Our Strategy
for success
The Strategic Framework has been developed in partnership with representatives of our diverse communities, with city centre stakeholders and with the generous support of Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua. It acts as a compass, helping us to navigate and to promote positive change as we build our shared future over the next 10-15 years.
Kaupapa
Te Whāriki expresses the desire for a new kind of partnership to shape our CityTown. It is in the act of weaving individual threads together that understanding and hope is formed as an evolving tapestry for the future. The Timaru CityTown Strategy sets out our commitment to partnering with mana whenua, businesses and community to regenerate Timaru, and adapt as we need to by acknowledging that dropped stitches are important for learning growing and creating a resilient future.
Kaupapa
The tapestry of understanding cannot be woven by one strand alone. Only by the working together of strands and the working together of weavers will such a tapestry be completed. Let us look at the good that comes from it and, in time we should also look at those dropped stitches because, they also have a message.
Kaupapa
Te Whāriki kia mōhio ai tātou ki a tātou E kore taea e te whenu kotahi ki te raranga i te whāriki kia mōhio ai tātou ki a tātou. Mā te mahi tahi o ngā whenu, mā te mahi tahi o ngā kairaranga, ka oti tēnei whāriki. I te otinga me titiro tātou ki ngā mea pai ka puta mai a tana wā, me titiro hoki ki ngā raranga i makere nā te mea, he kōrero anō kei reira.
Partnership Values
Te Whāriki.
Weaving a tapestry of understanding together.
Partnership Values
Tipuora.
Growing a thriving and dynamic life.
Partnership Values
Kaitiakitanga.
Guardianship, shelter and sustainability.
our Vision
Our vision is driven by the ambition Te Hokinga ki te Ngākau - a return to the heart. The centre beats stronger with an inward flow of people, embracing the origins of Timaru as a place of shelter at the convergence of pathways. Concentrating and holding energy at the heart will nurture new beginnings and regenerate a thriving home for new and existing residents. Reigniting growth at the heart stems from partnerships and connections and, paired with a ‘doing’ approach, it can unlock a dynamic future for Timaru.
Our home is a place of shelter, where we are proud to welcome people & weave new partnerships to build a sustainable & dynamic future.
Outcomes
The five Outcomes direct us to work towards increasing the wellbeing of current and future residents of Timaru. They remind us why we have set ourselves on this enabling journey and what we are aiming for. Outcomes are grounded in the current state of Timaru and by the aspirations for the future that have been articulated by our community, key stakeholders and mana whenua.
Healthy Timaru
Te taiao hei whakamaru
Kaitiaki of natural environment
Loved Timaru
Ko au, ko koe, ko tātou
Visible & celebrated
identity
Mobile Timaru
Te ara āheitanga
Sustainable & inclusive mobility
Everyday Timaru
He wāhi ora
Diverse & mixed
use centre
Dynamic Timaru
Ōhanga taineke
Resilient and
local economy
Key moves
Key Moves are the response to the Outcomes and Targets identified in the process. They are core ideas (spatial and non-spatial) to deliver on our shared vision.
Green weave
Te raranga a Tane
Embrace the centre with greenways
Join and grow the existing network of open spaces to create a soft and inviting green frame around the centre
Coastal connection
Ārai te uru
Link to the water’s edge + original shoreline
Reconnect with the water’s edge and celebrate its dual character—both natural
and industrious.
Welcome home
Te ara āheitanga
Enable mixed-use to invite urban living
Introduce a mix and diversity of live-work opportunities in the centre to sustain vibrancy over the coming years.
The heart within
He wahi ora
Cultivate a strong cultural core
Amplify the beating heart of our centre within a cultural quarter framed by civic
buildings.