TE MAHERE Ā-ROHE O PAPAKURA 2020 Papakura Local Board Plan 2020 Mihi Tēnā kia hoea e au taku waka mā ngā tai mihi o ata e uru ake ai au mā Let this vessel that carries my greetings te awa o Tāmaki travel by way of the Tāmaki River ki te ūnga o Tainui waka i Ōtāhuhu. to the landing place of Tainui canoe at Ōtāhuhu. I reira, ka toia aku mihi ki te uru ki te There, let my salutations be borne Pūkaki Tapu a Poutūkeka, across the isthmus to the Pūkaki lagoon i reira, ko te Pā i Māngere. and the community of Māngere. E hoe aku mihi mā te Mānukanuka o Hoturoa Paddling the Manukau Harbour ki te kūrae o Te Kūiti o Āwhitu. we follow the Āwhitu Peninsula to the headland. I konā, ka rere taku haere mā te ākau From there we fly down coast ki te pūaha o Waikato, te awa tukukiri o ngā tūpuna, Waikato to the Waikato river mouth, Taniwharau, he piko he taniwha. sacred waters of our forebears. Ka hīkoi anō aku mihi mā te taha whakararo Coming ashore on the northern side at mā Maioro ki Waiuku ki Matukutūreia Maioro we head inland to Waiuku and Matukutūreia, kei konā, ko ngā Pā o Tahuna me Reretewhioi. there are the Pā – Tāhuna and Reretewhioi. Ka aro whakarunga au kia tau atu ki Pukekohe. Heading southward I come to Pukekohe. Ka tahuri te haere a taku reo ki te ao My words turn to follow the ancient ridgelines o te tonga e whāriki atu rā mā runga i ngā hiwi, along the southern boundary, kia taka atu au ki Te Paina, dropping down into Mercer ki te Pou o Mangatāwhiri. and Te Pou o Mangatāwhiri. Mātika tonu aku mihi ki a koe Kaiaua My greetings reach you at Kaiaua te whākana atu rā o whatu mā Tīkapa Moana who gazes across Tīkapa Moana ki te maunga tapu o Moehau. to the sacred mountain, Moehau. Ka kauhoetia e aku kōrero te moana Taking to the sea, my remarks travel ki Maraetai kia hoki ake au ki uta ki Ōhuiarangi, heteri mō Pakuranga. to Maraetai and then to Ōhuiarangi, I reira ka hoki whakaroto ake anō au sentinel to Pakuranga. There we follow again i te awa o Tāmaki mā te taha whakarunga the Tāmaki River to Te Puke o Taramainuku, Ōtara resides there. ki te Puke o Taramainuku, kei kona ko Ōtara. From here I reach for Manurewa Kātahi au ka toro atu ki te Manurewa a Tamapohore, kia whakatau until my greetings come to rest aku mihi mutunga ki runga o Pukekiwiriki on Pukekiwiriki below which lies Papakura and there I shall rest. kei raro ko Papakura ki ko nā au, ka whakatau. 2 Ngā upoko kōrero Contents Mihi .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Contents ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 From the Chair ..............................................................................................................................................................................4 Our plan at a glance ....................................................................................................................................................................6 Papakura Local Board area ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 About local boards ......................................................................................................................................................................9 About local board plans .....................................................................................................................................................9 On the cover: Children are having a swinging time thanks to Working with Māori ..............................................................................................................................................................9 renewed playgrounds, shaped by what locals Developing our plan ................................................................................................................................................................. 10 want in their parks, like the one at Cliff Road. Carrying out our plan ............................................................................................................................................................... 10 Outcomes: 1. A vibrant and prosperous local economy .............................................................................................................11 2. A community enriched by its diversity, where people feel connected and lead active, healthy lives ....................................................................................................................................................................15 3. A well-connected area where it’s easy to move around ................................................................................20 4. A treasured environment and heritage ................................................................................................................24 5. A partnership with Māori that creates a Papakura where Māori identity, culture and aspirations are embraced ................................................................................................................................29 Funding information ................................................................................................................................................................33 Local activities and levels of service ...................................................................................................................................34 Financial overview .....................................................................................................................................................................36 Your Papakura Local Board members ...............................................................................................................................37 Appendix A: Advocacy initiatives ........................................................................................................................................38 3 From the Chair It is my great pleasure to present We recognise the role of mana this local board plan describing our whenua in helping to build a aspirations for the Papakura area. prosperous and secure future By working together, for Papakura and will partner we can stay the course Thoughts and views from our with local Māori on matters towards making Papakura communities helped shape this important to them. strategy, which will guide the a desirable place to live, board’s decision-making for the Resilience in a changing world work and play. next three years. The plan has Through this plan, the local board five areas of focus, drawn will invest in key initiatives to help together from what you have told The pandemic has deepened This plan reflects that, for some achieve objectives in the five focus us is important to you. discussion on building community things, people working together areas for Papakura. These areas resilience. Our initiatives aim to in their communities can get better You want a vibrant and also align well with the Auckland help counter the effects of climate results. That’s why we will seek prosperous local economy Plan, which guides how the region change, but we will also continue to empower and enable where successful local as a whole responds to key taking a wider look at how community groups to help shape businesses create jobs for local challenges over the next 30 years. adaptable communities can the direction and work together people and thriving commercial However, while our local aspirations prepare for and respond to a with us as your local board. centres where people enjoy remain the same, the COVID-19 range of possible pressures or shopping, socialising and relaxing. By working together, we can pandemic has pitched us into a social change. You also told us that recognising stay the course towards making different world. Its impacts will diversity was important. One thing we know we can count Papakura a desirable place to live, change the nature and timing of on is Papakura’s spirit. Community work and play. You envisage a Papakura that some of our initiatives. organisations came together and provides opportunities for Ngā manaakitanga Our budgets were already showed their rolled-up sleeves in people to feel connected and lead constrained, and the expected response to the COVID-19 active, healthy lives; a transport economic fallout from the pandemic. Community support system that is convenient and pandemic is tightening them during lockdowns ranged from well-connected, and roads and further. We are prioritising our cooking meals, providing food walking and cycling pathways spending carefully and being parcels and getting shopping done, that make it easy to move around. realistic about what we can to providing places to stay and You want our natural environment achieve. We cannot do it alone. checking on the elderly and Brent Catchpole and heritage to be valued and Over the next three years, we will vulnerable. We were proud to see Chair, Papakura Local Board protected for future generations. seek to partner with other this leadership come to the fore – it You also support strengthening our organisations to maximise will still be needed as efforts partnership with Māori to create a opportunities. continue to help people get back