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Franklin Local Board
29 April 2025
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Annual Plan
2025-2026: Franklin Local Board consultation feedback and input
File No.: CP2025/07292
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
receive consultation feedback from the Franklin Local Board area on:
· proposed
priorities, activities and advocacy initiatives for the Franklin Local Board
Agreement 2025/2026
· regional
topics for the Annual Plan 2025/2026.
2. To
recommend any local matters or advocacy initiatives to the Governing Body for
consideration or decision-making as part of the Annual Plan 2025/2026 process.
3. To
provide input on the proposed regional topics in the Annual
Plan 2025/2026.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
4. Local
board agreements outline annual funding priorities, activities, budgets, levels
of service, performance measures and initiatives for each local board area. The
2025/2026 local board agreements will be included in the Auckland
Council’s Annual Plan 2025/2026.
5. Auckland Council publicly consulted from 28 February to 28 March
2025 to gather community feedback on the proposed Annual
Plan 2025/2026. This included consultation on the Franklin Local
Board’s proposed priorities for 2025/2026 to be included
in their local board agreement, and key priorities and
advocacy initiatives for the Annual Plan 2025/2026.
6. Auckland Council received 13,016 submissions
in total across the region and 667 submissions from the
Franklin Local Board area.
7. Of the submitters from the Franklin Local Board area:
· 59 percent support
all or most of the Franklin Local Board priorities for 25/26
· 61 percent support
all or most of the overall plan
· 55 percent support
the bed night visitor levy proposal
· 49 percent support
the waste management proposal.
8. As part of the Annual Plan process, local boards provide
recommendations to the Governing Body for consideration or decision-making.
This includes any local board advocacy initiatives. The Governing Body will
consider these matters during the Annual Plan decision-making process in May
and June 2025, including:
· any new/amended business improvement
district targeted rates
· any
new/amended local targeted rate proposals
· the
release of local board specific reserve funds
· any
other local board advocacy initiatives.
9. Local boards have a statutory responsibility to provide
input into regional strategies, policies, plans, and bylaws. This report
provides an opportunity for the local board to provide input on council’s
Annual Plan 2025/2026.
Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Franklin Local Board:
a) receive consultation feedback on the
proposed Franklin Local Board priorities and activities for 2025/2026
b) receive consultation feedback on regional topics in the Annual Plan 2025/2026 from people and organisations based in the Franklin Local Board area
c) provide input on regional topics in the proposed Annual Plan 2025/2026 and key advocacy initiatives to the Governing Body, as summarised in Attachment A.
Horopaki
Context
10. Each
financial year Auckland Council must have a local board agreement (as agreed
between the Governing Body and the relevant local board) for each local board
area. The local board agreement outlines how the Council will reflect
priorities of the Franklin Local Board Plan 2023 in respect of the local
activities to be provided in the local board area, and also includes
information on budgets, levels of service, and performance measures.
11. The Local
Board Agreements 2025/2026 will form part of the Auckland Council’s Annual Plan 2025/2026.
12. Auckland Council publicly consulted from 28 February to 28 March
2025 to seek community feedback on the proposed Annual
Plan 2025/2026. The consultation content included information on regional
proposals to be decided by the Governing Body, and information on the
Franklin Local Board’s proposed priorities for 2025/2026
to be included in their local board agreement, and key
local board priorities and advocacy initiatives for 2025/2026.
13. Local boards have a statutory responsibility to identify and
communicate the interests and preferences of people in their local board area
in relation to the Annual Plan 2025/2026.
Tātaritanga me ngā
tohutohu
Analysis and advice
14. This report includes analysis of consultation feedback, any local
matters to be recommended to the Governing Body and seeks input on regional
topics in the proposed Annual Plan 2025/2026.
Consultation feedback overview
15. As part of
the public consultation for the Annual Plan 2025/2026 Auckland Council used a
variety of methods and channels to reach and engage a broad cross section of
Aucklanders to gain their feedback and input into regional and local topics.
16. In
total, Auckland Council received feedback from 13,016 individuals and
organisations in the consultation period. This feedback was received through:
· written
feedback – 10,011 hard copy and online forms, emails and letters.
