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Strategy and Policy Committee

Meeting information

Committee responsibilities

The Committee is responsible for the following functions, excluding matters that fall within the specific responsibilities of other committees:

  • Setting Council’s strategic direction and policy approach
  • Identifying regional issues requiring Council intervention
  • Establishing Council’s advocacy positions on regional matters
  • Responding to statutory planning processes led by external agencies
  • Providing leadership on issues of regional significance
  • Setting strategic priorities to guide organisational direction and policy development

Committee members

Chair
Cr Ben Dunbar-Smith

Deputy Chair
Cr Liz Stolwyk

Members
Cr Robert Cookson
Cr Mich’eal Downard (Deputy Chair of Council)
Cr Kataraina Hodge
Cr Keith Holmes
Cr Chris Hughes
Cr Warren Maher (Chair of Council)
Cr Tipa Mahuta
Cr Gary McGuire
Cr Jennifer Nickel
Cr Garry Reymer
Cr Noel Smith
Cr Angela Strange

2026 Meetings

The future meeting dates and times published on this page are unconfirmed until the publication of the agenda.

Date and time Meeting Documents Meeting Recordings

10 February 2026,
9.30am

Agenda
Addendum

Presentation
Item 6.1

Minutes

Recording 1

Recording 2

Recording 3

25 March 2026

(Cancelled)

Note: Early February meeting held to meet government submission deadlines - March Strategy and Policy meeting not required

6 May 2026,
9.30am

 Agenda

Presentation: Item 6.1 - 6.4 

Waikato Resident’s Environmental Perceptions Survey 2025

Minutes 

Recording

18 June 2026,
9.30am

Agenda

Presentation Slides

Minutes

Recording 1
Please note: Audio unavailable from 34:26 –1:24:05 (due to technical issues)

Recording 2

Recording 3

5 August 2026,
9.30am

 Agenda

Presentation Slides 

Minutes

Recording 1

Recording 2

Recording 3

17 September 2026, 9.30am

 Agenda

Presentation Slides

Minutes

Recording 1

Recording 2

28 October 2026,
9.30am

(Cancelled. Replaced by a Submissions Subcommittee meeting at 9.30am)

 

 

8 December 2026,
9.30am

 

 

 

Archive of Agendas, Minutes and Meeting Documents

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