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April 2025 Residents Association meeting minutes

Minutes Tuesday 8 April 2025
7:30 –9:00 pm RSA Wairaka Rd

Attending: Paul FitzGerald, Judith Frost-Evans, Jane Comben, Nikky Winchester, Chris Kirk-Burnnand
Apologies: Cr Josh Trlin, Margaret Blair,

Last month’s minutes a true and accurate representation

Moved Nikky / seconded Paul. All in favour. Carried.

Iain Maclean’s Passing

We acknowledge Iain Maclean’s passing and send love and best wishes to Kate and whānau. Iain has touched many and contributed to the Bay in multiple ways. He had been on the RA since the 90’s and took over the Chair from Pat Hanley. He’ll be sorely missed by many.

Dying’s not so bad if you’ve had time to get used to the idea. There is no avoiding it. But you can’t say you’re not disappointed; there’s fa lot to leave behind. You’ve been surrounded by the aroha of the beautiful people throughout the journey. That’s why I love Pukerua Bay.
Nā Iain MacLean

Council updates

PCC – None

27 March Judith sent info to Ross about the Rubbish Bin on Brendon Beach.

GWRC –

Wellington Water

Nick Leggett getting a lot of flack. Previous Chair resigned and that’s when Nick took over. Wellington Water is a mess with some conflicts of interest etc.

Annual Plan is underway hoping to keep increase below 10% but that is still quite high in present climate e.g. people across NZ living on their savings.

Rail GWRC don’t control bus replacement/upgrade of the lines. KiwiRail decide when they do it. The on-demand bus in Tawa was cancelled because of costs but putting on hourly minibuses. Average bus trip costs GWRC $8 and train $12.

Centreport paid $9 million In dividends to GWRC. 27 million total benefit.

Failed to get anywhere on the bus stop or lease for garden.

Transport Cut in monies supplied by Waka Kotahi so GWRC are having to cut their plans.

Porirua Stream cleaned out the stream by Railway station of stones and silt etc.

Council looking to bring in extra money in by developing and selling off some land as commercial direct to market.

Chris not standing for council again and finishes in Oct.

Matters arising

Plunket Rooms – No more news

Financial report as at 4 April 2025

Finance Report to April 2025 Meeting   as at 4 April 2025
BNZ $ 11,768.94
Income:
$7.79 Interest
$160.00 Korero Advert

Expenditure:
Nil

Invoices – Overdue
$270.00 Korero

Account balances as at 4 April 2025
Res Assn 000 $ 462.58
He Ara 001 $ 87.67
CGFF 002 $ 483.21
Kōrero 066 $ 221.77
Surf Seat 067 $ 174.73
On Call Acct 025 $10,338.98
CGFF $3,000.00 On Hold
CGFF $ 500.00 Payment
He Ara $5,000.00 Donation
Korero $1,700.00 On Hold
Residents $ 138.98 Interest

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Action Notes:
• Korero – Overdue invoices to be followed up

• Copies of Funding Applications to treasurer
 CGFF 2024 December Pelorus Trust (supplied by Judith)
 CGFF 2025 March - Hutt Mana (supplied by Judith)

• Honorarium Korero designer

• All invoices to be issued by the treasurer.

Moved Paul / seconded Jane. All in favour. Carried

Correspondence

20 March
From:    John Meeuwsen
Subject: Placemaking and community 19/3 meeting – follow up on Emergency mgt [EM] discussion.
To circulate amongst RA to discuss next meeting.

25 Mar
From:    Tim Costly Tim.Costley@parliament.govt.nz>
Subject: Anzac Service this year
Response: CC-ed the RSA email. Supplied Yvonne’s number and general information from the RSA newsletter.

26 Mar
From:    Barabara Edmonds MP
Subject: Boundary Changes for the Mana Electorate Information about the boundary.

27 Mar
From:    Judith

3 April
From:    Elise Broadbent
Subject: Question around Plunket rooms
Response: Info from the minutes, link to PKB Hub website and suggestion to contact Kelly.

Pukerua Bay Developments Ltd Will Caccia-Birch supplied update on Muri Rd Development about earthmoving onto site and the access onto Muri Road. Posted onto Website and Facebook.

Action Items

Train Replacement Bus Service – Thomas Nash sent response from the Operational people. They will be doing a review of their train replacement bus service in the future.

Dog Signs – Paul hasn’t followed up on this yet

Beach Rd Remediation work – no update

Project Updates

Community Garden & Food Forest

Crop rotation – Vicky explained the importance of rotating heavy feeding crops with more leafy crops and planting green crops for over wintering. We have a visual plan for this and will display on pavilion noticeboard.

