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Waikato Regional Council

• Area 25,000 km2

• Population 411,600

• District and city councils 10

• Constituencies 2013 8

• General 6

• Maori 2

• Elected councillors 2013 14

Waikato at a glance - environment

• 100 lakes (including Taupō), 20 rivers (including the Waikato) and 1420

streams

• 1150 km of coastline, 9 harbours

• 70% of New Zealand’s geothermal systems

• Internationally significant wetlands

• NZ’s most significant mineral producing area

• 600 different soil types

• Extensive native and exotic forests

• Hauraki Gulf Marine Park

• Tongariro National Park

Waikato at a glance - economy

• Approx 8.5% of GDP

• Up to 45% of New Zealand’s power generation

• Premier dairy-farming region

• Timber milling/pulp and paper manufacturing

• Labour force participation 68.9%

• Median weekly household income $1189

Waikato at a glance - people

• Ageing population – 51% aged 35-55

• Aged 65+ to increase by over 83% by 2026

• Maori population is youthful – 67% below 35 years

• 21% Maori (15% nationally)

Iwi of the Waikato region

• 6 large iwi groups – Tūwharetoa, Te Arawa, Raukawa, Maniapoto, Waikato, Hauraki• 12 form Hauraki Collective

• More than 200 hapū and over 190 marae

• Significant Treaty settlements completed

• West coast harbours claims underway

• Hauraki in negotiation

• 6+ others in negotiation

Our role in the region

• Management of the Waikato region’s natural resources• Giving certainty over resource use

• Strategic planning

• Provision of regional infrastructure

• Catchment management

Our role in the region

• Transport planning

• Navigation safety

• Civil defence and natural hazards management

• Biosecurity and biodiversity activities

Our flagship goals

• The values of land and water resources are sustained across the Waikato region.

• The people of the region collaborate to achieve a shared vision of the Waikato competing globally, caring locally.

• The Waikato Regional Council meets its legislative co-governance requirements by working together with iwi in good faith and a spirit of co-operation.

Land and water

Regional development

Working with iwi

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Our major projects

Our major projects

• Protecting land and water

• New Regional Policy Statement

• Healthy Rivers: Plan for Change/Wai ora: He Rautaki Whakapaipai

• Water take allocation

• Harbour and catchment management plans

• Waipa Catchment Plan

• Stopbanks upgrade programme

• Significant natural areas

• Halo intensive pest control projects

• Possum control

• Marine biosecurity

Our major projects

• Regional Coastal Plan

• Hauraki Gulf Marine Spatial Plan

• Waikato Mayoral Forum• Waikato Spatial Plan• Economic strategy

• Regional Land Transport Plan

• Regional Public Transport Plan

• Public Transport Operating Model

• Electronic ticketing

• Integrated Regional Information System (IRIS)

• Hamilton office accommodation

Our financial strategy

• Rates affordability

• Financial risk management• Insurances and reserves to respond to environmental

risks (flooding etc)

• Diversified investment strategy

13.0%

19.7%

15.9%

19.2%

11.8%

4.6%

6.4%

4.3% 4.6%3.9%

2.1%

10.2%

17.0%

13.2%

16.0%

10.3%

1.5%

5.4%

1.9%2.6%

3.3%

1.3%

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5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

Waikato Regional Council Rates increases

Annual increase in rates struck Estimated impact to existing ratepayers

Where our funding will come from 2013-2014

Where we will spend our funds 2013-2014

Rates

2012/13 ($000)

2013/14 ($000)

Increase / (decrease)

($000)

Rates paid by all properties

General rate 29,595 26,777 (2,818)

Uniform annual general charge (UAGC) 7,845 8,479 634

Civil defence and emergency management 2,065 2,346 281

Biosecurity 5,456 6,229 773

Natural heritage 956 967 11

Protecting Lake Taupō 2,604 2,605 1

Total rates paid by all properties 48,521 47,403 (1,376)

Estimated average decrease to existing ratepayers after allowing for growth (2.7) %

Targeted rates2012/13

($000)2013/14 ($000)

Increase / (decrease)

($000)

Targeted rates

Public transport (Hamilton city ratepayers only) 7,408 7,372 (36)

River and catchment services 18,135 20,549 2,414

Permitted activity monitoring* 956 1,011 55

Stock truck effluent* 42 49 7

Animal health board* 663 663 -

Total targeted rates 27,204 29,644 2,440

Estimated average increase to existing ratepayers after allowing for growth* Properties > 2 hectares

8.5 per cent

Total rates revenue 75,725 77,047 1,322

Estimated average increase to existing ratepayers after allowing for growth 1.3 per cent

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