Policies
Policies are put in place to provide procedures and decision making with rules to ensure fair and rational outcomes and practices.
Our current policies
The following Policies have been made in accordance with the Local Government Act 2002 and other relevant legislation to control specific decision making processes.
- Age Friendly Policy - July 2016 (PDF, 416.9KB)
- Arts Policy - May 2018 (PDF, 1.4MB)
- Dangerous, Affected and Insanitary Building Policy - November 2023 (PDF, 407.1KB)
- Development Contribution Policy 2024 - Enhanced Annual Plan edition (PDF, 7.9MB)
- Dog Control Policy 2023 (PDF, 1.1MB)
- Elected Members Code of Conduct - Nov 2020 (PDF, 351.6KB)
- Local Alcohol Policy - Jul 2016 (PDF, 1.5MB)
- Naming Policy 2021 (PDF, 297.1KB)
- Pensioner Housing Policy - Nov 2017 (PDF, 197.9KB)
- Remission and Postponement of Rates and Water Charges - Jul 2021 (PDF, 422.3KB)
- Revenue and Financing Policy - Jul 2021 (PDF, 603.9KB)
- Significance and Engagement Policy - Jul 2021 (PDF, 389.9KB)
- Smokefree and Vapefree Policy 2021 (PDF, 6.6MB)
- Tree Policy - August 2020 (PDF, 152.2KB)
- Waipā District Council Gambling Policy 2019 - reviewed 3 October 2023 (PDF, 1.7MB)