Our Vision and Community Outcomes

Tō mātou wawata | Our Vision

Tō tātou whenua ora – mauri wai, mauri whenua, mauri ora.

Our region – a healthy environment where people are thriving.
 

Ngā Putanga Ā-hapori | Our Community Outcomes

The purpose of local government is to promote the social, economic, environmental, and cultural well-being of communities in the present and for the future (Local Government Act 2002, section 10).

Council describes how it seeks to do this across the Manawatū Whanganui Region through its six community outcomes. Council keeps these outcomes front and centre when it is making decisions that impact the current and future wellbeing of communities in the rohe.

The following are what Council has determined to be the high-level outcomes that it pursues. They are:

• He whakamana hapori, he hapori kori
  Our region’s communities are vibrant and empowered
• He whanaungatanga whai mana
  Our region’s relationship with iwi and hapū are respectful and mana-enhancing
• He pūnaha hauropi ora
  Our region’s ecosystems are health
• He whatunga waka mauritau
  Our region has effective transport networks
• He rohe piki te ōhanga, piki te taiao
  Our region’s economy is thriving and environmentally sustainable
• He hapori manawaroa
  Our region’s communities are resilient to the impact of natural hazards and climate change

Ngā Rautaki Arorau | Our Strategic Priorities

Along with our vision, we have identified four strategic priorities and six community outcomes which will help us keep our eye on the big picture.

Council views its strategic priorities and community outcomes as an integrated set that can only be achieved if they are developed and addressed together.  They are (in no particular order):

• Te piki manawaroa ki te āhuarangi hurihuri
  Building resilience to the impacts of climate change
• Te whakakaha whanaungatanga ki te tangata whenua
  Strengthening partnerships with tangata whenua
• He ara torowhārahi – mai i nga maunga ki te moana
  (whakahaere riu)
  A holistic approach, from the mountains to the sea
  (integrated catchment management)
• He tūhono wāhi he honohono tangata
  Connecting people and place through effective public transport connection