Notice is hereby given that an ordinary meeting of the Te Awahou Foxton Community Board will be held on:

 

Date:                      

Time:

Meeting Room:

Venue:

 

Monday 7 August 2023

6:00pm

Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom
92 Main Street
Foxton

 

Te Awahou Foxton Community Board

 

OPEN AGENDA

 

 

 

 MEMBERSHIP

 

Chairperson

Mr John Girling

 

Deputy Chairperson

Mr Trevor Chambers

 

Members

Mrs Nola Fox

 

 

Mr Brett Russell

 

 

Mr David Roache

 

 

Deputy Mayor David Allan

 

 

 

Contact Telephone: 06 366 0999

Postal Address: Private Bag 4002, Levin 5540

Email: enquiries@horowhenua.govt.nz

Website: www.horowhenua.govt.nz

Full Agendas are available on Council’s website

www.horowhenua.govt.nz

Full Agendas are also available to be collected from:

Horowhenua District Council Service Centre, 126 Oxford Street, Levin

Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom, Foxton,

Shannon Service Centre/Library, Plimmer Terrace, Shannon

and Te Takeretanga o Kura-hau-pō, Bath Street, Levin

 


 

 

 


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ITEM   TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                                                         PAGE

PROCEDURAL

1        Apologies                                                                                                                          5

2        Public Participation                                                                                                          5

3        Late Items                                                                                                                          5

4        Declarations of Interest                                                                                                   5

5        Confirmation of Minutes                                                                                                  5

 

REPORTS

6        Presentations

6.1     Address by NZ Police, Sgt Bernie O'Brien

An address by Sgt Bernie O’Brien regarding policing matters of interest to the Board and wider community.  This is subject operational availability.

 

 

6.2     Presentation by Horowhenua Community Camera Trust                                  7

7        Elected Members Reports

7.1     Chairperson's Report                                                                                           25

7.2     Community Board Member Report - Brett Russell                                           27

7.3     Community Board Member Report - Nola Fox                                                  29

8        Reports

8.1     Road Name Proposal - Hest Lane                                                                       31

8.2     Road Name Proposal - Koa Rise, Kilmister Way and Rangeview Rise          37

8.3     Foxton Beach Freeholding Account Update                                                     43

8.4     Te Awahou Foxton Community Board - Actions Monitoring Report  - July 2023   47

 

 

 


Karakia

 

 

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 atakura

He tio, he huka, he hau hū

Tīhei mauri ora!

Cease the winds from the west

Cease the winds from the south

Let the breeze blow over the land

Let the breeze blow over the ocean

Let the red-tipped dawn come with a sharpened air.

A touch of frost, a promise of a glorious day.

 

 

1        Apologies

 

An apology from Councillor Brett Russell has been received.

 

2        Public Participation

 

Notification to speak is required by 12 noon on the day before the meeting. Further information is available on www.horowhenua.govt.nz or by phoning 06 366 0999.

 

3        Late Items

 

To consider, and if thought fit, to pass a resolution to permit the Council to consider any further items which do not appear on the Agenda of this meeting and/or the meeting to be held with the public excluded.

Such resolution is required to be made pursuant to Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, and the Chairperson must advise:

(i)      The reason why the item was not on the Agenda, and

(ii)      The reason why the discussion of this item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting.

 

4        Declaration of interest

 

Members are reminded of their obligation to declare any conflicts of interest in writing they might have in respect of the items on this Agenda.

 

5        Confirmation of Minutes

 

5.1    Meeting minutes Te Awahou Foxton Community Board, 26 June 2023

 

 

Recommendations

 

That the meeting minutes of Te Awahou Foxton Community Board, 26 June 2023 be accepted as a true and correct record.

 

 

 

 

 


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6.2            Presentation by Horowhenua Community Camera Trust

File No.: 23/516

 

  

1.    Purpose

To receive a presentation by the Horowhenua Community Camera Trust

 

2.    Recommendation

2.1     That the Presentation by Horowhenua Community Camera Trust be received and noted.

2.2     That the Board thank the Trust for their presentation

 

Attachments

No.

