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Vision for the region
Photo: Fonterra Group Co-operative Limited
Competing globally
Caring locally
Mission
To provide regional leadership to balance economic and environmental outcomes to enable the social, economic, environmental and cultural wellbeing of current and future generations.
Flagship goals
Sustaining land and water values
Achieving co-governance requirements with iwi
Facilitating regional development
Flagship goal
The values of land and water resources are sustained across the Waikato region.
Flagship goal
The Waikato Regional Council meets its legislative co-governance requirements by working together in good faith and a spirit of cooperation.
The people of the region collaborate to achieve a shared vision of the Waikato competing globally, caring locally.
Flagship goal
Drivers for change in the Waikato region
• Increasing global competitiveness
• Tightening fiscal constraints
• Increasing complexity
• Increasing ‘Golden Triangle’ influence
• Changing role of local government
Critical success factors
• High quality environment
• Innovation (including skilled labour)
• Efficient supply chains (including transport systems and compliance)
• Collaborative leadership
Real GDP per capita for Australia, New Zealand and OECD
National Economic Growth AgendaExports GDP per capita
Current position 31% of GDP$57 billion
76% of Australia’s
By 2025 40% of GDP$150 billion
match Australia’s
Key points
• Lifting sights to see Waikato’s place in NZ/the world
• Central government a key stakeholder
• Regional leadership
• Additional focus on collaboration with stakeholders
• Explicit delivery across 4 wellbeings
• Balancing environment/economic development
• Explicit commitment to regional development