Living Streets Aotearoa

Minutes of Meeting 11 April 2005

Present: Celia Wade-Brown, Debs Moir, Mike Mellor, Chris Teo-Sherrell, Betty Fowler, Sue Chamberlain (Walk Wellington), Lily Linton

Apologies: Jane Loughnan, Robert Davies

Financials

Currently holding $3000 for Great Harbour Walkway project – issue raised over whether such groups should require membership or include an individual person as a member

Balance (excluding the above) = $6891.31

LSA financials to change through MoT funding via Health Sponsorship Council (HSC) for Walking and Cycling strategy

Wellington

Tuesday Walks

• Between 6-20 people. Celia setting up Tuesday Civic walking group – 6-10 free set walks rotated. Leave under arch of Civic square every Tuesday at 12.30pm. Advertised through Wellington City Council (WCC) “Feeling Great”; Community paper advertisements; LSA website;

Walking groups

• “Setting up and Developing a Walk Group” – seminar run by Andy Nelson (WCC Recreation) and attended by Celia. Celia currently working through process.
• Ballance St Walking Group (Mon, Tues, Thurs) – WCC website

Walk Wellington

• Living Streets Aotearoa originated from Walk Wellington but those who were part of Walk Wellington at the time were also interested in advocacy for pedestrians etc – LSA was formed.
• Sue started guided tours under “Walk Wellington”. Set up as a business venture, mainly for visitors, with two main areas: (1) Essential Wellington Walks and (2) Personalised, Group & Specialty Walks
• Leaflets available at art stands, hotels etc
• International marketing group in Auckland; “Inbound tour operators” based in Auckland and Hamilton – give information to wholesalers who give to travel agents. No such agency in Wellington but day set up in Auckland by “Positively Wellington”
• Specialty walks e.g. hard-to-find art galleries; World of Wearable Arts – specialty/designer shops
• Cost?? – market is for visitors therefore cost is ok. If the market was citizens the cost would need to be different and include subsidised walks etc.
• These walks could become an avenue for community street audits
• Meets with LSA objectives of social and economical benefits
• Guided tour walks in Napier very successful venture
• Melbourne also has specialty tours where you are matched u with a guide who is also interested in that particular area
• Two levels of guides required for two business areas: some reimbursement for guides (recruitment/training for guides) – benefits could include behind-the-scenes at Te Papa, city galleries etc
• LSA website to hold information on the different city guided walks – quality essential (i.e. reputable services); could include for example ‘Friends of Botanic Gardens’ and ‘Karori Sanctuary’ which both have guides.
• Walk Wellington could be an umbrella for other smaller walking guided tours
• Sue to produce a written proposal including risk assessment, rights and responsibilities, budget break-down etc as next stage
• Discretionary funding from Mayor – deadling 12th April. Walk Wellington could be put in as not-for-profit under LSA and the funding could sit in LSA account (funding given by 30 June)
• Accounting package to be proposed for LSA to clarify income and expenses. If Walk Wellington were to become a subsidiary, LSA would need to be aware of incomings and outgoings
• Matter to be raised at national meeting 22/4.
  • Walk Wellington business that supports LSA objectives – motion from Mike Mellor that Walk Wellington work towards being a not-for-profit part of LSA. Celia Wade-Brown seconded.
  • Celia Wade-Brown moved that in the interim LSA will support Walk Wellington’s proposal for funding from mayor of up to $10 000 subject to budget produced by Sue. Seconded by Mike Mellor.

Process to possibly lead to Memorandum of Understanding – potentially could be part of email system e.g. walkwellington@livingstreets.org.nz

Yellow Feet

Media launch?? Still to be arranged

Betty Fowler part of Residents Association and to distribute Yellow feet

National

Videoconference

• EECA use of video-conference facilities. National members to meet at least twice per year. Meet face-to-face at AGM.

Director

• Advertisement in Sunday Star Times, Dominion Post and Seek website – applicants’ CV’s sent to Mike
• Interview panel consisting of Celia, Mike and member from HSC
• Contract up to 18 months (up to Conference 2006)
• Funding to undertake projects in walking and cycling strategy implementation plan
• Applications close 15/4/05
• Feedback from National committee

Walk21

• Professionals in Transport and Planning area promoting more walking, more often.
• LSA asked to contribute to Melbourne conference in 2006 for NZ perspective – possibly ‘road tour’ through NZ. Would include representative areas of NZ of interest. Celia working with Land Transport NZ on this.

Other matters

• LSA website to include ‘Walking to School’ webpage
• Wellingtonian paper – Rodney Tolley article “Why we should all do more walking” with reference to LSA conference

Meeting closed at 7.20pm.

Next Meeting Monday 23 May 6:00pm, Wellington City Council Offices, 101 Wakefield Street, Wellington