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 closed on 28 March 2025.

Elected members of the Governing Body will now consider your feedback as they 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

    The mayor released his proposals 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 - complete

    Open for feedback – 28 February to 28 March 2025

    Public consultation for the proposed annual plan opened on 28 February and closed on 28 March.

  • Timeline item 4 - active

    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.