· in
person – 3,001 pieces of feedback through 89 Have Your Say events (four
which were held in the Franklin Local Board area), and
4 online audio only feedback forms.
17. The tables and graphs below indicate the demographic categories people
across Auckland identified in comparison with census data. This information
only relates to those submitters who provided demographic information.
18. All
feedback will be made available on an Auckland Council webpage called
“Feedback on the Annual Plan 2025/2026'” and will be accessible
after 22 April 2025 through the following link: https://akhaveyoursay.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/annual-plan-2025-2026/feedback-annual-plan-2025-2026
19. During
the consultation period, the question “What do you think of our proposals
for our local board area in 2025/2026?” was discovered to be missing from
the online feedback form, affecting 155 submissions for Franklin Local Board
(around 2,412 submissions in total across Auckland). The issue was later
corrected, and affected submitters were contacted with a link to provide
feedback on this question before the consultation closed on 28 March. Of the
affected submissions,78 submitters responded to the missing question (894 in
total across Auckland). A review was conducted and identified human error as
the cause, and steps have been taken to prevent similar issues in the future.
Feedback
received on the Franklin Local Board’s priorities for 2025/2026 and the
Annual Plan 2025/2026
20. A
total of 667 submissions were received from individuals and organisations from
the Franklin Local Board area.
21. A
summary of demographic information provided by submitters who responded to the
demographic questions, from within the Franklin Local Board area is given
below:
22. The Franklin Local Board consulted on the following local
priorities for 2025/2026:
· Priority 1: Delivery of Auckland Council Community Hub
Services (library, arts, and customer services) in Beachlands and Clevedon
· Priority
2: Extending and improving service outreach to isolated communities like
Āwhitu, Ōrere, Glenbrook Beach, Paparimu and Kawakawa Bay
· Priority
3: Accelerated delivery on the Sports and Recreational Plan, and
additional grant funding for Karaka Sports Park and the Te Puru Sports Centre
· Priority
4: Initiatives that improve the quality of the water in our streams and
rivers and our environment through pest eradication programmes
· Priority
5: Accelerated planting of trees in public places i.e. delivery of the
Franklin Plan
· Priority
6: Continued delivery of the targeted rate funded Franklin Paths Programme.
23. Overall 333 submissions were received on Franklin Local
Board’s priorities, including from submitters from outside the local
board area. The majority of respondents support all (16 percent) or most
(41 percent) of the local priorities:
24. Overall 283 responses were received on the Franklin Local
Board’s priorities from submitters from within Franklin. The
majority of respondents support all (15 percent) or most (44 percent) of the
local priorities:
25. Submitters were asked to give feedback on the importance
of each priority. 414 individual submitters from Franklin responded to
this question. A summary of feedback is in the tables and graphs below:
Key themes
26. Key themes of note across the feedback received (through
written and in-person channels) included:
· a
high volume of comments on the proposal to establish Community Hub services in
Beachlands and Clevedon (see the section below for summary of feedback relating
to Beachlands)
· very
limited feedback, with mixed support for outreach programmes in isolated areas
· support
for funding for Te Puru Community Centre and Karaka Sport Park
· support
for environmental focussed initiatives such water quality and pest management
initiatives
· mixed
support for the programme, with suggestions this should be community led, the
need for more maintenance, issues with on street planting, species of trees, no
requirement for acceleration, plant as funding allows.
· mixed
feedback on the paths programme, including some suggestions for additional
projects (detailed further below).
Summary of themes relating to the Beachlands Community
Hub proposal
27. Key
themes from feedback regarding the proposal to establish a Community Hub at the
Beachlands Memorial Hall in Beachlands include:
· in principle support
for the idea of a community hub, but not the current proposal
· concerns about the
relocation of the Beachlands Rural Library
· inadequacy of the
Beachlands Memorial Hall as a location for a community hub
· alternative
suggestions for community space development
· need for a dedicated
arts space
· suggestions for
youth space
· existing community
groups are not displaced without viable alternatives
· rethink the project
and prioritise long term planning
· dissatisfaction with
community engagement and provision of information.
28. Submissions
on the Beachlands Hall proposal were received from the following community
organisations and businesses:
· Pohutukawa Coast
Arts Club
· The Community Lunch
· Dance Dynamix Dance
School
· Fever Dance
· Pohutukawa Coast
Youth Council.
