purpose and summary - Te Kaupapa Me Te Whakarāpopototanga
1.1 The purpose of this
report is to update the Committee on the current initiatives and activities
that the Hastings District Council Waste Minimisation Team have undertaken
during the period 1 December 2024 to 31 March 2025.
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2.0 Recommendations -
Ngā Tūtohunga
That the Joint
Waste Futures Project Steering Committee receive the report titled Hastings
District Council Joint Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2018 - 2024
Implementation Update Report dated 30 May 2025.
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3.0 Current Initiatives
3.1 Communication activities
3.2 Regular activities
have continued such as the monthly waste awareness newsletter and regular
Facebook posts about waste and kerbside-related information or events.
3.3 Waste awareness
newsletter was published in December 2024, February 2025 and March 2025.
3.4 Online
engagement:
3.5 The social media statistics
below are for the period December 2024 to 31 March 2025 and are for waste
minimisation-related posts only (not kerbside or transfer station):
· Social
media posts (Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram): 19, an increase of 7 from the
last report.
· Total
reach: 83,055 an increase from 45,507 (The number of people who have seen the
content)
· Total
engagement: 4,100 an increase from 1,208 (The number of interactions your
content received from users (likes, comments, shares, saves, etc.)
· Average
reach: 4371 (increase from 3792) and average engagement (likes, comments,
shares): 215, an increase from 101.
3.6 The increase in
engagement on social media could be attributed to the summer holiday period and
people having more time to spend online.
3.7 Waste minimisation engagement
activities
3.8 The table below
provides an overview of the community engagement activities
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Date
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Group/Organisation
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Topic
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Attendees
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5 Dec 24
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Health care waste minimisation focus group
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Health care
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9
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28 Jan 25
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JJ's Waste
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Landfill visit
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4
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31 Jan 25
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Royston Day Surgery - staff
day
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Health care - general
overview of waste minimisation & current waste data
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18
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27 Feb 25
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Sustainable is Attainable -
wider group session
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Guest speakers
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9
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27 Feb 25
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HB CoC waste audit workshop
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General business event
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13
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5 Mar 25
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Sustainable is Attainable -
wider group session
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Landfill visit
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17
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6 Mar 25
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Health care waste
minimisation focus group
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Health care
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9
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11 Mar 25
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Cranford and PSEC
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Health care - NFP support
exploration meeting
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3
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15 Mar 25
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Foodeast-haumako
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Meet the Experts event
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14
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8 Mar 25
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Matahiwi Marae
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Te Mahi Wairākau
Wānanga / Composting workshop
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15
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19 Mar 25
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Camberley Community Centre
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Te Mahi Wairākau
Wānanga / Composting workshop
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8
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13 Mar 25
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Forest and Bird
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Waste Minimisation
Presentation
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50
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14 Mar 25
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HDC Staff Tour
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Insights into Ōmarunui
landfill
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40
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21 Mar 25
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St Johns College
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Waste Audit
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150
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28 Mar 25
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Puke Aute Papakāinga
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Composting discussions
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5
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Total
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15 activities
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364
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3.9 Event waste
minimisation
3.10 Council’s waste team continues to
support event waste minimisation in the community. Since the last committee
meeting, the team has supported The Hastings Meatball Festival by providing
staff to manage event waste bins and support the Sustainable HB reusable cup
trial.
3.11 HDC event recycling bin statistics
3.12 Council has event recycling bins
available for hire by the community, these aim to make it affordable for
smaller events to manage and sort waste stream properly. The event recycling
bins were booked for 9 events between December 2024 and March 2025.
3.13 Below is a summary of waste volumes
collected by this service. Noting weights couldn’t be taken for 3 trailer
loads due to contamination or late return.
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Waste type
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Weight (kg)
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Glass
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282kg
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Recycling (plastic and cans)
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402.5
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Food scraps
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300.5
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Rubbish
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1118
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3.14 Local waste contestable funding
3.15 Waste Minimisation Fund - Large
Grants
3.16 Applications for large grants opened on
Monday 24 February and closed on Friday 28 March 2025. The assessments were
completed in April and May.
