Western Bay of Plenty District

Community outcomes

We can all enjoy a healthy and safe lifestyle.

We all have the opportunity to be healthy and safe, and have access to services and facilities that support this lifestyle choice.
We feel safe and secure in our homes and communities.
Housing is affordable and appropriate to our life-stages.
We have easy access to quality health and social services.
Transport and other infrastructural services are safe and meet our needs.

Our communities are vibrant and welcoming.

Our communities celebrate differences and strengths. We have pride in our communities.
Our communities are caring, inclusive and work together.
We recognise and respect Māori as tangata whenua.
Our diverse cultural heritage and traditions are respected and celebrated.
A range of arts, culture, recreation and life long learning opportunities is available to us all.
Town centres are the heart of our communities and promote local identity.
The rural and coastal character of our District is maintained.
Growth and development is well planned for.

Leaders are effective, informed and inclusive.

We are represented by responsible and motivated people who support our participation in decision-making.
Effective leadership is supported and fostered.
We are informed and have the opportunity to participate in decision-making.
Decision-making processes are easily understood.
Service providers work together to coordinate planning and delivery of service

Our environment is clean, green and valued.

The natural environment is valued, protected and sustained for future generations.
Service providers work with us to ensure the environment is sustainably managed.
Indigenous habitats and species are plentiful.
Rare and representative habitats and species are protected and enhanced.
Air, water and land quality are maintained to protect our health and ecological systems.

Our economy is thriving

A diverse, productive and competitive local economy supports long-term sustainable growth.
Innovation and entrepreneurship add value and support diversification of the local economy.
The versatility of rural land is maintained.
Unique attributes of our District are turned into competitive advantages.
Infrastructure, services and facilities support and promote economic growth and development.
We are skilled, enterprising and adaptable.
A range of quality education and career opportunities are available locally.
Business, government and education sectors work effectively together.
Business practices are environmentally sustainable.

Source: Your District Your Future: The Long Term Plan 2009-2019 (pdf 1.28mb)

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