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NAPIER
August 2020
Word from our Mayor
Kirsten Wise
Kia ora koutou. You can read more about two of the
successful applicants in this edition.
August has been a busy month for us
all, with the added challenge of coping Finally, I would like to say something to
with a change in alert levels. the Napier community about our current
situation.
We held our Annual Plan hearing two
weeks ago. We are due to confirm our As you may be aware, the alert level
recommendations this week and adopt change has affected our facilities, the
the Annual Plan for 2020/21. parks, reserves and sportsgrounds we
manage, and the services we offer, in
I thank all of you who submitted to different ways. Information about these
our Annual Plan, who presented to can be found on our website, on individual
us in person, and who tuned in to our facility websites, and their associated
Facebook live hearing which ended social media platforms.
up stretching over three days – we did
have a lot to discuss! We are constantly planning and following
official advice regarding personal, whānau,
This week we will also be deciding and community health, and I encourage
whether to pursue a Memorandum of you to do the same.
Understanding with the Government, to
access $12.51 million for Three Waters Yes, our “safer normal” is back. Stay home
work. if you’re sick, wash your hands, clean
surfaces, cough or sneeze into your elbow,
You may be wondering how the and keep track of where you have been.
Hawke’s Bay council's Three Waters You should wear a mask or face covering
Review has been progressing? The in situations where physical distancing is
Review Report will be formally not possible, such as on public transport,
delivered to us next month before or in shops.
being made public.
If you have cold or flu symptoms, seek
The councils have decided to suspend medical attention.
this process. However the information
in the report will be useful for us to Stay safe Napier, and be kind.
proactively advocate for solutions to He waka eke noa – we are in this together.
provide the best possible outcome for
our region within the Government’s
reform process.
We are continuing to receive queries
from people and organisations
interested in accessing our Pandemic
Recovery Projects Fund.
coffee Former teacher and keen cyclist Maxine Boag
is in her 13th year as a Napier City Councillor.
Her portfolio is housing, and she chairs the
What do you enjoy about living in Napier?
I have lived in some lovely places – four
updates on projects with a Councilllor Napier People and Places committee, Grants years in Toronto, Ontario (Canada), eight
sub-committee, and sits on the Civic Awards years in Victoria, British Columbia, and three
selection panel. in Zimbabwe. Nowhere’s perfect but Napier
in your community!
is about as close as you can get.
Why did you become interested in Council?
What’s something people may not know
I always had a desire to get involved in about you?
politics. I was a late starter though. In 2006
I was involved with a charitable trust which I have had a hearing aid for the past six
among others challenged the then Council’s months. Many years ago I was in a serious
position on representation, which we felt accident, which affected my hearing on one
disadvantaged lower socio-economic people side. I have managed very well since then but
Napier City Council completes many projects each year. This is a snapshot and minorities. The Electoral Commission
agreed and the result was a mixed system (six
it has definitely helped, particularly in social
situations and around the Council table.
What do you wish you had more time for?
of what is happening in our city, and what will happen in the near future.
at large councillors, six ward councillors).
Following the last NCC Representation Review To bike around the cycleways with my
Napier moved to a full ward system, which I partner Pete. It’s nice to be out in the fresh
believe has been a positive change, something air. I have completed the Otago rail trail, and
CYCLE/WALK WAYS Ellison St/Te Awa Ave safety improvements I am proud to have been a part of. It’s such
an honour and a privilege to be a Councillor.
next year it would be nice to do the one in
Coromandel. Biking is my thing. I have had
More details to come. Watch this space! I have learned so much, and met so many an electric bike for eight years, and do a spin
Cross Country Drain pathway The Government is funding a new separated walkway/cycleway people – it gives you a lens on other people’s
lives and situations.
cycling class three times a week.
along Napier’s Chambers and Ellison Sreets to provide safer Favourite coffee?
Construction begins 1 September and expected
access for local students and residents across Marine Parade and What would you like to share about yourself?
to be finished by the end of October. Latte.
SH51. I grew up in Hastings, and Hawke’s Bay has
This pathway will run from the corner of Ulyatt Road and been very good to me since I returned 30 Are you a dog or cat person?
