Manukau City Council's submission to the Royal Commssion on Auckland Governance - April 2008

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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.

National

Regional

3 Cities

Community Boards

Auckland Community

CENTRAL

NORTHERN

SOUTHERN

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CentralGovernment

GreaterAucklandCouncil

RegionalCouncil

Central

Northern

Southern

Councillors

Councillors

Councillors

Boards

Community

Boards

Community

Boards

Auckland

Community

Community

Boards

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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

National

Regional

3 Cities

Community Boards

Auckland Community

CENTRAL

NORTHERN

SOUTHERN

C

N

S

CentralGovernment

GreaterAucklandCouncil

RegionalCouncil

Central

Northern

Southern

Councillors

Councillors

Councillors

Boards

Community

Boards

Community

Boards

Auckland

Community

Community

Boards



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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

. . . .all.consening.will.be.deleged.o.he.locl.

concils.o.poide..single.ccess.poin..

fo.seices

ts

. .the.regionl.Lnd.tnspo.Seg.nd/o.he.

regionl.tnspo.Pln.shold.inclde..egionl.

oding.pln,.consisen.wih.he.egionl.spil..

pln.the.regionl.roding.Pln.wold..inclde..

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.

he.egionl.delie.wold.dd.e.nohe.eni.

wih.esponsibili.fo.delieing.ods

. . .the.Gee.aclnd.Concil.will.c.o.

plnning.fo.eil.oes.hogh.he.regionl.

Spil.Pln,.he.regionl.Lnd.tnspo.Seg.

nd.he.aclnd.regionl.tnspo.ahois.

regionl.tnspo.Pln..

. . .the.aclnd.regionl.tnspo.ahoi.

shold.be.bl.fnded.o.delie.on.egionll.

geed.pogmmes,.wih.he.bili.o.deemine.

diffeenil.sbsid.es.o.llow.highe.leels.of.

fnding.egionll.signicn.oding.pojecs

. . .Pblic.pssenge.nspo.will.be.fnded.nd.

delieed.b.he.Gee.aclnd.Concil.

(aclnd.regionl.tnspo.ahoi)

. . .Locl.concils.will.conine.delieing.locl.ods.

inclding.eil.oes.becse.of.hei.locl.

impc.nd.will.inence.nspo.plnning.

hogh.he.regionl.Lnd.tnspo.Seg..

nd.sbmission.of.pogmmes.fo.inclsion.in..

he.regionl.tnspo.Pln

. .W/wsw ss

. .a.e.isse.in.ps.eiews.of.aclnds.we.nd.

wsewe.inds.hs.been.whehe..chnge.o.he.

sce.b.mlgming.he.locl.disibos.o.

ineging.he.disibos.wih.he.egionl.poide.

Wece.Seices.Ld.o.podce.efcienc.gins.

nd.sings.ke.hemes.in.he.epos.wee.ond.

benes.hogh.gee.plnning.coodinion,.

goennce.impoemens,.nd.efciencies.hogh.

hoizonl.nd.eicl.inegion.Howee,.he.

cen.ngemens.he.delieed.effecie.

esls..Economies.of.scle.e.onl.liel.o.ise.in.

oeheds.nd.diseconomies.cold.ise.s.eniies.

become.lge.In.he.bsence.of.n.inds.eglo,.

fll.inegion.will.emoe.scin.nd.he.ension.

pplied.b.eil.opeos.wih.he.diec.elionship.

wih.consmes.this.is.liel.oe.ime.o.esl.in.

nchllenged.cos.inceses

. . .Weces.owneship.nsfeed.o.he.Gee.

aclnd.Concil.hogh.aclnd.regionl.

Holdings..this.will.edce.conic.of.inees.

beween.eglo.nd.owneship.esponsibili.

I.will.lso.epnd.he.Gee.aclnd.Concils.

sse.bse.nd.poenill.is.eene.bse.

. . .Legislion.eined.o.pesee.Weces.

compn.sce,.b.mended.o.poide.

gee.cli.oe.scin.of.is.pefomnce

. . .Locl.we/wsewe.seice.spplies.will.

emin.in.locl.concil.owneship,.picll.hogh.

concilconolled.ognisions.this.wold.llow.

concils.o.ein.inence.oe.decisions.lie.

picing.nd.llow.bee.lignmen.of.pioiies.

oe.locl.newo.inesmens.wih.plnned.

deelopmens.in.he.ciies

. .Smw

. .the.cen.ngemens.he.csed.some.

ensions.beween.locl.concils.nd.he.egionl.

concil.egding.cconbili.when.seing.qli.

sndds.applicns.fo.esoce.consens.cenl.

he.o.obin.nmeos.consens.fom.boh.he.

egionl.nd.he.locl.hoiies

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8 9Shaping auckland for the 21St century

Part 1:Inodcion

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..

. .Locl.goenmen.mlgmion.is.no..

.new.pospec.fo.Mn.Is.Eopen.

selemens.ech.bc.o.he.1840s,.when.

he.s.fom.of.locl.goenmen.ws.

esblished.(he.Hndeds..Howic.

nd.Ohh)..Con.goenmen.ws.

inodced.in.1876,.wih.Mn.Con.

seching.fom.Ohh.o.he.Wio.rie..

the.rol.Commission.of.Inqi.ino.aclnds.

Goennce.poides.n.opponi.o.efom.nd.

impoe.he.cen.sce.of.aclnds.goennce.

ngemens.so.h.he.aclnd.egion.is.ble.o.mee.

he.chllenges.of.globl.chnge

I.is.incesingl.ecognised.h.he.aclnd.egion.

is.New.Zelnds.onl.ci.egion.cpble.of.compeing.

inenionll,.in.economic.ems..I.is.cnowledged.

h.on.some.meses.of.economic.pefomnce,.sch.

s.podcii,.he.aclnd.egion.m.be.seen.s.

nde-pefoming..recen.esimes.sgges.h.he.

aclnd.egions.podcii.leels.e.simil.o.he.

nionl.ege,.so.in.his.espec.he.egion.m.no.be.

fllling.is.ole.s.New.Zelnds.economic.powehose01.

Howee,.he.aclnd.egion.conines.o.be..mjo.

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.

New.Zelnd.s..whole.ws.2%02...

. .Despie.o.pefoming.he.New.Zelnd.

econom.hee.is..pecepion.h.he.

egion.is.no.chieing.is.fll.poenil.nd.

h.moe.needs.o.be.done.o.nsfom.

he.aclnd.egion.ino..sccessfl.

inenionl.ci-egion..

Cenl.goenmen,.aclnds.concils,.bsiness,.

opinion.ledes,.epes.nd.esidens.ll.she..

in.common..gol.fo.aclnd.s.New.Zelnds..

wold-clss.ci-egion,.which.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.

. .to.chiee.his.gol.nd.o.delie.on.socil,.

enionmenl,.economic.nd.cll.well

being,.hee.is..need.o.bild.on.he.meses.

