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FUTURE PROOF IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE AGENDA

Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan Matters

Time: 12.00pm - 3.00pm

Date: 22 November 2019

Venue: Council Chamber, Hamilton City Council

Members of the Future Proof Implementation Committee - Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Bill Wasley

Future Proof Independent Chair

Jim Mylchreest Mayor, Waipa District Council Liz Stolwyk Deputy Mayor, Waipa District Council Parekawhia McLean Tainui Waka Alliance Rangipipi Bennett Rukumoana Schaafhausen

Ngā Karu Atua o te Waka Waikato-Tainui

Allan Sanson Mayor, Waikato District Council Aksel Bech Deputy Mayor, Waikato District Council Paula Southgate Mayor, Hamilton City Council Dave Macpherson Councillor, Hamilton City Council Russ Rimmington Chairperson, Waikato Regional Council Kataraina Hodge Margaret Wilson Ross I’Anson Hon Phil Twyford Hon Nanaia Mahuta Bill Cashmore Andrew Baker Ngarimu Blair Karen Wilson Gavin Anderson

Deputy Chair, Waikato Regional Council Deputy Commissioner, Waikato DHB Regional Relationships Director - Central North Island, NZTA Minister for Economic Development, Urban Development, & Transport Minister for Māori Development and Local Government Deputy Mayor, Auckland Council Chairperson, Franklin Local Board Mana Whenua Kaitiaki Forum Mana Whenua Kaitiaki Forum Mana Whenua Kaitiaki Forum

Agenda

Item Topic Time Pages

12.00pm - 12.30pm: lunch

1 Welcome and Apologies 10 min

2 Minutes from the Previous Meeting 5 min 1-9

3 Membership: a. Membership confirmation b. Election of Deputy Chair

10 min 10-11 12-13

4 Overview and Context: a. Future Proof b. Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan c. National policy, tools and frameworks

15 min 14-25

5 Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan - Progress Update: a. Dashboard report b. Hamilton-Waikato Metro Spatial Plan

o Progress update o Communications and engagement update o Presentation on findings from design sprint

workshop o Interactive session

c. Waikato Sub-Regional Three Waters Study o Progress update o Interactive session

d. New funding, financing and delivery options o Australian discovery tour

75 min 26-74

6 Meeting Dates for 2020 5 min

2.30pm - 3.00pm: afternoon tea

3.00pm - 3.30pm: Future Proof matters agenda items

4.00pm: sod turning for Rotokauri Transport Hub

Future Proof Implementation Committee Terms of Reference - Hamilton-Auckland Corridor

Purpose Delegations

Pursuant to Section Clause 30 Schedule 7 of Government Act 2002, an expanded Future Proof Implementation Committee which includes Auckland Council, Central Government and representatives of the Auckland Mana Whenua Kaitiaki Forum to progress and implement the Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan.

• Ensuring alignment with initiatives already underway such as the Crown and Auckland Council Joint Programme of Work on Auckland Housing and Urban Growth.

• Facilitating consultation with the partners and the wider community where relevant.

• Facilitating consultation with the partners and the wider community where relevant.

Delegations Membership

The expanded Future Proof Implementation Committee be delegated authority to progress and implement the Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan and associated work streams in accordance with the following functions:

• Overseeing the development and implementation of the Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan and associated work streams, including adopting any drafts for public consultation.

• Ensuring organisation systems and resources support implementation of the Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan.

• Addressing cross-boundary matters between Auckland and the Waikato, and within the Future Proof sub-region, as well as with other neighbouring regions.

• Monitoring the implementation of the Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan and associated work streams.

• Reviewing and recommending changes to the Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan if circumstances change.

• Ensuring alignment with existing council plans, strategies and policies, and with existing evidence, for example around climate impacts and emissions.

For Hamilton to Auckland Corridor matters, the Future Proof Implementation Committee will be expanded to include:

• Up to three Ministers of the Crown - voting • Up to three mana whenua representatives

from the Auckland Mana Whenua Kaitiaki Forum - voting

• An Auckland Council Governing Body representative and a Franklin Local Board representative1 - voting

• Additional Ministers and Auckland local government elected members if and when relevant and required – nonvoting

That the standing membership be limited to 22 members, but with the power to co-opt up to a maximum of four additional non-voting members where required to ensure effective planning and implementation.

Meeting Frequency

Bi-monthly, or as necessary and determined by the Independent Chairperson.

1 Auckland Council participation in the Future Proof Implementation Committee for Hamilton to Auckland Corridor matters is limited to growth management issues relating to central government’s Urban Growth Agenda; cross-boundary issues; specific project initiatives relevant to Auckland and any other matters that Auckland Council wishes to specifically table with the authorisation of the Independent Chairperson.

Implementation Committee – Minutes – Open

Time and Date 1.10pm 15 August 2019

Venue Hampton Downs Event Centre, 20 Hampton Downs Road, Te Kauwhata

Members All Future Proof matters: Hamilton-Auckland Corridor matters:

Bill Wasley Allan Sanson Dynes Fulton Dave Macpherson Martin Gallagher Parekawhia McLean Rangipipi Bennett Rukumoana Schaafhausen Jim Mylchreest Liz Stolwyk Bob Simcock Alan Livingston Hon Phil Twyford Hon Nanaia Mahuta Bill Cashmore Angela Fulljames Gavin Anderson

Independent Chair, Future Proof Mayor, Waikato District Council / Deputy Chair Deputy Mayor, Waikato District Council Councillor, Hamilton City Council Deputy Mayor, Hamilton City Council Tainui Waka Alliance Ngā Karu Atua o te Waka Waikato-Tainui Mayor, Waipa District Council Councillor, Waipa District Council Councillor, Waikato Regional Council Chairperson, Waikato Regional Council Minister for Economic Development, Urban Development & Transport Minister for Māori Development & Local Government Deputy Mayor, Auckland Council Chairperson, Franklin Local Board Mana Whenua Kaitiaki Forum

Presenters

Ken Tremaine Ernst Zollner Blair Bowcott Luke O'Dwyer Andrew Parsons Jackie Colliar Vishal Ramduny Clive Morgan Mark Tamura David Shepherd

Future Proof Ministry of Housing and Urban Development Hamilton City Council Hamilton City Council Hamilton City Council Hamilton City Council Waikato District Council Waikato District Council Waikato Regional Council KiwiRail

Committee Advisor Michelle White Future Proof

Apologies Andrew King Ross I'Anson Ngarimu Blair Karen Wilson

Mayor, Hamilton City Council Regional Relationships Director, NZ Transport Agency Mana Whenua Kaitiaki Forum Mana Whenua Kaitiaki Forum

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1. Welcome and Introduction Sam Toka, Waikato-Tainui, formally welcomed participants to the meeting. The Independent Future Proof Chair, Bill Wasley, welcomed and acknowledged the members seated around the table, and in particular the new members, Minister Twyford, Minister Mahuta, Deputy Mayor Cashmore, Chairperson Fulljames, and Gavin Anderson. Waikato-Tainui was acknowledged and thanked for making the mihimihi / whakatau. The Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Steering Group and technical groups were acknowledged for their efforts and work on the Corridor Plan. This meeting marks a significant milestone for the partnership. It is ten years on from the launch of the Future Proof Strategy in 2009. This arrangement is unique, where the Crown is a key part of the partnership. There is efficiency on building what already exists and to expand the Future Proof partnership for Corridor Plan matters. Members and participants seated around the table introduced themselves. The apologies were accepted. Resolved: (Councillor Macpherson/Rukumoana Schaafhausen) That the apologies be received.

