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CONSULTATION DOCUMENT

TAHUA A-TAU ANNUAL BUDGET ANNUAL BUDGET

Help guide Auckland’s direction for 2016/2017

TAHUA A-TAU

Have your say by 4pmThursday 24 March 2016


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Ngā kōrero mō tēnei pukapukaAbout this document

Once every three years, councils are required to adopt a long-term plan (10-year budget), and in theintervening years an annual plan, otherwise known as an annual budget. Each year our budget sets ratesfor the year and includes a Local Board Agreement for each of our 21 local boards.

This consultation document seeks your input to help us develop our annual budget for 2016/2017,which will cover the second year of the current 10-year budget.

Parts 1 and 2 of this document provide information about our plans for 2016/2017 as set out in our 10-yearbudget. Parts 3, 4 and 5 seek your feedback on some potential changes to our plans. Part 6 lets you knowhow and when you can have your say on these changes.

We would like your feedback on:1. Some possible changes to our rating policies and therefore your rates.

These policies don’t determine the total amount of rates we need to collect, but rather,how rates are shared across different groups of ratepayers.

2. A range of issues relating to your local area.

Whakapuakina ō whakaaro

Have your sayConsultation on our annual budget 2016/2017 closes at 4pm, 24 March 2016.

For more information, including the supporting information for this consultation document, you can:

• visit shapeauckland.co.nz

• phone 09 301 0101 or

• visit your local board ofce, service centre or library.

Final decisions will be made by June 2016 and will be available on shapeauckland.co.nz in July.

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Rārangi KōreroContents

Part 1: Introduction

Background

Part 2: Our budget for 2016/2017

Responding to growth

Our planned investment

Paying for this investment

Day-to-day service delivery

Part 3: Your rates

Part 4: Priorities in your local area

Part 5: What else is going on?

Part 6: Having your say

How to have your say

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Wāhanga 1: Kupu Whakataki

Part 1: Introduction

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Background

Auckland is the fastest growing region in

New Zealand. The population is expected toreach 2.2 million in the next three decades.

More people want to live and work here thananywhere else in the country. Our economy isbooming – GDP grew at 3.7 per cent in 2014and 37,000 new jobs were created. To managethat growth, we have to ensure our services,infrastructure and facilities can cope with theadded demand.

Managing our nancesFollowing feedback from more than 27,000Aucklanders, last year we settled on our 10-yearbudget that will see the biggest investment inAuckland over the next ten years than in anyprevious decade: $18.7 billion. This includesinvestment in local community projects such asupgrading libraries and sports elds, along withmajor roading and public transport upgradesto help get the whole region moving.

Our 10-year budget is about balancing the needfor investment with affordability. We have keptrates increases to a minimum by containing ourcore costs and achieving over $200 million perannum of efciency gains so far.

Our strong credit ratings of AA from Standard &Poor’s and Aa2 from Moody’s Investors Servicehave both been recently conrmed.

Fixing Auckland’s Transport

The feedback on our 10-year budget indicatedthat a majority of Aucklanders wanted to see moreprogress with transport. Discussions with centralgovernment are now well underway on the long-term solution to Auckland’s transport problems. Inthe meantime, to address our most urgent transportpriorities, we introduced an Interim Transport Levyfor three years, which now enables us to invest anadditional $523 million in transport over that periodaccross Auckland.

We decided that the simplest and fairest way to

charge this interim levy was as a xed charge of$114 a year for all households and $183 a year forall businesses. This has enabled us to get on withdelivering initiatives such as:

• 52 kilometres of cycleways

• 45 additional kilometres of bus lanes

• six new, replaced or extended park and rides

• route protection/enabling works for theNorth Western Busway

• earlier delivery of local and arterial roadimprovements

• earlier delivery of bus-rail interchanges.

Making the most of our assetsWhen we decided on our 10-year budget, wewanted to ensure that ratepayers are getting thebest value from the large portfolio of council-owned assets. We engaged EY (Ernst & Young)and Cameron Partners to look at all the assets and

identify opportunities to enhance this value.

These reports are now available to view here.

We are already progressing work on some ofthe more operation-focused opportunities, whilethe discussion on our assets is just beginning.We do not currently have any proposals to changeour ownership or control of Ports of Auckland or ourshares in Auckland Airport, and we will undertakefull public consultation on any proposed changes

before making decisions.While we continue work on these longer-termissues, we also need to get on with delivering ourcurrent plans. For 2016/2017, this means delivering

year two of our 10-year budget. That is the focusof this document.

