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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 were completed 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

Staff are currently processing feedback from the pre-consultation period in late 2010 and recommending changes to the District Plan where this is appropriate.  It is anticipated that the Proposed District Plan will be publically notified on 28 February 2012.

 

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 has been prepared and the project is now focusing on the District Plan.

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