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 then considered your feedback and made final decisions for the plan.
The Governing Body approved the proposed Annual Plan 2025/2026 at a Budget Committee meeting on 28 May 2025.
The Governing Body then adopted the Annual Plan 2025/2026 on 26 June 2025.
Timeline
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Timeline item 1 - complete
Draft Mayoral Proposal released – 19 November 2024
The mayor released his proposals for the Annual Plan 2025/2026 (annual budget).
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Timeline item 2 - complete
Final Mayoral Proposal presented – December 2024
The topics for public consultation are decided.
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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.
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Timeline item 4 - complete
Feedback considered – April 2025
Elected members consider the feedback as they finalise the proposed annual plan.
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Timeline item 5 - complete
All decisions made – May 2025
The Governing Body makes decisions on the final annual plan.
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Timeline item 6 - complete
Annual plan adopted – June 2025
The Governing Body adopts the Annual Plan 2025/2026.
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Timeline item 7 - incomplete
Annual plan takes effect – July 2025
The Annual Plan 2025/2026 takes effect from 1 July 2025.
