Timeline for the Annual Plan 2025/2026

The Mayoral Proposal is the first step taken to develop our annual and long-term plans and budgets. It outlines the mayor’s vision and priorities for Auckland.

In the months after the Mayoral Proposal is released, our Governing Body discusses the options and develops a proposed annual plan.

Public consultation for the Annual Plan 2025/2026 is now open for your feedback.

Consultation closes at 11.59pm on Friday 28 March 2025.

Elected members of the Governing Body then consider your feedback and make final decisions for the plan.

The Governing Body will usually adopt the final annual plan at the end of June each year. The plan will then take effect from 1 July, the first day of the new financial year.

Timeline

  • Timeline item 1 - complete

    Draft Mayoral Proposal released – 19 November 2024

    Find out what the mayor is proposing for the Annual Plan 2025/2026 (annual budget).

  • Timeline item 2 - complete

    Final Mayoral Proposal presented – December 2024

    The topics for public consultation are decided.

  • Timeline item 3 - active

    Open for feedback – 28 February to 28 March 2025

    Have your say on the proposed annual plan from 12 noon on 28 February to 11.59pm on 28 March.

  • Timeline item 4 - incomplete

    Feedback considered – April 2025

    Elected members consider the feedback as they finalise the proposed annual plan.

  • Timeline item 5 - incomplete

    All decisions made – May 2025

    The Governing Body makes decisions on the final annual plan.

  • Timeline item 6 - incomplete

    Annual plan adopted – June 2025

    The Governing Body adopts the Annual Plan 2025/2026.

  • Timeline item 7 - incomplete

    Annual plan takes effect – July 2025

    The Annual Plan 2025/2026 takes effect from 1 July 2025.