Minutes of Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board

Part A Matters Requiring a Council Decision

Part B Reports for Information

Part C Decisions Under Delegation

Karakia Tīmatanga

The agenda was dealt with in the following order.

1. Apologies Ngā Whakapāha

Community Board Resolved HHRB/2025/00070

That the apology from Helen Broughton for lateness, be accepted.

Mark Peters/Henk Buunk Carried

2. Declarations of Interest Ngā Whakapuaki Aronga

Marie Pollisco and Debbie Mora declared an interest in part of Item 3 - application by Hornby Community Patrols Incorporated (3.33) and took no part in the Board’s discussion or voting on this matter.

Henk Buunk declared an interest in part of Item 3 - application by Hei Hei Broomfield Community Development Trust (3.1) and took no part in the Board’s discussion or voting on this matter.

Mark Peters declared an interest in part of Item 3 - application by Hope Presbyterian Community Church (3.32) and took no part in the Board’s discussion or voting on this matter.

Sarah Brunton declared an interest in part of Item 3 - application by Hornby Community Care Trust operating as Hornby Community Care Centre (3.2) and took no part in the Board’s discussion or voting on this matter.

Helen Broughton joined the meeting at 2.36pm during consideration of Item 3.

3. Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 2025-26 Strengthening Communities Fund Report

Community Board Consideration

Staff in attendance spoke to the accompanying report.

The Board discussed the applications and staff recommendations, agreeing that the grants to the following groups be increased from those recommended:

La Vida Youth Trust (3.4)

Kidsfirst McKenzie Kindergarten (3.38)

Springs Community Early Learning Centre Inc (3.53)

Officer Recommendations Ngā Tūtohu

That the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board:

1. Receives the information in the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 2025-26 Strengthening Communities Fund Report.

2. Notes that the decisions in this report are assessed at low significance based on the Christchurch City Council’s Significance and Engagement Policy.

3. Approves the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 2025-26 Strengthening Communities Fund grants outlined in the following schedule:

4. Declines the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 2025-26 Strengthening Communities Fund applications outlined in the following schedule:

Application number

Organisation Name

Project

Recommendation

4.1

SCF2025/26_076_HHR

St Peters Anglican Preschool operated by Manukau Christian Charitable Trust

Enhancing our Outdoor Area

That the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board declines the application to its 2025/26 Strengthening Communities Fund from St Peters Anglican Preschool operated by Manukau Christian Charitable Trust towards the Enhancing our Outdoor Area project.

5. Approves the transfer of $62,687 from the 2025-26 Strengthening Communities Fund to the 2025-26 Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Discretionary Response Fund.

Community Board Resolved HHRB/2025/00071

Part C

That the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board:

1. Receives the information in the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 2025-26 Strengthening Communities Fund Report.

2. Notes that the decisions in this report are assessed at low significance based on the Christchurch City Council’s Significance and Engagement Policy.

3. Approves the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 2025-26 Strengthening Communities Fund grants outlined in the following schedule:

Tyla Harrison-Hunt/Luke Chandler Carried

Community Board Resolved HHRB/2025/00072 Officer recommendation accepted without change

Part C

That the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board:

1. Approves the 2025-26 Strengthening Communities Fund grant outlined below:

Application number

Organisation Name

Project

Recommendation

3.33

SCF2025/26_008_HHR

Hornby Community Patrols Inc

Operational Grant

That the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board makes a grant of $2,500 from its 2025/26 Strengthening Communities Fund to Hornby Community Patrols Inc towards insurance, communications and training.

Mark Peters/Luke Chandler Carried

Debbie Mora declared an interest and took no part in the Board’s discussion or voting on this matter.

Marie Pollisco declared an interest, vacated the Chair and took no part in the Board’s discussion or voting on this matter.

The Chair was assumed by Deputy Chairperson Helen Broughton at 3.42pm.

Marie Pollisco returned to the Chair at 3.43pm following consideration of this matter.

