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Te Hiku Community Board Meeting Minutes |
10 June 2025 |
MINUTES
OF
Te Hiku Community
Board Meeting
HELD AT THE Conference
Room - Te Ahu, Cnr State Highway 1 and Mathews Avenue, Kaitāia
ON Tuesday, 10 June
2025 AT 10:00
AM
PRESENT: Chairperson Adele Gardner, Deputy Chairperson John Stewart, Councillor Felicity Foy, Member Darren Axe, Member Sheryl Bainbridge, Member William (Bill) Subritzky, Member Rachel Baucke.
STAFF PRESENT: Beverly Mitchell (Community Board Coordinator), Robin Rawson (Parks and Reserves Planner), Marysa Maheno (Democracy Advisor).
1 Karakia Timatanga / Opening Prayer
Member Rachel Baucke commenced the meeting with a karakia at 10:00 AM.
2 NGā WHAKAPāHA ME NGā PāNGA MEMA / Apologies and conflicts of Interest
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Resolution 2025/60 Moved: Deputy Chairperson John Stewart Seconded: Member Darren Axe That the apology received from Cr Hilda Halkyard-Harawira be noted. |
· Catherine Langford spoke to agenda item 7.2a, funding application for R. Tucker Thompson Youth Sailing Trust.
· Mark Osborne spoke to agenda item 7.2g, funding application for Te Hiku Sports Hub.
· Ken Smith spoke to agenda item 7.2b, funding application for Coopers Beach Bowling Club.
· Angela Phillips-Harris spoke to agenda item 7.2h, funding application for Kaitaia Business Association.
· Tracey Mold and Mark Thompson spoke to agenda item 7.2e, funding application for Houhora Big Game and Big Game Fishing Club Inc.
4 Te Whakaaetanga o Ngā Meneti o Mua / Confirmation of Previous Minutes
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4.1 Confirmation of Previous Minutes Agenda item 6.1 document number A5045143, pages 8 - 16 refers |
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Resolution 2025/61 Moved: Chairperson Adele Gardner Seconded: Member Darren Axe That Te Hiku Community Board confirm the minutes of the meeting held 13 May 2025 to be a true and correct record. |
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Agenda item 7.1 document number A5207839, pages 17 - 18 refers |
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Resolution 2025/62 Moved: Member William (Bill) Subritzky Seconded: Deputy Chairperson John Stewart That Te Hiku Community Board note the project reports received from: a) Kaitaia MetalFest 4 b) Kaitaia Primary School c) Mangonui Cemetery Committee |
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5.2a Funding Applications |
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Resolution 2025/63 Moved: Councillor Felicity Foy Seconded: Chairperson Adele Gardner That Te Hiku Community Board approve the sum of $19,769.28 (plus GST if applicable) be paid from the Board’s Grant Fund account to Te Hiku Sports Hub for costs towards health and safety improvements. |
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Agenda item 7.2 document number A5207841, pages 27 - 31 refers |
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Resolution 2025/64 Moved: Deputy Chairperson John Stewart Seconded: Member Darren Axe That Te Hiku Community Board approve the sum of $4,000 (plus GST if applicable) be paid from the Board’s Community Grant Fund account to R Tucker Thompson Youth Sailing Trust for costs towards two Te Hiku rangatahi attending voyages. |
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Resolution 2025/65 Moved: Member Darren Axe Seconded: Member Sheryl Bainbridge That Te Hiku Community Board approve the sum of $17,000 (plus GST if applicable) be paid from the Board’s Pride of Place Grant Fund account to Coopers Beach Bowling Club for costs towards completing the cementing of the entranceway to the carpark. |
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Resolution 2025/66 Moved: Member Rachel Baucke Seconded: Member Sheryl Bainbridge That Te Hiku Community Board leave to lie the funding application for Mangonui Cemetery Committee. |
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Resolution 2025/67 Moved: Member Rachel Baucke Seconded: Member Darren Axe That Te Hiku Community Board approve the sum of $2,500 (plus GST if applicable) be paid from the Board’s Community Grant Fund account account to Te Pokapu Tiaki Taiao o Te Tai Tokerau Trust (Eco Centre Kaitaia) for costs towards Tuituia te Kaunuku and food resilience programmes. |
