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

Attending: Paul FitzGerald, Margaret Blair, Judith Frost-Evans, Jane Comben, Jonathan Harker.
Apologies: Nikky Winchester, Ross Leggett, Iain MacLean.
Community members: Pamela Nunn

Last month’s minutes a true and accurate representation

Moved Judith / seconded Paul. All in favour. Carried.
Note: Judith was away in Nov but there in Dec minutes.

Council updates

PCC – None

GWRC – None

Matters arising

Bus Shelter – Paul has had no contact Thomas Nash. Signage at Muri Road giving direction to bus stops essential. Involving Te Araroa Trust, GWRC and Metlink (Including App).

Action Items

Treaty Principles Bill Submission – we’ve submitted, offeref to speak but not called so far
Freedom Camping Submission – prepared but not submitted in time due to illness. Emailed to see if we can under the circumstances.

Financial report as at 8 February 2025

BNZ   		$11,330.72 
Income:		
$    7.34  	Interest
$   20.10	He Ara Tee
$ 175.00	CGFF Tea Towels 
$ 462.35	CGFF Pelorus Trust
$ 108.00	CGFF Summer Festival
$   50.00	Korero  Advert	

Expenditure:
   	
$  		CGFF Rongoa
$    471.59	CGFF Kiwi Rail
$    206.80	CGFF Running costs and Crankie
$    227.70	CGFF Crankie printing
$    155.25    He Ara Website
   			

Invoices – Issued 
$  1410.00	Korero
Invoices – Paid
$      50.00	Korero
		  	
Account balances as at 8 February 2025
Res Assn 000    	$   459.15
He Ara 001		$   237.67
CGFF 002		$ 2535.21
Kōrero 066		$ 1300.27
Surf Seat 067	$   174.73
On Call Acct	025	$ 6623.69	
					CGFF		$1000.00  Donation
					CGFF		$  500.00  Payment
					He Ara	$5000.00  Donation
					Residents	$  123.69  Interest
					
NOTE:  As at 29 January Gay has five TT to sell.


Motion: Pay for the “Story of the Garden” Crankie printing costs $227.70 incl.
Moved Jane / seconded Judith, All in favour. Carried.

Budgets:
•	Draft from CGFF to be emailed to Margaret
•	Action no budget 
•	He Ara
•	Kōrero 
o	Consider Koha for Anne Johnston for all her work 
o	Accountability report for the Pelorus Trust required
Moved Margaret / seconded Paul. All in favour. Carried 

 Correspondence

20 December 2024: Whetū Bennett – celebratory event
January 30, 2025: Megan Krishnan – Placemaking and community meet up for local Res Assoc
February 6, 2025: Whetū Bennett, and follow up email. Screening of Tina, Thursday, 27 February, 5:00pm at Lighthouse Cinema Pāuatahanui. Suggest we share with Climate Action People – such as Megan and Matt.RSVP is by Friday. (All tickets now allocated)
January 25, 2025: Judith Frost-Evans. Various concerns brought up. See General Business in these minutes.

Project Updates

Community Garden Food Forest

Successful Summer Celebration

• $111 from plant sales
• Launched the “Story of the Garden” crankie
• 60 people attended including VIPs and Mayor

Budget – prepared for the RA with help from Yvonne
(Costs over $200 need a RA motion)
Motion for RA: Pay for the “Story of the Garden” Crankie printing costs $227.70 incl.

Tea towel account
$4264 costs (printing)
$6250 sales
$1986 Profit

Rongoa progress

• Driftwood collected for use on the slope. More required.
• Planting planned for April/May
• Plan to prepare holes for planting
• Notice will be given when Taku Parai is available to bless that particular part of our garden.

Planning for the fundraising Calendar and Garden Trail underway

• Palmers have promised $500 sponsorship towards printing
• Printing quotes received
• 10 Garden hosts for the trail being arranged

Crankie of Garden story outing to Porirua Childrens’ Library Storytelling Festival
Gay and Judith told the story aimed at involving children in gardening. It was very well received and posted on Facebook by the library.

