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“He toa taki tini taku toa, E hara i te toa taki tahi”

“My strength will only be achieved Because of the efforts of us all.”

Rātū 6 Whiringa-ā-nuku 2015

Council Chambers, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu 10.00 am

Committee Membership: Rupene Waaka (Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki) (Chair) Mahinarangi Hakaraia (Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki) Ann-Maree Ellison (Te Āti Awa ki Whakarongotai – Charitable Trust)

Cherie Seamark (Te Āti Awa ki Whakarongotai – Charitable Trust)

Carol Reihana (Ngāti Toa Rangatira) Hohepa Potini (Ngāti Toa Rangatira) Mayor Ross Church (Kāpiti Coast District Council) Cr Janet Holborow (Kāpiti Coast District Council)

ITEM ORDER PAPER (*denotes paper attached) PAGE

1 Karakia

2 Apologies

3 Public Speaking Time

4 Additional agenda items

5 * Confirmation of Minutes – 25 Here-turi-kōkā (August) 2015 2

Strategic Work Programme

6 Presentation: Waikanae Beach Community Future

7 * October 2015 Update on the Proposed District Plan (SP-15-1713) 8

8 2015 Representation Review – Final Proposal - verbal update

9 * LGNZ Conference report back 14

10 2015 Citizenship Ceremony on a marae

11 Long Term Plan summary document – handout to be circulated on the day

12 * Long Term Plan – Response to ART Forum Submission 16

Updates / Other Matters

13 Iwi updates

14 Council update

15 Correspondence

16 Other Business

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MINUTES MEETING HELD ON TIME TE WHAKAMINENGA O KĀPITI RĀTŪ 25 HERE-TURI-KŌKĀ 2015 10.00 AM

Minutes of a six-weekly meeting of Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti on Tuesday 25 August 2015, commencing at 10.00am in the Council Chambers, Ground Floor, Civic Administration Building, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu.

MEMBERS Mr R Waaka Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki Ms M Hakaraia Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki Ms A-M Ellison Te Āti Awa Charitable Trust Ms C Seamark Te Āti Awa Charitable Trust Mr H Potini Ngāti Toa Rangatira Ms C Reihana Ngāti Toa Rangatira (Ngāti Haumia) Ms J Smeaton Ngāti Toa Rangatira Mayor R Church Koromatua Cr J Holborow Mema o te Kaunihera IN ATTENDANCE Mr P Dougherty Tumuaki Mr S McArthur Kaihautū Rautaki me te Rangapū Ms M Fraser Kaiwhakahaere Tairangawhenua Mr D Lew Te Kaiwhakahaere Mahere Taiao Ms K Dorofaeff Kaiwhakatau Kaupapa Matua Mr K Currie Kaihautū Ratonga Whakaritenga Ms V Starbuck-Maffey Kaiwhakahaere Ratonga Manapori Mr S Daysh Mātanga APOLOGIES Mr D Te Maipi Kaumātua The meeting opened with a karakia by Hohepa Potini. Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti 15/08/194 TUKU AROHA/APOLOGIES An apology from Don Te Maipi was noted. The Chair expressed regret at the sad loss of the son of Mr Te Maipi. Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti 15/08/195 PUBLIC SPEAKING TIME There were no public speakers. Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti 15/08/196 ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS An additional item was agreed: “Update from ART”.

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Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti 15/08/197 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES – 14 HONGONGOI (JULY) 2015 It was agreed to amend the minutes (page 4) to clarify which walkway had been under discussion i.e. Te Ara o Whareroa in Paekākāriki. Ms Ellison would provide contact information re the person iwi had been liaising with on this project and she would also contact Community Board members to keep them in the loop. It was noted that GWRC would be organizing a walkover event soon.

MOVED (Holborow/Potini) That the minutes of the meeting of Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti on 14 July 2015 are confirmed as a true and accurate record of that meeting. CARRIED

