Councillors have now adopted the Annual Plan 2025/26, which sets out what the Council intends to do over the next 12 months, and how it will pay for it.

Notable items in this Annual Plan include...

  • Operational spending of $871 million on the day-to-day services the Council provides. This is $9.7 million higher than proposed in the Draft Annual Plan, driven by changes in the wider economy and policy decisions made by the Government.
  • Capital spending of $648 million in 2025/26 including approximately $95.5 million for One New Zealand Stadium at Te Kaha. This is $88.2 million lower than what was proposed, due mostly to rephasing $71.5 million to later years based on what we can realistically deliver. 
  • An overall average rates increase of 6.60% – lower than the 7.58% proposed in the Draft Annual Plan. This translates to a 6.49% increase for the average household (or $4.96 a week), 7.0% for business properties, and 6.49% for rural properties. 

Read more on Newsline.(external link)

Read the consultation document [PDF, 6.8 MB] for an overview.

You can also read the Draft Annual Plan 2025/26 in full here [PDF, 4.9 MB], or chapter by chapter:

Read the guidance(external link) on the development of the Draft Annual Plan from 10 December 2024.

You can also read all the public submissions, the thematic analysis of them, and responses from Council staff:

 

Check the full schedule of capital projects happening in your Council ward. Find your ward(external link), or see the citywide schedule [PDF, 190 KB].

Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula [PDF, 125 KB]

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