Aotea/Great Barrier Local Board

In 2025/2026 we plan to invest $1.7 million in capital spend to renew and develop our assets (resources we own). We also plan to invest $3.9 million to maintain and operate these assets and deliver local activities (operating spend).

These amounts include $1.1 million extra operating spend and $1.3 million extra capital spend as part of the council's 'fairer funding for local boards' model as set out in the Long-term Plan 2024-2034 (10-year budget).

However, we might need to use some of these extra funds to cover unavoidable increases to the costs of existing services.

Key areas of spend for 2025/2026

Areas of spend	Planned capital spend	Planned operating spend
Community services	$1.7 million	$2.9 million
Environmental services	Does not apply	$200,000
Planning services	Does not apply	Does not apply
Governance	Does not apply	$800,000
Total	$1.7 million	$3.9 million

What we propose for the Aotea/Great Barrier Local Board area in 2025/2026

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

• deliver all current projects and programmes including community grants, environmental work and upgrades to parks
• set up a new community-run local fish supply
• carry out community marine education and marine biosecurity work.

Have your say

What do you think about our priorities and proposals for the Aotea/Great Barrier Local Board area?

You should know

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

For more information, see section 1.2 of the Annual Plan Supporting Information Document [PDF 7.7MB].