Celebrating new ideas
2008 New Zealand Post Group Local Government Excellence Awards
Joined Up Local Government Category Award Winner
Dunedin City Council
Dunedin Chinese Garden
"In 1997 a small group of Dunedin’s Chinese residents began meeting to discuss and plan a major event for the city’s sesqui-centennial celebrations in 1998. Out of their enthusiasm came the idea to create a more permanent recognition and lasting reminder of the Chinese link with Dunedin, a city, more than any other in New Zealand, associated with Chinese immigration. This group formed the Dunedin Chinese Gardens Trust. Dunedin’s Chinese sister city, Shanghai, enthusiastically endorsed the concept of a Dunedin Chinese Garden. As the project developed, the level of liaison with Shanghai increased to the point where Shanghai committed itself to the project’s successful completion through major contributions to the Garden of significantly discounted design and construction work, and the provision of authentic materials – all being pre-fabricated in Shanghai before shipment to Dunedin in June 2007, where it was erected by Chinese artisans.”
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Joined Up Local Government Category Commendation  
Hastings District Council
Hastings District Papakainga Development Guide - A Collaboration between Te Puni Kokiri, Te Kooti Whenua Maori and the Hastings District Council
"Since 1997 the Hastings District Council has sought to provide the ability for papakainga development to occur on Maori Land However the Hastings District Council, Maori Land Court and Te Puni Kokiri were in a pattern of separate service delivery to Maori land owners. The result was confusion for landowners with aspirations to develop papakainga. Only three papakainga had been approved Maori land in the District comprising 8% of the district. Potential applicants were ‘going in circles’ between the Council and the Court without a clear way forward. The aim of the project was for the Council, the Maori Land Court and Te Puni Kokiri to work together to create a clear pathway for those wishing to undertake papakainga development.”
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For further information about this entry contact: Marama Laurenson, Strategic Advisor Culture and Heritage maramal@hdc.govt.nz
Joined Up Local Government Other Entries
Thames-Coromandel District Council and Environment Waikato
Coromandel Peninsula Blueprint
 
  
“The Coromandel Peninsula has undergone a period of rapid growth, culminating in a summer season which sees 140,000 people pour into the district. Planning and statutory authorities need to be well informed if they are to make the best possible long-term decisions. Agencies need to work together if they are to meet community expectations, avoid ‘consultation fatigue’, ensure sustainable solutions and align plans. The Blueprint project will help different agencies agree long-term planning goals that will shape and influence their own plans well into the future.”
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Local Authority Shared Services Ltd. On behalf of:
Environment Waikato, Transit New Zealand, Hamilton City Council, Waikato District Council, Waipa District Council, Matamata-Piako District Council, Thames Coromandel District Council and Taupo District Council
Waikato Regional Transportation Model (WRTM)
" The Waikato Region is part of a Golden Triangle that linking with Auckland and Bay of Plenty Regions. This economic powerhouse generates over 45% of the nations GDP and has 46% of the national population. For the Waikato Region this means large inter-regional movements of people and freight, and the Waikato is expecting its freight volume to double by 2020. The Waikato Region’s answer to these issues has been to create a single transportation model, under one management structure, available to all Local Government and Transport Agencies in the Waikato Region. The Waikato Regional Transportation Model (WRTM) is a shared transport modeling resource being developed and implemented by Local Authority Shared Services Ltd (LASS) across the Waikato Region.”
Auckland City Council
ITC Hosting Services
"The aim was to enhance the existing highly successful regional shared service initiative being provided by Auckland City Council’s ITC group for eLGAR, a consortium of the libraries of five of the local authorities in the Greater Auckland Region (Auckland City, Manukau, North Shore, Waitakere and Rodney). The consortium’s biggest project has been the installation of shared library management software (LMS) and the associated hardware. In December 2006, a review identified opportunities for service improvements one of which was that ITC’s Hosting Support arrangement be extended to include the LMS system support function."
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For further information about this entry contact: Petri Coetzee
Hosting Services Delivery Manager, Information Technology and Communications, Auckland City Council - Petri.Coetzee@aucklandcity.govt.nz
Auckland City Council
Implementation of the Government Logon Service
""The Government Logon Service ("GLS") is an all-of-government service to manage the logon process for people and businesses using government services over the Internet. The GLS provides enhanced security and enables people to have a single logon to access government services without their identity being shared.
This seeks to provide a secure platform that allows government agencies to share information with each other and their customers. Auckland City Council (the council) was asked by the State Services Commission (SSC) to be a partner in the development and deployment of the first GLS service. "
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For further information about this entry contact: Alasdair Michie ITC Consultant, Information Technology & Communications, Auckland City Council
Alasdair.Michie@aucklandcity.govt.nz
BoP LASS Ltd
Environment Bay of Plenty
"BoP LASS Ltd is an initiative that was agreed to by the Chief Executives of the eight councils in the Bay of Plenty (Environment Bay of Plenty, Rotorua District Council, Whakatane District Council, Tauranga City Council, Western Bay of Plenty District Council, Kawerau District Council, Opotiki District Council, and Taupo District Council) to focus on and to find ways in which they could all work together to provide services across the region more efficiently or at a lower cost. The focus is on support services and a number of initiatives have been identified."