Title

Page

a

Horowhenua Community Camera Trust Presentation August 2023

8

    

 

Signatories

Author(s)

Grayson Rowse

Principal Advisor - Democracy

 

 

Approved by

John Girling

Chairperson, Te Awahou Foxton Community Board

 

 

 


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7.1            Chairperson's Report

File No.: 23/523

 

  

 

1.    Purpose

1.1     To receive the Chairperson’s report highlighting matters of interest to the Te Awahou Foxton Community Board

 

2.    Recommendation

2.1     That Report 23/523 Chairperson's Report be received and noted.

 

3.    Matters of Interest

3.1     We have been experiencing a relatively quiet period following the work involved in The Long Term Plan.

3.2     We had a very interesting tour of the Foxton Pool and the work being done for the upgrade. It is looking very promising, and I am confident the upgraded facility will be of huge benefit to Foxton and Foxton Beach.

3.3     At our last meeting we had an interesting presentation from the Foxton Rugby Club. They have some excellent ambitions, and I am sure the Te Awahou Foxton Community Board will support and assist where appropriate.  The concept of the Rugby Club becoming a Sports centre encompassing many other sports has a great deal of merit and would be good for the young folk of Foxton and Foxton Beach.

3.4     The anticipated presentation from HCCT at our meeting is exciting. The possible introduction of CCTV cameras in Foxton will be beneficial to both Foxton and the beach as entry to Foxton Beach is though Foxton. It is good to know that HCCT are on top of the minor outage challenge experienced by a couple of cameras at Foxton Beach.

3.5     It is sad to hear that one of the ’Deer’ signs in Palmer Road has been vandalised already.

3.6     We are waiting to hear more about TAFCB’s involvement with HRC regarding the future of the Foxton East Drainage Scheme or its replacement. The significant effects of Climate Change around the world will almost certainly affect our district in the future. It is better to be proactive than reactive.

3.7     Westpac has declined the possibility of an ATM in Foxton beach, but we will talk with other banks.

 

4.    Attachments

There are no appendices for this report    

 

Author(s)

John Girling

Chairperson, Te Awahou Foxton Community Board

 

 

Approved by

John Girling

Chairperson, Te Awahou Foxton Community Board

 

 

 

7.2            Community Board Member Report - Brett Russell

File No.: 23/522

 

  

 

1.    Purpose

1.1.    To report back on liaison activity with:

·     Horowhenua Community Camera Trust

·     Manawatu Estuary Trust

·     Wildlife Foxton Trust

 

2.    Recommendation

2.1.    That Report 23/522 Community Board Member Report - Brett Russell be received and noted.

 

3.    Liaison Activity

Horowhenua Community Camera Trust

 

3.1.    Following its recent successful AGM the Trust held its last Governance Board meeting on Tuesday, 20 June. It considered various governance, services and activity matters. At its upcoming August meeting finalising protocols with the likes of Electra, improved performance reporting, the Trust’s sponsorship strategy and a review of the HDC’s MOU with the Trust are all likely to be discussed.

3.2.    In passing the Trust’s Cameras at Foxton Beach have played an important role in helping local Police track a stolen ute from Foxton Beach that was used by a fleeing offender to interrupt a Matariki event. They also helped in the arrest of a suspect who was found to have $500,000 cash in his car together with methamphetamine with a street value of around $3 million!

Manawatu Estruary Trust (MET)

3.3.    The Manawatu Estuary Trust met at the Holben Pavilion on Tuesday, 4 July between 7 pm and 8 pm. Progress is being made on the design of the Viewing Platform with two options under consideration. The meeting was reminded that the Platform will not have a roof on it. It was agreed a one off payment would be made for the final design. At long last signs in the dunes were to be installed shortly after the meeting. Dave Coles outlined his progress in developing a website for the Trust and it was agreed the Trust would purchase a laptop dedicated to the website and to process and store relevant data for the Trust. The next Trust meeting is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, 1 August again at the Holben Pavilion beginning at 7.00 am and the next workshop meeting of the Manawatu Estuary Management Team is scheduled to be held in the TANS building, Foxton on Friday, 18 August between 9.30 am and 12.30 p.m.

