Waikato Business News July/August 2018

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86 WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS July/August 2018 Councils streamline resource consenting Nine Waikato councils have banded together to develop a more customerfriendly resource consenting process. The initiative has aligned resource consenting processes, making it consistent across all nine councils involved. Each council will maintain its own statutory responsibilities but work from a common base. Councils will use the same resource consent application forms and decision letters. The initiative was driven by Waikato Local Authority Shared Services Ltd (WLASS), a council-owned company which promotes shared services between Waikato-based councils. WLASS aims to reduce costs and duplication, have councils work more efficiently, promote best practice and make councils more customer-friendly. WLASS chair and Waikato District Council chief executive Gavin Ion said a more streamlined and consistent consenting process would be welcomed by customers who can struggle with the bureaucracy and time involved in applying for a resource consent. This was a first step in aligning planning between councils. “The RMA is a complex piece of legislation and working with it can be challenging for customers and for council staff. This project aims to provide some consistency and make the process easier and more efficient for all of us charged with working with the legislation,” he said. “Customers will know what they can expect and what is involved and importantly, those expectations will largely be standard across the region. Customers working with multiple councils should find the consenting process more efficient.” Waikato-based property developer Kevin Honiss, who works across multiple councils, welcomed the change. “It will save developers and property owners time and money and will make the whole process easier for council staff as well. It’s going to be more efficient for everyone and that’s a good thing.” Kevin said he would like to see the initiative go even further. “It would be great if there was a more consistent planning regime as well because at the moment every council has a different rule and every rule is different. Auckland is going in the right direction with its Unitary Plan and if can learn from that in Waikato, we should.” Senior planners within each council developed the aligned process. Councils involved are Thames-Coromandel, Hauraki, Waipa, Waitomo, Rotorua Lakes, Matamata-Piako, South Waikato and Waikato District Councils as well as Hamilton City Council. The Future is arriving in New Zealand World-renowned futurist and thought leader, Professor Sohail Inayatullah, is presenting in New Zealand for the first time. He will be in New Zealand at the invitation of Rutherford Business Institute for a two-day workshop in Auckland on September 24 and 25. Professor Inayatullah will be running a futures and strategic foresight workshop aimed at business and industry leaders. The aim of the workshop is to provide attendees with the tools and strategies necessary to not only manage disruption, but to be the disrupter. Commenting on his forthcoming visit, Professor Inayatullah is looking forward to presenting in New Zealand and stated: “We can either be overwhelmed by the waves of change, ride the waves, or become the wave maker. I look forward to working with New Zealand organisations to explore creating alternative and preferred futures.” Professor Inayatullah’s workshop is a first for New Zealand, as he is in very high demand internationally. He has worked closely with organisations and governments for more than 30 years as a futurist, helping them to create the narratives they need to shape their preferred future. He is the UNESCO Chair in Future Studies, a Professor at the Graduate Institute of Futures Studies at Tamkang University and teaches at the University of Melbourne and the University of the Sunshine Coast. Full workshop details and registration: www. rutherfordbusiness.nz/futures-thinking/ Health and Safety is important for your business Do you know the legal consequences for not having sufficient procedures in place around Workplace Harassment or Workplace Bullying? Mock Courts are a unique chance for organisations and businesses to interact and participate in a simulated court case on current health and safety legislation. On the day a “trial” is developed by the participants to ensure it incorporates key issues and concerns that are relevant to the group. • Limited places (30) per session • Important for organisations/businesses who are unsure of the consequences of legal action brought about by workplace bullying/contractor management • Interactive – participants get to be part of the court process • Two workshops available - Workplace Bullying and Contractor Management DATE: Monday 20 August VENUE: University of Waikato, Moot Court, Te Piringa - Faculty of Law, Gate 7, Hillcrest Road INFO: events.waikato.ac.nz/events/you-be-the-judge
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