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Shaping auckland for the 21St century
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PrinciPlesofgoodgovernance
(1) Sustinbility blncing the socil, economic, cultul nd
envionmentl needs of cuent nd futue genetions
(2) Subsidii ty of uthoity nd esouces to the lowest ppopite level
(3) Equity of ccess to decision-mking pocesses nd the bsic
necessities of ubn life
(4) Efciency in delivey of public sevices nd pomoting of locl
economic development(5) Tnspency nd ccountbility of decision mkes nd stkeholdes
(6) Civic enggement nd citizenship llowing people to ctively
contibute to the common good.
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ContentsSummary ................................................................................................... 02
ParT 1
IntroductIon ............................................................................................ 08Common nd emeging themes ......................................................................................................... 09
Will mlgmtion men svings? .................................................................................................... 10
Is bigge bette?..................................................................................................................................... 10
aucklnds futue well-being............................................................................................................... 11
Ntionl objectives................................................................................................................................ 11
Sustining aucklnds futue .............................................................................................................. 11
Becoming moe successful egion.................................................................................................. 11
Wht e the chllenges? .................................................................................................................... 12
ParT 2
defInIngboundarIeS, recognISIngcommunItIeS ................................. 14Ceting sustinble aucklnd........................................................................................................ 14
Geogphy of the aucklnd egion.................................................................................................... 17
Poposed boundies of the southen city ...................................................................................... 19
ParT 3
leaderShIp , localvoIce, regIonalStrength ..................................... 20Why thee cities nd egionl council fo aucklnd? ................................................................ 20
The egionl decision-mkes............................................................................................................. 21
Locl ledes, locl voice - the thee cities...................................................................................... 22
Stengthening community bods ..................................................................................................... 22
Community consulttion...................................................................................................................... 24
Involvement of Moi nd Ethnic Goups in Govennce............................................................. 25
How would the thee cities wok?...................................................................................................... 25
Wht mkes community? ................................................................................................................. 28
a shed Moi heitge ...................................................................................................................... 32
ParT 4
whodoeSwhat?....................................................................................... 34regionl vision ....................................................................................................................................... 34
Poviding sevices to ou communities ............................................................................................ 34
Whos esponsible fo funding? .......................................................................................................... 34
Envionmentl sttegy, policy nd delivey ................................................................................... 35
Tnspot................................................................................................................................................. 35
Wte supply nd wstewte............................................................................................................. 37
Stomwte .............................................................................................................................................. 38
Fcilities development .......................................................................................................................... 39
Economic development ........................................................................................................................ 40
Pks......................................................................................................................................................... 40
Socil sevices nd community development................................................................................. 41
Summy.................................................................................................................................................. 42
bIblIography ........................................................................................... 46
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3Shaping auckland for the 21St century2
SummaryWhythreecitieSandaregionalcouncilfor auckland?
the.Mn.Ci.Concil.es.ino.ccon.he.song,.
effecie.decision-ming.needed...egionl.leel,..
o.ense.h.he.aclnd.egion.hs:
. .Good.decision.ming.h.podces.cle.diecion.
fo.he.fe.nd.delies.esls.
. .High.qli.infsce.nd.esed.nl..
nd.bil.enionmen.
. Socil.cohesion,.ideni.nd.pide.
Locl.commniies.ms.be.ecognised,.nd.hei.
inolemen.in.locl.goenmen.incesed..
Commni.epesenies.need.o.be.ming.locl.decisions..Song.lins.beween.locl,.egionl.nd.
nionl.decision-ming.nd.seice.delie.e.
essenil.fo..song.aclnd.egion
In.poposing.hee.locl.concils.he.hn.he.cen.
seen.o..single.spe.ci,.Mn.Ci.Concil.is.
seeing..blnce.beween.efcienc,.effecieness..
nd.democc:
. .a.cein.leel.of.consolidion.of.ciies.offes.
economies.of.scle.nd.edces.fgmenion..
nd.inconsisenc
. .Oe-consolidion.esls.in.diseconomies.of.scle.
nd.he.disempowemen.of.commni.oice.nd.he.
epesenion.of.diesi.of.ineess
. .Ohe.ws.of.chieing.efciencies.cn.be.
psed.Some.shed.seices.e.led.in.
effec.(fo.emple,.eleconic.libies.fo.he.