Strategic Work Programme Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti 15/08/198 ANNUAL WORKPLAN Monica Fraser spoke to this item and took members through the items listed on the A3 spreadsheet, which she had discussed previously with the Chair. The workplan had been reworked to make it more user-friendly and more clearly identify the full range of activities. A new category was listed ‘Influencing Māori worldview’ which had no budget but captured the ‘business as usual’ projects and activities. Jennie Smeaton joined the meeting at 10.20am. There was some discussion about the upkeep of whānau and hapū cemeteries and it was agreed to continue the discussion offline (Chair and Ms Reihana). Te Whakaminenga o Kapiti noted the 2015/16 Workplan. Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti 15/08/199 FORMATION OF A PDP WORKING GROUP FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF THE PROPOSED DISTRICT PLAN (SP-15-1673) Stephen McArthur and Darryl Lew spoke to this item. Mr Lew introduced Stephen Daysh, a consultant helping with the Proposed District Plan (PDP) process. The report sought to convene a new working party partnership between Council and iwi leading up to PDP hearings next year. The rationale for the new working party was that some members of the current Tāngata Whenua Working Party were also submitters to the PDP. They have a legal right to have their say, but this compromised their expert advisory role on the Working Party. Productive discussions were ongoing with submitters about their issues and the ‘Submitter Engagement Version’ of the PDP had been circulated. The Urban Tree Variation (UTV) would be be discussed at Council on Thursday. The new working group would have people appointed from the iwi that were not also submitters. Once convened there was immediate work to be done, especially around waahi tapu sites. The

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kinds of issues that iwi could provide advice to the planning team on through the new working party included issues around urban development and the natural landscape. A brief update was provided on hearing commissioners. A Chair had been appointed plus another independent commissioner, and it was expected that an iwi commissioner would be appointed by Council in October. It was clarified that the invitation for membership of the new working party would be on as wide a basis as possible amongst iwi and individuals whose name had been mentioned on submissions would not automatically be discounted provided the degree of involvement was sufficiently distanced from the issue. One representative from each iwi would be ideal. The Chair noted that the legislative deadlines associated with the UTV issue had forced iwi to consult in a far from ideal way, but it was not Council’s fault . Nevertheless iwi members reminded the group that the principles of the “Te Haerenga Whakamua” document should be observed in consultative processes.

MOVED (Hakaraia/ Seamark)

That Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti agrees the Tāngata Whenua Working Party (TTWP) appointed in 2010 be disestablished as some members of the working party are now submitters and there would be a conflict of interest if the working party was providing advice on submissions to the Council planning team.

CARRIED

MOVED (Seamark/Reihana)

That Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti agrees the wider iwi interest be represented through a new process involving a Proposed District Plan (PDP) Working Group to undertake the functions outlined in the Terms of Reference appended as Attachment 1 to report SP-15-1673.

CARRIED

MOVED (Holborow/Potini)

That Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti agrees to staff liaising with the Chair of Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti to prepare an appropriate acknowledgement of members of the TWWP thanking them for their contribution to date.

CARRIED

MOVED (Hakaraia/Ellison)

Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti approves the name of the new PDP Working Group as ‘Te Ohu Taiao’.

CARRIED

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Mr Daysh also gave a powerpoint presentation on a new Kāpiti Coast Environmental Accord (KCEA). Mr Daysh explained the vision for the Accord. A biodiversity workshop would be organised for October which would feature speakers highlighting other successful multiparty biodiversity initiatives in NZ.

The main points from discussion were:

There are many volunteer groups in Kāpiti that have Iwi involved; Other partners would be the Community Boards and also the Expressway For ART there needs to be some discussion noting the timeline on the KCEA

development Want to make sure that this correlates with the District Plan;

Ann-Maree Ellison left the meeting at 11.24am and returned at 11.26am. Carol Reihana left the meeting at 11.27am and returned at 11.30am.

Members requested a copy of the KCEA powerpoint.

MOVED (Potini/Hakaraia)

The powerpoint presentation regarding the Kāpiti Coast Environmental Accord is received by Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti and they support the development of the concept.

CARRIED

Cherie Seamark left the meeting at 11.47am. Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti 15/08/200 AUGUST 2015 UPDATE ON THE PROPOSED DISTRICT PLAN (PDP) (SP-15-1661) Katherine Dorafaeff spoke to the report, providing an update on recent engagement activities. Mr Lew provided an update on the hearing process. Hearings will start in April 2016. They are looking at the possibility of having the Iwi matters heard at a marae and also having the venue for hearings rotated around the District. Members requested a copy of the ‘Friends of the Te Hapua Dunes’ submission and also Ms Dorafaeff was organising for staff to discuss the New Zealand Amateur Radio Submission with Ann-Maree Ellison. Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti extended their thanks to Council for looking at having some hearings on a marae.

MOVED (Church/Reihana)

That Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti notes report SP-15-1661.

CARRIED

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Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti 15/08/201 IWI UPDATES Te Āti Awa

Nomination for the Te Ātiawa Charitable Trust Elections have closed. They have received four nominations but one has asked to be an alternate. The three that have been elected are Ann-Maree Ellison, Andre Baker and Karey Kerney;

An email had been received supporting Ann-Maree Ellison to be the representative on Te Ohu Taiao;

Through the M2PP project, six trainees will be completing their training through BCITO. Ngāti Toarangatira

They will be Hosting Ngā Manu Kōrero this year; There may be a potential visit from the All Blacks to learn about the haka; The Paekākāriki Rail and Heritage Arts Trail has its opening on Sunday; Ms Reihana thanked the Council for the steam train trip on Saturday.

Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki

Next Thursday Iwi monitors commence on their part of the expressway. The first dig is scheduled for this week;

Waahi Tapu bus tour with Council staff, led by Te Waari Carkeek. It had been very productive in building relationships and should be a regular event, maybe have it in summer next time;

Council has purchased the Laurenson farmland where four people are buried on the property. There have been further discussions with Council on ground penetration equipment being used to locate them;

A developer raised an application for a resource consent that will prohibit access from Te Horo to Ōtaki Beach River Mouth and there will be further investigations of this.

ART Forum

Ms Ellison and Ms Hakaraia have been reviewing the Māori Economic Development Strategy and ART Strategy and hope to have their review finished in September.

The Chair acknowledged the work that has been done on these Strategies. Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti 15/08/202 COUNCIL UPDATES The Mayor provided an update:

He attended the Steam Train Ride last Saturday; Waikanae has won the Most Beautiful Town award for 2015; Had dinner with the region’s Mayors at the United States ambassador’s house this week

and they knew all about Ōtaki film festival, which was encouraging; The Mayoral forum is this Friday; Civic Awards were a great success and well attended.

The Chief Executive provided a brief update about the Urban Tree Variation and thanked the iwi for their contribution and also gave an update on the recent flooding.

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Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti 15/08/203 CORRESPONDENCE There was no correspondence received. Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti 15/08/204 OTHER BUSINESS This year Ms Hakaraia and Ms Ellison attended the Local Government Forum. They thanked Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti for the opportunity to attend this and encouraged others to go if the chance arose. A report has been completed. The meeting closed at 12.22pm with a karakia by Hohepa Potini. ………………………………………… … ………………………….. Chair Date

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Chairperson and Members TE WHAKAMINENGA O KĀPITI

6 OCTOBER 2015

Meeting Status: Public

Purpose of Report: For Information

OCTOBER 2015 UPDATE ON THE PROPOSED DISTRICT PLAN

PURPOSE OF REPORT

1 This report summarises activities carried out since the last update provided to Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti on 25 August 2015.

DELEGATION

2 This report is for information purposes and does not seek a decision.

BACKGROUND

3 On 24 July 2014, the Council chose Option 4 recommended by the Independent Review of the Proposed District Plan (PDP). This option continues with a modified PDP process which addresses the Plan as a whole using the 'basket of tools' available to the Council.

ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

4 The following table lists the external engagement activities that have taken place since the last update which recorded activities up to 10 August 2015.

Date Who Chapter / topic

12 August Submitters 3 - Natural environment 7- Rural zones

12 August Rural Issues Group 6 - Working zones

18 August Federated Farmers 3 - Natural environment

19 August Submitter 5 - Living zones

19 August Rural submitter 3 - Natural environment

19 August Rural submitter 7- Rural zones

19 August Kāpiti Coast Airport 6 - Working zones

20 August Federated Farmers 7- Rural zones

25 August Coastlands Shoppingtown Ltd 2 - Objectives 6 - Working zones 9 - Hazards

25 August Department of Conservation 3 - Natural environment

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Date Who Chapter / topic

27 August Our Lady of Kāpiti 5 - Living zones 6 - Working zones 9 - Hazards

28 August Coastlands Shoppingtown Ltd 11 - Infrastructure

31 August New Zealand Transport Agency 11 - Infrastructure 12 - General provisions

1 September Ballinger Industries 6 - Working zones

2 September Waikanae Golf Club 10 - Historic heritage

3 September KiwiRail 5 - Living zones 10 - Historic heritage 12 - General provisions

4 September Department of Conservation and Ngāti Toa

3 - Natural environment

9 September Department of Conservation 2 - Objectives 3 - Natural environment 7- Rural zones

9 September Greater Wellington Regional Council 3 - Natural environment

9 September Forest & Bird General matters

10 September Maypole environmental Ltd 5 - Living zones 7- Rural zones 10 - Historic heritage

11 September Submitter 10 - Historic heritage

15 September Chorus Ltd 11 - Infrastructure

15 September Spark Ltd 11 - Infrastructure

15 September NZ Police 11 - Infrastructure

16 September Submitter 5 - Living zones 6 - Working zones

16 September Prehearing meeting - mapping of Hill Country landscapes

3 - Natural environment

5 Figure 1 below shows the number of submitter meetings per chapter that have

occurred, or are scheduled to occur, since the release of the SEV on 15 June 2015. Some meetings cover more than one chapter.

