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Community Plan Conference 2008


The 2008 Community Plan Conference was held in Christchurch on 11 and 12 August 2008.  You can download the conference presentations below:

‘The Sleeper in the Act?’ - Taking a Sustainable Development Approach in the LTCCP

  • Cathy Kenkel, Chief Planner, Franklin District Council  - Download Presentation >>>>
Moving Forward Together. Improving Social Well-Being in Hamilton
Under the Hamilton City Council’s strategic framework, an invitation went out late in 2006to 12 organisations, to come together to build a shared vision and plan of action for improving some pressing social issues in the city. Nine months later and they have collaboratively given birth to a City Social Well-Being Strategy.
  • Ollie Te Ua, Hamilton City Council,
  • Deanne McManus-Emery, Ministry of Social Development - Download Presentation>>>>

Economic Sustainability – More than Just the Financials

One of the key messages from the 2003-04 Taranaki community outcomes process was that the community’s foremost issue for action was the economy. The outcomes process also identified skill shortages as worth separate attention. A multi-agency approach to overseas recruiting, regional marketing, local training needs assessment, and communication with private sector employers is underway.
  • Rory Palmer, Manager Planning and Policy, New Plymouth District Council - Download Presentation >>>>

Sustainability in the Organisational Context

You want your council operating more sustainably and you think it could probably do more to reduce its rubbish and improve electricity use, etc  To do this you need to figure out how to calculate those carbon emissions and set some levels of service around organisational sustainability.

  • Josie McNee, Stakeholder and Community Relations Manager, Environment Canterbury - Download Presentation >>>>

Engagement That Brings Results – An Interactive Session

This session focuses on successful engagement that has brought tangible results.
  • Led by Penny Bloomberg, Communications Manager, Nelson City Council - Download presentation >>>>
Case Study One: Beyond Pen to Paper: Engaging with Diverse Communities
In reality most districts are made up of many different communities – each with different needs and preferences. In consulting on the Coromandel Peninsula Blueprint, the council (along with its 3 partners) introduced some new techniques to try and target our diverse communities.
  • Katherine Palmer, Strategic Policy Manager, Thames-Coromandel District Council - Download presentation >>>>
Case Study Two: Engaging Via The Community Sector

In an attempt to engage with a wider and more representative sample of our community during 2006 LTCCP consultation we took a presentation out to the regular meetings of a variety of community groups and organisations i.e. Rotary, Lions, Probus, Greypower, Country Women’s Institute.

  • Maureen Crombie, Waitakere City Council (speaking on behalf of Franklin District Council) - Download presentation >>>>
Case Study Three: Changing the Face of Community Engagement

Looking at better ways to engage with the public around city planning processes and in particular the proposed Annual Plan 2007/08 resulted in a “Your City Expo” to replace the traditional meetings and add value to the SCP requirements.

  • Tegan McIntyre, Hamilton City Council -  Download presentation >>>>
Case Study Four: Evaluating The Walking School Bus Strategy

The presentation will focus on how ARTA has engaged with school communities and academic institutions to build an evaluation framework for WSBs right from the beginning of the initiative in Auckland.

  • Sue Kendall, Regional Coordinator Walking School Bus Programme. Auckland Regional Transport Authority - Download presentation >>>>
Building Relationships with Maori

This session builds on the first of the resources that Local Government New Zealand has developed to support council-Maori engagement.

An Introduction to Council-Maori Engagement

Local authority relationships with Maori are shaped by a number of statutory requirements and principles. What constitutes good practice, and what is required in order to move the relationship from one of compliance, to a productive and forward-looking partnership?

  • Tim Leyland, Manager Community Planning, Marlborough District Council - Download presentation >>>>

 

Creating Engagement Synergies Through Collaboration

Environment Bay of Plenty Māori Councillors - leaders in consultation and engagement

  • Kataraina Belshaw, Maori Policy Manager, Environment Bay of Plenty - Download presentation >>>>

Tools of engagement and Rotorua District Council - Whanaungatanga as a tool of engagement

  • Bella Tait, Maori Policy Analyst Rotorua District Council  - Download presentation >>>>

Being clear on our agendas, apart from the obvious statutory obligation, is a pre-cursor to any meaningful engagement with Maori over the LTCCP.

  • Councillor Raewyn Bennett - Environment Bay of Plenty - Download presentation >>>>

Council-Māori Engagement – The LTCCP Is A Small Part of the Picture. Two projects which have benefited from a Council-Māori engagement. Rewa Rewa Agreement – a 21st century solution to a 19th century issue Marae Development Plans – its all about relationships

  • Aroha Chamberlain, Kaitakawaenga, New Plymouth District Council - Download presentation >>>>

Auditing the Future - 2009

  • Bruce Robertson Assistant Auditor-General, Local Government, Office of the Auditor-General - Download presentation >>>>
Keeping Our Promises

Has anyone ever promised you something and not delivered? How do you feel about that? You may not be surprised to hear that communities in our districts, cities and regions feel this way about council all the time. But is it justified?  

  • Jeremy Boase, Tauranga City Council  - Download presentation >>>>
Keynote Session: Climate Change
Climate Change - Some Things to Think About
  • Dr Jim Salinger, Principal Scientist, NIWA - Sorry presentation not available

Council Responses to Climate Change

  • Bryan Patchett, Manager Climate Change Office, Wellington City Council - Download presentation >>>>
  • Blair Dickie, Environment Waikato - Download presentation >>>>



The guidance modules published by the programme are designed to assist local authority managers gain assurance that their processes comply with legal obligations.  They are not a substitute for the seeking of professional legal advice and the exercise of sound judgement about when it is necessary to do so.