Community Outcomes Monitoring Report

The Community Outcomes for Hawke’s Bay have been assessed and the monitoring report is available here.

The Community Outcomes are goal statements which were developed in 2003/04 by the five councils in Hawke's Bay which consulted with their community and a range of community organisations. These Outcomes provide a framework and strategic focus for the community, and a basis for monitoring progress in the four well beings - economic, social, cultural and environmental.

Hawke’s Bay has made progress in some elements and is behind the national trends in others.

Background

As part of its long-term/ LTCCP planning work, the Local Government sector in Hawke’s Bay in association with regional organisations and the regional community developed in 2003/04 a series of high-level and regionally focused community outcomes or goals.

The purposes for establishing the outcomes were to provide: a regional context for the ongoing work of the public, private and community sectors in the area; a common strategic focus for these sectors; a series of long-term development goals for the Hawke’s Bay region to aspire to; and a basis for monitoring the region’s progress against the outcomes or goals. The outcomes broadly cover economic, social/cultural and environmental wellbeing in the region.

Within each of these sectors, a series of sub-outcomes or objectives were also developed in order to reflect
regional/ community priorities, and to provide a more specific focus for monitoring future community wellbeing
and regional progress in terms of achieving the broad outcomes or goals. Specific indicators have been identified for the various sub-outcomes, to enable regional progress on them to be monitored and measured. Appendix 1 to the report shows the range of indicators covered in the report analysis.

Purpose

The aims of this first regional monitoring report are to provide:

A framework/ template for the future monitoring of the progress of the Hawke’s Bay region in terms of achieving the broad and specific outcomes
An evaluation of how the region has fared over the past decade in terms of outcome achievement
A benchmark for measuring the future progress of the region in terms of the broad and specific
outcomes

It is noted that whilst the focus of the report is at the region-wide level, local authority district level results are also reported for a number of the indicators covered in the analysis. In the intervening period prior to the preparation of the next outcomes monitoring report, further district level information capability will be investigated and developed, and incorporated in that report.

Indicator Trend Summary

The table over-page summarises the findings of the accompanying detailed report on Hawke’s Bay community
outcome related trends since around Year 2000. The table does this from two perspectives, namely:

A description of the overall trend since 2000 in relation to each outcome measurement indicator
A comparison of indicator performance at the Hawke’s Bay region and national levels

With regard to the Hawkes Bay versus New Zealand situation, comparisons are drawn only for those indicators
for which reliable and sufficiently detailed information is available. In addition, the comparison for each indicator
relies on a single or small number of dataset(s). Consequently, the comparisons should be treated with a degree of caution. Again, further investigative work will be undertaken in the future to strengthen this aspect of the overall monitoring framework.

The keys for interpreting these two different aspects in the table below are as follows:

The table identifies 44 monitoring indicators. Of these, 39 improved over the period and just five worsened, these being traffic crashes, vulnerable road user accidents, the level of community involvement in governance, the level of community involvement generally and the level of recorded family violence offending. Of the 26 indicators for which an indicator performance comparison is drawn between Hawkes Bay and the whole country, the region has
out-performed the country as a whole in 11 of the indicators and equaled the national performance in 6 of them.
Thus, for 65% of the indicators, Hawkes Bay has equaled or bettered the national performance in broad terms.

Outcome Achievement

The table below provides a summary assessment of the progress of the region over the past decade in achieving the various sub-outcomes or objectives listed in Appendix 1.