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Tā mātou tahua mō 2016/2017Part 2:Our budget for 2016/2017



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Responding to growth

Responding to Auckland’s rapidly growing population is the biggest

driver of our investment plans and nancial projections for 2016/2017.Figure 1 shows that more people create the need for more houses andinfrastructure assets such as public transport, roads, parks and wastewater.More infrastructure assets in turn mean higher council debt and risingownership costs such as interest and maintenance.

Combined with the additional cost of providing day-to-day services formore people, these rising ownership pressures are increasing the council’stotal operating costs faster than the rate of ination. While efciency gainsand higher growth-related revenue are helping, rates increases higher thanthe rate of ination are necessary if Auckland is to continue to invest in

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+3.5% or Average residential rates increase

2016/2017

+3.2% overall averagerates increase

$1.50

+2.5% or Average business rates increase

each week

$6.60each week

This investment will be paid for by a combination of:

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Central GovernmentFunding

Increased BankBorrowing User Charges Rates

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$1. 2 b

More housing means we need more investment in infrastructure and services the council provides –

things like playgrounds, parks, rubbish services, libraries, wastewater, transport and community facilities

will all need to be improved or expanded to cope with the growth.

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More people means

more housing is required

736,000 more Aucklanders,increasing our population

to 2.2 million

2010

2045

Forecasts predict this growth will continue at

pace over the next 30 years.

130,000 populationincrease over

fve years

2010

2015

In the last ve years Auckland’s population has

increased by more than the entire populationof Tauranga or Dunedin.

120 newAucklanders

every dayAuckland has become a more attractive place

to live, with more and more people makingAuckland their home.

Jan-Jun

2015

Understanding Auckland’s growth and how we’re going to pay for it

Figure 1.

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Our investmentOur planned investment for 2016/2017 buildson our signicant investment in new assets forAuckland over the past ve years, including:

• almost a billion dollars on roads and footpaths,

including Tiverton Road and Wolverton Streetin New Lynn, Albany Highway, Te Atatū Road,and continued investment in the AucklandManukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI)

• $1.1 billion on public transport, including therollout of 57 electric trains, the new rail stationand transport hub at Manukau, upgraded stationsand bus interchanges across the network, andnew ferry facilities and services to Hobsonvilleand Beach Haven

• $220 million on land for new parks, includinglocal parks in new developments

• $190 million expanding and improving ourstormwater network

• $900 million on water and wastewaterinfrastructure, including the upgrade of theWaikato Water Treatment Plant, expandingnetworks to support urban growth, andwastewater solutions to protect our harbours

• $50 million on new or upgraded librariesincluding Ōtāhuhu, Ranui, Devonport, Wellsfordand Waiheke.

For 2016/2017, our 10-year budget sets out afurther $1.2 billion of investment in new assetsas well as $700 million to look after existing ones.Aucklanders will see this investment occur acrossthe region and in a wide range of council services.This investment will also range from large projectsspanning multiple years, such as the City Rail Link and the AMETI, through to local projects such asupgrades to community centres, libraries andsports elds.

Figure 2 lists some of the investment highlightsfor 2016/2017.

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Figure 2.

Auckland Council delivering in 2016/2017

The 2016/2017 programme continues to address the challenges of growth and improving our transportinfrastructure. Aucklanders will continue to see progress as we deliver projects such as:

N o r t h A u c k l a n d

AlbanyStadium Pool

New community facility

SilverdalePark and Ride

Public transport project

WarkworthShowgrounds

Community facility upgrade

WarkworthWestern Collector

Roading project

W e s t A u c k l a n d

Lincoln and Te Atatu road improvements

Roading project

Westgate Library andCommunity Centre

New community facility

Te Atatubus interchangePublic transport project

Westgate TownCentre

Town centre development

C B D / E a s t A u c k l a n d

Pioneer Women’s andEllen Melville HallCommunity facility upgrade

MyersPark

Improvement project

Ngapipi Intersectionand Tamaki Drive

Roading project

WesthavenMarine Village

Town centre development

S o u t h A u c k l a n d

OrmistonTown Centre Link

Roading project

Manukau, Ōtāhuhuand Pukekohe

Public transport interchanges

Ormistonand Pukekohe

Town centre developments

WaiukuSports Park

Community facility upgrade

R e g i o n - w i d e

Work commencing on the

City Rail Link

Creating new

Cycle ways

Rolling out of

Organic bins

and a new organic

Processing facility

The following pages provide some further information about some of the key projects we will be progressingacross the region in 2016/2017.

