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Council CommitteesNgā kōmiti kaunihera

Below is a summary of HDC’s committees, advisory groups, joint committees and working groups. 

Standing committees

Appointment/Committee/Subcommittee/Organisation Membership Appointments
Strategy & Recovery
  • Mayor and all Councillors
  • Rural Community Board (RCB) - Chair & Deputy Chair, plus 1 x alternate
  • 2 x Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee (HTNMSC) appointees, plus 1 x alternate
  • Chair: Cr Schollum
  • Deputy Chair: Cr Lawson
  • Isabelle Crawshaw (RCB Chair)
  • Jonathan Stockley (RCB Deputy Chair)
  • Vicki Scoular (RCB Alternate) 
  • Ngaio Tiuka (HTNMSC) 
  • 1 x HTMSC vacancy
  • 1 x HTMSC alternate vacancy
Performance & Monitoring
  • Mayor and all Councillors
  • 1 x Rural Community Board (RCB) appointee
  • 1 x Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori  Standing Committee (HTNMSC) appointee
  • Chair: Cr Fowler
  • Deputy Chair: Cr Buddo
  • Jonathan Stockley (RCB)
  • 1 x HTNMSC vacancy
Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee (HTNMSC)
  • Mayor
  • 6 x Councillors
  • 8 x Mana Whenua members supported by Kaumātua
  • Chair & Deputy Chair appointed by Committee
  • Chair: Mike Paku
  • Deputy Chair: Cr Henry Heke
  • Mayor Hazlehurst
  • Cr Apatu
  • Cr Te Au-Skipworth
  • Cr Jessup
  • Cr Montaperto-Hendry
  • Cr Corban
  • Tipene Cottrell (Mana Whenua)
  • Ngaio Tiuka (Mana Whenua)
  • Tom Keefe (Mana Whenua)
  • Elizabeth Waiwiri-Hunt (Mana Whenua)
  • Pōhatu Paku (Mana Whenua)
  • Charmaine Butler (Mana Whenua)
  • 1 x Te Taiwhenua o Te Whanganui-ā-Orotū
  • Kaumātua: Jerry Hapuku

Risk & Assurance Committee

 

  • Chair appointed by Council
  • 5 x Councillors (with 1 being the Chair of Performance & Monitoring, or its equivalent)
  • 2 x Independent members appointed by Council (including Chair)
  • 1 x Representative from Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee (HTNMSC)
  • Chair: Jon Nichols (external Independent Chair)
  • Deputy Chair: Cr Nixon
  • Cr Fowler (as Chair of Performance & Monitoring Committee)
  • Cr Kerr
  • Cr Corban
  • Cr Schollum (as Chair of the Strategy and Recovery Committee)
  • Mayor Hazlehurst
  • Tom Keefe (HTNMSC)
  • Graeme McGlinn (independent external appointed member)

Chief Executive Performance Committee

 

  • Mayor Hazlehurst
  • Deputy Mayor Kerr
  • Cr Schollum
  • Cr Fowler

Regulatory

Appointment/Committee/Subcommittee/Organisation Membership Appointments
Hearings 10 x Hearing Commissioners (including vacancies) with:
  • Up to 7 being elected members of council, plus
  • Up to 3 being external appointed members - which can include a mana whenua appointee and a representative from Heretaunga Takoto Noa Mãori Standing Committee (HTNMSC)
  • All with relevant qualifications and experience
  • Chair and Deputy Chair to be appointed from membership including external appointed members
  • Chair: George Lyons (Commissioner Chair - External Appointee)
  • Deputy Chair: Cr Kerr
  • Cr Lawson
  • Cr Schollum
  • Cr Corban
  • Cr Buddo
  • Vacancies - up to 4 members (with up to 2 being elected members and 2 being external appointed members)
Hastings District Licensing Committee
  • 1 x Councillor
  • 5 x List members

Appointments

  • G Lyons appointed by CE (on Council's recommendation) to June 2027 for 5 years 9/6/22 to 9/6/27)
  • Chair: Cr Kerr
  • Deputy Chair: Cr Lawson
  • George Lyons (Commissioner)
  • Dave Fellows
  • Wayne Bradshaw