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Figure 1

6 Figure 2 below shows the total number of submitter meetings that have occurred per month since the release of the SEV.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

7 Other activities undertaken by the PDP team since the last update include:

The Proposed Urban Tree Variation was publicly notified on 2 September and closes for submissions on 30 October.

Lodging a Council submission to the GWRC Proposed Natural Resources Plan in accordance with the resolution of the Environment and Community Development Committee.

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CONSIDERATIONS

Policy considerations

8 There are no policy considerations that need to be referenced.

Legal considerations

9 There are no legal considerations that need to be referenced. Simpson Grierson provided legal input into the preparation of the Submitter Engagement Version of the PDP and will continue to do so as required.

Financial considerations

10 Costs are within budget for the 2015/16 financial year.

Implementation plan update 11 The implementation plan is appended as Attachment 1.

Tāngata whenua considerations 12 The PDP team provided a report for discussion at the 4 September meeting of

the co-management partners of Kāpiti Island comprising the Department of Conservation and Ngāti Toa. The report updated the co-management partners on the provisions in the PDP that are relevant to Kapiti Island. The report summarised the provisions and maps that were notified in the PDP relevant to Kapiti Island, and outlined the proposed changes arising from the analysis of submissions.

13 At its meeting on 25 August, this committee appointed Te Ohu Taiao to provide iwi input into the PDP. Te Ohu Taiao held their first workshop with the PDP team on 15 September. The main agenda items were:

Processes and protocols for Te Ohu Taiao

Council's draft submission to the GWRC Proposed Natural Resources Plan

Waahi tapu sites and rules in Chapter 10 Historic Heritage.

14 Te Ohu Taiao members attended the prehearing meeting on Hill Country landscapes on 16 September as observers.

SIGNIFICANCE AND ENGAGEMENT

Degree of significance 15 The PDP is now in the statutory phase between the close of submissions and

the commencement of hearings. As the PDP process has already been adopted by the Council this report has a low degree of significance.

Engagement

16 The PDP implementation plan (refer to Attachment 1) provides for additional submitter engagement and prehearing meetings which are not required under the RMA. The submitter engagement phase is specifically identified in the implementation plan and runs until March 2016. Submitters who wish to provide

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written feedback to the Submitter Engagement Version were encouraged to do so by the end of September 2015.

Publicity and communications 17 There is a Communications Plan for the PDP. In line with this, Edition 10 of the

PDP Update Newsletter was provided to submitters on 10 September. The update included the following:

A reminder about the opportunity for submitter meetings

Advice of an open day planned for October for submitters on the topic of ecological sites

Information about the Urban Tree Variation

Advice of the leadership change in the Proposed District Plan team

An outline of the next steps in the PDP process.

RECOMMENDATIONS

18 That Te Whakaminenga O Kāpiti notes report SP-15-1713.

Report prepared by Approved for

submission Approved for submission

Katherine Dorofaeff

Kevin Currie

Stephen McArthur

Principal Policy Planner Group Manager Regulatory Services

Group Manager Strategy & Planning

ATTACHMENT

Appendix 1 PDP Implementation Plan

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LGNZ Report

Prepared for Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti

by Mahinarangi Hakaraia and Ann-Maree Ellison

The 2015 LGNZ conference was held in Rotorua over 3 days (Sunday 19– Tuesday 21) in June,

however for us, it started on Saturday the 18th with the Māori elected members forum, Te Maruata.

There were 18 participants from around the North Island and whilst the majority were elected

members to council, we were both warmly welcomed and encouraged to participate in the kōrero.

A wide range of discussions were had, including Māori capacity and how section 81 of the LGA

covers councils obligations around this, through to engagement approaches for Māori and charters

of understanding.

We asked the question of LGNZ of their obligations to Māori under Te Tiriti, the response being that

LGNZ was an NGO, from that there is an assumption that there is no obligation.

There was also discussion around the wording of Māori in the LGA verses tangata whenua (from the

RMA) and how this creates a level of confusion and that it doesn’t allow, recognise nor apply tikanga

Māori.

Sir Toby Curtis from the Iwi leader’s forum spoke on the Treaty of Waitangi as a base for the

relationship between ILF and LGNZ.

Te Pae Urungi a Māori Leadership forum for council staff, gave a presentation on strategic

leadership, thinking and relationships. Discussions were had around how support from Te Maruata

looks moving forward.

Mayor Andrew Judd from Taranaki spoke about their recent experience with Māori ward.

