Te Poari ā-Rohe o Rodney

Rodney Local Board

Illustration of an outdoor market with people selling fruit and vegetables under canopies by the sea. A cargo ship is on the water and a lighthouse stands on a hill. On the right is the Helensville historic post office building.

Our funding for 2026/2027

We have been allocated $10.5 million for capital investment and $29.4 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 $29.4 million for operational spend in 2026/2027 includes:

  • $26.6 million for community services
  • $1.2 million for environmental services
  • $400,000 for planning services
  • $1.3 million 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 community facilities and open spaces.

Extra funding for 2026/2027

The $29.4 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.

Once we cover these costs, we will still have $400,000 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.

Key projects planned in 2026/2027

In 2026/2027, we also plan to:

  • maintain and renew key community assets like toilets, buildings, sports fields, tracks and car parks and make them easier to access
  • continue projects to improve reserves, playgrounds and greenways (green spaces that connect walking and cycling paths)
  • continue to increase rural roadside weed control and maintain heritage sites
  • support volunteers to restore biodiversity through:
    • planting
    • animal and pest plant control
    • protecting native species
    • providing local education
  • provide play, recreation, arts, cultural events and projects to create public spaces that engage young people and celebrate diversity
  • invest in community hubs, libraries, skills training, local businesses and economic growth to strengthen social, economic and climate resilience
  • provide:
    • community education about waste
    • freshwater education programmes for schools
    • community-led plans for how to restore streams and manage catchments (the land from where rainwater flows into a waterway). These plans aim to improve the health of waterways.

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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 71-74 of the Annual Plan 2026/2027 Supporting Information Document for more details about our proposals for the Rodney Local Board area.

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