Recipe Book - Taupo District Council

Taupö District Safe Community
INTRODUCTION
Journey to Taupö Safe District
Following a meeting at Rotorua, in 2005 where Doctor Carolyn Coggan
of Safe Communities Foundation New Zealand spoke on the concepts of
designation as an International Safe Community, the Community Outcomes
Bay of Plenty (COBoP) hosted a workshop in 2006 attended by a range of
key stakeholders.
Initially it was mooted that Rotorua and Taupö would join together in making
an application for accreditation. However further investigation revealed that
there were sufficient differences and that they could continue the process
independently.
In 2007 Taupö District Council gave the go ahead for The Taupö Safe
District Project To be implemented. Funding partners included Accident
Compensation Corporation, Lakes District Health Board and New Zealand
Police.
In 2008 The Taupö Safe District Project Plan was instigated to bring to
fruition the satisfying of requirements required for accreditation from the
World Health Organisation, as an International Safe Community.
The World Health Organisation have developed a framework for
communities to demonstrate a planned and sustainable approach towards
a safer community.
In order to be designated as an International Safe Community the six
criteria set out in the index are required to be met.
This report demonstrates how these criteria have been addressed for the
Taupö District.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Without the able assistance of ACC, Lakes District Health Board, the
New Zealand Police and Taupö District Council (funding partners) and
the support of numerous agencies, government and non-government
departments, volunteer groups, sports clubs, service clubs and
organisations we could not have embarked on this journey toward the
designation as an International Safe Community.
We acknowledge their valuable contributions to our quest for accreditation
and in particular the Director and staff of Safe Communities Foundation
New Zealand.
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