Send to a friend Leave this field empty Friend's Email required Enquiry required Send Waikato Regional Council SBC Associate Member www.waikatoregion.govt.nz The Waikato Regional Council is a local government body. We help communities, industry and other groups in New Zealand's Waikato region to live and work with natural resources.Our activities help look after our region's water, soil, air, geothermal areas and coasts - so we can all enjoy these precious resources for generations to come.The people of the Waikato region are represented by 14 elected council members. These representatives work in committees and make decisions and/or recommendations on a variety of matters which are then reported to or decided on by the full council once a month.Waikato Regional Council's five priority areas in our 2013-16 Strategic Direction are:land and watercoastal and marineregional developmentiwi Māori co-governancecommunity partnerships.Our work and functions include:regional planning and leadershipregional civil defenceregional land transportmanaging the effects of activities on air, soil, coastal and water resourcesregional research and investigationflood control and drainageanimal and plant pest controlenvironmental education.Our vision is 'Competing Globally, Caring Locally'Our Mission is to 'work with others to build a Waikato that has a healthy environment, a strong economy and vibrant communities'. Our Members SBC Members SBC Associate Members Join the SBC SBC Strategic Partner Member Vaughan Payne Chief Executive Waikato Regional Council