3.17 Waste Minimisation Fund –
Small Grants
3.18 Since the last meeting, the team has
approved funding applications for small grants for the following projects.
3.19 International Cultures Day received
$733.00 to cover costs associated with providing the bin hire, coordination,
staffing of the bins and reporting.
3.20 Cath Jeffares – The Frugal
Kitchen received $6,000.00 to cover costs associated with running a series of
five community workshops to educate about reducing kitchen waste
3.21 Waste Minimisation Fund –
Schools
3.22 Applications for the schools grants
opened on Monday 24 February and closed on Friday 28 March 2025. The
assessments were completed in April and May.
3.23 
Schools
3.24 Facilitated
a worm farm workshop with the junior room at Havelock North Primary School on
Wednesday 26th February.
3.25 A waste
audit was held at St Johns College on Friday 21st March with a team of 8
students sorting through three days’ worth of the school’s waste.
No surprises, food waste and soft plastics were the largest waste streams. This
audit will enable St Johns to look at their current infrastructure and
collections to determine their next steps to divert as much waste from landfill
as possible.
3.26 A visit
to St Marys on Monday 24th March and Havelock North High School on Wednesday
26th March to discuss their current waste issues and to discuss the Schools
Waste Minimisation Funds.
3.27 
Community
3.28 A
presentation was given to the Forest and Bird Hastings/Havelock North branch on
Thursday 13th March. Around 50 members attended the session with plenty of
question about all things waste and waste minimisation.
3.29 Waste
minimisation staff volunteered at the recent Meatball Festival to support
Sustainable HB’s introduction of ‘reusable’ cups for a large
event. The team wanted to see first-hand how event attendees interacted with
the reusable cup system in an open event.
3.30 
Para Kore
3.31 Facilitated
two Te Mahi Wairākau wānanga | composting workshops with:
3.32 Matahiwi
Marae on Saturday 8 March, a great turn out for the first of many composting
wānanga in partnership with Para Kore.
3.33 Camberley
Community Centre on Wednesday 19th March, the team were really engaged and are
very excited to create their own soil/compost for their māra (garden).
3.34 Battery Fire Education
3.35 With an increase in battery fires in
waste trucks ad at Ōmarunui landfill, the waste minimisation team
partnered with FENZ to develop an education video around how to recycle your
household batteries.
3.36 The video has been shared twice on the
Council Facebook page and has been shared far and wide by multiple FENZ social
media pages.
3.37 Business waste minimisation
3.38 A health sector waste minimisation
focus group has been established with local hospitals and day surgeries
attending. The purpose is to support collaboration and knowledge sharing
on waste management and minimisation. This supports a current action in
the WMMP. The first meeting was held in early December, with a second
meeting in early March. The aim is to meet every three months. As part of
this, Toni Bye was invited to present on waste and waste minimisation in the
Hastings district to the Royston Day Surgery team at their staff day.
3.39 As part of the establishment of the
focus group, meetings were also held on how best to support the not-for-profit
health care sector with two key organisations in Hawke’s Bay taking part
in those discussions. It was decided to provide further support on
‘as required’ basis with their teams upskilling by taking part in
education opportunities provided through the “Businesses for a Greener
HB” events led by HB Chamber of Commerce and supported by Hastings
District Council and Napier City Council.
3.40 A waste audit workshop was held as part
of the “Businesses for a Greener HB” event series with 13 people
taking part in an audit of the Chamber of Commerce’s office waste.
This practical workshop was a hands-on learning experience which will enable
participants to conduct their own audits in their workplaces and learn about
waste streams, recycling and contamination in the process.
3.41 The next event in the series is
“Tools for Change – making sustainability happen in your
workplace” in April. This is a behaviour change workshop designed to
support individuals with the tools to successfully engage others in their organisations
in sustainability initiatives. This is part of three public facing events
with Nicola Turner of Mainstream Green in early April.
3.42 Collaboration continued with
Foodeast-haumako at the Meet the Food Experts evening in March, and as part of
the Sustainable is Attainable initiative with a number of different meetings of
the wider group, as well as the meat and petfood and food and beverage
producers working groups through the period.
