Rotorua District Council

Accountability for council staff and an open debate on policies. No secret meetings.

Engage with all the community and iwi on major issues in the community.

Review all council operations and KPIs are met to a high degree.

Create a more online, as well as face-to-face, presence, where the public can engage with discussions impacting them.

Review new ward changes ensuring Māori, as well as other ethnic minorities, are fairly represented on council.

Ensure local government represents the voice of the local community – with little interference from central government control.

Commit to a full review of council operations to ensure services reflect value for money.

Commit to a culture review of the council. Is the organisation a healthy place to work? Does the organisation partner well in the community?

Demand better decisions through the consultative processes a public entity should adhere to – starting with governance.

Communicate regularly with our community. Front foot communications and engagement.

Maintain mana whenua and iwi partnerships.

Support a team approach amongst councillors that demonstrates high trust, transparency and integrity.

Commit to all council meetings of elected members being held in public where possible, including workshops.

Engage directly and regularly with residents to ensure decisions being made are truly representative of our community.

Establish a housing trust to operate at arms length from council to access government subsidies to build homes and house people.

Engage and include more of our diverse ethnic communities to showcase and share Rotorua's richness in culture.

Create more effective ways of communication to ensure equitable public engagement, remembering we as a council are here to serve the public.

Restore confidence by committing to conduct Council business in an open, transparent, and democratically accountable manner. No more secrets!

Improve the use of media to have more meaningful engagement with our community and to ensure a greater level of involvement in decision making.

Review the internal structure and salaries of council to ensure parity with the private sector. Eliminate inappropriate expenditure.

Increase opportunities for community members to participate in council decisions. Reduce the number of public excluded meetings.

Continue council relationships and processes of working with Te Tatau o Te Arawa Board. Ensure mana whenua are a part of decision making.

Engage and advocate for all ethnic groups to be represented in Rotorua. Ensure their voices are heard.