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TE MAHERE A TE POARI A -ROHE

MIHI
Tn kia hoea e au taku waka m ng tai mihi o ata
e uru ake ai au m te awa o Tmaki
ki te nga o Tainui waka i thuhu.
I reira ka toia aku mihi ki te uru ki te Pkaki-Tapu-a-Poutkeka,
i reira ko te P i Mngere.
E hoe aku mihi m te Mnukanuka a Hoturoa
ki te krae o te Kiti o whitu.
I kona ka rere taku haere m te kau ki te puaha o Waikato,
te awa tukukiri o ng tpuna, Waikato taniwharau, he piko he taniwha.
Ka hkoi an aku mihi m te taha whakararo
m Maioro ki Waiuku ki Mtukutreia,
kei kona ko ng P o Tahuna me Reretewhioi.
Ka aro whakarunga au kia tau atu ki Pukekohe.
Ka tahuri te haere a taku reo ki te ao o te tonga e whriki atu r m runga i ng hiwi,
kia taka atu au ki Te Paina, ki te Pou o Mangatwhiri.
Mtika tonu aku mihi ki a koe Kaiaua
te whkana atu r whatu m Tkapa Moana ki te maunga tapu o Moehau.
Ka kauhoetia e aku krero te moana ki Maraetai
kia hoki ake au ki uta ki huiarangi, heteri m Pakuranga.
I reira ka hoki whakaroto ake an au i te awa o Tmaki
m te taha whakarunga ki te Puke o Taramainuku, kei kona ko tara.
Katahi au ka toro atu ki te Manurewa a Tamapohore,
kia whakatau aku mihi mutunga ki runga o Pukekiwiriki
kei raro, ko Papakura,
ki kona au ka whakatau.
Let this vessel that carries my greetings
travel by way of the Tmaki River
to the landing place of Tainui canoe at thuhu.
There, let my salutations be borne across the isthmus to the Pkaki lagoon
and the community of Mngere.
Paddling the Manukau Harbour
we follow the whitu Peninsula to the headland.
From there we fly down coast to the Waikato river mouth,
sacred waters of our forebears.
Coming ashore on the Northern side
at Maioro we head inland to Waiuku and Mtukutreia,
there too is the P at Thuna and Reretewhioi.
Heading southward I come to Pukekohe.
My words turn to follow the ancient ridgelines along the Southern boundary,
dropping down into Mercer and Te Pou o Mangatwhiri.
My greetings reach you at Kaiaua
who gaze across Tkapa Moana to the sacred mountain, Moehau.
Taking to the sea, my remarks travel to Maraetai
and then to huiarangi, sentinel to Pakuranga.
There we follow again the Tmaki River
to Te Puke o Taramainuku, tara resides there.
From here I reach for Manurewa
until my greetings come to rest on Pukekiwiriki,
below which lies Papakura,
and there I rest.

CONTENTS
COVER IMAGE
Mural is outside the
Papakura library. Photo
taken with the artist,
Desna Schollum.

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

OUR VISION

OUR OUTCOMES

HELP SHAPE OUR AREA

PAPAKURA LOCAL BOARD AREA

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ABOUT LOCAL BOARDS

WORKING WITH MA ORI

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ABOUT LOCAL BOARD PLANS

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LOCAL BOARDS IN THE SOUTH WORKING TOGETHER

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HOW WE GOT YOUR FEEDBACK

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OUR ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

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WHAT ELSE HAVE WE CONSIDERED

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OUTCOME: A VIBRANT TOWN CENTRE

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OUTCOME: A SKILLED WORKFORCE FOR LOCAL JOBS

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OUTCOME: A SPORTS AND RECREATION HUB

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OUTCOME: WELL-CONNECTED AND EASY TO MOVE AROUND

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OUTCOME: TREASURED FOR ITS ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE

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OUTCOME: STRONG, SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES

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INDICATIVE BUDGET AND FUNDING SOURCES

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INDICATIVE BUDGET TABLES

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YOUR PAPAKURA LOCAL BOARD MEMBERS

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This document is available in large-print on request.

Contact us on 09 301 0101 for more information.

MESSAGE FROM
THE CHAIR
It is my pleasure to introduce the Papakura draft Local Board Plan for the next
three years and beyond. We put this plan together with your help over the past
few months and have been really excited by the energy coming from all of you
that have given us ideas and comments. We hope that you will look at this
draft plan and tell us how it can be improved, to make sure it meets the needs
of Papakura and sets the scene for council action to create a better future for
the area.
Papakura is very proud of its heritage. We have a rich cultural history
from early Mori settlement to the present and we want to keep this alive.
We will work towards a greater understanding of Mori cultural and
spiritual values in order to build a strong relationship with mana whenua.
Through this relationship, we will celebrate our links with the land and the
Manukau Harbour.
The Auckland Plan has thrown out a challenge to us become a strong
metropolitan centre serving major population growth and urban expansion
in the south. We will take up that challenge by drawing on the strength,
diversity, knowledge and experience of our communities, to revitalise and
rejuvenate our area. Our people need to be supported by good and affordable
transport connections and quality services and infrastructure, such as
parks, libraries, recreation and sporting facilities. We will work to improve
opportunities to gain training, jobs and careers in Papakura for our youth,
our future leaders. We will care for and respect our elderly, the teachers of
our strong community values.
Bill McEntee
Chair, Papakura Local Board

OUR VISION
Creating the worlds most liveable city at the
local level.
Pride in Papakura our goal is to develop a thriving,
safe and well-connected vibrant community.
We are proud of Papakura and we see pride in the
faces of its people. Papakura will become a vibrant
centre, boosted by a growing population and new
neighbourhoods. We will create an avenue of
culture in the town centre. Good design, local
artwork and great places to meet will make it
somewhere people want to live or visit. Takanini
and Drury will also provide strong local centres for
our growing communities.

