Rodney Local Board

In 2022/2023 we are investing $11.6 million to renew and develop assets and $18.6 million to maintain and operate assets and provide local services, programmes and initiatives.

What we have been doing in your local board area

Each year we deliver activities and services in your local board area. These are based on our Local Board Plan, which sets our three-year direction for the local board.

• Street planting, furniture maintenance, and upgrades to community facilities to enhance the character and vibrancy of our towns and villages – such as the work completed in Helensville’s Commercial Road and Warkworth’s new shared space - Te Puawai Kowhai.
• Continued to deliver construction and upgrades of local play spaces ensuring that they cater to the current and future needs of our communities.
• Funding community-led pest management and native restoration initiatives, including a coordinator for both east and west Rodney, to support local volunteer groups and drive strong environmental outcomes.
• Funding of waste minimisation initiatives through the Helensville construction and demolition waste minimisation programme.
• Supporting community initiatives by funding community events, subsidising the use of our rural halls, and supporting the operational costs of Helensville and Kumeū Arts Centres.

Key areas of spend

Community services

• Operating spend 2022/2023: $16.7 million.
• Capital spend 2022/2023: $9.7 million.

Environmental services

• Operating spend 2022/2023: $449,000.
• Capital spend 2022/2023: $1.9 million.

Planning services

• Operating spend 2022/2023: $320,000.

Governance

• Operating spend 2022/2023: $1.2 million.

What we are doing in your local board area in 2022/2023

• Continuing to deliver upgrades to our village and town centres, including town centre planting, furniture maintenance, and uplifting shared open spaces.
• Progressing maintenance, upgrades and construction of key community facilities, including the new playground in Dida Park Drive - Huapai, the optimisation of Riverhead War Memorial Park, the Goodall Reserve skate park rebuild, the new central park development in Milldale, and the renewal of the larger assets in Wellsford Centennial Park.
• Continuing to improve our freshwater ecosystems through riparian fencing and planting to reduce sediment.
• Improving our local biodiversity and natural environment by eradicating pests, and carrying out restoration work.
• Continuing to progress the outcomes identified in the Green Road Master Plan, particularly park maintenance and concept planning.

You should know

See section six of the supporting information document (PDF 8MB) for more information about the priorities for your local board area.