West Harbour Community Board

Better communicate community board activities and decision making by publishing meeting minutes on a wider number of platforms.

Examine existing board processes to better foster and facilitate equitable relationships with local rūnanga.

Commit to listen respectfully to all stakeholders.

Commit to engagement with mana whenua.

Ensure fair and diverse representation of all cultures within the community.

Ensure mātauranga Māori informs good decision-making.

Ensure engagement is straight-forward for the community, and holding board members and council accountable to their promises and decisions.

Ensure that residents find approaching the community board with local concerns is user-friendly and culturally sensitive.

Maintain lines of communication with the relevant departments of the Dunedin City Council regarding local infrastructure.

Being mindful of community board workers' conditions and pay structures.

West Harbour has not got a local Marae. The next best thing, would be to facilitate a six-monthly meeting for the Māori.

Actively encourage Māori to participate in local government by consulting with Runaka and cultivating values of Mataurabga Māori.

Have signs and cultural information in all parts of West Harbour in Māori, English and braille.

Refuse to accept bullying and model kindness and manaakitanga in all the board's actions.

Advocate for meaningful engagement with Māori at a hapū/whānau level for issues that are important and seek solutions.

Advocate for meaningful engagement with residents at a local level for important issues and seek solutions.

Promoting two-way dialogue between council and community on local matters is a core part of community board work. I take that seriously.

Pursue remote access to community board meetings and posting our meetings on Dunedin City Council's YouTube channel.

More active and positive community board presence.