2. Future Proof Implementation Committee Agreement and Appointments

The report was taken as read and the recommendations were approved. Resolved: (Mayor Mylchreest/Deputy Mayor Fulton) That the Future Proof Implementation Committee:

1. Receives this report. 2. Endorses the updated FPIC Agreement. 3. Appoints the following members to the expanded FPIC for Hamilton to Auckland

Corridor matters:

Central Government Representatives – Ministers of the Crown

Minister Phil Twyford Minister Nanaia Mahuta

Auckland Mana Whenua Kaitiaki Forum Ngarimu Blair Karen Wilson Gavin Anderson

Auckland Council Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore Franklin Local Board Chair Angela Fulljames

4. Appoints Rukumoana Schaafhausen as the Waikato-Tainui representative on the FPIC.

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3. Introduction to Future Proof Deputy Chair of the Future Proof Implementation Committee, Mayor Sanson, introduced Future Proof. The Future Proof Strategy was launched nearly ten years ago, in September 2009, by Prime Minister John Key and Kingi Tuheitia. The partnership was originally set up to provide certainty around land use, in order to secure funding for the Waikato Expressway. The partnership has built a good working relationship and has learnt to speak with once sub-regional voice. The founding partners include the Waikato Regional Council, Waikato District Council, Waipa District Council, Hamilton City Council, tāngata whenua, with input from the NZ Transport Agency. The new partners were acknowledged. Resolved: (Mayor Sanson/Councillor Macpherson) That the Future Proof Implementation Committee:

1. Receives this report. 2. Notes the background information on Future Proof.

4. National Policy, Tools and Framework Updates Minister Twyford acknowledged Future Proof and the work that has taken place during the past year. This is a special opportunity which starts and finishes with the river. It is about all lives, people, history, the natural environment, and transport connections coming together. New Zealand has growth pressures, which can be challenging, but challenges can also create opportunities. This is an opportunity to do things differently, taking a collaborative and joined-up approach. We need to make room for growth, but also accommodate and plan for it. Prosperous, happy and healthy wellbeing is central. Minister Mahuta noted that she was present at the launch of Future Proof in 2009. A lot has happened during the last ten years. Parekawhia McLean was acknowledged for bringing iwi into the conversation. Communities have their own identify and this needs to be preserved. We need to preserve what is unique to the Waikato. Wellbeing is central to these discussions. Minister Mahuta outlined some national policy updates, including the RMA reforms and three waters review.

5. Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan Ken Tremaine introduced the presentation on the Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan and acknowledged Natalie van Rossen (NZ Transport Agency) and Kim Jonson (Waikato Regional Council) for their work on the Corridor Plan. A video on the Corridor Plan was viewed. The video can be found on the Future Proof website: http://www.futureproof.org.nz/corridor-plan/ The focus areas for the Corridor Plan include:

• New focus area: waters • Focus area 1: stronger corridor connections • Focus area 2: Papakura-Pokeno sub-region

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http://www.futureproof.org.nz/corridor-plan/

• Focus area 3: river communities • Focus area 4: Hamilton-Waikato sub-region • Focus area 5: new tools and options to unlock full potential

The layers for the Corridor Plan include the environment, connections, and places to live and work. The technical workstreams, under these layers, include:

• Papakura-Pokeno sub-region • River communities • Hamilton-Waikato Metro Spatial Plan • Mass Transit Plan • Start-up and rapid rail business cases • Sub-regional three waters investigation • Blue-green network planning

a. New focus area: Waters

Andrew Parsons (Future Proof Water Policy Group Chair) and Jackie Colliar (Sub-Regional Three Waters Study project lead, Hamilton City Council) presented the Waikato Sub-Regional Three Waters Study and Mark Tamura (Waikato Regional Council) presented on flooding and drainage infrastructure.

Andrew acknowledged the partnership for its support, including iwi, councils, and crown agencies (in particular Richard Ward), and Jackie for her work on this project. Andrew reiterated Minister Twyford's comment, that everything starts and finishes with the river. Challenges around three waters management were outlined, including water allocation, wastewater non-compliance, and very large financial cost to meet current and future needs. This study is an opportunity to: take an integrated catchment approach to achieve Te Ture Whaimana; unlock the economic potential of the corridor; take a boundaryless and collaborative approach; and, enable the other Hamilton-Auckland Corridor Plan initiatives. This project is fundamental to achieving the Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan and Vision and Strategy. Phase 1 has been funded by the Waikato Regional Council, Waipa District Council, Hamilton City Council, Waikato District Council and Watercare. There has been significant collaboration and a high degree of support. Phase 2 is not yet funded. Funding support will be sought from the partners. Some communities have more pressing issues than others. Comments on the initiative include:

• Minister Mahuta acknowledged the project and noted that collaboration is required. She asked if there had been thought to broaden the scope of Phase 2 to focus on elements of implementation. Jackie replied that thinking has evolved since the start of the project. It has become apparent that implementation needs to be addressed, for example, how do we deliver a shared wastewater treatment plant.

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• The Vision and Strategy was discussed. The Vision and Strategy is unique to the Waikato region. In order to achieve the Vision and Strategy we will need to think differently, take a boundaryless approach, and look at the catchment as a whole.

• Rukumoana Schaafhausen reiterated the comments above and supported the addition of waters as a new focus area. This project is fundamental to achieving the Vision and Strategy.

• The importance of waters was noted, and that funding is required for Phase 2. • Minister Mahuta urged councils to look at service delivery and how Government

would contribute towards that. She noted that this study is positioned very well in terms of the waters reform. The business case method to follow includes - planning, procurement, and funding and financing for a 10-30 year period.

• Parekawhia McLean agreed that implementation needs to be included in the study and noted that waters should be a number one priority for all.

• Waikato Regional Council commented that the Vision and Strategy is the Waikato region's priority, and that Auckland region and Watercare will have other priorities. How will the Auckland lens be taken into account? Jackie replied that the scope of the project is the Waikato River catchment, but with an initial focus on the Future Proof sub-region. Watercare is a partner in the project.

• Watercare's 30-year plan was noted. • Scale gives procurement opportunities. • There is opportunity for ongoing conversations through the Future Proof Water

Policy Group. Mark outlined the slide on drainage and flood protection. Flood and drainage infrastructure keeps the land useable. The management of this systems starts at the Lake Taupo control gates and includes the land south of the Bombay hills.

b. Focus area 1: Stronger corridor connections Gareth Fairweather (NZ Transport Agency) and David Shepherd (KiwiRail) presented focus area 1. The key benefit is a long-term consistent and system-wide view. There are exciting opportunities to: create vibrant, well connected places; improve access to jobs and opportunities; make room for growth; increase choice and deliver mode shift (public transport, walking and cycling); reduce emissions and congestion; improve health and active lifestyle. An integrated and multi-layered approach includes: rapid intercity rail; mass transit corridors connecting key hubs; enhanced local public transport networks; and excellent walking, cycling and urban realm. A phased approach is being taken towards better intercity connectivity:

• Phase 1: Hamilton-Auckland start up service • Phase 2: start-up next steps • Phase 3: rapid intercity rail - indicative business case

In terms of Phase 3, consultants will be engaged soon, and a scope prepared. An integrated approach is key to delivering stronger corridor connections. Working as a partnership allows us to explore opportunities that could exist.

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Comments on focus area 1 include:

• Hamilton City Council is supportive of the start-up and rapid rail. • Regional rail connections with Hamilton were raised. • Hamilton City Council would like to see connections from Auckland airport to

Waikato built into the Puhinui upgrade.

• It was noted that Phase 1 won't deliver what the customers want i.e., a frequent and on time service; this falls into Phase 2.

• Hamilton City Council noted that we need to be given guidance on funding priorities.

• Urban centres don’t work without good mobility. The worst the mobility, the smaller the employment market. There has been good investment in roads, but unless we integrate rapid transit, we will simply hand chronic congestion to the next generation. We must move towards multi modal. The intention is that the start-up rail will evolve into a good and efficient milk run. Rapid rail will effectively unit labour markets, which will result in a huge economic uplift.

• Parekawhia supported the presentation and focus.

c. Focus area 2: Papakura-Pokeno sub-region Deputy Mayor Cashmore (Auckland Council) presented focus area 2. Penny Pirrit was acknowledged for the work she has done for Auckland Council. Seventy percent of growth is expected inside the urban area. The area has already experienced significant population growth, and more is expected. Many Waikato residents are coming into Auckland for employment. The creation of employment is important - housing and employment growth go hand in hand. Five private businesses in the Franklin area are spending a significant amount of money on growing their businesses. Chair Fulljames reiterated that employment is a priority. Fifty percent of the population in the Pukekohe area migrate daily for employment (in 2010 the figure was 70%). Drury-Opāheke Structure Plan: there are a number of key challenges, including a legacy deficit in the transport networks, the current transport network being at or over capacity, and transport infrastructure funding shortfall (of at least $2 billion). Due to these challenges, the approach being taken is to pause rezoning from future urban to urban. Comments on focus area 2 include:

• Waikato Regional Council welcomed Auckland Council to the partnership. • A lot of the demand that Waikato is experiencing is due to the overflow from

Auckland. The fundamental question is - rather than allowing the flow over to the Waikato, how do you fix Auckland's land supply issue? Deputy Mayor Cashmore replied that Auckland has more than adequate land for growth; however, the challenge is the value of land.