Wildlife Foxton Trust

3.4.    WFT has had an extremely busy July School holiday break with a great start having the Community Planting Day putting well over 3,000 Spinifex into the west dune area of the Ramsar site at Foxton Beach. It was great to have the support of the FB Progressive Association, Horizons, HDC and Recreational Services on a fine but windy day. WFT has been fortunate to receive another Horizons Climate Change Fund for another year to grow more Spinifex, this year hoping to top 4,000 plants. WFT has also been successful in receiving a Horizons Biodiversity Grant to purchase Possum Traps for our Community Trap library as this is a gap in predator control as neither DoC, HRC nor HDC provide a trap borrowing service for possums. We are currently awaiting a couple of grant applications which will allow us to grow our centre with our aquaria expansion, hoping to finish by the start of term 3 school holidays.

 

4.    Attachments

There are no appendices for this report    

 

Author(s)

Brett Russell

Community Board Member

 

 

Approved by

Brett Russell

Community Board Member

 

 

 


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7.3            Community Board Member Report - Nola Fox

File No.: 23/524

 

  

1.    Purpose

1.1     To report back on liaison activity in relation to:

·    MAVtech

·    Foxton Beach Community Centre

·    Foxton Beach Progressive Association Inc.

 

2.    Recommendation

2.1     That Report 23/524 Community Board Member Report - Nola Fox be received and noted.

 

3.    Liaison Activity

MAVTech

3.1     MAVtech was successful in it’s application to the final round of Museum Covid funding to increase accessibility of collections through improved lighting and covering power costs for $7,781.00.

3.2     New brochures have been printed and are being distributed around community sites.

3.3     The meeting with HDC staff has resulted in a list of key tasks of maintenance needed to be actioned to protect the valuable collections which has been confirmed as passed onto team to action so on their work schedule.

3.4     Board will be having a Marketing &Promotions workshop in September to further develop a marketing plan as part of vision.

3.5     A tour is being planned to host Councillors and Te Awahou Foxton Community Board members later in either September or October in consultation with HDC staff.

3.6     Business Accounts now set up to facilitate purchase and operation of an Eftpos machine.

3.7     AGM set for 16th September 2023 to be followed by a 2nd workshop on strategic planning and vision.

3.8     Next open days are 29th July and 26th August 1-4.30pm.

Foxton Beach Community Centre

3.9     The construction of the new garage is complete and now awaiting the driveway construction. At time of writing this report the Committee were awaiting confirmation that the garage is covered under existing insurance coverage.

3.10   New signage and branding now all on display.

3.11   Covid and flu jabs have had an extension so they do not yet have a confirmed stop date. Anyone wanting jabs should ring first to check nurses are still attending – rat kits and masks still available free.

3.12   The committee was surprised but appreciative of receiving $12,500 towards the new wheelchair accessible van grant from the Freeholding account.

Foxton Beach Progressive Assn Inc.

3.13   The FBPAI held no meetings in July but participated in supporting the Community Planting Day on 1st July. They are busy completing their Annual Return for the NZ Companies Office.

4.    Attachments

There are no appendices for this report    

 

Author(s)

Nola Fox

Te Awahou Foxton Community Board Member

 

 

Approved by

Nola Fox

Te Awahou Foxton Community Board Member

 

 

 


Te Awahou Foxton Community Board

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File No.: 23/519

 

8.1            Road Name Proposal - Hest Lane

 

 

    

 

1.    Purpose

1.1     To present a prosed road name for the Board to consider.

2.    Recommendation

2.1     That Report 23/519 Road Name Proposal - Hest Lane be received.

2.2     That this matter or decision is recognised as not significant in terms of S76 of the Local Government Act.

2.3     That the Board recommend Council approve the change in name from ‘Shest Lane’ to ‘Hest Lane’ for the new road to service a 14 Lot residential subdivision off Norbiton Road, Foxton, which has been approved by Horowhenua District Council and held under Council reference SUB/502/2020/324/2

 

3.  Background / Previous Council Decisions

3.1     Horowhenua District Council’s Road Naming Policy sets out the following:

·    Where a new road name is required as a result of a Council subdivision, it shall be referred to an ordinary Council meeting for a decision, provided that prior consultation with the Foxton Community Board is undertaken where appropriate.

 

4.  Discussion

Background

4.1     Pirie Consultants Ltd approached the Horowhenua District Council on behalf of their client Property Enablers to amend a previously approved road name ‘Shest Lane’ to ‘Hest Lane’. This new road is to service a 14 Lot residential subdivision off Norbiton Road, Foxton, which has been approved by Horowhenua District Council and held under Council reference SUB/502/2020/324/2. The s223 survey plan was approved on the 27th April 2023 and the s224c certificate was approved on the 4th May 2023.

