Socio-economic Deprivation in the Waikato Region

Report: TR 2021/14

Author: Annie Chiang, Jessie Colbert and Associate Professor Daniel J Exeter (University of Auckland)

About this report

This background research document will help inform discussions on deprivation in the Waikato region. Socio-economic deprivation and associated poverty is a challenge that we face as a country. The Waikato Region is not immune to this issue. It is important that as a region we understand the deprivation that we experience to:

• Help the Waikato region to determine action priorities and areas to target.
• Promote more effective engagement with the Waikato Plan and other community initiatives in the Waikato, e.g. the Waikato Wellbeing project.
• Help local authorities in the Waikato region to further understand their communities to address their own unique mix of deprivation drivers.
• Work with community trusts and other community organisations to effectively target funding allocation.
• Harness government funding opportunities to help address inequalities.