
Notice of Meeting:
I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the Otago Peninsula Community Board will be held on:
Date: Tuesday 11 August 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Venue: Portobello Bowling Club, Sherwood Street, Portobello
Sandy Graham
Chief Executive Officer
Otago Peninsula Community Board
PUBLIC AGENDA
MEMBERSHIP
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Chairperson |
Paul Pope |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Hoani Langsbury |
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Members |
Stacey Kokaua-Balfour |
Cheryl Neill |
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Hugh O'Neill |
Emma Strybosch |
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Cr Mickey Treadwell |
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Senior Officer Sian Sutton, Dunedin Destination Manager
Governance Support Officer Lauren Riddle
Lauren Riddle
Governance Support Officer
Telephone: 03 477 4000
governance.support@dcc.govt.nz
Note: Reports and recommendations contained in this agenda are not to be considered as Council policy until adopted.
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ITEM TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
1 Opening 4
2 Public Forum 4
2.1 Public Forum 4
3 Apologies 4
4 Confirmation of Agenda 4
5 Declaration of Interest 5
6 Confirmation of Minutes 11
6.1 Otago Peninsula Community Board meeting - 2 June 2026 11
6.2 Otago Peninsula Community Board meeting - 16 June 2026 19
Part A Reports (Otago Peninsula Community Board has power to decide these matters)
7 ORC Public Transport Update 23
8 Board Discretionary Fund Update and Funding Application 24
9 Governance Support Officer's Report 48
10 Community Plan 53
11 Board Representation and Roles 54
12 Councillor Update 55
13 Chairperson's Report 56
14 Items for Consideration by the Chair 57
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Hoani Langsbury will open the meeting with a reflection.
Edna Stevenson will be in attendance to speak to the Portobello Library funding application.
Nic Brown and pupils will be in attendance to the speak to the Macandrew Bay School funding application
An apology has been received from Hugh O'Neill.
That the Board:
Accepts the apology from Hugh O'Neill.
Note: Any additions must be approved by resolution with an explanation as to why they cannot be delayed until a future meeting.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. Members are reminded of the need to stand aside from decision-making when a conflict arises between their role as an elected representative and any private or other external interest they might have.
2. Elected members are reminded to update their register of interests as soon as practicable, including amending the register at this meeting if necessary.
That the Board:
a) Notes/Amends if necessary the Elected Members' Interest Register attached as Attachment A; and
b) Confirms/Amends the proposed management plan for Elected Members' Interests.
Attachments
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Register of Interest - August 2026 |
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Otago Peninsula Community Board 11 August 2026 |
Otago Peninsula Community Board meeting - 2 June 2026
That the Board:
a) Confirms the public part of the minutes of the Otago Peninsula Community Board meeting held on 02 June 2026 as a correct record.
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Minutes of Otago Peninsula Community Board meeting held on 2 June 2026 |
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Otago Peninsula Community Board
MINUTES
Minutes of an ordinary meeting of the Otago Peninsula Community Board held in the Portobello Bowling Club, Sherwood Street, Portobello on Tuesday 02 June 2026, commencing at 10:00 a.m.
PRESENT
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Paul Pope |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Hoani Langsbury |
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Members |
Stacey Kokaua-Balfour |
Cheryl Neill |
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Cr Mickey Treadwell |
Hugh O’Neill |
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IN ATTENDANCE |
Sian Sutton, Senior Officer |
Governance Support Officer Lauren Riddle
1 Opening
Paul Pope opened the meeting with a reflection on the recent DCC Annual Plan 2026-2027 deliberations.
2 Public Forum
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2.1 Public Forum
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There was no Public Forum |
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3 Apologies |
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Moved (Paul Pope/ Hoani Langsbury): That the Board:
Accepts the apology from Emma Strybosch for absence and from Cheryl Neill for lateness.