Community Board Resolved HHRB/2025/00073 Officer recommendation accepted without change

Part C

That the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board:

1. Approves the 2025-26 Strengthening Communities Fund grant outlined below:

Application number	Organisation Name	Project	Recommendation
3.1 SCF2025/26_023_HHR	Hei Hei Broomfield Community Development Trust	Overhead Group Running Costs	That the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board makes a grant of $10,000 from its 2025/26 Strengthening Communities Fund to Hei Hei Broomfield Community Development Trust towards overhead group running costs, excluding the purchase of food.

Mark Peters/Debbie Mora Carried

Henk Buunk declared an interest and took no part in the Board’s discussion or voting on this matter.

Community Board Resolved HHRB/2025/00074 Officer recommendation accepted without change

Part C

That the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board:

1. Approves the 2025-26 Strengthening Communities Fund grant outlined below:

Application number	Organisation Name	Project	Recommendation
3.2 SCF2025/26_60_HHR	Hornby Community Care Trust operating as Hornby Community Care Centre	Hornby Community Connections	That the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board makes a grant of $45,000 from its 2025/26 Strengthening Communities Fund to Hornby Community Care Trust operating as Hornby Community Care Centre towards Hornby Community Connections projects, including the Hello Hornby event, Community Activator wages, meeting costs, community newsletter, and programme/service materials.

Mark Peters/Luke Chandler Carried

Sarah Brunton declared an interest and took no part in the Board’s discussion or voting on this matter.

Community Board Resolved HHRB/2025/00075 Officer recommendation accepted without change

Part C

That the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board:

1. Approves the 2025-26 Strengthening Communities Fund grant outlined below:

Application number

Organisation Name

Project

Recommendation

3.32

SCF2025/26_006_HHR

Hope Presbyterian Community Church

Templeton Tots Playgroup

That the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board makes a grant of $3,000 from its 2025/26 Strengthening Communities Fund to Hope Presbyterian Community Church towards venue hire and wages.

Tyla Harrison-Hunt/Henk Buunk Carried

Mark Peters declared an interest and took no part in the Board’s discussion or voting on this matter.

Community Board Resolved HHRB/2025/00076

Part C

That the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board:

4. Agrees that the application from St Peters Anglican Preschool operated by Manukau Christian Charitable Trust towards the Enhancing our Outdoor Area project be transferred for consideration for a grant from the 2025-26 Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Discretionary Response Fund.

Helen Broughton/Henk Buunk Carried

Community Board Resolved HHRB/2025/00077 Officer recommendations accepted without change

Part C

That the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board:

5. Approves the transfer of $58,043 from the 2025-26 Strengthening Communities Fund to the 2025-26 Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Discretionary Response Fund.

Marie Pollisco/Luke Chandler Carried

Sarah Brunton left the meeting at 3.49pm after consideration of Item 3.

