Review agreed to improve future council consent process

Decision digest | Auckland Development Committee

12 March 2015

Review agreed to improve future council consent process

Auckland Council committee members met today to discuss the kauri tree in Titirangi and a proposal for Aucklands membership to the C40 Cities Climate Change Group. The committee also received reports on the Costs of Residential Servicing Study and the Three Kings Land Exchange proposal. A petition was received by the committee on behalf of the Titirangi community against removal of the kauri tree. The following is a digest of decisions made.

The agenda is available on Auckland Councils website and minutes will be added once confirmed. This meeting was also webcast on the councils website and items will be available on demand within 24 hours of the meeting.

Items 1-8 are administrative items, excluding the petition received from the Titirangi community and local board input provided by the Waitakere Ranges Local Board. The committee also considered an extraordinary item on the removal of the kauri tree in Titirangi which is summarised below.

Item 4: Petitions

A petition, carrying 26,003 signatures, was presented by members of the Titirangi community against removal of kauri and rimu trees at a private property on Paturoa Road. The committee voted to receive the petition.

Item 6: Local Board Input

The Waitakere Ranges Local Board addressed the committee on its concerns about the consent process to remove a kauri tree in Titirangi and also expressed its support for any moves the committee might make to resolve the issue. The board also raised concerns about kauri dieback and requested that all work on the site be halted until trees are tested for kauri dieback disease.

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Review agreed to improve future council consent process