Motion carried (OPCB/2026/025) |
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4 Confirmation of agenda |
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Moved (Paul Pope/ Stacey Kokaua-Balfour): That the Board:
Confirms the agenda without addition or alteration
Motion carried (OPCB/2026/026) |
5 Declarations of interest
Members were reminded of the need to stand aside from decision-making when a conflict arose between their role as an elected representative and any private or other external interest they might have.
Stacey Kokaua-Balfour advised she is a member of Portobello Community Incorporated.
Hoani Langsbury requested t a copy of the register be provided for him to update.
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Moved (Paul Pope/ Hoani Langsbury): That the Board:
a) Amends the Elected Members' Interest Register; and b) Amends the proposed management plan for Elected Members' Interests. Motion carried (OPCB/2026/027) |
6 Confirmation of Minutes
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6.1 Otago Peninsula Community Board meeting - 31 March 2026 |
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Moved (Hoani Langsbury/Cr Mickey Treadwell): That the Board: a) Confirms the minutes of the Otago Peninsula Community Board meeting held on 31 March 2026 as a correct record. Motion carried (OPCB/2026/028) |
Part A Reports
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The item was not held due to Mr Phillip’s unavailability to attend the meeting. |
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8 Community Plan |
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The Community Board Plan was tabled for discussion for the purpose of review and update. |
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Cr Mickey Treadwell sat back from the item.
Cheryl Neill entered the meeting at 10:12 a.m.
Discussion was held on the order of Priorities for the Community Plan, with the following updates made for Section 3 – “Priorities for our Community”. The five “Priority One” to now read:
1. Otago Peninsula Connection Project: 1.1 Portobello School 1.2 Inland route from Harwood to Otakou section 2. Tomahawk School site development 3. Macandrew Bay toilets 4. Climate Change Resilience 5. Delivery of Reticulated Services
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Moved (Paul Pope/ Cheryl Neill): That the Board:
a) Agrees to the priority one changes to the Community Plan 2026-27. b) Adopts the Board’s Community Plan for the 2026-27 year. Motion carried (OPCB/2026/029) |
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9 Governance Support Officer's Report |
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The report provided information on activities relevant to the Board area, including: · Board submission to the DCC Annual Plan 202-27 to be ratified by the Board. · Board submission to the ORC Regional Public Transport Plan 2025-2035 to be ratified by the Board. · Local Government Reform online survey.
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Moved (Paul Pope/Cr Mickey Treadwell): That the Board:
a) Notes the Governance Support Officer’s Report. b) Retrospectively ratifies the Otago Peninsula Community Board submission to the DCC Annual Plan 2026/27. c) Retrospectively ratifies the Otago Peninsula Community Board submission to the ORC’s Public Regional Transport Plan 2025-2035 Motion carried (OPCB/2026/030) |
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The balance of the Project Fund available for distribution was confirmed as $2,680. Three funding applications were received for the consideration of the Board: · Portobello School seeking for funding support of $500 for the purchase of new library books. · Portobello Community Inc. seeking funding support of $600 for additional planting around the Pump Track area and community orchard. · Portobello Community Inc. seeking funding support of $600 for the Portobello community newsletter.
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Discussion was held on the funding applications received, Board projects and small community projects.
Board Project – Litter Libraries Paul Pope spoke on a previous Board initiative for “Litter Libraries” (in the form of a timber letterbox) to be placed alongside the existing recycling/rubbish collection sites at reserves on the Peninsula, such as Macandrew Bay and Broad Bay. Each Litter library to contain a bucket, disposable gloves and hand sanitizer. The intention of the litter libraries was to encourage members of the public to collect up stray rubbish and dispose of it into the recycle and rubbish bins. A QR code will be signposted to allow upload photos of rubbish collection to the Community Board’s Facebook page.
Paul Pope proposed that the Board fund $600 for the materials to build the Litter Libraries. He would request the Otago Peninsula Lions Group to build the litter libraries. Local schools would be asked to decorate the libraries (paint will be supplied) and then for the Lions Club to place the libraries alongside the public recycling and rubbish stations at the beach areas along the peninsula connection..
