Subregional Collaboration - A Case Study of Shared Sampling and Laboratory Services
Annual Conference
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Building on an already strong relationship between the councils, Waipa and Waikato District Councils and Hamilton City Council developed the Sub Regional Waters Group – Shared Services in 2011.
The vision of this group was to deliver integrated, sustainable and well managed services for the Waikato Sub Region. This would ensure the protection and, where possible, the enhancement of public health and sensitive receiving environments, today and into the future.
The Sampling and Analysis initiative saw all three councils share one space at the existing Hamilton City Council laboratory, with the service going live in July 2012.
With definite potential for other shared services to be implemented in many areas across New Zealand councils, the significant learnings gained by Sampling and Analysis over the past two years could greatly assist other teams in planning for and implementing shared service success.