Community Wellbeing Committee

The Community Wellbeing Committee brings together iwi and hapū representatives; community network representatives; key agencies; and community groups, to plan together and collectively monitor our community’s wellbeing.

It includes representatives from various sectors within our community.

Responsibilities of the Community Wellbeing Committee

The responsibilities of the Community Wellbeing Committee are to actively monitor, receive and review reports including:

• Specific statistics and data associated with community wellbeing provided by Committee Members to inform and support our areas of focus, in the form of a regular community wellbeing dashboard.
• Council’s Monitoring Report on actions taken under its Community Wellbeing Strategy and its associated Action Plan.
• Other reports from Council that consider community wellbeing and community development needs, data and issues.
• Reports from community network groups, taking into consideration ideas or opportunities that could enhance general community wellbeing for Horowhenua.
• Provide expert strategic advice when necessary to Council on matters relating to community wellbeing, influencing public policy.
• Proactively build member relationships to enhance agency alignment, empowering the Committee to partner on work programming to optimise the work already underway.
• Share information freely between organisations and communicate Community Wellbeing Committee initiatives widely – both within member organisations and to the wider public - to increase the chance of programme success.

Community Wellbeing Committee structure

Community Wellbeing Committee meetings

The Community Wellbeing Committee meets quarterly and welcomes members of the public to observe meetings from the public gallery.

You can find out when the next meeting is on our Meeting Schedules & Requests page.