Waikato regional economic profile - Waikato Regional Council

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The Government aims to create an environment that allows businesses to grow, exportand create high-value jobs through a Business Growth Agenda that includes a focus onsix key inputs to business that the Government directly influences.This profile considers both the fundamentals and drivers for the Waikato regionaleconomy, drawing on secondary material sourced from a wide range of organisations,and primary data from the Economic Futures Model of the regional economy obtainedby WRC. The body is divided into the following chapters:Key indicatorsExport sectorsInfrastructurePeopleNatural resourcesInstitutionsIwiBusiness and industryCapitalInnovation systemWRC intends to make available publicly timely information about aspects of theWaikato regional economy on an ongoing basis.HighlightsThe Waikato region is important to the national economy because of its scale andlocation and its contribution to national export sectors and infrastructure.At a glanceWaikato is the fourth-largest regional economy in New Zealand. It accounts forapproximately 10 per cent of land area and population and 8.5 per cent of grossdomestic product. Several sectors are part of national value chains, such as food, forestry andwood product manufacturing, manufacturing and services. The region is animportant centre of primary production.Waikato’s central location between the Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Hawke’s Bay,Manawatu-Whanganui and Taranaki regions makes it a nationally significantcorridor for infrastructure such as road and rail transport, electricity and naturalgas, telecommunications and data. Waikato is the most important minerals producing region in New Zealand.Within the region there are important mineral exploration and developmentoperations including coal, aggregates, and gold, sand and limestone. Hamilton is the region’s “central business district” with concentrations ofemployment, research, tertiary education and manufacturing. Its industrystrengths are inextricably linked to the primary production of the surroundingregion, on which it also relies for labour and materials. Collaboration is required amongst a broad range of organisations for thecountry to benefit even more from the opportunities present in the Waikatoregion. A shared understanding of the region’s strengths and opportunitiesshould lead to improved coordination of infrastructure development, regulatoryprocesses, innovation and economic development activities. This will increasethe effectiveness and efficiency of these activities and lead to improvedeconomic outcomes.Page x Doc #: 2069885
WRC plays an important role in enabling regional development. Keyinfrastructure and productive land are protected through land use and waterallocation decisions and flood protection and control works for example.Strategic and integrated planning through instruments like the Regional PolicyStatement helps ensure that the productive capability of natural resources isprotected. Collectively, these and other actions matter for the wellbeing of boththe economy and the environment.Nationally important sectorsHigh value food manufacturing (dairy, meat and other food – aquaculture has growthpotential)Forestry and wood product manufacturingHigh value manufacturing (such as agritech, aviation and materials and equipmentmanufacturing)High value services (such as agriculture, geothermal energy, and information andcommunications technology)Waikato is New Zealand’s most important dairying region, accounting for morethan a quarter of milk supply to the country’s largest export sector. The vastmajority of this is processed and exported. Growing, processing and exporting meat and horticultural products is alsoimportant in the region.A significant proportion of the nationally-important central North Island forestryresource and one of the largest pulp and paper mills are located in the region.Forestry and wood products combined are New Zealand’s third largest exportsector.The region also has strengths in high value manufacturing and services, oftenrelated to the primary industries of scale. Examples include agritech, aviationand materials and equipment manufacturing.Aquaculture in the Firth of Thames is poised to be an important export sector. These sectors are discussed in detail in chapter 3.ElectricityWaikato is New Zealand’s premier electricity region, generating more electricitythan any other single region in the country. The region has almost 40 per centof installed generation capacity. Waikato exports approximately 75 per cent of electricity generated to otherregions, predominantly Auckland. Almost 60 per cent of electricity produced in the region is from renewablesources.75 per cent of New Zealand’s known geothermal resources are located in theWaikato region.Doc # 2069885Page xi
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Page 16 and 17: TransportAlmost a quarter of total
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Local roads in the Waikato region a
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Waikato to, or from, the Bay of Ple
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Approximately 40 per cent of all ex
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Figure 58: International arrivals t
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The New Zealand Energy Strategy has
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Figure 62: Transpower transmission
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Coal has been mined in the Waikator
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4.3.4 OilWaikato does not produce o
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etween 75 and 100 years. 202 The de
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Taupō District CouncilWater supply
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4.4.3 Productive water infrastructu
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The surveys identified that there i
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RBI has been implemented by the Gov
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Figure 76: RBI broadband in the cen
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5 People5.1 SummaryThis chapter des
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Figure 81: Urban population in the
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5.2.3 AgeingFigure 83: Percentage i
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Figure 88: Proportion of population
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Figure 92: Highest qualification pr
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Figure 95: Labour market areas in t
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Figure 99: Commuting patterns (2006
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Three areas of the Waikato region h
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Figure 101: Land uses in the Waikat
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120%100%80%60%40%Land with limitati
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6.6 WaterFreshwater is important fo
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Table 10: Current water take author
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7 Institutions7.1 SummaryCentral an
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The final report of the Government
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Local authority Strategy DeliveryRo
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Local authority Strategy Vision Goa
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Local authority Strategy Vision Goa
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Figure 106: Iwi of the Waikato regi
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SettlementprogressMāoriCommercialA
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SettlementprogressDeed ofSettlement
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Figure 108: Geographic units with 0
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Figure 111: Entry rate (percentage
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Gas supply 0.44Air transport, servi
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Capital productivity is value added
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have low tangible assets and low or
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11 Innovation system11.1 SummaryAs
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Zealand universities (34 per cent).
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cent), health (21 per cent) and hos
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Figure 124: Waikato ITO trainees (2
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The University of Waikato has five
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esearch.” 398 Research is essenti
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Landcare ResearchNational Institute
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11.4 Business development and growt
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Waikato Innovation Park provides se
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12 Key findings and next stepsThe W
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There are also a number of opportun
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BibliographyAFFCO New Zealand 2010.
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Hauraki District Council 2009. Haur
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Ministry of Economic Development 20
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New Zealand Transport Agency 2010.
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South Waikato District Council 2009
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Waikato Regional Council 2011f. Lan
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