Annual Report 2005/06
Working with communities to achieve our vision
This document summarises Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2006. This is the third and final report against our Long-term Council Community Plan 2003 – 2013.
This summary highlights some of Greater Wellington’s achievements in each of our work areas. It also contains essential information about our financial performance over the 2006 financial year.
Greater Wellington’s vision is “a sustainable region”. This means ensuring our environment is protected while meeting the economic, cultural and social needs of the community.
At Greater Wellington, we work with local councils and communities on many of our projects, particularly on cross-boundary issues such as public transport, flood protection, water supply and pest control.
As part of our longer-term focus, we have also been working with local councils and the business community to develop a strategy that takes a regional approach to economic development issues.
An important part of what we do is working with communities to encourage people to care for the region’s environment. Over the year more communities, businesses and school children became involved in looking after the environment through our voluntary care groups and environmental education programmes.
We also manage nine regional parks and forests. One of the ways we encourage the community to enjoy these special places is through our Regional Outdoors Programme, which this year attracted record attendance levels at the 52 events that ran from January to April.