We will work to safeguard our natural resources

and ensure we pass on a better environment to our
children and grandchildren.
There will be many events celebrating Papakuras
heritage and its multi-cultural communities.
Good facilities will be at the heart of our local
communities. Great parks and play spaces will
mean our people are active and healthy. Our
young people will have a voice, be valued and
contribute to shaping the future of our town.

Our town is growing fast and more homes and

businesses mean lots of construction. Papakura
will have a booming economy and a skilled
workforce, supported by great schools and access
to a wide range of training opportunities. We offer
the excellence of Bruce Pulman Park, Massey Park
and many other sports facilities, which means we
can host national and international tournaments.
Papakura will be known as a sporting hub and as
the gateway to the Hunua Ranges for recreation
and tourism.
Papakuras businesses will be drawn to its good
road and rail access and local people will enjoy
the great cycling and walking network throughout
the town and along the coastline. Manukau
Harbour will be internationally recognised for its
Mori heritage, environmental quality and natural
beauty. Papakura will be loved for its setting on
Phurehure Inlet and the water will again be clean
enough for people to swim in safely and gather the
fruits of the sea without fear of harm or pollution.
We will champion green businesses and the
eco-friendly design of new development.

OUR OUTCOMES
Creating the worlds most liveable city is the vision of The Auckland Plan. Our Local
Board Plan takes into account the outcomes in the 30-year Auckland Plan to help
deliver this vision.

PAPAKURA LOCAL BOARD PLAN OUTCOMES

A vibrant town centre
We think its great that Papakura meets our needs for shopping, leisure, arts and culture and
we dont need to travel elsewhere for these things.

A skilled workforce for local jobs

We have lots of local job opportunities and its easy for us to get training and learn
newskills.

A sports and recreation hub

We have excellent sports facilities that we all use and enjoy. We are proud that Papakura is
the place of choice for high class sporting events.

Well-connected and easy to move around

We like to live in Papakura because it is so well-connected by road, rail and bus and has lots
of safe cycling and walking links.

Treasured for its environment and heritage

We value and protect the land of our ancestors and the shores of Pahurehure. We love our
well-designed streets and buildings.

Strong, safe and healthy communities

We have good places for communities to meet and great places to play in. Our young
people get a great start in life and we value the wisdom and experience of our older people.

THE AUCKLAND PLAN

VISION
To become the worlds most liveable city.

OUTCOMES
A fair, safe and healthy Auckland
A green Auckland
An Auckland of prosperity and opportunity
A well-connected and accessible Auckland
A beautiful Auckland that is loved by its people
A culturally rich and creative Auckland
A Mori identity that is Aucklands point of difference
in the world

HELP SHAPE OUR AREA

HOW TO HAVE YOUR SAY
Online
Go to shapeauckland.co.nz
We have a dedicated online hub to make it
quicker and easier to make a submission. If you
dont have internet access at home, you can
use the internet free of charge at any Auckland
Council library.

Email
You can send us your submission form via email.
Simply complete the submission form, scan it and send
it to [email protected]
The submission form is available to download
from our website or you can request a copy at
any Auckland Council library, service centre or
local board office.

By post
Post your completed submission using the freepost
details on the back of your submission form to:
Papakura draft Local Board Plan 2014
Attention: Brina Burden
Auckland Council
Freepost Authority 232621
Private Bag 92300
Auckland 1142
Please note: you can attach additional pages to
your hardcopy submission if you run out of space
for your answers.

In person
You can deliver your submission form in person
to your nearest local board office, or your nearest
library or council service centre. A list of our
libraries and service centres are available on the
councils website or by calling us on 09 301 0101.

The closing date for submissions is 5pm on

Wednesday 6 August 2014. Please ensure we
have your submission before this time, as we
will not accept late submissions.
Please note that all submissions will be public
documents, but your contact details will be
kept private.

HEARINGS
Talking at a hearing provides you with the
opportunity to reinforce what you have said in your
written submission.
It also gives local board members the chance
to clarify any points you have raised in your
submission.
When you complete your submission form youll
need to indicate whether you wish to speak in
support of your submission. If you do, you will be
contacted regarding the hearing time and place.
Notification may be at short notice and hearings are
generally open to the public and the news media.

To obtain further information on the

Papakura draft Local Board Plan 2014, go to
shapeauckland.co.nz

PAPAKURA LOCAL BOARD AREA

The Papakura area takes in the inlets
and foreshores of the Manukau
Harbour, fertile plains, and rolling hills
which lead out into the nearby Hunua
ranges. Around the Takanini area was
once a huge wetland and peat bog and
there are still many ancient Kauri
buried there. Red Hill was a key
viewpoint for local Mori and
Pukekiwiriki Paa gave them a wide
overview of the rohe. A long military
history helped to shape the modern
town but today only SAS forces are
based locally.
There has been steady population growth, with 45,633 people living here in 2013,
which is an increase of nearly 10 per cent since 2006. At the 2013 census, over a
quarter of Papakuras residents were Mori. The Asian ethnic population is around
13 per cent and the Pacific population around 14 per cent. Although the number of
people aged 65 years and over has risen in the last seven years, nearly a quarter of
Papakuras population are now children aged 14 years and under.

