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MINUTES of the Tasman District Council MEETING Kaunihera Katoa held 9.30am, Thursday, 13 November 2025 at Tasman Council Chamber, 189 Queen Street, Richmond |
Present: Mayor T King, Deputy Mayor B Maru, Councillors C Butler, J Ellis, K Ferneyhough, M Greening, J Gully, M Hume, M Kininmonth, K Maling, D McNamara, P Morgan, T Neubauer, T Walker and D Woods
In Attendance: Chief Executive Officer (L Rae), Chief Operating Officer (S Manners), Acting Chief Financial Officer (M McGlinchey), Group Manager – 3 Waters Entity (R Kirby), Acting Group Manager Strategy and Finance (D Fletcher), Group Manager - Environmental Services (R Smith), Kaihautū (R Thomas), Governance Manager (R Byrne) and Governance Officers (R Grover and K Myburg)
The order of items differed from the agenda.
2 APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE
4 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Councillor Morgan declared a pecuniary interest in item 7.6 – Non-Vesting Options for Developments.
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Moved Councillor Maling/Councillor Butler That the minutes of the Tasman District Council meeting held on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, be confirmed as a true and correct record of the meeting. |
7 Reports
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7.1 Establishment of Committee Structure for the 2025-2028 Term Chief Operating Officer, Steve Manners and Governance Manager, Robyn Byrne, presented the report, tabled the amended Joint Committee of Nelson City and Tasman District Councils interim delegations and answered questions. The below changes to the officer’s recommendation were noted: · Clause 4 – removal of ‘Tasman District Council’ and inclusion of ‘Nelson City Council’ · Clause 5.1 – inclusion of ‘Amended to reflect Chair, Deputy Chair plus five councillors, with a Quorum of 4’ · Clause 5.2 – inclusion of ‘amended’. Councillor Greening moved an amendment to the motion, which was seconded by Councillor McNamara. |
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Moved Councillor Greening/Councillor McNamara That the Tasman District Council 6. notes that ‘Standing’ Committee chairs and deputies are reviewed every 12 months, with the new chair and deputy roles determined by a majority vote of council (with no repeat of the same role by any councillor). LOST |
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Cr Greening called for a division. Butler Against Ellis Against Ferneyhough Against Greening For Gully Against Hume Against King Against Kininmonth For Maling Against Maru Against McNamara For Morgan For Neubauer For Walker Against Woods For lost 6/9 |
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With the agreement of the meeting, an additional clause was added to the substantive motion to reflect a review 12 months before the 2028 election. The substantive motion was put by division. |
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Moved Mayor King/Deputy Mayor Maru That the Tasman District Council 1. receives the Establishment of Committee Structure for the 2025-2028 Term Report RCN25-11-1; and 2. pursuant to Clause 30, Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002, establishes the following Tasman District Council committees and subcommittees: Tasman District Council Standing Committees (Whole Council) Strategy Finance and Performance Committee (SFP) Environment Regulatory and Operations Committee (ERO) Tasman District Council Committees Audit and Risk Committee Council Contracts and Procurement Committee District Licensing Committee (operating under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2013) Tasman District Council Subcommittees Animal Control Subcommittee (reporting to ERO) Community Awards Subcommittee (reporting to SFP) Community Grants Subcommittee (reporting to SFP) Creative Communities Subcommittee (reporting to SFP) Golden Bay Recreation Park Management Committee (reporting to ERO) Chief Executive Officer Review Subcommittee (reporting to Council) Tasman District Council Forums Information Forum (reporting to the Council, name tbc) 3. pursuant to Clause 30, Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002 and subject to the approval of Nelson City Council, re-establishes the following joint committees: Joint Committees of Nelson and Tasman Councils Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group (CDEM) Joint Committee of Nelson City and Tasman District Councils (Joint Committee) Joint Shareholders Committee Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit Nelson Tasman Regional Landfill Business Unit Nelson Tasman Regional Transport Committee (operating under the Land Transport Management Act 2003) Saxton Field Committee Waimea Inlet Coordination Group 4. notes the intention to explore options, subject to further discussions and approval from Nelson City Council, to form two new joint bodies around the topics of climate change and joint building consent services; and 5. approves the interim delegations as tabled at the meeting for those committees, subcommittees, or joint committees meeting prior to the adoption of the Tasman District Council Delegations Register at the 11 December 2025 Council meeting: 5.1 Amended Audit and Risk Committee to reflect Chair, Deputy Chair plus five councillors, with a Quorum of 4 5.2 Amended Joint Committee of Nelson City and Tasman District Councils (Joint Committee); and 6. includes a review of the chair positions and committee structure no later than twelve months prior to the next election. |
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Cr Greening called for a division.