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Resolution 2025/68 Moved: Member Rachel Baucke Seconded: Member Sheryl Bainbridge That Te Hiku Community Board approve the sum of $15,697 (plus GST if applicable) e paid from the Board’s Pride of Place Grant Fund account to Houhora Big Game and Big Game Fishing Club Inc for costs towards slip repairs. |
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Resolution 2025/69 Moved: Member Rachel Baucke Seconded: Member William (Bill) Subritzky That Te Hiku Community Board approve the sum of $2,700 (plus GST if applicable) be paid from the Board’s Community Grant Fund account account to Waipapakauri JMB Rugby Club for costs towards venue and sound hire for fundraiser. |
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Resolution 2025/70 Moved: Chairperson Adele Gardner Seconded: Member Darren Axe That Te Hiku Community Board leave the application to lie for the sum of $7,500 (plus GST if applicable) from Kaitaia Business Association for costs towards CCTV monitoring for 2025/26 to the new financial year. |
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5.3 Community fruit tree planting in Ahipara Agenda item 7.3 document number A5215680, pages 128 - 130 refers |
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Resolution 2025/71 Moved: Member Darren Axe Seconded: Deputy Chairperson John Stewart That Te Hiku Community Board approves the planting of six fruit trees at Ahipara reserves on Foreshore Road and Takahe Road. |
6 Ngā Pūrongo Taipitopito / Information Reports
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6.1 Te Hiku Community Board June 2025 Open Resolution Report Agenda item 8.1 document number A5045141, pages 131 - 131 refers |
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Resolution 2025/72 Moved: Member William (Bill) Subritzky Seconded: Member Rachel Baucke That Te Hiku Community Board receive the report Te Hiku Community Board June 2025 Open Resolution Report. |
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ALLOCATION OF TOWN BEAUTIFICATION FUNDS TO FOOTPATHS |
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Resolution 2025/73 Moved: Chairperson Adele Gardner Seconded: Councillor Felicity Foy That Te Hiku Community Board a) allocate $57,000 funding from the Te Hiku Town Beautification fund to its footpath budget; and b) request a report to its July meeting on the amount of funds available in the footpath budget so that it can allocate funds as prioritised in its meeting of 21.11.2023 as follows: RESOLUTION 2023/114 That Te Hiku Community Board a) receive the report Te Hiku Community Board 2024-2027 Footpath Programme Priority report. b) confirm the listed locations below for inclusion in the draft 2024-2027 Long Term Plan. i) Mill Bay Road - SH10 to Rangakapiti, Mangonui ii) SH 1@ Gill, Awanui iii) Kaitaia - Awaroa Rd @ Pukepoto - School to approx #673, Pukepoto iv) Kaitaia-Awaroa Rd - Okahu Rd to 240, Kaitaia. |
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6.2 Chairperson and Members Reports Agenda item 8.2 document number A5207634, pages 139 - 139 refers |
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Resolution 2025/74 Moved: Member William (Bill) Subritzky Seconded: Member Darren Axe That Te Hiku Community Board note the June 2025 member reports from Chairperson Adele Gardner, members Rachel Baucke, Sheryl Bainbridge, John Stewart, Darren Axe and Bill Subritzky. |
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Resolution 2025/75 Moved: Member Sheryl Bainbridge Seconded: Chairperson Adele Gardner That Te Hiku Community Board request that a report come to Te Hiku Community Board July meeting to finalise a formal lease between Far North District Council and the Far North Regional Museum Trust for the Pioneer House. Note: A report came to the December 2024 board meeting and there has been no progress since. |
7 tE kAPINGA hUI / Meeting Close
The meeting closed at 12:25 PM with a karakia by Member Rachel Baucke.
The minutes of this meeting will be confirmed at the Te Hiku Community Board Meeting held on 8 July 2025.
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CHAIRPERSON