• There was discussion on the number of dwellings currently enabled. • The cost of land needs to come down and the City must be allowed to grow up. • Southern Auckland is part of the challenge and opportunity. • We have a different set of challenges facing us today. Water, soil and the

environment need to be kept in front and centre.

d. Focus area 3: River communities Clive Morgan and Vishal Ramduny (Waikato District Council) presented focus area 3.

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The strong presence of wāhi tiotū and wāhi toiora have directed and shaped future development options. The following have informed thinking: rivers, lakes, mountains, access to the Expressway, east-west road connections, rail access options, public transport services, major assets that can be redeveloped, and high-quality soils. Meremere: TGH has lodged a Provincial Growth Fund application for a feasibility study. Te Kauwhata: Waikato District has already undertaken a lot of planning work in Te Kauwhata. Pokeno: there is ongoing and strong market interest in Pokeno, given its strategic location. A key priority for Pokeno is the central area. The areas shown by yellow stripes on the map show where Pokeno could grow, subject to infrastructure. Huntly: a key priority for Huntly is to revitalize the town centre. The purple stars on the map indicate opportunities with Housing NZ. There are also iwi aspirations in Huntly. Ohinewai and Taupiri: new residential development options are indicated in Ohinewai and Taupiri. Comments on focus area 3 include:

• Concerns were raised on the impact developing Ohinewai would have on aspirations to rejuvenate Huntly. Vishal replied that there is room for residential growth in Huntly; however, there is little industrial land. The connection between Ohinewai and Huntly is important. The Ohinewai proposal would bring social and economic benefits to Huntly.

e. Focus area 4: Hamilton-Waikato Metro Spatial Plan

Luke O'Dwyer (Metro Spatial Plan project lead, Hamilton City Council) presented focus area 4. This project represents an opportunity to see how the Metro Plan area can grow differently. This is the fastest growing area in New Zealand. The project is about - an alternative future, productivity, prosperity, not business as usual, and a boundaryless approach. Waters is fundamental for the success of this project. The outputs on the maps represent thinking to date, from various organisations. The preferred form is a mixture of city densification and nodal development, underpinned by a mass transit network. There are a number of areas for further testing, including north west, Taupiri/Hopuhopu, Ruakura east, Airport south, Hamilton CBD, and areas for significant regeneration. Mass transit is fundamental and a game changer. There is a unique opportunity to create a mass transit network that aligns with the Metro Plan work. Comments on focus area 4 include:

• Zoning reform is another key enabler to enable intensification within the rapid transit corridor.

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f. Focus area 5: New tools and options to unlock full potential Blair Bowcott (Hamilton City Council) presented focus area 5. There are a range of opportunities through the 20 key initiatives - how do we realise the potential benefits from the initiatives. Existing and new tools need to be applied in innovative and effective ways. We require a new way of working that is agile, transformative and solution focused. Business as usual sits at one end of the spectrum and legislative reform and Central Government mandate sits at the other end. There are increasing conversations around 'city deal'. An implementation package for the Corridor Plan could comprise a 'partnership deal' which might:

• Be based on a geographic area. • Require a firm commitment from the partners to deliver outcomes. • Clarify funding arrangements. • Take a 30-year view.

How bold are we willing to be to deliver transformational change? Comments on focus area 5 include:

• Population projections were raised and if we are basing our planning on accurate statistics. At some point growth will stabilise. Blair replied that our planning is based on the best information available. We need to be game ready in order to respond - lead in infrastructure and clarity on work programme. The sub-region sits at the heart of the golden triangle with good connections to Auckland. The fundamentals are present for further growth.

• There is a history of councils consistently underestimating growth. Migration is a key driver and this doesn't appear to be slowing down. There is a risk of underestimating growth.

g. Next key milestones

Ernst Zollner (Ministry of Housing and Urban Development) outlined some of the next key milestones. Some of the initiatives e.g. Sub-Regional Three Waters Study and Metro Plan, will be moving into phase 2. The river community spatial plans will move into implementation in 2020.

Resolved: (Parekawhia McLean/Councillor Macpherson) That the Future Proof Implementation Committee:

1. Receives this report. 2. Notes the interconnected nature of the 20 Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan

initiatives. 3. Notes the update on the initiatives provided in this report and the associated

presentation, and that they are still a work in progress. 4. Supports the overall direction of the initiatives and agree to move to Phase 2 of these

workstreams on the basis that progress is reported on to the next meeting. 5. Agrees to include ‘waters’ as an additional focus area.

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6. General Business Three current Future Proof Implementation Committee members will not be returning next triennium. The Chair acknowledged Chair Livingston, Councillor Simcock and Deputy Mayor Fulton for their support and contribution to Future Proof. Chair Livingston and Councillor Simcock have been involved with Future Proof since it was first adopted in 2009. All three members have taken a strategic view, provided considered and wise advice, and have understood and valued the partnership approach. Their valuable contribution is acknowledged. He extended best wishes to those standing in the forthcoming local government elections.

7. Close The Deputy Chair of the Future Proof Implementation Committee provided some closing thoughts. He acknowledged Chair Livingston, Councillor Simcock and Deputy Mayor Fulton for their valuable contribution. Minister Twyford and Minister Mahuta were acknowledged for their participation and membership on the Future Proof Implementation Committee. Auckland Council was also acknowledged for their participation and membership. Minister Twyford provided some closing thoughts. Having listened to all the presentations today, it is clear that there is a lot to play for, and a high level of collaboration. We have to collectively commit to work in a different way. We need early wins to demonstrate value. There is much more to gain than to lose. It is better to be in the partnership, than to be out. We now have to start telling the story of what we are doing. Minister Twyford thanked the public servants for their outstanding work. Minister Mahuta acknowledged Chair Livingston, Councillor Simcock and Deputy Mayor Fulton for their contribution. We need to continue into the next phase of the Corridor Plan. The next phase will/must give clearer visibility of staging/timing and the people element. Minister Mahuta thanked the group for the opportunity to be part of the conversation. The Chair then invited relevant partner members to sign the Future Proof Implementation Agreement that had earlier been approved by the Committee. The Chair closed the meeting.

The meeting was closed at 3:45pm

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TO: Future Proof Implementation Committee

FROM: Ken Tremaine, Future Proof Implementation Advisor

DATE: 22 November 2019

SUBJECT: Future Proof Implementation Committee Membership Confirmation

1. PURPOSE

The purpose of this report is to confirm the membership of the Future Proof Implementation Committee (FPIC) following the Local Government elections in 2019.

2. BACKGROUND

The FPIC was established in August 2009 following the adoption of the Future Proof Strategy. FPIC is a Joint Committee under Clause 30A, Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002. The FPIC is comprised of two elected member representatives as appointed by the local authorities, including the Mayors and Regional Council Chairperson, and three representatives nominated by tāngata whenua. The NZ Transport Agency and Waikato DHB are represented as observers with speaking rights but in a non-voting capacity. For Hamilton to Auckland Corridor matters, the FPIC is expanded to include up to three Ministers of the Crown, up to three mana whenua representatives from the Auckland Mana Whenua Kaitiaki Forum, an Auckland Council Governing Body representative, and a Franklin Local Board representative. Additional Ministers and Auckland local government elected members may be co-opted when and if required in a non-voting capacity. The Committee also has an Independent Chairperson, Bill Wasley. A Deputy Chairperson is to be appointed by the Committee from the existing membership.

3. MEMBERSHIP

The members of the FPIC for the 2019-2022 triennium are:

• Hamilton City Council - Mayor Paula Southgate and Councillor Dave Macpherson • Waikato District Council - Mayor Allan Sanson and Deputy Mayor Aksel Bech • Waikato Regional Council - Chair Russ Rimmington and Deputy Chair Kataraina Hodge • Waipa District Council - Mayor Jim Mylchreest and Deputy Mayor Liz Stolwyk • Waikato-Tainui - Rukumoana Schaafhausen

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• Ngā Karu Atua o te Waka - Rangipipi Bennett • Tainui Waka Alliance - Parekawhia McLean

The NZ Transport Agency will be represented by Ross I'Anson, and the Waikato DHB will be represented by Margaret Wilson. For Hamilton to Auckland Corridor matters, the FPIC membership is expanded to include:

• Crown - Hon Phil Twyford and Hon Nanaia Mahuta • Auckland Council - Bill Cashmore • Franklin Local Board - Andrew Baker • Mana Whenua Kaitiaki Forum - Ngarimu Blair, Karen Wilson and Gavin Anderson

The Independent Chair of the Committee is Bill Wasley, until 31 May 2020, at which point the Committee will need to reappoint Bill or appoint a new Chair. The Committee will need to select a Deputy Chair and confirm this appointment at the meeting.

