Waitakere City Wellbeing Summit

	2007		Presentations		2005	Background Paper
			Key Themes of Workshops			Wellbeing Collaboration Project DVD
			Workshops			Presentations
			Summit Outcomes			Around Waitakere in 80 minutes
			Individual Workshop Summaries			Summit outcomes
			Where to From Here			Governance
			Resources			Linkages
			Image Gallery			Summit 2005 findings / recommendations

Wellbeing Summit 2007 "Living on a Social Tightrope" - From Inspiration to Action

• A review of the project direction and Calls to Action. The present initiatives and progress of Calls to Action also featured in visual displays at the Summit.
  
  
• Social wellbeing outcomes for the city - highlighted in the workshop themes. These were aspirations drawn from the priorities identified through the Community Outcomes consultation process and Local Services Mapping Report produced in 2006. They also formed the basis for the initial work undertaken with the proposed Social Strategy towards the development of a Plan for the City (social domain).
   
• Future priorities and actions from the workshops.
   

Presentations
 

There were several excellent presentations which people found informative and stimulating.  These included:

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Megan Tunks (Size 753K)
 

• That a partnership approach, consistent with the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, be adopted in the way Maori are engaged in the Wellbeing Collaboration Project.
• Following on from the first recommendation, that Tikanga Maori (Maori worldview, values and approaches) should underpin the Wellbeing Collaboration Project.
• That a Maori reference group participate in the current review of the Wellbeing Collaboration Project, including post-summit evaluation.
   

Alan Johnson (Size 164K)
 

Emma Davies, Principal Advisor (Auckland) for the Office of the Children's Commissioner reflected on what had been raised at the Summit in relation to the development of our children. She emphasised the critical importance of the first three years of life on future outcomes for individuals and society.

Emma Davies (Size 292K)
 

Kim Conway (Size 1332K)
 

Tony Rae the Social and Cultural Group Manager and Annette Smithard the Strategic Partnerships Advisor - Social Wellbeing outlined the Social Strategy currently being developed within Waitakere Council and the next phase of taking it out to external stakeholders as a potential framework for the social wellbeing Plan for the City.

Annette Smithard (Size 696K)

Taha Fasi (Size 22K)

Key Themes of Workshops

Key Themes for the Wellbeing Summit are listed in the Summit programme.
 

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2007 Wellbeing Summit Flyer/Programme (Size 105K)

Workshops

A series of brief backgrounders were produced on each workshop theme to help inform discussion on trends and good practice in each area.
 

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Everyone is Healthy and Safe in Waitakere (Size 28K)

There is a Strong Sense of Community and people feel connected and valued in Waitakere (Size 34K)

All Young People in Waitakere are able to make positive life choices (Size 27K)

All Families in Waitakere have Enough to Live on (Size 76K)

Affordable Sustainable Housing for Everyone in Waitakere (Size 35K)

Older People live Well in Waitakere (Size 26K)

An action planning (Results Based Accountability) approach drawing on evidence and experience was used in the workshops. This provided a picture of the current context and helped set the scene for future collaborative activity with priorities and a wealth of great ideas for action including low cost/no cost/off the wall ideas.

Full feedback is included in the Summit Outcomes summary but some examples include warrants of fitness for all houses, shared equity schemes for affordable housing, friendliest street competitions, more youth voice in strategies/youth services in the city, regulating the non-banking lending agencies, family focused service hubs around schools, supporting parents with buddy/mentors, central 0800 information/service line for older people, film and literary festivals to showcase the work of new settlers as well as changes to the Wellbeing structure and process to reflect real partnership with Maori.

Summit Outcomes/Recommendations for Action

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Summit 2007 -  Individual Workshop Summaries

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Everyone is Healthy and Safe in Waitakere (Size 31K)

There is a Strong Sense of Community and people feel connected and valued in Waitakere (Size 35K)

All Young People in Waitakere are able to make positive life choices (Size 26K)

All Families in Waitakere have Enough to Live on (Size 29K)

Affordable Sustainable Housing for Everyone in Waitakere (Size 29K)

Older People Live Well in Waitakere (Size 30K)

Where to from here

This feedback and recommended priorities and activities will be distributed for follow-up action to Summit participants and stakeholders working in the relevant areas including current Calls to Action.  It will also be used to initiate future work proposed through the development and roll-out of the Social Strategy and social wellbeing Plan for the City.

The Wellbeing Collaboration Project is in a transition stage developing a new structure and process for its expanded role as the Social Wellbeing Partnering group responsible for the social wellbeing Plan for the City.  An exciting new era lies ahead!

Resources

A reference sheet was produced with some relevant recent Waitakere resources and research available.

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Image Gallery

Click here to view the Wellbeing Summit 2007 image gallery.

Wellbeing Summit 2005  “Movin�™ On Up”
 

The Wellbeing Summit 2005 was held at the Kelston Community Centre on 28 October 2005. More than 140 stakeholders from community, council and government agencies attended. The theme of the Summit was “Movin�™ On Up” that reflected the forward thinking nature of the event. Stakeholders determined the way forward for collaboration and wellbeing in Waitakere as the the next phase of the project.

