Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) national president Fiona Gower.
Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) national president Fiona Gower.
Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) is pleased to see rural proofing is back on the table and being included in the Government's policy work.
"Understanding the impact that Government policies, service delivery and business behaviour have on our rural communities is not only vital to the success of the ruraleconomy, it builds and maintains our rural social fabric," says national president Fiona Gower.
"RWNZ has been calling for rural impact analyses to be carried out in both the public and private sector because decisions have, and are being made that have a detrimental effect on rural communities.
"As a member of the advisory group that supported the development of the Government's new Rural Proofing Guide for Policy Development and Service Delivery Planning, RWNZ is encouraged by the final document.
"RWNZ will continue to work alongside the Government, its agencies and entities to ensure successful implementation of the Rural Proofing Guide.
"The Government's new rural proofing policy guidelines will go a long way to alleviating poor policy development and service delivery, and RWNZ is looking forward to seeing better outcomes for rural communities," says Ms Gower.