Gee.aclnd.region.(elGar),.nd.egionl.
fc.mngemen).nd.ohe.shed.seices.
sch.s.he.Mn-aclnd.reccling.
Iniiie.will.soon.be.inodced.aclnd..
nd.Mn.ecenl.commissioned..
fesibili.sd.ino.ohe.opponiies.fo.
shed.seices.nd.e.now.embing.on.
fhe.iniiies.
. .these.collboie.iniiies.he.shown.
h.fhe.efciencies.cn.be.chieed.
hogh.he.deelopmen.of.shed.seices,.
wiho.he.need.fo.mlgmion
definingboundarieS, recogniSingcommunitieS
If.aclnd.is.o.be.l.ssinble,.hen.is.bondies.
need.o.be.ppopie.nd.o.e.dnge.of.he.
hings.we.ll.he.in.common,.s.well.s.o.diesi...
. .the.sohen.aclnd.egionl.bond.shold.be.
moed.fhe.soh,.he.sggesed.nl.bond.
being.he.Wio.rie..
. .this.will.enble..new.ci.ing.in.he.sohen.p.
of.Ohh,.he.whole.of.Mn.ci,.Pp.
disic.nd.he.bl.of.he.Fnlin.disic,.ll.o.be.
wihin.he.aclnd.egion.nd.elimining.he.pesen.
inconsisenc.of..disic.sddling.wo.egions
this.poposl.bings.ogehe.some.demonsed.
commonliies:
. Fe.gowh.pens.
. Economic.deelopmen.nd.elionships
. Commniies.of.inees.nd.wo.el.pens
. Demogphic.mep.of.he.poplions. .alignmen.wih.esblished.sohen.seco.es..
of.goenmen.nd.ohe.genc.bondies
I.lso.enses..ci.of.blnce.nd.diesi:
. a.blnce.beween.bn.nd.l
. .a.blnce.beween.high.nd.low.socio-economic.
commniies
. a.ich.cll.diesi
these.e.deiled.fhe.in.his.sbmission
theregionaldeciSion-makerS
I.is.ciicl.hee.is.song.decision-ming,.nd.h.
egionl.plns.cn.be.effeciel.implemened.egionll.
nd.locll.
the.Gee.aclnd.Concil.h.he.Mn.Ci.
Concil.poposes.will.do.his.hogh.is.sce..
nd.epesenion..
. .a.Gee.aclnd.Concil.mde.p.of..mo.
eleced..lge,.12.egionll.eleced.concillos.nd.
hee.ppoined.locl.concillos.fo.ech.ci..
. .thee.Moi.concillos..pocess.of.selecion.o.be.
deemined.in.conslion.wih.Moi
. -. .appoined.epesenion.fom.ech.locl.concil.will.ense:
. . . .close.elionships.beween.he.egionl.nd.
locl.concils.e.deeloped
. . .effecie.locl.inp..he.egionl.leel
. . .egionl.diecion.is.bee.implemened.locll
. -. .diese.nd.blnced.iews.e.epesened...
he.egionl.concil.ble,.ensing.conesbili.
of.decision-ming.
Consisenc.beween.nionl,.egionl.nd.locl.
goenmen.is.essenil.Meses.sch.s.he..
aclnd.Ssinbili.Fmewo.nd.he.One.Pln..
(in.deelopmen).e.being.p.in.plce.o.chiee.his...
auCkLaNDS.FuturE.IS.IMPOrtaNt.tO.tHE.rEGIONS.rESIDENtS,.aND.tHE.
PEOPLE.OF.NEW.ZEaLaND.WHEN.auCkLaND.tHrIvES,.tHE.COuNtry.tHrIvES
the.rol.Commission.of.Inqi.ino.aclnd.Goennce.is.focsed.on.aclnd.
egion.s..sccessfl.wold-clss.ci-egion.this.is.lso.he.Mn.Ci.