Application Hutt Mana charitable trust underway

• Concept plan from Dave and Jen purely for the purpose of getting quotes

• Motion required in the RA minutes for funding application

CGFF Funding Application

• Motion – Pukerua Bay Community Garden and Food Forest has the approval of the RA to apply for funding from Hutt Mana Charitable Trust for a total of $2113 for:
  – Funding Aon Insurance public liability $713 due July 2025.
  – Water collection and distribution system $400
  – Composting storage and management $1000
  
  Applications open on 1 March 2025.
  
  Moved Judith, Seconded Jane. All in favour. Carried

He Ara Report

• A Short History of Muri Station, Pukerua Bay on He Ara Facebook along with displayed copy at the Community Garden Summer Celebration generated positive interest and feedback.

• We shared photographs and stories of the Gray family with Alan Gray and Lindsay Olsen, both descendants of Charles and Elizabeth Gray.

• Additional photos added to Lindsay Gray DFC and Charles Gray stories on He Ara website.

• Additional material being prepared for Lindsy Gray DFC story.

• Regular He Ara meetings recommence on Thursday 13 February

• Next Kōrero, He Ara would like a full page for an Anzac theme

Kōrero

No report

Climate Action Rōpū

Regular Crop Swaps

• This year it is still to be held at the RSA every third Saturday of the month from 3-4pm.
• December swap included Te Tiriti Bill submission help
• Ella has smartly suggested that the March event take place at the School Gala* where we can host crop swapping and recycling collection under a Hub gazebo. *To be approved by School Fundraising Trust
• We have been giving back to the community by donating any excess to the community garden. Gay has been the contact here.

Thoughts about a name change to “Pukerua Bay Climate Café” to align with Plimmerton crowd to be discussed.

Budget

• No upcoming expenses planned as yet.
• $70 cash held by Kate

General Business

Website

Jonathon suggest we rearrange the website home page navigation. To elevate the key groups and demote Village Planning. He will also archive pages and information that is no longer relevant. Margaret has requested access to minutes from 2005/6. The last minute cannot be sourced.b. Dog Control rules for our beach

(Judith email 25 January)
I propose we approach PCC for new clear public notices regarding dog control.
Given that a staff member from Parks will be attending our meeting, this might be a good time.
The purpose of these notices will be to protect Korora and other wildlife and also to give peace of mind to humans who don’t wish to swim with dogs or have dogs roaming..

I will include more background below…

Korora Protection
For both dog rules and our vulnerable Korora I would like to see a sign on Pukerua Beach Road at the place where there are lines painted for cars to stop to allow uphill vehicles through.
This would be seen by visitors who at present can drive down and park somewhere out of sight of any signs.
The sign could state;
‘Welcome to our Special beach which has rare and vulnerable species in need of all of our care’
Please see restriction by laws for dog and vehicle control at the bottom of this road.

Or whatever the sign experts recommend.

Citizen Action
Could we print a small summary of the rules for handing out to people with dogs? These could be 6 or 8 to a page and printed at Stationary Warehouse very cheaply. I speak with some dog owners but at other times I feel intimidated – see below for an example.
Action – Paul has discussed signage previously with Andrew Gray, PCC. Paul will email the full story and our suggestions to Ross Leggett, to follow up with Council.

Muri Rd Kahikatea trees

(Judith email 25 January)
Mindful of the SNA’s that are adjacent to Muri Road, to be monitored with future development

Rubbish Bin removed from Beach corner of Brendan Beach

(Judith email 25 January)
They took one out, replaced with new bin and then removed.
Paul, to add to list for Ross.

Haunui Road Speed restriction

(Judith email 25 January)
I have previously emailed regarding the 30km sign on Haunui Road which was removed.
Pamela understands that the sign was put up by a resident so not gazetted. Pamela is in conversation with the Council concerning the dangers to people and animals. It seems the council is looking into the conduct of drivers on Beach and Haunui Roads and related safety factors. She will keep us informed.

Community and Placemaking

(email from Megan Krishnan)
This ties in with our work on the hui after the end of Village Planning.
Paul is happy to respond to email, go and we’ll recommend March dates.