3.43 Rural waste minimisation
3.44 Work continues on the farm waste
minimisation guide as part of our role in the WasteMINZ Farm Waste Working
Group, and on a template for workshops designed to support the guide with
practical advice delivered to farmers by farmers. The group plan to test
the adaptability and suitability of the workshop template, created in Otago,
here in the Hastings district through one of the catchment groups.
3.45 Efforts have been made to reach out to
the catchment groups including discussions with the HBRC rural partnerships
team. The busy summer season, along with work on the WMMP and upcoming
community and business events in April has slowed this work, but progress
should be made in the next quarter.
3.46 Regional Construction and Demolition
Waste Minimisation
3.47 Window/Flat Glass Recycling Bunker
3.48 A total of 43.2 tonnes of window glass
deposited at the flat glass bunker at the Redclyffe Refuse Transfer Station for
the months November 2024 to February 2025. An average of 10.14 tonnes per month
is being received.
3.49 Contamination levels continue to be
monitored and there has been an improvement with incoming loads from customers
over the past 6 months which is pleasing.
3.50 Window/Flat glass is now being
collected at Henderson Road Refuse Transfer Station from the residential and
smaller contractors visiting the site which will then feed into the Redclyffe
bunker.
3.51 Sector Engagement
3.52 Local Hawkes Bay Construction &
Demolition (C&D) Focus Group
3.53 Group membership continues to increase
and quarterly meetings are held with around 25-30 attendees per meeting.
3.54 For each meeting the Regional
Construction & Demolition Waste Minimisation Lead (RCDWML) provides updates
pertaining to the group from both a Regional and National Level.
3.55 A leadership team comprising the RCDWML
and 6 members of the group has been formed from the existing group membership.
This leadership team to focus on identifying projects that can be supported by
the wider group membership to maximise C&D actions locally.
3.56 National Group Participation
3.57 The RCDWML has continued involvement
with the national WasteMINZ working group. An upcoming priority for the group
is increased communications nationally supporting C&D initiatives with a
targeted communications campaign to be held in October 2025.
3.58 Toolbox Talks
3.59 A talk was given to a combined meeting
of Direct Earth/ KBM Maintenance businesses specifically focusing on the topic
of PVC piping recycling with 35 in attendance.
3.60 A presentation to 32 staff and
management of Advance Plumbing focusing on PVC piping recycling to support
their effort in recycling this waste stream at their yard.
3.61 Government Updates
3.62 The Government’s updated C&D
priorities for waste minimisation funding was released in October 2024 with the
main focus directed towards projects that divert waste such as timber,
plasterboard and C&D related plastics such as building wrap.
3.63 Examples of the types of projects
include Timber processing facilities, C&D sorting facilities and new or
upgraded resource recovery centres and transfer stations.
3.64 Demolition
3.65 Outside the current partial demolition
and strip out of the Te Aka (former library At NCC) there is no other
significant demolition projects underway.
3.66 The total diversion rate achieved to
date for the Te Aka project is sitting at 74%. This Includes 450 tonne of
concrete, 4 tonne of flat glass, and 12 tonnes of native timber recovered.
3.67 Plasterboard Recycling Pilot Trial
3.68 A 3-month pilot Plasterboard recycling
trial has commenced in the region to run from 1 April until 30 June 2025. In a
first of its kind in New Zealand, this trial is using the building merchants as
the collection point to intercept the material before it is mixed with other
waste materials.
3.69 Plasterboard has been a C & D waste
stream with no local recycling solution. It is estimated that the wastage
generated from new construction work Is estimated at 1050 tonnes pa. This
excludes plasterboard waste from demolition or renovation projects. Currently
all of this waste is sent to landfill.
3.70 A limited range of plasterboard
products are being collected due to re -manufacturing restrictions. It is
estimated this represents approximately 80% of their total current
manufacturing range.
3.71 If the trial proves successful it could
lead to the establishment of a permanent plasterboard collection / processing
facility in Hawkes Bay.
3.72 Staff Changes
3.73 In late January we farewelled Rachel
Milne and in mid-February we welcome Emily Hosford as the new Waste Community
Engagement Specialist.