Stacey Kokaua-Balfour declared a conflict of interest and sat back from discussion of the Portobello Community Inc. applications.
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Moved (Hoani Langsbury/Cr Mickey Treadwell): That the Board:
a) Approves the funding of $500 to the Portobello School to support the purchase of new library books. Motion carried (OPCB/2026/031)
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Moved (Hoani Langsbury/ Hugh O'Neill): That the Board: b) Approves the funding of $600 to Portobello Community Inc. to support new plantings at the Portobello Pump Track area. Motion carried (OPCB/2026/032) |
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Moved (Hoani Langsbury/ Hugh O'Neill): That the Board: c) Approves the funding of $500 to Portobello Community Incorporated to support the production of the Portobello community newsletter. Motion carried (OPCB/2026/033) |
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Moved (Paul Pope/ Hoani Langsbury): That the Board: d) Approves the funding of $600 for the Board’s Litter Libraries Project to purchase materials from Mitre 10 Mega Dunedin for the construction of the litter libraries. Motion carried (OPCB/2026/034) |
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Discussion was held on the Otago Peninsula Lions Club project work at the Macandrew Bay beach reserve area for install of a community barbecue. Paul Pope advised that funds have been raised for the structure of the barbecue area, with fundraising continuing for the purchase of a DCC approved community barbeque itself.
The Board agreed to provide any balance of discretionary funds for the 2025-26 financial year to support the Otago Peninsula Lions Club project work.
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Moved (Paul Pope/ Hoani Langsbury): That the Board: e) Approves any balance of discretionary funds for the 2025-2026 financial year to be granted to the Otago Peninsula Lions Club to contribute to the Club’s barbeque project for the Macandrew Bay beach reserve area. Motion carried (OPCB/2026/035) |
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Moved (Paul Pope/ Cheryl Neill): That the Board: f) Notes the discretionary fund update. Motion carried (OPCB/2026/036) |
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The Project Fund holds $1,000 in reserve for the current financial year (2025/2026) for the Board’s Annual Youth Scholarship Award. Youth Scholarship applications 2025-26 Nine applications were received for consideration by the Board.
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Discussion was held on each of the applications and the Board acknowledged the high standard of the applications.
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Moved (Paul Pope/ Stacey Kokaua-Balfour): That the Board:
a) Selects the four finalists for consideration at an extraordinary meeting to be held on Tuesday 16 June 2026. The finalist being: Samuel Moore, Alexander Hattrell, Anika Biggin and Ciara Coffey. c) Approves an extraordinary meeting to be held on 16 June 2026 to consider the finalists for the 2025-26 Youth Scholarship Award. Motion carried (OPCB/2026/037) |
12 Board Representation and Roles
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Board members provided an update on their representative roles and other responsibilities, including: Biodiversity and Tourism Forum – Hoani Langsbury advised the forum was well attended and useful discussion held on a better mechanism for engagement with operators for work on the road widening project and for any planned road closures due to the impacts on tourism.
Hoani considered it would be worthwhile to hold pre and post cruise ship season tourism forum sessions (Oct and April).
Harwood and all Back Bays – Cheryl Neill advised the community garden in Harwood is flourishing.
Pukehiki and Broad Bay - Hugh O’Neill advised that a new benefactor is providing funding for install of new toilets at the church.
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Further discussion was held on dark skies planning for the Solar Eclipse (due in 2028) and the planning to be included in the Community Plan, in preparation for the event including: upgrading of street lighting to enable the lights to be dimmed and also turned off for periods of time, planning for parking locations for viewing etc.
Sian Sutton as Senior Officer advised she would have the DCC Destination Manager attend a future board meeting, to talk with the Board on the Dark Skies event. She advised that the DCC would also be seeking tourism infrastructure funding from MBIE.
