Auckland Council Governing Body Votes on Annual Plan 2026/2027 Now Open for Feedback

The Auckland Council Governing Body recently voted on the proposed Annual Plan 2026/2027. The plan is now open for public feedback, allowing residents to respond directly to proposals that shape council spending and services.

Earlier budget debates in 2025 included amendments proposed to reduce rates increases to 6.7 per cent and lower debt to $120 million while addressing storm-related costs. These figures set the financial framework that determines rates notices sent to Auckland households and the scale of funded programmes.

Targeted rates and environmental delivery

In September 2025 the Policy and Planning Committee reported that natural environment and water quality targeted rates made significant progress in 2024/25. Delivery remains well underway for 2025/26, so funds collected through these rates continue to support specific environmental and water projects that affect local waterways and open spaces used by residents.

Meeting access and transport submission

Auckland Council provides live streams and archived videos of all governing body and committee meetings on the Auckland Council live website at councillive.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Residents can watch discussions on policies that determine how rates revenue is allocated to services such as transport and infrastructure.

The Transport and Infrastructure Committee approved the council's comprehensive submission on the Draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport 2024-34 with 16 votes in favour during an extraordinary meeting in March 2024. The submission outlines council priorities for land transport funding that influence road maintenance and public transport options available to Auckland commuters.

Public feedback on the Annual Plan 2026/2027 is the next step following the Governing Body vote. Residents can access meeting recordings to understand the context of the proposals before submitting comments on rates, debt and service levels.