Harold Holt Avenue along the outskirts of Pirimai and through
farmland for 4km to Te Awa Avenue, next to the Maraenui Golf RECREATION years ago. I continued teaching, as I had done
overseas, and taught at Karamu High School,
Neither. I’m a people person.
Club. An offshoot of the path will also run along the Tannery Maxine Boag – Councillor. and worked for Newspapers In Education
among other things. I feel at home.
Stream to connect with an existing pathway on Harold Holt Ave. New game standard rugby field
This is the first of a series of Napier projects funded by central
Construction began July and is expected to be
Government’s $100 million Worker Redeployment Package, to
finished by May 2021.
be used to provide training and employment for three to six
months for people who have lost their jobs due to COVID-19. We are continuing to develop the Park Island Northern Sports
NAPIER RECOVERY
Hub and began construction of a new field near the new HBRU
facility on Westminster Avenue. It will incorporate irrigation and
Innovating Streets subsoil services, as well as eventually being lit to enable night
PROJECTS FUND UPDATE
More details to come. Watch this space! training and night games.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has awarded $200,000 It is being constructed by TIC Contracting Limited, who helped
funding from its Innovating Streets for People Programme to complete the McLean Park re-turf project in 2018.
trial improvements to the way West Quay operates, and just over Construction is 40% complete, and it is expected that the field
$400,000 for road safety on Napier Hill. NCC will be working will be grassed by mid-October. Future development will also Projects to help businesses re-position in a post-pandemic world and giving young people hope for an
with local landowners, Mana Whenua and Waka Kotahi to work occur in this location, as part of Council’s approved Park Island employed future are among the latest to receive money from our Pandemic Recovery Projects Fund.
out a solution to achieve a safe and enjoyable pedestrian and Master Plan and Operative Plan Change 11.
cyclist environment, and improve the overall look at West Quay.
Any changes must ensure the wharf will remain functional and For more information about current projects go to The fund is an initiative arising from LIFT BUSINESS - Creating Jobs, THE ICEHOUSE is running planning
safe, and continue to work well for businesses and residents. www.napier.govt.nz keyword search #projects our Napier Recovery Plan. More than Creating Futures, has received the workshops for Napier businesses,
$160,000, out of a total of $500,000, biggest share of the funding to date. designed to help them answer the
has been allocated so far. The project is being launched by questions “why are we in business”
The fund aims to assist with building LIFT Social Enterprise, who recently and “what we are trying to achieve” –
resilience and encouraging innovation opened its new hub on Emerson to redefine their future and purpose.
among Napier businesses, iwi/hapu, Street. The hub will support The business consultancy is currently
community organisations, social production of goods on site, provide working with more than 50 Hawke’s Bay
enterprises, and Council. It has a sales and marketing support and sell businesses affected by Covid-19, and
particular focus on collective benefit. goods that have been made through knows and understands the pressure that
Successful projects will directly reflect the retail shop. owners face.
one or more of Council's six identified To follow the LIFT story visit: Businesses interesting in attending the
Recovery Plan goals. www.liftyouthemployment.nz workshops can find more information at
Applications will be assessed as they fb.com/LIFTyouthemploymentNZ www.theicehouse.co.nz
are received until the fund is allocated
or within 12 months of its opening
date 1 July 2020, whichever comes
first.
For more info about the fund, go
to www.napier.govt.nz keyword
search #recoveryfund
Napier households are ge ing
a wheelie bin for their kerbside
rubbish collection during
September!
THE SERVICE STARTS 1 OCTOBER
For more info visit www.napier.govt.nz
search keyword #binrollout Wheelie Bin
rollout
Your Council
Mayor Deputy Mayor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor
Kirsten Wise Annette Brosnan Api Tapine Graeme Taylor Greg Mawson Hayley Browne Keith Price Maxine Boag Nigel Simpson Richard McGrath Ronda Chrystal Sally Crown Tania Wright
215 Hastings Street, Napier 4110
Private Bag 6010, Napier 4142
t 06 835 7579 e info@napier.govt.nz
napier.govt.nz
facebook.com/NapierCityCouncil
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