4.2     The original road name was approved by Horowhenua District Council on the 29th of April 2021. The choice of ‘Shest Lane’ was a combination of the developer’s names consisting of Susan, Helen and Stephen.

·    Shest = Susan

·    Shest = Helen

·    Shest = Stephen

 

4.3     Since then, one of the developers has sold their shareholding and the remaining shareholders do not want to include the previous shareholder in the road name.

4.4     The new name is an acronym of Helen and Steven - HEST.

4.5     The originally approved ‘Shest Lane’ has not yet been added to any maps.

Local Government Act 1974

4.6     The Local Government Act 1974 delegates road naming responsibility to Councils (Section 319(1)(j)):

(1) The council shall have power in respect of roads to do the following things:

(j) to name and to alter the name of any road and to place on any building or erection on or abutting on any road a plate bearing the name of the road:

4.7     Section 319A of the Local Government Act 1974 states the following:

If the council names any road for the first time, or alters the name of a road, the Council must as soon as practicable send a copy of the relevant resolution to the Registrar General of Land and the Surveyor-General.

4.8     Following Council’s approval of the road name, the Registrar General of Land and the Surveyor-General will be notified.

Names Suggested by the Developer

4.9     The applicant has suggested the name ‘Shest Lane’ be amended to the following:

·    Hest Lane

4.10   The applicant also provided two alternative road names:

·        Fico Place

·        Fink Way

4.11   The developers reasoning for the choice of Hest Lane is set out below.

Further to the approval of the name for the access to the development my Clients wish amend the name from the approved SHEST LANE to a modified name of HEST LANE. This is because one of the parties to the development has sold their shareholding and the remaining shareholders do not want to include the previous shareholder.

The new name is an acronym of Helen and Steven - HEST.

4.12   The suggested name will be assessed below against the Horowhenua District Council’s Road Naming Policy guidelines.

 

Horowhenua District Council Road Naming Policy

4.13   Horowhenua District Council’s Road Naming Policy sets out the matters of consideration for naming roads. The points of relevance are listed below:

·    Where new roads need to be named as a result of a new subdivision or development the subdivider/developer shall be given the opportunity of suggesting up to three options, in order of preference. When submitting, the preferred options comment should be given on why the names have been chosen, including any meaning and historical background and consultation undertaken, in support of the application.

·    Before submitting a name, a developer should review names in use with staff and/or Land Information New Zealand and provide evidence of having done so. Failure to provide such background information may lead to delays whilst staff confirm the suitability of the proposed name/s.

·    Ideally the road names are to be submitted at the time of the application for consent for the subdivision or development, or no later than application for approval of the Land Transfer Plan.

·    The full costs of the signs and their erection are to be paid for by the subdivider/developer.

·    Where a new road name is required as a result of a Council subdivision it shall be referred to an ordinary Council meeting for a decision provided that prior consultation with the Foxton Community Board shall be undertaken where appropriate.

4.14   The applicant consulted with Land Information New Zealand, who have stated that the name has been checked against their current database and found no issues with the suggested name.

Approval Criteria

4.15   The following factors have been considered for this request:

a.    Names of local historical or geographical significance.

·    The name ‘Hest Lane’ has no local historical or geographical significance

b.    Well known, or previously well known, names of farms or properties.

·    There are no names of farms or properties proposed.

c.    Maori names of local significance. Appropriate consultation and advice may be required.

·    The proposed name is not a Maori name.

d.    Names of local residents who have achieved prominence in their chosen fields such as arts, sport, commerce, politics, local government, military, etc.  Naming after persons living is generally avoided.  Permission of surviving relatives should be obtained where appropriate.

·    While ‘Hest Lane’ is named after two individuals, it is not either of their given names and rather an acronym of Helen and Stephen.

e.    Continuing an established theme in a neighbourhood.

·    The other road names in the vicinity are Hetta Street, Russell Street, Avenue Road, Huntly Street and Churchill Crescent. There is no clearly distinguishable road theme in this neighbourhood.

f.     Where more than one road is being created in a subdivision, a common theme is recommended for the names.

·    There is only one road being created as part of this subdivision.