Mana whenua feedback on local priorities:
29. Mana whenua with interests in the Franklin Local Board
gave the following feedback on the local priorities:
Ngati Tamaoho:
· partner
with iwi to deliver a joint work programme to address the strategic priorities
for the Manukau Harbour identified by the Manukau Harbour Forum
· increase
the number and visibility of Matariki events, including opportunities to enable
community groups that provide environmental restoration and youth activities to
promote initiatives with Matariki-related outcomes
· maintain
momentum of the Franklin Plan implementation
· partner
with iwi to ensure iwi identify and history are visible in public spaces; and
in the design and development of the Franklin Paths programme initiatives.
Ngati Tamaterā
· would
like to see more resource put into Manukau Harbour Forum
· support
for Matariki, and telling the stories of mana whenua
· priorities
around procurement, economic development opportunities, digital tech and
innovation and age friendly initiatives.
Ngāti Maru
· has
a nursery that can supply plans for the ngāhere programme.
· importance
of equity.
Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua
· support
for basics is important e.g. swimming pools as a basis for learning water
safety.
Ngaati Whanaunga
· local
parks are an important place for people in their local communities
· importance
of providing a healthy environment
· recommend
investment in:
o iwi capacity building
o iwi-led ecological
and cultural initiatives
o kaupapa Māori
health and well-being services.
Requests from local organisations for funding and/or
initiatives:
30. Requests for local funding through the Annual Plan
2025/2026 consultation included:
· Patumahoe
Junior Rugby Football Club (Inc) are seeking funding for short term upgrades of
community facilities at Clive Howe Reserve, Patumahoe, including shower
upgrades, shelter extensions, a portable building for meal preparation and
additional toilet facilities
· combined
Patumahoe/Mauku sports clubs are seeking funding for a feasibility study to
identify and prioritise options for Patumahoe Domain and Clive Howe Reserve, to
address the changing nature of participation in sport, and in particular the
inadequate provision of facilities for the growing number of females playing
sport; a shortage of storage space; and optimising assets for provide for
multi-sport facilities
· Te
Puru Charitable Trust confirmed Te Puru Community Centre needs urgent repairs
and maintenance to the building
· Clarks
Beach and Waiau Pa Community and Business Association requested development of
a concept plan for Ki Uta-Stevenson Road Reserve, to enable the community-led
development of a community garden an outdoor recreation/education space
· Pukekohe
Business Association – requested investment into CCTV, safety and
security.
31. Submissions were also received from the following
organisations that operate in the Franklin Local Board area:
· Aktive
– support accelerated delivery of the Franklin Sport and Recreation Plan,
and grants for Te Puru Sports Centre and Karaka Sport Park, and support
delivery of the Franklin Paths Programme
· Beautification
Trust – support all local initiatives
· Ngā
Tamariki Puāwai o Tāmaki Auckland Kindergarten Association –
request continued support for community leases and that needs of young children
and whanau be considered when making decisions
· CLM
Community Sport – support enhancing sport and recreation facilities,
including Te Puru Sports Centre and Karakas Sport Park, and the paths
programme.
Other locally relevant specific requests and
suggestions:
32. Other request and suggestions that are locally relevant
include:
Local parks, facilities and
maintenance
· upgrade
to the Franklin Pool and Leisure centre so this facility can attract basketball
and netball games. Suggestions included improvements to pool, sauna,
change rooms, wheelchair access to the main court arena and more bathroom
facilities for disabled people, updated change rooms for teams, more stadium
seating, fixing air conditioning and better cleaning of the ceiling
· address
capacity issues at Pukekohe’s pools – community has outgrown the
facilities, limited public access due to sports days and swim club
· swimming
pool in Beachlands/Maraetai area, possibly Te Puru – as a place for
teenagers to hang out, and to address community need
· funding
for dog waste bins and signage for animal control on dog off and on leash areas
· for
the playground at the new reserve in Glenbrook Beach to progress sooner
· budget
for a new playground at the recently purchased Karaka Village neighbourhood
park
· better
maintenance of trees and shrubs in new subdivisions, particularly in Paerata
Rise; and better guidelines to ensure planting is appropriate.