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


k ps

. .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,..

is.difcl.o.deemine

. .thee.is..blnce.o.be.sc.beween.effecie.nd.cconble.locl.nd.egionl..decision-ming,.commni.picipion.nd.cos-effecie.seice.delie

. .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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thee.e.lso.imes.when.concils.ms.poide.seices.

o.mee.locl.needs.een.hogh.he.e.no.necessil.

economicll.efcien.o.cos-effecie.this.occs.whee.

seices.nomll.spplied.b.ohe.ineess.fil.o.delie,.

b.he.commni.needs.hem...

. .Whee.he.nl.shpe.of.aclnds.

goennce,.hee.is..blnce.o.be.sc.

beween.effecie.nd.cconble.locl.

nd.egionl.decision-ming,.commni.

picipion.nd.cos-effecie..

seice.delie...

aucklandSfutureWell-being

the.Commission.ses.he.wellbeing.of.he.aclnd.egion.nd.is.commniies.s..cenl.consideion.of.

is.inqi,.longside.he.egions.conibion.o.wide.

nionl.objecies.nd.ocomes.....

the.wellbeing.of.he.aclnd.egion.nd.is.

commniies.is..cenl.concen.of.he.locl.hoiies.

in.he.aclnd.egion..the.ppose.of.locl.goenmen.

s.se.o.in.he.Locl.Goenmen.ac.(LGa).2002.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..

In.eqiing.concils.o.pomoe.socil,.economic,.

enionmenl.nd.cll.wellbeing.fo.he.fe.s.well.

s.in.he.pesen,.he.LGa.signls..song.commimen.o.

he.pinciples.of.ssinble.deelopmen..

nationalobjectiveS

In.2006.he.Goenmen.sid.is.im.fo.he.ne..

decde.is.o.nsfom.he.New.Zelnd.econom.o.

..high.income,.nowledge.bsed.econom,.which.is.boh.

innoie.nd.ceie.nd.poides..ge.qli.of..

life.fo.ll.New.Zelndes

the.Goenmen.lso.ecognised.h.his.economic.

nsfomion.gend.ms.be.ndepinned.b.ssinble.deelopmen,.s.New.Zelnds.fe.is.

dependen.on.longem.ssinble.segies.fo.o.

econom,.socie,.enionmen,.cle.nd.w.of.life..

I.is.incesingl.ecognised.h.he.aclnd.egion..

is.New.Zelnds.onl.ciegion.of.inenionl.scle.

nd.s.sch,.h.he.aclnd.egion.hs..ciicl.ole..

o.pl.in.boh.he.economic.nd.socil.pospei.of..

New.Zelnd

these.wo.objecies.e.lgel.complemen.s.he.

economic.sccess.of.he.aclnd.egion.is.ciicl.fo.he.

socil,.cll,.enionmenl,.nd.economic.wellbeing.

of.he.egion.nd.is.commniies,.s.mch.s.i.is.fo.he.

fe.wellbeing.of.New.Zelnd.s..whole.

SuStaining aucklandSfuture

. .I.is.geed.h.he.cons.fe.depends.

on.ssinble.pcices.nd.h.aclnd.

needs.o.ddess.is.ssinbili.nd.

conibe.o.he.nionl.objecies

the.aclnd.Ssinbili.Fmewo.poides..

.shed.ision.fo.nd.commimen.o.he.ssinble.

deelopmen.of.he.aclnd.egion.oe.ime.I.is..

.100-e.ision.h.ims.o.help.he.aclnd..

egion.sece..bee.qli.of.life,.nd.cee..

.ssinble.fe.socill,.clll,.economicll..

nd.enionmenll.

the.fmewo.ws.deeloped.nd.geed.b.ll.of.he.egions.concils.woing.in.collboion.wih.cenl.

goenmen,.Mn.When.nd.he.cdemic,.bsiness,.

oh.nd.commni.secos.

the.fmewo.idenies.e.ssinbili.chllenges,.

ses.o.eigh.spiionl.long-em.gols.nd.eqies.

eigh.fndmenl.shifs.in.hining,.plnning,.

inesmen.nd.cion.In.ems.of.goennce,.he.

aclnd.Ssinbili.Fmewo.idenies.effecie,.

collboie.ledeship.nd.he.need.o.cie.

ciizenship.s.e.o.chieing.he.ssinble.

deelopmen.of.he.aclnd.egion

becomingamoreSucceSSful region/cityregion

In.discssing.economic.nsfomion,.he.e.

chceisics.of.sccessfl.ciies.nd.ci-egions..

need.o.be.looed.,.s.well.s.ddessing.socil,.

economic,.enionmenl.nd.cll.ssinbili..

these.chceisics.e.p.of.he.whole.eqion..

of.ssinbili..

recen.esech.b.he.Coe.Ciies.gop.in.he..

unied.kingdom10.sggess.h.hee.e.si..

e.chceisics:

. .Economic.diesi.-.he.ciies.mos.sccessfl.in.

esponding.o.economic.chnge.e.hose.les.

dependen.on..single.seco

. .Connecii:.eenl.nd.inenl.-..he.mos.

compeiie.ciies.he.he.phsicl.nd.eleconic.

infsce.o.moe.goods,.seices.nd.people.

qicl.nd.efcienl.

. .Innoion.of.ms.nd.ognisions.-.i.is.ciicl.

o.ines.in.moden.nowledgebsed.phsicl.

eqipmen,.esech.nd.edcion,.innoion,..

nd.lbo.podcii

the.poposl.wihin.his.sbmission.eches.bc.o.

hese.oiginl.bondies

Since.1876,.hee.hs.been..seies.of.chnges,.s.

smlle.nis.of.locl.goenmen.spliing.fom.he.

lge.e,.hen.mlgmions.in.1965.nd.1989,..

he.le..p.of..nionl.escing.of..

locl.goenmen

Ciies.ond.he.wold.e.sggling.wih.he.sme.

isses.being.ddessed.hogh.he.rol.Commission.

on.aclnd.Goennce.Diffeen.ciies.he.ied.

.diffeen.solions.nd.ppoches.h.wo.well.in.

some.cones.he.no.woed.well.in.ohes..

. .New.Zelnd.nd.oeses.liee.

wns.h.escing.lone.is.no.he.nswe.o.incesed.efcienc.nd.

effecieness.in.locl.goenmen.rhe,.

i.is.he.qli.of.elionships.h.e.

e.o.locl.goenmen.effecieness.In.

fc,.some.ameicn.sdies.sgges.h.

fgmened.nd.decenlised.models.of.locl.

goenmen.e.genell.ssocied.wih.

gee.efcienc.nd.lowe.spending03..

Locl.goenmen.ciiies.e.comple.nd.ied.

In.foming.his.model,.consideion.hs.been.gien.

o.he.pinciples.of.good.goennce,.wh.fncions.

si.mos.comfobl.wih.cenl,.egionl.o.locl.

goenmen,.he.ind.of.goennce.eqied.o.

chiee..ssinble.fe....

WillamalgamationmeanSavingS?

Cos-efciencies.fom.escing.o.mlgmion.

cn.be.gined.b.sings.fom.edced.dplicion.

of.effo,.esling.in.lene.becic.sces.

