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Henderson-Massey Local Board
01 May 2025
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Annual Plan
2025-2026: local board consultation feedback and input
File No.: CP2025/07883
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
receive consultation feedback from the Henderson-Massey Local Board area on:
· proposed
priorities and activities for the Henderson-Massey 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 Henderson-Massey Local
Board’s proposed priorities for 2025/2026 to be included
in their local board agreement, and key priorities for
the Annual Plan 2025/2026.
6. Auckland Council received 13,016 submissions
in total across the region and 1,067 submissions from
the Henderson-Massey local
board area. The submissions received:
· included submitters
who identified as being from the Henderson-Massey local board area
· submitters who
identified as not being from the Henderson-Massey local board area and
submitted on the Henderson-Massey Local Board proposals.
· was a mix of
individual and organisational responses.
7. 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.
8. 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 Henderson-Massey Local
Board:
a) receive consultation feedback on the
proposed Henderson-Massey 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 Henderson-Massey local
board area.
c) provide input on regional topics in the proposed Annual Plan 2025/2026 and key advocacy initiatives to the Governing Body.
Horopaki
Context
9. 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 Henderson-Massey 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.
10. The Local
Board Agreements 2025/2026 will form part of the Auckland Council’s Annual Plan 2025/2026.
11. 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
Henderson-Massey Local Board’s proposed priorities for 2025/2026 to be included in their local board agreement, and key local board priorities to be included in their local board
agreement for 2025/2026.
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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.
15. In
total, Auckland Council received feedback from 13,016 people
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 in person and
through 89 Have Your Say events (9 events were held in the Henderson-Massey
local board area)
· Neurodiverse
Online Audio – four.
The table and graphs below indicate the
demographic categories people identified with. This information only relates to
those submitters who provided demographic information.
16. 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.
17. 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 160 submissions for Henderson-Massey Local
Board (around 1,700 submissions in total). 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, 59 submitters responded to the missing question. A review was
conducted to identify the cause of the error and prevent similar issues in the
future.
Feedback
received on the Henderson-Massey Local Board’s priorities for 2025/2026
and the Annual Plan 2025/2026
18. The Henderson-Massey Local Board consulted on the
following local priorities for 2025/2026:
· Priority 1: Working with the community on signature
events with the intent for the community to take the lead
· Priority
2: Engaging mana whenua, Māori and in collaboration with Te Kete Rukuruku,
creating Te Ao Māori activations for whanau that incorporate te reo,
tikanga and supporting the area’s Pūrakau (Māori history)
· Priority
3: Expanding youth voice initiatives to academic students in the local board
area
· Priority
4: Work on plans to upgrade Catherine Plaza
· Priority
5: Continue to support water quality initiatives including the Rivercare
group’s work in Te Atatū Peninsula, Love Your Streams (EcoMatters)
and Ngā Puna Manaaki Īnanga, a project to identify, protect and
enhance īnanga spawning habitats across the Henderson-Massey local board
area.
19. The submissions received on the Henderson-Massey Local
Board priorities elicited a range of responses from ‘very
important’ to ‘fairly important’. Two of the priorities were
seen by some respondents as ‘less important’.
20. The priority to support water quality initiatives was
‘very important’ to respondents and work on plans to upgrade
Catherine Plaza was seen as ‘less important’. The graph below
gives an overview of the responses from the Henderson-Massey local board area:
21. Consultation feedback on local board priorities will be
considered by the local board when approving its local board agreement between
10-12 June 2025.
Information on submitters
Key themes
22. Most of the submissions did not include comments. The key
themes to note across the feedback received (through written and in-person
channels) included:
· Priority
1 – some support for working with the community on signature events with
the intent for the community to take the lead
· Priority
2 – mixed views on engaging and creating Te Ao Māori activations to
engage mana whenua
· Priority
3 – general support to expand youth voice initiatives to academic
students in the local board area
· Priority
4 – mixed views on the upgrade Catherine Plaza
· Priority
5 – strong support for water quality initiatives.
23. Other feedback received was diverse, reflecting a wide
range of perspectives that did not necessarily align with the five local board
priorities. Key themes included:
· work
on plans to upgrade Henderson Town Centre
· the
importance of safety and wellbeing in the Henderson Town Centre
· reducing
traffic congestion in Te Atatū Peninsula
· improving
public transport
· support
for a new pool in the Northwest area.
Requests for local funding
24. Requests for local funding through the Annual Plan
2025/2026 consultation included:
· Te
Kawerau ā Maki – seek joint local board funding to create two
community officer roles – one in West Auckland and one in North Shore to
help better connect with the Local Boards and community within TKAM’s
heartlands. Total amount requested - $200,000.
Overview of feedback received on
regional topics in the Annual Plan from the Henderson-Massey Local Board area
25. 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.
26. Submitters
were also encouraged to provide feedback on any of other matters included in
the Annual Plan 2025/2026 consultation
document.
27. The submissions received from the Henderson-Massey 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
28. Aucklanders were asked whether they support the overall
plan including prioritising investment
in:
· transport
· water; and
· fairer funding for local communities.
