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Te Hiku Community Board Meeting Minutes |
29 June 2026 |
MINUTES
OF
Te Hiku Community
Board Meeting
HELD AT THE Conference
Room - Te Ahu, Cnr State Highway 1 and Mathews Avenue, Kaitaia
ON Monday, 29 June
2026 AT 10:00am
PRESENT: Chairperson William (Bill) Subritzky, Deputy Chairperson Trevor Beatson, Member Adele Gardner, Member Mike Te Wake, Member Krystal-Rose Taaffe, Member Eddie Bellas, Member Hilda Halkyard-Harawira
IN ATTENDANCE:
STAFF PRESENT: Beverly Mitchell (Community Board Coordinator), Kathryn Trewin (Funding Advisor), Aya Morris ( Net Zeto and Sustainability Programme Lead), Katy Simon (Adaptation Programme Lead), Llani Harding (Pouhautu Te Hono), Natasha Rmandic (Democracy Advisor), Ken Lewis (Manager-Communications and Engagement), Amorangi Mathews (Online Strategy & Communications Advisor), Esther Powell (Manager-Climate Action and Resilience)
1 Karakia Timatanga / Opening Prayer
Meeting started at 10am with karakia from Member Mike Te Wake.
2 Ngā Whakapāha Me Ngā Pānga Mema / Apologies and conflicts of Interest
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Resolution 2026/65 Moved: Member Adele Gardner Seconded: Member Mike Te Wake That Te Hiku Community Board notes apology from Deputy Chairperson Trevor Beatson, and Conflict of Interest from Members Bellas, Mike Te Wake and Halkyard-Harawira. |
3 Te Wāhanga Tūmatanui / Public Forum
- Vikram Sampath Gorur – Top Energy
- Mate Radich
4 Ngā Tono Kōrero / Deputations
None
- Coopers Beach Bowling Club – Ken Smith
- Far North Torpedo Competition – Chris Bellas
- R Tucker Thompson Sail Training Trust – Catherine Langford
- Te Uri O Hina Marae Trust – James Watkinson
- Youthline Auckland Charitable Trust – Lee Warbrick
At 10.31am Member Eddie Bellas left the meeting and returned at 10.36am.
At 10.50am Deputy Chairperson Trevor Beatson joined the meeting.
6 Te Whakaaetanga o Ngā Meneti o Mua / Confirmation of Previous Minutes
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6.1 Confirmation of Previous Minutes Agenda item 6.1 document number A5645311, pages 8 - 9 refers |
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Resolution 2026/66 Moved: Member Eddie Bellas Seconded: Member Krystal-Rose Taaffe That Te Hiku Community Board confirm the minutes of the meeting held 02 June 2026 to be a true and correct record. |
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At 11.00am Meeting was adjourned and at 11.12am reconvened. |
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7.1 Scoping Proposals for Stage One Community Adaptation Planning Agenda item 7.1 document number A5798145, pages 20 - 30 refers |
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Resolution 2026/67 Moved: Member Adele Gardner Seconded: Member Eddie Bellas That Te Hiku Community Board: a) Note the Stage One scope to plan for a 100-year timeframe and high-end climate scenarios for coastal flooding, coastal erosion and pluvial/fluvial (river) flooding, based on available modelling. b) Note the Stage One scoping proposal to prioritise planning in select settlements for mixed elements, supported by less-detailed planning for individual elements outside of select settlements and large-scale issues. c) Note that future implementation actions in adopted Stage One Community Adaptation Plans are timed, in most cases, for the Long Term Plan 2030-2040 and beyond. d) Endorse the Stage One scoping proposal to develop up to five Community Adaptation Plans at the sub-area scale (as shown in Figure 3). e) Endorse the Stage One scoping proposal to establish five Community Panels, to represent each sub-area and recommend adaptation decisions. f) Endorse the Stage One scoping proposal that Community Board Members representing a sub-area can participate in their relevant Community Panels. |
At 11.20am, Deputy Chairperson Trevor Beatson left the meeting.
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7.2 Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Proposal Agenda item 7.2 document number A5799273, pages 69 - 73 refers |
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Resolution 2026/68 Moved: Chairperson William (Bill) Subritzky Seconded: Member Adele Gardner That Te Hiku Community Board endorses the granting of leases for sites managed by the Far North District Council to facilitate the installation of public EV charging infrastructure in off-street public carparks and in areas of council parks and reserves that are already in use as public parking spaces. |
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Agenda item 7.3 document number A5821953, pages 75 - 79 refers |
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Resolution 2026/69 Moved: Member Adele Gardner Seconded: Member Eddie Bellas That Te Hiku Community Board approve the sum of $5,000 (plus GST if applicable) be paid from the Board’s Pride of Place Grant Fund account to Coopers Beach Combined Bowling Club for costs towards installation of solar power. |
At 11:54am, Member Eddie Bellas left the meeting.
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Resolution 2026/70 Moved: Member Mike Te Wake Seconded: Member Krystal-Rose Taaffe That Te Hiku Community Board approve the sum of $3,000 (plus GST if applicable) be paid from the Board’s Community Grant Fund account to Far North Torpedo Competition for costs towards equipment hire and promotional material. In Favour: Chairperson William (Bill) Subritzky and Members Adele Gardner, Mike Te Wake and Krystal-Rose Taaffe Against: Member Hilda Halkyard-Harawira Abstained: Member Eddie Bellas |
At 11:57am, Member Eddie Bellas returned to the meeting.
