Business Plan

 

Vision:

  • To be recognised as New Zealand’s leader in sustainable irrigation
  • To be the primary contact and support vehicle for addressing irrigation challenges and opportunities at both a national and local level

Goals & Objectives

1. Advocacy & Leadership

Goal:

To proactively represent member interests whilst leading the irrigation sector forward in the development of sustainable irrigation and water resource management

Objectives:

  1. Engage with central government to ensure -
    1. There is a detailed understanding of the benefits and opportunities for irrigation in NZ
    2. Current and future policy development is irrigation friendly
  2. Engage with local authorities to ensure -
    1. There is a detailed understanding of the benefits and opportunities for irrigation at the regional level
    2. Current and future policy development and generic decision making is irrigation friendly
  3. Engage with local authorities to demonstrate the benefits and encourage the development, implementation and uptake of irrigation user groups and ASM principles
  4. Actively encourage uptake of irrigation best management practices and technologies

2. Relationships & Linkages

Goal:

Develop strategic partnerships with key stakeholders to enable INZ to better realise its key goals and objectives

Objectives:

  1. Develop and strengthen alliances with NZ primary sector based partners to increase INZ’s reach and effectiveness in achieving its goals and objectives
  2. Develop relationships with the wider community to foster a better and factual understanding of the benefits and opportunities offered by irrigation
  3. Develop new and strengthen existing alliances with sister international organisations to increase INZ’s effectiveness in achieving its goals and objectives

3. Membership, Marketing & Communication

Goal:

To grow and diversify membership to represent the majority of the NZ irrigation community

Objectives:

  1. Ensure existing and potential members understand INZ’s purpose, role and achievements
  2. Develop and diversify the added value component of INZ membership
  3. Develop feedback pathways to ensure membership satisfaction and stability

Goal:

To ensure the wider community develops a broad understanding of the benefits and importance of irrigation in the development of resilient communities

Objectives:

  1. Provide help and support to rural communities in the promotion of irrigation
  2. Develop learning pathways to better inform the urban and peri-urban community of irrigation

4. Education & Training

Goal:

To be the recognised facilitator of and repository for the development, upkeep, promotion and implementation of generic irrigation education and training resources

Objectives:

  1. Develop, maintain and promote an entire of suite of NZ irrigation industry standards and associated training
  2. Develop, implement and promote a quality assurance scheme for the NZ irrigation industry
  3. Develop and maintain a web based resource detailing all irrigation related training opportunities in NZ

5. Research & Development

Goal:

To be the recognised facilitator of and repository for, generic irrigation research and development in New Zealand

Objectives:

  1. Facilitate and support the development of a professional grouping of commercial irrigation interests in NZ
  2. Provide leadership in the development of irrigation BMP’s and for research and development in NZ
  3. Develop and maintain a web based resource detailing all irrigation related BMP’s and research and development for NZ

Rules

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