Howee,.hee.e.coss.o.escing,.sch.s.

incompibili.of.ssems,.he.need.o.ines.in.

lge-scle.ssems.o.mee.new.eqiemens,.sff.

isses.sch.s.mole.which.cold.esl.in.high.sff.noe.nd.leelling.p.of.slies04.these.coss.

migh,.in.he.sho.o.medim.em,.oweigh.n.

sings.fom.mlgmion.nd.need.o.be.en.

ino.ccon.when.consideing.whehe.fewe.locl.

hoiies.will.esl.in.cl.sings

iSbiggerbetter?

Economies.of.scle.efe.o..decese.in.cos.pe.

peson.fo..gien.seice.s.he.poplion.seed.

inceses.theefoe,.sings.cn.be.possible.if..

.lge.eni.poides.seices...lowe.cos,.

elising.economies.of.scle..

. .recen.esech.hs.genell.conclded.

h.he.eidence.fo.economies.of.scle.

being.chieed.hogh.mlgmion.is..

bes.eqiocl 05.o.h.i.is.inconsisen.nd.

pch06.In.ddiion,.esech.b.Bone.on.

mlgmion.in.he.unied.Ses 07.sggess.

h.while.fgmened.goenmen.m.be.

inefcien.becse.smll.nis.e.nble.o.

bene.fom.economies.of.scle,.e.lge.

consolided.nis.of.goenmen.will.lso.be.

sbjec.o.diseconomies.of.scle.

Diseconomies.of.scle.e.liel.o.esl.becse.he.

lge.ni.becomes.moe.becic.nd.m.he.

difcl.delieing.seices.o.moe.emoe.es..

the.emple.of.toono,.whee.si.locl.hoiies..

wee.meged.ino.one,.hs.shown.h.mlgmion.on.

.lge.scle.cn.esl.in.nncil.insbili08.this.hs.

sbseqenl.esled.in.cs.o.seices.in.toono.in.

n.emp.o.edce.he.cis.nncil.cisis

Bones.esech.on.economies.of.scle.goes.on.o.

sgges.h.gien.boh.smll.nd.lge.nis.e.liel.

o.be.ssocied.wih.highe.spending,.he.opimm.

sce.fo.efcienc.m.be.somewhee.in.he.

middle..Howee,.i.is.difcl.o.idenif.wh.his.

opiml.size.migh.be.I.is.lso.liel.o.be.e.h.

diffeen.pes.of.locl.seices.will.he.diffeen.

economies.of.scle.nd.h.some.m.be.podced.

moe.chepl...smlle.scle.nd.ohes...lge.

scle09..Fo.insnce.cpil.inensie.seices.e.

moe.liel.hn.lbo.inensie.seices.o.elise.

economies.of.scle.

Part 1: Inodcion Part 1: Inodcion

03 Locl.Goenmen.Sce.nd.Pefomnce:.Lessons.fom.ameic?,.(1992).GBone

04 .Locl.Goenmen.Sce.nd.Efcienc:.a.repo.peped.fo.Locl.Goenmen.new.Zelnd,.(2006).Mckinl.Dogls.Limied,..

ailble.fom.wwwlgnzconz

05 .Locl.Goenmen.Sce.nd.Efcienc:.a.repo.peped.fo.Locl.Goenmen.new.Zelnd,.(2006).Mckinl.Dogls.Limied,..

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06 .a.new.selemen.fo.London,.Commission.on.London.Goennce,..(2006)..hp://wwwlondongo/ssembl/epos/londongojsp

07 Locl.goenmen.sce.nd.pefomnce:.Lessons.fom.ameic?,.(1992),.GBone

08 .the.relence.of.toonos.New.Goenmenl.Sce.fo.he.21s.Cen,.(2004).H.Schwz,.Cndin.Jonl.of.regionl.Science.27(1),.99-120..

09 amlgmion:.Is.i.he.solion?,.(1996).r.Bish,.the.Coming.reolion.in.Locl.Goenmen.Confeence,.Hlif,.No.Scoi,p4..1 0 .O.Ciies.e.bc:.Compeiie.ciies.me.pospeos.egions.nd.ssinble.commniies,.(2004).Ofce.of.he.Dep.Pime.Minise,..

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. .a.eliel.high.e.of.eenl.migion.is.esling.

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part 2

the.nohen.bond.of.he.aclnd.egion.eends.o.

he.kip.Hbo.ne.Po.albe.on.he.wes.cos.

nd.owds.Mngwhi.on.he.es.cos.the.sohen.

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Fnlin.disic.(Fnlin.disic.flls.wihin.boh.he.

aclnd.nd.Wio.egions).

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o.schedle.hee.of.he.Locl.Goenmen.ac.(2002)..

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if.pcicble,.confom.o.cchmen.bondies..

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egionl.bondies..

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bn.es.nd.hei.sonding.egions.need.ech.

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ciicl.fo.sccess.this.esech.hs.lso.fond.h:

. .the.mos.compeiie.egions.lso.conin.he.mos.

compeiie.ciies,.b.

. .thee.e.no.emples.of.sccessfl.egions.wiho.

sccessfl.ciies..

the.bondies.of.he.aclnd.egion.e.lso.impon.

fo.he.fe.ssinbili.of.he.wide.aclnd.egion.

nd.he.bn.nd.l.es.wihin.is.bondies.

. .rl.es.e.of.picl.imponce.o.he.

egions.oell.helh.nd.wellbeing,.offeing.

.cons.o.bn.lifesles.while.poiding.

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bn.es.of.he.egion.

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OF.tHE.NEW.ZEaLaND.POPuLatION

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14 Soce:.Sisics.New.Zelnd.

15 Soce:.Sisics.New.Zelnd..Poplion.pojecions,.2006.bse,.medim.seies

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ci.gowh.concep.wih.ineged.deelopmen.

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nd.hee..is..song.goenmen.commimen.owd.

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Map 2 the.aclnd.egion:.indicie.bondies.


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Map 3 aclnd.egion:.Disic.Helh.Bods

Map 5 aclnd.egion:.Spos.tss

Map 4 aclnd.egion:.NZ.Police.Disics

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Part 3:Ledeship,.locl.oice,.egionl.sengh


part 3

. .Bee.ccommode.he.nge.of.diffeen.

commniies.of.inees.hn.one.concil,.being.sill.

ble.o.mee.he.eqiemens.of..nge.of.diffeen.

commniies.of.inees,.inclding.l.nd.bn.

commniies,.diffeen.socio-economic.commniies,.

nd.diffeen.ehnic.commniies.. .Be.bee.ble.o.minin.goening.nd.

dminisie.sces.fo.he.egion,.b.sill.

sepe.locl.concil.nd.egionl.concil.powes,.

picll.fo.enionmenl.eglo.fncions.

. .Be.bee.ble.o.poide.dminisie.nd.echnicl.

epeise.eqied.boh.egionll.nd.locll

. Bee.ionlision.of.seice.newos.nd.es.of.

bene.nd.poide.fo.sb-egionl.economies.of.scle.

