Te Poari ā-Rohe o Manurewa

Manurewa Local Board

Illustration of two children playing basketball next to a skate­board and a person working on a bike inside an open 'Bike Hub'.

Our funding for 2026/2027

We have been allocated $7.6 million for capital investment and $28.7 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 $28.7 million for operational spend in 2026/2027 includes:

  • $25.1 million for community services
  • $1.1 million for environmental services
  • $1.3 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 $7.6 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 $500,000 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 to provide the local services, projects and programmes that are important to our community
  • provide up to $1.5 million in funding to help develop the multi-sports pavilion at Manurewa War Memorial Park
  • introduce a new multicultural programme to engage and connect different cultures
  • develop a community education programme to teach people about the role of local boards and how they can get involved.

Key projects planned for 2026/2027

We also plan to:

  • continue to fund extra animal management staff and run programmes that support dog safety and responsible ownership
  • continue work on a new community hub at Te Pātaka Kōrero o Manurewa / Manurewa Library
  • continue improving our sports fields with maintenance, lighting and ‘sand-carpeting’ (where a layer of sand is spread over a sports field to improve surface drainage, fill small holes and keep the turf level)
  • continue funding the community’s Pan-Pacific Strategy
  • continue to support ways to plant and retain more trees on:
    • public and private land
    • suburban streets
  • continue to invest in:
    • a trial programme to collect and properly dispose of rubbish that has been dumped illegally
    • a trial programme to take action against people who dump rubbish illegally
  • build a new neighbourhood park at Manga-pākau / Glenveagh Park Drive Reserve.

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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 43-48 of the Annual Plan 2026/2027 Supporting Information Document for more details about our proposals for the Manurewa Local Board area.

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