Wellington Regional Leadership Committee
A new regional partnership to enable better outcomes
The Wellington Regional Leadership Committee is a union of councils, iwi and central government in the Wellington-Wairarapa-Horowhenua region.
We’ve partnered together so that we can achieve better shared outcomes for our region…
working together to solve our regional challenges and extend our potential, building communities where we want to live and work.
The Committee is responsible for three key areas: The Regional Growth Framework (spatial planning), regional economic development and regional economic recovery.
The Committee exists to collectively focus our efforts, to embed joined-up, systems-level thinking across our region, for better shared outcomes.
Current Projects
Future Development Strategy
This project will deliver a Future Development Strategy (FDS) and Housing and Business Development Capacity Assessment (HBA) for the read more
Regional economic development plan 2022-2023
Develop a plan to identify priority areas, initiatives and projects for the next 10 years. The ultimate goal is to create more jobs and for the read more
Regional housing action plan
This project answers the question of “what can we do collectively to increase housing supply in the short term (ie, next 5 years) and how should we read more
Regional emissions reduction strategy
This project will develop a collectively-owned emissions reduction strategy which directs the transition to a low-no carbon region. This strategy read more
Regional approach to climate change impacts assessment
The WRCCIA will develop a methodology and assessment tool to assess climate risks around the region, to inform planning and growth activities. It read more
Wellington regional growth framework and regional policy statement
We will develop proposed changes to the Regional Policy Statement for the Wellington Region (RPS). This will provide the regulatory framework needed read more
Levin-Taitoko Structure Plan
This project will create a jointly developed and agreed structure plan to: guide longer term development and improve the way developments are read more
Regional Housing & Business Development Capacity Assessment 2022
The HBA Update assesses the regions future residential needs, and capacity to provide for them - providing an evidence base to inform planning read more
The Wellington Regional Growth Framework
The Committee is responsible for oversight, development and implementation of the Wellington Regional Growth Framework. The Framework is a spatial plan that describes a long-term vision for how the region will grow, change and respond to key urban development challenges and opportunities in a way that gets the best outcomes and maximises the benefits across the region.
Regional Economic Development & Regional Economic Recovery
The Committee is responsible for developing, endorsing and activating a new Regional Economic Development Plan.