Vision and Community Outcomes

Goals

Reduce the human impact on the environment, while enhancing and protecting the unique natural environment of the Westland District.

This community outcome seeks to improve environmental outcomes and support the community to embrace a culture of sustainability.

Focus areas

• Support sustainable waste management practises.
  • We will develop, lead, and promote sustainable waste management practises.
• Care for the environment
  • We will plan proactively for climate change, promoting and supporting low-carbon, low-energy practises.
• Encourage biodiversity.
  • We will support strategies, plans and policies to enhance and protect and celebrate the district’s flora, fauna, and ecosystems.

Goals

Enable a prosperous economy that supports and celebrates local businesses success, encouraging both traditional and innovative businesses so that our community thrives.

This community outcome seeks to support a thriving community and economy for the security of future generations.

Focus areas

• Collaboration
  • We will collaborate with other stakeholders to achieve common outcomes and realise external funding opportunities.
• Sustainable growth
  • We will ensure that development is sustainable, meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
• Innovation
  • We will support innovation and new opportunities for diversity within and from traditional Westland industries.

Goals

Enabling a rich cultural life for our citizens where people feel welcomed and have civic engagement.

This community outcome seeks to ensure that all voices are enabled and heard, power is more evenly distributed, and the community can share its strengths.

Focus areas

• Enabling community
  • We will support initiatives that involve caring for community members at all life stages to reduce isolation and promote inclusion.
• Partnership
  • We will ensure that engagement with iwi promotes partnership, participation, and protection.
• Open to innovation
  • We will support the community to enable community ownership of new initiatives and opportunities.
• Community pride and participation
  • We will actively encourage the community to take part in opportunities for democratic participation and education, and grow community pride through sharing and documenting of local history.

Goals

Westland is a place where communities are safe and healthy; a unique and enjoyable place to live with affordable, accessible social and cultural facilities.

This community outcome seeks to ensure that we provide the infrastructure and opportunities that support our communities and enhance people’s health and wellbeing.

Focus areas

• Healthy and safe
  • We will support community projects that enhance community safety, health and wellbeing for all.
• Active lifestyles
  • We will support opportunities for walking and cycling, connecting our communities safely.
• Community spaces
  • We will develop and maintain community spaces that encourage active participation, reduce social isolation, and enhance wellbeing.

Goals

Investing in the future with careful, considered planning of projects which support the growth, development and wellbeing of our communities and environment.

This community outcome seeks to ensure that communities are less vulnerable to natural hazards and climate change and critical transitions are considered for longevity.

Focus areas

• Responsive planning
  • We will ensure that we will plan our infrastructure to reduce communities’ vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change.
• Forward focus
  • Our investment in infrastructure will meet the future needs of the community in an affordable manner.
• Data driven decision making
  • Our decisions will use good quality data and good practice to enable high quality decision making.
• Communities first
  • We will engage with our communities to develop infrastructure solutions that meet the communities needs now and into the future.