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Albany Stadium PoolWe are building a new recreational swimming poolnear QBE Stadium to cater for the growing populationin north Auckland. With a focus on fun and recreation,this facility will have something for all ages.

A zero-depth splash pad will provide toddlers withtheir rst aquatic experience with exciting splash andspray water toys, while the shallow pools will includeslides, water cannons and a large play structure forchildren to develop condence in the water.For more condent children and adults the leisurepool can be set up for an array of water activities andstructured lane swimming, and will have a permanentclimbing wall in the deep end.

Ōtāhuhu Bus-Train InterchangeWe are building a new bus-train interchange at theŌtāhuhu railway station to provide better connectedand more frequent public transport services.This modern, high-quality facility will featurearchitecture reecting the local and historical context.Separate paths for buses, trains, pedestrians, cyclistsand other vehicles will improve safety, while coveredbus platforms, cycle storage racks and dedicatedpassenger drop-off zone will make using public

transport easier and more enjoyable.

City Rail LinkWork has now begun on the City Rail Link (CRL),which will include a new underground rail line andtwo new underground train stations in the citycentre. By connecting up the existing rail lines wewill be able to provide more frequent trains withmore direct services to the city centre. It will enabletrains to run every 10 minutes at peak times for

most stations, carrying up to 30,000 people an hour.The CRL has transport benets for large parts ofAuckland, including road users, as making publictransport (as one network) a better travel choice willease pressure on roads for those who need to use them.

Without the CRL, the bus network will be over capacity, creating major trafc problems.For example, more than 250 buses an hour will be needed on Symonds Street, and trafc speeds in the citycentre would drop to 7km/h by 2021, 5km/h by 2041. Rail users will see:

• a train about every 7 to 10 minutes at peak for most Auckland stations

• faster, more frequent public transport services with increased rail feeder buses freeing up city centrearterial bus services

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Westhaven Marine VillageWe are building a hub for businesses in the marineindustry, right in the heart of the country’s biggestmarina. The Westhaven Marine Village will providepurpose-built accommodation for marine businesses

such as chandlers, brokerages, and other specialistservices. The total development will encompass9400 square metres of space that will includeshop fronts, ofce space, and versatile areas to suitpractical industry requirements, as well as furtherdining options. It will be fronted by the WesthavenPromenade, also making it a place to stop, rest,and enjoy a cold drink or bite to eat.

Westgate Town CentreAuckland Council and New Zealand Retail PropertyGroup are building the new Westgate regionaltown centre in the western part of Auckland. Thisnew centre's civic heart will include a new 3500m2 library featuring a unique children's reading andstorytelling 'cocoon' space, community rooms, acafé and Citizens' Advice Bureau. The large civicspace will be a pedestrian-friendly, slow-speed zoneor shared space. It will also be a place for people to

gather and relax with family and friends.

Sports eld redevelopmentAuckland sportspeople can spend more timeplaying, thanks to Auckland Council’s $43 millioninvestment in developing the region’s sports eldsover the last three years. By developing new elds,improving drainage, installing oodlights, sandcarpets and articial turf we have increased capacityby 773 playing hours a week.

But there is still work to do. Over the next three years we will be upgrading toilets and changingrooms at 10 sports parks, creating three newhockey turfs and several new or upgraded netballcourts. We will add a further 526 playing hours aweek to our sports eld network by providing for:

• 44 elds to be oodlit

• 39 elds to be sand carpeted

• 4 elds to be developed as bre-reinforced sand

carpet elds plus oodlights

• 3 elds to be developed as articial turf eldsplus oodlights.


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Paying for this investment

To pay for continued investment in Auckland (including the $1.2 billion investment in new assets for

2016/2017) our current plan would see us:• retaining the three-year Interim Transport Levy of $114 per year for residential properties and

$183 for business properties

• increasing overall average general rates by 3.2 per cent(an average increase of $1.50 per week for residential properties)

• increasing water and wastewater charges by 2.5 per cent(an average increase of $0.40 per week for residential properties)

• increasing council debt from $8 billion to $8.85 billion, while ensuring that interest costs do notexceed 12 per cent of our revenue (see Figure 3).

We consider this increase in debt to be appropriate on the basis that it is primarily driven by investment innew assets with long, useful lives. The benets from this expenditure will be spread over time, and using debtnancing means that costs will be shared with those people who will benet from the assets in the future.

Our nancial strategy sets limits on the council’s borrowing, to maintain debt at a sustainable level.While total group debt is projected to reach $11.6 billion by 2025, it will still remain at a prudent level incomparison to our income. This prudent approach to debt is a key reason why we have a AA Standard &Poor’s credit rating – the highest in New Zealand apart from central government. None of the issues we areseeking feedback on in this document have any implications for our nancial strategy.