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Southland District Council
The Milford Community Trust
"The Milford community of 250 in the peak season lives and works in a World Heritage Park and as such all land is owned by the Department of Conservation ... Those living there and those visiting need services, such as water, power, sewerage and roading and the Milford community has a complicated infrastructural set-up…. A more united management of the community, however, had to happen because of Milford’s global reputation - Milford Sound is important to Southland and to New Zealand, even if only economics is considered. …. Thus the Milford Community Trust was established in 2007"
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Environment Canterbury
Canterbury Transport Regional Implementation Plan (CTRIP) – A Crown Funding Assistance Request for the Canterbury Region
"The Canterbury Transport Regional Implementation Plan (CTRIP) was a collaborative transport planning initiative conducted in 2007/08 involving 10 Territorial Authorities in Canterbury as well as Transit New Zealand. It’s purpose was to develop and present to Government a united regional view on the need for Government assistance in funding regionally significant transport projects that could not be funded from projected business as usual levels of transport funding."
Papakura District Council
Partnerships: McLennan, Papakura
"McLennan is a mixed tenure housing development proposed on the site of the former Ministry of Defence Army Camp in Takanini, Papakura. Over the next four years, the site is anticipated to be developed to include 450 properties housing 1500 residents adjacent to a new secondary school and early childhood centre at one end and an expanded McLennan Park at the other. McConnell Property is undertaking the design and development of the site on behalf of and in conjunction with Housing New Zealand, the former owners."
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For further information about this entry contact: Nicola Mochrie, Manager Strategic Projects, Papakura District Council, nmochrie@papakura.govt.nz
Porirua City Council
Porirua City A Journey to a Safe Community
"Audits and surveys had shown that safety was becoming an issue, particularly regarding injuries in the home, fear of crime and geographic disparities in feelings of safety, family violence, graffiti, vandalism and environmental degradation. The Porirua City Council, Porirua Community Guardians, the Porirua Healthy Safer City Trust, Housing New Zealand Community Renewal, the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), Regional Public Health, the Police and Road Safety joining together to improve community safety. The Safer Porirua Strategic Group was formed in October 2005 with the shared goal of achieving international World Health Organization Safe Community Accreditation."
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For further information about this entry contact:
Moira Lawler, Manager Social and Economic Planning, Porirua City Council, Mlawler@pcc.govt.nz
Horizons Regional Council
The Sustainable Land Use Initiative (SLUI)
“The Sustainable Land Use Initiative (SLUI) has been developed to reduce hill country erosion in Horizons Regional Council catchment areas, and to curb its impacts on the regional economy, water quality, and the safety of downstream communities. It aims to encourage and incentivise land use change on land that is already eroding or has potential for accelerated erosion. The SLUI programme is the culmination of approximately two years of concerted effort by Horizons Regional Council, community leaders, Crown Research Agencies, farmers and various government
ministries and officials.”
New Plymouth District Council
“Team Taranaki” and the World Cup Triathlon series
“Historically, the region and district have not been major players in the New Zealand major events market. The response to this has been the ultra-successful Team Taranaki model, in which numerous organisations combine resources, experience and commitment to secure and successfully host major events within the region. In recent years, the Team Taranaki model has ensured a regular stream of major musical and sporting events, including concerts by major artists such as Elton John, Michael Crawford and R.E.M., festivals such as WOMAD and G-TARanaki, and the annual New Zealand leg of the World Cup Triathlon series. The New Zealand leg of the World Cup Triathlon series has been successfully held in New Plymouth since 2005 with the next race due for April 2009.”
Christchurch City Council
Safer Students Campaign
"In August 2007, a PhD student at Canterbury University wrote to the Christchurch Mayor, the Human Rights Commission, and several other organisations describing her experience of racial harassment in the city. This triggered a meeting of staff members from Christchurch City Council, the University of Canterbury, the Human Rights Commission, and the NZ Police (Canterbury Branch). Concern was expressed about a perceived increase in anecdotal reporting of incidents of racial / cultural harassment experienced by tertiary students, and led to an ongoing collaboration between staff members from the above institutions; later the group was joined by Te Runanga o Ngāi Tahu, CPIT and Lincoln University. The outcome to the project was that students would feel safe in Christchurch, with the harassment seriously reduced."
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For further information about this entry contact: Jenni Marr, Metropolitan Community Adviser - Multicultural Community Support Unit, Christchurch City Council Jenni.Marr@ccc.govt.nz
Kawerau District Council
K-Oper-8
“The council wanted to lead a cross sectional locally owned process to overcome barriers to social wellbeing by involving everyone in the community. By using Local Service Mapping undertaken by the Ministry of Social Development Council identified areas of concern including poor service coordination, lack of knowledge of services, alcohol and drugs and non-engagement in education. The project was directed by a steering group made up of representatives of a wide range of sections of the community.”
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Auckland City Council
 
Auckland’s CBD Into the Future
“The CBD has been identified as a number one priority area for both urban living and business growth in Auckland City Council's growth strategy. Auckland City Council took a close look at the new face of Auckland's CBD and developed Auckland's CBD Into the Future strategy. This is a plan for reshaping and revitalising Auckland’s central business district area as the prosperous and vital heart of New Zealand’s leading city.”
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