 

g.    Where an existing street is being extended, the street extension will be the same as that of the existing street.

·    There is no existing street being extended as part of the subdivision

h.    Names cannot be offensive, insensitive or commercially based.

·    The proposed preferred name is not offensive, insensitive or commercially based.

i.     All road signs for private ways shall be annotated “Private” at the applicants expense.

·    The applicant will label the road accordingly.

j.     The Council may not necessarily accept the marketing name for a development as a road name for any road within a development.

·    The proposed name is not a marketing name.

k.    A new road shall not be named the same, or similar to a road already in existence within the District.

·    There is no road with the same or similar name in existence within the District.

l.     It is desirable for short roads to have short names (for reasons of printing the names on maps).

·    The proposed road name is a short name. The proposed name has 8 letters and is of a length that suits the road. LINZ has confirmed that the name fits within the Rural and Urban Addressing Standard (AS/NZS4819:2011).

m.   Individual’s full names will only be used where the name is of reasonable length and the first name needs to be used to correctly identify the individual being commemorated. Full names longer than 15 letters will not usually be considered.  In these instances, consideration will be given to using only the surname.

·    There are no full names proposed as part of the road name.

n.    Diacritical marks such as macrons should not be used, to ensure the clarity of signs is maximised.

·    There are no diacritical marks.

o.    The use of hyphenated names should be avoided if possible.

·    There are no hyphens in the preferred name.

p.    A number of thematic areas currently exist within the District. Where possible it is desirable that the thematic nature of road names be retained in any new developments in that area.

·    There is no distinguishable theme in this area.

4.16   There is no other road with the same name in Horowhenua.

4.17   The following style guide applies to road names.

Style Guide for Names

Type of Road

Road Name

Relatively short, dead-end Roads, Cul-de-sacs

Place, Court, Close, Grove, Way, Courtyard, Rise, Mews, View

Loop Road to same Street

Crescent, Loop, Circle, Terrace

Rural Road

Road, Track, Terrace

Long cul-de-sacs, Through Roads

Road, Street, Drive, Ridge, Terrace

Narrow Road, Service Lane

Lane

Wide spacious roads

Avenue, Boulevard, Parade, Street

Street in Commercial areas

Arcade, Mall, Plaza, Square, Street, Road

Private Rights of Way/roads

Court, Lane, Grove, Place.

 

4.18   The newly created road is proposed to be referred to as ‘Lane’ and this is consistent with the above style guide as it can be seen as a narrow road. The developer has been given an opportunity to suggest up to three road names. The proposed road name was reviewed by Land Information New Zealand and considered to be acceptable.

Conclusion

4.19   LINZ has confirmed ‘Hest Lane’ fits within the standard road naming criteria and would be a valid and appropriate new road name. Further, the preferred option is not contrary to the Council Road Naming Policy Approval Criteria.

 

5.  Consultation

5.1     This report brings this road naming matter to the Board for consultation, and recommendation to Council

 

6.  Legal Considerations

6.1     The legal consideration are set out in paragraph 4.6 and 4.7.

 

7.  Next Steps

7.1     The recommendation of the Board will presented to Council for final decision.

 

 

 

Confirmation of statutory compliance

In accordance with section 76 of the Local Government Act 2002, this report is approved as:

a.       containing sufficient information about the options and their advantages and disadvantages, bearing in mind the significance of the decisions; and,

b.       is based on adequate knowledge about, and adequate consideration of, the views and preferences of affected and interested parties bearing in mind the significance of the decision.        

 

 

8.    Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.     

 

Author(s)

Bella Blenkin

Resource Management Planner

 

 

Approved by

Blair Spencer

Group Manager Housing & Business Development

 

 

Monique Davidson

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 


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File No.: 23/527

 

8.2            Road Name Proposal - Koa Rise, Kilmister Way and Rangeview Rise

 

 

    

 

1.    Purpose

1.1     To present three proposed road names for the Board to consider.

 

2.    Recommendation

2.1     That Report 23/527 Road Name Proposal - Koa Rise, Kilmister Way and Rangeview Rise be received.

2.2     That this matter or decision is recognised as not significant in terms of S76 of the Local Government Act.

2.3     That the Board recommend Council approve the road name Koa Rise as the name of the road to access the lots in the subdivision SUB/502/2020/374.

