The SmartGrowth Way

The SmartGrowth Way is a partnership and collaborative approach to spatial planning and growth management for the western Bay of Plenty sub-region.

Key ingredients of the SmartGrowth Way

• Voluntary - a coalition of the willing between the regulators and the regulated
• Collaborative - planning together
• Wider than local government - working with partner forums and the community
• Partnership - collaboration means taking time to work through and resolve issues