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Resolution 2026/71 Moved: Member Adele Gardner Seconded: Member Eddie Bellas 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 Sail Training Trust for costs towards two Te Hiku rangatahi participating in a youth development voyage.
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Moved: Member Mike Te Wake Seconded: Member Krystal-Rose Taaffe That Te Hiku Community Board approve the sum of $3,100 (plus GST if applicable) be paid from the Board’s Community Grant Fund account to Te Rangi Aniwaniwa Kura Kaupapa Māori for costs towards cultural performance and wood carving resources.
Amendment: Moved: Member Adele Gardner Seconded: Member Mike Te Wake That Te Hiku Community Board approve the sum of $1,500 (plus GST if applicable) be paid from the Board’s Community Grant Fund account to Te Rangi Aniwaniwa Kura Kaupapa Māori for costs towards cultural performance and wood carving resources. This amendment then becomes substantive motion: Resolution 2026/72 Moved: Member Adele Gardner Seconded: Member Mike Te Wake That Te Hiku Community Board approve the sum of $1,500 (plus GST if applicable) be paid from the Board’s Community Grant Fund account to Te Rangi Aniwaniwa Kura Kaupapa Māori for costs towards cultural performance and wood carving resources. Carried |
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Resolution 2026/73 Moved: Member Krystal-Rose Taaffe Seconded: Member Eddie Bellas That Te Hiku Community Board leave this application to lie ($5,000 plus GST if applicable be paid from the Board’s Community Grant Fund account to Te Tai Tokerau Tarai Waka Inc for costs towards Te Hekengamai - Te Hau Komaru Festival 2026) until speaker attends the meeting and speak to the application. |
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Resolution 2026/74 Moved: Member Krystal-Rose Taaffe Seconded: Member Eddie Bellas That Te Hiku Community Board approve the sum of $10,000 (plus GST if applicable) be paid from the Board’s Pride of Place Grant Fund account to Te Uri o Hina Marae Trust for costs towards Marae Whakairo Restoration Project. |
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Resolution 2026/75 Moved: Member Adele Gardner Seconded: Member Mike Te Wake That Te Hiku Community Board approve the sum of $1,109 (plus GST if applicable) be paid from the Board’s Community Grant Fund account to Volunteering Northland for costs towards the costs of running Red Cross Essential First Aid Workshop in Kaitaia.
AMENDMENT Moved: Member Adele Gardner Seconded: Member Mike Te Wake That Te Hiku Community Board let this item lie until quote from Shalom Training is obtained.
In Favour: Member Eddie Bellas Against: Chairperson William (Bill) Subritzky and Members Adele Gardner, Mike Te Wake, Krystal-Rose Taaffe and Hilda Halkyard-Harawira lost |
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Resolution 2026/76 Moved: Member Eddie Bellas Seconded: Member Mike Te Wake 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 Youthline Auckland Charitable Trust for costs towards the costs of Youthline support for youth in Te Hiku. |
At 12.48pm meeting adjourned and at 1.20pm reconvened.
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Agenda item 7.4 document number A5822037, pages 95 - 96 refers |
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Resolution 2026/77 Moved: Member Adele Gardner Seconded: Member Eddie Bellas That Te Hiku Community Board note the project reports received from: a) Doubtless Bay Business Association; b) Kaitaia City Rugby Union Football Club; c) Māori Women’s Welfare League. |
8 Ngā Pūrongo Taipitopito / Information Reports
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8.1 Chairperson and Members Reports Agenda item 8.1 document number A5816066, pages 106 - 106 refers |
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Resolution 2026/78 Moved: Chairperson William (Bill) Subritzky Seconded: Member Eddie Bellas That Te Hiku Community Board note the 29 June 2026 member reports from Chairperson Bill Subritzky, Deputy Chairperson and members: Adele Gardner, Krystal-Rose Taaffe and Eddie Bellas. Note: Verbal reports from Members Mike Te Wake and Hilda Halkyard-Harawira have been heard. |
At 1.53pm Member Mike Te Wake left the meeting.
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8.2 2025 - 26 End of Year Funding Report Agenda item 8.2 document number A5822634, pages 115 - 118 refers |
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Resolution 2026/79 Moved: Chairperson William (Bill) Subritzky Seconded: Member Eddie Bellas That Te Hiku Community Board receive the report 2025 - 26 End of Year Funding Report. |
At 2.02pm Member Mike Te Wake returned to the meeting.
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8.3 THCB Open Resolutions Report Agenda item 8.3 document number A5822923, pages 135 - 135 refers |
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Resolution 2026/80 Moved: Member Adele Gardner Seconded: Member Krystal-Rose Taaffe That Te Hiku Community Board receive the report THCB Open Resolutions Report for June 2026. |
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8.4 Te Hono Group Annual Operational Report Agenda item 8.4 document number A5823424, pages 141 - 144 refers |
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Resolution 2026/81 Moved: Member Mike Te Wake Seconded: Member Krystal-Rose Taaffe That Te Hiku Community Board receives Te Hono Group Annual Operational Report. |
09 Te Kapinga Hui / Meeting Close
The meeting closed at 2.27pm.
The minutes of this meeting will be confirmed at the Te Hiku Community Board Meeting held on 3 August 2026.
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CHAIRPERSON