Annual Report 2019-20
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ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20 16 December 2020 Report Number: 2020/EXT/1719 ISSN No. 1176-9548 ISSN No. 1178-1505(e) Contents Section One – Setting the Scene 71 Environmental Reporting Activity 75 Emergency Management Activity 3 Contents 79 Governance Activity 5 Message from the Chair and Chief Executive 83 Information Activity 6 Your Councillors and The Executive Team 87 Iwi Activity 8 Committee Membership 89 Strategic Management Activity 9 Welcome to the Annual Report 14 Community Outcomes and Council’s Contribution Section Six – Transport Section Two – Land and Water Management 91 Introducing the Transport Group of Activities 19 Introducing the Land and Water Management Group of Activities 95 Road Safety Education Activity 23 Land Management Activity 97 Transport Planning Activity 27 Water Quantity and Quality Management Activity 99 Passenger Services Activity 33 Resource Consent and Pollution Management Activity Section Seven – Investment Section Three – Flood Protection and Control Works 103 Investment Activity 37 Introducing the Flood Protection and Control Works Group of Activities Section Eight – Financial Information 41 River and Drainage – General Activity 45 River and Drainage – Scheme Activity 107 Introducing the Finances 108 Statement of Comprehensive Revenue and Expenses for the year Section Four – Biosecurity and Biodiversity ended 30 June 2020 Management 109 Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended 30 June 2020 110 Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June 2020 53 Introducing the Biosecurity and Biodiversity Management Group of 112 Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended 30 June 2020 Activities 113 Notes to the Financial Statements 57 Biosecurity Activity 113 Statement of Accounting Policies as at 30 June 2020 61 Biodiversity Activity 125 Statement of Contingencies and Commitments as at 30 June 2020 157 Summary of River and Drainage scheme loans 2019-20 Section Five – Regional Leadership and Governance 158 River and Drainage Scheme Summaries 2019-20 163 Funding Impact Statement for Whole of Council for the year ended 63 Introducing the Regional Leadership and Governance Group of Activities 30 June 2020 67 Community Relationships Activity 165 Annual Report Disclosure Statement for the year ending 30 June 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20 3 CONTENTS 170 Māori Participation in Council Decision-making 171 Statement of Compliance and Responsibility for the year ended 30 June 2020 172 Outstanding Fines 173 Transport Scheme Summary 2019-20 174 Auditor’s Report Index and Glossary 178 Index 182 Glossary of Terms ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20 4 CONTENTS Message from the Chair and Chief Executive While 2019-20 began like any other busy financial year, it certainly ended as a Throughout the reporting year, Council has been working as part of a Regional year to note in Council records. Beginning with a significant change, six new Integrated Ticketing System consortium, that looked to collectively introduce a councillors were elected in October, who also selected a new Chair. Council new payment card ‘Bee Card’ for bus users across nine regions. In December was making good progress with work programmes until March brought the 2019, we were among the first regions to roll this out, with Whanganui arrival of COVID-19 and a subsequent nationwide lockdown. passengers beginning to use the tag on and tag off system. The Bee Card has a range of benefits, including online management of the card, enabling passengers While the global pandemic resulted in some of our field-based work to create auto-top ups, manage multiple cards, and transfer balances if a card is programmes being paused, and the majority of our staff working from home, a lost or stolen. small number were housed in the newly opened Te Ao Nui building as part of the Manawatū-Whanganui Civil Defence Emergency Management Group’s This year our environmental teams have achieved a lot in the non-regulatory response. This tested our emergency responders to the limit with our space, including over 107km of stream fencing, over 122,500 riparian plants Emergency Coordination Centre operating for 82 days, the longest emergency planted, 23,017 ha of properties with Whole Farm Plans mapped, and over event in the organisation’s history. However, it also showed our region worked 7,300ha worth of erosion control works completed. Progress on Proposed Plan incredibly well together as a team to meet our community’s needs during what Change 2 has been made which seeks to bring farms in priority catchments into was a tough time for most. a regulatory framework to manage their nutrient leaching. Although the COVID-19 pandemic was unprecedented, overall, our work Throughout the year, multiple work programmes to upgrade sections of programmes and financial performance have ended the year relatively on target. stopbanks as part of the Rural Upgrade flood protection project were Some performance measures have not been