West Coast Regional Council
Jobs and economy
Many councils help support local business and economic development. Some promote tourism in their area, or provide business support services and grants.
Jobs and economy
Many councils help support local business and economic development. Some promote tourism in their area, or provide business support services and grants.
West Coast Regional Council is limited to creating the environment to enable economic development and the key is managing natural hazards to minimise disruptions.
Transport networks need to be robust and resilient to the risks imposed by adverse weather events.
Cooperate with and support district councils and the economic development agent (Development West Coast).
Maintain and support building essential infrastructure to minimise business losses.
Focus on education and training. Set up and run West Coast training courses and apprenticeship schemes.
Design and implement community-led schemes for supporting local people to work where, when, and how, they can.
Work with Department of Conservation and Development West Coast to expand the jobs protecting our wilderness for our future.
I do not see regional council having a role in local business as experience has taught me staff have little understanding of its reality.
Full support for Westport Port for export of rare earths, dredging decision of BDC with working Kawatiri dredge, monthly monitoring of construction of Buller Floodwall.
Report to WCRC. ENZ STEM Ambassador for the West Coast. Liaison with high school science teachers
Westport Port two way trade with Australia. Full support mineral export, import of fuel, aviation fuel for helicopters, oil storage for AF8.
Work with local businesses and encourage one voice when advertising what there is to see and do on the West Coast (from Haast to Karamea).
Buller, Grey, and Westland are parts of the West Coast. Advertise what we have to offer visitors before they leave home (use fibre network).
Be proactive and train our youth in tourism and conservation. Summer months for tourism and winter months for conservation maintenance.
My priority is aversion of flooding of Westport as it affects business, employment, tourism and infrastructure.
Neglected flood walls caused $100 million of damage which was detrimental to residents, business and tourism.
Increased insurance premiums due to preventable flooding of Westport will take several million dollars out of the local economy forever.
West Coast Regional Council is limited to creating the environment to enable economic development and the key is managing natural hazards to minimise disruptions.
Transport networks need to be robust and resilient to the risks imposed by adverse weather events.
Cooperate with and support district councils and the economic development agent (Development West Coast).
Maintain and support building essential infrastructure to minimise business losses.
Focus on education and training. Set up and run West Coast training courses and apprenticeship schemes.
Design and implement community-led schemes for supporting local people to work where, when, and how, they can.
Work with Department of Conservation and Development West Coast to expand the jobs protecting our wilderness for our future.
I do not see regional council having a role in local business as experience has taught me staff have little understanding of its reality.
Full support for Westport Port for export of rare earths, dredging decision of BDC with working Kawatiri dredge, monthly monitoring of construction of Buller Floodwall.
Report to WCRC. ENZ STEM Ambassador for the West Coast. Liaison with high school science teachers
Westport Port two way trade with Australia. Full support mineral export, import of fuel, aviation fuel for helicopters, oil storage for AF8.
Work with local businesses and encourage one voice when advertising what there is to see and do on the West Coast (from Haast to Karamea).
Buller, Grey, and Westland are parts of the West Coast. Advertise what we have to offer visitors before they leave home (use fibre network).
Be proactive and train our youth in tourism and conservation. Summer months for tourism and winter months for conservation maintenance.
My priority is aversion of flooding of Westport as it affects business, employment, tourism and infrastructure.
Neglected flood walls caused $100 million of damage which was detrimental to residents, business and tourism.
Increased insurance premiums due to preventable flooding of Westport will take several million dollars out of the local economy forever.
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