Join.pchsing.nd.shed.seices.wold.lso.ssis.

in.chieing.hese.economies.of.scle,.nd.wold.be.

esie.o.chiee.wih.hee.locl.concils.hn.seen

. amlgming.o.cee.hee.ciies.wold.inole.

less.phel.hn.he.lge.scle.mlgmion.

eqied.o.cee..single.ci.ths.hee.wold.be.less.

lielhood.of.enion.being.dieed.fo..long.peiod.

of.ime.fom.ming.pogess.of.egionl.nd.locl.

isses,.nd.seice.delie,.while..new.goennce.

sce.ws.p.in.plce

theregionaldeciSion-makerS

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nd.segies.wih.legislie.foce.which.wold.se.

he.pmees.fo.locl.polic.deelopmen.nd.

implemenion.the.degee.of.pescipion.wold.

be.decided.on..cse-b-cse.bsis.depending.on.he.

elie.impc.of.polic.nd.seg.

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ile.fo.discssion.thee.shold.be.discssion.

on.he.nme.of.he.egionl.eni.s.hee.is.

cenl.pblic.confsion.beween.he.aclnd.

regionl.Concil.nd.he.aclnd.Ci.Concil.

. . .I.will.be.impon.o.signl..be.wih.he.

ps.b.clel.diffeeniing.beween.he.

new.egionl.concil.nd.he.cen.aclnd.

regionl.Concil

as.he.egions.poplion.gows,.goennce.sces.

ms.no.eihe.be.o.be.peceied.s.emoe.nd.

inccessible.o.indiidl.ciizens.nd.locl.commniies.

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commniies.is.hogh..song.locl.concil.oice.on.

he.egionl.bod.this.will.pomoe.debe.nd.ceie.

poblem.soling.nd.miige.gins.he.is.of.lge.

swings.in.polic.diecion,.which.cold.hppen.wih..

.single.concil.hogh.sccessie.elecion.ccles..

.the.poposed.goennce.sce.will.lso.miige.

gins.inellecl.nd.echnicl.cpci.being.cped.

b..single.ognision.(s.wold.occ.if.hee.wee.

.single.concil.fo.he.egion),.which.wold.sie.

conesbili.of.hogh.nd.ides.in.he.deelopmen..

of.egionl.segies.nd.policies

....Commni.bods.he..e.ole.o.pl.in.

foseing.socil.cohesion.nd.cie.ciizenship.

nd.poiding.locl.nowledge.nd.pespecies.

o.ci.decision.ming.

Secion.52.of.he.Locl.Goenmen.ac.2002.(LGa).

eecs.his.iew,.sing.h.he.ole.of..commni.

bod.is.o:.c.s.n.doce.fo.hei.commni,.

dise.concil.of.locl.concens,.oeiew.wos.nd.

seices.in.he.commni,.me.sbmissions.in.ems.

of.locl.needs.nd.pioiies,.nd.esblish.concs.

wih.locl.ognisions.nd.gops.nd.c.o.n.

esponsibiliies.deleged.b.he.concil.this.following.

model.senghens.he.ole.of.commni.bods.in.locl.

decision-ming

I.sies.he.bes.blnce.beween.he.efcien.nd.

effecie.decisionming.nd.seice.delie.nd..

locl.esponsieness.nd.picipion..ech.leel..

of.goennce.

WhythreecitieSandaregionalcouncilfor auckland?

. a.song.Gee.aclnd.Concil

. thee.song.ciies

. Senghened.commni.bods

the.poposed.hee.ciies.pls..egionl.concil..

model.wold:

. .Enble.bee.coodinion.of.collecing.nd.

disibing.fnding.needed.o.mee.he.egions.

gowh.chllenges

. .Senghen.cpci.fo.segic.egionl.decision-

ming.b.combining.egionl.concillos.pls.locl.

concillos.who.e..egionl.pespecie.infomed.

b.locl.iews

. .Conesbili.of.ides.beween.song.pnes.

impoes.he.qli.of.decision-ming.this.does.

no.pomoe.compeiie.behio.b.he.he.

collboie.deelopmen.of.obs.polic.

WItH.tHE.PrINCIPLES.OF.GOOD.GOvErNaNCE.IN.MIND,.MaNukau.CIty.COuNCIL.

PrOPOSES.a.MODEL.tHat.WILL.StrENGtHEN.rEGIONaL.GOvErNaNCE;.

CrEatE.tHrEE.CItIES.tHat.CONtrIButE.tO.tHE.kEy.CHaLLENGES.OF.BuILDING.

SOCIaL.COHESION,.FOStErING.ECONOMIC.PrOSPErIty,.aND.CONtrIButING.tO.

ENvIrONMENtaL.SuStaINaBILIty;.aND.IMPrOvES.LOCaL.rESPONSIvENESS.By.

StrENGtHENING.tHE.PrOFILE.aND.INFLuENCE.OF.COMMuNIty.BOarDS

k ps

. .a.song.locl.concil.oice.on.he.Gee.aclnd.Concil.will.minin.connecion.wih.locl.

commniies,.pomoe.debe.nd.miige.gins.he.is.of.lge.swings.in.polic.diecions.

hogh.sccesses.elecol.ccles.wih.cold.occ.wih..single.concil.fo.he.egion

. .thee.locl.concils.of.sbsnce.nd..egionl.concil.enbles.bee.coodinion.

of.collecing.nd.disibing.fnding,.moe.cpci.fo.segic.decision-ming,.

conesbili.of.ides.fo.impoed.qli.of.decision-ming,.nd.ccommodes.he.nge.

of.diffeen.commniies.of.inees.

. .a.Gee.aclnd.Concil,.wih..mo.eleced..lge,.12.egionll.eleced.concillos.

nd.hee.concillos.ppoined.fom.ech.locl.concil,.will.deemine.policies.nd.segies.

h.se.he.pmees.fo.locl.polic.deelopmen.nd.implemenion.

. .Locl.concils.will.he..mo.eleced..lge.nd.concillos.eleced.on..wd/

consienc.bsis.

. .Commni.bods.will.poide.n.impon.lin.beween.he.commni.nd.he.concil,.

poiding.commniies.he.opponi.o.he.inence.oe.decisions.bo.hei.es,.

doce.fo.seices.nd.be.engged.in.plnning.fo.he.fe.of.hei.es

. .Effecie.conslion.is..ciicl.p.of.well-infomed.decision-ming,.he.pocess.

of.bilding.s.nd.condence.in.locl.democc.nd.in.bilding.socil.cohesion.

Commniies,.if.poided.wih.sfcien.infomion,.nowledge,.sills.nd.sppo,..

e.bes.plced.o.idenif.hei.own.needs.nd.ppopie.locl.solions.While.genell.

ppopie,.he.eising.conslion.eqiemens.shold.be.eiewed.o.elimine.he..

need.o.consl.on.mes.of.mee.mechnics,.nd.o.ense.hee.e.no.bies..

o.moe.semlined.nd.collboie.conslion.ppoches

Greater Auckland Council

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58.Commni..

