Community

What we are planning for our communities in the Annual Plan 2025/2026.

In the 2025/2026 financial year, we plan to:

  • implement fairer funding for local boards
  • increase the Sports and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund to provide more sports facilities in Auckland
  • 'deliver differently' so we do not have to rely on ageing assets and infrastructure by:
    • combining more services like libraries and council services
    • improving our processes
    • delivering more online services, like e-books
    • better managing how we buy and organise community services
  • progress urgent repairs and upgrades to community assets to:
    • protect our facilities from damage
    • support high-priority growth projects like new or renewed open spaces, parks, community arts programmes and Māori and Pasifika programmes
  • improve animal control services through:
    • increased resourcing
    • service improvements
    • increased capacity at our animal shelters
  • improve community safety by introducing initiatives like safety hubs and compliance wardens.

You should know

The information on this page is an edited version of the Annual Plan 2025/2026 Consultation Document.

You can find more information about how our Long-term Plan 2024-2034 is progressing on page 6 of the Annual Plan 2025/2026 Consultation Document [PDF 8MB].

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