Attachments:
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Hastings
District Council: Joint Waste Futures Project Steering Committee
Te Rārangi Take
Report to Joint Waste Futures Project Steering Committee
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Nā:
From:
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Stefni Wilson, Waste Minimisation
Lead
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Te Take:
Subject:
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Napier City Council
Joint Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2018 - 2024 Implementation
Update Report
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1.0 Purpose and summary - Te Kaupapa Me Te Whakarāpopototanga
1.1 This report is to
provide an update to the Committee on initiatives currently underway and being
undertaken by the Solid Waste Team that aligns with the current Joint Waste
Management and Minimisation Plan (WMMP) – a copy of the 2018-2024 Joint
WMMP can be viewed on the Napier City Council website.
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2.0 Recommendations -
Ngā Tūtohunga
That the Joint
Waste Futures Project Steering Committee receive the report titled Napier
City Council Joint Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2018 - 2024
Implementation Update Report dated 30 May 2025.
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3.0 WMMP Progress Update
3.1 The
draft joint Waste Management and Minimisation Plan submissions report will be
attached to the Hastings District Council submissions draft WMMP Report for the
Committee’s hearing and deliberation by the Joint Waste Futures Project
Steering Committee
3.2 NCC
Waste Team did a Council workshop on 13th March 2025 about the draft
Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw (Bylaw).
3.3 Napier
City Council adopted the draft Bylaw on 27th March 2025 to go out
for public consultation.
3.4 Formal
public consultations for the joint WMMP and NCC Bylaw began 7th
April 2025 until 11th May 2025.
3.5 Napier
City Council hosted an Open House evening on 15th April 2025. This
was an information sharing evening, open to the public, where staff could share
details about topics they were seeking feedback on. The Waste Team was there to
seek feedback on the draft WMMP and draft Bylaw.
3.6 Officers
have been engaging with their Mana Whenua partners in Ahuriri Napier to seek
feedback on the draft WMMP and draft Bylaw
3.7 Information
and copies of all the documents, for both topics, were available at libraries,
customer services and at the Sustainable HB Taradale pop-up shop
3.8 A
series of social media posts were shared to engage and seek feedback on the
WMMP
3.9 We
received 85 submissions, 45 Facebook comments and eight people indicated they
wish to speak to their submissions regarding the WMMP
3.10 We received two
submissions for the Bylaw, both in support.
3.11 The draft Waste
Management and Minimisation Bylaw will be presented to Napier City Council on
26th June 2025 for adoption
3.12 Both NCC and HDC will
need to have the new WMMP adopted by 15 September 2025.
4.0 Current Initiatives
Underway
4.1 Kerbside
Refuse Collection
4.2 We
are still working on a solution with Waste Management to have our Less Waste
Incentive (LWI) automatically recorded and reported, rather than have residents
sign-up to the scheme and follow a fortnightly calendar.
4.3 The
aim was to roll this automated service out for FY25/26, however, due to Waste Management’s
systems not recording accurately, we don’t have sufficient data to go
live yet for all ratable properties.
4.4 We
are currently only able to monitor residents who have signed up to the
scheme’s lifts. This is an improvement, but it is a very manual, and
labour-intensive task for the Waste Management staff, who is currently under
resourced.
4.5 Redclyffe
Transfer Station
4.6 The
site has been running well, looking tidy and diversion numbers high.
4.7 The
following site improvements have been completed:
· Safety rail barrier at recycling area
· New line markings
· Improved well-being / kitchen area for staff
· Reinstated native plant maintenance
· Perimeter fence being reinstated
· Better service connects and systems in the kiosk
4.8 The
following site improvement work is underway:
· New site-wide signage will be installed in the next few months.
· Site condition assessment to be completed to review the pit wall,
shoot wall, workshop building and glass bunker area. This will form part of the
work to review if the current site and location is still fit for purpose.
· Atrax
is scheduled to visit the site to resolve Weightrax system issues we have been
experiencing.
4.9 Household
Chemical Cleanout Day
4.10 Napier City Council
and Hastings District Council hosted the annual hazardous waste collection day
on Sunday, 30th March 2025.