Strawberry patch is a big project. We will need to collect resources for this plus promote it to our community as a fun opportunity for them to take home plants. Perhaps have a sausage bbq.

Calendar update – we have the 12 gardens identified and a lot of the photos taken. The house at 33 Ocean Parade will be our focus on the home for our little blue penguins. Peter Stevenson has completed the illustrations for a crankie story telling on the beach. Vicky and Gay have worked on the information pages at the end of the calendar showing what we do each month at the garden.

Current budget – there have been no expenses this month so balance remains $3,483.21 Judy and Gay completed and submitted a funding application to Hutt Mana Trust. This covers $ 713 for AON Public Liability insurance and $1400 for the extension of the pavilion as a compost collection complex. Dave Garret has been very generous with donated goods and access to his building account to buy materials needed. This work can not start until we hear from Mana Trust, and if declined we will have to activate fundraising – which is what we are trying to avoid.

Brian motivated us to get back to production of ‘ Cory’s Activator’. We will produce a brew on May 3 and will sell and use this mixture. The new compost will be turned on April 5

Rongoa report – The Scouts are enthused to get involved with some of this work, Fantastic

A reminder that when the call comes, those who can, will drop other priorities and help organise Iain’s Wake.

He Ara Report

Flight Lieutenant E.L. Gray in Cairo, 1942. Photo Mike Gray
  • RSA email to members with story of Lindsay Gray DFC has had a very positive response.
  • At the RSA AGM unanimous approval to name lounge the Lindsay Gray DFC Lounge.
  • Display board and nameplate for Lindsay Gray DFC Lounge are being designed.
  • Great progress with the story and illustrations of the Bevan children’s walk,
  • Story of the voyage of Lady Nugent put on He Ara Facebook on 17 March: 184 years since the day the ship carrying the Bevan and Prince families arrived in Wellington.
  • A response to this post has given us a link to another person living in Pukerua Bay who is a descendant of a passenger.
  • Transcripts of the surgeon’s log and Thomas Bevan Snr’s letters have been sourced at the Alexander Turnbull Library.

Kōrero

Working on the proof for the current issue which will be out at the end of April. Had a meeting to discuss the next Matariki issue. Copy deadline 8 May for Matariki issue.

Climate Action Rōpū

A meeting planned 23 April
Regular monthly crop swaps  

General Business

a. PCC Annual Plan

Looking at a 7.19 % rate increase on average $7.10/week. Further reduced if removing funding and increasing charges.

Submission – we support the proposal for cuts to minimise the rates increase but we don’t support the increase in Cannon Creek Pool fees. Submission to be circulated.

b. MOUs with groups under umbrella. Defer until next meeting.

c. Karakia at meetings. Purpose to pause and a bringing together at the start of the meeting. Generally everyone says it together to bring focus together. Suggest we have an opening and closing one we’re familiar with. Open to other karakia (suggestions below). Discussed and agreed.

He timatanga: Whakataka te hau

Whakataka te hau ki te uru
Whakataka te hau ki te tonga
Kia mākinakina ki uta
Kia mātaratara ki tai
E hī ake ana te ataakura
He tio, he huka, he hauhunga
Tīhei Mauri Ora

Cease the winds from the west
Cease the winds from the south
let the breeze blow over the land
Let the red tipped dawn come
with a sharpened air,
A touch of frost, a promise of a
glorious day

Karakia

Kia hora te marino
Kia whakapapa pounamu te moana
Hei huarahi mā tātou i te rangi nei
Aroha atu, aroha mai
Tātou i a tātou katoa
Hui e! Tāiki e!

May peace be widespread
May the sea be like a greenstone
A pathway for us all this day
Let us show respect for each other
For one another
Bind us all together!

Karakia Whakamutunga

Kua mutu ā mātou mahi
Mō tēnei wā
Manaakitia mai mātou katoa
ō mātou hoa
ō mātou whānau
Āio ki te Aorangi.

Our work is finished
For the moment
Bless us all
Our friends
Our families
Peace to the Universe.

(link to video)

d. Explore how we know we are acting on behalf of the residents and what we can do to learn more about what is of concern to our community.

Nikki suggested we look at the latest Village Plan. Everyone to read through it and put it on the agenda to discuss at the next meeting.

2022 Village Plan, See if there is anything not covered in there.

e. How to allow Judith to join meeting while away. We’ll try a Zoom meeting Jane to set up and invite.