29. The consultation document for the Annual Plan 2025/2026 also
outlined the proposed funding approach which includes a 5.8 per cent rates
increase for the average value residential property, consistent with the LTP,
and additional debt financing to fund $4 billion in capital expenditure.
30. 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 per cent 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 per cent increase to the overall Waste Management
Targeted Rate (WMTR) for the typical household.
31. The graphs below gives an overview of the responses from
the Henderson-Massey local board area.
32. Mana whenua iwi and Mataawaka with interests in the
Henderson-Massey local board area provided feedback as follows:
· In
general, Te Kawerau ā Maki are supportive of the proposed annual plan, in
particular continuing to invest $16 million into Māori outcomes,
co-ordinating and implementing kauri dieback management, and continuing with
the targeted rates including increasing 3.5 per cent to the NETR and CATTR
funds, increasing the WQTR funds, and increasing 3.3 per cent to the WMTR fund.
· Hoani
Waititi Marae support the proposed annual plan.
Key Question 2: Destination management and major
events
33. 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.
34. 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. The graphs
below give an overview of the responses from the Henderson-Massey local board
area:
Key Question 3: changes to other rates, fees and
charges
35. 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
36. 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.
37. 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 per cent 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.
38. 712 individuals and 7 organisations provided feedback to
the questions “What do you think of the waste management proposal?”
The graph below gives an overview of responses from the Henderson-Massey local
board area:
Changes to fees and charges
39. 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
There were no submissions from the
Henderson-Massey local board area which referenced these fees.
Other
matters for feedback
40. The
following matters were also included in the consultation in the Long-term Plan:
Draft Tūpuna Maunga Authority Operational Plan
2025/2026
41. 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.
42. There were 17 submissions from the Henderson-Massey local
board area which referenced the TMA plan. A few respondents emphasised their
support for the Tūpuna Maunga Authority Operational plan.
Recommendations on local matters
43. 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
44. 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.
45. This does not apply to the Henderson-Massey local board
for the 2025/2026 financial year.
Local
board specific reserve funds
46. 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.
47. This does not
apply to the Henderson-Massey Local Board for the 2025/2026 financial year.
Local
board advocacy
48. 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.
49. 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
50. 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.
51. 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
52. 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.
53. 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
54. 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
55. 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.
56. 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
57. 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.
58. Local board plans, developed in 2023 through engagement
with the community including Māori, form the basis of local board area
priorities.
59. 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.
60. Analysis of consultation feedback received on the
proposed Annual Plan includes submissions made by mana whenua, matawaaka
organisations and the wider Māori community who have interests in the rohe
/ local board area.
61. 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 mātaawaka on submissions and the process for submissions
· one hearing style
event for mana whenua and mātaawaka groups
62. Nineteen mana
whenua entities have interests in the Auckland Council rohe. Thirteen of the
nineteen (68.42 per cent) provided verbal or written submissions on the
Auckland Council’s proposals for the Annual Plan 2025/2026.
63. There were
six oral submissions from mana whenua and six oral submissions from
mātaawaka at the Have your Say Event.
64. Henderson-Massey
Local Board engaged locally with Māori through:
· Mataawaka
engagement - hui held at Hoani Waititi Marae on 19 March 2025. Elected members
from Henderson-Massey, Waitakere Ranges and Whau local boards met with the
Māori community to discuss issues that were of importance to Māori.
· Mana whenua engagement – Te Kawerau ā
Maki, mana whenua of West Auckland and North Shore submitted on specific
matters of importance to Te Kawerau ā Maki.
65. Māori comprise 18.1 per cent of the population in
the Henderson-Massey Local Board area. 67 submissions from people
who identify as Māori were received from people residing in the Henderson-Massey Local Board area. This
represents 8 per cent of total submissions.
66. The following
mana whenua and mataawaka organisations gave feedback on the Henderson-Massey
Local Board priorities:
Te
Kawerau ā Maki:
· continue
to support the collaborative development of the Te Kōpua Henderson
Creative Precinct with Tātaki Unlimited, which is focused on the
retention, attraction, and enhancement of creative industries and talent in the
Henderson area
· seek
joint local board funding to create two community officer roles – one in
West Auckland and one in North Shore – to help Te Kawerau ā Maki
better connect with the Local Boards and community within their heartlands.
Hoani Waititi Marae:
· the marae
strategic priorities align tightly with Auckland Council’s goals across
the proudly serving three local boards. Hoani Waititi Marae see an opportunity
to deepen and formalise a partnership that leverages shared values and delivers
meaningful outcomes.
Ngā ritenga
ā-pūtea
Financial implications
67. 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
68. 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
69. 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.
70. 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.
71. The final Annual Plan 2025/2026 (including local board
agreements) will be adopted by the Governing Body on 25 June 2025.
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Signatories
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Authors
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Michelle Knudsen - Lease Board Advisor
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Authorisers
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Adam Milina - Local Area Manager
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