Waikato regional economic profile - Waikato Regional Council

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Regional competitivenessRelative performance on:GDP per capitaQuality of lifeDestination for investmentSustainable environmentRegional outcomesProductivity, incomes, employmentFirm/industry competitivenessRelative profitability, productivity, exportperformanceFirm/industry competitive advantageDrawing on regional sources ofadvantage and regional endowmentStrategy and capabilityIndustry inputsDemand conditionsRelated and supportingindustriesRegional sources of advantage / Areas of distinctivenessImage and identity Knowledge resources Connectedness AmenitiesDiversity withspecialisation in keyindustrial segmentsBusinessenvironmentBuilt environmentNatural environmentFoundations of a well functioning region(Regional endowments)Physical assets, public infrastructureand servicesLabour and educational baseInstitutions/governanceSocial/cultural capitalLand and natural environmentEntrepreneurial baseCapital baseFigure 1:Regional competitiveness as a self-reinforcing processThis profile considers the foundations and areas of distinctiveness of the Waikatoregional economy to the extent possible with available information. The body is dividedinto the following chapters:Key indicators: this chapter outlines some indicators of the economicwellbeing of people in the Waikato region.Export sectors: increasing the value of goods and services supplied tocustomers outside New Zealand is vital to improve the prosperity of people inthe region. This chapter discusses those sectors where the Waikato region isalready strong, as well as the immediate and emerging opportunities.Page 2 Doc #: 2069885
Infrastructure: physical networks, principally transport, water, energy andcommunications are crucial to supporting export-led growth. This chapterdescribes the state, issues and opportunities for regional infrastructure.People: The characteristics of the population significantly affect the potential foreconomic growth. This chapter describes the demographics of the people andcommunities of the region and the availability of labour and skills.Natural resources: the Waikato region is endowed with extensive naturalresources which provide the foundations for the Waikato economy. This chapterenables a better understanding the current state of these resources, potentialconstraints and values and their impact on how the economy could grow infuture.Institutions: central and local government institutions set the rules of the gamethrough regulation and can contribute overtly to growth through active supportfor firms and sectors. This chapter summarises local government economicdevelopment activities in the region currently.Iwi: iwi that have rohe in the region are re-emerging both as part of thegovernance framework and also as an economic force in their own right. Thischapter describes them and some of their economic activities and summarisesthose Treaty of Waitangi settlements with financial/commercial redress.Business and industry: firms are the key players in the economy. This chapterdiscusses the demographics and performance of firms and significant sectors inthe region.Capital: firms gaining access to finance on acceptable terms is crucial foreconomic development. This chapter describes the sources of finance availablefor firms at various growth stages.Innovation system: is vital for sustainable economic development. Thischapter describes the education, research and commercialisation sub-systemthat supports firms to develop new products and processes.The profile draws on a wide range of informants and secondary sources. Much of theindustry-related primary data is drawn from the Economic Futures Model obtained bythe Waikato Regional Council (WRC). The Economic Futures Model is based on amulti-regional economic input-output table of commodities flows between industries,constructed using a system of supply and use. The New Zealand commodity-byindustrymodel was regionalised using the Simple Location Quotient technique andinter-regional trade flows were determined using an optimisation approach. The latestyear for which this regional economic data is available is 2007.Detailed employment data is sourced from the Statistics New Zealand business frameand business demography tables. The latest data available is 2011. Regionalhousehold income figures are sourced from the annual income survey (2011), andunemployment figures are available at regional level from the quarterly householdlabour force survey (2012) but territorial authority break-downs are only available fromthe 2006 census. Sub-national population characteristics are also sourced from the2006 census. Statistics New Zealand tourism research and data is available from theMinistry of Business, Innovation and Employment.1.2 PurposeThe purpose of the regional economic profile is to provide information so that everyonecan have a shared understanding of the economic issues and opportunities facing theregion and take steps collaboratively to address these. It will therefore be useful todecision makers, analysts, entrepreneurs and students.The profile will also inform WRC as it determines its next steps to enable regionaldevelopment. WRC already holds much information about the state of Waikato’senvironment but relatively little is known about the region’s economy. This profiletherefore informs WRC’s discussions about the relationship between economic andenvironmental issues, within a broader discussion about its role in contributing tocommunity wellbeing.Doc # 2069885 Page 3
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Page 14 and 15: The Government aims to create an en
Page 16 and 17: TransportAlmost a quarter of total
Page 20 and 21: WRC identified three flagship goals
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Page 36 and 37: Figure 15: Deprivation in Hamilton
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Page 42 and 43: New Zealand exported $716.9 million
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Page 62 and 63: 4.2 Transport4.2.1 RoadThe current
Page 64 and 65: Local roads in the Waikato region a
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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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