1. Wellington Regional Strategy Centre for Sustainable Cities 7 September 2011

2. Urban Form WRS based on considerable research on urban form and economic development Regional Policy Statement (RPS) reinforces much of the urban form parts of WRS RPS directs councils to include policies relating to centre development, integrating land use and transport, rural development, intensification & urban design

3. Centres & Intensification Understanding economic geography is the key Policies focus on need for integration of land use & transport – but we don’t have the tools to effectively achieve this Lot of research done around NZ but limited sharing or working together

4. Needs for Research SP2, Creating Futures -Councils involved in research -Research embedding into council processes Spatial planning (Auckland style & Resource Management Act Phase II) -Fully integrated -Latest scientific information

5. Auckland Spatial Plan