The purpose of RATA is to provide good practice roading asset management to improve wellbeing of communities. The objectives of RATA are:
Priorities for our partner councils are to exhibit good practice above all else, followed by good quality data, doing the right thing at the right time, and working on common priorities.
RATA was initially established as a transport focussed business unit delivering asset management services to participating councils. As the team and its capabilities have grown, so has this service offering, and an increasing number of requests continue to be raised for RATA’s support of our partner Councils. RATA holds regular information sharing events for local authority roading and asset managers.
Typical initiatives include coordinating road and traffic data collection on behalf of councils, RAMM data input and analysis, data and performance benchmarking for asset management activities, and the delivery of other regionally significant initiatives such as consistent transport asset valuation processes.
In 2014 the Waikato Mayoral Forum and Co-Lab Board established a Waikato Centre of Excellence (known as the Road Asset Technical Accord – RATA) in road asset management.
Since this time RATA has continued to expand its service offering across partner Councils within the Waikato region.
From September 2019 the Co-Lab Board approved an evolution of RATA to become the REGIONAL Asset Technical Accord, with an expansion to supporting waters collaboration.
Typical transport initiatives include coordinating road and traffic data collection on behalf of councils, RAMM data input and analysis, data and performance benchmarking, and managing professional services support for asset management improvement initiatives.
In the transport area, RATA holds regular information sharing events for local authority roading and asset managers.
The initial focus for waters asset management (up until June 2023) was to help develop system and process alignment to support reporting requirements and improve asset management systems and procedures.
This work has been paused due to uncertainty around central Government water reform.
From Q4 2024 RATA’s remit will be expanded to include assisting participating councils to improve asset management system and processes in community assets (Spaces and Places).
