Te Poari ā-Rohe o Howick

Howick Local Board

Illustration of older and new houses and Howick's historic homestead on green fields next to a bay.

Our funding for 2026/2027

We have been allocated $15.1 million for capital investment and $38.4 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.

Operational spend in 2026/2027 includes:

  • $35.7 million for community services
  • $600,000 for environmental services
  • $900,000 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 $38.4 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.

At the same time, we are making less revenue than expected from fees and charges.

Once we cover these costs, we will still have $560,000 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 service fees and charges. This includes:
    • finding ways to make the most of our play spaces so they continue to meet the needs of children and families
    • holding regular seminars for community groups and organisations to explain how to apply for local grants
    • deciding where we need to provide indoor or sheltered courts to support sports play in Flat Bush
    • continuing to support work to improve water quality and coastal erosion in the Tāmaki estuary
    • continuing to work with crime prevention organisations to support ongoing safety efforts for our community
    • providing volunteer groups with the resources they need for ecological projects like cleaning streams and removing pest plants.

Key projects planned in 2026/2027

In 2026/2027, we also plan to:

  • continue the temporary library in Flat Bush
  • install a new dump station for wastewater from campervans and caravans at Half Moon Bay
  • continue building the permanent library, community and aquatic leisure centre in Flat Bush
  • install drinking fountains across the local board area
  • build the sports field park at Ostrich Farm.

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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 29-32 of the Annual Plan 2026/2027 Supporting Information Document for more details about our proposals for the Howick Local Board area.

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