Te Poari ā-Rohe o Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Te Rīpoata ā-Tau 2019/2020 Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Annual Report 2019/2020 Volume 2.9 MĀNGERE-ŌTĀHUHU LOCAL BOARD ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 MĀNGERE-ŌTĀHUHU LOCAL BOARD ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 Mihi He kōrero mō tēnei rīpoata Tuia te rangi e tuu iho nei, Bind the sky on high, About this report Tuia te papa e takoto ake nei, Bind the earth below, Tuia ki te waahi ngaro, Bind all that which is not seen, This annual report tells the story of how Auckland Council has ki a raatou maa. and them now passed. performed in delivering services in the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board He kura ka tangihia, he maimai aroha. We acknowledge and we remember them. area from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. Ka mihi ki te whare o Pootatau We honour the house of Pōtatau Te Wherowhero me te ahurewa tapu o Te Kiingitanga. and the sacred mantle of the Māori King Movement. You can read about our progress, expenditure, service CONTENTS performance and challenges faced in 2019/2020. Me whakahoonore hoki a Kiingi Tuuheitia, We acknowledge the leadership of King Tūheitia, It’s part of the wider annual reporting package for Mihi ................................................................... 2 pai maarire ki a ia me toona whare. may peace be with him and his household. the Auckland Council Group and meets our Local Government Act 2002 obligations to report on our About this report ......................................... 3 Mai i Te Riu o Waikato ki Te Taahuhutanga From Waikato to Ōtāhuhu where the Tainui waka performance against agreed measures. It also reports o te Waka o Tainui ki Ngaa Hau Maangere. was carried overland and then Māngere. against the council’s Long-term Plan 2018-2028 (10- From the chairperson ................................ 4 year Budget 2018-2028) and the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Ka titiro atu ahau ki runga. He manu I look upward. There is a bird Local Board Agreement 2019/2020. Our board ....................................................... 5 e rere raa i te tihi o Te Pane a Mataoho. at the summit of Māngere Mountain. This report also reflects the local flavour of Our area ......................................................... 6 Ka rere atu raa ki te raawhiti, It sets flight eastward your area by profiling its population, people ka rangona te moana e tangi tiikapa ana. where the cry of Tīkapa Moana is heard. and council facilities. It also features a story Performance report .................................... 8 about a council or community activity that adds Ka huri atu ki te uru ki Te Maanukanuka o Hoturoa He turns westward to Manukau Harbour, special value to the area and demonstrates how Local flavour ............................................... 13 ko te kaahui tipua ka whakamihia. there, the spiritual guardians are acknowledged. together we’re delivering for Auckland. Financial information .............................. 14 Ka hoka te manu ki Te Ihu a Mataoho, The bird coasts to Ihumātao, ki a Maungataketake. then to Maungataketake. Kia hiwa raa! Heed its call. Ko Te Motu o Hiaroa ki tai, There’s Puketutu Island out just offshore, Ko Te Puketaapapatanga a Hape ki uta. with Puketāpapa inland. Ka rere tonu ki Te Puukaki Tapu o Poutuukeka His flight journeys on to Pūkaki (Crater) e kiia raa ko ‘Ngaa Tapuwae o Mataoho’. also known as The Sacred Footprints of Mataoho. E tau ana! There, he rests. He ara moo taatou – he kaupapa aa-rohe This is a path for us – a neighbourhood endeavour, hei arataki i ngaa mahi kei mua i a taatou katoa. designed to lead the work that lies before us all. Ko te wawata, ka haere whakamua tonu, We hope that progress continues kia tutuki ai ngaa whakaritenga katoa, until all aspirations are met, hei oranga moo te rohe me oona iwi. for the benefit of the region and all its people. Kia ea ai te koorero, May the axiom hold, ‘Te pai me te whai rawa o Taamaki’. “The wealth and abundance of Tāmaki.” On the cover: The splash pad at the Toia (Ōtāhuhu Pool and Leisure Centre) pools. Boggust Park Playground. 2 | TE RĪPOATA Ā-TAU 2019/2020 O TE KAUNIHERA O TĀMAKI MAKAURAU NGĀ POARI Ā-ROHE | 3 MĀNGERE-ŌTĀHUHU LOCAL BOARD ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 MĀNGERE-ŌTĀHUHU LOCAL BOARD ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 He kōrero mai i te heamana Te Poari ā-Rohe o Māngere-Ōtāhuhu From the chairperson Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Talofa and greetings one and all. In recent times, we have successfully completed several projects and initiatives and we want to share our achievements with you. In Māngere, our local board has completed work at Centre, Boggust and Williams Parks, ranging from floodlights upgrade, sand carpet installation, a new toilet block, to a new pathway and play equipment. Public toilets and library upgrades at Māngere town centre and renovations at Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Pool and Leisure Centre were also completed. Various community projects and local board funded activities will continue through our grants programme The floors and walls at Māngere Old School hall as