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Day-to-day service delivery

For 2016/2017, our 10-year budget sets out an operating budget of $3.7 billion. This supports ourinvestment programme and pays for a wide range of day-to-day services such as maintaining roads,collecting rubbish and running libraries. While this is a large budget, it reects the high cost of running thelargest council in Australasia, and providing all the services that Aucklanders expect and value.




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Some key examples of these costs include:

• maintaining more than 7000km of road, 7000km of footpaths, 41 rail stations, 21 wharves,14 ferry facilities and six busway stations costs over $110 million per annum

• over $110 million per annum to assist the funding of public transport trips

• mowing our 241 sports parks and 3000 local parks costs $17 million per annum

• maintaining and operating parks, sport and recreation facilities (including 927 playgrounds and 43 aquaticand recreation centres) costs over $65 million per annum

• running 54 local libraries along with the central library is $50 million per annum

• Watercare run water and wastewater services at a cost of over $200 million per annum

• it costs $90 million per annum to provide rubbish collection, recycling and inorganic collections

• providing funding assistance to major facilities such as Auckland War Memorial Museum $29 million,MOTAT $12 million, Auckland Zoo $8 million, Auckland Art Gallery $11 million

• grants of $60 million support a range of regional and local community, arts and cultural groups and

facilities e.g. Auckland Theatre Company, Auckland Arts Festival, Auckland Philharmonia, Howick HistoricVillage, Te Tuhi, Lopdell House, Q Theatre, North Shore Theatre and Arts Trust

• working in partnership with others to leverage our $18 million investment next year on major andregional events including the NRL 9s, the V8s in Pukekohe, the Pasika Festival and preparation for theWorld Masters Games.

In 2016/2017, the council must also cover the costs of holding an election with 1,054,619 registered voters,and putting in place the Auckland Unitary Plan – the single rulebook for development in Auckland.

To minimise the impact of rising operating costs on rates, we have been working hard over the past ve years to contain core costs and achieve efciency gains of over $200 million per annum so far. Over the

same period we added a city the size of Tauranga to our population. Figure 4 shows that the council’s coreoperating costs from 2010 to 2015 (as reported in our audited accounts) on a per capita basis are still wellbelow the level of 2009 – immediately prior to amalgamation.

Figure 4: Core council expenditure per capita

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Area of spendCapital spend

2016/2017Operating spend

2016/2017How operating costs

are fundedRates value

per $100What will be delivered Key performance indicators

• building and maintaining all local and main arterial roads• footpaths, cycle paths, bridges, carparks, culverts etc• providing public transport services – trains, buses, ferries• invest in rail, bus stations and ferry infrastructure• transport safety, education and enforcement• continued work on key infrastructure projects,

including City Rail Link and AMETI• year 2 of the accelerated transport programme, which

included an additional $523m capital expenditure overthree years funded by the interim transport levy.

• increase public transport boardings to over 89 million trips, improvepunctuality to 93% and customer satisfaction to 84%

• maintain optimum travel time on at least 85% of key freight routes• grow annual number of cycling trips on Auckland Transport’s

designated routes to 1.2 million per year.

• regional and local parks• libraries, community facilities, community services

and grants• arts and cultural facilities, activities and community events• swimming pools and recreation centres.

• maintain and increase overall service levels for our local and regionalparks to continue to enjoy high visitor numbers

• signicant investment in sportselds to improve satisfaction of theprovision and quality to 75%

• grow over 60,000 native plants in the Botanic gardens forrevegatation programmes

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20 sites of signicance on Tupuna Maunga with mitigation measuresto improve or maintain their condition.

• building and maintaining the stormwater network • improving the quality of water in streams and harbours• waste collection, including recycling and reducing waste

to landll• protecting biodiversity• undertaking regulatory activities such as resource and

building consents, dog control, food licensing and swimmingpool inspections.

• ensure no more than 1 in 1000 properties connected to ourstormwater system is ooded per year

• have three resource recovery facilities operational• establish 8 hectares of new forest or wetland habitats per year • process 100% of building and non-notied resource consents

within 20 working days• 30% of catchments have key source of contaminants identied

and mitigated.

• Unitary Plan and local plans, policy development, waterfrontdevelopment, town centre development, propertymanagement and development

• enabling housing development through existing and futurespatial priority areas.