Outcome/Sub-Outcome	Assessment of Regional Progress Since 2000
A strong, prosperous and thriving economy
Coordinated facilitation of regional and local economic growth and development in Hawke’s Bay	Despite the increasingly negative impacts in the region of the more recent major world financial sector upheaval and associated economic downturn, Hawke’s Bay still recorded significant overall growth in population, housing development, economic activity, business activity and public/private investment over 2000-2008. Assisted by the long-term period of favourable economic and business conditions prevailing since 2000, economic development and business agencies in Hawke’s Bay have been proactive in facilitating economic growth in the region, as well as new business establishment, increased investment and increased business sector uptake of Government assistance programmes.
Hawke’s Bay is a key and growing tourism destination in New Zealand	At the same time, the region recorded significant overall growth in visitor activity, particularly in the international sector. The region has been amongst the leading tourism activity growth areas in the North Island/Top South Island, over the period. The range and quality of tourism product and visitor amenities available in the area has steadily increased over time.
A well-educated, trained and skilled workforce meets the needs of employers and supports a thriving regional economy	The level of formal educational and training achievement has increased over time in the region, including a noticeable improvement at the tertiary and university levels. The proportion of the population without formal educational achievement has fallen. Industry trainee numbers have remained solid. Public and private education/training agencies have increasingly focused their work on the key employing industries in the region. There has been a significant increase in income/earnings levels over the past five years. The region has pursued active skilled migrant attraction policies to address industry skilled labour gaps. The regional labour-market has eased in recent years and labour turnover has reduced.
The rural /agricultural base will be protected and appropriate development encouraged	The total land area in the region under agricultural,horticultural and forestry use has increased slightly. There has been a significant increase in forestry and wine-growing land-use over the past decade. Approximately three-quarters of the total regional land area in Hawkes Bay is considered by the HB Regional Council to be sustainably used at present. There has also been a significant growth in the level and range of rural sector activity. Pastoral and horticultural soils in the region continue to face quality issues and hillside erosion is a major problem area.
Transport infrastructure and services that are safe, effective and integrated
A safe and efficient transport network	There have been many positive developments and initiatives in the region in the areas of transport safety improvement, encouraging increased use of public transport and new investments in the local roading infrastructure. However, at the same time, there has been an overall increase during the past five years in vehicle crash rates in Hawkes Bay.
An inclusive, accessible and affordable transport system	Formal public satisfaction surveys indicate a relatively high level of community satisfaction with the overall quality of the overall transportation system in Hawke’s Bay. Patronage of urban public transport in the region has increased significantly. More transport options are being provided for the community.
An integrated transport system with efficient linkages supporting national and regional economic development	Transport and roading network developments and improvements in the region during the past decade have been primarily aimed at improving both resident and commercial related transport effectiveness and efficiency in the area. This is particularly important in relation to the increasingly important regional economic role of the Port of Napier. Over the period, the GDP/ economic contribution of the transport sector to regional development in Hawke’s Bay has increased significantly.
Communities that value and promote their unique culture and heritage
Places, spaces, activities and events celebrating and strengthening the identities of all cultures within Hawke’s Bay.	Local authority district plan and NZ Historic Places Trust listings in Hawke’s Bay currently contain a total of in excess of 3100 heritage items, including important Maori cultural sites. A number of major heritage buildings in the region have been upgraded and refurbished over time. These include Marae complexes. A number of major Maori cultural, musical and social events are now held on a regular basis in the region, along with other activities celebrating the culture and heritage of the different local communities in Hawkes Bay. This is partly a reflection of the increasing ethnic diversity of the region.
Maori culture and language is respected, promoted and strengthened in the community	A number of initiatives have been implemented in the region, in relation to such sectors as Iwi organisation and leadership, Local Government policy, tertiary education, early childhood education and health, to reflect the important Maori culture in the region. A third of Maori people in Hawkes Bay are able to speak the Maori language with some degree of proficiency.
Strong regional leadership and a sense of belonging
Strong and coordinated leadership and governance across the Hawke’s Bay region	A number of joint regional/Napier-Hastings collaborative initiatives have been implemented over the past decade, in relation to, for example, transportation studies, rubbish disposal, regional development facilitation, urban development planning and strategies for sport and active recreation. Hawke’s Bay performed in the ‘middle of the field’ in terms of changes in a number of key socio-economic indicators since Year 2000 amongst the different regional areas of the country. There was an improvement in the level of socio-economic deprivation within a majority of the more deprived localised communities in Hawke’s Bay between the 2001 and 2006 Census periods. Whilst public involvement in standing for ‘local authority’ elected positions increased on balance during the 2001-2007 period, nevertheless, the level of ‘voter turnout’ at local elections fell during the period. Almost half of Hawke’s Bay residents are satisfied with the opportunities to contribute to Local Government decision-making in the region, according to the results of the 2008 formal resident satisfaction survey.
Supportive, caring and inclusive communities