In-depth discussion was had around the rules applied to Māori Ward and the need for this to

change.

On Sunday we attended the powhiri for the LGNZ conference and then, with the rest of the

representatives from Kāpiti Council, attended a cocktail evening hosted by Simpson Gearson.

Monday started with breakfast with Sir Gordon Tietjens and the day continued with various speakers

such as Stephen Yarwood, former Mayor of Adelaide, who spoke of performance and customer

focused culture and Johnathon Salter from Simpson Grierson who presented on the biggest

opportunities for your communities in the next 10 years.

In the afternoon, we attended the masterclass workshop which was titled Engaging with Iwi to grow

local and regional economies and listened to Arapeta Tahana present the Te Arawa partnership, a

recently signed partnership between all of Te Arawa and the Rotorua Lakes District Council. They

explained some of the challenges they faced at both an Iwi and a council level, including having

mandated members within standing committees. The next stage for this partnership is

implementation and it will be interesting to see how this progresses over the coming years.

One thing to note that is that this has been a long process for them and there wasn’t anything new

that we heard in that partnership that we don’t already have within our own as Te Whakaminenga.

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Monday night saw the LGNZ excellence awards and dinner, where we believe that Te

Whakaminenga o Kāpiti should be entered for an award. While the kumara doesn’t speak of it’s

sweetness, it would be a way to celebrate the 20plus years of partnership. It is also important that

we note that there was no recognition of Māori achievements, engagements or relationships within

councils, Te Whakaminenga would be a great vehicle to change this.

There were many highlights of the conference, but overall having a chance to network with other

attendees was a highlight for us both and we had many interesting conversations around Iwi

engagement (or lack of) with other councils and were able to share how Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti

works as a partnership. We made many new contacts and were very proud to represent the Kāpiti

Coast District Council and Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti and believe that this is a yearly event that we

need to incorporate into the TWoK calendar.

There were areas where we were disappointed and expressed these in our feedback to LGNZ. These

were around the lack of speakers concerning Māori representation and Iwi engagement and

suggested that a conversation was had with Kāpiti Coast District Council around our obvious

leadership concerning engagement and partnering with Mana Whenua. Even though the

Masterclass was aimed at addressing this subject, we both felt it didn’t go far enough and could have

been more effective if incorporated further within the overall programme of the conference.

To end, we would both like to thank TWoK and KCDC for the opportunity to attend and to Annette

who organised all the travel, accommodation and registration in just a few days, you are amazing!

We encourage any members who may get the opportunity next year to attend, to go, we both have

another level of understanding of the role our Council plays and where our district is at, alongside

the rest of Aotearoa.

Ko te manu e kai i te miro, nōnā te ngahere

Ko te manu e kai i te matauranga, nōnā te ao.

Mauriora!

Ann-Maree Ellison

Mahinarangi Hakaraia

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RESPONSE TO ART FORUM SUBMISSION

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Jeffrey Clement

Subject: Attachments:

FW: Long Term Plan submission (2) (2) (2) Long Term Plan submission (2) (2) (2).docx

From: Monica Fraser Sent: Friday, 24 April 2015 5:00 p.m. To: 'Itp@kapiticoast.govt.nt'; Terry Creighton; Sarah Kershaw; Kevin Black Cc: Mahinarangi Hakaraia; 'Rupene Waaka'; 'Cherie Seamark'; Anne Maree Bukho (stoneylea@icloud.com); reina.solomon@ngatitoa.iwi.nz; plan4@clear.net.nz; /\. Jennie Smeaton Subject: Long Term Plan submission (2) (2) (2)

Kia ora koutou

Submission received and sent at 4.59

Mauri ora

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Long Term Plan - Submission

Submitted on behalf of

ART Forum

By Mahinarangi Hakaraia

mahina57@hotmail.com

02108202324

I wish to be heard in relation to this submission

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Transforming Town Centers

Recommended option - Achievable

Comment/ rationale:

• Support the process to date which has included extensive iwi and community consultation

• Iwi consultation process has been mana enhancing. We would like to see this level of

engagement and project investment as a minimum moving into the planning and

implementation phase.

• In Waikanae - we support the connectivity of marae and the whanau as part of an integrated

approach to enhancing the overall Waikanae town center. It is important to note that the

whanau, hapu, iwi and marae generosity has resulted in the evolvement ofthe Waikanae town

centre in its current location through land donation and acquisition. This should be told within

the wider stories of this community

• In Paraparaumu - we support the ongoing connectivity between the iwi and the future

development of this Centre. A strong iwi presence (three iwi and Te Ati Awa should be achieved

in the overall direction ofthe town centre)

• We note that the funding through this option will be staged over a period with completion

identified in 2028. We would like to ensure that robust discussion with the iwi working party

will ensure that funding is identified within a 2-3 year period to enable the marae to identify

project timeframes for work that may be required on or around the external perimeters ofthe

marae.