• creating a vibrant Waterfront that attracts over 73% of Aucklandersto the Waterfront each year

• increase the proportion of residents who are proud of the way theirlocal area looks and feels from 64% in 2010 to 90% in 2040.

• supporting and growing Auckland’s economy through majorevents such as NRL Auckland Nines, Pasika FestivalAuckland and V8 Supercars

• working with business sector to grow jobs• managing major attractions, venues and sports stadiums.

• major events contributing $86m in 2016/17 towards the regional GDP• grow visitors to Auckland Zoo and Art Gallery to 1.17 million visitors

per year and maintain a 90% customer satisfaction level• host 825 public art performances through Auckland Live• host 775 commercial events and 970 community events at

our stadiums.

• mayor, councillor and local board support andmeeting processes

• corporate functions such as nance, legal, communicationsand human resources

• Auckland Council Investments Ltd, including Ports of Auckland• grants to Auckland War Memorial Museum, MoTAT and the

Auckland Regional Facilities and Amenities.

• reducing corporate costs through an ongoing efciency programmeto achieve annual savings of $243 million by end of 2017

• deliver a return on equity of 7.4% on major investments.

• building and maintaining the network of pipes, dams,treatment plants, pumps required to provide a high standardof drinking water and treating wastewater

• continue to work on the delivery of major projects such as theCentral Interceptor wastewater project to reduce wastewateroverows and the Waikato second water supply pipelineconsenting application to cater for Auckland’s future growth.

• maintain 100% compliance with Drinking-water Standards forNew Zealand

• less than 10 wastewater system overows per 1000 connectionsin dry weather conditions.

$125m $171m

$10Auckland

Development

67%

33%

Rates

Other,including feesand charges

$41m $169mEconomic and

ultural Development38%

62%Rates

Other,including fees

and charges $6

$92m $339m41%

EnvironmentalManagement and

Regulation

59%Rates

Other,including feesand charges $17

$283m $469m

Governanceand Support

9%

91%

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$210m $405mParks, Community

and Lifestyle

85%

15%

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$26

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Calculating your rates

Rates support our investment in Auckland and also help pay for the hundreds

of essential day-to-day services the council provides. These include things likepark maintenance, civil defence, animal management, upkeep of sports elds,cleaning up grafti, pollution response, pest management and much more.

The 2016/2017 overall rates increase of 3.2 per cent set out in our 10-yearBudget (LTP) was determined by the council’s proposed spending levels andprojected non-rates revenue for the year. If council spending is reduced(or non-rates revenue increased) then this overall rates increase can be lowered.

Calculating the share of rates that each household and business property paysinvolves a number of factors. The factors that make the most difference areproperty value and ratepayer category – e.g. residential, business or farm/

lifestyle. The council’s rating policies can change how rates are spread acrossindividual properties. While we try hard to make these policies as fair aspossible, rating systems are not perfect and there are a wide range of viewsabout which policies are the fairest.

In recent years property revaluation and the transition to a single rating systemacross Auckland have led to wide variations in the rates increases that individualbusinesses and households pay. If we made no changes to our rating policy for2016/2017, then for the rst time since amalgamation all ratepayers wouldhave the same rates increases. Specically, all households would have a 3.5 percent rates increase and all businesses would have a 2.5 per cent rates increase1.

Have your sayWe consider that the single rating system now in place for Auckland is fair andappropriate. However, given the range of differing views about which policesare the fairest, we are interested in hearing your views about whether weshould change some of our policies.

The key rating issues we want your feedback on this year relate to:

1. The xed charge portion of rates, known as the Uniform Annual GeneralCharge (UAGC).

2. The Interim Transport Levy amount paid by businesses versus the amountpaid by all other ratepayers and the amount businesses pay for the InterimTransport Levy in relation to their property value.

3. The rates paid by farm/lifestyle properties over 50 hectares.

4. Reducing the rates collected from Māori land in Auckland to reectrestrictions on its use.

1 There would be some exceptions for Franklin business ratepayers who are still transitioning to a new rating policy,properties with new additions or extensions, and any specic properties affected by a new or changed targeted rate.The council is also reducing the proportion of rates collected from businesses in equal steps from 32.7 per cent to25.8 per cent by 2036/2037. This means that residential and farm/lifestyle ratepayers will have slightly higherrates increases each year.


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1. Fixed charge (Uniform Annual GeneralCharge or UAGC)

Last year we received over 14,000 feedback points in response to a question on the level of the UAGC.The highest amount of feedback (49 per cent) supported our current rating policy, with a xed charge of$397 in 2016/2017.