we support youth and elderly initiatives, uplifting have finally been refurbished. A new foot bridge our community’s aspirations during the times of at Naylors Esplanade Reserve was opened to the recovery from the impacts of COVID-19. public, providing a link for cyclists from Massey Road through to George Bolt Drive and the airport. Our advocacy for the completion of the Ōtāhuhu town centre footpaths, streets, and general Before the COVID-19 lockdown, we also celebrated improvements remains a priority. Another priority is the completion of the new Norana Pathway advocacy with Kainga Ora to help better inform and in Favona. have oversight of their plans for community spaces, In Ōtāhuhu, work is ongoing. At Sturges Park neighbourhood parks and pathway plans with their there is a new turning bay. The pathway and car housing programme. park accessway improvements have already been While the road improvements for Māngere Bridge completed. At the nearby Seaside Park a new Village have already been delivered, other local toilet facility has been installed with further transport projects such as Ōtāhuhu town centre Your board improvements scheduled. and Māngere roading networks are also progressing. Delivery of numerous projects and programmes We continue to work with Auckland Transport to (L to R) Makalita Kolo, Togiatolu Walter Togiamua (Deputy Chairperson), Anae Dr Neru Leavasa, Lemauga Lydia continues, and we have more projects in the pipeline complete these projects very soon. Sosene (Chairperson), Harry Fatu Toleafoa, Tauanu’u Nick Bakulich, Christine O’Brien. that will be progressed in the coming years. These Thank you for continuing to support the local board’s include: work in our community. • Walter Massey Park’s new walkway and park furniture upgrades Shop 17, 93 Bader Drive 09 256 5133 • Māngere Centre Park play equipment and Māngere Town Centre, Māngere, Auckland 2022 Cyclamen Park playground improvements Ia Manuia Lemauga Lydia Sosene • Whare Koa facility renovation Chairperson, Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board • David Lange destination playground Open Monday-Friday, 8.30am-5pm mangereotahuhulocalboard • renewal of sport fields assets across Closed Saturday, Sunday and public holidays @aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Māngere-Ōtāhuhu. Improving the quality of our natural environment is a major priority for our local board. Our Wai Care Schools and Industrial Pollution Prevention Programmes have been successfully delivered with a Auckland Council aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/mangereotahuhu lot of local interest and participation. Private Bag 92300, Auckland 1142 4 | TE RĪPOATA Ā-TAU 2019/2020 O TE KAUNIHERA O TĀMAKI MAKAURAU NGĀ POARI Ā-ROHE | 5 MĀNGERE-ŌTĀHUHU LOCAL BOARD ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 MĀNGERE-ŌTĀHUHU LOCAL BOARD ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 A population of Ngā kaupapa me ngā whakapaipai ake 78,450 projected Norana Ōtāhuhu Portage Seaside Park to increase to Māngere-Ōtāhuhu projects Walkway Crossing toilet renewal 99,700 by 2036. 59% of residents and improvements identify as Pasifika,16% Māori Unique natural features Māngere Seaside include the Manukau S Park Mountain o Harbour Coastline, the S Portage Road u Education Centre o t N g a r a n g o h Ōtuataua Stonefields u Renewals e t O t a i n u i r h and Māngere Mountain n - I s l a n d W M e o Ambury Māngere Coronation Rd Sturges Park s t o KEY TO Regional t Walkway Renew toilet roof e Bridge r CURRENT r w Park n renewal and glass canopy at a AND PLANNED Māngere y Māngere town centre M Domain Favona Favona Road Ōtāhuhu PROJECTS o Comprehensive t o Robertson Road r renewal of Māngere w Town Centre Library a y Bader Drive Delivered Mangere Road projects P u k e t u t u Mckenzie Road Buckland Road I s l a n d Kirkbride Road 27% of residents are children under 14 with S 24% of the population Current o u Ngā Tapuwae th aged under 24 projects -W Community e Māngere s Building te Renewal rn refurbished and upgrade Massey Road M Ōtuataua o to park assets at Stonefields r Pukaki w Māngere Centre Reserve a Lagoon y Park Portage Road Reserve Park LEGEND e Driv rce Refurbish floors Pea Tom Local board office and walls at Massey Homestead Māngere Old Public open space heritage School Hall (Unitary Plan) refurbishment Motorway Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Pool Major road and Leisure Centre We’re home to more than 100 Arterial road Wi r o a I s l a n d local parks and sports fields, Medium road 4 libraries, 3 community Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Economic profile Peninsula Point Minor road 2016. https://ecoprofile.infometrics. centres and 2 recreation co.nz/Māngere-Otahuhu and Reserve bridge and Statistics New Zealand 2013 Census. footpath renewal centres and swimming pools 6 | TE RĪPOATA Ā-TAU 2019/2020 O TE KAUNIHERA O TĀMAKI MAKAURAU NGĀ POARI Ā-ROHE | 7 MĀNGERE-ŌTĀHUHU LOCAL BOARD ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 MĀNGERE-ŌTĀHUHU LOCAL BOARD ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 Tā mātou pūrongo whakahaere mahi Local Community Services The Māngere-Ōtāhuhu local board continued to support the community through community grants and youth scholarships.