Strategy and Policy Committee

Purpose

Inform the strategic direction for the Council and implement through approved planning and policy frameworks.
Identify regional issues resulting from emerging trends, providing thought leadership on matters of regional significance, analysing implications and developing a strategic response.

Membership

Chairperson: Cr Paula Thompson

Deputy Chairperson: Cr Kat Macmillan

Members: Cr Malcolm Campbell, Cr Stuart Crosby, Cr Andrew von Dadelszen, Cr Toi Kai Rakau Iti, Chairman Doug Leeder, Cr Matemoana McDonald, Cr Jane Nees, Cr Ron Scott, Cr Ken Shirley, Cr Lyall Thurston, Cr Te Taru White, Cr Kevin Winters.

Meetings, agendas, and minutes

Only the most recent agendas and minutes are available on our website. Please contact us if you would like copies of older documents.

Note: all minutes are draft until confirmed at a subsequent meeting of this group.

2024

Date/Te ra Time/Taima	Location/Wahi	Agenda and Minutes
Tuesday 19 March Freshwater Policy Programme Workshop 12.00pm – 2.00pm	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Tuesday 20 February 09.30am – 3.00pm	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Tuesday 9 April 09.30am – 3.00pm	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Thursday 2 May Freshwater Policy Programme Workshop (Public Excluded) 9.30am - 12.00pm	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Tuesday 21 May 09.30am – 1.30pm Workshop	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Tuesday 4 June Public Excluded Strategy and Policy Workshop		Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Tuesday 25 June 09.30am – 12.30pm	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Tuesday 25 June Freshwater Policy Programme Workshop (Public Excluded) 12.30pm - 3.00pm	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Tuesday 6 August 09.30am – 3.00pm Strategy and Policy Workshop	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
CANCELLED: Wednesday 7 August Strategy and Policy Workshop – Public Excluded	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Wednesday 17 August 9.30am – 4.00pm Hearings (Public) and Deliberations (Public Excluded) on the Draft Dangerous Dams Policy	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Tuesday 17 September 09.30am – 3.00pm	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Thursday 3 October 9.30am – 12.30pm Joint workshop with Strategy and Policy Committee and Komiti Maori	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Workshop (Public Excluded) Thursday 17 October 9.30am - 12.00pm	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Wednesday 30 October 09.30am – 3.00pm Workshop	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Tuesday 10 December 09.30am – 3.00pm	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Note: Meeting date or venues may change - please check this page regularly.

2023

Date/Te ra Time/Taima	Location/Wahi	Agenda and Minutes
Tuesday 14 February 09.30am – 3.00pm	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Wednesday 7 March 1.30pm Workshop - Legislative Reform	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Wednesday 15 March 1.00pm Workshop - Strategic Framework Session 1	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Tuesday 27 March 10.00am Workshop Strategic Framework Session 2	Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Mātaatua Room, 5 Quay Street, Whakatāne	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Tuesday 28 March 09.30am – 3.00pm Workshop	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Tuesday 16 May 09.30am – 3.00pm	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Tuesday 27 June 09.30am – 3.00pm Workshop	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Tuesday 8 August 09.30am – 3.00pm	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Tuesday 19 September 09.30am – 3.00pm Workshop	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Tuesday 31 October 09.30am – 3.00pm	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Wednesday 13 December 09.30am – 3.00pm Workshop	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Note: Meeting date or venues may change - please check this page regularly.

2022

Date/Te ra Time/Taima	Location/Wahi	Agenda and Minutes
Tuesday 15 February 09.30am – 4.00pm	Via Zoom (audio visual meeting)	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Tuesday 3 May 09.30am – 4.00pm	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Thursday 18 August 9.30am – 4.00pm	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Tuesday 27 September 09.30am – 4.00pm	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Note: Meeting date or venues may change - please check this page regularly.

2021

Date/Te ra Time/Taima	Location/Wahi	Agenda and Minutes
Tuesday 16 February 9:30 am – 11:00 am	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Tuesday 23 March Workshop 9:30 am – 4:00 pm	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Tuesday 4 May 9:30 am – 4:00 pm	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Tuesday 15 June Workshop 9:30 am – 4:00 pm	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Wednesday 4 August 9:30 am – 1:00 pm	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Wednesday 27 October 9:30 am – 4:00 pm	Meeting held via Zoom.	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Note: Meeting date or venues may change - please check this page regularly.

2020

Meetings August to December 2020

Date/Te ra Time/Taima	Location/Wahi	Agenda and Minutes
Tuesday 11 August 9:30am - 4:00pm	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Thursday 3 September Workshop open to the public 11:00am – 2:00pm	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Tuesday 3 November 9:30am - 4:00pm	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Date/Te ra
Time/Taima

Location/Wahi

Agenda and Minutes

Tuesday 11 August

9:30am - 4:00pm

Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga

Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Thursday 3 September

Workshop open to the public

11:00am – 2:00pm

Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga

Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Tuesday 3 November

9:30am - 4:00pm

Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga

Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Note: Meeting date or venues may change - please check this page regularly.

Meetings January to July 2020

Date/Te ra Time/Taima	Location/Wahi	Agendas	Minutes
Tuesday 18 February 9:30am - 4:00pm	Mauao Rooms, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, 87 First Avenue, Tauranga.	Agenda genda Item 8.6 Consideration of Option to Withdraw Proposed Plan Change 9 (Region-wide Water Quantity Plan Change)	Minutes Tabled documents: Tabled Document 1 - Final TCC Submission NPS-FW and NEW-FW October 2019 Tabled Document 2 - TCC Submission Letter to Minister Proposed NPS-FW and NES-FW Tabled Document 3 - TCC Submission Draft NPS-IB Presentations: Considering Plan Change 9 Withdrawal National Policy Direction Update - NPSIB Submission Plan Change 5 (Kaituna River) to RPS Presentation Waste to resource opportunities Presentation
Tuesday 5 May 9:30am - 4:00pm	This meeting is open to the public. To watch the meeting live, please visit our live stream page.	Agenda Agenda Item 8.1 Building Regions Presentation	Minutes Tabled Item 1 - Appendix 2 - SLG Agreement MOU
Thursday 18 June 9:30 am – 11:00 am Workshop (open to the public) 11:00 am – 12:30 pm	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Agenda Agenda Item 8.2 Workshop agenda	Minutes Presentations Te Hononga: Regional Maori Relationship and Engagement Plan for the NPSFM 2020 Regional Recovery Project Workshop notes
Thursday 25 June Extraordinary Meeting 9:00 am – 9:30 am	Council Chambers, Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga	Agenda	Minutes

Note: Meeting date or venues may change - please check this page regularly.