2.4     That the Board recommend Council approve the name Kilmister Way for the private right of way accessing Lots 1 and 2 of SUB/502/2020/374.

2.5     That the Board recommend Council approve the name Rangeview Rise for the private right of way accessing Lots 11, 12, 13 and 14 of SUB/502/2020/374.

 

3.  Background / Previous Council Decisions

3.1     Horowhenua District Council’s Road Naming Policy sets out the following:

·    Where a new road name is required as a result of a Council subdivision, it shall be referred to an ordinary Council meeting for a decision, provided that prior consultation with the Foxton Community Board is undertaken where appropriate.

 

4.  Discussion

Background

4.1     The Council approved a subdivision in April 2022 which saw the creation of 19 lots in the Residential Zone on a non-notified basis, held under Council reference SUB/502/2020/374. These newly created lots are to get access from one new road (cul de sac) which is to be vested to Council as a public road (see figure 1). Two private rights of way were also approved with access off the new cul de sac road. The new road will stem from Seabury Avenue, Foxton Beach. The subdivision was approved be undertaken in one stage, of which a Section 223 and 224 application has been approved.

4.2     The Developer, Capestone Developments Ltd, is now requesting road naming approval and suggest three names for the new cul de sac (to be vested in Council) and the two private rights of way. The te reo Māori road name request for the cul de sac to be called ‘Koa’ was circulated to Kahuikaumatua o Te Awahou for comment by the Developer. Specifically, the Developer has requested the following:

a)   Koa Rise; Koa is a Maori name that means to be glad, joyful, happy and elated and signifies a new beginning which this subdivision is allowing for many of the people involved. The rise signifies the elevation of the land and the ascending journey that we are on together.

b)   ROW 1 (Lot 1 & 2); Kilmister Way; represents the family of landowners who I purchased off. The head of the family has since passed so it will be nice to leave his family's name as a landmark for all of his future family.

c)   ROW 2; Rangeview Rise; "The range is probably our favourite view living here, especially in winter and it doesn’t get enough credit" From Regan in reference to the amazing views that the Tararua ranges provide when they are snow-capped on a clear winters day.

4.3     Local Iwi have responded favourably as follows:

This to confirm that this Whenua was blessed by Kahuikaumatua o Te Awahou. Namely being Pikiongamaunga McFadyen, Anne Watson, Trevor Solomon with many whanau who were also present on the day.

4.4     Where 56 Seabury Avenue Foxton Beach

         As the blessing was taking place we climbed up on the Rise with glowing of the water. Tears started to fall and the Wairua was felt by each and every one hence KOA RISE. Over the years whanau have lived there before it was developed. We have no hesitation of this name being used KOA meaning happiness Rise Living Again.

Figure 1: Subdivision SUB/502/2020/374 with new roads marked out.  Koa Rise is bounded in pink; ROW1 – Kilmister Way – is shown in blue: ROW2 – Rangeview Rise is shown in yellow.

 

Local Government Act 1974

4.5     The Local Government Act 1974 delegates road naming responsibility to Councils (Section 319(1)(j)):

(1) The council shall have power in respect of roads to do the following things:

(j) to name and to alter the name of any road and to place on any building or erection on or abutting on any road a plate bearing the name of the road:

4.6     Section 319A of the Local Government Act 1974 states the following:

If the council names any road for the first time, or alters the name of a road, the Council must as soon as practicable send a copy of the relevant resolution to the Registrar General of Land and the Surveyor-General.

4.7     Following Council’s approval of the road name, the Registrar General of Land and the Surveyor-General will be notified.

4.8     The suggested name will be assessed below against the Horowhenua District Council’s Road Naming Policy guidelines.

 

Horowhenua District Council Road Naming Policy

4.9     Horowhenua District Council’s Road Naming Policy sets out the matters of consideration for naming roads. The points of relevance are listed below:

·    Where new roads need to be named as a result of a new subdivision or development the subdivider/developer shall be given the opportunity of suggesting up to three options, in order of preference. When submitting, the preferred options comment should be given on why the names have been chosen, including any meaning and historical background and consultation undertaken, in support of the application.

·    Before submitting a name, a developer should review names in use with staff and/or Land Information New Zealand and provide evidence of having done so. Failure to provide such background information may lead to delays whilst staff confirm the suitability of the proposed name/s.

