Waipa District Council

**Our vision** Waip? Home of Champions: Building connected communities **Our purpose** Our purpose is to partner with the community in promoting the wellbeing of the Waipa district and its people. Social resilience, culture and heritage, a sustainable environment, and supporting a thriving economy shape our priorities for the next ten years (2021-2031). **Focusing on community wellbeing** The outcomes we want to achieve for Waip? all have community wellbeing at the heart. **Socially resilient** ***He aha te mea nui o te ao? M?ku e k? atu he tangata, he tangata, he tangata! – it’s all about people*** - Waip? is a great place to live, work, play and invest - We invest in hauora and support the great work community groups do - Waip? provides a high quality of life for current and future generations **Cultural champions** ***Promoting our culture and heritage*** - We champion the unique history of Waip? - We have a high level of cultural awareness - We partner with tangata whenua - We respect the cultural diversity in our district **Environmental champions** ***Protecting and sustaining our environment*** - Environmental awareness and responsibility is promoted within the community - We support programmes that promote environmental sustainability - We are responsive to climate change **Economically progressive** ***Supporting a thriving, sustainable economy*** - We have financially sustainable decision making and work programmes - We provide new infrastructure as an economic stimulus for our district - Our services provide excellent value for money - We actively promote our district to enable development, employment and business opportunities - Waip? is a great place to invest and do business