Auckland Council received over 12,000 pieces of feedback on its Annual Plan 2026/2027 – and elected members will soon decide what the final plan looks like.
The Annual Plan 2026/2027 consultation held 27 February-29 March saw the council receive 12,147 pieces of feedback from individuals, organisations, Māori entities and a campaign.
The Annual Plan 2026/2027 prioritises transport, water and local boards responding to their local communities’ needs. To deliver all activities, the proposed plan includes $3.9 billion invested into vital infrastructure across Auckland and $5.3 billion for essential services, like pools, libraries, animal management, public transport and waste collection.
A 7.9 per cent rates increase (for the average value residential property) was earmarked in the consultation, due in large part to additional CRL costs (ownership and operational costs).
Auckland Council chief financial officer Ross Tucker said the consultation feedback presents useful information for councillors to consider, as the next step in the process.
“Hearing from the community through our consultations enables us to provide useful feedback for our elected members, as they progress with considering options for next year,” says Ross.
“There are a range of budget pressures. Alongside the City Rail Link opening, we are also managing funding challenges for local services, inflation and cost increases on existing services, plus additional funding for assets.”
A report on the consultation results includes additional feedback on proposed changes to other rates, fees and charges. The full report and proposed plan will now be considered by elected members. The final Annual Plan 2026/2027 will be confirmed in late June.
Further information
Annual Plan 2026/2027 community consultation feedback
- 6,174 individual responses on the overall plan. Of these responses:
o 48 per cent were generally supportive of the annual plan
o 44 per cent were generally not supportive
o 7 per cent selected ‘I don’t know’
o 1 per cent could not be allocated into one of the above categories.
- 113 organisation responses on the overall plan included:
o 56 per cent were generally supportive of the plan
o 10 per cent were generally not supportive of the annual plan
o 4 per cent selected ‘I don’t know’
o 30 percent could not be allocated into one of the above categories.
- 22 Māori entities responded to the overall proposal:
o 21 indicated they ‘support most’ of the annual plan
o One could not be allocated to a category of overall support.
3,301 external campaign responses generally opposed key aspects of the proposed annual plan, including the proposed rates increase, and therefore all have been classified as ‘do not support most’.
The report and all the feedback is published online on the Ak Have Your Say site here.