As your regional council, our role differs from that of the city and district councils. We’re responsible for managing the region’s land, air and water resources on behalf of the communities we serve. We also manage pest plants and animals, enhance biodiversity, contract passenger transport services, plan regional transport, work to mitigate the risk and impact of flooding, undertake science and monitoring, and lead the planning for and response to natural disasters to help keep people and property safe.
We’re working across all our region’s seven districts to make our place a healthy environment where the people thrive. Our community outcomes form a key part of our strategic approach to achieving this. Below is a snapshot of these outcomes and some of our priority work programmes your rates will contribute to in the 2022-23 financial year.