Te Poari ā-Rohe o Maungakiekie-Tāmaki

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board

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Our funding for 2026/2027

We have been allocated $17.6 million for capital investment and $24.4 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.

The $24.4 million for operational spend in 2026/2027 includes:

  • $21.2 million for community services
  • $200,000 for environmental services
  • $1.8 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 $24.4 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 $1.4 million 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 to:
    • work with mana whenua on projects to restore the environment
    • improve community access to food, including planting programmes
    • restart postponed environmental education activities
    • provide ‘one-off’ funding support to local sports clubs to encourage more people to get involved in sports
    • improve community programmes for older people
    • increase funding for creative and cultural activities
    • consider adding more compliance officers (to make sure rules are followed in areas that need them)
    • work with business associations to continue supporting local businesses, ongoing growth and local development, and to make our town centres more exciting to visit.

Changes to the Onehunga Business Improvement District (BID)

Onehunga Business Association (Business Onehunga) wants to reduce the geographic boundary of the Onehunga BID area. This would also reduce the BID targeted rate.

Key projects planned for 2026/2027

In 2026/2027, we also plan to:

  • offer more library programmes with a focus on programmes that support communities with the most needs
  • work with mana whenua and community groups on:
    • projects to restore the environment
    • improving community access to food
    • providing environmental education
  • support local sports clubs and facilities to encourage more people to get involved in sports
  • consider adding more compliance officers in areas that need them to make sure:
    • people are safe
    • owners follow the dog rules
  • help communities to better prepare for emergencies like severe weather events.

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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 49-52 of the Annual Plan 2026/2027 Supporting Information Document for more details about our proposals for the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board area.

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