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