Communication with PBRA members.

A courtesy email update to people who are signed up members, who attended the last two AGMs (as per new incorporated rules where people need to opt in). Possibly a quarterly newsletter.
Request Kōrero half a page advert for Residents’ Association. Judith to find out the dates so we can discuss at the next meeting

St Mark’s.

There is an upcoming parish meeting about the future of the building.

Action: CG Budget to Margaret – Judith and Jane
Action: Contact Megan and Matt (3 tickets) from Whetu – Jane (done)
Action: Paul to contact Ross Leggett about beach signage, Freedom Camping Submission, Community and Placemaking.

Meeting ended 9.06pm

Pukerua Bay Holdings Ltd which is undertaking the housing development off Muri Road has been in touch with PKBRA to give an update on the development. This is set out below.

As mentioned, we have now completed the 1^st phase of our forestry harvest operation and ready to commence the stage 1 earthworks programme at Muri Rd.

Residents will shortly receive notice via their letterbox of the commencement of works on site from the Contractor, Bryce O’Sullivan Contracting (BOSCO).

The works will include opening the new road entrance for the subdivision at the midpoint between 34 and 50 Muri Road.

One additional lot will be created off the ROW at 34 Muri Road.

See below screenshot of the approximate scope of works, marked in red.

As with our forestry logging operation to date, we will continue to comply with all requirements as set out by Porirua City Council.

Our aim is to always keep any disruption to neighbouring residents to an absolute minimum, where possible.

Porirua City Council has engaged Dave Smith from Street Smart to try to remove the tagging from the murals in the Secret Valley shelter and to reseal the murals. The work should be under way next week (19th to 24th Feb)

Waha Kotahi has provied the following information regaring re-sealing of the highway from Pukerua Bay to Plimmerton. Not that you will not be able to turn into Airlie Rd when heading towards Plimmerton but will need to divert to the Plimmerton Roundabout and head north.

ROADWORKS: Laying a new surface of chipseal on the state highway

WHERE AND WHEN: 

State Highway 59, 2 separate sections south of Pukerua Bay to Plimmerton roundabout

Monday 30 October daytime, subject to postponement because of weather 

1. 7am – 10am approx: a  short 100m section of the 2 northbound lanes beside the Airlie Road intersection
2. 10am – 4.30pm approx: a 1km section of the 2 southbound lanes from the Weigh Station to Plimmerton roundabout 

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT: 

7am-10am: AIRLIE ROAD – HOW TO ACCESS THE INTERSECTION OR AVOID IT WHILE WORKS ARE TAKING PLACE

• No right turn into Airlie Road if heading south from Pukerua Bay

o    Either continue south to Plimmerton roundabout, turn back north and use the slip lane into Airlie Road

o    Or use the main access to access Plimmerton at the Steyne Avenue traffic lights

• Access north or south onto the state highway from Airlie Road
• Left or right turns – traffic controllers will stop and hold vehicles until it is safe to wave you through
• Or travel through Plimmerton to the southern exit at Steyne Avenue lights

10am-4.30pm: SOUTHBOUND LANES FROM PLIMMERTON WEIGH STATION TO ROUNDABOUT

• One lane closed for works, traffic uses the other lane beside the works at restricted speed limit

UP TO 2 DAYS FOLLOWINGTHE WORKS:  

• A temporary speed restriction will be in place following the works while the chips bed into the new seal 
• 30km/h is the usual speed at first as this slower speed helps protect your car and others from loose chip
• The speed limit will rise as traffic helps settle the chip into the new seal on the road surface

PCC has provided an update on the slip remedial works on the track to Brendan Beach

Monitoring and geo-technical work is ongoing at the slip below the Pukerua Bay lookout on SH59.

This project is being led by Wellington Transport Alliance (WTA), in partnership with the various land owners in that area, including Porirua City Council.

In February this year, technical experts from WTA installed a number of geo-technical survey pins across the slip site.  These are being regularly monitored to assess for land movement and so far there has been no significant land movement.

Remote tilt sensors have also been recently installed to provide another source of data for the slip assessment.