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ABOUT LOCAL BOARDS

Auckland Council has a unique model of local government in New Zealand,
comprising the governing body (made up of the mayor and 20 ward councillors) and
21 local boards. The governing body focuses on the big picture and on Aucklandwide issues and decisions.
Local boards provide local leadership and make decisions on local issues, activities
and facilities, such as local parks, libraries and community halls. Local boards can
also fund other organisations through community grants and other funding
arrangements, for activities such as events and community programmes.
Local boards engage with and represent their communities, provide important local
input into Auckland-wide strategies and plans and work with others to build strong
communities. Many council activities that are important to local communities are the
responsibility of the governing body and council-controlled organisations (including
Auckland Transport). Local boards act as champions and advocates for their
communities when others have the decision-making role.
Local boards also play an important role in delivering at the local level on Auckland
Councils commitment to Mori.

WORKING WITH MORI

Auckland Council is committed to meeting its responsibilities under Te Tiriti o

Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi and its broader statutory obligations to Mori. As
part of this commitment Papakura Local Board will continue to strengthen and
formalise its relationship with mana whenua. We will engage with the 11 local iwi that
are mana whenua, rangatira ki te rangatira or chief to chief, to share information and
work together. We will have a hui each year, to take stock of progress and discuss
any changes needed.
We work with Papakura Marae in support of local programmes which benefit
mataawaka in our community. Our local board plan objectives support kaitiakitanga,
the guardianship of our environment and special places, through cooperation
between the local board and mana whenua. Throughout the plan, we focus on the
future of rangatahi or young people, and ensuring respect for our kaumtua or
elders.

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ABOUT LOCAL BOARD PLANS

This draft plan is about the Papakura Local Board area. It expresses what we have
heard from you.
The plan sets the framework that will guide our decision-making and actions for the
next three years. It informs the boards decisions on local activities, and enables us
to represent your interests and preferences on regional strategies and plans. It also
provides the flexibility to cope with changes that will happen during the next three
years. During this time we will continue to work closely with all sectors of our
community to understand your ongoing needs, issues and priorities.

LOCAL BOARDS IN THE SOUTH WORKING TOGETHER

We share many issues with our neighbours in Manurewa and Franklin, including how
to plan for more people coming to the area for new housing and jobs. Across the
south, we can build on our position at the gateway to New Zealand, with Auckland
airport giving us opportunities to bring in visitors and investment. Our young
population compared to the country as a whole puts us in a great position for growth
and development.

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HOW WE GOT YOUR FEEDBACK

Engaging with our communities has been an important part of developing this plan.
You have told us your views on many issues over the past three years as part of the
development of a wide range of council plans.
As well, we have undertaken further specific engagement through the development
of this local board plan. We listened to your views at meetings and gathered
information informally through other means.

OUR ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

Drop-in events at Papakura Library, Smiths Avenue Reserve and Takanini
Countdown gave people an opportunity to talk to local board members and write
some ideas up on post-it notes. We asked what do you think would make our
neighbourhoods even better places to live, work and play? We looked at the themes
coming from your feedback and held a workshop to explore your ideas in more detail
and start to prioritise areas for action. Some of the things you said are listed below.
The centre of Papakura needs to be revitalised. You wanted more boutique shops,
more places to eat out, a cinema, a more attractive street with meeting places and
sculptures, more cultural and community events. But you also said it needs to feel
safer there are people hanging around in groups making shoppers feel intimidated
and problems around adult shops and legal high sellers.
You said you were generally happy with the local sports facilities but you wanted
more for younger children to do, such as improved playgrounds and skate parks.
You wanted more cycle and footpath links and better access to the waterfront and
coastal esplanades. You supported the removal of mangroves and pacific oysters,
so that beaches could be re-created.
In your own local areas, you wanted better bus connections, multi-use community
buildings and community gardens. You wanted better job and education prospects
for young people and for the community to respect the contribution of elderly people.
We now want to know from you whether this draft plan will help to achieve some of
your priorities.

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WHAT ELSE HAVE WE CONSIDERED

We have looked at the Auckland Plan, the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan and a
range of other council strategies and policies, as well as documents from other
organisations. These all help to provide the setting for place-shaping and exploring
new opportunities in Papakura.
There are some key documents and strategies relevant to Papakuras communities,
which we have tried to reflect in the content of this draft plan:

I Am Auckland Children and Young Peoples Strategic Action Plan

Positive Ageing a Government strategy for improving the well-being of older
people
The Mori Plan for Tmaki Makaurau Independent Mori Statutory Board
Thriving Communities a three-year action plan for community and social
development
Aspirations for the Worlds Most Liveable, Accessible and Inclusive City The
Auckland Disability Strategic Advisory Group.

This plan is our local response to these bigger strategies and to what you have told
us so far. Because its a draft plan at the moment, we know there will be room for
improving it and making it more relevant to our communities. We need you to help us
do this.

Auckland Plan: The Southern Initiative

Papakura is part of the area covered by the Southern Initiative, which is about
improving the quality of life and well-being of local communities in south Auckland.
Our plan will help to achieve this through its focus on local training and jobs, and
building strong, safe and healthy communities.

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OUTCOME: A VIBRANT TOWN CENTRE

We think its great that Papakura meets our needs for shopping, leisure,
arts and culture and we dont need to travel elsewhere for these things.
Papakura is called a metropolitan centre in the Auckland Plan, which means that it
is planned to develop as a larger and more important centre, to help support the
major population and housing growth targeted for south Auckland. This will not be an
overnight change and the Auckland Plan recognises that regeneration will be a
priority if Papakura is to play its part in the regions development over the next 30
years. Special land use zoning and rules are being applied through the Unitary Plan
but that alone will not bring about the level of change necessary to raise Papakuras
profile and its fortunes.

