Northland REGIONAL COUNCIL IC Te Kaunihera a rohe o Te Taitokerau Regional leadership What's with all these plans? You may have noticed there are a lot of plans to As a regional council, we continually advocate for rogion-wide projects that have a significant impact on Northland's wellbeing. Making decisions in partnership with Maori is vital to our mahi, as part of honouring our Treaty of Waitangi obligations, be thinking about at the moment! If you're keen to have your say on transport priorities for Northland, we're currently consulting on the Regional Land Transport Plan and Regional Public Transport Plan. Feedback and we also want to make council services more accessible. As our region grows, we also need to grow to support the work we need to deliver on. closes Friday 26 March - find out more: www. nrc.govt.nz/transportplan These are some of the projects we want to undertake to help lead Northland's growth: District councils are consulting on their long term plans around this time too, as councils are all At the Manawhakahono a Rohe agreement Enable tangata whenua to participate more fully signing with Patuharakeke hapa in December in decision making, through Mana Whakahono A Rohe agreements and encouraging Maori representation and leadership in council. Invest in more staff and training, efficient systems and updated IT. required to do one - check your district council website to find out more. District councils cover Other decisions things like parks, libraries, local roads, water A few other things we're keen to get feedback on include: supplies and rubbish (to name a few). » Whether to contribute to the development of Oruku Landing, a major new conference centre and development in Whangarei, in partnership with Whangarei District Council. Some changes to the way we fund economic development. Expand our network of regional service centres and work with district councils to develop a regional accessibility strategy. BARAA Overall, we're planning to spend around $35M ay a year on our regional leadership activities, Getting the mahi done? including the work we're proposing here. Updates to a number of policies, including our User Fees and Charges Policy which we review every year. You can read about all the proposed projects and the impact on rates in our Long Term Plan 2021-2031 Consultation Document, on our website: www.nrc.govt.nz/futureplan ENTER our Environmental Awards 2021. www.nrc.govt.nz/environmentalawards We want your feedback What do you think about our proposed plans for helping our environment, people and economy thrive? Have we got the balance right? You can share what's important to you on as few or as many of these topics as you like. The final date for feedback is 16 April 2021. There are three ways you can have your say: Online Face to face Want to give your feedback in person? Come and talk to staff and councillors at a 'Have your say' event. Whangårel: Tue 23 Mar, 4.30-6.30pm, 36 Water St (NRC bulding) Whangåret: Wed 24 Mar, 9-11am, 36 Water St (NRC building) Fill in the online submission form at www.nre.govt.nz/futureplan Or email your submission to: submissions@nrc.govt.nz By post Grab a submisslon form from one of our offices, fill it in, then drop it. Kerikeri: Thu 25 Mar, 11am-1pm, Cornerstone, 144 Kerikeri Rd back or return it by post (it's free). Otiria: Thu 25 Mar, 4-6pm, Otiria Rugby Club Waip: Fri 26 Mar, 11am-1pm, Waipo Cove Surf Lifesaving Club Dargaville: Fri 26 Mar, 4-6pm, Town Hall, Hokianga Rd Kaitaia: Sat 27 Mar, 11am-1pm, Te Ahu Centre If you would like to provide your feedback in Te Reo Maori or New Zealand sign language at one of these events, please contact us on 0800 002 004. Please note if we're at Covid Alert Level 2 or higher, we'll hold online events instead. Check our website for detalls: www.nrc.govt.nz/futureplan Northland Help us plan a strong future - have your say by 16 April 2021 REGIONAL COUNCIL Te Kaunihera a rohee Te Taithera Northland REGIONAL COUNCIL IC Te Kaunihera a rohe o Te Taitokerau Regional leadership What's with all these plans? You may have noticed there are a lot of plans to As a regional council, we continually advocate for rogion-wide projects that have a significant impact on Northland's wellbeing. Making decisions in partnership with Maori is vital to our mahi, as part of honouring our Treaty of Waitangi obligations, be thinking about at the moment! If you're keen to have your say on transport priorities for Northland, we're currently consulting on the Regional Land Transport Plan and Regional Public Transport Plan. Feedback and we also want to make council services more accessible. As our region grows, we also need to grow to support the work we need to deliver on. closes Friday 26 March - find out more: www. nrc.govt.nz/transportplan These are some of the projects we want to undertake to help lead Northland's growth: District councils are consulting on their long term plans around this time too, as councils are all At the Manawhakahono a Rohe agreement Enable tangata whenua to participate more fully signing with Patuharakeke hapa in December in decision making, through Mana Whakahono A Rohe agreements and encouraging Maori representation and leadership in council. Invest in more staff and training, efficient systems and updated IT. required to do one - check your district council website to find out more. District councils cover Other decisions things like parks, libraries, local roads, water A few other things we're keen to get feedback on include: supplies and rubbish (to name a few). » Whether to contribute to the development of Oruku Landing, a major new conference centre and development in Whangarei, in partnership with Whangarei District Council. Some changes to the way we fund economic development. Expand our network of regional service centres and work with district councils to develop a regional accessibility strategy. BARAA Overall, we're planning to spend around $35M ay a year on our regional leadership activities, Getting the mahi done? including the work we're proposing here. Updates to a number of policies, including our User Fees and Charges Policy which we review every year. You can read about all the proposed projects and the impact on rates in our Long Term Plan 2021-2031 Consultation Document, on our website: www.nrc.govt.nz/futureplan ENTER our Environmental Awards 2021. www.nrc.govt.nz/environmentalawards We want your feedback What do you think about our proposed plans for helping our environment, people and economy thrive? Have we got the balance right? You can share what's important to you on as few or as many of these topics as you like. The final date for feedback is 16 April 2021. There are three ways you can have your say: Online Face to face Want to give your feedback in person? Come and talk to staff and councillors at a 'Have your say' event. Whangårel: Tue 23 Mar, 4.30-6.30pm, 36 Water St (NRC bulding) Whangåret: Wed 24 Mar, 9-11am, 36 Water St (NRC building) Fill in the online submission form at www.nre.govt.nz/futureplan Or email your submission to: submissions@nrc.govt.nz By post Grab a submisslon form from one of our offices, fill it in, then drop it. Kerikeri: Thu 25 Mar, 11am-1pm, Cornerstone, 144 Kerikeri Rd back or return it by post (it's free). Otiria: Thu 25 Mar, 4-6pm, Otiria Rugby Club Waip: Fri 26 Mar, 11am-1pm, Waipo Cove Surf Lifesaving Club Dargaville: Fri 26 Mar, 4-6pm, Town Hall, Hokianga Rd Kaitaia: Sat 27 Mar, 11am-1pm, Te Ahu Centre If you would like to provide your feedback in Te Reo Maori or New Zealand sign language at one of these events, please contact us on 0800 002 004. Please note if we're at Covid Alert Level 2 or higher, we'll hold online events instead. Check our website for detalls: www.nrc.govt.nz/futureplan Northland Help us plan a strong future - have your say by 16 April 2021 REGIONAL COUNCIL Te Kaunihera a rohee Te Taithera