• Staging supported but marae funding to this project is a priority

• We advocate that funding is apportioned equitably to the Waikanae Town Centres upgrade and

that Waikanae be addressed with priority. The expressway has the potential to reduce the

numbers of visitors to this center and therefore, work should focus on the identity and the

opportunities for this center ahead of Paraparaumu.

• We would like the programme to link both town centres to Otaraua Park as a space of

connectivity

• Would like to see a programme implemented around recognizing the significance of Otaki and

Paekakariki - these townships are the gateway to Kapiti and should be recognized and

developed as such. This is about ensuring that the whole district is recognized for its potential as

one joined up district. We seek to confirm a programme of work that recognises these two

important towns in the district.

• We advocate that these projects are seen in the wider context of connecting the district from

Otaki to Paekakariki

• Developments ofthis nature can reflect a partnership approach between Maori and the

community. The inclusion of Maori concepts and designs can enhance the connection within

public spaces.

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Improving Te Ati Awa courts

Recommended option - Rebuild

Comment/ rationale:

• High volumes of participation in winter and summer sport at this facility

• Highly established center for the community and is a place where there is huge

intergenerational participation in sport and therefore also provides a significant place of

gathering for many generations

• It is important for attracting regional and national sports to the district that we provide a quality

facility

• The facility sits on a park named after the iwi of Te Ati Awa, we express a strong desire therefore

that a quality facility is provided.

• Tangata whenua groups on the Kapiti Coast have a long association within the sporting arena

and have enabled our rangatahi and pakeke the opportunity to excel. Tangata whenua feel that

adequate training and sports facilities will enhance the wellbeing within whanau and hapii.

Community led development

• This option proposes to utilise the funds set aside from the rebuild option towards the costs of

building a new purpose built space for netball. It has not been properly described what will

happen to the existing space, these will still need to be addressed (repair, resurface, rebuild) for

whatever sports will be provided here. Does this mean that additional funds will be required to

address this space anyway!

• The driver for this appears to be netball. Extensive community contributions have already

funding building renovations. Did council contributed to the previous building renovations? The

community requires more rationale as to what is the driver for moving netball.

• We ask has Kapiti Netball explored more efficient utilisation ofthe existing space. We believe

that a best practice model for this exists through Kapiti Hockey who have one purpose built

facility and provide competitions continuously throughout the week to meet the huge numbers

that play this sport. We see this as an effective and efficient models for working within the

confines of a small facility with limited parking. We see merit in exploring this option as there

are potentials for the current facility to be used daily and an opportunity exists for the center to

develop an onsite food that will meet the needs of the many teams and whanau who will visit

the site to watch netball.

• We think that Council should have more conversation with Netball Kapiti before a move to new

site is considered. We have limited funding as a community and we should be looking at how to

efficiently and effectively utiilse the existing facilities across the district.

• We also see value in reviewing all facilities in the district that could contribute to a new look

strategy for netball. We are keen that such a strategy includes utilsing the existing purpose built

indoor facilities including Nga Purapura and the college gymnasiums that could potentially

provide alternative solutions to the provision of some grades of netball to better meet the

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needs of netball. Before we see a sport leaving a well-established place, we ask that Kapiti

Netball explores a more comprehensive review of how to provide for the growing numbers who

are playing the sport whether it be on the existing site or other purpose built sites already built

without rate payer funding.

• Iwi would like to participate in future discussion to understand the future needs ofthe sport in

relation to this facility to determine whether we would support a move from this park. We are

conscious that there is limited resource in the district and that we must retain the integrity of all

current and future spaces so that they do not have adverse effects on the environment by over

subscribing to anyone space.

Upgrading Otaki Pool and splash pad

Recommended option - Future proof

Comment/ rationale:

• We agree that a splash pad in Otaki will definitely be an attraction for the community

• We would hope that before splash pad is built, wider discussion is held with the community

• Our particular concerns are;

o This document does not provide enough context to identify what is the absolute best

space for this to be located.

o We would see benefit in its location in the lower park region.

o The splash pad itself does not take into account the numbers that will be using this as it

will become a significant attraction for our whanau and visitors to Otaki. It is small and

insulting in comparison to the one offered in Raumati. We are therefore unhappy with

the size of this pad.

o It is not clear how families will utiilse toilet facilities when they are using splash pad. We

are concerned that the administration of this will cause unnecessary issues for the staff.