Concils.concen.We.wn.o.see.aclnds.people.hie
Looing..he.Locl.Goenmen.ac.(LGa).2002,.
i.ss.locl.goenmen.is.o..enble.democic.
locl.decision-ming.nd.cion.b,.nd.on.behlf.of,.
commniies;.nd.o.pomoe.he.socil,.economic,.
enionmenl.nd.cll.wellbeing.of.commniies,.
in.he.pesen.nd.fo.he.fe...I.lso.pomoes.
.song.commimen.o.ssinble.deelopmen.
b.eqiing.concils.o.pomoe.socil,.economic,.
enionmenl.nd.cll.wellbeing..
this.sbmission.poposes.locl.goenmen.which..
will.help.me.aclnd..wold-clss.ci-egion,..
nd.chiee.he.ocomes.we.he.commied.o..
. .I.is.bsed.on.he.pinciples.of.good.
goennce.nd.bondies.bsed.on.
geogphic,.economic,.socil.nd.cll.
consideions.h.e.ino.ccon.
ciiies,.cchmens,.poplion.nd.
commniies.of.inees
Summary
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localleaderS, localvoiceS
. .Locl.oices.lso.need.o.be.hed,.wih.locl.
decisions.mde.b.locl.epesenies..
who.now.hei.ci.nd.commniies..
to.complemen.he.senghened.egionl.
goennce,.locl.goennce.will.poide.fo.
cos.effecie.nd.consisen.locl.decision.
ming.nd.delie..he.locl.leel.
the.poposed.model.is:
. .thee.ciies.of.sbsnce,.nd.ppoimel.
eql.size.nd.imponce,.which.conibe.o.he.
deelopmen.of.nd.ense.he.implemenion.of.
egionl.segies.nd.plns.nd.ddess.locl.isses.in..moe.coseffecie.w.hn..pesen
. .Effecie.commni.bods,.o.coneblnce.
he.powe.inheen.in.lge.concils,.will.chiee.
ccessible.democc,.locl.decision-ming.nd.
esponsibili.fo.locl.isses
this.model.will.lso.ense.bee.qli.decision.ming.
.he.egionl.leel.thee.song.locl.concils.woing.
wih.egionl.goenmen.will.ense.moe.obs.
segic.diecion.is.chieed
enSuringparticipation
the.Commissions.ems.of.efeence.efe.o.goennce.
nd.epesenion.ngemens.h.will.bes;
. .enble.effecie.esponses.o.he.diffeen.
commniies.of.inees.nd.eec.he.cll.
diesi.wih.he.aclnd.egion.nd;
. .poide.ledeship.fo.he.aclnd.egion.nd.
is.commniies,.while.fciliing.ppopie.
picipion.b.ciizens.nd.ohe.gops.nd.
seholdes.in.decision-ming.pocesses
aclnds.diese.people.ms.he..oice.while.hei.
eleced.epesenies.ge.on.wih.he.job..Commni.
bods.e.he.mos.ccessible.of.he.locl.goenmen.democic.pocesses.nd.e.bes.plced.o.poide.his.
oice..In.Mn,.commni.bods.led.hold.pblic.
foms..ee.meeing,.o.poide.he.commni.wih.
he.opponi.o.ise.locl.concens.wih.he.bod..
Wih.he.incesed.size.of.he.locl.concils.poposed..
in.his.sbmission,.seios.consideion.needs.o.be.
gien.o.senghening.he.powe.nd.esponsibiliies..
of.commni.bods,.picll.in.l.es.nd..
es.of.niqe.diesi.o.locl.imponce
roleSand functionS
this.poposl.focses.on.senghening.egionl.
goennce.hogh..fmewo.of.segies,.policies.
nd.plns.ddessing.he.ssinbili.of.he.fo.
wellbeings..Locl.concils.wold.be.eqied.o.lign.
hei.wo.o.his.fmewo.this.ppoch.will.ense.
h.hee.is.ledeship.nd.segic.ision.pomoing.
ssinble.deelopmen.coss.he.egion
. .regionl.segies.nd.policies.wold.be.binding,.
ensing.locl.nd.egionl.pioiies.e.ligned.
nd.plnned.o.gie.effec.o.egionll.doped.
segies..this.wold.inclde.scin.b.he..