The delivery of key social services in Hawke’s Bay is undertaken in a coordinated and accessible manner	Central Government policy for its service delivery departments is to achieve increasing coordination and integration of services, in order to promote more effectiveness and efficiency in service delivery. There were significant gains over the 2001-2008 period in the socio-economic profile of the Hawke’s Bay community as a whole. Levels of reported family violence offences have increased during the past decade but this is partly due to increased reporting of offences.
Improved housing for Maori and strengthening of Marae communities	Initiatives have been undertaken to upgrade Housing New Zealand properties generally, deliver specific Housing New Zealand programmes (e.g. Rural Housing Programme and the Housing Innovation Programme), investigate alternative housing options for the Maori community, develop new (urban) and upgrade existing Marae and explore new Marae based social and economic development opportunities. The general socio-economic status of the Maori community in Hawke’s Bay increased noticeably over the 2001-2006 Census period.
Hawke’s Bay people are engaged with their community regardless of age, ability or ethnicity	Napier City community survey figures show that there has been a fall over the past five years in the level of community volunteerism. A high proportion of regional residents rate the level of community spirit in their localities as good or better, whilst over half of the residents feel supported and included in their local communities.
Safe and accessible recreational facilities
Coordinated regional provision and use of recreational facilities and associated recreational services	There have been a number of regional coordination initiatives in relation to the provision of recreation facilities in Hawkes Bay. They include Sport Hawkes Bay’s regional sports and active recreation strategy, regional facilities inventory and ‘sports house’ model at the Pettigrew Green Arena. As a result of active external marketing work, the region has attracted a number of major international and national sports events to the area. Figures for key sports/leisure facilities in Hawkes Bay indicate significantly increased patronage levels over the past five years. Resident satisfaction survey results point to a sustained high level of community satisfaction with the quality of recreational facilities in the region.
Enhanced provision of a variety of safe physical and recreational opportunities	The last decade has seen the development of a number of new sports and recreational facilities and amenities in Hawkes Bay and the upgrading of a number of other ones.
Safe and secure Communities
People in Hawke’s Bay will be free from burglary, theft and property damage	Over the last decade, recorded dishonesty offences as a proportion of total recorded criminal offences in Hawkes Bay have fallen significantly. The proportion for property damage offences has increased from 8.4% to 14.1%. The proportion for property abuse offences has fallen slightly.
Hawke’s Bay will be free from violent crime	The proportion for general violence offending in the region has risen from 8.6% to 13.5%. The rate of family violence offending has increased from just under 60 per 10,000 population to 80 per 10,000 population, partly as a result of increased reporting of such offending.
Hawke’s Bay homes and public spaces will be safe	CCTV monitoring and other anti-crime initiatives have resulted in reductions in recorded criminal offending in CBD (Central Business District) areas in the region. Over 60% of residents are currently satisfied with crime prevention efforts in their localities. The January 2009 formal Hawkes Bay satisfaction survey indicated that 86% of residents feel that their local area is a safe place to live in.
A lifetime of good health and well-being
Hawke’s Bay residents will have access to highquality health and disability services	The Hawkes Bay PHO (Primary Health Organisation) has implemented a number of initiatives since 2005 to improve public access to primary health care services. The Hawkes Bay DHB has also introduced a number of primary health care improvement initiatives, as well as new developments at HB Regional Hospital. Ministry of Health patient satisfaction surveys indicate a high level of satisfaction with service quality at public hospitals in Hawkes Bay; there has also been a gradual increase in the level of satisfaction from Year 2006. Over 70% of Hawkes Bay residents are presently satisfied with the range and quality of health services and health professionals in the region.
Hawke’s Bay will have high standards of population health	There has been a fall in the incidence of a number of key health issues in Hawkes Bay over the past five years-e.g. obesity, hazardous drinking, ever-diagnosed diabetes and hospitalisation rates in relation to a number of health problems. Both male and female life expectancy has increased gradually in the region, since the early 1990s.
The factors which influence health are effectively managed	Since 2002/03, Ministry of Health surveys indicate improvements in Hawkes Bay in a number of socioeconomic health determinants e.g. fruit consumption, reduced obesity, increased physical activity, and reduced hazardous drinking and tobacco use by second-year high school students.
An environment that is appreciated, protected and sustained for future generations
The Hawke’s Bay community is well informed and educated about the environment	Local territorial Councils, HB Regional Council, specialist local environmental organisations and the school sector all play an active role in improving community awareness of the importance of maintaining a high-quality physical environment in the region.
Development in Hawke’s Bay is sensitive to the need to protect and promote environmental wellbeing The natural qualities of Hawke’s Bay’s lakes, streams, waterways and coastlines are protected and enhanced	Whilst the overall quality of the physical environment in Hawkes Bay is good, there are a number of specific issues which are being addressed by the Hawkes Bay Regional Council in particular. There has been an overall increase in the number of air quality complaints fielded by the HB Regional Council over the past five years. The incidence of PM10 air pollution in Napier-Hastings fell steadily over 2005-2007 but then increased sharply during 2008. There has been an increased focus within the region on the management of contaminated sites.
Hawke’s Bay is clean, green and pollution free	Over 90% of Hawkes Bay residents are currently satisfied with the quality of the natural features in and around their communities.

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