Covid-19 Recovery Plan

Napier City Council is aware of the specific issues facing our community as we slowly emerge from the pandemic. Our recovery plans will focus on the key issues for our city, and how we can complement government initiatives at the local level.

Napier COVID-19 Wellbeing Survey

This report provides insight into how the Napier community is feeling about the COVID-19 pandemic, its impacts (positive and negative), concerns, and expectations about life in Napier moving forward. The information helps to inform our recovery planning and other Council programmes.

Napier Recovery Plan

The Napier Recovery Plan is our medium term plan for Napier's recovery from the pandemic. The Napier Recovery Plan identifies six goals:

Everyone has access to safe drinking water, food and housing
We are healthy and active
Our businesses and not-for-profit organisations are resilient and innovative
Our city centre and local centres are vibrant and sustainable
Our community is safe, fair, connected, and resilient
Renewal of our city respects, protects, and celebrates our cultural heritage and environment.

Read the Napier Recovery Plan here:

Napier recovery Plan

Recovery Projects Fund

The Recovery Projects Fund was identified as an initiative arising from the Napier Recovery Plan. It aims to support a range of projects that will positively influence Napier’s recovery and renewal post Covid-19.

Te Puawaitanga – Green Communities Together Fund

Te Puawaitanga – Green Communities Together funding opens on 1 July 2020. A total of $200,000 is available for distribution and grants may range from $500 to over $5,000.

Napier City Response to Recovery Approach

Many of Napier's residents are employed in the retail, accommodation and food services, and transport sectors. All of these are directly impacted by the huge decline in the tourism market as a result of COVID-19, and by the trade restrictions seen during Alert Level 3 & 4. Further, much of Napier's economy relies on small-medium sized businesses that will be feeling the effects of continued costs with significantly reduced income. Reduced income will place additional stress on Napier's households through Alert Level 2 and beyond.

Napier City Council is aware of these specific issues facing our community. The Napier City Response and Recovery Planning focuses on the key issues for our city, and how we can complement government initiatives at the local level.

We have released our Napier Recovery Plan. We encourage all businesses, households and individuals to Make a Plan to support their own recovery. We also encourage our community to Support Local businesses and communities, so together, we can recover from the impacts of COVID-19. Napier City Council will support these two initiatives through advocacy, partnerships and supplementary financial relief.

This diagram is a summary of Napier’s approach - Recovery Plan Approach

Underpinning the Napier Recovery Plan will be a core focus on the economic, social, cultural and environmental wellbeing of our local community. If you have any ideas or information to assist the development of the Napier Recovery Plan, you can email us at recovery@napier.govt.nz, or give us a call on 06 835 7579.