You may be aware of the work that Business North Harbour has been doing over the past eighteen months to develop a plan for the collaborative development of the wider North Shore, this is summarised briefly below:
The “Shore Unity” Working Group is being formed to advocate for and oversee the transformation of the wider North Shore (Devonport to Silverdale) into a connected community to live, learn, work and recreate, while reducing the need for residents to look for employment opportunities outside the North Shore. Research and feedback confirmed that an overarching North Shore business-focused development organisation is required – and it is urgent.
There is a lack of sympathetic urban design and regulatory connection between residential, educational and business areas. Supportive transport and other infrastructure investment are needed to unlock easy, attractive, convenient and sociable lifestyles and movement across the Shore.
Business North Harbour (BNH) believe there is a need for a collaborative, co-ordinated approach, to the development of the North Shore as a whole and are seeking to verify the anecdotal evidence.
We are now inviting Expressions of Interest to be appointed to the seven-strong Shore Unity Working Group and I have listed below the sectors that we would like to be represented which is greater than the seven positions but some people may wear more than one hat.
The other main areas of interest that we have identified in addition to business and local government are Infrastructure, Transport, Health, Education, Maori, Government, Property, Construction and Engineering and Technology.
Expressions of Interest need to be made before 5pm on Monday 30th November, following which we hope to make appointments by mid-December, with a view to holding the first working group meeting early in February. I also envisage that the commitment for working group members would only be one meeting per month with a little bit of pre-reading prior.
I look forward to hearing back from you if you would like to submit an EOI, but should you have any questions please just ask.
Kind regards,
Kevin O’Leary | kevin@businessnh.org.nz
General Manager BNH
