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This projectassessed the landscaping and visual effects of the quarrysoriginal expansion plans using graphical communication and3D modelling to enable better decision-making end effectivecommunication of the impacts to key stakeholders.Innovation and ManagementSponsored by LeadershipDevelopment CentreMinistry for the EnvironmentTheMaking Good Decisions ProgrammeThe Making Rosetta Stone software GoodDecisions Programme is a training, assessment andcertification programme for decision-makers involved inrunning and determining resource consent applications underthe Resource Management Act (1991). It is availablenationally and is targeted at local authority councillorsand independent commissioners to help them make betterdecisions and to run fair and effective resource consent,plan change and designation hearings. It requiresparticipants to attend workshops and complete assignments. They are then assessed and given a certificate to show theyhave met the programme competencies. This is the first RMAtraining programme of its kind in New Zealand andinternationally and has already received unprecedentedsupport with more than 700 people from 86 local authoritieshaving registered for the programme since it was introducedin October 2004. New Plymouth DistrictCouncilReal Service Real TimeNew Plymouth DistrictCouncils Real Service Real Time management systemintegrates various technologies, systems, data andcommunication tools (emails, text messages, active serverwebpages, physical asset data, spatial data, customerservice systems, spatial information systems, assetinventories and work management systems) to create a single,seamless environment in which to actively monitor and manageservices Rosetta Stone Latin America Spanish requests. It enables the entire end-to-end processto be monitored and managed online, from the first report ofa water, sewer or stormwater problem and dispatch ofspecialist crews, to monitoring progress of the work and jobcompletion, to post completion billing and attribution ofcosts to specific assets to manage asset lifecycles moreeffectively. It is updated every minute of the day andenables all parties (customers, the Council and thecontractor) to be more fully informed, respond more quickly,minimise service disruptions and more effectively usemaintenance costs associated with specific assets. TheCouncil believes Real Service Real Time to be the firstfully-integrated online system of its kind to be developedand implemented by a New Zealand localauthority.Ministry of Social DevelopmentTheSocial ReportThe Social Report is an annualpublication that monitors the wellbeing of New Zealanders. Statistical indicators are used to monitor tr across 10 outcome domains that, taken together, provide a picture ofoverall wellbeing and quality of life in New Zealand. TheSocial Report is produced in hard copy but also includes awebsite that provides more detailed information. A newinnovation on the website is the inclusion of regionalindicators, providing for the first time a consistentpicture of how wellbeing in New Zealand varies from regionto region. The Social Report can be viewed atwww.socialreport.msd.govt.nzContact: Marcel Lauziere04 9163565 or Conal Smith 04 918 9509Ministry ofSocial DevelopmentJob Partnerships with IndustryJobPartnerships with Industry is a new way for government andindustry to work together to minimise skill and labourshortages and maximise job opportunities for Work and Incomeclients. It uses innovative approaches to broker jobseekers into meaningful careers in the local labour market. Industry gets a joint forum for planning and actionincluding a Rosetta Stone English national framework for recruitment training andretention and direct input into Work and Incomes servicedevelopment and delivery practices. Employers get solutionsto labour and skill shortages through access to a wider poolof job seekers and job seekers trained to entry levelrequirements set by their industry. And Work and Incomeclients get training which takes them straight to work, aswell as access to a wider pool of jobs and improvedlong-term career prospects.