Meeting ended 9.10pm

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March 2025 Residents Association meeting minutes

Minutes Tuesday 11 March 2025
7:30 –9:00 pm RSA Wairaka Rd

Attending: Paul FitzGerald, Margaret Blair, Ross Leggett, Judith Frost-Evans, Jane Comben, Nikky Winchester,
Apologies: Iain MacLean, Chris Kirk-Burnnand
Community members: Matt Hoffman (PCC Parks Team), Vic McGuigan (PCC Property Services), Ellie Tuckey, Kelly McLean

Last month’s minutes a true and accurate representation

Moved Paul / seconded Jane. All in favour. Carried.

Council updates

PCC
Plunket Rooms, Wairaka Road

Consultation went live 6 March as the Plunket Building needs something done with it. No budget to do the work needed to get it to a suitable standard. Submissions close 6 April with a hearing in June, decisions and deliberations in July.
With extra growth there might be scope for a community centre in the new development area.

This round of consultation is about should it remain or remove.
• A – Remove the building.
• B – If it remains is there a group to upgrade it.
• C – Or lease the empty site for something else.
What about a different model?
What if the cost of removal ($60,000) went towards a community effort to restore it (option B)
Feasibility process is needed into a community partnership, Ahu can apply for funding and we have skills in the bay (trades and architect). PKB doesn’t have a community space. School and Community Hall is currently a classroom.

E.g. Pop-up Parlour proved a need for a community space (especially for the arts). RSA not suitable for young children and no outside space.

The current Plunket building is on Parks area so uses are limited to local purpose community buildings. Can’t be commercial. Leasing process is set out in statute. PCC can issue a lease for certain activities but beyond that it would need negotiation.

Field out the back where playground is scenic reserve. Plunket land is gazetted as community use.

The property is in poor shape. If taken over by somebody else all the fire, sanitation, health codes need to be complied with. Role of plunket – they’re obliged to pay for removal under lease. Neighbours would need to be consulted.

If the building wasn’t there the council would consider a low level outdoor space. The library could do with more outdoor community space.

Ross
Wellington Water – PCC are focused on annual plan and 3 Waters Done Well (WDW).
WDW – 2 options
A- Another entity (similar to WW) that doesn’t own assets but able to deal with regulators (Water standards, etc)
B – Preferred option is 5 local councils (WCC, PCC HCC, UHCC, GWRC) would set up an entity that would be the asset owner of all the 3 water assets. Able to do borrowing etc. Different drivers that WW. All 3 waters debt would transfer too.

It will cost more but cheaper to go to option B.
There has been money invested in infrastructure but not so much on pipes.
Luckily Kainga Ora has done a lot of work related to development in Porirua East.

Consultation will be out soon.

Also there will be future consultation on a larger local government entity (like supercity) which could allow for economies of scale.

Consultation over on:
Freedom camping. Feedback to come.
Keeping of domestic animals – people concerned about cats (registered and chipped), numbers of chickens and bees

Renewal of our climate stategy
PCC looking at a refresh.

Bothamly Park – open again now sewer main is complete.

Spicer Landfill
Ongoing issue in terms of consenting. One of few things that makes money for council.
Issues with smells in Tawa. Working on those. Shifting tip face to help.
2030 need to go to resource consent to keep it open. It may close if there are issues.
This will cost to maintain once closed. If tip closes rubbish will need to be trucked elsewhere.
There is sludge waste from the treatment process which currently goes to Spicer.

With development growth what about the Construction and Demolition waste. There is equipment that is being sold to a private company to deal with it.

Rubbish Bin
Bin removed from Brendon Beach. Old one removed and new one placed. Then the new one was removed. Residents have asked for it to be reinstated. Litter is being left.

GWRC – None

Matters arising

Bus Shelter – No progress

Action Items.

Freedom Camping Submission – Paul spoke to our submission and noted the edge erosion

Financial report as at 8 March 2025

Finance Report to March 2025 Meeting  as at 8 March 2025
BNZ $11,601.15
Income:
$ 10.93 Interest
$ 100.00 CGFF Tea Towels
$ 1140.00 Korero Advert

Expenditure:

$ CGFF Rongoa
$ 150.00 Isaac du Toit Progress Payment
$ 678.50 Korero Printing
$ 152.00 CGFF Irrigation supplies


Invoices – Issued
$ 1620.00 Korero (+$160 pending)
Invoices – Paid
$ 1190.00 Korero

Account balances as at 8 March 2025
Res Assn 000 $ 462.58
He Ara 001 $ 87.67
CGFF 002 $ 483.21
Kōrero 066 $ 61.77
Surf Seat 067 $ 174.73
On Call Acct 025 $10,331.19
CGFF $3000.00 On Hold
CGFF $ 500.00 Payment
He Ara $5000.00 Donation
Korero $1700.00 On Hold
Residents $ 131.19 Interest
BUDGETS -


Funding Applications schedule for 2025
Moved Paul / seconded Judith. All in favour. Carried

Correspondence

None

Project Updates

Community Garden & Food Forest

Plumbing
Brian sorted out the waterline.