RECOMMENDATIONS

That the Future Proof Implementation Committee: 1. Receive this report. 2. Confirm the membership of the Future Proof Implementation Committee as:

All Future Proof matters

Bill Wasley Independent Chairperson

Paula Southgate Hamilton City Council

Dave Macpherson Hamilton City Council

Allan Sanson Waikato District Council

Aksel Bech Waikato District Council

Russ Rimmington Waikato Regional Council

Kataraina Hodge Waikato Regional Council

Jim Mylchreest Waipa District Council

Liz Stolwyk Waipa District Council

Rukumoana Schaafhausen Waikato-Tainui

Rangipipi Bennett Ngā Karu Atua o te Waka

Parekawhia McLean Tainui Waka Alliance

Ross I'Anson NZ Transport Agency

Margaret Wilson Waikato DHB

Hamilton to Auckland Corridor matters

Hon Phil Twyford Crown

Hon Nanaia Mahuta Crown

Bill Cashmore Auckland Council

Andrew Baker Franklin Local Board

Ngarimu Blair Mana Whenua Kaitiaki Forum

Karen Wilson Mana Whenua Kaitiaki Forum

Gavin Anderson Mana Whenua Kaitiaki Forum

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SUBJECT: Election of a Deputy Chair

1. PURPOSE

The purpose of this report is to fulfil the clause in the Future Proof Implementation Committee (FPIC) agreement that a Deputy Chairperson be appointed from the membership of the Committee. In the previous triennium Allan Sanson was deputy chairperson, and the position is now vacant.

2. THE PROCESS FOR ELECTING A DEPUTY CHAIR

The Future Proof Implementation Committee Agreement and the associated Terms of Reference specify that “A Deputy Chairperson is also to be appointed by the Committee from the existing membership.” Clause 30A(2)(b), Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002, requires the constituting agreement of a joint committee to specify how the deputy chairperson is appointed. The constituting agreement states that the committee has delegated authority to elect the deputy chairperson. Clause 30A(6)(c) of the same schedule allows the agreement to vary the process for appointing the deputy chairperson, but this committee’s agreement does not specify any such variance. Accordingly, the appointment must be made by a resolution of the committee. Therefore, the committee must follow the procedure for electing the deputy chairperson prescribed in clause 25, Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002. It states that the Committee must determine by resolution that the deputy chairperson be elected or appointed by using one of the following systems of voting: System A— (a) requires that a person is elected or appointed if he or she receives the votes of a majority of the members of the local authority or committee present and voting; and (b) has the following characteristics: (i) there is a first round of voting for all candidates; and

(ii) if no candidate is successful in that round there is a second round of voting from which the candidate with the fewest votes in the first round is excluded; and

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(iii) if no candidate is successful in the second round there is a third, and if necessary subsequent, round of voting from which, each time, the candidate with the fewest votes in the previous round is excluded; and

(iv) in any round of voting, if 2 or more candidates tie for the lowest number of votes, the person excluded from the next round is resolved by lot. System B— (a) requires that a person is elected or appointed if he or she receives more votes than any other candidate; and (b) has the following characteristics: (i) there is only one round of voting; and (ii) if two or more candidates tie for the most votes, the tie is resolved by lot.” In simpler terms, under System A, a candidate is successful if he or she receives the votes of the majority of the members of the Committee present and voting. If no candidate is successful in the first round there is a second round of voting from which the candidate with the fewest votes in the first round is excluded. If no candidate is successful in the second round, there is a third and if necessary subsequent round of voting from which each time the candidate with the fewest number of votes in the previous round is excluded until a candidate is successful. In any round of voting if two or more candidates tie for the lowest number of votes the person to be excluded from the next round is resolved by lot. System B is first past the post except that a tie for the most votes is resolved by lot. The committee is required to select a voting system even if it is likely that only one candidate will be nominated for the role. Practical application of clause 25

• Each Committee must first determine, by resolution, which system of voting it will use, that is System A or System B.

• Nominations for the position of Deputy Chairperson are called for. • If there is only one candidate, then the Committee may resolve that that person be elected. • If there is more than one candidate, the committee must then put the matter to a vote

according to the system it has adopted. The members are then asked to vote on each candidate.

RECOMMENDATIONS

That the Future Proof Implementation Committee: 1. Receive this report. 2. That System A or System B be adopted to elect a Deputy Chairperson. 3. That --- be elected as Deputy Chairperson of the Future Proof Implementation Committee.

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Ernst Zollner, Ministry for Housing and Urban Development

Michelle White, Future Proof Programme Manager


SUBJECT: Overview and Context - Future Proof, Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan &National Policy, Tools and Frameworks

1. PURPOSE

The purpose of this report to provide an overview on Future Proof and the Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan (H2A), and an update on national policy, tools and frameworks.

2. FUTURE PROOF

What is Future Proof?

Future Proof is a joint project set up by the partners to consider how the sub-region should develop into the future.

The value of Future Proof lies in its partnership approach. Future Proof provides a vehicle for ongoing collaboration, a platform for advocacy and enables joined up thinking across the partnership.

Future Proof began its journey in 2007 when the Future Proof partners came together to consider some of the challenging issues associated with growth including future urban and rural land use, natural and cultural resources, roads and other essential infrastructure.

The Future Proof Strategy was first adopted by the partners and launched by Prime Minister John Key and Kingi Tuheitia in Hamilton in 2009.

The Future Proof Strategy has been embedded in relevant statutory documents including the Waikato Regional Policy Statement (RPS) and district plans.

The Strategy is currently being updated in two phases, taking into account changes since the Strategy was first adopted in 2009. Phase one of the update was completed in 2017. A summary of phase one can be found at the following link: http://futureproof.org.nz/the-strategy/read-the-strategy/

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Phase two of the update is anticipated to be completed in 2020 and will incorporate the outcomes of the Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan.

The sub-region

The Future Proof sub-region includes the territorial authorities of Hamilton City Council, Waipa District Council and Waikato District Council. The sub-region is an area of rapid population and development growth and is projected to increase by 27 to 33 percent over the next 30 years1.

Our partners & structure

The Future Proof partners include the Waikato Regional Council, Hamilton City Council, Waipa District Council, Waikato District Council, tāngata whenua, the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) and Waikato District Health Board. Other members are co-opted when and if required, including Watercare.

The partnership has been expanded to include the Crown, Auckland Council and Tāmaki Makaurau iwi

on matters relating to the Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan and cross-boundary matters.

Future Proof is governed by the Future Proof Implementation Committee (FPIC). The overall purpose of FPIC is to provide sub-regional leadership and oversee the implementation and review of the Future Proof Strategy and work programme.

The FPIC receives advice from Ngā Karu Atua o te Waka, a forum providing key input on matters relevant to tāngata whenua, and the Strategic Partners Forum.

The Chief Executives and senior managers from the partners and associate members are responsible for the overall management of the Future Proof project.

The H2A Steering Group oversees the H2A programme.

The Technical Implementation Group and Water Policy Group work on the implementation tasks from the Future Proof Strategy as well as other relevant matters.

1 The University of Waikato, low and medium projections, 2016.

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What we do

Future Proof

Respond to Government

initiatives

Other initiatives & changes in legislation

Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan

6 focus areas & 13 key projects

NPS on Urban Development

Capacity

Future Development Strategy

Housing & business development

capacity assessment

Housing & business indicator monitoring

Set sub-regional strategy & policy

Future Proof Strategy incl. Future

Development Strategy

Sub-Regional Three Waters Strategy

Guide and inform regional & sub-

regional strategy & policy

Growth strategies

District plans

Regional Policy Statement

Regional Land Transport Plan

Regional Public Transport Plan

Maintain a common evidence base

Population & dwelling projections

Housing & business development

capacity assessment

Housing & business indicator monitoring

Establish and maintain

relationships with tāngata whenua

Ngā Karu Atua o te Waka

Tainui Waka Alliance

Auckland iwi

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Further information

For further information, see the Future Proof website: http://futureproof.org.nz/

3. HAMILTON TO AUCKLAND CORRIDOR PLAN

A factsheet on the H2A is attached as Appendix 1.

The H2A is a Government initiative, supported by Cabinet to progress the Government Urban Growth Agenda, being delivered in partnership with local government and iwi.

