Why Central Government Agencies are Involved John Angus, Lead Strategic Analyst, Social Policy Agency, Department of Social Welfare 1. What 'we' have learned Such a project needs a partnership approach with existing organisations. Building constructive relationships and tapping into existing networks takes time.
Rural communities are complex and have a diversity of interests.
Central government agencies are complex and diverse working together takes time. The Opotiki Development Project provides an important new way, a model, to work to achieve common goals. An evaluation of the process, and then of the outcomes, is being undertaken. The process evaluation report is due late in 1998.