What you told us

[We need a] revitalised shopping centre a wider variety of high-quality shops.

[Id like] a big Mori carving by the clock tower and a cinema.
[I want] to feel safe, free to walk down the street, not intimidated by children.

Looking at your comments and suggestions, its clear you want a safer street
environment and more town centre activities for children and young people. This
means creating great places to meet, more things to do and good transport into the
centre. Older people and people with disabilities want to be able to move around
easily, on well-maintained and safe footways. This means they need to be able to
get to the centre easily to shop, eat out, and meet with family.
We are committed to working with local businesses and communities to bring about
change for the better. This will involve efforts across the council and its
organisations, such as Auckland Transport, to find and agree solutions that will
revitalise the town centre. We cannot directly provide new shopping and leisure
developments, but we can make sure the right planning and promotion is done so
that businesses and investors are attracted to it.
An important part of this will be work on a planning framework that does some
joined-up thinking for the Great South Road and its centres, which include Takanini
and Drury (as well as Manurewa and Te Mahia). A town centre task force is being
set up to start looking at the opportunities.
The planning framework will help set the scene for designing the town as a
metropolitan centre of the future. The design work will look at how people move
around, the creation of new public spaces for events and markets, and how some
older or vacant sites could be redeveloped. This will lay the foundation stones for re

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branding Papakura as the place to be for home, work or play: a place to be proud of.
To help shift peoples views of the town centre and showcase local talent, we will
support artists to create an avenue of culture along the main street. We want
Papakuras strong Mori culture and values to shine through in new street art and
meeting places. We also want Mori businesses to prosper in the centre of Papakura
and to provide role models and jobs for local rangatahi.

Funding options
Your views on the initiatives in this draft plan are important in helping us prioritise
projects for funding in the next draft Long-term Plan. To put in place the foundations
for building a more vibrant centre to Papakura, we need to look at a number of
ways to fund change. These include:
increasing the regional support allocated to Papakura this is needed for the
planning framework for the Great South Road
continuing the targeted rate on town centre businesses, to fund the Business
Improvement District (Progressive Papakura BID) programme
setting funding aside for town centre design work and grants for street art, which
will mean looking at how our existing budgets could be used differently
partnering with local businesses and investors to bring in funding.

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A vibrant town centre

We think its great that Papakura meets our needs for shopping,
leisure, arts and culture and we dont need to travel elsewhere for
these things.

What we want Key

to achieve
initiatives

Local board
role

Other key
agencies

A metropolitan Designing the

centre planned metropolitan
for people
centre
rather than
cars
Safety patrols
and street
ambassadors

Funding
Local
leadership
Partnering

Joined-up
thinking for the
Great South
Road and its
centres
Creation of an
avenue of
culture along
the main street
Attract new
businesses
and leisure
providers to
the centre of
Papakura

Great South
Road spatial
development
framework

Local
leadership
Champion
Partnering

Auckland
Transport
BID
Local
businesses
NZ Police
Local safety
Trusts and
patrols
BID
Auckland
Transport
Local
businesses

Funding of
local talent to
create street
art
Town centre
task force and
promotion
campaign

Funding
Local
leadership

Funding

Funding
Champion
Partnering

Creative New
Zealand
BID
Mana whenua
BID targeted
rate
Local
businesses

Potential cost
Funding
status
$50,000
Not funded

$380,000
Funded

Not funded

Not funded

$50,000
Not funded

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OUTCOME: A SKILLED WORKFORCE FOR LOCAL JOBS

We have lots of local job opportunities and its easy for us to get training
and learn new skills.
Papakuras economy grew quickly over the past 10 years and there is a wide variety
of local businesses. Our town has strengths in food and drink manufacturing and in
construction and engineering. We have the New Zealand Bloodstock Centre, which
is important for export businesses that bring money into New Zealand.
The rail station is the third busiest on the Auckland network and the first stop for the
Northern Explorer scenic rail service. Located on the Manukau Harbour and forming
the gateway to the Hunua Ranges, we are well-placed to grow the local tourism
industry.
Papakuras economy is one of the most diverse in Auckland, with a strong
manufacturing base and some large, well-known businesses. Qualification levels and
household income are lower than the Auckland average at the moment and a quarter
of young people between 15 and 24 do not have jobs. Looking to the future, the
untapped potential of our young people is a key strength for Papakura and for
growing our local businesses.

What you told us

[What about a] MIT type institution with a focus on trades?

[We need to] create businesses/industry to employ local people, especially
youth.
[We should] promote Papakura region as a good tourist centre to other
Aucklanders, Kiwis and overseas tourists.

In partnership with schools and local training providers, we will ensure young people
are ready for work and apprenticeships. Our youth connections programme will
continue to help them make links with employers. We will consider giving
scholarships for young people to help them get into further education and training, or
grants to help with their travel costs if necessary.
Mori youth sometimes need extra support for skills development and finding local
employment. We will support the Mori Enterprise Association to mentor them,
showcase local talent and encourage innovation. We will consider giving funding to
help local Mori to set up new businesses, benefit from treaty settlements and
promote their cultural identity through tourism.

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We have already made a start by agreeing on a local economic development action

plan and a Mori economic development programme. To build on this, we will fund
the development of an investor pack and investor champion service to help new
businesses move into the area and focus more on green business ideas. We will
set up a commercial property landlord forum, a business forum and a network to
share ideas and knowledge. We will work with universities and with industry training
providers to bring further education and trades related courses to Papakura.
We will work with Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED)
to promote Papakura to tourists. To bring new business ideas to Papakura, we will
look at the potential for setting up an innovation station where people can train and
share their experience and knowledge.