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the.Locl.Goenmen.ac.2002.eecs.his.iew,.

sing.h.he.ole.of..commni.bod.is.o:.c.s.n.

doce.fo.hei.commni,.dise.he.concil.of.locl.

concens,.oeiew.wos.nd.seices.in.he.commni,.

me.sbmissions.in.ems.of.locl.needs.nd.pioiies,.

nd.esblish.concs.wih.locl.ognisions.nd.gops.

nd.c.o.n.esponsibiliies.deleged.b.he.concil.

. .Commni.bods.e.n.impon.lin.

beween.he.commni.nd.he.concil;..

he.e.he.pim.poin.of.conc.fo..

locl.commniies.nd.he.mos.ccessible..

of.he.locl.goenmen.poliicl.pocesses..

Fo.emple,.he.pblic.se.foms..commni.

bods.o.me.hei.concens.nown.

Howee,.deemining.he.ppopie.ole.nd.powes.

of.commni.bods.eqies.some.blncing.of.he.

pinciples.of.good.goennce.Fo.emple,.commni.

bods.cold.be.seen.s.ensing.h.hoi.nd.

esoces.e.deleged.o.he.lowes.ppopie.leel.

b.his.m.in.n.esl.in.inefciencies.in.ems.of.

seice.delie.

S b

unde.New.Zelnds.ssem.of.locl.goenmen.cein.

decisions.e.deoled.b.Plimen.o.eioil.nd.

egionl.concils.nde.ses.responsibili.fo.fnding.

decisions.is.lso.deoled.hogh.cenl.goenmen.

thee.is.no.diec.deolion.fom.Plimen.o.

commni.bods.the.LGa.ses.o.he.ole.of.bods.

nd.poides.fo.delegions.o.be.mde.o.bods.b.

pen.concils.the.legislion.peens.bods.fom.

bing,.selling.o.lesing.pope,.hiing.nd.dismissing.

sff.o.seing.es.the.fnding.of.bods.is.lso.he.

esponsibili.of.he.pen.concil.

the.ne.of.he.chllenges.fcing.he.aclnd.egion.

mens.locl.concillos.will.incesingl.need.o.e..

segic.iew.nd.wo..he.sb.egionl.nd.egionl.

leel.In.his.new.enionmen.he.coe.le..commni.bod.offes.will.be.is.locl.nowledge.nd.chmpionship.

o.docc.fo.he.locl.commni.Bod.decisions.

shold.be.hose.whee.he.locl.nowledge.of.he.bod.

dds.le,.hs.onl.locl.impc.nd.is.disceion.

he.hn.echnicl.

unde.he.poposed.hee-ci.model,.some.esidens.

in.he.meged.disics.migh.feel.hei.inence.oe.

locl.decisions.is.diminished,.in.h.hei.diec.concil.

epesenion.will.be.edced.theefoe,..e.chllenge.

of.he.hee-ci.model,.o.n.model.inoling.concil.

mlgmion,.will.be.o.ense.h.commni.bods.

e.seen.s.effecie.eplcemens.in.elion.o.he.bili.

of.hese.commniies.o.he:

. genine.inence.oe.decisions.bo.hei.locl.es

. effecie.docc.fo.nd.monioing.of.seices.nd.

. .cie.enggemen.in.plnning.he.fe.of.hei.es.

In.he.concils.iew,.he.es.of.plnning.nd.decision-

ming.whee.commni.bods.cn.he.el.inence,.

dd.le.nd.e.pimil.of.locl.impc.e:

. .Locl.ps:.plgonds,.fnie,.oe-iew.of.

llocion.o.commni.gops,.poposls.fo.bildings.

on.ps,.mngemen.plns,.non-egl.eens..

on.esees

. .Locl.fciliies:.inp.ino.specicions.nd.design..

fo.new.fciliies,.pioiies.fo.sse.enewl,.oeiew.

of.pogmming.nd.se.of.fciliies

. .Locl.gns:.disceion,.commni.fciliies.

pneship.scheme

. .Deelopmen.of.Commni.adocc.Plns.which.

wold.idenif.locl.pioiies,.poide.commni.

monioing.of.wh.he.concil.plns.nd.poides,.

llows.commni.inence,.pomoe.socil.cohesion.

b.binging.diese.commniies.ogehe.o.idenif.

wh.is.impon.o.hei.commni

. .Fciliing.commni.conslion.wih.o.on.behlf.

of.he.concil.on.mes.ffecing.he.commniies.

epesened.b.he.commni.bod

Howee,.een.wihin.his.nge.of.pimil.locl.isses,.

ensions.cn.ise,.fo.emple.beween..ci-wide.

seg.o.ionlise.bildings.on.ps.nd.esees..

nd.locl.opinion

Fhe.consideion.shold.be.gien.o..moe.

sced.pocess.fo.deling.wih.foml.commni.

bod.ecommendions.o.he.concil.Fo.emple,.

Chischch.Ci.Concil.deoes.one.of.is.concil.

meeings.ech.monh.o.commni.bod.bsiness19.

Howee,.wih.new.ciies.being.ceed,.ll.wih.commni.

bods,.he.poposl.shold.be.consideed.s.p.of..

wide.eiew.of.commni.bod.oles,.delegions.nd.

esoces.Specic.consideion.shold.be.gien.o.he.

needs.of.l.commniies.

Since.he.1989.efoms,.emphsis.hs.been.plced.

on.efciencies.of.seice.delie.chieed.hogh.

cenlision.I.is.cnowledged.h.hee.needs.o.be.

some.eesl.of.his.o.llow.commni.bods.gee.

disceion.also,.he.concep.of.e.ofces,.picll.

fo.l.es,.shold.be.consideed.o.poide.bee.

ccess.o.concil.seices.

rEPrESENtatION

. Regional mayor.-.eleced..lge.the.mo.wold.

chi.he.Gee.aclnd.Concil.wih..csing.oe.

b.no.eecie.powes.Becse.he.egionl.mo.

wold.be.eleced..lge.b.he.whole.egion,.he.o.

she.wold.be.seen.o.he..song.mnde.o.c.

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.

. Regional councillors.-.12.eleced.on..consienc.

bsis.this.will.esl.in.ech.ci.hing..diffeen.

nmbe.of.concillos.o.eec.hei.diffeen.

poplion.sizes.this.poposl.eins.ppoimel.

he.sme.epesenion.io.s.he.cen.aclnd.

regionl.Concil,.which.hs.ppoimel.one.epesenie.pe.100,000.people.to.ein.his.leel.

of.epesenion,.he.sohen.ci.wold.he.fo.

eleced.concillos,.he.cenl.ci.e.nd.he.nohen.

ci.hee

. Local councillors.-.ppoined.b.hei.concils,.hee.

fom.ech.of.he.hee.locl.concils18.

. -. .appoinmen.of.locl.concillos.o.he.Gee.

aclnd.Concil,.wold.be..he.disceion.of.he.

locl.concil.b.shold.be.bsed.on.cpbili.nd.

cpci.o.e.on.he.ole.

