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 Welcome to the Waipa 2050 Website

 

The purpose of this website is to provide you with information and get your feedback on how we can best plan for the future of the District 

The population of our district is growing; this presents both of opportunities and challenges for residents and the district as a whole. 
Over the past 10 years Waipa’s rate of growth has been higher on average than Waikato and New Zealand as a whole. This increasing population trend is predicted to continue into the future with an anticipated additional 27,000 people calling Waipa home by 2050. So as a District how should we respond to this change?
 
In 2008 the Council began the Waipa2050 project. This project aims to find out what Waipa should look like in 2050 and put in place measures to gradually achieve this vision. Several policies have been created to give guidance on achieving the Waipa 2050 vision, these are the Growth Strategy, Environment Strategy, Town Concept Plans and the District Plan.
 
In 2010 the Growth Strategy, Environment Strategy and Town Concept Plans are complete and the focus is now on the District Plan. These plans and policies set out the Council’s vision for the future of the district as the “The Home of Champions”- a great place to live, work and play.

 

 

      

 

 
 
 

 

What’s on

District Plan Review

Council is currently seeking your feedback on key proposed changes to the District Plan, for more information go to the "Have your Say" page. 

Council is hoping to notify the Proposed District Plan in November of this year (2010) which will provide residents, ratepayers and any other interested parties with the opportunity to make a formal submission.

Message from the Mayor     
Waipa District Council is undertaking a major project to plan and manage growth within the District for the next 40 years. To achieve this in a co-ordinated and sustainable way, a District Growth Strategy is being prepared, the project is known as Waipa 2050.    
We want to ensure that what makes our District special is valued and maintained, a pattern is provided for future growth and that cost effective infrastructure is integrated with that growth.
 
I encourage you to have your say, and be part of the process to ensure Waipa District is the very best it can be – now and many years into the future
 
Alan Livingston
Mayor