Strategic Partners Forum
The Strategic Partners provides community governance to the SmartGrowth Strategy, with the two broad responsiblities being:
Strategic partners to act as a community audit
- The strategic partners were an integral part of the process within the development of SmartGrowth strategies and actions. This means they have a strong basis of understanding of the issues related to growth management within the western Bay of Plenty sub region.
- The play an important role in acting as a "consumer audit" providing a monitoring function to ensure the strategy and actions are met, not just by local authorities but also by Central Government and community agencies that have lead roles within the strategy.
Strategic partners to act as a knowledge pool for the SmartGrowth Implementation Committee
- As sector agencies the Strategic Partners plan a strong role in acting as a steering agent and a knowledge pool to the SmartGrowth Implementation Committee structure, helping guide decisions relating to implementation.
- Many of the Strategic Partners are regional associations of national agencies representing specific sectors. This network of knowledge ensures that the best decisions are made in implementing SmartGrowth
- The Strategic Partners provide support to the SmartGrowth Governance structure in a collaborative fashion rather than in a strict audit and monitoring role.
- Many Strategic Partners have specific roles as either lead or support agencies within the actions of SmartGrowth. This enhances the ability to provide sound community governance advice to the SmartGrowth Implementation Committee structure and identify potential solutions to issues.
Membership
The Strategic Partners on-going governance forum is made up of the following organisations, based on a selection criteria of;
- agencies with a national or regional affiliation
- mandate to speak on behalf of sectors effected by the SmartGrowth Strategy
- cover the sub region, which is the scope of the strategy
- represent the 4 well-beings defined in the Local Government Act 2002 being social, economic, cultural and environmental well-being
- have a structure in place that allows outwards and in wards communication in respect of membership
Minutes
Strategic Partners Forum members
| Federated Farmers | Key economic driver and large land use |
| Fruit Growers Association | Key economic driver and large land use |
| Priority One | Economic sector development |
| Chamber of Commerce | Economic sector servicing |
| Creative Tauranga | Arts and culture sector |
| Royal NZ Forest and Bird Society | Environmental sector |
| Greypower | Aged / social population |
| Sport Bay of Plenty | Sport and recreation / social sector |
| National Council of Women | Women/ social sector |
| Association of Social Service Agencies – Tauranga (Asset) | Social sector |
| Tauranga Moana Youth Council Youth / social sector | Youth / social sector |
| Landcare Trust Environmental Sector | Environmental Sector |
| Government Agencies (case by case basis) | Health, Social, Education, Community Sectors |
Central government sectors such as health or education sectors are dealt with individually as they are acting as lead agencies in major actions throughout the strategy. Strategic partner members can be altered with the agreement of the SGIC.