. -. .the.pesen.legislie.esicion.which.peens.

indiidls.fom.being.eleced.o.boh.egionl.nd.

locl.concils.will.sill.ppl

. Maori councillors..diec.Moi.epesenion.on.

he.Gee.aclnd.Concil.Whehe.he.shold.

be.eleced.o.ppoined.nd.he.specic.pocess.of.

selecion.eqies.fhe.deelopmen.inclding.

conslion.wih.Moi.I.is.enisged.hee.wold..

be.one.Moi.epesenie.fom.ech.ci

COMMIttEES

as.wih.ohe.concils.he.Gee.aclnd.Concil.

shold.he.he.bili.o.deemine.is.own.commiee.

sce.Howee,.i.is.poposed.h.he.rol.

Commission.ecommends..commiee.in.o.he.

ecenl.esblished.regionl.Ssinble.Deelopmen.

Fom.be.eined.this.will.conine.o.poide..mens.

of.inoling.cenl,.egionl.nd.locl.goenmen.

ogehe.wih.Mn.When.nd.ios.seholdes..

s.ppopie,.fom.ime.o.ime.in.he.deelopmen..

of.egionl.segic.diecion.nd.pioiies

localleaderS, localvoice thethreecitieS

the.pesen.seen.concils.wold.be.mlgmed.ino.

hee,.epesening.hee.new.ciies.wihin.he.aclnd.

egionl.bondies.the.sce.wold.be.s.follows:.

repesenion

. .City mayor..eleced..lge.the.mo.wold.chi.

he.concil.nd.wold.he..csing.oe

. Local councillors..eleced.on..wd/consienc.

bsis.Fo.he.sohen.ci,.fo.emple,.i.is.

sggesed.h.hee.wold.be.22.concillos..

thee.concillos.fom.ech.locl.concil.wold.be.

ppoined.o.he.Gee.aclnd.Concil

. .Community board members..wold.be.eleced.on..wd.bsis.the.bods.wold.lso.he.locl.

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

as.o.he.nmbe.of.commni.bods,.nd.eleced.

membes.o.ech.ci,.Mn.Ci.Concil.poposes.

h.he.blnce.be.moe.owds.ensing.deqe.nd.

effecie.locl.epesenion.hn.owds.cos.cing.

In.he.oell.cone.of.ependie.in.he.egion,..

he.cos.of.democic.epesenion.is.no.high..

ths.he.epesenion.ngemens.h.Mn.

Ci.Concil.poposes.(see.pge.26..27).in.espec.of.he.

sohen.ci).esls.in.onl..modes.edcion.in.he.

nmbe.of.eleced.epesenies.I.is.moe.ciicl.o.

focs.on.ensing.h.deleged.powes.nd.pocesses.

led.o.effecie.picipion.nd.decision-ming

Strengthening community boardS

Commni.bods.he..e.ole.in.foseing.socil.

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.

enggemen.in.decision-ming.nd.conslie.

pocesses.ffecing.hei.commniies.hogh:

. -.. .incesed.cpci.o.ndee.locl.plnning,.

newoing.nd.epesenion

. -.. .senghened.foml.chnnels.of.inence.wih.

locl.concils,.especill.in.elion.o.he.nnl.

pln.nd.Long.tem.Concil.Commni.Pln.

pocess,.nd.

. -. Incesed.delegions.nd.disceion.bdges

Part 3: Ledeship,.locl.oice,.egionl.senghPart 3: Ledeship,.locl.oice,.egionl.sengh

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Epeience.shows.h.some.commni.bods.e.

mch.moe.effecie.hn.ohes..pping.ino.locl.

newos.nd.pling..conscie.ole.in.inencing.

locl.decisions.to.some.een,.his.eecs.he.ne.

of.he.locl.commniies,.nd.he.diffeing.biliies.nd.

pespecies.of.hose.eleced.o.commni.bods.B.

i.lso.sggess.h.hee.is.oom.fo..moe.conceed.

effo.o.enhnce.he.cpci.of.commni.bods

f

Commni.bods.end.o.be.lloced.fnds.bsed.on..

foml.ing.ino.ccon.poplion.nd.ohe.fcos.

In.ddiion,.ech.commni.bod.cn.be.lloced.fnds.

fo.mino.od.nd.ps.wo,.commni.gns.nd.

eens,.ec;.wih.decisions.o.be.mde.b.he.bods.in.

elion.o.how.he.se.pioiies.fo.ependie.wihin.

hei.commni.In.eli.his.ependie.is.genell.

eliel.mino.While.he.pemise.of.ci-wide.fnding.

fo.mjo.pojecs,.wih.bdges.fo.mino.locl.wos.

deleged.o.commni.bods,.is.sond,.hee.is.scope.

fo.eiewing.he.een.of.commni.bod.bdges.

community conSultation

Effecie.conslion.is..ciicl.p.of.well-infomed.

decision-ming,.he.pocess.of.bilding.s.nd.

condence.in.locl.democc.nd.in.bilding.socil.

cohesion.Commniies,.if.poided.wih.sfcien.

infomion,.nowledge,.sills.nd.sppo,.e.bes.plced.

o.idenif.hei.own.needs.nd.ppopie.locl.solions.

Fo.emple,.when.plnning..new.commni.fcili,.sch.

s..lib,.i.is.impon.fo.locl.commniies.o.he.

inence.oe.he.design.nd.fncions.of.h.fcili.

this.esls.in.fciliies.h.eec.he.locl.commnis.

sle.nd.needs.nd.foses..sense.of.locl.owneship.nd.

pide.theefoe,.he.concil.beliees.h.he.diec.coss.

of.obs.conslion.e.oweighed.b.he.benes

Howee,.o.be.of.le.nd.o.he.legiimc,.

conslion.ms.be.genine,.inclsie.nd.cied.o.

in..mnne.h.encoges.nd.enbles.people.o.

picipe.Gidnce.on.his.is.gien.in.Secion.78.of.

he.Locl.Goenmen.ac.2002.which.ses.o.he.d.

on.concils.o.consl.nd.Secion.82,.which.ses.o.

pinciples.of.conslion.these.secions.me.i.cle.

h.concils.shold:

. .e..pocie.ole.in.idenifing.who.will.he.n.

inees.in.nd.be.impced.b.decisions.nd.

. .ense.h.he.commni.hs.ppopie.ccess.o.

infomion.nd.n.opponi.o.pesen.hei.iews

I.is.lso.cle.h.commniies.shold.he.he.

opponi.o.picipe...sge.whee.he.cn.sill.

inence.he.decision,.he.cle.infomion.on.he.

ppose.nd.een.of.hei.picipion,.nd.be.infomed.

of.nd.gien.esons.fo.he.nl.decision.

In.Mn.Ci.Concils.epeience,.commniies.migh.

feel.oe.consled.becse:

. .Diffeen.gencies.consl.on.he.sme.isses.in.

diffeen.ws

. .the.feel.h.he.concil.hs.led.mde.p.is.mind.

nd.is.js.going.hogh.he.moions.of.conslion

. .the.eceie.lile.o.no.feedbc.in.elion.o..

hei.conibion.

