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Purpose and values

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    Te tai whanake
    Here to make Tauranga better

    Together, we can

    Kei a tatou te pae tawhiti
    The future is all of ours

     

     

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    Te tai whanake
    Here to make Tauranga better

    Together, we can

    Kei a tatou te pae tawhiti
    The future is all of ours

No matter which role you do at Tauranga City Council – and there’s over 760 of them – they’re all united in a common purpose.

Te tai whanake - we’re here to make Tauranga better.

Our team is made up of a diverse range of people, bringing a rich mix of cultures, skills, and lived experiences to the work we do for our city. 

Our values shape how we work with each other and with the community.

Manaakitanga and respect

We listen to all views and show we care

Pono and integrity

We do what we will say we will do

Whāia te tika and service

We do the right thing for our community and each other

Whanaungatanga and collaboration

We work together and create connections

  • Manaakitanga and respect
    We listen to all views and show we care

    Pono and integrity
    We do what we will say we will do

    Whāia te tika and service
    We do the right thing for our community and each other

    Whanaungatanga and collaboration
    We work together and create connections

What are we striving for?

Our Direction is Tauranga City Council’s strategic framework. It outlines what we are all working towards for our city and community.

Our Direction is visually represented by the Kupenga (fishing net) – a collaborative tool made up of many strands working together to achieve a shared goal of providing for and sustaining our people and environment, now and in the future.

It takes all the individual strands of a kupenga being connected and bound together to create something truly strong and useful for the community.

Council’s five community outcomes (what we are trying to achieve for our communities) and three approaches (how we will do everything) are the eight individual strands that are woven together to form the Kupenga.

Tauranga Mataraunui
An inclusive city

Tauranga Taurikura
Valued, protected and enhanced environment

Tauranga Tātai Whenua
A well planned city

Tauranga Ara Rau
Moving around our city easily

Tauranga a te kura
Supports business and education

Our three approaches

How we will do everything – forming the horizontal strands of our framework, as shown in Te Kupenga diagram above.

Te Ao Māori approach

Sustainability approach

Working beyond Tauranga approach