Whakatinana i te whakataunga te tīmatanga, te whaiwāhitanga Implementing the belonging and participation outcome

Implementation partners

We all have a part to play in creating an inclusive and equitable Auckland. The impact that communities and individuals have in shaping Auckland cannot be underestimated.

Mana whenua Hapū and iwi with ancestral relationships to certain areas in Tāmaki Makaurau where they exercise customary authority. , as kaitiaki Trustee, custodian, guardian.  of Tāmaki Makaurau The Māori name for Auckland. Translates to Tāmaki desired by many.  extend manaakitanga The process of showing respect, hospitality, generosity and care for others.  to visitors and newcomers to Auckland.

Community groups and organisations provide opportunities for people to connect, learn, understand and support their community.

Central government contributes to this outcome through multiple functions, for example:

• providing funding and support for refugee and migrant resettlement facilities and programmes
• ensuring the human rights of all Aucklanders are upheld through the Human Rights Commission
• promoting social wellbeing.

Auckland Council also undertakes a variety of functions that enhance belonging and participation for all Aucklanders. This includes:

• provision of social policy
• supporting community organisations and providing community facilities and services
• funding events and other initiatives that celebrate and showcase Auckland's diversity
• encouraging participation in the decision-making process by a range of diverse groups and communities through advisory panels.

Auckland Council will develop an implementation approach for this outcome working alongside our key partners and stakeholders. This will be built on existing programmes and ensure all new elements introduced in Auckland Plan 2050 are planned for.

Mechanisms used to work together

Auckland Council embraces an empowered community approach, where individuals, whānau Extended family, family group, a familiar term of address to a number of people. Also the primary economic unit of traditional Māori society.  and communities have the power and ability to influence decisions, take action and make change happen in their lives and communities.

Groups are encouraged and supported to identify their own ways for working together and for getting on with making a difference in their community.

Auckland Council, through its committees and local boards has a number of different ways that it listens, engages and supports its diverse communities.

Its advisory panels are an important source of knowledge and expert advice on the diverse interests and issues experienced by the disability, ethnic peoples, Pacific peoples, rainbow, seniors and youth communities.

An important part of civic participation is Aucklanders taking leadership roles in community activities in a variety of different ways such as voting in and standing for local or central government, school boards, or being a representative for community, cultural or sporting groups.

Supporting strategies and plans

Ngā Hapori Momoho - Thriving Communities Strategy

The Thriving Communities Strategy provides a platform for Auckland Council to work together with the city's diverse communities in new and more sustainable ways.

Toi Whītiki - Arts and Culture Strategic Action Plan

The Toi Whītiki - Auckland's Arts and Culture Strategic Action plan's overall goal is to enable arts and culture to be integrated into our everyday lives, and create a culturally rich and creative Auckland. One of its six goals is to build a flourishing creative economy. It is a 10-year plan for the region, delivered by Auckland Council in partnership with the creative sector.

Sport and Recreation Strategic Action Plan

This is a sector-wide plan for Auckland's sport and recreation sector. The focus of the Auckland Sport and Recreation Strategic Action plan is to get Aucklanders more active, more often.

Healthy Auckland Together

Healthy Auckland Together is a coalition of 26 organisations representing local government, mana whenua, health agencies, non-government organisations, university and consumer interest groups. The coalition has a five-year action plan outlining the priorities and the solutions urgently needed to reshape Auckland's environment to combat obesity.

Community Facilities Network and Action Plan

The Community Facilities Network and Action plan provides direction for the development of new arts, culture, community and leisure facilities, upgrades of existing facilities and dealing with facilities no longer meeting community needs.

Parks and Open Spaces Strategic Action Plan

Sets Auckland Council's priorities for investment in parks and open space (includes Open Space Provision Policy and Parks and Open Space Acquisition Policy).

I Am Auckland - the Children and Young People's Strategic Action Plan

I Am Auckland - the Children and Young People's Strategic Action Plan sets out council's commitments to children and young people.

Universal design tool

A universal design approach recognises and inclusively designs for human diversity and various life scenarios such as:

• pregnancy
• childhood
• injury
• disability
• old age.

The Universal Design Tool website takes developers through a universal design approach to development. It provides practical design solutions illustrated with diagrams, real life examples and checklists.

Auckland Council’s strategies, policies and plans have acted as an important input in the development of the Auckland Plan 2050. With the adoption of the plan, the council will assess these documents to ensure they remain fit for purpose.

How to get involved

• Visit the Our Auckland website  or Auckland Live website for information on events and activities in your area.
• There are a variety of ways Aucklanders can tell us what they think on what matters to them. All Aucklanders can help shape Auckland and have a say on projects, plans and strategies.
• Opportunities to volunteer can be found on the Volunteering Auckland website
• Community groups can email a local strategic broker for advice. Strategic brokers work alongside communities in local board areas to understand their aspirations, increase their capability do things for themselves, and to navigate the council and access resources and information.

Supporting information

Knowledge Auckland website provides free published research, information, analysis and data about Auckland's communities, economy and environment.

Auckland Counts website contains 2001, 2006, 2013 and 2018 census information specifically for Auckland. It provides interactive mapping, graphing and data export function