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Central Otago District Council

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Overview

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Central Otago District Council is the territorial authority for the Central Otago district. This is New Zealand’s most inland region, covering an area of 9,969km2 and encompassing the electoral wards Cromwell, Maniototo, Teviot Valley and Vincent. We have one of the lowest population densities per square kilometre in New Zealand. In 2019/20 our usual resident population was 21,558 people.

The Central Otago District Council’s purpose is to enable democratic local decision-making to meet the current and future needs of communities. We are responsible for providing good-quality local infrastructure, local public services, and to perform regulatory functions in a way that is most cost-effective for households and businesses of Central Otago.

Council employs 147 full-time staff equivalents, whose role is to help build local community capability through the services and activities we provide. We strive to enhance well-being in our communities. Our community outcomes were defined by conversations and feedback about what well-being looks like for the people living in this district: He Ōhaka e Ora Rāia ana / Thriving Economy/, Toitū te Whenua / Sustainable Environment and He Hapori, He Haumi / Connected Community.

These three Community Outcomes provide a high-level set of goals for all our services and activities. By framing our future through plans, strategies and work programmes against these goals, we seek to improve the social, cultural, economic and environmental well-being of the people in our district, - now and for the future.

Council is working to embed environmental sustainability into its planning and operations. Measuring and reducing the council's carbon footprint is a crucial part of this as set out in our Sustainability Strategy 2019-2024.


Contact

1 Dunorling Street, Alexandra, 9340, New Zealand

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Certification overview

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    Toitū Carbon Reduce Organisation

    Toitū Carbon Reduce Organisation certification means committing to ongoing reductions while achieving annual greenhouse gas emissions measurement to ISO 14064-1 2018 standard and Toitū requirements.

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    Certification Date Issued

    22 May 2024

    Valid Until

    22 May 2027

    Certificate Number

    2024154J-1

    Certificate Status

    Active

    Level of Assurance

    Reasonable & Limited (see category breakdown)

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