Social gathering
Lenka to host a pot luck social in April.

Budget for RA
Judy has built on help from Yvonne. We talked through the proposed numbers.
We’ve allocated funds for insurance and printing costs for the calendars. Roughly we have enough for 3 years covering basic fixed costs. We’ll have a copy at the garden for Saturdays. Yvonne, said it would be good to monitor number of volunteer hours

We discussed the fact that the forecast expenses are budgets we each need to be conscious of and work within. This means the process of approving invoices on behalf of the CGFF needs to change. First of all the funds need to have been allocated. Secondly the expenses incurred need to be within the budget of the purpose for which they are spent. This will be overseen by the CGFF committee. Any spending outside these guidelines puts our forecasts at risk and means we will need to do further fundraising. Our key fund raising players (Jane and Gay) have requested a break from the many many hours of admin associated with e.g. printing a calendar, designing a tea towel. This will give them time to actually enjoy gardening! We have successfully raised thousands of dollars from a calendar and a tea towel with the 2026 calendar and Garden Trail set to raise more. Also we have received funds from the Tree Crop Association which required quite a bit of nursing through and admin (producing a booklet etc.).

We discussed the fact that if further Funding applications are successful (e.g. Pelorus for the Kiwi Rail fee) we will have more funds in the kitty and we can look at how these are best spent within the CGFF committee.

Encourage new helpers
How to encourage and keeping new volunteers. Make work day into an event like Strawberry Fair in the winter(e.g. shifting the platform). Natural printing workshop.

Rongoa
Judy and friends removed convolvulus, stakes to be named when Ara is back. We also will look on the info sheet.

Calendar and Trail – 9 Nov
Gay and Jane have visited all but 2 of the gardens to take photos. Designs are underway for finalising in July. The beach house will be penguin focused, and we have a crankie story. We have local experts. We can have a workshop making compost.

He Ara Report

• New Facebook story added: 𝗣𝘂𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘂𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝘆 𝗠𝘂𝗺 𝗚𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝗻 – 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗴𝗽𝗶𝗽𝗲𝘀.
• Progress continuing with the Bevan story. Isaac has so far produced 12 illustrations
• Three of the He Ara team made a field trip to Waikawa as part of research for the Bevan story.
• A progress payment has been made to Isaac.
• He Ara provided the CGFF with photographs and stories for their Nobby Clark crankie project.
• More is being written about Lindsay Gray DFC.
• Up to 30 visitors a day are viewing He Ara Pukerua website
• He Ara would like a page in the next Korero for an ANZAC themed story.

Kōrero

Hutt Mana Trust Funding Application

Motion – Kōrero has the approval of the RA to apply for funding from Hutt Mana Charitable Trust for printing costs in the September 2025 grant round.
Moved Jane / seconded Nikky. All in favour. Carried

Climate Action Rōpū

School Gala
The Crop Swap, Recycling and possibly Predator Free Pukerua Bay Free will be at the School Gala.

General Business

a. Beach Signage
Penguins – Paul to follow up with Andrew.

Dog / beach use sign – Paul followed it up and heard nothing. Will follow up again.

Another year until dog bylaws for the whole city are reviewed.
We will submit again.

b. Pukerua Bay Developments Ltd (Muri Road Subdivision). Paul spoke with them. Finished tree felling, doing clearup. Will start on earthworks. Contractor Brian O’Sullivan is starting on the earthworks. There will be an entrance road from Muri Rd between 34 and 50 which is on the opposite side of Muri Road as Kahikatea

The access to the logging area will likely be turned into a section.
They’re planning to chip the slash. They going to see if letting the community get firewood would be feasible.

There will be traffic control when earth moving trucks are going in etc.

Paul will put this on the website and FB pages.

c. Bus Replacement bus route to go nearer the train station.
Paul got a response from Thomas Nash – he was sending it on to officials. Paul to follow up again.

Meeting ended 9.15pm

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