Subcommittees/Working Groups

Appointment/Committee/Subcommittee/Organisation Membership Appointments
Civic Development Subcommittee
  • 8 x Councillors
  • 1 x Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee (HTNMSC) appointee
Officer members (as per TOR)
  • CE
  • Group Manager: Asset Management
  • Transportation Manager
  • Environmental Consents Manager
  • 2 x Youth Council appointees (Youth Council members are non-voting appointees)
  • Chair: Cr Dixon
  • Cr Te Au-Skipworth
  • Cr Montaperto-Hendry
  • Cr Harvey
  • Cr Heke
  • Cr Jessup
  • Cr Fowler
  • Cr Schollum
  • Mayor Hazlehurst
  • Elizabeth Waiwiri-Hunt (HTNMSC)
  • Office members (as per TOR)
  • Sophie Webber (Youth Council)
  • Taylor Bevan (Youth Council)
District Planning & Bylaws Subcommittee
  • 6 x Councillors
  • 1 x Rural Community Board (RCB) appointee
  • 3 x Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee (HTNMSC) appointees
  • Chair: Cr Corban
  • Deputy Chair: Cr Buddo
  • Cr Fowler
  • Cr Nixon
  • Cr Te Au-Skipworth
  • Cr Watkins
  • Mayor Hazlehurst
  • Jonathan Stockley (RCB Deputy Chair)
  • Tipene Cottrell (HTNMSC)
  • Elizabeth Waiwiri-Hunt (HTNMSC)
  • 1 x HTNMSC vacancy
  • 1 x Externally appointed vacancy
District Development
  • 8 x Councillors
  • 1 x Rural Community Board (RCB) appointee (non-voting)
  • 1 x Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee (HTNMSC) appointee
  • 2 x Youth Council appointees (non-voting)
  • 1 x Youth Council alternate (non-voting)
  • Chair: Cr Buddo
  • Cr Schollum
  • Cr Kerr
  • Cr Harvey
  • Cr Corban
  • Cr Fowler
  • Cr Jessup
  • Cr Lawson
  • Vicki Scoular (RCB)
  • Mayor Hazlehurst
  • 1 x HTMSC vacancy
  • Chris Proctor (Youth Council)
  • Bella Bridson (Youth Council)
  • Apache Hanara-Ngaheu (Youth Council alternate)
Community Wellbeing
  • 8 x Councillors
  • 1 x Rural Community Board (RCB) appointee (non-voting)
  • 1 x Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee (HTNMSC) appointee
  • 2 x Youth Council appointees (non-voting)
  • 1 x Youth Council alternate (non-voting)
  • Chair: Cr Apatu
  • Cr Harvey
  • Cr Jessup
  • Cr Lawson
  • Cr Heke
  • Cr Buddo
  • Cr Watkins
  • Mayor Hazlehurst
  • Isabelle Crawshaw (RCB Chair)
  • Mike Paku (HTNMSC)
  • Phaizon Parkes (Youth Council)
  • Peter Hannah (Youth Council)
  • Keaton Pitcher (Youth Council alternate)
Flaxmere Futures
  • 2 x Councillors
  • Group Manager: Community Wellbeing & Services
  • Associate Group Manager: Strategy & Development
  • Chair, Flaxmere Planning Committee
  • (Chair elected by the subcommittee)
  • Chair: To be elected by the subcommittee
  • Cr Heke
  • Cr Jessup
  • Group Manager: Community Wellbeing & Services - Rebekah Dinwoodie
  • Group Manager: Strategy & Development - Craig Cameron
  • Mayor Hazlehurst
  • Chair, Flaxmere Planning Committee - Traci Tuimaseve
Camberley Futures

 

  • Cr Heather Te Au-Skipworth

Hastings District Rural Community Board

Appointment/Committee/Subcommittee/Organisation Membership Appointments
Rural Community Board (RCB)
  • 4 x Elected RCB members
  • 1 x Kahurānaki Ward Councillor
  • 1 x Mōhaka Councillor
  • 1 x Takitimu Councillor
  • 1 x Youth Council appointee (non-voting)
  • Chair: Ms Crawshaw
  • Deputy Chair: Mr Stockley
  • Ms Morley
  • Ms Scoular
  • Cr Buddo (Kahurānaki Ward)
  • Cr Kerr (Mōhaka Ward)
  • Cr Apatu (Takitimu Ward)
  • Theo King (Youth Council)
Rural Halls Subcommittee
  • Rural Community Board Members
  • 2 x Heretaunga Ward Councillors
  • 1 x Youth Council appointee (non-voting)
  • Chair: Ms Crawshaw
  • Deputy Chair: Mr Stockley
  • Ms Morley
  • Ms Scoular
  • Cr Apatu
  • Cr Buddo
  • Cr Kerr
  • Cr Montaperto-Hendry
  • Cr Corban
  • Theo King (Youth Council)