Funding options
Your views on the initiatives in this draft plan are important in helping us prioritise
projects for funding in the next draft Long-term Plan. To encourage new businesses
to locate in Papakura and existing businesses to thrive, we could:
set aside funding for promotional material and champion our town to encourage
new education and training courses to come here
provide scholarships, or funding to cover travel costs for students, which will
mean looking at how our existing budgets could be used differently
provide new space for business support services in our community hubs
partner with local businesses, schools and training providers, who could
contribute additional funding
explore central government support for Mori and Pasifika business
development.

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A skilled workforce for local jobs

We have lots of local job opportunities and its easy for us to get
training and learn new skills.
What we want Key
to achieve
initiatives

Local board
role

Other key
agencies

Seek new
business
opportunities

Business
forum and
commercial
property
landlord forum

Partnering
Funding

Local
businesses
Mori
Enterprise
Association
(MEA)

Attract new
businesses
and green
businesses

Investor pack/
investor
champion
service

Funding
Champion
Partnering

ATEED
$25,000
Ministry of
Funded
Business
Innovation and
Employment
(MBIE)
MEA
Sustainable
Business
Network

Tourism
promotion and
branding

Funding
Partnering

ATEED

$50,000
Not funded

Youth
connections

Funding
Partnering

Businesses
Schools
MIT/AUT

$70,000
Not funded

Scholarships
or travel
grants
Innovation
station
Community
learning hubs

Funding
Champion

MIT/AUT
Industry
trainers
MBIE
COMET
Tertiary
Education
Commission
(TEC)
COMET
Schools

Not funded

Provide clear
links from
school to
training to
employment
Support
innovation and
lifelong
learning

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Funding
Funding
Champion

Potential cost
Funding
status
$36,000
Funded

$30,000
Not funded
Not funded

OUTCOME: A SPORTS AND RECREATION HUB

We have excellent sports facilities that we all use and enjoy. We are
proud that Papakura is the place of choice for high-class sporting
events.
We love our local sports teams and we have great facilities that we want to keep
improving. Investment in our sportsfields, buildings and lighting over the past few
years has given opportunities for local sports to prosper. Key facilities such as
Massey Park Stadium and Pool and the world-class facilities developing at Bruce
Pulman Park bring competitors and teams from well outside Papakura. Sport keeps
us fit, brings in visitors and has spin off benefits for local businesses.
Young people are most likely to be involved in organised team sports. They need
plenty of accessible facilities for fitness and training. Even if they dont play a formal
sport, young people like to keep active by walking and cycling and they like to watch
sports too. Older people and people with disabilities also want places where they can
keep active, which might mean providing special exercise equipment in safe and
easy to reach areas of parks. Older people are also more likely to coach sports
teams and their experience makes them good mentors for our up and coming young
players.
According to Aucklands Mori Plan, many rangatahi saw sport as a means to
express their Mori identity. Providing mentors, training and facilities that are easy to
get to will give more opportunities for Mori to participate.

What you told us

Why cant we use this land [Smiths Avenue] as a sports place for our people?
[What about] exercise equipment in local parks for both children and parents?
[I think you should] continue development at Bruce Pulman Park for a worldclass sport area.

Massey Park is our town centre stadium, easy to get to by train, bus, walking and
cycling and near to the town centre eating places and shops. Bruce Pulman Park
Trust continues to attract private and New Zealand Lottery Grants Board money into
Takanini to fund high-class sports facilities. Work has started on the Opaheke fields,
which will give space for a range of sports and is in an area of future housing growth.
We already have plenty of good places for sports and recreation. Our plan now is to
keep improving their quality and promote them as places to host major competitions.
Alongside this, we will find out whether there are other types of sport where we could
do more, such as provide artificial pitches. Not all of us want to play formal sports

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though, so we also need to make sure our facilities can be used for other activities,
such as walking, cycling and childrens play.
Sport is part of our identity; it can be a point of difference for the town and something
to celebrate. In partnership with clubs and other organisations, we plan to set up new
events that will bring people to Papakura. Wed like to build on the already
successful PIPS Canoe Day by adding other water based activities, because we
have a great setting at Phurehure Inlet. We can work to bring marathons, fun runs
and cycling events right into the town centre.

Funding options
Your views on the initiatives in this draft plan are important in helping us prioritise
projects for funding in the next draft Long-term Plan. To maintain and improve our
sports facilities and to make sure we can cater for new sports, we could:
use some of our parks funding to investigate which sports need special facilities
continue to fund improvements to the quality of our facilities through our already
agreed parks budgets
work in partnership with other organisations to bring money and sponsorship to
events and competitions
partner with local schools to open up their activity centres to wider public use.

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A sports and recreation hub

We have great sports facilities that we all use and enjoy. We are proud
that Papakura is the place of choice for high-class sporting events.
What we want Key
to achieve
initiatives

Local board
role

Other key
agencies

Maintain and
improve sports
and recreation
facilities

Funding

Sports clubs

Funding
Partnering

Sport New
Zealand
Counties
Manukau
Sport

$50,000
Not funded

Funding

Counties
Manukau
District Health
Board

$3.4m
Funded

Funding
Partnering

ATEED

$50,000
Not funded

Provide
adaptable
facilities that
encourage
active
lifestyles for all
Promote
Papakura as a
venue for
sporting
competitions

Continued
development
of Opaheke
fields
Study the
gaps in
provision for
different types
of sports
Quality
improvements
to pitches and
facilities
Manage our
sports grounds
for wider
community
use and
fitness
Study the
economic
benefits of
hosting major
sports events

Funding

Potential cost
Funding
status
$3m
Funded

$1.3m
Funded

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OUTCOME: WELL-CONNECTED AND EASY TO MOVE

AROUND

We like to live in Papakura because it is so well-connected by road, rail

and bus and has lots of safe cycling and walking links.
Papakura has good road connections to the rest of Auckland and the upper North
Island, which is important for attracting new businesses to the town. However, more
improvements are needed to the busy road system because of congestion and traffic
delays. Recent junction improvements on SH1 and the coming electrification of the
rail service will improve the speed of these connections. Planned improvements at
the Takanini interchange and widening of SH1 up to Manurewa will help people
travelling by car. The bus services in south Auckland are due for change and
improvement in 2015.