This year we are seeking your views on whether or not it would be fairer to change this xed charge withinthe range of $350 to $650. Figure 6 shows the total general rates for different valued properties for differentxed charge options. For example, for a $500,000 property, decreasing the xed charge would reduce thegeneral rates for that property, while increasing the xed charge would increase that property’s rates.The opposite applies for a $1million property.

$500K $750K $1M

$350 $1663 $2319 $2975

$397 $1676 $2315 $2954$450 $1691 $2311 $2931

$550 $1719 $2303 $2887

$650 $1747 $2295 $2843

Fixed charge(UAGC) options

Figure 6.

If the UAGC stays at $397 then all residential ratepayers will have the same rates increase. If it is raisedto $650 then around 84,000 ratepayers with higher value properties will have rates decreases and around135,000 lower value properties will have increases of more than 10 per cent.

If you want to see how the different options would affect the rates you pay for your property, check outour online rates calculator at shapeauckland.co.nz. For more information on this issue please see section 2.1of the supporting information for this consultation document.

What is your opinion on the xed charge portion of rates, known as the UniformAnnual General Charge (UAGC)?

If changed, what should the xed charge be, within the range of $350 to $650?See question 1a and 1b on the feedback form.


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Figure 7.

Understanding the xed charge (UAGC)

The two parts of your ratesYour general rates are made up of two parts:

• the rst part is a xed charge known as the Uniform Annual General Charge (UAGC) whichensures that every ratepayer pays the same minimum contribution for council services.Under the current policy this will be set at $397 per year for all properties.

• the second part is a variable charge based on the value of your property.

The gure below shows how these two parts combine to make up the total general rates paid by

different value properties.

$500K $750K $1M

Fixed charge (UAGC)(current policy)

$397 $397 $397

Variable charge(based on capital value)

$1279 $1918 $2557

Total General Rates $1676 $2315 $2954

What does changing the xed charge mean?Increasing the xed charges does not necessarily mean that you pay will more rates.

As illustrated by the gure below, changing the amount of the xed charge does not change theamount of total rates that the council collects. Instead, it just changes the amount of rates thecouncil will collect using the variable charge, and therefore changes the rates paid by differentvalued properties.

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Sameamountof ratesrevenue

Variable charge Variable charge

OR

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What is the fairest level of the xed chargeChanging the xed charge would change the total rates paid by higher value properties compared tolower value properties.

There are two different views on the fairest way to charge rates:

1. A lower xed charge is fairer because the owners of lower value properties tend to have lessability to pay and this approach reduces the rates on lower value properties. This approach shiftsthe balance in favour of lower value properties – higher value properties will pay relatively higherrates. This will result in more rates being collected from parts of the city where incomes are higher.

Low UAGC ($350)

$500K

$1,663

$1M

$2,975

HigherRates

LowerRates

2. A higher xed charge is fairer because all households have same access to services, regardless oftheir property value. This approach shifts the balance in favour of higher value properties - lowervalue properties will pay relatively higher rates. This will result in more rates being collected fromparts of the city where incomes are lower.

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$500K

$1,747

$1M

$2,843

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2. Interim Transport Levy

Through the 10-year budget process, we received strong feedback telling us that Aucklanders want to see

urgent action on transport issues to help get the region moving. To enable this, the council agreed to anaccelerated transport programme that includes extra investment of $523 million for three years. This wouldbe funded through a combination of New Zealand Transport Agency funding, council debt and a three-yearInterim Transport Levy (ITL).

We want your views on two aspects on how we charge the ITL for the next two years:

• what is a fair share of the ITL to be paid by businesses?

• what is the fairest way to charge the ITL to individual businesses?

What is a fair share of the ITL to be paid by businesses?

In 2014, 88 per cent of Auckland businesses employed ve or less people. Currently all business propertieswill pay an ITL of $183 each year for the next two years. After adjusting for tax, this is equivalent to the $114that all residential ratepayers will pay. This is a different approach to that used for charging general rates.With general rates, business properties pay higher charges for the same value property even after adjustingfor tax. This is in part because they place more demand on transport services than other properties.

All residentialproperties

All businessproperties

$114 $183$90 $407

Current policy Alternative optionCurrent policy Alternative option

The council is seeking feedback on an option to increase the share of ITL revenue raised from business in linewith the proportion of general rates collected from business. This would mean that the business ITL chargewould increase to $407, and the residential and farm/lifestyle charge would decrease to $90.

What is the fairest way to charge the ITL to individual businesses?

Currently all business properties pay the same xed ITL amount. This means that each business makes anequal contribution to funding the transport programme regardless of its size and scale.