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Moved (Paul Pope/ Stacey Kokaua-Balfour): That the Board:
a) Notes the Board updates. Motion carried (OPCB/2026/038) |
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13 Councillor Update |
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Cr Mickey Treadwell provided an update on the Annual Plan hearings held in May and advised the amenity requests and fees and charges for the Annual Plan 2026-27 would be ratified at the 4 June council meeting.
Regional Re-organisation Plans Cr Treadwell also spoke briefly on the background and criteria for the “Head Start” fast-track pathway for locally led plans for regional re-organisation. He advised the Otago mayors have made an online survey (available to 16 June) for feedback from the public. He also advised that the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) deadline for councils to submit their “Head Start” plans for unitary authorities was 9 August 2026.
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Moved (Cr Mickey Treadwell/ Paul Pope): That the Board:
a) Notes the Council Activities Update from Cr Mickey Treadwell.
Motion carried (OPCB/2026/039) |
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14 Chairperson's Report |
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Paul Pope provided a verbal update on items of interest, which included: · Combined OPCB and WHCB events and projects – no progress has been made to date but he outlined ideas for combined fundraising events to be run con-currently at Port Chalmers and Portobello. · Re-vegetation of slip areas on Portobello Road – A meeting with DCC has resulted in two native planting trials to go forward on the two slips areas - Macandrew Bay (near Howard Street) and near Glenfalloch. · Summarised the OPCB presentation by himself and Hoani Langsbury (as Board Chair and Deputy), at the DCC Annual Plan 2026-27 hearing on 13 May focussed on the Priority 1 - Otago Peninsula Connection Project. · Paul Pope sought endorsement from the Board for ex Board Member, Lox Kellas to hold a voluntary role on behalf of the Board in support of Community Response Group work under Civil Defence Emergency Management Otago. |
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Moved (Paul Pope/ Cheryl Neill): That the Board:
a) Notes the Chairperson’s update. b) Approves the appointment of Lox Kellas (in a voluntary role) to support the Board’s Community Response Group work. Motion carried (OPCB/2026/040) |
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15 Items for Consideration by the Chair |
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There were no items for consideration by the Chair.
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Hugh O’Neill advised his apology for the August meeting.
The meeting concluded at 11:49 p.m.
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CHAIRPERSON
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Otago Peninsula Community Board meeting - 16 June 2026
That the Board:
a) Confirms the public part of the minutes of the Otago Peninsula Community Board meeting held on 16 June 2026 as a correct record.
Attachments
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Minutes of Otago Peninsula Community Board meeting held on 16 June 2026 |
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Otago Peninsula Community Board
MINUTES
Minutes of an ordinary meeting of the Otago Peninsula Community Board held in the Portobello Bowling Club, Sherwood Street, Portobello on Tuesday 16 June 2026, commencing at 06:30 p.m.
PRESENT
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Chairperson |
Paul Pope |
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Deputy Chairperson |
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Members |
Stacey Kokaua-Balfour |
Cheryl Neill |
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Hugh O'Neill |
Emma Strybosch |
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Cr Mickey Treadwell |
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Governance Support Officer Lauren Riddle
1 welcome
Paul Pope welcomed the OPCB Youth Scholarship Award 2025-26 finalists to the meeting for the Board to consider their presentations and award the scholarship.
Stacey Kokaua-Balfour spoke of the high standard of the applications received for the 2025-26 year and how proud the Board were of the calibre of the young people residing on the Otago Peninsula.
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2 Apologies |
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Moved (Paul Pope/Cr Mickey Treadwell): That the Board: Accepts the apology from Hoani Langsbury for absence.
Motion carried (OPCB/2026/041) |
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3 Confirmation of agenda |
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Moved (Chairperson Paul Pope/Cr Mickey Treadwell): That the Board:
Confirms the agenda without addition or alteration.
Motion carried (OPCB/2026/042) |
4 Declarations of interest
Members were reminded of the need to stand aside from decision-making when a conflict arose between their role as an elected representative and any private or other external interest they might have.