Ellis For Ferneyhough For Greening Against Gully For Hume For King For Kininmonth For Maling For Maru For McNamara For Morgan Against Neubauer Against Walker For Woods For carried 12/3 |
The meeting was adjourned at 10:59am and reconvened at 11:16am.
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7.2 Appointment of Committee Chairs, Deputy Chairs, Membership and Other Council Appointments |
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Mr Manners and Ms Byrne presented the report, answered questions and outlined the below changes to the officer’s recommendation: · Clause 3 - inclusion of Golden Bay Ward Members (Councillors Butler and Hume) · Clause 4 – inclusion of the Motueka Ward Members (Deputy Mayor Maru, Councillors Ferneyhough and Walker) · Clause 5 – inclusion of the tabled membership. |
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Moved Councillor Morgan/Councillor Maru That the Tasman District Council 1. receives the Appointment of Committee Chairs, Deputy Chairs, Membership and Other Council Appointments report, RCN25-11-2; and 2. notes that, at its reconvened inaugural meeting on 29 October 2025, the Council adopted System B, contained in schedule 7, clause 25(4) of the Local Government Act 2002 for the election or appointment of a chairperson and deputy chairperson of a committee and a representative of a local authority, which requires that a person is elected or appointed if he or she receives more votes than any other candidate during a single round of voting; and 3. in accordance with Section 19F of the Local Electoral Act 2001, appoints the following eligible Councillors to the Golden Bay Community Board: · Councillor Butler · Councillor Hume 4. in accordance with Section 19F of the Local Electoral Act 2001, appoints the following eligible Councillors to the Motueka Community Board: · Deputy Mayor Maru · Councillor Ferneyhough · Councillor Walker 5. elects the chairpersons and deputy chairpersons and appoints the membership of the various committees, subcommittees, joint committees and the representatives of the Council as detailed below:
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Attachment 1 Tabled Document - Appointment table 13 November 2025 |
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The meeting was adjourned at 12:02pm and reconvened at 1.15pm.
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7.5 Amendments to Delegations and Nelson Tasman Land Development Manual Legal Counsel, Leith Townshend and Legal Advisor, Lakan Beech, presented the report and noted that clauses 7 and 8 had been added to the officer’s recommendation. |
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Moved Deputy Mayor Maru/Councillor Kininmonth That the Tasman District Council 1. receives the Amendments to Delegations and Nelson Tasman Land Development Manual report, RCN25-11-5; and 2. authorises that delegations made by a specific resolution between 26 October 2023 and 25 September 2025 to members of the Executive Leadership Team are to be held by the current members of the Executive Leadership Team, where they are currently carrying out the same role and functions as the former member; and 3. delegates authority to the Chief Executive Officer to hold and exercise those same delegations as the members of the Executive Leadership Team; and 4. approves the proposed additions and changes to delegations as set out in Attachment 1 to the agenda report, being an extract from the Council’s Delegation Register with additions and changes to Part Three – Management Delegations and Part Four – Statutory Delegations, to reflect the changes in organisational structure; and 5. notes that no new statutory delegations are being sought; and 6. approves amending the definition of ‘Engineering Manager” in the Nelson Tasman Land Development Manual to ‘the Nelson City Council Group Manager Infrastructure or Tasman District Council Tier 2 Managers responsible for infrastructure or their delegates”; and 7. notes that the Local Water Done Well Entity Manager was renamed the Group Manager - 3 Waters and that all references to the Local Water Done Well Entity Manager in report RCN25-11-5 should be read as a reference to the Group Manager – 3 Waters; and 8. approves removing references to the Local Water Done Well Entity Manager in Attachment 1 and delegates the same powers proposed to be delegated to the Local Water Done Well Entity Manager to the Group Manager – 3 Waters; and 9. notes that the Delegations Register and Nelson Tasman Land Development Manual will be updated to reflect approved changes. |
Councillor Morgan returned to the meeting at 2.28pm.
The meeting concluded at 2.50pm.
Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings by resolution on 11 December 2025.
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That the minutes of the Tasman District Council meeting held on Thursday, 13 November 2025, be confirmed as a true and correct record of the meeting.
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