· shade
sails for playgrounds
· gated
dog park in Beachlands
· dog
exercise area on the Whitford Reserve (opposite the church)
· dedicated fenced dog area at Leigh Auton Reserve,
Beachlands (rather than dogs taking over whole park - make it more accessible
for families)
· public
toilet at Pohutukawa Park in Whitford
· investment
in playgrounds in Pukekohe East (Anselmi Ridge, Stockman Living, Reynolds
Green, Belgium Road area)
· drinking
water at playgrounds on the Pohutukawa Coast
· funding
for removal of woolly nightshade in public places and assistance for
eradication on private properties
· roof
on the Whiteside Pool in Waiuku to increase the usable time; and a sauna; and
for the pool to open at 6am
· library
activation fund – more activities in the Waiuku library building
including indoor play for toddlers
· playground
in Waiuku focussed on little kids (toddlers) where they can do things on their
own, with low height equipment
· more
shade over playgrounds in Waiuku and Pukekohe
· playground
in Buckland for under five year olds (no playground in Buckland).
Paths Programme
· Paths
Targeted Rate to be used to address deficit of footpaths in Glenbrook Beach,
including on the road downhill to access the beach, and to access the beach
playground
· extensions
to path network in Whitford
· concerns
about the accuracy of costing of existing proposal, particularly the
Blackbridge Road proposal
· opportunity
for paths on the esplanade at Karaka Village.
Planning related
· for
lifestyle properties in Gracechurch Drive area, Pukekohe, to be rezoned
· bring
forward release of land west of Paerata Road for development earlier, from 2040
to 2030
· protecting
rich soils in Pukekohe/Franklin for food production.
Transport related
· express
bus service from Maraetai/Beachlands to either Manukau (for city and airport)
or Panmure (for city) train stations – to provide an alternative to the
ferry, and to allow residents to take advantage of the $50 fare cap
· bus
service from Pine Harbour to Papakura train station via North Road
· footpath
from Tonkin Place, Buckland, to Buckland School to allow children to walk to
school
· improvement
to pubic transport from Waiuku to connect with the train in Pukekohe
· review
of bus routes in Franklin in rural routes as buses go past houses but there are
no bus stops so rural residents are unable to utilise services
· streetlighting
along Glenbrook-Waiuku Road
· speed
bumps to slow traffic and safer crossings in Whitford Village
· measures
to address traffic safety on Lisle Farm Road, Anselmi Ridge
· maintenance
of roadside drains
· fix
the slip on Irwin Road, Kingseat at Puhitahi Creek
· lowering
the speed limited on Whitford-Maraetai Rd between Beachlands and Maraetai to
50km/hr so families can safely access Te Puru
· guttering
and footpath in Belgium St, Waiuku
· angle
parking with disability parking at the Ki Uta Reserve in Clarks Beach.
Other
· improvements
to the sewerage system in the Omana area
· concern
about reduced funding for iconic community activities and the impact on
volunteers
· more
regular flushing of the lake in Waiuku.
33. Consultation feedback on local board priorities will be
considered by the local board when approving their local board agreement
between 10-12 June 2025.
Overview of feedback received on
regional topics in the Annual Plan from the Franklin Local Board area
34. The proposed Annual Plan 2025/2026 builds on the
Long-term Plan 2024-2034 (LTP), setting out Auckland Council’s priorities
and how services and investments are proposed to be funded. Consultation on the
proposed Annual Plan 2025/2026 asked submitters to respond to key questions
related to:
· the overall
plan
· destination management and major events
· changes
to other rates, fees and charges
· local board priorities.
35. Submitters
were also encouraged to provide feedback on any of other matters included in
the Annual Plan 2025/2026 consultation
document.
36. The submissions received from the Franklin Local Board
area on these key issues are summarised below, along with an overview of any
other areas of feedback on regional proposals with a local impact.
Key
Question 1: Overall Plan
37. Aucklanders were asked whether they support the overall
plan including prioritising investment
in:
· transport
· water; and
· fairer funding for local communities.
38. The consultation document for the Annual Plan 2025/2026 also
outlined the proposed funding approach which includes a 5.8 percent rates
increase for the average value residential property, consistent with the LTP,
and additional debt financing to fund $4 billion in capital expenditure.