The project has been brought under the Future Proof umbrella and is overseen by a Steering Group which comprises senior officials from Waikato-Tainui, Auckland Council, Waikato Regional Council, Hamilton City Council, Waikato District Council, Waipa District Council, Department of Internal Affairs, Kiwibuild, KiwiRail, Ministry for the Environment, Tainui Group Holdings, New Zealand Transport Agency, Ministry of Transport, Treasury and Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.

The H2A is a transformational opportunity to work in partnership with the Government to plan for growth over the long term. The H2A aims to better support growth and increase connectivity within the Hamilton to Auckland corridor while improving housing affordability and choices, improving access to employment, services and amenities, and creating new employment opportunities.

The corridor

The Hamilton to Auckland corridor is New Zealand's most significant transport and river corridor. It also has high natural and cultural values. It is a key asset for its people and the region. The corridor extends from Cambridge and Te Awamutu in the south to Papakura in the north.

The plan

A shared spatial intent (the plan) for the corridor was completed in December 2018. The plan will be reviewed in 2020 and reported to the Future Proof Implementation Committee (FPIC) for endorsement.

Shared spatial intent:

Wahi toitu & wahi toiora (places with enduring presence & places sensitive to development)

Protect wāhi toitū from development in perpetuity, and only allow development on wāhi toiora with greatest care.

Awarua (key corridors)

Use mass transit awarua to shape and guide future urban growth towards more sustainable, resilient and affordable settlement patterns, supported by well-connected arterial road and active mode networks.

Wahi mahi & wahi noho (places to work and live)

Support and unlock the significant residential and employment development potential in the southern Auckland-northern Waikato and Hamilton-Waikato metropolitan areas, and support revitalisation and targeted growth in the river communities.

Whakamana (enablers)

Support the realisation of full potential of priority development areas through utilising new and existing

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housing, social and network infrastructure planning, funding and financing tools and options for local authorities, iwi, central government, developers and land owners

The programme

Six focus areas and 13 key projects have been identified:

Waters

1 Waikato sub-regional three waters study

2 Designing and developing a cross-regional blue-green open space and recreational network

Stronger corridor connections

3 A rapid intercity rail service indicative business case

4 Start-up rail service

Papakura-Pokeno sub-region

5 Priority development area: Drury

6 Improved public transport: passenger rail service between Pokeno and Pukekohe

River communities

7 River communities spatial plans and implementation programme

8 Priority development area: Meremere

9 Improved public transport: introducing peak and more frequent off-peak bus services between towns

Hamilton-Waikato sub-region

10 Hamilton-Waikato metro spatial plan and implementation programme

11 Metropolitan mass transit plan

New tools and options to unlock full potential

12 New funding, financing and delivery options

13 Environmental credit markets and biodiversity offsetting

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Achievements to date

Further information

For further information, see the Future Proof website: http://futureproof.org.nz/corridor-plan/

4. NATIONAL POLICY, TOOLS AND FRAMEWORKS UPDATES

New and emerging urban growth partnerships

There are six new and emerging urban growth partnerships across New Zealand, including the H2A:

1. H2A2. Auckland Housing and Urban Growth Programme (Crown, Auckland Council)3. Tauranga-Western Bay4. Wellington Region5. Canterbury6. Queenstown Lakes-Central Otago initiative

National policy statements

A package of proposed national policy statements has been out for consultation, including:

• Highly Productive Land• Urban Development

Statement of shared

spatial intent

Work programme of 6 focus areas & 13 projects

3-waters study:

delivery of phase 1

Cross boundary

collaboration

Growth partnership under Future Proof

established

All projects underway

Central & local

government collaboration

Establishment of Steering Group & Project Working Groups

Metro Plan: delivery of

phase 1

Funding applications

Australian discovery

tour

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• Freshwater Management Submissions on Highly Productive Land and Urban Development closed on 10 October, and submissions on Freshwater Management closed on 31 October. Freshwater Management has been the most contentious, but many submissions were received on all three proposals. There are likely to be some changes based on the submissions. If the Ministers decide to proceed with the proposals, planned implementation/formal adoption will be around June-August 2020.

Legislative reform: improving our resource management system

The Government is in the process of undertaking a two-stage process to reforming the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). The first stage involves several specific changes to the RMA through the Resource Management Amendment Bill. This Bill has been introduced, had its first reading and is now with the Environment Select Committee. The second stage is a more comprehensive reform of the RMA. How the RMA interacts with other key legislation such as the Local Government Act (LGA), Land Transport Management Act (LTMA) and Zero Carbon Amendment Act is part of the scope.

The Resource Management Review Panel has been selected to oversee this process and is making good progress. The Review Panel has just released an issues and options paper, which identifies the main issues to be addressed in the reform process and offers possible ways in which they might be addressed. The challenge is to address to dual aim of improving environmental outcomes and enabling better and timely urban development within environmental limits. The paper can be found at the following link:

https://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/rma/transforming-resource-management-system-

opportunities-change-issues-and-options

RECOMMENDATIONS

That the Future Proof Implementation Committee: 1. Receive this report. 2. Note the overview on Future Proof. 3. Note the overview on the Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan. 4. Note the update on national policy, tools and frameworks.

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APPENDIX 1

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Future ProofTe Tau Tītoki futureproof.org.nz

Hamilton-Auckland Corridor for wellbeingHei awarua ki te oranga

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Changing livesThe Hamilton-Auckland Corridor Plan is about creating communities current

and future residents want to live in. It’s about our wellbeing.

Communities that have new social housing, schools and health services;

natural green spaces that enable native plants and animals to flourish;

reliable wastewater, freshwater and stormwater services; parks and

recreation areas that create vibrancy for residents; planned roading

networks to enable easy connections for residents and visitors and support

businesses to thrive.

There’s nowhere else in New Zealand quite like this corridor.

The location of more than 17 communities along two parallel road and rail

networks makes it unique.

That’s why managing development between New Zealand’s two fastest

growing metropolitan areas – Auckland and Hamilton – requires innovative

and joined-up thinking.

Creating communities current and future residents want to live in

The planWe recognise that people’s preferred transport, social, cultural and economic connections are not defined by territorial authority boundaries.

This new framework for development will help manage growth in a way that provides access to the services people need, while protecting and enhancing the corridor’s natural and cultural assets.

In this way, the corridor plan creates a platform for the future that will change lives.

The plan has a lot of support behind it. Cabinet signed off the initiative in May 2018, then 12 months later it endorsed the new project partnership of central and local government organisations, and iwi.

Our initial work has found:

• The corridor has enduring spatial limits to further urban growth.

• The road network has become the dominant land use shaper and a more balanced approach is needed.

• There is significant, but specific, development potential across the 120km corridor.

• Ongoing development will require significant enabling investment.

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A ‘step-change’The key initiatives developed through this partnership will be a ‘step-change’. While some projects are already underway, managing growth along the corridor will be a 100-year journey.

Communities and other interested parties will have the opportunity to be part of the thinking for some of the key initiatives, including those getting underway in 2019.

Well planned, high quality, at pace

This uniquely collaborative partnership is focused on ensuring well planned, high quality development can happen at pace and at scale through better planning between central and local government organisations and iwi.

Innovative and joined-up thinking, new ways of working together and new planning, funding and financing mechanisms will support fast and effective delivery on agreed outcomes.

This initiative builds on existing planning processes in Auckland and the Waikato, but recognises that to date local government hasn’t had all the tools needed to truly transform the corridor.

Supporting sustainable growth, increasing connectivityWe want to support sustainable growth and increase connectivity between Hamilton and Auckland. We’ll ensure we do it in an integrated way based on communities of interest rather than existing council boundaries.

Achieving this vision for the corridor will be achieved by:

• improving housing affordability and choices

• enhancing the quality of the natural and built environments and the vitality of its communities

• improving access to employment, public services and amenities

• creating employment opportunities in the corridor

• piloting new finance and funding tools to pay for infrastructure

• trialling new urban planning tools to coordinate growth development.

It’s a big job, so we have identified 6 focus areas

1. Waters

Address our waters challenges by taking a boundaryless and ‘best for river’ approach to achieve the Te Ture Whaimana – Vision and Strategy for the Waikato River, and deliver Hamilton-Auckland Corridor Plan growth management objectives.

2. Stronger corridor connections

Direct and (re)shape future urban growth along the corridor through significantly strengthened green open space and mass transit networks.

