Co-Lab Values

Our values underpin how we work inside and outside our organisation as a team.

 

Collaboration & Partnership. We are better together | He hunga toa takitini

We collaborate and partner by:

  • Building Kotahitanga and respect
  • Delivering together
  • Focussing on community benefits
  • Valuing diversity

 

Integrity. We do the right thing | He hunga whai te tika

We act with integrity by:

  • Being accountable and honest,
  • Trusting and listening,
  • Having courage,
  • Behaving in good faith

 

Innovation. We transform ideas into results | He hunga whakatinana wawata

We innovate by:

  • Thinking boldly
  • Being solution focussed
  • Challenging perceptions
  • Embracing change
Our Vision

Council collaboration through Co-Lab maximises community wellbeing.

Our Purpose
Our purpose is to support our councils to achieve this vision by helping them identify and realise shared opportunities.

To achieve this, Co-Lab has three main functions. We:

  • act as an “ideas laboratory” – working with councils to investigate and develop opportunities to work together;
  • deliver shared services to councils; and
  • enter joint procurement arrangements

 

By undertaking these activities, Co-Lab provides three key benefits to its councils. We:

  1. Reduce costs by:
  • achieving efficiency gains & economies of scale
  • reducing duplication of effort & eliminate waste through repetition
  • helping councils achieve an appropriate balance in risk & return
  1. Create value for councils by:
  • improving levels of quality & service
  • Increasing skills & expertise
  • Improving compliance
  • Improving decision making
  1. Enable innovation and change by:
  • research & development
  • promoting & contributing to the development of best practice
  • a coordinated & consistent approach to the provision of services
  • communities engaging with councils in our region on a consistent basis.