Annual reports for this year’s Annual General Meeting are available online. These include the Chair’s report from the committee, the financial statements, and reports on activities by various groups operating under the umbrella of the Residents’ Association.
If you want to join the Residents Association as a Member, please fill in this registration form, which will give us all the information we need to accept your registration (name and contact details). This gives you voting rights at the meetings. There is no subscription fee.
Apologies: Gay Hay, Iain MacLean, Nikky Winchester Present: Ross Leggett, Paul FitzGerald, Margaret Blair, Jane Comben
Council updates
a. GWRC
b. PCC
Wellington Water CE left, changes to be made. Work goes on with the wastewater holding tank and work in Eastern Porirua. Local Water Done Well – maybe more info next week. Hard to see what will happen with discussions ongoing about various councils joining a new water body. Councils work through the figures and model, and then after govt legislation has passed, putting together a new entity.
Aotea Lagoon renewal to start soon. New toilets and exercise area. Papakowhai shared path is progressing.
Pathway by Brora Crescent had lots of leaks so the water main being put in at the same time as shared path.
Titahi Bay Road, price has gone up so cycleway yet to roll out.
Gun emplacement – resource consent sought.
Pathway between Dairy and Overbridge – two sections with slip. Paul has talked with PCC about it.
Footpath by Railway/old goods shed collapsing. Ashley having conversation with Claire Giblin.
Discussed the leaving of Bill and who will be our new contact at the council.
AGM set for 30 October.
Financial Report
Finance Report to August 2024 Meeting as at 13 August 2024 BNZ $ 13924.44 Income: $ 7.09 Interest $ 150.00 CGFF Tea Towels $ 400.00 PCC Annual Grant $ 210.00 Korero Invoices $ 750.00 Korero Grant Pelorus Trust $5000.00 He Ara Donation
Expenditure: $ 200.00 Rent to RSA $ 713.00 AON Insurance $ 2.00 Bank Fees $ 3000.00 From On Call Account repayment of loan of $3000 for printing of TT Invoices – Issued $5000.00 Lindsay Family
Account balances as at 13 August 2024 Res Assn 000 $ 455.19 He Ara 001 $ 6948.42 CGFF 002 $ 2239.11 Kōrero 066 $ 2568.07 Surf Seat 067 $ 174.73 On Call Acct 025 $ 1538.92
Action: Transfer fund not immediately needed to go to the on-call interest bearing account.
Correspondence
None
Action items
July Actions:
DONE:
Paul to follow up with Richard Poll at the council.
Jane will respond to Patrika about the garden saying that it is a long standing issue. We have provided the council planting plan for the area and council agreed with it but were objections from NZTA about traffic management. This has stalled the project until the impasse can be resolved.
Margaret to follow up with Bill when chasing the PCC Invoice and also ask about the Plunket Rooms.
Paul has emails other local Residents’ Associations about a hui. Some have responded. Will follow up with others that haven’t responded.
Paul has resolved the garden boundary situation. PCC were responsible, they have put up a new fence.
NOT COMPLETED:
Iain to respond to Brian about colour in Kōrero
Project updates
Community Garden & Food Forest
Vicky is collating a plan of crops planted over the last 3 years to establish a rotation of root, legume, leaf and fruiting vegetation. We will display plan in pavilion windows for community to share.
To battle the codling moth, we have purchased pheromone confusers, we will see what happens. We will continue with the compost liquid to improve the soil quality. We should continue with the corrugated cardboard tray.
Ara and Ralph are meeting with Pania Solomon next week to move forward to purchase plants from PCC. Beating the Cape ivy is a big challenge. Good to have another stash of sacks coming.
Pukerua Bay School kids prepped for planting seed potatoes.
Crop swop 25 August at the Pop-up pavilion 25 August.
He Ara Pukerua
Pukerua Bay Meals on Wheels volunteers, 1974
Pou Panel: Waiting to hear from kaumatua.
Potatoes: Ashley has been asked to talk to some of the classes about the history of growing potatoes in Pukerua Bay. Loosely based on the FB story published in 2022.
Gun emplacement: Waiting to hear back from PCC
He Ara FB: A new story put up about Meals on Wheels. Set up 50 years ago.
Website: These stories have been handed over to designer: Mystery Trains; Ames family; Wall family; Charles Gray; Stores; Post and Telegraph; Electricity. Other stories are being worked on.
PKB Hub Pop-Up Parlour: Ashley has been asked to facilitate a session on 10 September – “Do you remember?”
Donation: He Ara are grateful for a very significant donation from the Lindsay Family so He Ara can complete on-going projects.