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Future ProofTe Tau Tītoki

TE KAUWHATA

MEREMEREMEREMERE

NGĀRUAWĀHIA NGĀRUAWĀHIA

Lower Waikato

River

Upper Waikato River

Waipa River

WAIUKUWAIUKU

TE AWAMUTU

HAMILTONHAMILTON

AUCKLANDAUCKLAND

HUNTLYHUNTLY

CAMBRIDGECAMBRIDGE

POKENOPOKENO

MORRINSVILLE

PAPAKURAPAPAKURA

PUKEKOHEPUKEKOHE

TUAKAUTUAKAU

A key asset for its peopleHamilton-Auckland is New Zealand’s most significant transport and river corridor. It also has high natural and cultural values. But there are both opportunities and challenges along the corridor.

• There is significant long term housing and employment growth potential in the Drury-Paerata-Pukekohe-Tuakau-Pokeno cluster in the north, and in the larger Hamilton area that stretches from Ngāruawāhia in the north to Cambridge and Te Awamutu in the south.

• High growth in Hamilton, Cambridge, Te Awamutu and Ngāruawāhia is leading to an emerging metropolitan area that sits across local government boundaries.

• Some of the ‘river towns’ have more limited population growth potential due to enduring natural constraints, such as elite soils that are critical for growing food, and floodplains. However, all of them have potential and imperatives for revitalisation and more limited targeted development.

• Realising the full potential will require supporting investments in social and network infrastructure, as well as services. Water, wastewater, flood and drainage, and a range of new regional, metro and intercity public transport service improvements will be key.

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3. Papakura-Pokeno sub-region

Support and unlock, where appropriate, the significant residential and employment development potential and iwi aspirations for this string of well-defined, rail-linked settlements through integrated growth management, funding and financing and key transformational projects.

4. River communities

Support community and iwi-led revitalisation and targeted growth that will realise the full value of the natural, transport, marae and recreational networks that braid the area together as an asset for its people and many others who can visit and travel through.

5. Hamilton-Waikato sub-region

Support and unlock the residential and employment potential and iwi aspirations for this fast-developing metropolitan area through joint planning, integrated growth management and key transformational projects.

6. New tools and options to unlock full potential

Supporting the realisation of development potential through the application of new planning, funding and financing tools and options for local authorities, iwi, central government, developers and landowners.

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Luke O'Dwyer, Hamilton-Waikato Metro Spatial Plan Project Lead

Jackie Colliar, Waikato Sub-Regional Three Waters Project Lead

Blair Bowcott, New Funding, Financing and Delivery Options Project Lead


SUBJECT: Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan - Progress Update

1. PURPOSE

The purpose of this report to provide an update on the Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan (H2A) programme.

2. DASHBOARD REPORT

A summary of the H2A programme is provided in the dashboard report attached as Appendix 1. The dashboard report provides a high-level update on each project. More detailed information on some of the projects is provided in the following sections.

3. HAMILTON-WAIKATO METRO SPATIAL PLAN

This section is to be read in conjunction with a presentation to be made at the meeting, and comprises two parts:

1. Progress update - a short update on progress since the last Future Proof Implementation Committee (FPIC) meeting held on 15 August 2019

2. Communications and engagement update - an update on recent and planned communication activities and engagement events

Progress update

On 15 August 2019, key findings from Phase 1 were presented to FPIC. Key findings included the broad attributes of a preferred spatial form as identified by the project team through constraints mapping and analysis, along with comparing and evaluating three alternative growth scenarios against current land use and growth management settings.

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The findings from phase 1 indicated that broadly a mix of growth that was focused in Hamilton and other key towns in the metropolitan area was preferred. It also indicated several potential development areas, alongside potential future expansion areas in the metropolitan area. Since that time, additional work has progressed, as outlined below:

• Two dedicated workshops on developing the concept of Blue / Green network for the metropolitan area

• The commencement of an economic investigation in to the role and function of the Hamilton-Waikato Metropolitan area to determine its role and function in the upper North Island and how this may evolve in the future. Further, this investigation also examines the impact of stronger passenger rail connections with Auckland, and how stronger connectivity between the two main centres may impact (or not) development in the metropolitan area.

• Ongoing discussion and engagement with KiwRail on determining the feasibility of metro rail services

On 13 and 14 November 2019 a second series of workshops were held to reconfirm the underlying spatial elements of the study area and to refine and test the identified potential future development areas from phase 1. Approximately 40 participants attended the two workshops, with broad representation from across Central Government, Local Government, Iwi, and power and telecommunications providers. These workshops were the first time the project has engaged with large network utility providers and their participation was positive. At the time of writing this report, the full results from the two-day workshop were not available to report in detail. However, some of the discussion points raised over the two days include:

• What class of high productive soils are a reasonable area to exclude from future urban development (apart for those areas already identified for growth, are already zoned, or are highly fragmented)

• The nature, scope and extent of a blue / green network for the metropolitan area that builds on natural features and systems, but is also designed as a concept for areas where existing blue / green attributes are less defined

• The existing movement corridors in the metropolitan area that are of scale (such as the state highway network and existing rail corridors) provide a strong spatial anchoring element, although the function of these corridors may change in the future

• That any future rapid rail stop should terminate in the Hamilton CBD • The Hamilton CBD is the core commercial, civic and administrative centre in the

metropolitan area

• How to best achieve the signalled mode shift from private cars, including greater emphasis on walking and cycling and public transport must be a core factor in future land use planning

• That not all future development areas may be metropolitan in scale • That future development in Hamilton and other centres should be denser but done

differently – both for existing and future greenfield and brownfield areas

• There is the potential for greater self-sufficiency in terms of jobs in some towns within the metropolitan area (such as in Ngaruawahia and in Cambridge) and enhanced connectivity to the Hamilton CBD should be explored further

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• Future industrial land development at Horotiu, the Airport, Hautapu, and Ruakura were confirmed as important and needing further investigation. In addition, the future industrial proposition of Taupiri in the draft Waikato District Growth Strategy was noted and will also be the subject of further examination.

Communications and engagement update

Post the 15 August 2019 FPIC meeting, several communication and engagement events have taken place, as outlined below. On 4 September the Minister for Urban Development, Transport and Economic Development convened three stakeholder events in Hamilton where an overview of the Hamilton to Auckland Corridor and the Metro Spatial Plan was presented. Events were held for the Employer and Manufacturers Association (EMA), the Property Council (PC), and the New Zealand Planning Institute (NZPI). In addition, a similar event was held in Auckland with members of Infrastructure NZ on 27 September. General feedback from these events indicated support for the initiatives and a desire from these organisations to maintain involvement in the development of the Metro Spatial Plan. Separate briefings to local government partners have also been held since 15 August and more are planned for December. A follow-on event is scheduled for 11 December. The purpose of the event is to provide an update on the H2A programme’s progress and seek input on specific aspects of the emerging Metro Spatial Plan e.g., the proposed enduring natural constraints and related blue-green corridor concept. Phase 1 Outcomes Report Work has also progressed on creating new collateral, including an introductory document that sets out the purpose, background, problem statement, objectives, components, process and approach of this planning initiative, referred to as the Phase 1 Outcomes Report. A draft copy of this document is attached as Appendix 2. The purpose of the Outcomes Document is to capture the processes and learnings of phase one of the Hamilton – Waikato Metropolitan Spatial plan project and to communicate this content to a general non-technical audience. The document also intends to raise awareness of the project beyond the limited collateral that has been released to date. The document has been circulated for review and comment by the HWMSP Project Team, the Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Steering Group and the Future Proof Chief Executives Advisory Group. Feedback from each of the various groups has been incorporated into the draft. Following feedback from FPIC the steps below will be undertaken to finalise the document:

• Further minor refinement of text, document order and imagery • The document is prepared for release on the Future Proof website

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4. WAIKATO SUB-REGIONAL THREE WATERS STUDY

This section includes a short update on the Waikato Sub-Regional Three Waters Study. The Study seeks to identify the most innovative, responsive and timely infrastructure solutions, unconstrained by territorial boundaries, while creating better environmental outcomes, community benefits and overall efficiencies than individual TLAs.

Progress update

An overview of the Study and key milestones is shown in the diagram below.

The project is nearing the completion of phase 1, with the finalisation of key outputs. Key deliverables from phase 1 include:

1. Project terms of reference 2. Project vision and key objective 3. Evaluation methodology 4. Master planning sprint outcomes 5. Strategic business case 6. Current state of three-waters report 7. Inputs into Metro Spatial Plan

Project vision and objective

As part of phase 1, the project vision and key objective were determined. The vision is: Tooku awa koiora me oona pikonga he kura tangihia o te maataamuri “The river of life, each curve more beautiful than the last” …a future where a healthy Waikato River sustains abundant life and prosperous communities who, in turn, are all responsible for restoring and protecting the health and wellbeing of the Waikato River, and all it embraces, for generations to come.