4. Waipuna Halswell- Hornby- Riccarton Community Board 2025 - 26 Discretionary Response Fund - Board Projects
	Community Board Consideration Staff in attendance spoke to the accompanying report.
	Community Board Resolved HHRB/2025/00078 Officer recommendations accepted without change Part C That the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board: 1. Receives the information in the Waipuna Halswell- Hornby- Riccarton Community Board 2025 - 26 Discretionary Response Fund - Board Projects Report. 2. Notes that the decisions in this report are assessed as low significance based on the Christchurch City Council’s Significance and Engagement Policy. 3. Creates the 2025-26 Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Off the Ground Fund. 4. Approves an allocation of $3,000 from its 2025-26 Discretionary Response Fund to the 2025-26 Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Off the Ground Fund. 5. Delegates authority to the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Governance Manager to decide grants up to and including $400 from the 2025-26 Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Off the Ground Fund. 6. Adopts the eligibility and criteria for the 2025-26 Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Off the Ground Fund as follows: a. Funding may be granted up to a maximum of $400 for any application. b. The project must benefit people living in the Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton wards. c. Applications must be made by one resident, group or organisation, providing contact details, location of the project and a short description of what the project will involve. Funding will not be considered for projects already undertaken. d. All applications will have to meet the criteria requirements of the Discretionary Response Fund. 7. Approves an allocation of $4,000 from its 2025-26 Discretionary Response Fund to the 2025-26 Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Summer with Your Neighbours Fund. 8. Delegates to the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Governance Manager to decide grants up to and including $200 from the Summer with Your Neighbours Fund. 9. Adopts the following application process and criteria for the 2025-26 Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Summer with Your Neighbours Fund grant applications: a. Applications for Summer with Your Neighbours funding for events proposed to be held within the Halswell, Hornby and Riccarton wards can be made between July 2025 and 23 March 2026. Events to be held between 1 October 2025 and 31 March 2026. b. Grants of up to $200 can be made as a contribution towards food items, non-alcoholic drinks and/or invitation costs, with the amount of each grant to be calculated to appropriately reflect the type of event and those attending. c. Funding is provided post-event on the production of appropriate receipts. 10. Creates the 2025-26 Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Youth Development Fund. 11. Approves an allocation of $15,000 from its 2025-26 Discretionary Response Fund to the 2025-26 Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Youth Development Fund. 12. Delegates to the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Governance Manager the authority to make decisions on allocations from the 2025–26 Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Youth Development Fund, where the staff recommendation is up to and including $400. 13. Adopts the following decision-making process for the allocation of grants from the 2025–26 Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Youth Development Fund where the staff recommended amount exceeds $400: a. Application details and staff recommendations to be sent to all Board members via email with a request for a response within two business days. b. The response of at least five members with the same decision (approval, decline or amendment) will constitute the Board decision. c. In the event that less than five members respond within two business days, the Board decision will be taken to be decline. 14. Adopts the eligibility and criteria for the 2025-26 Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Youth Development Fund as follows: a. An application from, or on behalf of a young person(s) aged between 12 and 24 years of age living in the Halswell, Hornby or Riccarton wards. b. The projects applied for will be for the development of personal growth or sporting or cultural representation. c. Individual applicants can receive a maximum of three youth development grants with a limit of one grant in any financial year (July to June). Further applications may be accepted under exceptional circumstances. d. Applicants will be required to provide a report back on their project. 15. Requests that all decisions on grants be reported to the Board in Community Board Area Reports. 16. Allocates $1,500 from its 2025-26 Discretionary Response Fund towards the costs of 2026 ANZAC Day expenses. 17. Allocates $4,000 from its 2025-26 Discretionary Response Fund towards the costs of Community Awards 2026. 18. Allocates $3,000 from its 2025-26 Discretionary Response Fund towards the costs of 2026 Engaging with the Community. 19. Allocates $2,000 from its 2025-26 Discretionary Response Fund towards the costs of Community Leadership Opportunities. Mark Peters/Luke Chandler Carried
	Community Board Comment The Board discussed the application by St Peters Anglican Preschool operated by Manukau Christian Charitable Trust towards the Enhancing our Outdoor Area project for a 2025-26 Strengthening Communities grant. The Board agreed that this application be transferred for consideration from its 2025-26 Discretionary Response Fund (refer Item 3).
	Community Board Decision Part C That the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board: 1. Approves a grant of $5,000 from its 2025-26 Discretionary Response Fund to St Peters Anglican Preschool operated by Manukau Christian Charitable Trust towards the “Enhancing our Outdoor Area” project. The division was declared a tie* the voting being as follows:* *For:* Helen Broughton, Henk Buunk, Debbie Mora and Mark Peters *Against:* Marie Pollisco, Tyla Harrison-Hunt, Andrei Moore and Luke Chandler Helen Broughton/Mark Peters Tie
	Community Board Decision Tyla Harrison-Hunt moved by way of amendment, seconded by Luke Chandler: Part C That the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board: 1. Approves a grant of $2,500 from its 2025-26 Discretionary Response Fund to St Peters Anglican Preschool operated by Manukau Christian Charitable Trust towards the “Enhancing our Outdoor Area” project. Tyla Harrison-Hunt/Luke Chandler Lost
	The amendment having been put to the vote and declared lost, the substantive motion was then put. As the vote on the substantive motion was a tie, the motion was not carried.

Meeting concluded at 4.16pm.

CONFIRMED THIS 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2025

Marie Pollisco

Chairperson