Gee.aclnd.Concil.o.ense.h.he.egionl.
policies.he.been.sfcienl.gien.effec.o.b.he.
locl.concils
. .Socil.nd.cll.isses.will.be.ddessed.in..
.consisen.nd.coheen.w.hogh.egionl.socil.
nd.cll.segies.h.will.gide.he.llocion..
of.goenmen.fnding.in.hese.es
. .thee.ciies.will.implemen.egionl.seg.nd.
eec.locl.oices.ino.he.egionl.plnning.pocess
the.Gee.aclnd.Concil.will.be.he.pim.poin.of.
conc.nd.doce.on.isses.of.egionl.signicnce.
I.lso.sees.o.chiee.gee.cli.beween.he.oles.
of.egionl.nd.locl.goenmen.nd.ense.egionl.
fncions.lie.wih.he.Gee.aclnd.Concil
WhodoeSWhat
. .aclnds.egionl.goenmen.ms.be.
song.if.he.egion.is.o.be.ssinble..
Is.segies,.policies.nd.plns.which.ddess.
his.ssinbili.ms.be.eeced.locll..
th.mens.wh.locl.concils.do.ms.be.ligned.wih.
he.egionl.segies.nd.policies..regionl.segies.
nd.policies.wold.be.binding,.ensing.locl.policies.nd.
pioiies.e.ligned.nd.plnned.o.gie.effec..
o.egionll.doped.segies.
this.wold.lso.inclde.scin.b.he.Gee.aclnd.
Concil.o.ense.h.he.egionl.policies.he.been.
sfcienl.gien.effec.o.b.he.egionl.eniies.
I.lso.mens.h.hee.ms.be.compeen.inp.fom.he.
locl.concils.ino.he.deelopmen.of.egionl.seg
Whehe.egionl.o.locl.goenmen.hs.he.
esponsibili.fo.ciiies.o.seices.depends.on.whee.
he.bene.o.impc.lies..
-. .the.Gee.aclnd.Concil.will.be.esponsible.fo.
poiding.seices.of.egionl.bene..
-. .Locl.concils.wih.he.help.of.commni.bods.will.
poide.seices.h.poide..locl.bene.o.e.
deemined.b.locl.pefeences
-. .the.Gee.aclnd.Concil.nd.locl.concils.
will.ise.pblic.eene,.wih.commni.bods.
conining.o.eecise.fncions.deemined.b..
se.nd.deleged.b.locl.concils
Map 1 the.aclnd.egion:.cen.bondies
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. . .the.Gee.aclnd.Concil.conines.o.
egle.nd.monio.he.aclnd.egions.
somwe.qli,.seing.he.pmees..
of.complince
. . .Owneship.of.somwe.sses.nd.decisions.on.
is.deelopmen.nd.long-em.plnning.fo.gowh.
emins.wih.locl.concils
. . .Locl.concils.will.pepe.Ineged.Cchmen.
Mngemen.Plns.in.conce.wih.lnd-se.
(disic.plns)
. . .all.consening.cied.o.b.locl.concils.o.
simplif.he.deelopmen.consen.pocess
. . .Locl.concils.conine.o.fnd.mos.specs..
of.somwe.opeions
. .fs dm
. .the.deelopmen.of.fciliies.is..coe.ole.of.locl.
goenmen.nd.impon.in.bilding.commni.
cohesion.Howee,.egionll.signicn.fciliies.
c.egionl,.nionl.o.inenionl.eens..
nd.heefoe.economic.benes.Cen.goennce.
ngemens.he.esled.in.some.difclies.
ond.decision.ming.when.i.comes.o.fciliies..
nd.eens.of.egionl.signicnce.nd.hee.e.
fnding.ineqiies
. . .the.Gee.aclnd.Concil.will.picll.own.
nd.fll.fnd.fciliies.idenied.s.being.of.
egionl.bene.
