Te Poari ā-Rohe o Hibiscus and Bays

Hibiscus and Bays Local Board

Our funding for 2026/2027

We have been allocated $10.3 million for capital investment and $31 million for operational spend for 2026/2027.

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 $31 million for operational spend in 2026/2027 includes:

• $28.1 million for community services
• $600,000 for environmental services
• $1.1 million for planning services
• $1.2 million for governance (how we manage our local board area).

A lot of our operating budget will pay for existing contracts to maintain community facilities and open spaces.

Extra funding for 2026/2027

The $31 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 sport centres and libraries, and open spaces like parks and reserves
• staffing.

Once we cover these costs, we will still have $700,000 more for operating spend in 2026/2027 compared to what we had in 2025/2026.

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 make changes to services, fees and charges. This includes:
  • more testing of water quality and projects to restore local streams like the Weiti River. This will help to protect our sea, soil and fresh water from contamination and sedimentation (build-up of soil, sand and other particles)
  • using facilities grants to provide more recreational opportunities like new courts for outdoor sports and increased funding for indoor courts
  • increasing support for community safety in town centres and other public spaces
  • working with a broader range of local residents to design inclusive public spaces. This will help make them easier to use and access by people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds
  • changing fees for casual recreation, group fitness classes and hiring swimming lanes at some pools and leisure centres so they match fees at other centres in our area.

Key projects planned for 2026/2027

In 2026/2027, we also plan to:

• renew the East Coast Bays Community Centre
• build a permanent pump track at Red Beach Park
• build a permanent pump track at Awaruaika youth park in Streamview Way Park
• renew sports fields including at Freyberg Park and the cricket ground at Victor Eaves Park
• renew the skatepark at Stanmore Bay Park.

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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 25-28 of the Annual Plan 2026/2027 Supporting Information Document for more details about our proposals for the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board area.

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