·    Ideally the road names are to be submitted at the time of the application for consent for the subdivision or development, or no later than application for approval of the Land Transfer Plan.

·    The full costs of the signs and their erection are to be paid for by the subdivider/developer.

·    Where a new road name is required as a result of a Council subdivision it shall be referred to an ordinary Council meeting for a decision provided that prior consultation with the Foxton Community Board shall be undertaken where appropriate.

4.10   The applicant consulted with Land Information New Zealand, who have stated that the name has been checked against their current database and found no issues with the suggested names.

Approval Criteria

4.11   The following factors have been considered for this request:

a.    Names of local historical or geographical significance.

·    Not relevant to current application.

b.    Well known, or previously well known, names of farms or properties.

·    Not relevant to current application.

c.    Maori names of local significance. Appropriate consultation and advice may be required.

·    The requested te reo Maori name suggested by the Developer has the blessing of Kahuikaumatua o Te Awahou. Therefore, appropriate consultation has been undertaken.

d.    Names of local residents who have achieved prominence in their chosen fields such as arts, sport, commerce, politics, local government, military, etc.  Naming after persons living is generally avoided.  Permission of surviving relatives should be obtained where appropriate.

·    The Developer has requested the name ‘Kilmister’ which is the surname of the previous landowners of the site who’s head of the family recently passed away. This suggested name is not in conflict with this criterion.

e.    Continuing an established theme in a neighbourhood.

·    The other road names in the vicinity are Kowhai Court, Seabury Avenue and Flagstaff Street. There is no clearly distinguishable road theme in this neighbourhood.

f.     Where more than one road is being created in a subdivision, a common theme is recommended for the names.

·    Two of the road names follow a theme of using ‘Rise’ to describe the land topography. Kilmister Way does not follow this theme but holds local significance for the previous landowners. The road naming is in general accordance with this criterion.

g.    Where an existing street is being extended, the street extension will be the same as that of the existing street.

·    There is no existing street being extended as part of the subdivision

h.    Names cannot be offensive, insensitive or commercially based.

·    The proposed preferred name is not offensive, insensitive or commercially based.

i.      All road signs for private ways shall be annotated “Private” at the applicants expense.

·    Two roads are private rights of way and one road is to be vested in Council.

j.      The Council may not necessarily accept the marketing name for a development as a road name for any road within a development.

·    The proposed preferred name is not related to a marketing name for any development.

k.    A new road shall not be named the same, or similar to a road already in existence within the District.

·    There is no road with the same or similar name in existence within the District for the three names being proposed.

l.      It is desirable for short roads to have short names (for reasons of printing the names on maps).

·    The longest name, Rangeview Rise, is less than 15 letters which is considered reasonable for printing the names on maps.

m.   Individual’s full names will only be used where the name is of reasonable length and the first name needs to be used to correctly identify the individual being commemorated. Full names longer than 15 letters will not usually be considered.  In these instances, consideration will be given to using only the surname.

·    The proposed road names do not consist of an individual’s full name.

n.    Diacritical marks such as macrons should not be used, to ensure the clarity of signs is maximised.

·    Not relevant to current application.

o.    The use of hyphenated names should be avoided if possible.

·    Not relevant to current application.

p.    A number of thematic areas currently exist within the District. Where possible it is desirable that the thematic nature of road names be retained in any new developments in that area.

·    There is no clearly distinguishable road theme in this neighbourhood beyond the theme that will be established as part of the points mentioned under (f).

4.12   There are no other roads with the same names in Horowhenua.

4.13   The following style guide applies to road names.

Style Guide for Names

Type of Road

Road Name

Relatively short, dead-end Roads, Cul-de-sacs

Place, Court, Close, Grove, Way, Courtyard, Rise, Mews, View

Loop Road to same Street

Crescent, Loop, Circle, Terrace

Rural Road

Road, Track, Terrace

Long cul-de-sacs, Through Roads

Road, Street, Drive, Ridge, Terrace

Narrow Road, Service Lane

Lane

Wide spacious roads

Avenue, Boulevard, Parade, Street

Street in Commercial areas

Arcade, Mall, Plaza, Square, Street, Road

Private Rights of Way/roads

Court, Lane, Grove, Place.