39. The
proposed 5.8 per cent rates increase for the average value residential property
for 2025/2026 includes the following proposed rates changes:
· an average
general rates increase of 6.40 percent for existing ratepayers
· an average increase of 3.5 per cent to the Natural
Environment Targeted Rate (NETR) and Climate Action Transport Targeted Rate
(CATTR) for existing ratepayers, as set out in the LTP
· an average increase of $2.12 in the Water Quality
Targeted Rate (WQTR) to cover the operating and interest costs for the
programme, as set out in the LTP
· a 3.3 percent increase to the overall Waste Management
Targeted Rate (WMTR) for the typical household.
40. The graphs below give an overview of the responses from
the Franklin Local Board area.
41. Themes
from submitters who do not support the overall proposal include:
· prefer a focus on core services, infrastructure and
maintenance
· opposed to any rate increases, particularly within cost of
living crisis
· rural residents receive few Council services for the rates
they pay
· lack of confidence in council spending ratepayer funding
wisely
· funding in Franklin does not reflect rates and development
contributions collected
· concerns about maintenance and capacity of the road
network.
42. Federated
Farmers requested future consultation documents are improved to show
information on the impact of total rates changes on rural properties, as it
does for residential and business properties.
43. Key
themes from mana whenua with interests in the Franklin Local Board area
included:
· support for review
of the Māori Outcomes Fund and calls for mana whenua to be involved in the
decision-making over this fund
· requests for
partnership by involving mana whenua at co-governance at all levels of
decision-making
· for equity to be
embedded in all decision-making to address historical inequities
· need for clear structures for Māori engagement at the local board level
to ensure mana whenua priorities are considered in all decision-making
and to ensure fairer funding targets investment in
iwi-led social, cultural, economic and environmental initiatives
· enhance
economic opportunities for Maaori businesses and communities through
targeted procurement policies
· concern
about the impact of fast-track development on te taiao, and the health and
wellbeing of whanau.
44. Specific
requests from mana whenua included:
· funding to deliver on Council’s strategic direction
for the Manukau Harbour through a joint work programme, and to partner with
Ngāti Tamaoho in delivery
· increase the number and visibility of Matariki events
· increase investment for Māori outcomes, particularly
through the Marae Infrastructure Programme, and for the programmes priorities
to address climate change issue such as addressing sea level rise (impacting
Whātāpaka Marae in Karaka)
· need to prioritise public transport for under-served rural
and mana whenua communities
· funding for the protection of water, and the integration of
matauranga Māori.
Key Question 2: Destination management and major
events
45. Aucklanders were asked for feedback on a bed night visitor levy paid
by those in short-stay commercial accommodation, to fund destination
management, marketing and major events. Without such a levy, a $7 million
budget shortfall for the 2025/2026 financial year could impact the funding for
major events that are expected to attract visitor expenditure, such as the ASB
Classic, Auckland Marathon, and Auckland Writers Festival.
46. A
bed night visitor levy of 2.5 to 3 per cent paid by those in short-stay
accommodation would raise around $27 million annually to fund even more
destination management, marketing and major events activities in Auckland.
However, this requires central government legislative change. Auckland Council continues to work with central
government on this, with public
feedback helping to inform this work.
47. The graphs below give an overview of the responses from
the Franklin Local Board area.
48. Themes
from submitters who do not support the bed night levy include:
· levy may discourage tourism
· preference to charge overseas visitors but not Aucklanders
· concerns about the cost of implementation
· concern about equity issues when accommodation providers
outside central Auckland are being asked to collect a levy for events primarily
delivered in central Auckland
· opposed to any additional taxation/rating
· events should be financially self-sustaining rather than
relying on external funding
49. The following mana whenua iwi with interests in the
Franklin Local Board area support the proposed bed night levy: Ngāti
Tamaoho, Ngāti Tamaterā, Ngāti Maru, Ngaati Whanaunga.
50. Themes from mana whenua submissions included that
destination marketing funding should support cultural tourism, including
smaller mana whenua-led cultural initiatives and events.
Key Question 3: changes to other rates, fees and
charges
51. Aucklanders were asked to provide feedback on
proposed changes to certain targeted rates and some fees and charges as outlined below.