Investing in performing arts facility

Recommended option - build a community facility -long term

Comment/ rationale:

• Currently, there are existing facilities including Southwards, EI Rancho, The Otaki Maori Racing

Club and Nga Purapura that have already been built and would not cost the community. We ask

that Council reviews all of the current venues and access to these venues in the district

pertaining to performing arts before committing to expenditure for a new facility or one that is

currently in the process of being built. Has council considered investing the current levels of

funding into these existing structures?

• Performing arts for iwi - we would like to bring your attention to the way that Maoriland Films

currently looks at utilising existing facilities within a community as part of implementing a world

class international film festival. Rangiatea, Nga Purapura, Civic Theatre and the marae are all

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venues that contribute to the festival. As an event, it utilises these exisiting venues as strengths

to the delivery of such a festival

• Additionally, Nga Purapura is a world class event already providing a venue for orchestra and

choir with ample facilities and parking to accommodate a world class performing arts facility.

• We ask that the Council sees that the district has a range of options. The district includes Otaki

through to Paekakariki and not just look at Paraparaumu. We struggle to see the benefits for

district wide events to invest this level of funding into one venue.

• We are not wanting to deny either option but we wonder just how much research and

communication has occurred with existing facilities to see if this could not have been achieved

with these facilities.

• We are concerned that community access to this facility will be limited during the day as

naturally the college would need to have precedence, we feel strongly that this center will be

built with our without the council funds

• Once we can see the existing facilities being oversubscribed too, then the community should be

asked to consider a new facility.

Major projects

Replacing the Paekakariki - Sea Wall

We refer to the document; "Te Haerenga Whakamua: A review of the District Plan Provisions for Maori.

A vision for the future. This document articulates tangata whenua values in relation to the district plan

and provides a number of tikanga/ policies or recommendation for council to consider in the future

management of the district. Page 46 (Infrastructure and Essential Systems) identifies a number of

tikanga/ policies including - explore ways of ensuring that all infrastructure is developed and used in

ways that minimize any adverse environmental effects. The tikanga/ policy - adverse environmental

effects (actual, potential, minor) are avoided or remedied with all infrastructure work streams.

Ngati Toa feels that a solution does need to be sought in regards to the proposal for a 'seawall 'at

Paekakariki. Ultimately it is felt that nature will eventually prevail in the end but a solution should be

found that protects the community and the properties adjacent.

Of key importance will be the retention of access to the beach. Iwi and whanau regularly access the

beach and ease of access to this important resource is imperative.

Tangata whenua would advocate for a solution to be sought through consultation with iwi and the

community. We would strongly advocate for non-intrusive solutions with the least impacts on the

surrounding environment.

• Question the rationale for sea wall provision

• Empathy for the communities requesting this but have concerns about the impacts of sea walls

for the coastline

• We ask that Council reviews provision of sea walls which will eventually cause greater long term

damage for a community.

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• Why? nature will win in the end.

• Not great use of funds for the

• Community - creates a problem for neighbours down the road.

• Moving impact from one place to another.

Raumati Pool

Rationale for reviewing the original options (performance/ sports venue) is valid, iwi agree that some

existing facilities already exist and this is not best use ofthe facility.

• We ask Council is this an asset that is worth keeping or an ongoing expense for the community?

• Overflow venue for the community- is there a need for this overflow venue?

• Iwi asks for a review of all current community facilities to:

o determine the number of community facilities,

o the current utilisation rates ofthese venues,

o what are the gaps in what the community requires,

o are there any private businesses that could potentially take on this space; and

o identify gaps

and

o identify potential opportunities.

• This may also determine if there are existing facilities that Council maintains that perhaps are

not required. Iwi believe that we can't keep providing facilities because the community says can

we have it or we can't get rid of it.

• The hard question should be asked, ifthe community does decide to keep this, what under­

utilized facility should we be looking to remove from Councils books?

• Perhaps it could be tendered to a potential group

Mahara Gallery - connect cultural art component to the marae

Agree that the gallery and library require upgrading and support that they will be combined as one

facility in the town center upgrade.

It would be critical for the tangata whenua of the Kapiti Coast to be included in these types of cultural

art facilities and be consulted over any planned upgrades or changes. The Maori story on the Kapiti

Coast is of high significance and the connection through arts and culture is of high importance. We are

concerned that as a district gallery, the building will be designed around one collection - if we have

misinterpreted this through the document, we are happy to receive the correct information. The district

has a much wider history to embrace including iwi. In the re-design, we hope that there will be strong

iwi presence within the fabric of this upgrade recognising that the marae and the town center are

developing a cultural thread (externally).

