Te Puna Kōrero is the main committee that makes decisions about the city’s strategic direction and framework. It is made up of the Mayor, all councillors and the Council Kaumātua.
Much of the meeting’s agenda was focused on receiving different regular reports. First up the committee looked at Council’s major project report, which is presented to the committee quarterly and provides a summary of how each major project is tracking.
Next up, the committee was presented with the quarterly growth report and quarterly regulatory report, both for the three months to June 2025.
Finally, Te Puna Kōrero received an update on the appeals to the Proposed District Plan (PDP) and voted to make the PDP partially operative.
All appeals against the PDP have been resolved, except for two related to mapping matters. Given there are no longer any appeals relating to the text of the PDP, the Council can make it partially operative. Steps to make this happen are now underway.
In the workshop following the meeting, the committee had a session on the Water Services Delivery Plan and the foundation documents.
Missed today’s meeting? You can watch it in full and read all the associated papers on the meetings page of our website. You can also see what meetings and workshops are coming up, with agendas posted a few days before each one.
The public is welcome to attend most Council meetings and workshops. They are also livestreamed on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@poriruacity
7 Aug 2025