Part A Reports
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5 Youth Scholarship Award 2025-2026 |
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Liesel Tolson the Academic Youth Scholarship Award winner from the 2024-2025 year spoke to her experiences over the past year, supported by the funding received from the award.
Liesel spoke of her time rowing for the Dunstan Club over the 2025/26 summer period, to continue with her six year passion for rowing. She advised the club went to the South Island championships and competed in the finals at the nationals.
She advised the scholarship was used to contribute to her university costs together with other scholarships received from as NCEA and the Otago and Canterbury universities. She is currently studying at the University of Otago for a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management and Renewable Energy. She expressed her interest in geographic research, 3D mapping and surveying.
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6 Project Fund - Youth Scholarship Award 2025-2026 |
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The report provided information on OPCB Youth Scholarship Award for the 2025-2026 financial year. The balance in the Project Fund available for allocation for the current financial year (2025/2026) was confirmed as $1,000 for the Board’s annual Youth Scholarship Award. The finalists for consideration of the Award were confirmed as: Anika Biggin, Ciara Coffey, Alexander Hattrell and Samuel Moore. |
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Paul Pope presented each of the finalists with a Certificate of Achievement as a finalist for the 2025-2026 Youth Scholarship Award.
The Board acknowledged receipt of an apology from finalist Ciara Coffey who was unable to attend the finalists presentations to the Board. Each of the finalists in attendance spoke in more detail about the reason for wanting the scholarship and responded to questions from the Board. A summary of the presentations and discussion with each finalist, as follows:
Anika Biggin Anika Biggin spoke of her desire to complete the King’s Scout Award, the highest youth honour in the Scouting movement across the Commonwealth. She shared her experiences through Scouting, her interest in completing an Outward Bound Course and her contributions to the local community through her volunteer work.
Alexander Hattrell Alex Hattrell spoke of his main focus of his life as single scull rowing and his desire to take the sport as far as he could, including competing at Commonwealth or Olympic level.
Alex spoke of his selection to the Rowing New Zealand National Under 19 development team, of which he was the only South Island representative. He advised he would use the scholarship to assist with his training and his fundraising to attend the 2026 International Rowing Challenge in Michigan, USA where teams from USA, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and Australia would compete.
Samuel Moore Sam Moore spoke of his passion for climbing and his desire to attend as many National Indoor Bouldering events as he was able. He advised the Youth Nationals would be held in Hamilton in September 2026 and he would use the scholarship to support him attending the event, compete, network and learn new techniques. He advised he would like to work toward getting into the New Zealand team. He expressed his desire to explore the broader aspects of climbing.
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The Board adjourned the meeting at 7:35 p.m. to deliberate and returned at 7:55 p.m. |
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Stacey Kokaua-Balfour thanked each of the finalists for their attendance and the sharing of their passions and plans for the future.
Paul Pope as Chairperson spoke to the calibre of the finalists before them and that the Board considered they all had very bright futures ahead of them.
The Board also offered to provide the finalists with references from the Board if they desired.
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Moved (Chairperson Paul Pope/Cr Mickey Treadwell): That the Board:
a) Considers the finalists to the 2025-2026 Otago Peninsula Community Board Youth Scholarship Award. b) Awards the 2025-2026 Otago Peninsula Community Board Youth Scholarship Award to Alexander Hattrell Motion carried (OPCB/2026/043) |
The meeting concluded at 7:57 p.m.
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CHAIRPERSON
Part A Reports
Julian Phillips, Team Leader, ORC Public Transport Dunedin will provide a verbal update on the Otago Regional Council passenger bus services on the peninsula.
Attachments
There are no attachments for this report.
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Board Discretionary Fund Update and Funding Application
Department: Civic
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 This report provides a copy of a funding application for the Board’s consideration and an update on the amount in the Board’s discretionary fund.
