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2020/21 Annual Report | Pūrongo-ā-Tau

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We love where we live and we’re committed to making the Waikato even better, both for those here now and the generations to come.

You can see the progress we’re making in our 2020/21 Annual Report | Pūrongo-ā-Tau. This is our statement to the community about our finances and our service performance from 1 July to 30 June.

Councillors adopted the 2020/21 Annual Report and Annual Report Summary on 28 October 2021, closing out the year in a positive place financially, despite the net zero increase in rates revenue introduced to support residents when COVID-19 first hit New Zealand.

Section 1: About your council | E pā ana ki tō kaunihera

Message from the chairperson and chief executive | Kōrero matua a te tiamana me te tumu whakarae

Your regional councillors | Ngā toki kaunihera me o rātou takiwā

Your region | Tō tātou rohe

Section 2: Our performance | Ngā whakatutukitanga

Our priorities | Ngā whāinga matua

Vision and Strategy for the Waikato Region | Te Ture Whaimana o te Awa o Waikato

Facilitating Māori participation | Te whakaāheitia o Ngāi Māori

Section 3: Our activities in depth | Ko te hohonutanga ō ā tātou mahi

Groups of activities | Ko ngā mahi-ā-rōpū

Community and services | Hapori me ngā ratonga

Waikato Civil Defence Emergency Management Group | Te Rakau Whaka marumaru ā Rohe o Waikato

Regional hazards and emergency response | Mōreatanga ā rohe me te whakarata ohotata

Flood protection and control works | Ngā mahi hei ārai, hei ārahi hoki i ngā waipuke

Integrated catchment management | Te whakahaere ā- tōpū i te rauwiringa wai

Public transport | Ngā waka kawe tangata tūmatanui

Resource use | Te whakamahinga o te taiao

Science and strategy | Pūtaiao me te rautaki

Section 4: Finances | Pūtea

Financial statements  

Explanation of major variances against budget  

Notes to the financial statements  

Group of activity funding impact statements

Financial reporting and prudence regulations   

Section 5: Supplementary material | Ko ētehi atu kōrero/mea

Search and Surveillance Act reporting  

Council controlled organisations | Ngā rōpū e whai mana ai Te Kaunihera

Section 6: Audit opinion | Arotake 

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