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The key project objective is: “give effect to the Vision and Strategy for the Waikato River” Specific 'best for river' investment objectives have also been developed along with draft KPIs as part of phase 1 and will inform phase 2 of the study and individual three waters projects being delivered by individual local authorities. Evaluation methodology An evaluation methodology has been determined from which to identify and assess implementation options going forward (see diagram below). The methodology begins and ends with Te Ture Whaimana - The Vision and Strategy for the Waikato River. Te Ture Whaimana and 'best for river' objective statements are the basis of the framework and formulates our 'do maximum' programme of options.

Master planning sprint agreed themes A master planning sprint workshop was held on 18 October 2019 with all the partners. The design sprint was a culmination of the previous 12 months work delivered through the project and sought to identify key components that might inform a long-term (100 Years +) strategy for three waters infrastructure that will:

1. Contribute to achieving Te Ture Whaimana 2. Provide for the needs of the sub-region 3. Meet the objectives of the H2A and the three waters study

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Four distinct servicing areas were identified during the workshop, including North Waikato, Central River Communities, North Metro and South Metro (see map adjacent). Agreed themes included:

• Centralisation for North Waikato, North Metro and South Metro areas for water and wastewater

• Both decentralisation and centralisation identified for the River Communities

• Pursue resource recovery and reuse - water, nutrients and energy

• Siting industrial activity around resource recovery centres to maximise water reuse

• Adoption of water sensitive city and community design principles

• Investment in cultural and environment restoration to address impacts of urbanisation • Critical linkages with blue/green corridor, the Metro Spatial Plan and transport

The Cambridge Wastewater was identified as a critical project. Funding is required to pursue and (if appropriate) commence the implementation of the Southern Metro facility. Strategic business case A strategic business case has now been completed for the project. The strategic case sets out the case for change in municipal water, wastewater and stormwater management in the Waikato and Waipa river catchment. The strategic case is intended to support development of a programme business case for investment long-term, collaborative strategy for three waters management and delivery in the sub-region unconstrained by territorial boundaries.

Key issues identified in the strategic case include:

• Lack of integrated management • Historic decisions resulting in degraded environment and relationships • Inadequate infrastructure planning • Infrastructure deficit

These problems highlight a need to re-evaluate, re-design and deploy urban water management solutions and delivery mechanisms that meet the objectives of Te Ture Whaimana, rise to the challenges facing communities, and deliver environmental, cultural, social and economic benefits. Addressing the problems above is expected to deliver the following outcomes and benefits:

• River health and quality is enhanced and people’s connection with the River is restored. • Commitment and dedication to a collaborative and integrated approach to land, water,

community planning that is holistic, integrated, aligned with community aspirations, and provides opportunities for involvement by wider community.

• Deliver best for river solutions and approaches for managing growth and resource sustainability.

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Example opportunities identified in the strategic case include:

• Sub-regional approach to water and wastewater consenting • Centralised resource recovery facilities for southern metro, northern metro • Agreed enhancement investment priorities and funding approach • Deliberate spatial planning and creating an environment that encourages and enables water

use and reuse innovation

• Improved 3-waters infrastructure and sector resilience and capability through common and integrated solutions, scale, connected networks

Current state report The current state report provides context and technical evidence in support of the strategic business case for a change and provides foundation information for phase 2 of the project. Next steps The key next step for the project is to update the terms of reference for the project (including confirming the detailed scope for phase 2) and secure funding for phase 2. Funding will be sought from Future Proof partners, central government and other key stakeholders. Key elements of phase 2 include:

• Programme Business Case to align with 2021 LTP processes and planning including: o Detailed technical investigation of potential projects to inform spatial plans and

unlock H2A corridor o Prioritised project list including

- Protection of strategic sites e.g., future plant locations - Water supply integration - Sub-regional approach to consenting - Specific upgrades (e.g., WWTP etc) - Multi-benefit blue/green asset sites (stormwater + recreation) - Demand interventions e.g., water metering, education campaigns, leak

reduction o Options to fund and finance the programme over the short, medium and long term o Procurement options and opportunities to standardise, align, package and sequence o Management and delivery options to maximise value, build capability, unlock

opportunities earlier o Potential implementation plan with candidate projects

6. NEW FUNDING, FINANCING AND DELIVERY OPTIONS

This section provides an update on a recent tour to Australia as part of the new funding, financing and delivery options initiative. Australian discovery tour

A small group of partner representatives recently went to Australia to understand the long-term focused partnerships approach that they use to implement major land use, economic development, community wellbeing and infrastructure initiatives, packaged up and referred to as City Deals. There are a lot of observations and learnings that we can bring into a New Zealand context.

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The project team are going to further investigate these and possibly trial as part of our implementation workstream. A common theme is boundaryless planning and a focus on the collective wellbeing and outcomes for their wide community. Encouragingly the direction that Future Proof is taking is well aligned with the partnership approach used in Australia to deliver transformational outcomes for their communities. The attached documents (Appendix 3) are extracts of these observations and learnings.

RECOMMENDATIONS

That the Future Proof Implementation Committee: 1. Receive this report. 2. Note the overview of the Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan programme provided in the dashboard report attached as Appendix 1. 3. Note the update on the Hamilton-Waikato Metro Spatial Plan. 4. Discuss and provide feedback on the draft Metro Spatial Plan Phase 1 Outcomes Report attached as Appendix 2. 5. Note the update on the Waikato Sub-Regional Three Waters Study. 6. Note the update on the new funding, financing and delivery options initiative.

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APPENDIX 1

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1. Overview

The spatial planning pillar of the Government's Urban Growth Agenda (UGA) aims to establish more effective growth management systems for targeted geographic areas through strong, enduring partnerships, transformative projects, and joint spatial planning. The Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan is the first growth management partnership under the UGA. The Plan aims to better support growth and increase connectivity within the corridor while improving housing affordability and choices, improving access to employment, services and amenities, and creating new employment opportunities. Twenty key initiatives have been identified under the Plan.

2. Partners

Auckland Council, Hamilton City Council, Government, NZ Transport Agency, Waikato District Council, Waikato Regional Council, Waipa District Council and tāngata whenua.

3. Risks

The key risks for the Corridor Plan are shown below:

Risks/issues Mitigation Risk to Plan

Lack of alignment between parties and maintaining relationships

Establish communications plans for each initiative and an overall communications plan. Regular progress reports through FP structure

Scope creep Well-developed and managed project plans Projects running overbudget Project Managers to effectively manage

budgets

Timing challenges Well-developed and managed project plans. Sufficient resources

Integrating and aligning with other planning processes

Map out planning processes

Pressures on internal and external resources

Engage consultants where required

Securing an adequate toolkit and funding to implement the projects

Continue to work with Central Government and other stakeholders

Decision making impasses which could impede progress

Keep decision makers well informed

Maintaining buy-in Keep CEAG and FPIC well informed. Well-developed and endorsed communications plans and communications resourcing.

Inadequate funding Investigate new funding and financing options.

4. Overall Status

Partnerships: the expanded Future Proof partnership was officially endorsed at the Future Proof Implementation Committee meeting on 15 August 2019.

Statement of Shared Spatial Intent: final document was completed in February 2019. It is currently being updated.

Corridor Plan Initiatives: Work on all initiatives is actively proceeding. Some initiatives are nearly the completion of the first phase and are seeking funding for phase 2.

Low / on track & well underway

Medium / on track High / attention required

Key Initiatives/projects Parties (lead) Timeframe Status

Waters 1 Waikato sub-regional three waters study HCC, WDC, Waipa, Watercare,

WRC, DIA, iwi Phase 1 Nov 2019 On track: five workshops have been undertaken plus a master

planning sprint workshop. Draft outputs are complete. Funding application has been drafted for phase 2.

2 Designing and developing a cross-regional blue-green open space and recreational network

Corridor partners; WRC and MHUD lead

TBC On track: MHUD and part-time WRC resource identified to May 2020. High level concept developed and being advanced including through Metro and River Communities spatial plans.

Stronger Corridor Connections 3 A rapid intercity rail service indicative

business case MoT with cross-agency technical support

Indicative Business Case - April 2020 On track: consultants on board; Investment Logic Mapping sessions have been completed and the analysis and stakeholder engagement are underway.

