Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board I Te Poari ā-Rohe o Māngere-Ōtāhuhu

Thanks for your feedback on the draft Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan.

We received 375 pieces of feedback, including:

• 38 submissions through the online survey tool
• 335 submissions via hard copy forms (around 150 of which were from a community engagement partner) and emails
• Two other pieces of social media feedback.

Have Your Say:

• two webinars which were skype enabled engagement events were held on 23^rd July and 6th August
• Face-to-face (spoken interaction) was held on the 22^nd July at Mangere Bridge War Memorial Hall.

The following community partners used various engagement tools and avenues to gather input into the draft plan:

• Bluespur Consulting Ltd
• Te Ora O Manukau

Public feedback on the draft plan was positive. Overall, 87% responded positively to the direction of the plan, while just 3% responded negatively. A further 11% were unsure

Adopting the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020-2023

The final Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan 2020-2023 was adopted at our October business meeting. The agenda and minutes from the business meeting are available here and you can view a copy of the plan online.

We have attached an interim copy of the plan.

The final plan, including formatting and photographs, will be uploaded to the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board webpage on the Auckland Council website early next year.

The six plan outcomes are:

1. A confident and sustainable local economy
2. We are building well connected, engaged and active communities
3. Protecting our environment and heritage for future generations
4. Celebrating our unique Tangata Whenua and Pasifika identities
5. Our children and young people grow and succeed
6. We thrive and belong in safe, healthy communities

One of our roles is to advocate on behalf of the local community, and to do that we need your support when we ask the Governing Body (Councillors) to respond to issues Māngere-Ōtāhuhu communities.

You’re welcome to register for local updates, including a reminder to have your say on the 10-year budget (Long Term Plan), where we’ll be advocating on behalf of Māngere-Ōtāhuhu for:

• Māngere East Precinct: A priority focus and initiatives to enhance this centre as a thriving, liveable community (key advocacy project)
• To reconsider and investigate heavy and light rapid rail integration for central city (CBD) to airport
• Waste management and our environment

Ongoing advocacy issues

• Develop a Māngere-Ōtāhuhu tourism trail
• Boarding houses and high-quality neighbourhoods
• Fund the Ōtāhuhu Portage route project
• Alcohol harm minimisation initiatives: supporting community voice and empowerment
• Reinstate the local board transport capital fund

You can help by supporting our advocacy items in your feedback from 22 February to 22 March next year.

Thank you to everyone who shared ideas, insights and gave feedback on what the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board should include in their next three-year plan. It has been great to hear from you and see your creative ideas and passion for your communities and neighbourhoods.

Who we heard from

We held six events in partnership with community organisations including Do Good Feel Good and the Karen Society – Youth Group, Bluespur Consulting – who hosted four community fono with us and held one to one conversations with the faith based groups in Mangere-Otahuhu area where we heard from a cross section of the community from young people to seniors. We heard many of your views face to face at the Portage Route Family Crossing Festival, Otahuhu Family festival and Local Board movies in the park. We heard from residents through the Auckland People’s Panel as well as our online ideas hub. In addition to that we held a hui for our Maori /Maatawaaka communities at Mataatua Marae and a Southern Boards Mana Whenua hui held at Ngati Otara Marae.

What you said

These are some of the key themes we heard from all the feedback received:

• Local Economy
• Youth and Children
• Maori and Pasifika
• Connectivity and Facilities
• Environment and Heritage

In total we received over 603 contributions from around 248 people.

What happens next?

All 21 of Auckland’s Local Boards are developing their new 2020 Local Board Plans based on what we heard and other inputs such as the Auckland Plan, Long Term Plan, and Annual Budget. Given the extraordinary circumstances we now face, you can expect to see some localised responses to Covid-19 recovery, and some things may need to be put on hold.

The next phase of this consultation will be in July when we come back to you with an opportunity to have your say on the draft Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Plan. We will be back in touch when phase two opens.