. . .the.Gee.aclnd.Concil.will.deelop..egionl.
fcili.deelopmen.seg.consisen.wih.
he.regionl.Spil.Pln.this.will.ense.h.
dplice.o.compeing.fciliies.e.no.deeloped.
in.he.egion
. . .the.Gee.aclnd.Concil.will.be.esponsible.
fo.negoiing.nionl.fnding.fo.fciliies.which.
poide.nionl.bene.
. . .Locl.concils.will.conine.o.deelop.locl.
fciliies.o.mee.locl.eqiemens,.fnded.fom.locl.eene.sems.
. .em dm
. .thee.is..need.o.senghen.he.focs.on.egionl.
economic.deelopmen,.while.llowing.locl.concils.
o.concene.on.locl.deelopmen.the.Mn.
Ci.Concil.poposes..coodined.economic.
deelopmen.pogmme.boh.egionll.nd.locll.
. . .regionl.economic.deelopmen.will.be.delieed.
hogh.n.economic.deelopmen.genc..
sch.s.aclndPls.this.incldes.egionl.
bnding.nd.meing,.egionl.oism..
nd.bsiness.deelopmen
. . .the.Gee.aclnd.Concil.hogh.is.
economic.deelopmen.genc.shold.be.he.
condi.fo.cenl.goenmen.fnding,.nd.he.
poin.of.conc.fo.inwd.inesmen.
. . .Locl.concils.will.ein.locl.economic.
deelopmen.gencies.nd.poide.locl.economic.
deelopmen.iniiies,.sch.s.own.cene.
eilision,.locl.oism.deelopmen.nd.
bsiness.sppo.seices.
. . .Fnding.esponsibili.will.lie.wih.he.concil.
poiding.he.seices
. .ps
. . .the.Gee.aclnd.Concil.will.ein.owneship.
nd.fnding.of.egionl.ps,.which.see..
diffeen.ppose.nd.he..diffeen.chce..
o.h.of.locl.ps.nd.esees.the.lso.
eqie.diffeen.mngemen.echniqes.
. . .Locl.concils.will.conine.o.fnd,.own.nd.minin.locl.eceionl.nd.spos.ps..
s..pesen
. .cmm dm
. .the.niqe.nd.ied.ne.of.commniies.
sggess.h.commni.deelopmen.iniiies.
cnno.be.egionll.plnned.o.delieed.b.ms.be.
esponsie.o.locl.needs.thee.is,.howee,..need.
o.impoe.coodinion..he.egionl.leel.this.will.
be.done.hogh.he.deelopmen.of.he.segic.
egionl.plnning.fmewo
. -. .the.Gee.aclnd.Concil.will.doce.on.
behlf.of.he.egion.on.cen.nd.emeging.isses,.
nd.dop.bode.socil.nd.cll.segies..
of.egionl.scope.s.p.of.he.One.Pln
. -. .Locl.concils.will.ein.he.esponsibili..
fo.commni.seices.nd.commni.
deelopmen.iniiies..
. -. .Locl.concils.nd.commni.bods.will..
conine.o.deemine.nd.delie.seices.sch..
s.commni.pogmmes,.diso.seices,.
oh.seices...
What
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in
a
name
?this.sbmission.efes.o.he.egionl.concil.s.he.Gee.aclnd.Concil.the.nming.of.he.ciies..
nd.he.egion.eqies.cefl.hogh,.so.s.o.ense.
ppopie.ideni,.nd.minimise.confsion.beween..
he.egionl.concil.nd.aclnd.Ci.(.nme.which.
shold.be.eined.gien.he.pe-eminence.of.he.
aclnd.CBD).I.is.noed.h.he.Locl.Goenmen.
refom.Commission.fo.he.ecen.locl.goenmen.
eognisions.in.Qeenslnd,.asli,.deeloped..
some.nming.ciei
regionl.segies.will.he.gee.ccepnce.nd.be.
implemened.ppopiel.locll.s.he.hee.ciies.will.
be.epesened.on.he.Gee.aclnd.Concil,.nd.
he.cpci.of.hei.ognisions.will.conibe.o.he.
deelopmen.of.obs.egionl.segies.
