Tourism Collaboration Strong tourism assets and recent event partnerships indicate a readiness to collaborate on marketing, booking, and visitor experience technology. Opportunities include a regional tourism platform, online ticketing, sponsorship management, and analytics to track visitor trends. A targeted approach to public private partnerships with tourism operators can unlock co funded projects.

Digital Modernization Legacy tech usage highlights opportunity for modernization and cloud adoption. Propose modernizing the citizen services portal, upgrading the content management system, and integrating data with other regional systems. Emphasize low maintenance, secure, scalable solutions tailored for small to medium sized councils.

Asset Management Facility and asset management needs exist for public venues and district infrastructure. With venue management in Te Kuiti and district assets, there is demand for maintenance scheduling, asset registry, fleet management, and contract and vendor management solutions. Offer affordable software as a service options with phased deployment and local support.

Stakeholder Engagement Community engagement and sustainability alignment are central to the council’s vision. Propose citizen engagement tools, environmental data dashboards, ESG reporting, and open data portals to improve transparency and grant readiness.

Cost Effective Partnerships The modest revenue profile suggests value in affordable, scalable solutions and potential bundling with regional government procurement. Propose referenceable New Zealand public sector case studies, flexible licensing, and local partnerships to reduce cost and risk.