. .Conslion.imebles.e.dien.b.concil.nd.

so.imefmes.nd.m.no.llow.sfcien.ime.

fo.commniies.o.discss.he.isses.nd.go.hogh.

hei.especie.conslie.pocesses

the.concil.ecognises.he.need.nd.benes.of.

conslion.nd.h.wheee.possible,.conslion.

ms.be.in.he.mos.efcien.nd.effecie.w.possible.

o.minimise.he.feqenc.of.conslion.Fo.emple,.

.pesen.boh.he.aclnd.regionl.Concil.nd.

locl.concils.consl.on.commni.ocomes.Effos.

e.pesenl.mde.o.ndee..moe.collboie.

ppoch.o.conslion.beween.he.egionl.nd.locl.

concils.this.is.moe.liel.o.be.enhnced.hn.hindeed.

nde.he.model.poposed.in.his.sbmission.hn.nde.

he.ss.qo

thee.is.lso..cse.o.pomoe..moe.collboie.

ppoch.o.conslion..s.beween.concils.nd.ohe.

ognisions.sch.s.disic.helh.bods,.Hosing.NZ.

nd.ohe.goenmen.gencies.on.specic.iniiies.

Mn.Ci.Concil,.fo.emple,.hs.esblished..

segic.ledeship.model.wih.sch.gencies.nde.

he.mbell.of.tomoows.Mn.. Manukau Apopo

(Mns.commni.ocome.docmen.nd.pocess)..

o.ddess.isses.which.eqie.mli.genc.co-opeion..

In.ddiion,.s.noed.boe,.moe.se.of.commni.bods.

is.possible.fo.concil.conslion.pocesses.a.close.

eminion.of.eising.legislion.m.be.wned.o.

deemine.whehe.n.bies.eis.o.semlining.nd.

emoing.he.poenil.fo.dplice.conslion.pocesses

a.one.size.s.ll.ppoch.o.conslion.nd.

collboion.is.no.ecommended.s.his.wold.end..

o.sie.effos.o.nd.he.mos.ppopie.mehod..

of.conslion.fo.he.picl.cicmsnces,..

inclding.hose.idenied.in.he.rol.Commissions.

discssion.docmen


this.sbmission.pomoes..segic.plnning.fmewo.

wheeb.egionl.diecion.inclding..regionl.Spil.

Pln.is.se.b.he.Gee.aclnd.Concil.this.will.se.

he.pmees.wihin.which.locl.polic.is.deemined.

nd.implemened.this.ises.he.qesion.s.o.whehe.

he.so.fmewo.shold.be.eiewed.Fo.emple.

e.some.mes.which.e.cenl.sbjec.o.resoce.

Mngemen.ac.pocedes.bee.del.wih.nde.he.

Locl.goenmen.ac.nd.he.conslion.eqiemens.

of.h.ac.this.me.eqies.moe.in.deph.

consideion.hn.hs.been.possible.in.he.pepion..

of.his.sbmission

ls s

the.Commission.poses.he.qesion.s.o.whehe.hee.

e.some.locl.goenmen.fncions.whee.diec.

picipion.b.ciizens.is.moe.impon.hn.ohes.

In.genel.he.eising.fmewo.whee.he.signicnce.

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.

ne.of.he.mechnics.of.implemenion.Fo.emple.

i.is.noml.bsiness.pcice.fo..compn.o.esblish.

sbsidiies.fo.disinc.ps.of.i.bsiness.Ofen.his.is.

fo.he.coninmen.of.is.

If..concil.conolled.ognision.(CCO).desies.o.

esblish..sbsidi.he.concil.is.eqied.o.inoe.he.

specil.conslie.pocede.this.ends.o.confse.he.

pblic.who.ighfll.sspec.he.decision.is.of.signicnce.

nd.dds.cos.nd.fsion.o.wh.shold.be..simple.

pocess.I.m.be.he.nscion.fo.which.he.sbsidi.

is.being.esblished.consies..mjo.nscion.of.

sch.signicnce.h.he.concil.deemines.conslion.

is.wned.Howee.his.is..diffeen.isse.fom.he.

mee.mechnics.of.esblishing..sbsidi

involvementof m-aoriandethnicgroupSingovernance

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:

. a.te.of.Wingi.Commiee.mde.p.of:

. - . t.Hee.membes.eleced.

. -. Mn.When.membes.ppoined

. -. Concillos.ppoined.b.he.concil

. -. Chied.b.ppoined.membe.of.he.concil

. .a.Mn.When.Fom.which.cs.in.n.diso.

cpci.o.he.concils.eecie

. .the.Mn.Ci.Concil.hs.cenl.esblished.

relionship.ageemens.wih.he.following.Mn.

When.gops:.

. -. .Ngi.ti.umpi,.te.W.to.ts.

relionship.ageemen.(Mch.2004)

. -. .Ngi.Po.Whn.ts.Bod.relionship.

ageemen.(apil.2004)

. -. te.aii.Pi.Me.relionship.ageemen.

. -. .te.ahiw.-.M.Me.relionship.

ageemen.(M.2004)

. -. .awo.ki.Mn..Ngi.te.a.relionship.

ageemen.(Ocobe.2006)

. .these.geemens.ecognise.he.Mn.When.gops.s.te.Pnes.nd.he.gdinship.

ole.he.hold.in.Mn.Ohe.concils.in.he.

egion.he.diffeing.ngemens.the.rol.

Commission.is.encoged.o.emine.hese.

ngemens.nd.conside.whehe.hee.is.

.model.sch.s.descibed.boe.which.wold.

ppl.o.he.Gee.aclnd.Concil.nd..

locl.concils.

Wih.espec.o.ohe.ehnic.gopings.sch.s.Pcic.

people.nd.asin.commniies,.i.is.ecommended.h.

concils.be.encoged.o.esblish.o.sppo.foms..

o.diso.commiees.which.bes.si.he.commniies.

of.he.especie.ciies

hoWWouldthethreecitieSWork?

the.sohen.ci.is.sed.o.illse.how.his.wold.wo,.

wih.he.pinciples.s.olined.eqll.pplicble.fo.he.

ohe.wo.ciies

the.hee.concils.h.wold.be.mlgmed.o.cee.

.sohen.ci.e.Fnlin,.Mn.nd.Pp.

Ohh.wold.lso.become.p.of.he.sohen.ci.

a.pesen,.Fnlin,.Mn.nd.Pp.ech.he..

.mo.eleced..lge.nd.concillos.eleced.on...wd.bsis.Cenl.hee.e.37.concillos,.15.wds.

nd.10.commni.bods.coss.hese.hee.locl.

concils.Ohh.is.p.of.he.tmi.Mngieie..

wd.of.aclnd.Ci.nd.flls.wihin.he.tmi.

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Ech.ci.wold.he..mo,.eleced..lge.Fhe.

consideion.of.wd.nd.commni.bondies.is.

eqied.b.Mn.Ci.Concil.sggess.he.nmbe.

of.concillos.in.he.sohen.ci.wold.be.ppoimel.

22,.eclding.he.mo.this.wold.esl.in..modes.

edcion.of.he.nmbe.of.eleced.epesenies..

wihin.he.sohen.ci,.wiho.n.nwned.loss..

of.locl.epesenion.

