Our local economy is sustainably prosperous with abundant good local
jobs, strong businesses, high quality education and training opportunities
and contributes to a sustainable regional economy.
Waitakere City is an attractive place to work and do business where
people have choices.
People have a good work life balance, quality of life and participate in
family and community life.
What You Want As Priorities
Grow local employment opportunities.
Increased provision of commercial and industrial land - Hobsonville,
Westgate, Henderson Vineyards Business Campus, intensive development of
Henderson and New Lynn.
Whenuapai as Auckland's second airport.
Establish and market a compelling city identity as a business location.
Increased focus on Maori, Pacific and 'eco-friendly' business
development.
A fresh Council culture that facilitates and enables sustainable
development and business.
Grow niche, export focussed industry clusters that have a high
technology and/or design and/or intellectual property component.
All youth in education, training or employment.
Successful migrant attraction, settlement and utilisation to meet
identified skill demands.
Increase in percentage of students attending local schools.
Robust skill demand research informs of demand-led tertiary provision
and career choices.
Good design of spaces and places for business that also encourage strong
communities.
Complete key infrastructure projects- State Highways 16, 18, 20, railway
double tracking, public transport, broadband.
Increase tertiary participation rates including on-job training and
modern apprenticeships.
Increase connectivity of local business community to each other, to the
city to the world.
Leverage economic benefit from current and new inter-city relationships
e.g. Sister Cities.
Foster a stronger business voice.
Maximise business success rate and profitability through training,
information and advice.
