Invest Bay of Plenty

Presentation to SmartGrowth Combined Elected Members Briefing

1 November 2013

Who• Owned by the Triennium –

representing all Bay of Plenty Councils

• Has a Leadership Group• Independent Project Director and

project team

What• Invest Bay of Plenty – Spatial Plan• A shared vision and collective voice

on the future for the wider Bay of Plenty

• It will identify the opportunities and its high priority issues for the Bay of Plenty

• It will look at investment in three areas - people, environment and business

• Positioning the Bay within NZ Inc.

Why a Regional Plan• Develop a collective vision for the

future of the whole Region• Position the Bay of Plenty in the

upper North Island, NZ and overseas• A regional view on how all the parts

will work together • Guide central and local government

investment across the region• Collaborative working – ahead of

central government requirements• A basis for future shared services

Upper North Island Linkages - UNISA

Regional fit with SmartGrowth• SmartGrowth Invest Bay of Plenty UNISA

NZ Inc.• Western Bay of Plenty sub-region has significant

role to play in progressing opportunities across the wider Bay of Plenty.

• Complement anticipated growth and infrastructure needs of Western Bay over the next 50 years.

• Invest Bay of Plenty will use SmartGrowth research and work to date.

• Alignment of regional and inter-regional infrastructure investment and priorities.

• Invest Bay of Plenty will explore the synergies between the Western Bay, Rotorua and Eastern Bay subregions and their communities.