Climate smart - Climate change and its impacts are reduced through community planning
- Mitigation of climate change through community planning
- Adaptation of our communities for climate change
- Reducing Council’s carbon footprint
- Encouraging and supporting alternative industries
- Drought management
Healthy environment – Our natural environment is protected and open to the community
- Protect and promote our natural ecosystems
- Incentivise protection of natural areas
- Advocate for the environment
- Minimise volume and impact of waste on the environment
- Maintain wastewater and stormwater infrastructure
- Support green space - community gardens, subdivisions and zoning
Celebrating diversity – our local heritage and culture are valued and reflected in the community
- Embrace our bi-cultural values, principles and practices
- Continue to build our Iwi and hapū relationships
- Support and develop Māori economic potential
- Support public galleries, libraries, archives and museums
A Trusted Council - An open organisation working for our community
- Operate in a business-like manner
- Manage debt with a focus on a strong balance sheet
- Easy to do business with - clear processes
- Consistent service delivery
- Friendly and welcoming
- Transparency in decision making and reporting
- Fair to everyone
Prosperous economy - Development is encouraged, supported and sustainable
- Create a simple and enabling District Plan
- Use a wide range of funding opportunities to build the local economy
- Ensure utilities and roading have capacity for District growth
- Support growth through development and financial contributions
- Support tourism initiatives
Vibrant communities - Kaipara communities offer an attractive place to live and visit
- Connect our towns and communities with each other
- Promote Kaipara as an attractive place to live and visit
- Make it easy to get things done with Council
- Provide sufficient sports and recreation areas
- Continue to improve and upgrade Council public facilities
- Celebrate our two harbours & two coasts
