Whau Local Board

In 2025/2026 we plan to invest $24 million in capital spend to renew and develop our assets (resources we own). We also plan to invest $22.5 million to maintain and operate these assets and deliver local activities (operating spend).

These amounts include $3.4 million extra operating spend and $3.6 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	$24 million	$20 million
Environmental services	Does not apply	$200,000
Planning services	Does not apply	$1.1 million
Governance	Does not apply	$1.2 million
Total	$24 million	$22.5 million

What we propose for the Whau Local Board area in 2025/2026

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

• provide funding to restore service levels that were cut in recent years for things like:
  • library opening hours
  • community programmes
  • community grants
• increase service levels in our parks and town centres including progressing Te Hono project in Avondale
• plan for a future aquatic and recreation centre in Whau, and provide public access to school pools until the centre opens
• work with local Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) through arts events and 'beautification' projects to improve the appearance of town centres and make them more vibrant and welcoming
• continue to support volunteers, the community and businesses to take part in environmental and ecological initiatives around:
  • the Manukau Harbour foreshore
  • the Whau River and the smaller rivers and streams that run into it
  • our urban ngahere (forests)
• encourage more people to get involved with the community and improve their skills at community hubs and houses, and with established community partners
• make progress on a new community hub development in Fruitvale
• help our community become more:
  • aware of climate change
  • aware of how to prepare for an emergency
  • resilient to climate emergencies
• look into providing a space where young people can connect, including a youth coordinator to support and promote 'for youth by youth' events
• provide options for healthy, active lifestyles through recreation in parks and open spaces, with a focus on our ethnically diverse communities, women and girls.

Have your say

What do you think about our priorities and proposals for the Whau 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 1.21 of the Annual Plan Supporting Information Document [PDF 7.7MB].