2 The Board has been allocated $10,000.00 for the 2026/27 financial year.
3 Funding applications have been received for the consideration of the Board, from:
· Portobello Library
· Macandrew Bay School
That the Board:
a) Considers the funding application from the Portobello Library for funding of $1,500 to support installation of new floor covering to the library.
b) Considers the funding application from the Macandrew Bay School for funding of $1,000 to support Year 6 pupils attending the NZ Chess Inter-school Championship.
c) Approves, with or without alteration, revised project application and completion forms for use starting from the next financial year.
d) Notes the discretionary fund update.
Discretionary fund
4 The following funds were allocated in the 2025/26 financial year:
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7 August 2025 |
$1,000.00 |
The Anna and John Caselberg Charitable Trust – to support completion of a retaining wall at the Artists residence in Broad Bay. |
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11 September 2025 |
$600.00 |
Kokomuka Harwood Community Garden Manatopu Inc – to support the establishment of a community garden at Harwood. |
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8 December 2025 |
$220.00 |
OARFM “Round the Boards” programme for the 2026 year |
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10 February 2026 |
$500.00 |
Healthy Harbour Watchers/ECOtago (ECOtago Charitable Trust towards materials required to carry out sampling of harbour water |
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31 March 2026 |
2,000.00 |
Portobello Coronation Hall Society Incorporated – to support the upgrade of the toilet facilities at the hall. |
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31 March 2026 |
1,000 |
Choir!Choir! (Otago Peninsula Community Choir) – to support the operational expenses of the choir. |
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31 March 2026 |
1,000 |
Save the Otago Peninsula (STOP) Incorporated Society – to support the purchase of eDNA testing kits |
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31 March 2026 |
500.00 |
Broad Bay Community Centre - to support the relocation of the Broad Bay Community Garden |
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2 June 2026 |
500.00 |
Portobello School – to support the purchase of new library books |
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2 June 2026 |
600.00 |
Portobello Community Inc to support the planting of new plants (including orchard trees) by the Portobello Pump Track |
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2 June 2026 |
500.00 |
Portobello Community Inc. to support the production of the Portobello community newsletter |
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2 June 2026 |
600.00 |
Board Project – Litter Libraries. Cost of materials to build litter libraries to be based along the beaches on the Otago Peninsula. |
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16 June 2026 |
$1,000.00 |
Youth Scholarship Award grant 2025-2026 |
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Total Spend to 30 June 2026 |
10,020.00 |
(To be confirmed) |
Funding applications 2026-2027
5 A funding application has been received from the Portobello Library for the Board’s consideration, seeking funding of $1,500 for new floor coverings in the library. See Attachments A-C.
6 A funding application has been received from the Macandrew Bay School for the Board’s consideration, seeking funding of $1,000 for Year 6 pupils to attend the New Zealand Chess Inter-School Championship to be held 26-27 September 2026 in Auckland. See Attachment D.
Youth Scholarship Award 2025/2026
7 Four finalists were interviewed at the extraordinary board meeting held on Tuesday 16 June. The award was granted to Alexander Hattrell to support his pursuit of single scull rowing and his selection as part of the 2026 Rowing New Zealand Under 19 Development Team. The Board acknowledged the high standard of the applications and the breadth of talent and skills held by the applicants.
Review of the Board’s funding application forms and guidelines
8 The Board has the opportunity to review its focus of its discretionary project fund, such as: funding being directed to local community groups for projects that can demonstrate benefit to the wider community, rather than to individual applicants. Updating of the form for applicants to be encouraged to provide their organisation’s accounts and be informed about the requirement to provide feedback at the end of a project. Inclusion of a privacy statement on the application form to identify how the information received is held by Council.
9 A draft update of the Board’s application form and guidelines can be found in Attachments E-F for consideration by the Board. The current application form and guidelines can be found under Attachment G.