Waste management rates changes
52. Aucklanders were asked whether they support applying the Refuse Targeted Rate to
residential and lifestyle properties in Franklin and Rodney to fund the
council’s rubbish collection service, replacing the current system of
purchasing rubbish bags.
53. Starting in 2025/2026, residential and
lifestyle properties in Franklin and Rodney will be charged a refuse targeted
rate for the first time. Franklin's rate will cover a full year of service,
while Rodney's will be about 83% of the full charge due to its scheduled
September 2025 start date. Additionally, from July 2025, waste management
services and targeted rates will be introduced in Manukau's commercial areas
where the service isn’t presently available.
54. There were 374 submissions from the Franklin Local Board
area which referenced these fees.
55. The graphs below give an overview of the responses from
the Franklin Local Board area.
56. A summary of themes from those who support this are:
· single
system for the whole Auckland makes sense
· support
weekly rubbish collections to be ongoing
· preference
for wheelie bin over bags
57. A summary of themes from those who do not support the
proposal are:
· wheelie
bins are a disincentive to reducing waste
· additional
rate penalises those who currently produce a small amount of waste
· preference
for user pays ‘pay as you throw’
· inconvenience
of bins for rural properties with long driveways
· oppose
the targeted rate as rubbish is a core council activity and cost should be met
within general rates
58. The following mana whenua iwi with interests in the
Franklin Local Board area support the proposed waste management proposal for
Franklin: Ngāti Tamaoho, Ngaati Whanaunga.
59. Ngaati Whanaunga suggested that there needs to be a focus
on waste minimisation and community-led activities, a flexible approach for
rural properties, and recommended hardship provisions for vulnerable
households.
Changes to fees and charges
60. Other proposed changes to fees and charges included in the
consultation document for the Annual Plan 2025/2026 include:
· changes to
some animal management fees including an increase in the dog adoption fee from
$350 to $450 and an increase vet fee from $75 to $150
· fees for some cemetery and cremation services
· realigning bach fees into pricing tiers based on
occupancy levels, capacity, and location
· aligning staff charge-out rates with staff pay bands for
services in regional parks
61. There was minimal feedback from the Franklin Local Board
area which referenced these fees.
Draft Tūpuna Maunga
Authority Operational Plan 2025/2026
62. Aucklanders
were asked for feedback on the draft Tūpuna Maunga Authority (TMA)
Operational Plan 2025/2026 which sets out a framework in which the council must
carry out the routine management of 14 Tūpuna Maunga, under the direction
of the Tūpuna Maunga Authority.
63. There were sixteen submissions from the Franklin Local
Board area which referenced the TMA plan.
Priorities
for mana whenua with interests in the Franklin Local Board area
64. Mana whenua
provided submissions outlining their priorities. A summary of key
priorities from submissions that are relevant for the Franklin Local Board are
detailed below:
Te Akitai Waiohua
· equity
needs to be a driving force in decision-making
· partnership
under Te Tiriti requires mana whenua to be actively involved in governance
structures with clear mechanisms to ensure mana whenua influence over local
board funding decisions and investments in Māori outcomes
· strengthen
mana whenua partnerships by formalising co-governance at all levels.
Ngāti Maru
· commitment
to partnership at all levels
· targeted
investment in rangatahi – youth employment, leadership programmes,
educational scholarships
· increased
investment in environmental restoration projects, particularly with mana whenua
leadership and engagement
Ngati Tamatera
· collaboration
with local boards to ensure that iwi values are embedded in local projects and
that funding is allocated to support Māori cultural and environmental
aspirations, such as:
o collaboration
with iwi on local environmental projects
o iwi
co-design in placemaking projects
o aligning
iwi priorities with local funding and work programmes
o collaborate
with local boards to secure funding for Māori programmes, Matariki
celebrations and other Māori-focussed events.
Te Patukirikiri
· enhance
mana whenua involvement at every level of decision-making, expand co-governance
to additional whenua and water resources
· mandatory
cultural competency training for staff and elected members covering Te Tiriti o
Waitangi and Te Ao Māori
· encourage
a focus on pest control and water quality improvements, including co-designed
iwi-led restoration initiatives
· additional
investment to accelerate Te Kete Rukuruku
· economic
empowerment for Māori through supplier diversity.
