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IGNITING INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE IN WHAKATU

WICK is a capacity- and capability-building civic organisation designed to help
Whakatu, Nelson forward toward greater prosperity, equitability, liveability,
sustainability and vitality.

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LIVING UP TO OUR LEGACY IN TE TAUIHU



With a strong history as an intellectual hub of NZ, current strong intellectual
capital community and continued growth in this area Nelson-Tasman and all of
Te Tauihu have a strong claim as a bastion of the knowledge economy and as an
intellectual hub of NZ. This is the pou or foundation on which WICK is built.






TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF EVERYONE



Innovation will drive Nelson forward to a more prosperous, fairer and more
sustainable future for…

 * Artists and creatives

 * Innovators and Inventors

 * Entrepreneurs

 * Scientists and Researchers

 * Idea generators and influentials

 * Mature citizens

 * Young families

 * Children and Youth

 * Everyday working Nelsonians

 * Environmentalists

 * Visionaries and change makers

 * Policy makers





AND HELP OVERCOME SOME OF OUR MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES



Whakatū/Nelson is facing a range of challenging social and economic deficits.
These economic and demographic trends show we need to take strategic economic
development seriously:

 * The 2nd lowest productivity in the nation

 * Declining work age population

 * Lagging average wages compared to national averages

 * Wage growth slower than the national average

 * Rising average age – more people over 65 than under 16

 * Youth “flight” – Young people believing that they must leave
   
   in order to achieve their hopes and dreams.

 * Underemployment at levels beyond the national norms

 * Unaffordable housing and growing economic gap between top and bottom of our
   community

 * Squandering of human capital resources of our older residents

 * Marginalization of lower socio-economic status residents, youth and elderly






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