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2010 New Zealand Post Group Local Government Excellence Awards

Building Organisational Capability 

Category Winner

Taupo District Council

THE WAY WE WORK

"The Way We Work is a holistic approach to delivering Organisational Development throughout Taupo District Council. The Way We Work aims to embed a culture of continuous improvement both vertically and horizontally through a range of initiatives."

Other Entries

South Waikato District Council

Mayoral Scholarship, Cadetships, People Shaping Progress (www.localgovernmentcareers.govt.nz), Gateway, Work Expo and Apprenticeship Graduation, Community Max)

"This application encompasses seven projects that together work to improve the capacity not just of Council but of the district.  Council has initiated and supported a number of efforts to address staff shortages in our own Council specifically, local government generally and in various other sectors in the district."

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  • For more information please contact
    • Murray McAlister, Human Resources Manager, South Waikato District Council on 07 885 0744 or
    • Amanda Hema, Community Development Manager, South Waikato District Council on 07 885 0726.

Hutt City Council

Hutt City Council Flood Database

"The Hutt City Council Flood Database was developed as a central location for all historical, current and modelled flooding information held by Hutt City Council, including photographs, remedial measures and engineer’s comments.  The project developed into a comprehensive GIS layer that combined point and polygon attribute data, LIDAR data was used to validate pooling areas and flooded properties. " 

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  • For further information about the entry contact:
    • Sarah Fleet, LIM Officer 570 7927
    • Helen Oram, Divisional Manager, Environmental Consents 570 6915
    • John Floyd, Land Information Services Manager 570 6834

Ruapehu District Council

Beating the Odds - Resource Consent Prcoessing Times

The project was to get Ruapehu District Council from the position of 74 to be in the top 30 Councils for processing Resource Consents. 

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  • For further information about the entry contact:
    • Kevin O’Shannessey, Regulation Administration Manager, Ruapehu District Council, 07 895 8188 I kevino@ruapehudc.govt.nz

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