Case study 3.5
Asset management for public entities: Learning from local government examples.
Manukau City Council – Thinking seriously about "sustainability" moves it from being a buzz word to something more meaningful
Manukau City Council has recognised the growing importance of taking a strategic approach to sustainability. To support this, the Council:
- has appointed a Sustainability Manager;
- is developing a city strategy for sustainable development;
- is linking its asset management planning to "Tomorrow's Manukau", the vision of where local people want the city to be in the future; and
- has adopted region-wide plans to ensure that local planning fits in its context. Regional plans include the Auckland Sustainability Framework, the "One Plan", the Auckland Regional Growth Strategy, and Regional Policy Statements.