4.11 Due to other local
providers being available to take paint, batteries, gas bottles, etc. all year
around, the Councils decided to only accept household and garden chemicals.
4.12 A total of 82 people
dropped off their household chemicals, which Ray and his team from HazTech
collected on the day.
4.13 It was a much smaller
turnout than previous years due to the limited product range, however this
change in event did highlight to us that there are other ways we can support
hazardous waste collections rather than a one-day setup.
4.14 Community Waste
Minimisation Activities
4.15 Since our last
Committee meeting, we have connected with a number of stakeholders to share
knowledge and updates, build and strengthen relationships, and work
collaboratively to find solutions for hard-to-recycle waste streams.
4.16 Some of these
stakeholders included business associations, sector groups (e.g., health and
care charities), Sustainable HB, mana whenua, HB Chamber of Commerce, and
Sustainable is Attainable.
4.17 We co-hosted Nic
Turner with HDC in April over four events– two community events (one NCC,
one HDC), a joint business event with HB Chamber and HDC, and a joint NCC/HDC
staff behaviour change session. They were extremely popular and valuable, and we
get got excellent feedback.
4.18 Both Councils’
waste teams updated the second-hand shopping map in time for the HDC hosted Nic
Turner: Mindful Style event. Copies of the maps are available at customer
service and iSite.
4.19 NCC’s Open House
was a great success. The Waste Team got to engage with members of the public
about the WMMP and Bylaw, and any other waste topics people wished to discuss.
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GROUP
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DATE & TIME
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TOPIC
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PAX
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1.
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HB
Chamber of Commerce event supported by NCC and HDC
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27th
FEB 2025 @ 9am-11am
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Waste
Audit Demonstration
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13
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2.
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Sustainable
is Attainable member event”, Topic should be “Innovative Waste
Solutions – Nutri8 & Vaughan Hickson
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27th
FEB 2025 @ 4pm-6pm
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Presentation
– Innovative Waste Solutions
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9
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3.
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HDC
Health Care Waste Minimisation Focus Group
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6th
MAR 2025 @ 1pm-2.30pm
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Focus
Group
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9
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4.
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FoodEast
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18th
MAR 2025
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Meet
the Food Experts
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28
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5.
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Household
Chemical Cleanout (NCC/HDC)
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30th
MAR 2025 @ 8am-4pm
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Household
Haz Collection
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82
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6.
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Nic
Turner (NCC-hosted community event)
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9th
APR 2025 @ 7pm-9pm
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Living
Lightly
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59
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7.
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Nic
Turner (HB Chamber of Commerce business event, co-hosted by HDC & NCC)
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10th
APR 2025 @ 9am-10.30am
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Tools
for Change
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29
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8.
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Nic
Turner (NCC/HDC)
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10th
APR 2025 @ 12pm-1pm
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Staff
– Behaviour Change
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Open
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15th
APR 2025 @ 5pm-8pm
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Consultation
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4.20 Waste Minimisation
Funding
4.21 The Waste Team is
working on the framework for the contestable fund.
4.22 Through the Waste Levy
Funds, we were able to support ReWoven by partially funding a ten-week textile
pilot project. We funded a total of $2,850 to cover the freight and recycling
bins on site.
4.23 ReWoven worked
collaboratively with the Red Cross Charity Shop in Napier and Impactex, a
recycler, in Auckland, to divert used textiles from landfill and be turned into
signage.
4.24 Impactex works with
Textile Products Ltd to recycle textiles into a product called RETEX which can
be recycled infinitely.
4.25 Over the ten weeks,
one tonne of textile waste was diverted from landfill, resulting in a CO2
emission saving of 439kg (before transport emissions).
5.0 National Updates
5.1 The
Government is consulting on proposals to amend the Waste Minimisation Act 2008
(WMA) and the Litter Act 1979.
5.2 They
are seeking feedback on the following proposals for amending waste legislation:
· creating a framework for extended producer responsibility
· changes to how the waste levy is allocated to territorial
authorities, and what they can spend the money on
· clarifying roles and responsibilities for central government, local
government and the waste sector
· improving tools for compliance, monitoring, and enforcement
· enabling efficient and effective controls for littering and other
types of mismanaged waste.
