1. New Zealand Land Cover LCDB2 (2001/2) Step 1: Characterize the present Step 3: Understand past changes & trends New Zealand Land Cover Pre-human Estimate (LENZ) Step 2: Understand the past Step 4: Identify key drivers & trends and “model” possible future scenarios Step 5: Explore possible futures Scenarios

2. How it may help councils Up-to-date data and information Tools (scenarios, deliberation matrix, models/DSS) Access to expert knowledge for interpretation LTCCP: prioritising & tracking community outcomes Cumulative effects policy and consents (space & time) Economic development/growth, and other strategies Integrated long term planning & review (RPS/RCP etc)

3. User Interactions Important for the success of project Number of mechanisms in place RIKS Visit (Hedwig van Delden) - December 1 - 17, 2008 Focus on - EW staff & processes (LTCCP, RPS, FutureProof etc) Presentations to other councils - ARC, EBoP, HBRC, GWR Workshop in Wellington, 10 Dec - DIA, LGNZ/SOLGM Project Advisory Group - Central Govt dept & LG (RC, TAs)

4. Advisory Group EW, ARC, EBoP, HBRC Hamilton CC, Thames-Coromandel DC Tainui NZTE, EDAs LGNZ, DIA Stats NZ, MfE, MAF Also: Governance Group Steering Group

5. How it may help councils Up-to-date data and information Tools (scenarios, deliberation matrix, models/DSS) Access to expert knowledge for interpretation LTCCP: prioritising & tracking community outcomes Cumulative effects policy and consents (space & time) Economic development/growth, and other strategies Integrated long term planning & review (RPS/RCP etc)

6. Questionnaire - preliminary results (six Workshops 3 - 10 Dec 2008) Questionagre e disagre e My organisation would benefit from using the Waikato SDSS 263 The Waikato SDSS enables communication among planners and decision-makers 290 Waikato SDSS is an easy to use and intuitive tool.17 5 I think learning to use Waikato SDSS is worthwhile, considering the results I can obtain. 270 I would prefer a more complex tool even if that requires more parameters to deal with. 913

7. Future Directions  SDSS development is ongoing:  First prototype, in December 2008  Progressive addition of modules (June 2009)  Second round of workshops (Oct/Nov 2009)  Integration into council planning processes  Training and growth in capability & capacity  Data management & quality control  Future development - additional modules, other regions?

8. Future Directions – additional modules Transport – (via related EW project) Coastal/Marine Ecosystem Services Social accounts/ Perception Survey Data Freshwater Biodiversity/Fish modelling (NIWA/EW) RMA/Zoning Modelling Relationship among scenarios –Global/IPCC –National (national scenarios, energy, others…) –Regional/local (EW/Coromandel Blueprint etc) Others…

9. www.creatingfutures.org.nz