The council is considering an option of charging the ITL to businesses based on the total capital value of theirproperty2. This would better align the ITL charge with the demand that businesses generate on the transportnetwork. Large businesses, such as ofce blocks and factories, tend to generate more vehicle trips and heavyvehicle movements, placing more stress on the transport network than small businesses. Charging the ITL onproperty values would mean that businesses with higher property values will pay more than ones with lowerproperty values.

How businesses are charged the ITL will not affect residential or farm/lifestyle ratepayers, or generate moremoney for the council, it will just change the share of the ITL that individual businesses pay.

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Interim Transport Levy optionsThe impact on business ratepayers of moving to an ITL charged on property value would depend on the shareof total ITL revenue collected from business (as discussed above). Taking these two issues together, there arefour possible scenarios for the business ITL, as outlined in the table below.

Share of ITL paid by businesses (Question 2a)

Current policy Alternnative option

M e t h o d o f c h a r g i n g I T L t o

b u s i n e s s e s ( Q u e s t i o n 2 b )

F i x e d C h a r g e Currently - All businesses pay a xed

charge of $183 per year and residentialpay $114.

Scenario 1 - All businesses pay a xed charge of $407 per year(a $224 increase), while each residential ratepayer pays $24 lessper year. This would reduce the overall average rates increase forresidential ratepayers by 0.9 per cent and increase it for businessesby 2.3 per cent.

B a s e d o n p r o p e r t y v a l u e

Scenario 2 - The total amount of ITLcollected from businesses stays the same, butthe charge is shared among businesses basedon their property value. This would mean thatbusinesses with high-value properties wouldpay more, and those low-value propertieswould pay less.

Under this scenario 44,800 businesses (79 percent) would pay less than the current ITL of$183, 11,800 businesses (21 per cent) wouldpay more and no change to residential.

Scenario 3 - The total amount of ITL collected from businessesincreases, and the ITL is shared among businesses based on theirproperty value. This would mean some businesses with high-valueproperties would pay more, and each residential ratepayer wouldpay $24 less per year. Under this scenario 29,600 businesses(52 per cent) would pay less than the current ITL and 27,000businesses (48 per cent) would pay more.

This would reduce the overall average rates increase for residentialratepayers by 0.9 per cent and increase it for businesses by 2.3 percent. The impact for individual businesses will vary depending ontheir property value.

Figure 8 shows the business ITL for properties of different values under each of the four scenarios.

Lower Property Value Medium Property Value Higher Property Value

$500K $1.5M $10M

Current policy $183 $183 $183

Scenario 1 $407 $407 $407Scenario 2 $67 $202 $1349

Scenario 3 $150 $450 $3001

Please visit our online ratescalculator at shapeauckland.co.nz to see how changes to the ITLwould affect the rates you payfor your business property.

For more information on thisissue please see section 2.2 ofthe supporting information forthis consultation document.

What is your opinion on the Interim TransportLevy amount paid by businesses versus theamount paid by all other ratepayers?

What is your opinion on the amount businesses pay for the

Interim Transport Levy in relation to their property value?

See questions 2a and 2b on the feedback form.

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3. Farm and lifestyle rates

The council is seeking feedback on an option of reducing rates on large farm/lifestyle properties.

Currently all farm/lifestyle properties (regardless of size) pay a general rate that is 80 per cent of thegeneral rate charged to urban residential properties of the same capital value.

We are seeking feedback on an option to reduce this to 60 per cent for farm/lifestyle properties over50 hectares. This would reduce rates for these properties by an average of about $1200 each yearand increase the rates for all other non-business ratepayers by $3.70 per year.

Farm/lifestyle properties over 50 hectares usually only have one household and are often located far fromcouncil services and facilities. Their high property values mean that they pay on average more than twice therates of the average urban household. On the other hand, these properties typically support large businessesthat are able to:

• pay more rates than the average household• claim back the GST from their rates

• treat rates as an expense for tax purposes.

Some large farms and lifestyle properties are used as a single property but are technically comprisedof multiple properties. The council is therefore also considering an option to introduce a rates remissionscheme that will enable these properties to pay rates based on the combined size of the property.This could increase the rates for all other non-business ratepayers by less than 30 cents per year.

For more information on this issue please see section 2.3 of the supporting information for this consultation document.

What is your opinion on the rates paid by farm/lifestyle properties over 50 hectares?

See question 3 on the feedback form.

4. Māori land ratesThe council is proposing some amendments to its rates remission and postponement policies to better reectthe limitations on the use and sale of Māori land. These changes would reduce the total rates collected fromMāori land in Auckland and increase the rates for all other ratepayers by less than 25 cents per year.

