Media releases
Thames-Coromandel District Council Community Outcomes Snapshot09 released
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
A report of the peninsula's progress toward its community outcomes has been released by Thames-Coromandel District Council.
Community Outcomes were developed in 2006 in consultation with the community to create goals and priorities to guide organisations and co-ordinate community resources.
The first three-yearly update report is called Snapshot09.
Thames-Coromandel District Mayor Philippa Barriball says "monitoring our progress enables the community to see how it's going and where it might need to place more emphasis."
Snapshot09 shows that most residents value the special character of the town in which they live and most residents are happy with their quality of life.
The report also highlights potential issues such as climate change, peak summer holiday population and gambling as well as initiatives underway to help manage these issues.
Areas for improvement focus on concerns about ecosystems, the health of the Firth of Thames and changes to the District's natural environment, particularly due to development.
Snapshot09 is now complete and available to view through the link: http://www.tcdc.govt.nz/Council/Our-Direction/Community-Outcomes/ and at www.tcdc.govt.nz
MARCO Indicator Workshop - 27 August 2009
Presentations
Introduction - Beat Huser, EW - PDF 918 kb
Environmental Indicators and Reporting - Kathryn Botherway, MfE - PDF 279 kb
A Framework and Indicators for Sustainable Development - Stephen Oakly and Rosie Fyfe, SNZ - PDF 488kb (presented by Beat Huser)
Genuine Progress Indicator - Garry McDonald, NZCEE and Market Economics Ltd - PDF 514kb
Linking Central and Local Government Indicators - Ann Pomeroy, DIA - (a discussion paper) PDF 284 kb
Linking Indicators to Actions - Waikato Examples
- Waipa DC - Sandra Des Forges - PDF 514kb
- Taupo DC - Helen Brosnan - PDF 404kb
- Matamata Piako DC - Paula Rolfe - PDF 174 kb
- Thames Coromandel DC - Terri Kew - PDF 376 kb
MARCO Indicators - Where to Next - Beat Huser, EW
Waikato Indicators - an inventory of all the indicators used in the Waikato by EW, Hamilton City, district councils and Waikato DHB
Other Resources
Link to PUCM website (Planning Under Co-Operative Mandates)
Newest PUCM Publications
New Policy Directions for Nova Scotia - using GPI to count what matters (note: 186 pages) PDF 1mb
MARCO meeting 25 September 2008
Agenda (PDF file 18kb)
Minutes (PDF file 23kb)
Presentations:
Monitoring and reporting community outcomes - Beat Huser (PDF file 560kb)
Advanced Community Outcomes Anew NZ research project - David Kettle (PDF file 169kb)
Waikato Regional Indicators Mapping Project 2008 - Paul Killerby (PDF file 576kb)
Waikato Information Forum (WINFO) - Meeting 6 June 2008
Mautauranga - Maori Knowledge, Information and Indicators
1) Meeting Notes & Agenda
Agenda (PDF file 39kb)
Minutes (PDF file 77kb)
2) Presentations
WINFO - An Introduction EW - Beat Huser (PDF file 151kb)
Monitoring and Reporting Community Outcomes (MARCO) - Beat Huser (PDF file 1328kb)
Statistics NZ (SNZ) - Stuart Jones (PDF file 551kb)
Ministry for the Environment (MfE) - Justine Daw (PDF file 252kb)
PUCM Project - Nathan Kennedy and Richard Jefferies (PDF file 1338kb)
Landcare Research (LCR) - Garth Harmsworth and Shaun Awatere (PDF file 1831kb)
3) Additional resources
WINFO (PDF file 74kb)
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