What you told us

[We need a] train station at Southgate.

[I want] more cycleways in and around town.
[You should] cut down the number of traffic lights, there are too many.

Within town it is slow going for cars along Great South Road and not very safe or
attractive for walking and cycling. At Takanini the new housing, the development of
Bruce Pulman Park and Southgate shopping centre is based on access by car, even
though the rail line runs through the area.
Children and young people need to be able to get around for school, sports, shops
and leisure. Improved bus services, easy to understand information and safe walking
and cycling routes will give young people the transport choice and independence
they need. Its also important for older people, mothers with pushchairs, and people
with disabilities to be able to move along footways safely and easily. Wider and well
maintained inclusive footways, good sign posting, low-floor buses and good service
information will all help.
All the information we have tells us that Mori have lower car ownership than other
households. This means that public transport is important to them for access to
schools and jobs, and to help whnau from out of town to visit.

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To improve safety and ease of movement, we will push Auckland Transport for
bridges over rail crossings on Manuroa Road and Walters Road. This would
strengthen connections between Takanini junction and housing growth areas. We
will also push for a new rail station near Southgate (at Glenora/Walters Road) and
for better joined-up bus services so people can move west to east. In the longer
term, there will also need to be a station at Drury because of the housing and jobs
growth proposed in the Unitary Plan.
At the moment, there is no joined-up plan for a cycling and walking network in the
town, or across the south of Auckland. We will work with others to put together a
greenways plan for the south and, while that is being done, we will continue to fund
new links through parks and along coastal esplanades. We will work with Auckland
Transport to improve space for cyclists within the town so that cycling is a safer
choice for people travelling to school and work. As part of designing the metropolitan
centre we will look to make better walking connections between the town centre and
the rail/bus hub at the station. We will also push for mobility scooter charging points
in the town centre, low-floor buses and better travel information.

Funding options
Your views on the initiatives in this draft plan are important in helping us prioritise
projects for funding in the next draft Long-term Plan.
Roads and public transport are provided and funded by the council, through
Auckland Transport, and central government, through New Zealand Transport
Agency (NZTA) and KiwiRail. Funding has just been announced for the Takanini
junction and extra lanes on SH1. Funding has not yet been confirmed for Mill Road
stage 2, Glenora Station or bridges at Takanini rail crossings. We will continue to
push for these because they will improve local peoples quality of life and bring
long-term economic benefits to Papakura.
We can directly improve local transport links by:
joining some of our funding for parks and coastal reserves with Auckland
Transports funding, to put in new cycling and walking links
using some of our capital transport fund from Auckland Transport to improve
walking connections between the town centre and the rail/bus station.

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Well-connected and easy to move around

We like to live in Papakura because it is so well-connected by road, rail

and bus and has lots of safe cycling and walking links.

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What we want Key initiatives

to achieve

Local
board role

Other key
agencies

Potential
cost
Funding
status
$50,000
Not Funded

A safe cycling
and walking
network
across the
south

Greenways Plan for the

south

Funding
Champion

Links in cycling and

walking network and
coastal routes
Clear links between
town centre and rail
station
Inclusive footways to
meet the needs of
people with disabilities,
the elderly and mothers
with pushchairs

Funding
Champion

Auckland
Transport
Greenways
Project
Developers
Auckland
Part-funded
Transport

Funding
Champion

Auckland
Transport

Part-funded

Champion

Auckland
Transport

Part-funded

OUTCOME: TREASURED FOR ITS ENVIRONMENT AND

HERITAGE
We value and protect the land of our ancestors and the shores of
Phurehure. We love our well designed streets and buildings.
Papakura is in a great location on the Manukau Harbour and over time many people
have chosen to make it their home. Originally, local people had access to beaches,
clean water for gathering food, and land that could be farmed to feed the local
population. The cultural and spiritual values of local Mori are bound up with the land
and the water that has given them life. They want clean water, access for swimming
and waka launch points, and to be able to gather food from the sea (kai moana).
Kaitiakitanga, or guardianship of the environment, is a responsibility we all share.
As the town has developed, we have gained some fine commercial buildings, which
give the town centre its character. The town will continue to grow and change but it is
important that we protect the cultural and natural heritage of Papakura, for future
generations and out of respect for our ancestors.

What you told us

[We need to protect] whi tapu sites within parks and coastlines.
Development needs to be done right and have positive environmental
outcomes.
If Mangroves continue their prolific growth we will have no upper harbour inlets.

The young people we talked to before putting this plan together were
environmentally aware. They thought it was important to protect the special
character and feeling of the town for their own children to enjoy. Older people who
talked to us often said they felt that something has been lost and that it is time to
rediscover Papakuras heritage.
The Auckland Plan and the Unitary Plan propose lots of population and housing
growth that will change the face of Papakura. This growth must be done in an
environmentally sensitive way, so we do not damage more of our heritage. In recent
times, as the population has grown, with new housing and industry, people have lost
touch with the land and the water has become polluted by sediment from local rivers.
We want to try to leave a better environment for future generations. One way of
doing this is to support a recycling network, so that more waste is re-used and not
thrown into landfill. We will also champion green drainage systems such as new
wetlands, which provide a more natural way of dealing with stormwater. We will
continue our work to improve access to beaches and to the foreshore.