This information will help guide the project’s next steps regarding what further slip assessments are required and how best to manage the land in the short and long term.

In the meantime, the pathway from the lookout car park to Brendan Beach will remain closed as it is not safe for the public to use.

Waka Kotahi has advised that further work is to be undertaken on the slipface just noth of the Northern Lookout.

You will have noticed work restarting on the slip face north of Pukerua Bay.

Phase 2 of the coast road slip control project is about to get underway.

Two stop/goes during the daytime this week on the coast road are a taste of things to come.

The work won’t have much impact on traffic at first – just the shoulder closed with the current 50km/h speed restriction continuing on.

The Phase 2 hillside stabilisation and safety project follows the earlier work to stabilise the hillside where a large slip in late August closed the road for several weeks.

This second phase of  work will strengthen the earlier slip control work and will include drilling drains to improve drainage, installing mesh and soil anchors in some areas, and spraying a concrete surface (shotcrete) over others.

• December stop/go

From 6 December, stop/go traffic control will be in use fulltime day and night until the Christmas/New Year break, then will resume on Monday 9 January through to Friday 27 January.

Only one lane will be open and traffic lights will control the flow of vehicles.

Road users should expect delays.

However, we will be directing through-traffic to use the alternative route of  SH1 Transmission Gully and leave this area of SH59 to the locals as much as possible.

There will be a break from the works over Christmas and New Year when both lanes will be open.

Pedestrians and cyclists can continue using the path beside the seawall throughout the project, though they should be aware there may be times when our traffic controllers ask them to wait.

While the contractors are busy with this hillside stabilisation work, we will take the opportunity to reseal sections of State Highway 59 between Plimmerton roundabout and Pukerua Bay.

The resealing will take approximately 4 days and is planned for early December.

We will send you more information when the resealing dates are confirmed. Regular updates will be sent on progress with the Phase 2 hillside stabilisation project.

FYI – please see the media release below on the Pukerua Bay slip site for you to share. Please contact us with any queries.

Ngā mihi,

Kerry du-Pont, Anita De Klerk & Lynsey Morgan / Customer Communications and Engagement Team
Wellington Transport Alliance

E anita.deklerk@wta.nzta.govt.nz; / M 027 227 9841 / w nzta.govt.nz

E lynsey.morgan@wta.nzta.govt.nz  / M 027 202 1670 / w nzta.govt.nz

21 November 2022 9:20 am | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

More work is planned to stabilise a slip face on State Highway 59, Pukerua Bay, on the Kāpiti Coast.

The section of highway was closed for around four weeks in late August and early September for slip clearing and stabilisation work.

Mark Owen, Regional Manager Wellington/Top of the South, says phase two of repair works at the site begins this week.

“It will strengthen the earlier slip control work and includes drilling drains, installing mesh and soil anchors in some areas, and spraying a concrete surface (shotcrete) over others.”

“We know regular users of the road and local residents have noticed the effect the weather has had on the earlier repairs. It was always our intention to do more work at this site. Keeping this vital transport link maintained and resilient is a priority”, Mr Owen says.

Contractors will get the work underway this week from Monday, 21 November. There will be stop/go traffic control in place for two days while concrete barriers are placed on the road shoulder to protect the work site. This should not have a major effect on traffic flows as vehicles will be able to move freely while work is done behind the barriers

The main works will begin on 6 December under fulltime stop/go traffic management. Mark Owen says this will affect road users more.

“Only one lane will be open, and traffic lights will control vehicle access. It means there will be delays on this part of State Highway 59. We recommend drivers detour via State Highway 1, Transmission Gully, while this project is underway.”

Works schedule:

• 21 November to 6 December
  • Stop/go traffic control for 2 days to install shoulder closure
  • Then 50km/h speed limit with road shoulder closed
  • Slip stabilisation works
• 6 December – 20 December
  
  • One laned open and stop/go traffic control will be in use full time, day and night
  • Slip stabilisation works
• 9 January – 27 January
  • One laned open and stop/go traffic control will be in use full time, day and night
  • Slip stabilisation Works