Ngaati Whanaunga
· co-governance
and partnership
· improved
transparency and accountability in funding and decision-making
· greater
investment in iwi-led housing, tourism, environmental and cultural initiatives.
Waikato-Tainui
· increased
Māori representation in all decision-making processes, including funding
to ensure meaningful iwi participation
· sustainable economic development that respects cultural
values, promotes local businesses, and creates opportunities for meaningful
employment and entrepreneurship, especially for Māori and other
underrepresented groups
· initiatives to mitigate climate change, protect
biodiversity, and promote eco-friendly infrastructure development.
Feedback
from mataawaka and Māori organisations
65. Other
feedback from Māori organisations that is relevant for the local board is:
Te Kotahi a Tāmaki
· fairer funding for local boards allows local boards to
invest in marae-based initiatives, cultural events and Māori-led projects
and programmes.
· economic
opportunities for Marae and Māori businesses
· equitable
funding for Marae, and investment in local marae infrastructure
· sustainable
funding for Māori events
· partnering
with marae on rangatahi development.
Tonui Maori Management Consultancy
· request
for local boards to embed Māori outcomes in their strategies, policies and
plans
· enable
localised programmes that uplift Māori business, support Māori-led
programmes and cultural initiatives, and that help local communities learn and
embrace Māori
· help
Māori business to thrive through Council procurement
· support
for rangatahi Māori, including investment in hauora/well-being.
Te Roopu Waiora
· inclusive
design that creates Māori relevant accessible communications
· improved
public and community facilities.
Recommendations on local matters
66. This report provides for the local board to recommend
local matters to the Governing Body for consideration as part of the Annual
Plan process, in May 2025. This includes:
· any
new/amended local targeted rate proposals
· any
new/amended business improvement district targeted rates
· release
of local board specific reserve funds
· local
advocacy initiatives.
Local
targeted rate and business improvement district (BID) targeted rate proposals
67. Local boards are required to endorse any new or amended
local targeted rate proposals or business improvement district (BID) targeted
rate proposals in their local board area. These proposals must have been
consulted on before they can be implemented.
The local boards then recommend these proposals to the Governing Body for
approval of the targeted rate.
68. This does not apply to the Franklin
Local Board for the 2025/2026 financial year.
Local
board specific reserve funds
69. Local boards
are allocated funding for the delivery of local services, projects and
programmes that are important to their communities. Local boards have decision
making over the allocation of these funds but need approval from the Governing
Body where the release of local board specific reserve funds is requested,
which are being held by the council for a specific purpose.
70. This does not apply to the Franklin
Local Board for the 2025/2026 financial year.
Local
board advocacy
71. Local boards can also agree advocacy initiatives which
considers the consultation feedback above. This allows the Governing Body to
consider these advocacy items when making decisions on the Annual Plan
2025/2026 in May.
72. The advocacy initiatives approved by the local board will
then be included as an appendix to the 2025/2026 Local Board Agreement.
Local board input on regional topics in the Annual Plan 2025/2026
73. Local boards have a statutory responsibility for
identifying and communicating the interests and preferences of the people in
its local board area in relation to Auckland Council’s strategies,
policies, plans, and bylaws, and any proposed changes to be made to
them. This report provides an opportunity for the local board to provide
input on council’s proposed Annual Plan 2025/2026.
74. Local board plans reflect community priorities and
preferences and are key documents that guide the development of local board
agreements, local board annual work programmes, and local board input into
regional plans such as the long-term plan and annual plan.
Tauākī whakaaweawe
āhuarangi
Climate impact statement
75. The decisions recommended in this report are part of the
Annual Plan 2025/2026 and local board agreement process to approve funding and
expenditure over the next year.
76. Projects allocated funding through this Annual Plan
process will all have varying levels of potential climate impact associated
with them. The climate impacts of projects Auckland Council chooses to
progress, are all assessed carefully as part of council’s rigorous
reporting requirements.
Ngā whakaaweawe me
ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera
Council group impacts and views
77. The Annual Plan 2025/2026 is an Auckland Council Group
document and will include budgets at a consolidated group level. Consultation
items and updates to budgets to reflect decisions and new information may include
items from across the group.