I.is.poposed.h.he.nmbe.of.wds/commni.

.bods.wihin.he.sohen.ci.wold.be.ppoimel.

10-12.this.model.eins.mos.eising.commni.nd.

poliicl.bondies

cmm sEch.commni.bod.wold.picll.consis.of.e.

eleced.membes.nd.he.wd.concillo.I.is.sggesed.

h.fewe.hn.his.wold.no.poide.n.ccepble.

bedh.nd.diesi.of.epesenion.Locion.nd.

geogphicl.size.of.bods.is.lso.impon.

. . .a.esiden.needs.o.feel.ssed.h.he..

locl.commni.bod.is,.in.fc,.locl.

Concillos.wold.emin.s.eofcio.membes.of.

commni.bods,.nd.wold.conine.o.doce..

fo.nd.commnice.locl.iews.o.locl.concils

rs

Ech.concillo,.in.he.sohen.ci,.wold.epesen.

beween.17,000.nd.24,000.esidens.the.cen.

epesenion.io.fo.Mn.esidens.is.bo.

19,500.Howee,.his.wold.epesen..signicn.

incese.fo.esidens.fo.Pp.nd.Fnlin..

disics.Fo.Ohh.esidens.he.io.of.concillos..

o.poplion.is.impoed.Ech.commni.bod.

membe.wold.epesen.beween.4000.nd.9000.

people,.which.is.simil.o.he.pesen.io.of.esidens..

o.commni.bod.membes.in.he.Fnlin.disic.

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unde.he.Locl.Goenmen.ac.(Schedle.7,.clse.14),.

locl.concillos.ms.swe..declion.o.c.in.he.

bes.ineess.of.he.ci.in.which.he.wee.eleced.

In.his.espec,.locl.concillos.ppoined.o.he.Gee.

aclnd.Concil.m.be.seen.s.hing..conic.of.

inees,.o.diided.lolies.a.pesen,.when.locl.

concillos.e.ppoined.o.commni.bods.he.fce.

.simil.siion.egding.ci.nd.commni.ineess.

the.legislion.is.no.cle.on.his.poin.nd.is.nde.

eiew.the.legislion.esblishing..Gee.aclnd.

Concil.wold.need.o.be.e.cle.on.he.ne.of.he.

declion.o.be.swon.b.locl.concil.ppoinees.in.

ems.of.diided.lolies.

WhatmakeSacommunity?

the.em.commni.of.inees.is.no.dened.in.he.

legislion.b.he.Locl.Goenmen.Commission20.hs.

ecommended.h.i.is.ndesood.s.he.e.o.which.

one.feels..sense.of.belonging.nd.o.which.one.loos.

fo.socil,.seice.nd.economic.sppo.a.sense.of.

belonging.cn.be.ceed.b..nmbe.of.cicmsnces.

inclding.geogphic.fees.nd.een.he.oding.

newo.In.idenifing..commni.of.inees.he.

Commission.sggess.he.following.chceisics:

. a.sense.of.commni.ideni.nd.belonging

. .Similiies.in.he.demogphic,.socio.economic.nd/o.

ehnic.chceisics

. Similiies.in.economic.ciiies

. .Dependence.on.shed.fciliies.sch.s.schools,.

eceion/cll.fciliies.nd.eil.oles

. Phsicl.nd.opogphicl.fees

. the.hiso.of.he.e

. tnspo.nd.commnicion.lins

ds

Mn,.Pp.nd.Fnlin.disics.e.ll.diese,.in.

nd.of.hemseles,.in.ems.of.he.lndscpe,.lifesle.nd.

commniies.wihin.hei.pesen.bondies.the.lso.

he.mn.hings.in.common.Mn.ci.nd.Fnlin.

disic,.fo.emple,.e.diese.in.lndscpe.nd.lifesle,.

conining.bn,.l.nd.cosl.es.Mn.ci.

nd.Pp.disic,.fo.emple,.e.boh.diese.in.

ems.of.he.ehnic.mep.of.hei.poplions.

. .I.is.he.diesi.wihin.hese.ciies.nd.disics.

h.mes.hem.cie.plces.in.which.o.

lie,.poiding.choice.in.ems.of.lifesle.nd.

commni.aclnds.ssinbili.s..egion,.

eeping.in.mind.he.gols.wihin.he.aclnd.Ssinbili.Fmewo,.elies.on.he.locl.

concil.bondies.ecognising.nd.conining.

diese.nd.disinc.commniies.of.inees.

em Sms

tHE.SOutHErN.SECtOr.-.LaBOur.MarkEt

resech21.shows.h.in.2001.moe.hn.hlf.(54%).of.

Pp.disics.emploed.poplion22.commed.o.

wo.in.eihe.Mn.(29%).o.aclnd.ci.(23%).

this.esech.lso.showed.h.moe.hn.hlf.(56%).of.

Mns.poplion.lied.nd.woed.in.Mn.the.

Fnlin.Disic.Gowh.Seg23.ses.h.in.2001,.

bo.hlf.(49%).of.Fnlins.esidens.commed.o.

wo.in.Mn.(22%),.aclnd.ci.(19%).o.Pp.

disic.(12%).this.shows.h.mn.esidens.of.Fnlin.

nd.Pp.loo.noh.fo.emplomen.(all.sisics.

qoed.fo.he.Fnlin.disic.in.his.secion.ele.o.he.

whole.of.he.cen.Fnlin.disic)

these.sisics.e.consisen.wih.esech24.which.

sggess.h.egionl.o.locl.lbo.mes.do.no.end.

o.coespond.o.he.bondies.of.dminisie.es,.

sch.s.locl.concil.bondies.this.esech.ses.el.

o.wo.d.fom.he.1991.nd.2001.censs.o.deemine.fncionl.lbo.me.es.Fncionl.lbo.me.

es.e.dened.bsed.on.he.e.fom.which.he.dw.

hei.lbo.foce,.so.e.consideed.o.be.eliel.self-

conined.in.ems.of.lbo.foce.

this.esech.sggess.h.he.aclnd.egion.conins.

wo.fncionl.lbo.mes,.efeed.o.s.cenl.

aclnd.nd.sohen.aclnd,.wih.he.sohen.

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bondies.b.is.moe.ehnicll.diese.hn.he.

poplion.of.aclnd.ci.s..whole.In.compison.

o.Mn.ci,.s..whole,.Ohh.hs..mch.highe.

pecenge.of.Pcic.Peoples.Howee,.he.ehnic.

mep.of.Ohh.is.simil.o.h.of.he.Mngee..

nd.O.wds,.which.fll.wihin.Mn.ci,.in.h.

boh.Mngee.(62%).nd.O.(68%).he..high.

pecenge.of.Pcic.Peoples

Ehnic.diesi.in.Mn.ci.nd.Pp.disic.

hs.been.incesing.Since.1991,.in.boh.Mn.nd.

Pp,.hee.hs.been..decese.in.he.pecenge..

of.esidens.who.e.Eopen.nd.in.he.cse.of.

Pp.coesponding.inceses.in.he.

Manukau City Council's submission to the Royal Commssion on Auckland Governance - April 2008

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