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Sites of historic and cultural significance will need to be identified and protected
they are part of what makes us proud of Papakura. We will support joint projects with
mana whenua and with the Papakura Museum and local volunteers to identify any
important sites and buildings.

Manukau Harbour
Through the Manukau Harbour Forum, we work with eight other local boards to
protect and restore the coastal environment and provide walkways. We will push for
better water quality in rivers that flow into the Manukau Harbour. We will also push
for the special importance of the Manukau Harbour to be recognised, as is already
the case with the Hauraki Gulf and Kaipara Harbour. This will bring greater
protection, action against pollution and funding to set up special management
arrangements.

Funding options
Your views on the initiatives in this draft plan are important in helping us prioritise
projects for funding in the next draft Long-term Plan. To protect and improve our
environment, we could:
provide funding for mangrove removal and water quality monitoring and
improvement programmes
give grants to local environmental groups and community run businesses to
identify sites and run recycling centres, which will mean looking at how our
existing budgets could be used differently.

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Treasured for its environment and heritage

We value and protect the land of our ancestors and the shores of
Phurehure. We love our well designed streets and buildings.
What we want
to achieve

Environmentally
sensitive use of
the Manukau
Harbour

Key initiatives Local board

role

Work with
mana whenua
to push for
more funding
for harbour
management
Improve the
health of
Manukau
harbour and its
catchment
streams
Mangrove and
pacific oyster
removal
Reduce the
Establish a
amount of waste network of
taken to landfill
recycling
each year from
centres
Papakura
Protection of
Identify whi
Mori cultural
tapu and other
heritage
taonga.
Beautiful streets Know our
and a sense of
heritage
place
buildings and
areas to
protect

Champion

Other key
agencies

Mana whenua
Government
departments

Potential cost
Funding
status
No funding
required

Funding
Champion

Not funded

Funding

$400,000
Funded

Funding
Champion

Not funded

Champion

Mana whenua

No funding
required

Champion

Papakura
Museum

No funding
required

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OUTCOME: STRONG, SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES

We have good places for communities to meet and great places to play
in. Our young people get a great start in life and we value the wisdom
and experience of our older people.
This plan covers all of Papakura but for many people and community groups, they
identify most strongly with their own local neighbourhood and streets. In day to day
living, playing and going to school, it is the local facilities, feeling safe and a sense of
belonging that affect peoples well-being.
In some older parts of town, families have poor housing, low incomes and high
unemployment. In some newer parts of town people have little connection with each
other and travel elsewhere for services. Good places to meet, hold events and come
together are as important as having great play spaces.

What you told us

[We want] local markets, local produce, community gardens.

As a long standing Takanini resident I want to see a future library that is ecofriendly and is home to a research centre containing a pictorial history of
Takanini.
[We want] better kids parks with interactive activities like Wellington.

We have said elsewhere in this plan that well encourage more jobs, skills and
training to help communities become more prosperous. Health and housing are also
important but we do not directly provide them. What we can do is work with other
agencies such as Counties Manukau District Health Board to improve peoples
health; or Housing New Zealand and other agencies to upgrade existing housing.
Pride in their culture and learning within their community are important to local Mori.
Papakura marae and some of our community houses are good bases for providing
health and social services. Mori also want space for mahinga kai (growing food) in
their local communities. We can provide land or funding for community gardens, or
maara kai, so people have access to healthy food and can rediscover their
connection with the land.
In Karaka there is land at Clotworthy Park which has been set aside for future open
space and play facilities. We think part of this could also be given over to community
gardens and teaching gardens.

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We can provide more and better childrens play areas in the older parts of town and
work with housing developers to make sure new neighbourhoods have good play
facilities too. Papakura Youth Council has prepared a strategic plan that contains
ideas for developing young people as leaders in local activities and decision making.
We will continue to fund the youth council to deliver on its business plan.
People over 65 years of age are continuing longer in work than ever before. We will
ensure local libraries and community hubs provide space for lifelong learning so that
older people can gain new skills and continue to access local jobs. We will support
and develop an environment that is accessible for people of all abilities, ages and
cultures to enjoy and participate in.
Some of our council-owned community houses and halls, such as the one in Smiths
Avenue, need to be brought up to modern standards. While doing this, we can
explore how these facilities can become community and learning hubs to make sure
they are widely used by a range of groups.
In developing and expanding parts of town, we could provide new multi-purpose
facilities such as the library and innovation hub we plan at Takanini. These places
can foster local businesses and community enterprises.

Funding options
Your views on the initiatives in this draft plan are important in helping us prioritise
projects for funding in the next draft Long-term Plan. Doing some of these things will
mean looking at how our existing budgets could be used differently. To improve
community well-being, we could:
set aside funding and work with other agencies to provide improved facilities at
Smiths Avenue and a new library and innovation hub at Takanini
set aside land and money for community gardens at Karaka
use some of our already agreed parks funding to improve childrens play areas
give grants to local groups for community gardens and local events
continue to fund the Papakura Youth Council.