. em p
. . .regionl.segies.e.inconsisenl.pplied..
he.locl.leel,.lhogh.some.inconsisencies.
e.ineible.Diffeen.coss.nd.ciei.ppl.
depending.on.he.ci.o.disic.fo.simil.
deelopmens.thee.is.confsion.in.consening.
pocesses.coss.he.egion.nd.pplicns.
ms.obin.consens.fom.boh.egionl.nd.
locl.hoiies,.esling.in.dels,.incesed.
coss,.inconsisencies.in.les.nd.condiions.
nd.oelpping.complince.nd.monioing.I.is.
heefoe.genell.desible.fo.bee.lignmen..
of.enionmenl.plnning.ools.thee.is.lso..need.
fo.locl.epession.nd.pioiies.o.inence.locl.
enionmenl.plnning..
. . . .the.Gee.aclnd.Concil.shold.deelop.
.egionl.segic.plnning.fmewo.nd.
diecion,.inclding.n.geed.mehodolog..
o.chiee.i..this.fmewo.wold.inclde..
.regionl.Spil.Pln.which.wold.inege.
egionl.nspo,.oding.nd.fciliies.
deelopmen.plns,.s.hese.cnno.be..
seped.fom.lnd.se.isses
. . . .the.Gee.aclnd.Concil.will.be.he.egionl.
enionmenl.poecion.genc.inclding.
eglion.nd.monioing.enionmenl.sndds
. . . .Disic.plns.will.be.fomled.nd.dminiseed.
b.he.locl.concils,.b.ligned.nd.complin.
wih.he.segic.egionl.plnning.fmewo..
nd.so.regionl.Segic.Pln
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fo.seices
ts
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he.deelopmen.nd.fnding.of.eil.oes..
the.locl.concils.will.delie.egionl.nd.locl.ods,.
becse.of.hei.signicn.locl.impc,.nd.becse.
he.comple.nd.ineged.ne.of.oding.does.
no.esil.llow..egionl/locl.sepion.also.o.
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Spil.Pln,.he.regionl.Lnd.tnspo.Seg.
nd.he.aclnd.regionl.tnspo.ahois.
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shold.be.bl.fnded.o.delie.on.egionll.
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diffeenil.sbsid.es.o.llow.highe.leels.of.
fnding.egionll.signicn.oding.pojecs
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delieed.b.he.Gee.aclnd.Concil.
(aclnd.regionl.tnspo.ahoi)
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he.regionl.tnspo.Pln
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egionl.nd.he.locl.hoiies
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part 1
. .Hing.moe.segic.nd.opeionl.linges.o.
cenl.goenmen.h.llow.fo.geemen.on.
segies.nd.hei.ssocied.delie.nd.fnding.
. .Delieing.on.decisions.once.he.e.mde,..
inclding.poiding.moe.cein.bo.fnding..
nd.seice.delie.
. .Fciliing.locl.democc.nd.diesi.nd.helping.
o.ddess.emeging.locl.socil.poblems.
. .Poiding.bee.le.fo.mone.fo.aclndes,.
hogh.impoing.seice.sndds,.gee.
consisenc.nd.edcing.coss.
these.iews.he.implicions.fo.he.decision-ming..
of.nd.ineelionships.beween.cenl,.egionl.nd.
locl.goenmen.
commonand emerging themeSthe.Senghening.aclnd.pojec.condced.joinl.
beween.he.aclnd.egion.nd.cenl.goenmen.
in.2006.nd.2007.idenied..se.of.common.isses.
inclding:.
