Council's performance is governed by the programmes and targets in its Annual Plan or Long Term Council Community Plan and monitored in its Annual Report.

In addtion, Council's progress towards achieving the community's desired outcomes is monitored through its State of the District Report.

For the 2006/07 year, the key points from the Annual Report were:

Key Projects/Achievements in 2006/07

• Recycled material outstripped volume landfilled.
• Taumarunui Administration Building commenced (completed December 2007).
• Introduction of kerbside recycling.
• Resource Consents to timeframe: 75%.
• Management of the Ruapehu lahar.

Key Challenges

• Improvement in capital works completion.
• Growth in non-rates revenue.
• Targeting higher Resource Consent processing to timeframe.
• Creation of a faster customer and solutions-focussed environment.
• Encouraging growth of rateable base and landing further costs efficiencies.