Key themes for the Wellbeing Summit were:

• Recognising key achievements and celebrating our successes
• Fitting it all together - the Wellbeing Collaboration Project, Community Outcomes process, Local Services Mapping etc
• Clarifying the next steps

Background Paper
 

A background paper was circulated to attendees prior to the Summit. This paper considers the key achievements of the Collaboration Project since its inception in 2002 and outlines the possible next steps for the project in terms of ongoing development of the broader Wellbeing strategy for the City and the changing central, regional and local government environment

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A background paper : The Wellbeing Summit October 2005 (Size 153K)

Wellbeing Collaboration Project DVD

 

Summit participants were treated to the launch of an entertaining and educational Wellbeing Collaboration Project DVD that told the story of the Wellbeing Collaboration Project journey to date. The DVD is a useful public relations resource. If you would like a copy of the Waitakere Wellbeing Collaboration DVD please contact Tony Rea.

Presentations

 

• The main achievements and activities of each “Call to Action”, over the last three years (Calls to Action convenors).
• “Future proofing” (Graeme Campbell, Group Manager, Strategic Partnerships and Advocacy, Waitakere City Council). A focus on the projected population increases anticipated in Waitakere over the next 20 years. Challenges, and the need to plan well in advance to accommodate the inevitable larger population at the same time as protecting green spaces. (This provided participants with much food-for-thought for the workshops.)
• Alignment and linking of collaborative processes in the city (Mark Allen, Georgina Parata and Annette Smithard from Strategy and Development, Waitakere City Council). This included:
  • An update on the community outcomes process ( a process to collect and collate community aspirations, facilitated by Council but - it is important to note - the outcomes are owned by the community);
  • the Long Term Council Community Plan ( LTCCP) �" Councils response to the community outcomes; and
  • the proposed Plan for the City (P4C) that is emerging as the overall framework for collaborative activity in Waitakere for all sectors �" community, council and government. It will be an impressive document!

The above presentations challenged participants to respond to the changing context in our city in a proactive and collaborative way that is well summed up well in the following quote from Peter Drucker:

“The best way to predict the future is to invent it”

Around Waitakere in 80 minutes

“Around Waitakere in 80 minutes” was a ‘world café�™-style series of workshops. It was a high-energy exercise that enabled participants to brainstorm ideas at ten “stations�™ with different themes about the way forward for the Wellbeing Collaboration Project. The workshop outcomes will provide the basis for the way forward for the Wellbeing Collaboration Project.

Summit outcomes

The Wellbeing Summit 2005 was a high-energy, well-attended and overwhelmingly-positive day. There was general consensus that the innovative collaboration model developed in Waitakere is working well. Stakeholders said that the groundwork had been laid and working collaboratively has become the norm. “The Waitakere Way” has been established as a blueprint for working together and the model is increasingly being recognised in other parts of the country as viable, innovative and productive.

There was also general agreement that a strong sense of community and identity has been developed and that the old “westie” image has been positively reframed. Wellbeing Summits are seen as an effective way of regularly checking in with the wider community and “Calls to Action” are seen to be producing results on the ground.

It was agreed that considerable goodwill has been developed and people are seeing the big picture beyond their own agendas. Participants expressed a greater feeling of ownership in their city and felt that there are increasing examples of the three sectors sharing resources and working more inclusively and flexibly together.
 

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Summit 2005 - Summary Outcomes (Size 270K)

Governance

The Collaboration Strategy Group is seen as an effective governance body for the project. Community participation is occurring at a strategic level at the Collaboration Strategy Group and there is general community support for the mandating process. Maori and Pacific engagement at a strategic level continued to be a challenge.

Linkages

The project has established a complex web of dynamic interactions with linkages occurring at strategic points. This enables synergies to be identified and a range of collaborations to occur. The downside can be ‘collaboration fatigue�™ at times.

Summit 2005 findings / recommendations

The main recommendations for the way forward, as identified at the Wellbeing Summit 2005, are:

• The foundation is now laid, the process works �" we now need to build on it
• Extend from a social focus to include economic wellbeing
• Establish ongoing, robust and regular evaluation
• Continue to resource paid strategic brokers/coordinators �" they are the “glue” that holds it all together
• Advocate for more collaborative resourcing for both coordination and projects
• Develop the proposed “Plan for the City” as a framework to enable better alignment and linkages to other collaborative processes
• Plan well for urban intensification - learn from others who have done it well
• Continue to strengthen neighbourhoods thru neighbourhood development initiatives
• Encourage further engagement of Maori, Pacific and Ethnic leaders at a strategic level
• Engage the business sector
• Include environmental issues
• Develop a collaborative response to youth issues
• Include spirituality as part of the framework - reach out to religious groups/churches
• Advocate for internal collaboration within the council
• Publicise successes of Wellbeing Collaboration Project to a wider audience �" tell our stories
• Respond quickly/early to signs of burnout/collaboration fatigue
• Celebrate more �" together, across cultures

These recommendations are currently being considered by the Collaboration Strategy Group and relevant actions are in the process of being identified.