Funding Assistance Project Completion
10 There were no funding assistance project completion forms received.
Signatories
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Lauren Riddle - Governance Support Officer |
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Sian Sutton - Manager, Enterprise Dunedin |
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Portobello Library funding application |
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Portobello Library application - Carpet Court quote |
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Portobello Library application - Harrison Carpet quote |
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Macandrew Bay School funding application and quotes |
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draft OPCB funding application form 2026-27 |
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draft OPCB project completion form 2026-27 |
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OPCB application form and guidelines 2025-26 |
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Governance Support Officer's Report
Department: Civic
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 This report is to inform the Otago Peninsula Community Board of activities relevant to the Board area including:
· Correspondence
· Portobello Boardwalk – update
· Local Government Elected Members Determination 2026
· Changes to DCC rates notice and payment method
· DCC role in preparing for HPAI (bird flu)
· Community Board boundary maps
· Emersons Dunedin Marathon – 13 September (road closures)
· What Dunedin City Council is Currently Consulting On
· Roadworks Schedule
· Reporting of operational issues or concerns to DCC
2 As this is an administrative report, there are no options or summary of considerations.
That the Board:
a) Notes the Governance Support Officer’s Report.
Correspondence: Letter of thanks from the Board to Jeanine Benson, Manager Transport DCC.
Portobello Boardwalk update
3 Dr Glen Hazelton, Project Director – Major Projects will attend the 11 August 2026 meeting and introduce the leads of the construction team ahead of the commencement of the contract.
Local Government Elected Members Determination 2026
4 Board members received an email on 24 June 2026 which advised of the DCC elected members remuneration for 2026. The remuneration for the Otago Peninsula Community Board for 2026 was advised as: Chairperson – $19,465; Member – $9,733
Changes to DCC rates notice and payment methods
5 DCC has improved the readability of the rates notice and now offers a paperless option for those who would like to receive it electronically. Ratepayers can sign up for this option at: https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/rates-information/email-my-rates
6 Rates can now be paid via direct debit, with options for weekly, fortnightly, monthly, or by instalment payments. Instructions for swapping to direct debit payments are at:
https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/rates-information/direct-debit-payment
DCC role in preparing for (Avian Influenza) HPAI
7 DCC has been preparing for the arrival of HPAI for some time and has developed a response framework and operational procedures to support our activities on Council-managed land.
8 The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is the lead agency for HPAI preparedness and response, and is responsible for leading or coordinating the response. The DCC role is focused on managing impacts on Council operations, Council-managed land, staff, contractors and users of Council facilities. This includes:
• managing risks on Council-managed land
• responding to reports received on Council-managed sites
• supporting public safety
• managing access to Council facilities where required
• providing public information
• ensuring staff and contractors can work safely
9 What to do if you come across sick or dead birds
If you observe three or more sick or dead birds in the same area you should:
o Report the sighting to the MPI Exotic Pest and Disease Hotline on 0800 80 99 66
o Not touch or move the birds
o Provide as much detail as possible, including location, photographs, species and visible symptoms
10 DCC will continue to monitor guidance from MPI and other agencies. Further information is found on the MPI website.
Community Board boundary maps
11 Following on from requests for Community Plans to contain details of the Board boundaries, the link below provides a good indication of where each board's boundaries are. The link is available through the DCC webpage. Link here - Dunedin Local Authority Boundaries
Emerson’s Dunedin Marathon – Sunday 13 September
12 Organisers of the Emersons Dunedin Marathon have advised that Portobello Road from the causeway at Andersons Bay to Glenfalloch will be closed to the public during the marathon. Road closure information for the Board area for the event is below:
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Saturday, 12 September 2026 |
5.00pm to 11.59pm |
· Ward Street overbridge - entire length |
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Sunday, 13 September 2026 |
12midnight to 5.00pm |
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· Portobello Road, between Shore Street and 430 Portobello Road (Glenfalloch) · Marne Street, between Portobello Road and Larnach Road · Doon Street, between Portobello Road and Glengyle Street |
What Dunedin City Council is Currently Consulting On
13 For the most up to date information on what DCC is consulting on, please visit https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/council/currently-consulting-on
Roadworks Schedule
14 Information on current notified road closures and the roadworks schedule (a weekly list of programmed works) for Council’s maintained roads is available on the DCC website via these links https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/news-and-events/public-notices/roadworks-schedule and https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/news-and-events/public-notices/notified-road-closures.
