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Work Programme 2017/2018 Q4 Report ID Lead Activity Name Activity Description Timeframe Budget FY17/18 Activity RAG Q3 Commentary Q4 Commentary Dept/Unit or Source Status CCO Arts, Community and Events 2175 CS: ACE: Community Q1;Q2;Q3;Q4 LDI: Opex $72,000 Completed Green HM/2018/68 Advisory Response Fund - Discretionary fund to respond to No allocations. 5,000 to the Fair Food charity Henderson-Massey community issues as they arise 4,000 to Heart of Te Atatu South during the year Balance: $62,000 14,000 to the Central Park Henderson Business Association 5,000 to Waitakere Central Community 5,000 to Ranui Community Centre 15,000 to Waitakere Ethnic Board 4,000 to Ecomatters Environment Trust 5,000 to the West Auckland Historical Society 5,000 to Ranui Action Project Nil Balance 210 CS: ACE: Arts Pacifica Arts Centre Q1;Q2;Q3;Q4 ABS: Opex $148,807 Completed Green The Pacifica Mama's and Cultural Trust In Q4 the Pacifica Mama's Arts and Cultural Trust & Culture at Corban Estate - Administer funding agreement with attracted a total of 6,785 visitors to Corban attracted 9340 visitors. The trust delivered 137 ABS Pacifica Pacific Mamas Arts and Cultural Estate. The trust delivered 144 programmes programmes to 6471 participants, including Mamas Arts and Trust for Pacific cultural services, to 6,055 participants, and staged 30 workshops with the West Auckland I-Kiribati Cultural Trust activities and programmes including: performances to 15,670 attendees. 16 community and a series of ‘Staying Safe’ Operational Support - performing arts programmes delivered to Māori workshops in partnership with Age Concern and Grant - language and visual arts outcomes. Hightlights included the deliver of NZ Transport. Other highlights during this period - Pacific "living art" experiences for a Pacific story telling, drums and dance included Pacific storytelling performances at the the community programme for the Auckland Libraries 'Dare to Waitakere Central Library, and the start of the - exhibition opportunities for local Explore" kids summer holiday programme trust’s winter programme of workshops in Pacific Pacific artists graduation event, the commencement of the storytelling, music and performance. - Pacific arts trust's weekly programmes for seniors, the - cultural outreach to the wider launch of a new programme focussed on Auckland region. Tahitian style drumming, hosting the Creative NZ Pacific Arts Summit 2018 and a Pasifika Festival programme that attracted approx 14,000 participants and attendees. 214 CS: ACE: Arts Waitākere Arts and Q1;Q2;Q3;Q4 ABS: Opex $553,498 Completed Green The Waitakere Arts & Cultural Development In Q4 the Waitakere Arts and Cultural Development & Culture Cultural Administer a funding agreement with Trust (Corban Estate Arts Centre) attracted Trust (Corban Estate Arts Centre) attracted 26,766 Development Trust - the Waitākere Arts and Culture 13,946 visitors. During this period the centre visitors. During this period the centre delivered 119 ABS Waitākere Arts Development Trust for exhibitions, delivered 79 participatory programmes with programmes with 6,719 participants. Other and Cultural Dev public programmes, short-term artist 3,431 participants and 2 performances to 550 highlights included the Kids Arts Festival in May, a Trust (Corban residencies on site, educational attendees. Highlights include the annual Adult two-week school holiday programme, and a visit Estate) Operational programmes, and provision of a Summer School and Schools Education from the international artist Robert Young, who Support Grant venue for hire for performances and programmes, Conch Theatre Company gave a free public talk and worked with young events. rehearsing onsite and four "Love Hendo" free people taking part in the Kakano Youth Arts drop-in arts workshops in Catherine Plaza. Collective programme. 216 CS: ACE: Arts Waitākere Central Q1;Q2;Q3;Q4 ABS: Opex $47,094 Completed Green In Q3 the Waitakere Central Community Arts In Q4 the Waitakere Central Community Arts & Culture Community Arts Administer funding agreement with Council (WCCAC) delivered 34 members Council (WCCAC) delivered 39 members classes Council - ABS Waitākere Central Community Arts classes and had a total of 820 users. and held their annual Members Exhibition. This Waitākere Central Council for visual arts education Highlights during this period included a year’s exhibition featured work by a number of local Community Arts programmes, open studio space for workshop for homeschooled children led by guest artists, including the West Auckland Council (WCCAC) artists and a programme of artist Ken Padgett, and outings for members to Woodturners Guild and the Pacifica Mamas. Operational Support exhibitions. Rannoch House and Auckland Art Gallery. Grant Waitākere Central Community Arts Council (the Recipient) will provide development opportunities for artists and crafts people, fostering creative entrepreneurship for artists to develop a sustainable practice. • The Recipient will provide services, activities and programmes that “generates an environment that encourages creativity” and develops a flourishing arts environment accommodating all genres and cultures. 