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Otaraua Development Plan

Support the development plan and strongly advocate a Cultural Impact Assessment which will inform

the overall development of this important space to the iwi. We advocate for this across the whole space.

Te Ati Awa looks forward to ongoing discussions on the utilisation and management ofthis space but

acknowledge, as a district wide space, there is a role for ensuring that the inter-related relationships of

the three iwi are represented.

In developing the future for this space in relation to demand, we hope that council will be quite

considered in the planning and siting of future activity so that the site can meet the demands of the

activities. We would not like to see over subscription of sports facilities at the expense of the

environment.

Youth Center

Te Ati Awa previously supported discussion focused on youth center as this center will assist outcomes

for rangatahi in the southern parts ofthe district of which they are mana whenua.

However, we have an overall comment

We see that this facility should be given the green light ahead of the any expenditure for a performing

arts facility. We note that this has already been approved in the last round of the LTP and we are

concerned that three years later, this is comes before the council again.

For Maori, we believe that our lakes, rivers, beaches, taio, marae, sports grounds, kura and wananga

should be seen as extensions of a youth facility. Activity and outcomes for rangatahi should not be

encouraged to be delivered solely from one space. We are keen that a building not become the only way

in which a young person learns. A focus should also center on connecting rangatahi to the many

activities that the natural environment and iwi facilities in our district already provides as a programme

of learning. A mobile facility would complement the way in which we see the wider district as an

opportunity to learn and would like to see how this would be delivered to the wider district but in

settings as noted above.

Earthquake prone building

Iwi are supportive of this important piece of work and would like to ensure that all significant centers of

value to iwi are included in this review, with Iwi to be included in these discussion.

Changes to rating system

We see value in creating a rates remission for properties with identified waahi tapu to incentives

management of these important sites by land owners

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This is an incredibly complex set of issues that are placed into this document, we are sure that the

community has already rejected a move from land value to capital value. This section really doesn't

provide enough information to make a qualified and well informed submission.

We need to better understand what these proposed rating changes will do to lower socio-economic

sectors of our community and how these will potentially affect Maori in respect to land blocks. How will

this will impact on future development of papakainga which is seen as a viable way to address under

utilised land blocks, will this become a deterrent for moving towards this social housing structure. Iwi

feel that this matter is this centre will be built complex and requires further investigation and

consideration given to special areas such as marae, sites that have waahi tapu.

Changes to user fees and charges

We respect the need to review user fees and chargers, we note however that for lower socio-economic

groups, an increase costs to use these facilities may have an adverse effect where they are no longer

able to access these. We would like clarification as to whether the costs are generic to all age groups

and will youth sports be affected adversely if these fees are increased?

Partnership with iwi

o Council to implement a Strategy/ operational plan for tangata whenua based on Maori well-being to

identify where we have been and where we are going. Required is specific funding to assist the

establishment of this strategy developed by Maori to inform Council. Its future focus to include

o Treaty Settlements - -preparation for a post treaty settlement environment for example plan

changes to reflect settlement outcomes.

o Co-management opportunities -land based

o Co-management of water including stormwater, water and waste water

o Council adopts a policy for undertaking Cultural Impact Assessments for all significant pieces

of work across councils programmes of work

o Monitoring framework - measure effectiveness of councils ability to implement tikanga and

cultural values across councils programmes of work

o develop a programme of work focused on researching emergent trends nationally for Maori

participation and co-management in local government

o We would like our partnership to be viewed nationally as an example of best practice

o Additional staffing to advance the programmes within the tangata whenua programmes of work, we

believe this will give it the mana it deserves.

o We advocate an increase in the funding for iwi to review resource consents

o Review and increase remuneration for iwi participating in governance and operational programmes

of work

o Building capacity

o consultation funding for iwi

o cadetships

o resource consents - equitable funding for reviewing consents and providing iwi response

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o iwi management plans - increase in the funding to undertake this work

o scholarships - training opportunities for Maori in environmental planning

o Council to continue its support of the following programmes of work:

o Maori Economic Development (MED)- building on the success of the MED over the last three

years, we recommend a minimum increase of funding to $120k for proposed works including:

• Grants

• Research in emergent trends for Maori economic development

• Symposium for Maori on the coast in Maori led Economic Development

• Business facilitation and support for Maori business

o Continuation ofthe programme and funding for reviewing waahi tapu across the district

o We desire discussion on emergency management with marae including: whanau and hapu

o Expressway NZTA KCDC contractors relationships, When dealing with external organistations

council need to ensure that Iwi are involved also, as partners in the MoP

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