This slideshow illustrates the 36 entries received for the 2015 McGredy Winder SOLGM Local Government Excellence Awards®

1. The following slides illustrate
the 36 projects entered into the
2015 McGredy Winder SOLGM
Local Government Excellence Awards®

3. N E M S . . .
• P r o v i d e s a c o n s i s t e n t a p p r o a c h t o e n v i r o n m e n t a l d a t a a c q u i s i t i o n i n N Z
• B u i l d s c a p a c i t y a c r o s s R e g i o n a l a n U n i t a r y c o u n c i l s t h r o u g h k n o w l e d g e s h a r i n g
• I s a c o l l a b o r a t i o n b e t w e e n R e g i o n a l a n d U n i t a r y c o u n c i l s , N I WA , M f E a n d
i n d u s t r y
• H a s p r o d u c e d 1 0 s t a n d a r d s a n d h a s s e c u r e d f u n d i n g t o c r e a t e 1 4 m o r e
• C r e a t e d N Z ’s f i r s t N Z Q A r e c o g n i s e d E n v i r o n m e n t a l M o n i t o r i n g q u a l i f i c a t i o n
• I s t h e f i r s t s e c t o r l e d i n i t i a t i v e o f i t ’s k i n d i n t h e w o r l d
• H a s r e c e i v e d g l o b a l r e c o g n i t i o n f r o m a v a r i e t y o f s o u r c e s .

4. The Pukekohe Area Plan
A strong collaboration between the Franklin Local Board,
council staff and the community
The Pukekohe Area Plan provided high level master planning to guide
growth in Pukekohe, an area identified for significant growth in the
Auckland Plan over the next 30 years. This informed the draft Auckland
Unitary Plan, which was silent on how growth could be provided for in
Pukekohe

5. Help Shape Devonport
Takapuna
Community –led engagement
Community stakeholders led an engagement with local people for the
Local Board Plan and Area Plan in 2014. This ensured that genuine
local views and aspirations were heard, helped to minimise confusion
and avoid consultation fatigue and rebuilt trust and confidence
between the council and local people.

6. The following slides illustrate the 36 projects
entered into the 2015 McGredy Winder SOLGM
Local Government Excellence Awards®

7. TE KAUNIHERA O TE HAUAURUPEOPLE PLAN PROGRESS
Biosolids: From Waste Product to Resource
Sustainably managing biosolids to create lasting environmental benefits for the Western Bay of
Plenty

8. Canterbury’s Waste & Environmental
Management Team
An initiative to control earthquake waste
disposal that has transformed working
relationships, and protected Canterbury from
potential waste legacy matters.

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G I S B O R N E D I S T R I C T C O U N C I L
Through the Portfolio framework
we have delivered a large range
of projects that drive strategy. This
has led to, a better service for our
customers, more durable solutions,
improved efficiency and savings in
terms of staff time and financial
resources.

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G I S B O R N E D I S T R I C T C O U N C I L
Financial Business Intelligence (FBI) is
not just about information systems it
is also about how we use technology
to deliver better services, meet our
core values and enhance the
confidence that our community has in
its local government.

11. The following slides illustrate the 36 projects
entered into the 2015 McGredy Winder SOLGM
Local Government Excellence Awards®

12. Gigatown was an unbelievable
success story for the region. It was
a reason for the community to
unite and fight, resulting in one of
the largest open forums of
expression and opinion seen in our
region by people who dared to
dream big.
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G I S B O R N E D I S T R I C T C O U N C I L

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G I S B O R N E D I S T R I C T C O U N C I L
Everything we achieve as an
organisation is because of our
people. Together at GDC we
are on a journey. Tairawhiti
Tangata provides the direction
for how we will work together
on this journey.

16. The following slides illustrate the 36 projects
entered into the 2015 McGredy Winder SOLGM
Local Government Excellence Awards®

18. We are working with communities
• Rebuilding trust &
confidence in Council
• Helping communities help
themselves
• Partnering with communities
• Making it easy to live well in
Kaipara
Community Action Plans

19. • From paper-based to cloud-based in
3 months
• Bold but calculated risk
• Making it easy to apply and get
approval
We acknowledge the tremendous support we
received from Selwyn District Council –
working together, we made it happen
Retaining BCA
Accreditation

21. The following slides illustrate the 36 projects
entered into the 2015 McGredy Winder SOLGM
Local Government Excellence Awards®

22. TE KAUNIHERA O TE HAUAURUPEOPLE PLAN PROGRESS
Not Just a Storm in a Teacup

23. Let’s Go – Making walking and
cycling part of our community.
‘We have become a
community that leads
the change for
sustainable transport.
Through working
alongside our
community we have
great engagement and
are achieving fantastic
results.’

25. TE KAUNIHERA O TE HAUAURUPEOPLE PLAN PROGRESS
Portraits of our Place
Council-Community Relationships

26. The following slides illustrate the 36 projects
entered into the 2015 McGredy Winder SOLGM
Local Government Excellence Awards®

27. In 2012 QLDC was bracing for
wholesale change. The question
that had been posed was: Why
can’t we do better?
In 2012 QLDC was bracing for wholesale
change. The question that had been posed
was: Why can’t we do better?

28. Council-Community Relationships
Rotorua Inner City Revitalisation

30. HAURAKI TERRACE PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT
When a decaying playground in Thames needed
to be replaced, the community got creative with
solutions that worked for them.
Community was at the centre
of project
Schoolchildren designed their
own playground
Project fits TCDC’s culture of
community empowerment
Senior staff member put the
culture into practice

31. The following slides illustrate the 36 projects
entered into the 2015 McGredy Winder SOLGM
Local Government Excellence Awards®

32. New Zealand’s most
contaminated site is no more.
Finally the maunga can heal.

34. Community Engagement Process
Wellington Town Belt
Legislative and Policy review

36. The following slides illustrate the 36 projects
entered into the 2015 McGredy Winder SOLGM
Local Government Excellence Awards®