 

4.14   Road 1 - Consists of a cul de sac with no additional future connections. Therefore, ‘Rise’ is considered appropriate.

4.15   Road 2 – Consists of a private right of way. Therefore, ‘Way’ is considered appropriate as it represents a short dead end type road.

4.16   Road 3 – Consists of a private right of way. Therefore, ‘Rise’ is considered appropriate as it represents a short dead end type of road.

Conclusion

4.17   The proposed names of the roads meet the requirements of the Council’s Road Naming Policy

 

5.  Consultation

5.1     This report brings this road naming matter to the Board for consultation, and recommendation to Council

 

6.  Legal Considerations

6.1     The legal consideration are set out in paragraph 4.8 and 4.9.

 

7.  Next Steps

7.1     The recommendation of the Board will presented to Council for final decision.

 

 

 

Confirmation of statutory compliance

In accordance with section 76 of the Local Government Act 2002, this report is approved as:

a.       containing sufficient information about the options and their advantages and disadvantages, bearing in mind the significance of the decisions; and,

b.       is based on adequate knowledge about, and adequate consideration of, the views and preferences of affected and interested parties bearing in mind the significance of the decision.        

 

 

8.    Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.     

 

Author(s)

Bella Blenkin

Resource Management Planner

 

 

Approved by

Blair Spencer

Group Manager Housing & Business Development

 

 

Monique Davidson

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 


Te Awahou Foxton Community Board

07 August 2023

 

8.3            Foxton Beach Freeholding Account Update

File No.: 23/512

 

  

1.    Purpose

1.1     This report updates the Board on progress of the Policy and Strategy Review, and provide the most recent account statement

 

2.    Recommendation

2.1     That Report 23/512 Foxton Beach Freeholding Account Update be received.

2.2     That this matter or decision be recognised as not significant in terms of s76 of the Local Government Act 2002.

3.    Issues for Consideration

3.1     Officers continue to progress an options paper, which will come to Te Awahou Foxton Community Board then to Council.  That paper will set out the possible options for the breadth and depth of the review.  The Board will have an opportunity to express their views and preferences for the options so Council is ware of these before they make a final decision on the shape of the review. In the interim the current Strategy and Policy continues to apply.

3.2     The financial statement to the 12 months ended 30 June 2023 are attached.  There has been no change in the financial statements for the Foxton Beach Freeholding
Account.

Attachments

No.

Title

Page

a

Foxton Beach Free Holding Account Financial Results June 2023

45

  

Confirmation of statutory compliance

 

In accordance with section 76 of the Local Government Act 2002, this report is approved as:

a.   containing sufficient information about the options and their benefits and costs, bearing in mind the significance of the decisions; and,

b.   is based on adequate knowledge about, and adequate consideration of, the views and preferences of affected and interested parties bearing in mind the significance of the decision.

Signatories

Author(s)

Grayson Rowse

Principal Advisor - Democracy

 

 

Approved by

Monique Davidson

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 


Te Awahou Foxton Community Board

07 August 2023

 



Te Awahou Foxton Community Board

07 August 2023

 

8.4            Te Awahou Foxton Community Board - Actions Monitoring Report  - July 2023

File No.: 23/514

 

  

1.    Purpose

1.1     To present to Te Awahou Foxton Community Board the updated monitoring report covering requested actions from previous meetings of the Board.  This report incorporates updates related to the Foxton and Foxton Beach areas from the Long Term Plan Monitoring Report presented to Council on 19 July 2023

2.    Recommendation

2.1     That Report 23/514 Te Awahou Foxton Community Board - Actions Monitoring Report  - July 2023 be received.

2.2     That this matter or decision be recognised as not significant in terms of s76 of the Local Government Act 2002.

Attachments

No.

Title

Page

a

TAFCB Actions Monitoring Report July 2023

48

    

 

Confirmation of statutory compliance

 

In accordance with section 76 of the Local Government Act 2002, this report is approved as:

a.   containing sufficient information about the options and their benefits and costs, bearing in mind the significance of the decisions; and,

b.   is based on adequate knowledge about, and adequate consideration of, the views and preferences of affected and interested parties bearing in mind the significance of the decision.

Signatories

Author(s)

Grayson Rowse

Principal Advisor - Democracy

 

 

Approved by

Monique Davidson

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 


Te Awahou Foxton Community Board

07 August 2023