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Never vote for the best candidate, vote for the one who will do the least harm. -- Frank Daneeric Bastiat What Others Are Saying Make sure that you click on the following links and read the latest postings. Very informative. From The Workboot Councillor http://www.theworkbootcouncillor.net.nz/workboot-blogs/ From the KCRA http://kcra.org.nz/ From KaiparaConcerns http://www.kaiparaconcerns.co.nz/ From Mike Sabin. Member of Parliament for Northland. 11 July 2012 Action plan for Northland economy established I Wanna Be Mayor Mike Sabin, MP for Northland was extremely heartened by the outcomes achieved at the second of the two whole-of-Northland economic summits he has facilitated over June and July. The summits have received heavyweight support with four Ministers attending across the two events, including Minister of Finance Hon Bill English in June and Hon Steven Joyce, Minister of Economic Development at yesterday’s event held at Toll Stadium, Whangarei. Mr Joyce who spoke at the summit and participated in the workshops said “it’s good to see a wide cross-section of the Northland business community determined to take advantage of their economic opportunities.” Both summits attracted around 200 participants from across 14 sectors of Northland’s economy and have followed a prescribed process of identifying, prioritising and developing responses to common enablers and constrainers of economic development in the Northland region. “Stakeholders in the Northland economy have worked very hard across these two events to develop a cohesive wholeof-region action plan that reflects economic consensus and provides a very clear pathway forward for the newly formed
Government expands to absorb revenue and then some. --Wiker’s Law Northland Economic Advisory Group (NEAG) made up from representatives from each of the 14 sectors,” says Mr Sabin. Participants at the second summit worked throughout the afternoon on identifying responses and approaches to address factors across nine core themes previously identified, which included local government, infrastructure, labour skills, energy, minerals, hi-tech development, the Maori economy, environment and intangibles such as the perception of Northland and the need for leadership. “The conclusions from each core theme group were presented back to the whole summit and this information forms the basis of the action plan that the NEAG will drive forward to achieve specific outcomes,” says Mr Sabin. The summit participants were advised that the NEAG will be working alongside the newly-integrated regional economic development and tourism body (currently operating as Destination Northland, but likely to change in name) which will focus on annual growth in the key areas across employment, business, Northland’s GDP and visitor numbers. The newly appointed Chairman of Destination Northland, Colin Mitten said they were in the process of electing a board and appointing a CEO, but once in place “the first order of business will be to work with the NEAG and the initiatives emerging from the summits and other interested parties such as the Tourism Development Group for the rapid development of a new strategic economic plan for Northland”. Mr Sabin said this platform will enable the NEAG to feed directly into a delivery mechanism which is key in giving life to the plan and the actions identified. “The NEAG have a clear, whole-of-Northland plan, a mandate and a platform from which to work and drive outcomes. I anticipate joining the meetings of the NEAG and taking their lead on priorities from central government so I can perform my role for Northland in advancing the policy, infrastructure and resources that are needed to develop our economy to its potential,” says Mr Sabin. Both Hon Steven Joyce and Mike Sabin met with the newly appointed advisory group immediately following the conclusion of the summit and shared some thoughts on the process ahead. “The advisory group were very enthusiastic to get started and to make sure that other New Zealanders and investors understood that Northland is very much open for business,” says Mr Joyce. The advisory group have resolved to meet in early August to establish operating terms of reference and begin working through the data from the nine core themes to establish a workable action plan to move initiatives forward. “Everyone who participated in this process should feel proud of the leadership and commitment they have demonstrated. I am very confident that we arrived at a very positive and practical platform to deliver on what we all know this region is capable of. I now look forward to supporting the region in getting on with the job and making it clear to all, that Northland is definitely open for business,” said Mr Sabin. MEDIA CONTACT: Mike Sabin 027 705 2707 New AsiAN RestAuRANt RestAuRANt 73 Victoria Street Dargaville. Phone (09) 439 8388 Dine in - Takeaways - Open 7 Days - Licenced
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