. .thee.is.genell.deqe.seg.b.his.is.no.
fll.ineged.ino.n.oell.diecion.h.indices.
he.egions.pioiies.
. .the.egion.fils.o.delie.on.seg.becse.of.
fgmened.powes.nd.cconbiliies.fo.fnding.
nd.seice.delie.
. .Some.decisions.ppe.o.be.misloced.
(ndeen..he.nionl.o.locl.sphee.of.
goenmen.when.he.impcs.e.mosl.egionl).
. .thee.is.he.elince.on.oln.nd.so.
join.decision-ming.fo.b.hese.e.no.ble.o.
bind.o.inence.ependie.nd.ohe.decisions..
of.soeeign.ognisions.
. .the.esl.is..lc.of.cein.(especill.in.fnding),.
cli,.ndesnding,.mnde,.ledeship.nd.single.
oice.fo.aclnd.wih.cenl.goenmen.
. thee.is.insfcien.eene..he.egionl.leel.
. .thee.e.inefciencies.nd.inconsisen.sndds.
nd.nncil.impcs.de.o.dplicion.nd.
nscion.coss.
these.fom.he.bcdop.fo.he.decisions.h.ms.now.
be.mde.fo.aclnds.fe
Mn.Ci.Concil.sppos.effos.o.mimise.cos-
effecie.seice.delie,.while.minining.ccepble.leels.of.seice.nd.incesing.opponiies.o.me.
he.aclnd.egion.globll.compeiie.the.aclnd.
egions.economic.sccess.is.e.o.is.long.em.
ssinbili.nd.h.of.New.Zelnd,.nd.he.Mn.
Ci.Concils.sbmission.eecs.his..
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.new.pospec.fo.Mn.Is.Eopen.
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he.s.fom.of.locl.goenmen.ws.
esblished.(he.Hndeds..Howic.
nd.Ohh)..Con.goenmen.ws.
inodced.in.1876,.wih.Mn.Con.
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the.rol.Commission.of.Inqi.ino.aclnds.
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impoe.he.cen.sce.of.aclnds.goennce.
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he.chllenges.of.globl.chnge
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conibo.o.New.Zelnds.Goss.Domesic.podc.(GDP),.cconing.fo.n.esimed.32%.of.New.Zelnds.
ol.GDP.in.2006,.nd.economic.gowh.hs.been.song.
in.he.egion.In.e.ending.2006.GDP.fo.he.egion.
gew..n.nnl.e.of.31%,.while.he.gowh.e.fo.
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fo.he.fe.nd.delies.esls.
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enionmenl,.economic.nd.cll.well
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led.geed.o,.o.oecome.he.fgmened.
ppoch.o.he.deelopmen,.implemenion.nd.fnding.of.egionl.segies.nd.plns.
Moe.genell,.hee.is.n.emeging.iew.h.locl.
goennce.ngemens.need.o.be.enbled.o.me..
.mch.moe.posiie.conibion.o.he.gol.of.being..
.wold.clss.ci-egion,.b:.
. .Podcing.one.ision.fo.he.fe,.nied.ledeship.
nd.one.oice.fo.discssions.wih.cenl.goenmen.
on.socil,.economic,.enionmenl.nd.cll.isses.
. .Ming.decisions.bo.ineeled.isses.in..moe.
ineged.w,.moe.qicl.nd.wiho.e-liigion.
principleS of good governance:
(1). Ssinbili..blncing.he.socil,.economic,.cll.nd.enionmenl.needs..of.cen.nd.fe.geneions
(2). Sbsidii..of.hoi.nd.esoces.o.he.lowes.ppopie.leel
(3). Eqi..of.ccess.o.decision-ming.pocesses.nd.he.bsic.necessiies.of.bn.life(4). Efcienc..in.delie.of.pblic.seices.nd.pomoing.of.locl.economic.deelopmen
(5). tnspenc.nd.cconbili..of.decision.mes.nd.seholdes
(6). .Ciic.enggemen.nd.ciizenship..llowing.people.o.ciel.conibe.o.he..common.good
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. .the.aclnd.egion.o-pefoms.he.New.Zelnd.gowh.e,.b.ms.do.moe..
