Strategy and Policy Committee
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.
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10 February 2026, |
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25 March 2026 (Cancelled) |
Note: Early February meeting held to meet government submission deadlines - March Strategy and Policy meeting not required |
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6 May 2026, |
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18 June 2026, |
Recording 1 |
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5 August 2026, |
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17 September 2026, 9.30am |
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28 October 2026, (Cancelled. Replaced by a Submissions Subcommittee meeting at 9.30am) |
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8 December 2026, |
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Archive of Agendas, Minutes and Meeting Documents
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