4 Start-up rail service WDC, WRC, HCC, AT, MoT, KiwiRail, NZTA

Start-up service to start by mid-2020 On track: NZTA funding ($91.37m) for start-up service secured August 2019.

Waikato expressway and southern motorway

NZTA On track: Huntly section official opening 14 February 2020; Hamilton section official opening late 2021.

Papakura-Pokeno Sub-Region 5 Priority development area: Drury AC, Crown Drury transport and infrastructure

project (DTIP) - report to Committee March 2020; timeframes for other workstreams are dependent on the output of this project

Underway: focus is on DTIP. Stage 2 is completed and stage 3 underway until end of November. Funding and financing workstream commenced but relied on outputs or Stage 3. Met with developers on a number of occasions. Have agreed assumptions around, yield, trip rates and projects. Also agreed further liaison over the next couple of months. JWP Political Steering Group had first meeting and Minister briefed on progress with DTIP, including follow up briefing note, which Minister has received and noted.

6 Improved public transport: passenger rail service between Pokeno and Pukekohe

WDC, AC, AT, NZTA TBC Underway: WDC and NZTA are preparing a Point of Entry business case for Pokeno and surrounds. The PoE considers all transport modes. Discussion needed with relevant partners within Auckland, Waikato and Central Government regarding servicing the cross boundary implications of growth from a public transport perspective.

River Communities 7 River communities spatial plan and

implementation programme WDC and MHUD lead June 2020 On track: the draft District Growth Strategy incorporates elements

from the initial spatial analysis for Pokeno, Huntly and environs.

8 Priority development area: Meremere TGH, Waikato-Tainui, WDC, MHUD, MBIE

Subject to outcome of funding application; aim is to start study early 2020

Underway: funding (PGF) application has been lodged by Tainui Group Holdings. Further information has been submitted. Decision expected soon.

9 Improved public transport: introducing peak and more frequent off-peak bus services between towns

WRC, WDC 2019-20 for first services; TBC for peak and increased off peak services

Underway: introduction of first services; business case development. Pokeno-Tuakau-Pukekohe bus service will be in place by June 2020. Consideration is also being given to earmark land adjacent to the proposed train station at Pokeno for a future bus stop. Huntly to Pukekohe ‘Northern Connector’ service (commencing in Hamilton) – now runs every week day stopping in Ngaruawahia, Taupiri, Huntly, Te Kauwhata, Meremere, Mercer, Pokeno, Tuakau and Pukekohe. There is also a weekend service from Hamilton to Huntly in addition to a Huntly Assist service. Any further bus service improvements for the river communities will be considered through the 2021-2031 Regional Public Transport Plan.

Hamilton-Waikato Sub-Region 10 Hamilton-Waikato Metro spatial plan and

implementation programme HCC, WDC, Waipa, WRC, NZTA, Waikato-Tainui, MHUD, MoT, Treasury (& other govt. agencies)

Phase 1 November 2019 On track: phase 1 outcomes document is complete. Design sprint process took place 13-15 November. Detailed scoping for phases 2 and 3 underway.

11 Metropolitan Mass Transit Plan Refer to Metro Plan Refer to Metro Plan Refer to Metro Plan New Tools and Options for Implementation 12 New funding, financing and delivery options Corridor partners, HCC lead Underway: Australian discovery tour took place in October. Project

team investigating observations and learnings from tour.

13 Environmental credit markets and biodiversity offsetting

Corridor partners; WRC lead Stage 1: November - call for funding and project initiation

Underway: preferred supplier for phase 1 (stock take) selected. Working group established comprising corridor councils plus River Authority, Watercare Services and DoC. Currently seeking funding commitment from partners.

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IntroductionPurpose of this documentOur Metropolitan OpportunityWhy now?Project Drivers

The Hamilton-Waikato Metro Spatial PlanPurpose and principlesIntegrated Workstreams

» Blue / Green Network » Mass Transit Plan » 3-Waters Sub Regional Study » Start-up Rail and Rapid Rail Business Cases » Delivering on economic and social aspirations of Iwi » Planning, funding and financing tools

Context for Spatial Plan DevelopmentCentral Government Direction - Urban Growth AgendaWhat is Spatial PlanningHamilton-Auckland Corridor Plan (H2A)

» Project Drivers » ‘Hei Awarua ki te Oranga – Corridor for Wellbeing’ » Growth Management Objectives » Five Focus areas

How are we developing the Metro Spatial Plan?Partnership

» Future ProofHow we have agreed to work together

Project DeliveryPhasing and Timing

Phase One - what have we found out so far? Data gathering

» Geographical Features » Existing Land Use

Visioning and Investment Logic Map WorkshopThe Emerging Spatial Structure and FormSpatial areas for further testing Emerging Mass Transit Network

Next Steps

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The Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan is a transformational piece of work to plan for growth over the long term. The Plan aims to better support growth and increase connectivity within the Hamilton to Auckland corridor while improving housing affordability and choices, improving access to employment, services and amenities, and creating new employment opportunities.

This work is being progressed as a workstream of the Future Proof sub-regional partnership, involving regional and territorial authorities, central government agencies and iwi.

The Hamilton – Waikato Metro Spatial Plan is a key project within the Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan and will determine a shared 100-year vision and spatial framework for the emerging Hamilton- Waikato area, with a 30-year plan for priority development areas and enabling investing; regardless of administrative boundaries.

Purpose of this documentThe purpose of this phase one outcomes document is to capture the processes and learnings of phase one of the Hamilton – Waikato Metro Spatial plan; which included:

• Establishing project structures and processes;• Evidence gathering and mapping;• Visioning exercise; • Identifying and workshopping scenarios; and• Developing and refining a preferred urban form for the

Metro Spatial Plan area.

Our Metropolitan Opportunity The Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan is anchored at each end by urban areas that are expected to grow significantly; the southern Auckland-northern Waikato area, and the southern Waikato-Hamilton-Northern Waipa area. The southern area has the potential to grow into an emerging metro area that sits across local government boundaries and presents one of New Zealand’s best growth opportunities.

There is a unique opportunity to avoid the mistakes of traditional “predict and provide” land use planning and to plan for the long-term spatial form of Hamilton and its

surrounds to optimise future investment, protect the environment, and to maximise well-being for existing

and future residents.

The current system of planning for growth and investment in the Hamilton-Waikato Metro area could be better optimised given the multiple parties that plan and invest for growth, through numerous individual planning processes. The current system creates barriers and incentives that can work against efficiency, co-ordination and genuine collaboration. Consequently, there is an opportunity to agree a long-term strategic direction and spatial plan for the

Hamilton-Waikato Metro Area that accounts for the range of issues relevant to managing growth

and investment, while also integrating across broad objectives to maximise the benefits of anticipated

population and economic growth.

Central Government has also signalled their desire to partner with local government and Iwi to develop spatial plans that will address the challenges of growth, deliver on housing, and enable a transformational shift in transport towards investing in lead infrastructure to encourage transit-oriented design and support mass transit.

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An agreed long-term plan is important for the Hamilton-Waikato Metro area given the significant growth, which under some scenarios could reach a population close to 400,000, across local government and central government administrative boundaries.

Whether such a high growth scenario happens or not, this plan will help us to spatially direct growth to where it’s of benefit and help us understand the costs and required investment that would lead and enable growth, if and when it happens.

The Plan presents a unique opportunity for alignment and to create a mechanism for engaging with and giving greater certainty to investors and developers (both public and private) about the likely shape of future development for the Hamilton-Waikato Metro Area.

A spatial plan of this type will provide a high level, forward looking metro scale direction to other planning and investment initiatives and better co-ordinate activities that are critical for delivering an agreed strategic direction.

There is a common understanding among project partners that the Waikato Metro Spatial Plan is an ambitious and ground-breaking project and that it is vital to the sustainable development of the entire Hamilton-Waikato Metro Area.

Why now?The development of the Metro Spatial Plan for the Hamilton-Waikato area is timely, in that growth is occurring and is expected to continue, but there is a chance to influence the type and location of land use to avoid some of the negative outcomes of growth experienced in other growing cities i.e. the need to retro-fit transport corridors into existing urban areas, or to identify areas for increased density.

In addition, central Government are moving away from a ‘predict and provide’ approach to delivering infrastructure, to using investment in lead infrastructure to shape future land use towards more transit-oriented development. This is particularly relevant for the Hamilton-Waikato Metro area with the imminent completion of the Waikato Expressway in 2020.

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