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2009 select committee process on the Second Supercity Bill

This page: Select committee | Submissions | Information

Thank you to those who lodged submssions in June 2009, during the short timeframe offered..

The select committee process concluded on 04Sep2009 with their report and amendments to the Bill. Further amendments occurred in Parliament resulting in the new laws, Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009 (finalised on 22 September 2009).

Select committee

Auckland Governanace Legislation Committee

Select committee's report

Select committee report on the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill (Auckland Governance Legislation Committee, 04Sep2009)

Submissions

Departmental report - Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill (Department of Internal Affairs, 11Aug2009)

This is one of the main documents for the departmental advice, containing analysis and summaries for suggested changes
We believe supplementary documents for the report exist; publicly released to the Parliamentary Library (though otherwise inaccessible)

Submissions (and other evidence)

2489 submissions were received by the cutoff date, comprising:

679 written submissions
800 oral submission requests
1010 form submissions

Posted submissions were accepted providing their postmark was upto or including 26Jun2009
Emailed submissions were accepted upto and including 26Jun2009. (The select committee decided on 30Jun2009 to retrospectively accept the electronic submissions despite the original 5pm cutoff)
Late submissions were not accepted

The below are the views of the authors; listing here does not imply endorsement by SavePapakura.com

SavePapakura.com (Issue 01 dated 26Jun2009)

Supplement 01: Summary of the so-called 'form submissions' using the SavePapakura.com instructions for submission format (Issue 01 dated 20Jul2009)
Background to Supplement 01: SavePapakura.com bulk review request to the select committee (dated 13 July 2009)

Papakura District Council (Issue 01)

Appendix: Auckland Region CEO Forum report on Local Boards functions and roles
Supplement 01: Handout at select committee hearing (Issue 01 dated 20Jul2009)
Supplement 02: Papakura District map (printed 17Jul2009)

F Langley (Issue 02 dated 29Jun2009)

Was your submission rejected?

SavePapakura.com is disappointed with the select committee that over 10% of the submissions were rejected.
Papakura Mayor, Mr Calum Penrose, is strongly concerned and is trying to find out why.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/papakura-courier/2572294/Supercity-rejection

Mr Penrose added he “would like to know if others in the district have also had their submissions rejected and if so on what grounds because we are determined to advocate on behalf of the people of the district".

If your submission was rejected, we encourage you to contact Mayor Penrose and provide a copy of your submission (and the reason the select committee gave in rejecting it):

Email: cpenrose@papakura.govt.nz
Post: Mayor, Papakura District Council, Private Bag 7, PAPAKURA
Phone: (09) 295 1375
Mobile: 0274 936 273
Fax: (09) 298 1906

The most effective action is for you to request your submission be reviewed.

Our group requested the select committee also do a bulk review for timeliness, for rejected submissions and a bunch of incorrectly classified submissions.

FYI: SavePapakura.com bulk review request to the select committee (dated 13 July 2009)

An outline of the compromise is the submissions are due for release on Monday 20 July 2009 (whatever they get termed). 53 submissions. And there is a timeslot between 08:30 and 9am for the committee to hear oral submissions from that pile.

Hearings

About 780 of the select committee submissions requested to discuss their submission at a hearing. (Total does not include form submissions)..

Select committee hearings begin on Monday 06Jul2009.

Papakura's hearing for the Auckland Governanace Legislation Committee was

Monday 20 July 2009 at Bruce Pulman Park Team Sports Lounge. Entrance near the intersection of Grove Road and Walters Road

(Our website typo now corrected. Papakura's hearing is Monday 20th).

08:30am - Noon
1pm - approx 4pm
The theme colour was lime green

For those people or organisations offered a hearing, the durations are specifically allocated and not shared with others. A small portion is to summarise some main points, provided examples or add new information; with most of the duration to respond to the select committee's questions. Hearing durations are

Individual: Between 5 and 10 minutes
Significant organisations or person with expertise: 15 minutes
Council: 45 minutes

SavePapakura.com presentation at Papakura hearing, Monday 20 July 2009. L-R Flash Langley, Janet Phare and Ross Williams.

Position papers

(None at this time; have a look at the above submissions.)

Additional information

Simple information & tips about the Supercity plans and how to make your views known to the Select Committee.

Handouts by SavePapakura.com

How to make a basic submission (Issue 02 dated 12Jun2009)

Please be aware that submissions are now closed for the current Bill.

How Auckland Supercity plans impact you and Papakura (Issue 02 dated 15Jun2009)

Background information to consider

Posters by SavePapakura.com

Who decides for Papakura? (Issue 02.01 dated 13Jun2009). Diagrams comparing now with the Auckland Supercity plans. (Yet to uploaded latest version which included some minor additions.)
Points to consider outline (Issue 01 dated 13Jun2009). How the Supercity plans affect you and Papakura
Workshop flyers (refer to the above section)

Other resources

SavePapakura.com media releases
Manukau City Council's Have your say submission pack provides a variety of information. Available in many languages
Green Party's Submission guide covers some of the Bill's detail
Labour Party's Supercity Have your say guide
Papakura District Council (Supercity page and home)
Government's website on the proposed Auckland Council
Links page (including the section on 'Research centres')

Previous free information & submission workshops

Flyer (updated 21 June 2009); or full colour flyer with background (updated 21 June 2009)

10 previous workshops