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Business, Economic Development and Employment

Ministerial Briefing - Hon S Maharey, May 2005

Ministerial Briefing Paper on growth management issues, particularly those relating to the housing, employment and social development, in the Western Bay of Plenty.

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Review of Business Land Requirements, June 2006

Examines the way ahead in the provision of business land for the western Bay of Plenty.

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Candidate Information

Information on SmartGrowth for the candidates in the local body elections 2010.

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Retail & Commercial Strategy Implementation Paper

An implementation framework for the Retail and Commercial Strategy undertaken in 2008.

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Retail and Commercial Strategy Peer Review 2008

Peer Review of the 'Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty Retail and Commercial Study (Property Economics 2007)'.

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Industrial / Business Land Study, Aug 2008

Study of western Bay of Plenty sub-region and Rotorua district looking at suitable locations for additional industrial / business land development post 2021.

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Map 3 - Business Land Staging Plan

Map of the western Bay of Plenty business land staging plan.

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Business Land Capacity Tauranga Central, 2003

A review to validate the long term planning assumptions about employment in the Tauranga Central Isthmus.

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Economic Drivers and Determinants, December 2002

Current economic structure and the likely shape of the region's economy over the next 50 years.

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Possible Future Economic Activity, June 2002

An overview of economic trends within the Western Bay of Plenty over the next 20 and 50 years, and options for influencing these

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Development Industry Perceptions, January 2003

A study into the Development Industry’s Perceptions concerning the goals of the Strategy.

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Retail and Commercial Strategy, March 2008

Strategy relating to the development of office and retail in the western Bay of Plenty sub-region.

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Tauranga Waterfront CBD Development, July 2002

Tauranga Waterfront CBD development - A strategic Development Framework.

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Ministerial Briefing - Hodgson & Cullen, Apr 2005

Ministerial Briefing Paper prepared as a briefing for both Ministers on growth management and issues related togrowing the economy in the Western Bay of Plenty

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Ministerial Briefing - Jim Sutton, May 2005

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SmartEconomy Strategy (Revised 2007)

The economic development strategy for the Western Bay of Plenty sub-region.

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