Regional Deals Strategic Framework

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On 22 August 2024, the Minister of Local Government announced the release of the Strategic Framework for Regional Deals (the Strategic Framework).

Regional deals will be based on a 30-year vision, with negotiated 10-year strategic plans to deliver shared objectives and outcomes between central and local government. Deals will be long-term commitments, intended to endure. They will promote economic growth and productivity, deliver connected and resilient infrastructure, and improve the supply of affordable, quality housing.

The Strategic Framework sets out how central government, councils, and relevant private sector entities will work together to deliver regional deals. The document provides an overview of the New Zealand regional deals model, as well as setting out the Government’s expectations for the deals and criteria for selecting regions for deals.

The Strategic Framework is available here:

Regional Deals Strategic Framework (PDF, 3MB)

Further resources

Following the release of the Strategic Framework for Regional Deals on 22 August, the Department of Internal Affairs presented a short series of virtual information sessions.

We ran two types of sessions, and the presentations for each are linked below:

• Sessions for council Mayors, Chairs and senior leadership: Regional Deals presentation – Councils (PDF, 256KB)
• Session for consultants and private sector organisations: Regional Deals presentation – Consultants (PDF, 256KB)

The sessions also provided opportunity for attendees to ask questions. These have been compiled into a Frequently Asked Questions document: Strategic Framework for Regional Deals Frequently Asked Questions – 2 October 2024 (PDF, 210KB)

If you have any further questions regarding Regional Deals, please contact RegionalDeals@dia.govt.nz.