Democracy Services

Council and Committee meetings are held to determine policies and activities, and members of the public are very welcome to attend. Most meetings are held in the Council Chambers, 50 Centreway Road, Orewa and generally start at 9am unless stated otherwise.

The Advisors responsible for each committee are the best contact for queries regarding agenda items and minutes for each. For queries regarding Resource Consents Hearings, Marcia Casey may be able to assist. See Contact us.

Council and Committee meetings dates

Committee structure

Delegations to Committees

The Council has delegated certain functions to its standing committees in accordance with the Local Government Act 2002 and other relevant legislation. The purpose and functions of the Council and those functions it has delegated to its standing committees are detailed in its Delegations to Committees.

Committee members and officers

Committee	Membership		Officers
Full Council Quorum: 7	Chairperson: Mayor, Penny Webster Deputy Chair: Deputy Mayor, Cr John Kirikiri Members: All Councillors		Chief Executive and All Directors Committee Advisor: Ellen Barrett
Strategy & Community Committee Quorum: 7	Chairperson: Cr Zane Taylor Deputy: Cr Michael Goudie Members: All Councillors		Director: Warren Maclennan Committee Advisor: Lesley Wood
Infrastructure & Environment Committee Quorum: 7	Chairperson: Cr Grahame Powell Deputy: Cr Pat Delich Members: All Councillors		Directors: Paul Utting and Murray Noone Committee Advisor: April Ranby
Finance & Audit Committee Quorum: 3	Chairperson: Cr Grev Walker Deputy: Cr John Kirikiri Members: Mayor, Penny Webster, Deputy Mayor, Cr John Kirikiri, Crs Ross Craig and Grev Walker and a person to be appointed subsequently who is not a member of the Council, nor a staff member, but in the opinion of the Council has skills, attributes or knowledge which will assist the work of the Committee.		Director: Kevin Ramsay Committee Advisor: Lesley Wood
District Plan & Regulatory Committee Quorum: 4 members for policy decisions and 3 members for other matters	Chairperson: Cr Gaye Harding Deputy: Cr Suzanne Weld Members: Crs Michael Goudie, Gaye Harding, Dave Parker, Grahame Powell and Suzanne Weld Alternates: Crs Pat Delich, June Turner and Wayne Walker.		Directors: Peter Vari and Lloyd Barton Committee Advisor: Elise Heyns
Resource Consents Hearings Panel Quorum: 2 (one must be the Independent Commissioner)	Chair: Independent Commissioner Members: One councillor from the ward related to the application and one councillor from outside that ward.		Director: Team Leader Resource Consents Committee Adviser: Raewyn Morrison
Contracts Sub Committee	To be confirmed		Directors: Paul Utting and Murray Noone Committee Advisor: April Ranby
Community Grants Sub Committee Quorum: 5	Elected Members: Hibiscus Coast Crs Michael Goudie Gaye Harding Zane Taylor Wayne Walker Northern Ward Crs Dave Parker and June Turner Western Ward Cr Suzanne Weld Central Ward Cr Ross Craig	Public Reps: Hibiscus Coast Janet Fitzgerald (Chair) Carol Brooksmith Tom Lees John Palmer North/West/Central Alan Curtis Greg Dempsey Kate Leslie Francie Tutara	Committee Adviser: Elise Heyns Secretarial Support: Shona Alo and Therese McDonald
Kawau Island Advisory Committee	Elected Member: Cr Dave Parker Alternate: Cr June Members to be confirmed		Contact Details: PO Box 430 Warkworth advcom@kawau.co.nz

Councillor Representatives on Other Public Bodies

Hall and Reserve Advisory Committees: Councillor representatives 2007–2010

Local Governance Statement

Delegations Register

Please note: You will need to have

Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer in order to view and print some of these documents.

	Council and Committee meetings Council and Committee meetings dates Published agendas and minutes Committee structure Delegations to Committees Committee members and officers Councillor directory Councillor representatives on other public bodies Local Government election information 2007 election results Local Governance Statement Delegations Register

Home \| Search