Other Committees and Advisory Groups

Joint Committees

Appointment/Committee/Subcommittee/Organisation Membership Appointments 
HDC: Tangata Whenua Wastewater Joint Committee
  • Chair appointed by Committee
  • 5 x Hastings District Councillors and one alternate
  • 5 x Tangata Whenua representatives, appointed by Council (Post-Settlement Governance Entities of Heretaunga Tamatea Settlement Trust (3) and Mana Ahuriri Trust (2) Tangata Whenua members)
  • Chair: TBC
  • Deputy Chair: Marei Apatu
  • Cr Jessup
  • Cr Watkins
  • Cr Nixon
  • Cr Heke
  • Cr Apatu (Councillor alternate) Vacancy
  • Darlene Caroll (Tangata Whenua)
  • Evelyn Ratima (Tangata Whenua)
  • Beverly Te Huia (Tangata Whenua)
  • Albie Baker (Tangata Whenua)
Hawke’s Bay Crematorium Committee
  • 2 x Hastings District Councillors
  • 2 x Napier City Councillors
  • 1 x CHB District Councillor
  • (Chair appointed by Committee)

 

  • Chair: Cr Malcolm Dixon (HDC)
  • Deputy Chair: Cr Nigel Simpson (NCC)
  • Cr Nixon (HDC)
  • Cr Greig (NCC)
  • Cr Gerard Minehan (CHBDC)
Ōmarunui Refuse Landfill Joint Committee
  • 4 x HDC Councillors
  • 1 x HDC Councillor alternate
  • 2 x NCC Councillors
  • 1 x NCC Councillor alternate
  • (Chair appointed by Committee)
  • 1 x Ngāti Pārau appointee
  • Chair:TBC
  • Deputy Chair: Cr Tareha (NCC)
  • Cr Watkins (HDC)
  • Cr Apatu (HDC)
  • Cr Nixon (HDC)
  • Cr Jessup (HDC)
  • Cr McGrath (NCC)
  • Cr Montaperto-Hendry (HDC alternate)
  • Cr Simpson (NCC alternate)
  • Alice Hughes (Ngāti Pārau appointee)
  • Darren Tareha (Ngātī Pārau alternate)
Joint Waste Futures Project Steering Committee
  • 3 x HDC Councillors
  • 3 x NCC Councillors NCC
  • (Chair appointed by Committee)
  • Chair: Cr Haylee Browne (NCC)
  • Deputy Chair: Ana Apatu (HDC)
  • Cr Montaperto-Hendry
  • Cr Nixon (HDC)
  • Cr McGrath (NCC)
  • Cr Tareha (NCC)

Napier-Hastings Future Development Strategy Joint Committee

NB: Terms of reference adopted and HDC appointments made at Council Meeting 15/12/22.

  • 2 x HDC Councillors
  • 1 x HDC Councillor alternate
  • 2 x NCC Councillors
  • 2 x HBRC Councillors
  • 6 x Mana Whenua members (2 x Heretaunga Tamatea Settlement Trust (HTST), 2 x Mana Ahuriri Trust (MAT), 2 x Maungaharuru Tangitū Trust (MTT)
  • Chair: Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst
  • Deputy Chair: Tania Eden (Mana Ahuriri Trust)
  • Cr Corban (HDC)
  • Cr Buddo (HDC alternate)
  • Mayor Wise (NCC)
  • Cr Chrystal (NCC)
  • Cr Boag (NCC alternate)
  • Cr Mackintosh (HBRC)
  • Cr  Williams (HBRC)
  • Cr Siers (HBRC alternate)
  • Chad Tareha (MAT)
  • Evelyn Ratima (MAT alternate)
  • Dr Darryn Russell (TPW)
  • 1 x TPW vacancy
  • 1 x TPW alternate vacancy
  • Tania Hopmans (MTT)
  • Mara Andrews (MTT)
  • Kelly May (MTT - Alternate)
Joint Alcohol Strategy Advisory Group 
  • 2 x HDC Crs & 1 x alternate (not to be member of DLC)
  • 2 x NCC Crs & 1 x alternate
  • Cr Apatu (HDC)
  • Cr Dixon (HDC)
  • Cr Watkins (HDC alternate)
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