Kaupapahere me ngā mahere Policies and plans

These plans and report are the big picture of our work programmes and finances - projected forward over the next one to three years, and looking back over the past year.

Our overarching policy. The RPS provides an overview of the resource management issues in the Waikato region, and the ways in which integrated management of the region’s natural and physical resources will be achieved.

The WRP contains policies and methods to manage the natural and physical resources of the Waikato region. This includes rules and regulations for land use and discharges to air and water.

The RCP contains policy and methods to manage the allocation and use of resources in the region's coastal marine area (CMA). This includes rules and regulations for activities that may impact on our coastal enviroment.

The RPMP identifies the harmful organisms, pest plants and pest animals in the Waikato region, and states the programmes and rules for managing them.

The Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP) provides a 30-year strategic view for the development of the transport network in the Waikato region, as well as the supporting policy framework and the programme of transport activities to achieve the region's transport objectives.

The Regional Public Transport Plan (RPTP) sets out the priorities and needs of public transport services and infrastructure to be delivered in the Waikato over the next 10 years.

The Waikato Regional Plan and Waikato Regional Policy Statement are being reviewed to give effect to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (NPS-FM) 2020.

The Waikato Regional Waste Prevention Action Plan 2020-2025 builds on the earlier 2012-2018 Waikato Waste Strategies and sets out a fresh approach for the future. While focus was previously on minimising waste, our aim now is to prevent waste all together through better design.

The Waikato Regional Energy Strategy provides a comprehensive picture of the way energy is used within the region and the opportunities to use energy more efficiently and get more energy from renewable sources.

The Waikato Biodiversity Accord, which was developed in 2024, brings together organisations with the common goal of creating and putting into action a regional biodiversity strategy that seeks to protect and restore our unique local native plants and animals, and the indigenous ecosystems they live in.

The Waikato Regional Biodiversity Strategy offers an opportunity to bring people together under a shared vision, with clear goals and coordinated action to protect and restore biodiversity in the region at a landscape scale. By aligning efforts across iwi, landowners, councils, government and non-government organisations as well as communities, we can be more effective in protecting our natural environment and the taonga within them.