5.3 The
Government is also seeking feedback on proposed regulations to enable a
national take-back and recycling scheme for agrichemicals, their containers,
and farm plastics.
5.4 Consultations
close 1st June 2025 and we will be submitting feedback on both consultations.
Attachments:
There are no attachments for this report.
Hastings
District Council: Joint Waste Futures Project Steering Committee
Te Rārangi Take
Report to Joint Waste Futures Project Steering Committee
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Nā:
From:
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Angela Atkins, Waste
Manager
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Te Take:
Subject:
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Draft Officer
Submissions to Central Government consultations
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1.0 Purpose and summary - Te Kaupapa Me Te Whakarāpopototanga
1.1 The purpose of this
report is to inform the Committee of the current consultations that the
Ministry of the Environment is undertaking regarding waste management and
minimisation.
1.2 Officers will provide
a verbal update and presentation to the Committee meeting regarding the detail
of each of the consultations.
1.3 The Government is
consulting on proposals to amend the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 (WMA) and the
Litter Act 1979 (proposed amendments to waste legislation) and Proposed product
stewardship regulations for agrichemicals, their containers, and farm plastics.
1.4 They are seeking
feedback on the following proposals for amending waste legislation:
· creating
a framework for extended producer responsibility
· changes
to how the waste levy is allocated to territorial authorities, and what they
can spend the money on
· clarifying
roles and responsibilities for central government, local government and the
waste sector
· improving
tools for compliance, monitoring, and enforcement
· enabling
efficient and effective controls for littering and other types of mismanaged
waste.
1.5 The Government is also
seeking feedback on proposed regulations to enable a national take-back and
recycling scheme for agrichemicals, their containers, and farm plastics.
1.6 Agrichemicals and
their containers and farm plastics are two of the six priority products
declared by the then Minister for the Environment in July 2020 under the Waste
Minimisation Act 2008. The declaration means an accredited product
stewardship programme must be set up for these products, as well as any
supporting regulation required.
1.7 Currently, Tyrewise
(end-of-life tyres) is the only accredited scheme in operation. Other
schemes are in various stages of development, including Cool-Safe (synthetic
refrigerant gases), Plastic Packaging Product Stewardship Scheme (PPPS),
Battery Industry Group (large batteries over 5kg), and TechCollect (e-waste).
1.8 For agrichemicals and
farm plastics, the proposal under consultation would bring the existing
Agrecovery and Plasback programmes into a single scheme, provisionally named
Green-farms. The regulations propose mandatory stewardship for four products:
agrichemical containers, bale wrap and silage sheets, small seed and feed bags,
and large 1T and 500kg fertiliser sacks.
1.9 The officers have
drafted the attached submissions for the Committee to endorse (Attachments 1
& 2). Generally, Officers are supportive of both proposals.
1.10 Both consultations close 1 June 2025.
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2.0 Recommendations -
Ngā Tūtohunga
A) That the Joint
Waste Futures Project Steering Committee receive the report titled Draft
Officer Submissions to Central Government consultations dated 30 May 2025
B) That the
Committee support the principles presented by Officers for inclusion in
Council submissions on the consultation documents from Ministry for the
Environment regarding Waste Minimisation Act 2008 (WMA) and the Litter Act
1979 (proposed amendments to waste legislation) and Proposed product
stewardship regulations for agrichemicals, their containers, and farm
plastics. (Attachments 1 & 2)
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Attachments:
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1⇩
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Proposals to amend the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 and
Litter Act 1979 - draft submission
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SW-29-2-25-255
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2⇩
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Proposed product stewardship regulations: Agrichemicals,
their containers and farm plastics - draft submission
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SW-29-2-25-254
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Item 7 Draft
Officer Submissions to Central Government consultations
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Proposals
to amend the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 and Litter Act 1979 - draft
submission
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Attachment 1
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Item 7 Draft
Officer Submissions to Central Government consultations
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Proposed
product stewardship regulations: Agrichemicals, their containers and farm plastics
- draft submission
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Attachment 2
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