PCC: Advice from Bill Inge that there is now no need in Council for a Village Projects Coordinator. We gratefully acknowledge all the time and expertise which Bill has given to He Ara over the years.
Wellington Heritage Festival: He Ara presentation on Saturday 9 November at the RSA.
The garden party at the Community Garden when we revealed the panel for Ngita Woodhouse featured in the July issue of NZ Gardener and on Stuff on 8 August.
Kōrero
None
Waste Free Pukerua Bay
None
Climate Action Rōpu
Notes:
Spring Series have been incorporated with the Hub’s Pop-up Parlour. There is going to be a CropSwap, Recycling collection, and Mike Jebsons talk at St Mark’s. The final talk will be at the RSA.
General Business
AGM – ideas to appeal to new people. Possible talk – perhaps Judy McCoy, Friends of Tāupo Swamp? Mike Jebson? Friends of Mana Island?
Attending: Ross Leggett, Chris Kirk-Burnnand, Paul FitzGerald, Margaret Blair, Jane Comben, Gay Hay, Jonothan Harker, Iain MacLean. Ashley Blair, Hugh Evans Apologies: Nikky Winchester
Annual reports for this year’s Annual General Meeting are available online. These include the Chair’s report from the committee, the financial statements, and reports on activities by various groups operating under the umbrella of the Residents’ Association.
The government has changed the legislation on incorporated societies (The Incorporated Societies Act 2022, passed on 6 April 2022), and this has some impact on both the Residents’ Association’s constitution and some of our practices. As a result, we need to change the constitution and have the changes approved by the Annual General Meeting on 11 October 2023.
Present: Paul FitzGerald, Iain McLean, Kate Dreaver, Mel Galletly, Margaret Blair, Jonathan Harker, Pauline Morum, Pat Henley, Lenka Horanska, Stewart McKenzie (PCC), Nicola Ethridge (PCC), Chris Kirk-Burnnand (GWRC), Guy Marriage, Janice Rodenburg, Adele Hickford. Apologies: Nikky Winchester, Moira Lawler, Kelly Olatunji Approval of previous minutes: moved Jonathan, seconded Iain, none opposed.
Annual reports for this year’s Annual General Meeting are available online. These include the Chair’s report from the committee, the financial statements, the Village Plan, and reports on activities by various groups operating under the umbrella of the Residents’ Association.
Forty-five people attended today’s climate change workshop in Pukerua Bay, a good turnout for a sunny Sunday afternoon and which included three of the local ward city councillors and the mayor.
Also present were members of Porirua City Council’s sustainability and climate change team, who gave attendees a rundown on the risks climate change and extreme weather events present to Pukeru Bay.
The workshop used the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals as the framework for discussion, and groups identified the ones relevant to our community, and came up with examples of things we are either doing, could do more of, or could start. People took a broad view, with a resilient community focus and climate change as a major force impacting the community. Some of the ideas were for more information, such as workshops on solar household power, or taking a ‘circular economy’ view of household or business purchases, while others involved sharing of resources. Planned housing developments and infrastructure were also identified as things that need a strong climate change response built in.
The ideas collected are being collated and will be shared with the participants and the rest of the community.
Porirua City Council will soon start consulting the community on its climate change action plan, and today’s workshop puts the Pukerua Bay community in a good position to get into more detailed discussions with the council on our needs, and how we can contribute to the community response.
Are you keen to get involved in a discussion about climate change, focused on issues and solutions in Pukerua Bay? Want to find out what others are doing, and how you can be part of a community response that starts from our strengths and the positive things we are already doing?
Whether as an individual or as a member of a group, you are warmly welcomed to a community workshop to be held on Sunday 16 October in the Pukerua Bay School and Community Hall. This will be a ‘stock-take’ meeting where we develop an understanding of the local impacts of climate change, ascertain what issues are on top for people and map our connections with each other. We will also consider the UN Sustainable Development Goals and think about what they mean for our village.
We really look forward to seeing you there!
Venue: Pukerua Bay School & Community Hall (map) Date: 2pm – 4pm, Sunday 16 October 2022 (ical)
The purpose of this workshop is to:
Raise awareness about environmental activities in Pukerua Bay (Kaitiakitanga)
Raise awareness about climate change impacts
Identify a set of residents who want to take the conversation further
Light refreshments will be provided.
Time table:
When
What
2.00 pm
Karakia timatanga
2.10 pm
Workshop overview
2.15 pm
Whakawhanaungatanga: introduction, why are you here
2.30 pm
Brief overview from Council
2.40 pm
Sustainable Development Goals exercise – Led by Barbara Nebel Grab a cup of tea and reflect
