Authority. Mr Biddle’s appointment was
made following the sudden passing of
Dean Stebbing.
In the past year, the Authority has
also secured the required resources
and infrastructure in order to operate,
and cemented the necessary business
fundamentals. In particular the creation
of an auditable database to support
accountability requirements for those
organisations receiving clean-up funds.
It is our objective to continue to have a
lean organisation with our operational
and administrative function kept to a
minimum. Our desire is to see funding
resources allocated to river clean-up
initiatives.
The Authority is the sole Trustee of the
Clean-up Trust, the body responsible for
the allocation of funding for projects.
This Annual Report therefore includes
the affairs of both the Clean-up Trust
and the Authority.
We would like to acknowledge the
support and commitment from the five
Waikato River iwi in what are still early
stages in the life of the Waikato River
Authority. In addition we recognise the
support and significant relationships we
have with local government, particularly
the Waikato Regional Council. The
partnership agreement signed between
the Waikato Regional Council and
Tukoroirangi Morgan
John Luxton
co-chair
co-chair
the Authority during the year is a key
means of sharing crucial information
between the two organisations, ensuring
an efficient use of resources and a
collaborative focus on cleaning up the
Waikato River.
It is the Authority’s intention to begin
the process of its second funding round
earlier in the year to avoid, if possible,
the substantial part of the funding
procedure being split by the Christmas
holiday period. Our aim is to refine
the process to ensure efficiency and
effectiveness for funding applicants and
the Authority.
Prior to starting the second funding
round, it is the intention of the Authority
to review the Funding Strategy for
greater clarity and focus in achieving
the vision.
Teenaa koutou, teenaa koutou, teenaa
koutou katoa.
A total of 46 projects were
successful. Twenty-six projects
in the under $50,000 category
received just over $800,000 and
20 projects in the over $50,000
category were allocated just over
$4,800,000, giving a funding
total of $5,600,000.
Waikato River Authority Annual Report
2012
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