All Documents

The latest full HBA report providing housing capacity, business capacity and the planning response for the sub-region December 2022

SmartGrowth business land demand and supply analysis including conclusions about sufficiency December 2022

May 2023 update for Iwi and Hapu

SmartGrowth media release 9 May 2023 highlighting opportunities amid housing supply shortfall.

Role Description April 23

The Māori Housing Toolkit is a step-by-step guide designed to assist Māori to develop papakāinga proposals (development plans) on multiple owned Māori land.

Post treaty Settlement perspectives for the western Bay of Plenty.

Plan to assist the Combined Tangata Whenua members respond in a meaningful and consistent manner.

Part 3 - Maps SmartGrowth Strategy 2013

Part 2 - Maps SmartGrowth Strategy 2013

Part 1 - Maps SmartGrowth Strategy 2013

Spatial Plan for the Western Bay of Plenty

12 April 2023

12 April 23

The consultation journey for the SmartGrowth Strategy from 2018 to 2021.

A summary of the latest HBA providing housing capacity, business capacity and the planning response for sub-region.

The latest Development Trends Report for the western Bay of Plenty sub-region 2022

March 2023 Update for Iwi and Hapu

Agenda for Combined Tāngata Whenua Forum 28 March 2023

The growth challenges and refining the UFTI Journey - Tables, Maps and Figures

2007 paper to investigate the development of an engagement framework for SmartGrowth and Maori land trusts of Western Bay of Plenty which would facilitate improvements in the above matters.

In August 2019 the UFTI project team achieved its first milestone, completing the Draft Foundation Report. This Foundation Report is our case for change and is an important step in our journey as we look to re-imagine and shape what our sub-region can be in the future. Part 2

In August 2019 the UFTI project team achieved its first milestone, completing the Draft Foundation Report. This Foundation Report is our case for change and is an important step in our journey as we look to re-imagine and shape what our sub-region can be in the future.

UFTI’s Multi Criteria Assessment (MCA) analysis sets out all of the nine programmes we have considered, and the expert analysis of those programmes against investment objectives and other assessment criteria used by the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and Treasury.

UFTI’s Interim Report presents four possible land use and transport concepts for the future of the western Bay of Plenty, with an opportunity for informal feedback.

This SmartGrowth report identify whether there is a need for an additional urban growth area in the Eastern Corridor of the western Bay of Plenty and includes a preliminary assessment against the objectives of the 2013 SmartGrowth Strategy. 2019

This technical report summarises the findings from more than 30 community engagement processes completed by the partner councils and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. 2019

In October 2019 UFTI released its first technical report about the Western Bay of Plenty sub-region’s economy and its key drivers.

2019 Constraints considered include areas at risk of sea level rise, high quality soils, natural hazards, culturally and ecologically important sites and other factors set out in this report.

This report pulls together existing information to help us understand potential growth in freight movements through the western Bay of Plenty sub-region and what they might mean for the future of the transport system.2020

This work helps us identify where housing would be located under different scenarios. We used this work to help build the programmes presented in the UFTI Interim Report.2020

This report draw insights from other cities who have experienced similar growth cycles to what our sub-region has seen in recent years. Part 2; 2020

These report draws insights from other cities who have experienced similar growth cycles to what our sub-region has seen in recent years. Part 1 2019

This report builds on the extensive work completed to date and identifies the opportunities for making a significant shift in transport mode share over the next 10, 20, and 30 years.2020

A high-level feasibility assessment of a metro rail service for the Western Bay of Plenty under different scenarios.

This report identifies strategies that would help meet current and future needs for right-sized social and affordable housing in Tauranga and the Western Bay.

This report looks at options for funding implementation and examines the advantages and disadvantages of the different funding options available to the partners. June 2020

Provides an assessment of the relative costs and benefits of the different components of each transport programme and helps us understand the potential benefits per dollar invested for each option. June 2020

Provides a detailed assessment of possible scenarios and outlines the elements that the UFTI partners agreed should be incorporated into the optimal programme. 2020

UFTI Strategic functions technical report 2020

This report documents the transport modelling undertaken to inform the Urban Form and Transport Initiative (UFTI) Programme Business Case. June 2020

The principles focus on elements of urban design and urban planning of critical importance to achieving the benefits of the optimal UFTI programme. June 2020

Media release on behalf of UFTI partners April 2019

This report is a peer review of the Programme Business Case and building blocks of UFTI.

All UFTI technical inputs including figures and tables.

Key moves, governance, and actions to implement.

All about the Connected Centres Programme including implementation and benefits.

The growth challenges, UFTI benefits and refining the UFTI programmes.

An introduction. UFTI objectives and deliverables.

The western bay of Plenty Transport System Plan 2021

Answers to your frequently asked questions about the Transport System Plan 2023

A Case study which formed part of the Life When Renting research 2017

Development Trends Report for the western Bay of Plenty sub-region 2017

Beca report on behalf of SmartGrowth that provides a snapshot about Maori and tāngata whenua in the western Bay of Plenty sub-region.

2008 Review of literature identified to be incorporated into a specific Tāngata Whenua section of the SmartGrowth website.

Evidence base to inform planning decisions for urban growth in the western Bay of Plenty sub-region.

A story about growth and change and how important the connections between the regions of the upper North Island are to the ongoing success of New Zealand.

Fact sheet - SmartGrowth analysis on what future employment demand and supply trends may look like 2017

An overview of housing in western Bay or Plenty 2018

SmartGrowth E-Pānui March 22 update for iwi and hāpu.

SmartGrowth E-Pānui iwi and hāpu up to date with what’s going on May 22.

SmartGrowth E-Pānui June 22 communication for iwi and hāpu.

Aug 22 SmartGrowth E-Pānui to update iwi and hāpu.

See the latest Development Trends Report for the western Bay of Plenty sub-region 2021

One page fact sheet outlining SmartGrowth Sequencing Timetable 2016.

Appendices for SmartGrowth Future Development Strategy2018

Proposed SmartGrowth Future Development Strategy that highlights growth challenges and opportunities in the western Bay of Plenty sub-region.

Overview of SmartGrowth 2016

Priority One Western Bay Economic Strategy

November 2022 Update for Iwi and Hapu

This document brings together the key housing information for Tauranga and the western Bay of Plenty, identifies gaps, and lays out a clear Action Plan to improve the housing system in the sub-region, now and into the future.

Key housing information for Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty 2021 as required under the National Policy Statement on Urban Development

SmartGrowth funding and financing review August 2022

A working draft blueprint for how the sub-region grows over the next 30-50 years.

Tāngata Whenua Cultural and Technical insights to the UFTI initiatives.

This report has been prepared for the UFTI project team. It is a desktop study which collates tangata whenua perspectives relating to urban growth and associated infrastructure and transport needs within the Western Bay of Plenty sub-region.

SmartGrowth Combined Tangata Whenua Forum Terms of reference