Whangarei District Council Activities
Council Purpose
The purpose of the Whangarei District Council is to enable democratic local decision-making to promote the social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of the Whangarei District in the present and for the future. In meeting its purpose the Whangarei District Council has a variety of roles:- facilitating solutions to local needs
- advocacy on behalf of the local community with central government, other local authorities and other agencies
- development of local resources
- management of local infrastructure including network infrastructure (e.g. roads, sewage disposal, water, stormwater, flood and river control works) and community infrastructure (libraries, parks and recreational facilities)
- environmental management
- planning for the future needs of the local district.
- Source
- Whangarei District Council Local Governance Statement, April 2005
Council Activities
During 2003/04 the Council advised its community that it undertook the following activities. N.B. There is no single agreed standard set of categories for councils to describe their activities.Council activities listed below are not necessarily in order of preference or priority.
- Governance and Leadership
- Community Services
- Financial Management
- Infrastructural Services
- Information Services
- Parks and Recreation
- Regulation
- Planning
- Whangarei District Promotions
- Source
- Whangarei District Council - Long Term Council Community Plan, 2004-2014
