Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board

In 2025/2026 we plan to invest $13.4 million in capital spend to renew and develop our assets (resources we own). We also plan to invest $21.1 million to maintain and operate these assets and deliver local activities (operating spend).

These amounts include $800,000 extra operating spend and $2.6 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

$13.4 million

$18 million

Environmental services

Does not apply

$200,000

Planning services

Does not apply

$1.7 million

Governance

Does not apply

$1.2 million

Total

$13.4 million

$21.1 million

What we propose for the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board area in 2025/2026

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

  • continue to support community groups and community-led activities with our local community grants
  • continue to improve the ability of local community and sporting groups to offer more services and activities through our strategic partnerships programme
  • encourage the community to make more use of our open spaces and facilities through:
    • council-led activities
    • assessing what amenities our spaces need, such as toilets and power outlets
  • enable community groups and organisations to deliver community events through sustainable funding models
  • consider activities we can fund to increase a sense of safety in our community by working with community groups and business associations that already deliver safety initiatives
  • continue to support initiatives that deliver positive outcomes with and for our young people, such as:
    • our Youth Empowerment Programme
    • biodiversity and climate action education in schools, like Tiakina te taiao and Ope programmes to help connect 'Enviroschools' and the community
  • work with mana whenua and neighbouring local boards to protect and restore our waterways, mainly the Tāmaki Estuary and Manukau Harbour
  • consider a review of Te Oro Music and Arts Centre, to make sure it remains welcoming and responsive to the changing needs of the community.

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You should know

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

For more information, see section 1.11 of the Annual Plan Supporting Information Document [PDF 7.7MB].

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