Waitākere Ranges Local Board
In 2025/2026 we plan to invest $4.8 million in capital spend to renew and develop our assets (resources we own). We also plan to invest $13.3 million to maintain and operate these assets and deliver local activities (operating spend).
These amounts include $400,000 extra operating spend and $1.8 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 |
$4.8 million |
$11 million |
Environmental services |
Does not apply |
$1.4 million |
Planning services |
Does not apply |
$100,000 |
Governance |
Does not apply |
$700,000 |
Total |
$4.8 million |
$13.3 million |
What we propose for the Waitākere Ranges Local Board area in 2025/2026
In the 2025/2026 financial year, we plan to:
- support more community-led events through our events partnership fund
- deliver arts and culture programmes through our community arts partners
- develop programmes to serve our youth, older adults, Pasifika and ethnic communities
- design and improve public spaces and develop community events and programmes in our growing neighbourhoods and centres like Glen Eden, Sunnyvale and Swanson
- continue to help local businesses and ongoing economic growth by:
- supporting Glen Eden Business Association
- developing our town centres
- setting up the Titirangi Business Association
- develop environmental programmes to help protect and restore the Waitākere Ranges
- trial phosphite to treat kauri dieback disease in selected local parks
- improve neighbourhood parks like:
You should know
The information on this page is an edited version of the proposed Annual Plan 2025/2026.
For more information, see section 1.19 of the Annual Plan Supporting Information Document [PDF 7.7MB].