1 / 47 Henderson-Massey Local Board Work Programme 2017/2018 Q4 Report ID Lead Activity Name Activity Description Timeframe Budget FY17/18 Activity RAG Q3 Commentary Q4 Commentary Dept/Unit or Source Status CCO 221 CS: ACE: Arts Community Arts Implement phase three of the Q1;Q2;Q3;Q4 LDI: Opex $18,000 Completed Green Planning is underway for a creative writing and During Q4, a five-week creative writing course was & Culture programmes - LDI Henderson-Massey Wayfinding mentoring project with local high schools in the delivered at Henderson High School and Henderson-Massey Project (Outside the Square). Henderson-Massey local board, including Rutherford College. Written works by the students Wayfinding Project, Develop creative discussion with the Going West Festival for a exploring their experiences of West Auckland will Phase three programmes and projects based on launch event to take place in conjunction with be selected for publication, and launched at a the written works and projects their festival. special event on Saturday 8 September in the delivered in the previous two phases. Henderson council chambers as part of the Going West Festival. 186 CS: ACE: Community grants Q1;Q2;Q3;Q4 LDI: Opex $124,000 Completed Green There have not been any grant decisions in The local board has completed three quick Community (HM) Funding to support local community this quarter. response and two local grant rounds for the Empowerment groups through contestable grant financial year and has allocated the remaining funding budget of $55,939. 717 CS: ACE: Apply the Q1;Q2;Q3;Q4 LDI: Opex $0 Completed Green All scheduled work is being delivered Work across a wide variety of community groups Community empowered Broker strategic collaborative according to milestones. New community-led and the completion of Toitu Waitakere report for Empowerment communities relationships and resources within programmes this quarter relate to the Older Maori Responsiveness in the western area, is approach – the community. Persons projects in Ranui and Henderson indicative of the wide range of empowered connecting This includes three key activity South. Work to develop a local Maori community work that is currently occurring. Areas communities (HM) areas: Responsiveness Plan is underway. Two hui to be developed for 2018/2019 include collating 1. Engage communities – reach out were held in February and March 2018, at more accurate statistics on Maori inclusiveness in to less accessible and diverse Hoani Waititi Marae, to progress this work. local programmes, and consolidating the work groups - focus on capacity building around the Older Persons and Rangatahi and inclusion programmes. 2. Enabling council – ensure that groups have access to operational and technical expertise and identify and address barriers to community empowerment 3. Report back - to local board members on progress in activity areas 1 and 2. Includes responding to the aspirations of mana whenua, mataawaka, marae and Māori organisations. 722 CS: ACE: Local Māori Q1;Q2;Q3;Q4 LDI: Opex $30,000 Completed Green Two additional hui were held at Hoani Waititi The Toitu Waitakere Report is completed. All Community Responsiveness Work with mana whenua and marae to finalise the areas of work that will be scheduled hui is completed, the data base is under Empowerment Action Plan (HM) mataawaka to create a local incorportated into the HMLB Maori the stewardship of Te Whanau o Waipareira and is responsiveness action plan which Responsiveness Plan. The first hui was held operational as of 30 June 2018. Future work in includes the following: on 21 February 2018, and had a focus of Maori 2018/2019 is still being confirmed but one initiative • key aspirations and priorities for for Maori so that there was an opportunity to will include greater visibility of elected members at Māori in the area discuss topics amongst themselves. The local marae for business meetings. • opportunities to work together second hui in March 2018 was for council staff • a plan for building strong and the Maori community. From these hui relationships and sharing information themes for a community responsiveness plan with Māori will be identified. The financial allocation is spent with a small amount remaining for installation of the local data base. This will be finalised at the end of March and implementation will occur from
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