Ngā whakaaweawe
ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe
Local impacts and local board views
78. The local board’s decisions and feedback are being
sought in this report. The local board has a statutory role in providing its
feedback on regional plans.
79. Local boards play an important role in the development of
the council’s Annual Plan 2025/2026. Local board agreements form part of
the Annual Plan. Local
board chairs have been invited to attend Budget Committee workshops. Local
board members were provided recordings or briefings of the Budget Committee
workshops for the Annual Plan 2025/2026.
Tauākī whakaaweawe
Māori
Māori impact statement
80. Many local board decisions are of importance to and
impact Māori. Local board agreements and the Annual Plan are important
tools that enable and can demonstrate the council’s responsiveness to
Māori Outcomes.
81. Local board plans, developed in 2023 through engagement
with the community including Māori, form the basis of local board area
priorities.
82. Some projects approved for funding could have discernible
impacts on Māori. For any project or programme progressed by Auckland
Council, the potential impacts on Māori, will be assessed as part of
relevant reporting requirements.
83. Analysis of consultation feedback received on the
proposed Annual Plan includes submissions made by mana whenua, marae, mataawaka
organisations and the wider Māori community who have interests in the rohe
/ local board area.
84. Of the population in
the Franklin Local Board area, 16/6% identify as Māori. Thirty-five
(35) submissions from people who identify as Māori were received from
people residing in the Franklin Local Board area. This represents 8% of
total Franklin submissions.
85. Nineteen mana whenua entities have interests in the
Auckland Council rohe. Fourteen of the nineteen (68%)
provided verbal or written submissions on the Auckland Council’s
proposals for the Annual Plan 2025/2026. Eight of these mana whenua have
interests in the Franklin Local Board area: Ngāti Maru, Ngati
Tamaterā, Te Akitai Waiohua, Te Patukirikiri, Ngati Tamaoho, Ngati Paoa,
Ngaati Whanaunga and Waikato-Tainui.
86. The Governance team led the council-wide approach with
support from Ngā Mātārae on engagement with Māori
entities. This included:
· three information sessions
for mana whenua on submissions and the process for submissions
· five information sessions for
mataawaka on submissions and the process for submissions
· one hearing style event for
mana whenua and mataawaka groups.
87. There were six oral submissions from
mana whenua and six oral submissions from mataawaka at the Have your Say Event.
88. Three
mataawaka organisations and marae made submissions that are relevant for the
local board area, including
one from Te Kotahi a Tāmaki. Two marae in Franklin Local Board area
(Rereteewhiori at Karioitahi, and Whaataapaka in Karaka) are represented by
this roopu.
89. Franklin
Local Board engaged with mana whenua through Ara
Kōtui hui in December 2024 and March 2025. These hui were attended
by representatives from Ngāti Tamaterā, Ngāti Maru, Ngaati
Whanaunga and Ngaati Te Ata.
Ngā ritenga
ā-pūtea
Financial implications
90. The local board provides input to regional plans and
proposals. There is information in the council’s consultation material
for each plan or proposal with the financial implications of each option
outlined for consideration.
Ngā raru tūpono me
ngā whakamaurutanga
Risks and mitigations
91. The council must adopt its Annual Plan, which includes
local board agreements, by 30 June 2025. The local board is required to make
recommendations on these local matters for the Annual Plan by mid May 2025, to
enable and support the Governing Body to make decisions on key items to be
included in the Annual Plan on 28 May 2025.
Ngā koringa ā-muri
Next steps
92. Recommendations and feedback from the local board will be
provided to the Budget Committee for consideration as part of decision-making
for the Annual Plan 2025/2026.
93. The local board will approve its local content for
inclusion in the final Annual Plan 2025/2026 (including its local board
agreement) and corresponding work programmes in June 2025.
94. The final Annual Plan 2025/2026 (including local board
agreements) will be adopted by the Governing Body on 25 June 2025.
Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Franklin Local Board - Annual Plan input 2025/2026
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27
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Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Author
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Lucy Stallworthy - Senior Māori Outcomes and
Engagement Advisor
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Authoriser
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Manoj Ragupathy - Local Area Manager
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