PUBLIC FORUM
4.1. UNTOUCHED WORLD YOUTH SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT – BRIDGET GLASGOW
Ms Bridget Glasgow from the University of Auckland, gave an oral
presentation regarding a proposed pilot scheme, Untouched World Youth
Sustainability Project, in which seven schools across the Auckland region
will be selecting two students from each school to participate. The
students will stay in Youthtown and work on a real project with the
Council officers. The intention is for these young people to go back into
their schools and communities to bring up new projects.
Moved: Pelema Taulapapa
Seconded: Simon Dennerly
That Ms Bridget Glasgow, University of Auckland be thanked for her
presentation in relation to the upcoming Untouched World Youth
Sustainability Project.
CARRIED
4.2. DIGITAL EARTH
Councillor Richard Simpson gave a PowerPoint presentation on the
Digital Earth Summit on Sustainability being held in Auckland on 9-12
April 2006. The Digital Earth Summit will look at ways digital
information on the earth can be collected, collated and make accessible
to anyone. The Digital Earth Summit is a pre-cursor to a full symposium
proposed in 2007.
Councillor Simpson wished to raise awareness of the Summit and asked
whether Youth Council members would be interested in attending.
Councillor Simpson undertook to forward further information to the Youth
Council as it came to hand, eg: costs of attendance, keynote speakers,
programme.
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Moved: Pelema Taulapapa
Seconded: Pamela Mills
That Councillor Richard Simpson be thanked for his presentation on
the Digital Earth Summit on Sustainability.
CARRIED
4.3 Raise up and represent youth development programme – Julie
Radford-Poupard
Julie Radford-Pouphard from Youthtown gave an oral presentation
regarding the "Raise up and Represent" programme currently being
considered by Council in its Annual Plan.
Moved: Pelema Taulapapa
Seconded: Samson Tonga
That Julie Radford-Poupard be thanked for her presentation on the
Raise Up and Represent youth development programme.
CARRIED
4.4 RANGATAHI DEBATING FORUM – georgina parata
Georgina Parata, Senior Analyst: Maori Policy Strategy and
Development, Waitakere City Council, tabled an invitation for the Youth
Council to attendance/participate in a rangatahi debating forum being
hosted by the Waitakere City Council Maori Youth Council in association
with Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko I te Ora o Tamaki Makaurau.
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Moved: Pelema Taulapapa
Seconded: Chantel Nelisi
That Georgina Parata, Senior Analyst: Maori Policy Strategy &
Development, Waitakere City Council be thanked for her presentation on
the Rangatahi Debating Forum.
CARRIED
That item 7 be taken at this point.
CARRIED
That item 7 be considered at this point.
CARRIED
MEMBERS' UPDATES
Members updates were received in time for inclusion in the agenda from
Louise Phyn, Aritra Ray, Melanie Cripps and Sam Beanland.
Sam Beanland wished to add that Auckland University had opened an
outreach programme to match volunteers with opportunities.
Further written updates were received from Pamela Mills and
Guanting Liu.
[ATTACHMENT 7A]
John Osborne gave an oral update advising that he had attended the
Converse '05 event and will be attending a youth Buffalo Lodge tournament
in Taumarunui.
Moved: Pelema Taulapapa
Seconded: Louise Phyn
That the members' updates from Louise Phyn, Aritra Ray, Melanie Cripps,
Sam Beanland, John Osborne, Pamela Mills and Guanting Liu be received.
CARRIED
DRAFT CHILD AND FAMILY POLICY
Stephanie Jowett, Community Planner Youth, updated the Youth Council
members on the consultation process undertaken to date in developing the
Draft Child and Family Policy. Stephanie advised the Draft Child and Family
Policy was released for public comment on Monday, 16 May 2005. The
submission period closes on 20 June 2005. Stephanie invited the Youth
Council to make a submission if they wished either as a group or as an
individual.
Moved: Pelema Taulapapa
Seconded: Dexter Henderson
- That the verbal report of the Community and Social Policy Planner
on the draft Child and Family Policy be received.
- That Sam Beanland, Pamela Mills, Melanie Cripps, Pelema Taulapapa
and Louise Phyn formulate a submission on the Growing Up Together Policy
for the June Youth Council meeting.
CARRIED
That items 10.2 and 11 be taken at this point.
CARRIED