Have your Say (online)
15 The DCC website provides members of the public the ability to “Have your Say” to submit views, objections to applications or general feedback, online at https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/do-it-online/have-your-say

Reporting of operational issues or concerns to the Dunedin City Council
16 Board or members of the public wishing to advise Council of any operational issues or concerns, e.g., potholes, vegetation, burst pipes are reminded to contact the Dunedin City Council Customer Services Agency on 03 477 4000 or email dcc@dcc.govt.nz.
For any non-urgent matter please contact council via the online “Fix it form” https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/do-it-online/report/fix-it-form
17 If issues and concerns are not dealt with in a timely manner, Board Members should contact the Governance Support Officer (Lauren Riddle), or the Senior Staff Member appointed to the Board (Sian Sutton).
Signatories
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Lauren Riddle - Governance Support Officer |
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Sian Sutton - Manager, Enterprise Dunedin |
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Otago Peninsula Community Board 11 August 2026 |
Community Plan
Department: Civic
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 The Community Board Plan is tabled for discussion at each meeting for the purpose of review and update as required by the Board.
2 The Board’s Community Plan assists to contribute to the Council’s 10-year plan with focus on:
new and current priorities (in order of importance with justification and estimated costs for each) for inclusion in the DCC 10-year Plan.
items the Board would like for delivery to the community (for items that would not require support or funding from the DCC, over and above the Community Board funding).
The Board adopted the 2026-2027 Community Plan at the 2 June 2026 meeting. Link to the plan is: https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/council/community-boards/otago-peninsula
That the Board:
a) Considers updates to the Board’s Community Plan for the 2026-27 year.
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Otago Peninsula Community Board 11 August 2026 |
Board Representation and Roles
Department: Civic
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 Board members may provide an update on their representative roles and other responsibilities, such as:
Regional overview, Tomahawk, DCC, ORC and DoC – Paul Pope
H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) – Hoani Langsbury
Ōtakou Marae – Hoani Langsbury
Biodiversity and Tourism – Hoani Langsbury
Harwood and all Back Bays – Cheryl Neill
Pukehiki and Broad Bay – Hugh O’Neill
Keep Dunedin Beautiful – Hugh O’Neill
Portobello – Stacey Kokaua-Balfour
Scholarship 2027 – Stacey Kokaua-Balfour
Macandrew Bay, The Cove and Company Bay – Emma Strybosch
Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) – Paul Pope
2 As this is an administration report the Summary of Consideration is not required.
That the Board:
a) Notes the Board updates.
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Otago Peninsula Community Board 11 August 2026 |
Councillor Update
Department: Civic
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 Councillor Mickey Treadwell will provide an update on items of interest to the Board area, including Local Government amalgamation and the DCC Long Term Plan 2027-2037.
That the Board:
a) Notes the Council Activities Update.
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Lauren Riddle - Governance Support Officer |
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Otago Peninsula Community Board 11 August 2026 |
Chairperson's Report
Department: Civic
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Chairperson will provide an update on items of interest, which includes:
· Combined OPCB and WHCB events and projects (update)
· Re-vegetation of slip areas on Portobello Road (progress to date)
· Otago Regional Council consultation – zone and fare capping consultation
· Macandrew Bay sewerage upgrades
· Portobello Road disruption – water upgrades (Marion Street and Irvine Road)
· Feedback on response to the heavy weather event (5-6 July 2026)
· Tomahawk CRG update (Chairperson elected and committee structure in place)
· Tomahawk speed humps (repairs and replacement)
· Ōtākou – Harington Point Road upgrade
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That the Board: a) Notes the Chairperson’s update. |
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