o.fll.is.poenil.nd.o.nsfom.he.egion.ino..sccessfl.inenionl.ci-egion,.
pomoing.good.egionl.nd.locl.decision-ming,.nied.ledeship.nd.one.oice
. .Qli.of.elionships,.no.escing.lone,.is.he.nswe.o.incesed.efcienc..
nd.effecieness.in.locl.goennce.thee.e.coss.o.escing.which.migh..
oweigh.n.sings.fom.mlgmion
. .While.economies.of.scle.cn.be.chieed,.esech.shows.e.lge.consolided.nis..
of.goenmen.will.be.sbjec.o.dis-economies.of.scle.Wh.he.opimm.size.is,..
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. .the.hee-ci.model.of.goennce.fo.aclnd.egion.is.eible.enogh.o.ls..
fo.mn.decdes.nd.will.chiee.he.effecie.egionl.nd.locl.goennce.eqied..
o.ddess.he.chllenges.of.he.fe.. .
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fo.he.whole.egion.He.o.she.wold.fose.egionl.
pole.nd.ideni,.nd.wold.c.s.boe.beween.
ciies/egion/goenmen.nd.seholde.gops.
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poplion.sizes.this.poposl.eins.ppoimel.
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ci.hee
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he.Gee.aclnd.Concil.Whehe.he.shold.
be.eleced.o.ppoined.nd.he.specic.pocess.of.
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be.one.Moi.epesenie.fom.ech.ci
COMMIttEES
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ecenl.esblished.regionl.Ssinble.Deelopmen.
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repesenion
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he.concil.nd.wold.he..csing.oe
. Local councillors..eleced.on..wd/consienc.
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thee.concillos.fom.ech.locl.concil.wold.be.
ppoined.o.he.Gee.aclnd.Concil
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concillos.ppoined.o.hem.s.is.pesenl.he.
cse.Commni.bods.wold.be.esblished.in.ll.
ciies.nd.gien.sfcien.delegions.o.senghen.
commni.ccess.nd.inence.oe.locl.decision.
ming.s.n.impon.coneblnce.o.he.is.of.
hese.lge.ciies.losing.sensiii.o.locl.isses
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led.o.effecie.picipion.nd.decision-ming
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cohesion.nd.cie.ciizenship.nd.poiding.locl.
nowledge.nd.pespecies.o.ci.decision.ming.. the.hee-ci.model.poposes.h.commni.bods.
shold.he..songe.inence.nd.moe.cie.
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pln.nd.Long.tem.Concil.Commni.Pln.
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inence.oe.he.design.nd.fncions.of.h.fcili.
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on.concils.o.consl.nd.Secion.82,.which.ses.o.
pinciples.of.conslion.these.secions.me.i.cle.
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this.sbmission.pomoes..segic.plnning.fmewo.
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he.pmees.wihin.which.locl.polic.is.deemined.
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he.so.fmewo.shold.be.eiewed.Fo.emple.
e.some.mes.which.e.cenl.sbjec.o.resoce.
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Locl.goenmen.ac.nd.he.conslion.eqiemens.
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picipion.b.ciizens.is.moe.impon.hn.ohes.
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of.he.decision.deemines.he.eqiemen.o.consl.is.
sppoed.Howee.hee.e.eqiemens.wihin.he.
Locl.Goenmen.ac.which.eqie.conslion.on.
mes.which.e.of.lile.signicnce.nd.moe.in.he.
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thogh.he.te.of.Wingi.nd.ios.ses.
inclding.he.Locl.Goenmen.ac.2002,.he.
picipion.of.Moi.in.goennce.eqies.diffeen.
consideion.o.h.of.ohe.ehnic.gops.Hence.he.
poposl.fo.diec.epesenion.on.he.Gee.aclnd.
Concil.Mn.Ci.Concil.cenl.hs..
he.following.mechnisms.in.plce:
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