Waikato Mayoral Forum Progress on a Waikato Spatial Plan.
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Waikato Mayoral ForumWaikato Mayoral Forum
Progress on a Waikato Spatial Plan
When we have a collective voice we succeed:• RTC’s advocacy for the Waikato Expressway• JOG funding for rail – double tracking the ECMT• Confidence to support record investment in 2012-15 NLTP
Local Govt is a small financial player, but important:• Resource allocation (water, soil, air, coastal space)• Settlement pattern• Core community infrastructure
A productive relationship with Central Government
Collective Voice is about leadership
The Need for a Collective Voice
Identified by Governance and Planning Groups Needed to engage with central government Focus on priority issues and opportunities More effective service delivery – reduce
duplication Improve efficiencies in planning practise:
Over 640 policies, strategies and plans Multiple RMA policies and rules saying different
things Key stakeholders engaging on multiple fronts
Aligns with LGC decisions
Single voice to advocate to central government Reduce duplication and inefficiency Simplifying planning processes Improve strategic capacity and decision making Operational capacity for core services would
improve Future proof against demographic change Eliminates uncertainty and need for current
councils to agree on service arrangements
A Waikato Plan Provides a shared vision on high priority
issues, capacity to address them and a collective voice to positively influence
It needs to: Guide more efficient planning and service delivery Provide a collective approach to investment
decisions Support conversations on governance frameworks
Not an ‘Auckland Plan’ - recognise the local, national and inter-national forces shaping our communities
Waikato Context• NZ’s 4th largest region and
economy • Strategic location in UNI
central to two major ports• Rural productivity and related
manufacturing drives exports• Strong knowledge base• Inter-regional exports:
• 40% of nations electricity• Food and water supplies• Minerals
• Forecasted doubling freight demand by 2031
• Strong relationship with Auckland and BOP Regions
• Increasingly influenced by Auckland growth
• Freight from rural productivity
• Centralising of freight logistics
Over $3B to Waikato economy in 2011/12
Inter-regional product movements
Peak month (October):
3M kilometres 45 % on local
roads 55% on State
Highways
Labour Markets
1991
Labour Markets
2006
Demographic Change is Coming
Long term affordability drivers
Don’t constrain thinking…
RMA LTMA LGA
NATIONALNational Policy Statements and Standards
Integrated approach
RPS
Regional Plans
District PlansStructure PlansResource Consents
GPS on Transport
NLTP
RLTP Regional PT Plan
District Transport Strategies and Plans
Waikato Expressway Network Plan
Sub-Regional Growth Strategies
Long Term Plans
Asset Management Plans
Contributions policies
The Outcome
A Waikato Spatial Plan that:
Contributes to the Waikato’s social, economic, environmental, and cultural well-being through a comprehensive and effective long-term (30-year) strategy for Waikato’s growth and development.(Sec 79 LGAC Act)
Project Stage 1
Common evidence base across well-beings Issues, strengths and opportunities What do we want to have a collective voice on..? Where is our opportunity to provide leadership
Next Steps By February
Scope of Spatial Plan agreed Project plan, budget and structure confirmed Anchored in triennial agreement / spatial plan
agreement
2014 Waikato Spatial Plan development Project establishment Sector engagement Plan development Links to LTP’s, Infrastructure strategies, Govt.
agencies
Potential implications
Benefits of a spatial plan through implementation
Some thoughts… Decluttering the regulatory environment Greater partnerships with Central Govt Joined up engagement / partnership with
community Aligning of resource allocation to settlement
pattern Joint asset management / service delivery Enabling legislation change