met; however, most have not been completed. This project began following the February 2004 floods, and is of too far off. From a financial perspective, our overall expenditure has not changed significant size, affecting properties in the Manawatū floodplains outside of significantly despite unbudgeted costs, which related to additional staff time and Palmerston North. Completed works were along the Ōroua, Manawatū, and external costs for the COVID-19 response, such as personal protective Tokomaru Rivers, and signal we are now approaching the total completion. equipment. This is just a snapshot of what Horizons has achieved in 2019-20. We encourage For the last two years, our corporate and governance group has been working to you to take a good look at the Activity reports inside this document to find out complete a new building owned by Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Council what else has been completed this year. As a Council, it is now important to look Holdings Ltd. Te Ao Nui houses MWCDEM’s emergency coordination centre, ahead to the opportunities that Year 3 of our Long-term Plan will bring, alongside Palmerston North City Council’s emergency operations centre, and is particularly as we focus on COVID-19 recovery while delivering on significant tenanted to Inland Revenue Department and, computer company, Objective. In programmes such as Jobs for Nature, and policy reform in the freshwater space. January 2020, this building was officially opened. This was fortunate timing as We intend to continue our stringent financial approach and maintain our quality less than three months later, the emergency centres were in full swing of service, while undertaking work that will see our region thrive responding to New Zealand’s COVID-19 event. environmentally, socially, and economically. During Alert Level 4, unfortunately, one of the most invasive pest plants, Alligator Weed, was found in Palmerston North. This plant has not previously been found in the Horizons region. Targeted communication was shared with the surrounding catchment communities urging for any sighting of the plant to be reported to our pest plant team for removal and tracking. Sustained communication asks the public to check boats, trailers, vehicles and equipment Rachel Keedwell Michael McCartney for fragments before travelling between water bodies to ensure fragments of the pest plant are not transported to new sites. CHAIR CHIEF EXECUTIVE ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20 5 MESSAGE FROM CHAIR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE Your Councillors Rachel Keedwell CHAIR Jono Naylor Palmerston North Constituency Palmerston North Constituency 24 Buick Crescent 67 Atawhai Road Palmerston North 4412 Palmerston North 4414 T 06 356 5519 M 027 569 0937 M 021 177 2790 E [email protected] E [email protected] Allan Benbow Emma Clarke Tararua Constituency Horowhenua Constituency 38 Cowper Road 44 Joblins Road Dannevirke 4930 Levin 5571 T 06 374 8854 M 021 498 156 M 021 374 984 E [email protected] E [email protected] David Cotton Sam Ferguson Whanganui Constituency Horowhenua Constituency 854 Rapanui Road 13 Sussex Street Whanganui 4574 Levin 5510 T 06 342 9666 M 027 827 7037 M 0274 425 920 E [email protected] E [email protected] Bruce Gordon Fiona Gordon Manawatū-Rangitīkei Constituency Palmerston North Constituency 265 Waimutu Road, RD 2 148 Aokautere Drive Marton 4788 Palmerston North 4410 T 06 327 6094 M 027 373 8277 M 027 442 7462 E [email protected] E [email protected] ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20 6 YOUR COUNCILLORS Weston Kirton Nicola Patrick Ruapehu Constituency Whanganui Constituency 56, State Highway 41, RD 4 76H Virginia Road Taumarunui 3994 Whanganui 4500 T 07 896 8391 M 027 871 6459 M 0274 944 497 E [email protected] E [email protected] Wiremu Te Awe Awe John Turkington Palmerston North Constituency Manawatū-Rangitīkei Constituency 1180a Rangiotu Road 413 Waimutu Road RD 7 Marton 4799 Palmerston North 4477 T 06 327 5583 M 021 918 242 M 0274 458 410 E wiremu.teaweawe@horizons. E [email protected] govt.nz The Executive Team Michael McCartney , Chief Executive Craig Grant, Group Manager Corporate and Governance Ramon Strong, Group Manager River Management Ged Shirley, Group Manager Regional Services and Information Jon Roygard, Group Manager Natural Resources and Partnerships Nic Peet, Group Manager Strategy and Regulation ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20 7 YOUR COUNCILLORS Committee Membership Strategy and Policy Committee Passenger Transport Committee Chair: Council Chair Chair: Cr S Ferguson Deputy Chair: Deputy Council Chair, Cr JM Naylor Members: Crs W Kirton, NJ Patrick, F Gordon, JM Naylor, and E Clarke. Members: All councillors Manawatū River Users’ Group Audit, Risk and Investment Committee Chair: Cr F Gordon Chair: Cr A Benbow Members: Representatives from river user groups Deputy Chair: Cr E Clarke Members: Crs J Turkington, S Ferguson, RJ Keedwell, JM Naylor, and NJ Patrick. Linklater Bursary Subcommittee Environment Committee Members: Crs J Turkington, F Gordon, and WK Te Awe Awe.