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Strong, safe and healthy communities

We have good places for communities to meet and great places to play
in. Our young people get a great start in life and we value the wisdom
and experience of our older people.
What we want Key
to achieve
initiatives

Local board
role

Other key
agencies

Help our
young people
to contribute,
prosper and
thrive

Funding

Papakura
Youth Council

Provide space
for growing
healthy food
and places for
organising
local events

Provide multipurpose
community
hubs

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Implement
youth
initiatives
Provide good
and accessible
play facilities
Community
and teaching
gardens at
Karaka
Grants to local
groups for
community
based
activities
Takanini
library and
community
hub
Improve
Smiths
Avenue
reserve

Potential cost
Funding
status
$90,000
Funded

Funding

$1.5m
Funded

Funding

Not funded

Funding

Not funded

Funding
Partnering
Funding

Developers
Local trusts

$6m
Part-funded
Not funded

INDICATIVE BUDGET AND FUNDING SOURCES

In each of our draft local board plan outcomes we include a list of key initiatives to
deliver the outcome. Some of these initiatives are funded in the councils Long-term
Plan (LTP) for 2012-2022. The remaining initiatives are not currently funded.
There are a number of ways that local board activities can be funded:

general rate funding. The governing body decides on the share of general rate
funding provided to local boards. The governing body also makes decisions on
investment in new facilities and major upgrades of facilities.

by reprioritising our budget to either delay or cut existing projects and activities

by the local board proposing that the governing body sets a targeted rate in the
local area

through fees and charges paid by users of our facilities

by leveraging involvement of other partners such as the private sector and other
public sector agencies.

We will be prioritising which projects we put forward for funding in the next draft LTP.
Your views on the initiatives in this draft local board plan are important in helping us
prioritise projects.
The indicative budget for the three years from July 2015 to June 2018 is set out on
the following pages. When reading this budget it is important to note that the local
boards actual budget will look quite different over the next three years for a number
of reasons.

the council is starting to prepare the next draft LTP for 2015-2025. This includes
a review of funding for all projects. This may affect some local board projects that
are currently funded.

how local boards are funded is also being reviewed. Decisions on this are due in
August.

the budget is indicative only. It does not contain all of the detailed projects or
activities that the local board may carry out over the next three years. These will
be developed as part of the local board agreement that is part of the councils
annual plan for each financial year.

the local boards actual budget for each year, including how it is funded, is
subject to agreement with the governing body as part of the discussion on the
annual local board agreement.

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INDICATIVE BUDGET TABLES

Budget
2015/2016*

Budget
2016/2017*

Budget
2017/2018*

181
646
264
1,091

172
657
248
1,077

179
688
280
1,147

41
41

0
0

0
0

464
474
226
1,164

488
481
270
1,239

497
504
306
1,307

314
32
346

260
33
293

289
34
323

Local governance
Local planning, policy and governance
Total local governance

1,330
1,330

1,411
1,411

1,633
1,633

Local libraries
Local library facilities and services
Total local libraries

2,474
2,474

2,661
2,661

2,884
2,884

Local parks services

Local parks
Total local parks services

6,719
6,719

7,080
7,080

7,627
7,627

Local recreation services

Local recreation initiatives and facilities
Total local recreation services

2,031
2,031

2,123
2,123

2,231
2,231

15,196

15,884

17,152

$000
Financial year ending 30 June

OPERATING EXPENDITURE
Local arts, culture and events services
Local arts and culture initiatives
Local arts and culture facilities
Local events
Total local arts, culture and events services
Local built and natural environment
Local environment and heritage protection
Total local built and natural environment
Local community services
Local community development initiatives
Local community facilities
Local community safety initiatives
Total local community services
Local economic development
Local business area planning and
development
Local street environment and town centres
Total local economic development

Total operating expenditure allocated

* This is the net cost of service. This means the difference between the revenue and
operating expenditure for each activity.

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Budget
2015/2016

Budget
2016/2017

Budget
2017/2018

0
154
0
154

0
182
0
182

0
89
0
89

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
122
443
565

0
126
91
217

0
135
94
229

Local economic development

Local business area planning and
development
Local street environment and town centres
Total local economic development

0
0
0

0
0
0

0
0
0

Local governance
Local planning, policy and governance
Total local governance

0
0

35
35

0
0

Local libraries
Local library facilities and services
Total local libraries

2,496
2,496

3,867
3,867

25
25

Local parks services

Local parks
Total local parks services

2,375
2,375

7,493
7,493

1,914
1,914

244
244

95
95

140
140

5,834

11,889

2,397

$000
Financial year ending 30 June

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
Local arts, culture and events services
Local arts and culture initiatives
Local arts and culture facilities
Local events
Total local arts, culture and events services
Local built and natural environment
Local environment and heritage protection
Total local built and natural environment
Local community services
Local community development initiatives
Local community facilities
Local community safety initiatives
Total local community services

Local recreation services

Local recreation initiatives and facilities
Total local recreation services
Total capital expenditure allocated

Financial statements are based on the Long-term Plan 2012-2022, adjusted to reflect
reprioritisations made during the 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 annual planning process
and other approved budget changes since the adoption of the Long-term Plan 20122022.

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YOUR PAPAKURA LOCAL

BOARD MEMBERS
Bill McEntee

Brent Catchpole

Chair

021 831 639

021 390 430

[email protected]

[email protected]
Portfolios: Drugs and alcohol policy project;
Governance, finance and regulations

Michael Turner

Graham Purdy

Deputy Chair

021 287 9922

[email protected]

021 285 4666

[email protected]

Portfolios: Economic development,

town centres and the BID; Sports
and recreation; Transport

Portfolios: Built environment and enhancement,

community infrastructure and facilities, and
Coastguard; Community wellbeing and
events (including Mori liaison); Natural
environment enhancement and protection

Stuart Britnell

Katrina Winn

021 837 979

[email protected]

021 827 948

[email protected]
Portfolios: Arts, culture, libraries and
museum; Youth development

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