Te Poari ā-Rohe o Aotea/Great Barrier

Aotea/Great Barrier Local Board

Illustration of a kererū perching on a flax leaf with a Sealink ferry sailing across the Hauraki Gulf towards Aotea/Great Barrier in the background.

Our funding for 2026/2027

We have been allocated $1.6 million for capital investment and $4.1 million for operational spend.

Capital investment

We use these funds to renew and develop assets like:

  • community facilities
  • parks and sports fields.

Operating spend

We use these funds to run our services like:

  • community centres
  • libraries and parks
  • community and environmental programmes and events.

The $4.1 million for operational spend in 2026/2027 includes:

  • $3.2 million for community services
  • $300,000 for environmental services
  • $700,000 for governance (how we manage our local board area).

These figures are rounded to the nearest $100,000.

A lot of our operating budget will pay for:

  • existing contracts to maintain open spaces
  • grants to look after community-owned facilities.

Extra funding for 2026/2027

The $4.1 million for operational spend includes extra funding for 2026/2027. However, a lot of this will help cover growing costs to provide our existing services. This includes increases in costs for:

  • utilities like water and electricity
  • maintaining community facilities like the sport centre and library, and open spaces like parks and reserves
  • staffing.

What we plan to deliver in 2026/2027

In 2026/2027, we plan to:

  • continue providing the local services, projects and programmes that are important to our community
  • invest more in key areas and changes to services, like:
    • improving the library service and providing more community programmes
    • working with mana whenua and the community on moana ora (marine wellbeing) projects, like managing island fisheries and local Ahu Moana marine projects.

Key projects planned in 2026/2027

In 2026/2027, we also plan to:

  • give annual grants to community groups that provide health, wellbeing, resilience, waste, environment and education services
  • renew walking tracks, parks and playgrounds.

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You should know

The information on this page is an edited version of the:

  • Annual Plan 2026/2027 Consultation Document
  • Annual Plan 2026/2027 Supporting Information Document.

You can refer to pages 8-10 of the Annual Plan 2026/2027 Supporting Information Document for more details about our proposals for the Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board area.

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