Auckland Council recognises that Māori land has signicant barriers to development and use such as:

• legal limitations on the sale of land

• large numbers (tens or hundreds to thousands) of owners with a high threshold of consensus required

for decisions to be agreed• owners who are deceased and it is unclear who has inherited the land

• difculties in obtaining nance as land can’t be used as security for loans.

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The Valuer-General allows a small adjustment to thevalue of Māori freehold land for rating purposes, toreect some of these impediments.

The council considers that this adjustment maynot fully capture the differences between theseproperties and general land.

For more information on this proposal please seesection 2.4 of the supporting information for thisconsultation document.

What is your opinion on reducing the rates collected from Māori land in Auckland toreect restrictions on its use?

See question 4 on the feedback form.

Other potential changes to rates

Business Improvement District ratesThe council is proposing ve changes to BusinessImprovement District (BID) targeted rates at the

request of the following business associations:• Henderson-Lincoln: introduce a BID rate

• Warkworth: introduce a BID rate

• Browns Bay: extend the boundariesof the BID rate area

• North Harbour: extend the boundariesof the BID rate area

• Glen Eden: extend the boundaries

of the BID rate areaBIDs support improvements to local business areasand help attract new business and customers.

For full details of all the proposed BID targetedrates for 2016/2017 please see section 2.5 of thesupporting information for this consultationdocument.

Financing septic tank replacementsand upgrades

The council is proposing to run a small pilotprogramme to encourage homeowners around westcoast lagoons (Piha, Te Henga and Karekare) and LittleOneroa (Waiheke Island) to replace or upgrade theironsite wastewater systems (eg septic tanks).The scheme will provide nancial assistance repaid bya targeted rate charged to participating homeowners.


Rural Franklin waste managementrecycling targeted rate

The council is proposing to introduce a fortnightlykerbside fully commingled recycling collection inrural Franklin from 1 November 2016. This will befunded by a new targeted rate of $48.54 per service

This brings forward the timing for introduction ofthe service by eight months as the previous transferstation drop off arrangements are no longer available.


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Wāhanga 4: Ngā kaupapa

matua kei tō rohePart 4: Priorities in yourlocal area


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This section sets out the key local priorities for each local board area and any changes we are thinkingof making for 2016/2017. We are seeking your feedback on whether we have got these priorities right.

For more information about the priorities for your local area, please see section 4 of the supportinginformation for this consultation document.

Local Board Key Priorities for 2016/2017

Albert-Eden • renew existing assets including local and sports parks

• continue to deliver SH20 Waterview Connection mitigation works(substantially funded by NZTA)

- improvements to Waterview reserves

- State Highway 16/20 park restoration

- development of Phyllis reserve

• continue the development of the western end of Chamberlain Park forrecreational purposes

• complete the upgrade of the Mt Albert Town Centre

• increase our local community grants fund from $45,000 to $75,000.

Devonport- Takapuna

• renew existing assets, including signicant renewal of coastal assets

• greenway and walkway development

• development of Barry’s Point Reserve

• Becroft park sand carpet renewal.

Franklin • work collaboratively with the community to develop a greenways plan

• advocate strongly for coastal erosion to be addressed as a regional issue

• support volunteers who wish to work on projects in our local parks and reserves

• upgrade the sports park at Waiuku

• Pukekohe town centre upgrade.

Great Barrier • commence the development of cemeteries in the north and centre of the island

• nancial support for the purchase and management of Glenfern Sanctuary

• reduce herbicide use and move to mechanical management methods.

Henderson-Massey

• develop a multi-purpose facility (community centre and library combined)in Westgate

• develop the SH16/20 local park (Westgate skate park)

• community partnership contracts, including governance work with community groups.

Hibiscusand Bays

• develop greenways plans

• commence implementation of the Mairangi Bay Reserves Management Plan

• plan for enhancement of 36 Hibiscus Coast Highway as a reserve

• plan and deliver a new toilet at Sherwood Reserve

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Hibiscusand Bays(continued)

• playground and local park development, paths, landscaping, seating and signageat Long Bay Reserves and Metropark West

• plan for park development, paths, landscaping, seating and signage

at Beechwood Drive, Hatelds Beach• implement key actions from Silverdale, Orewa and Browns Bay Town Centre Plans

• sportseld upgrades and developments, including a sand carpet and oodlightsat Deep Creek Reserve and a sand carpet at Red Beach Reserve.

Howick • develop the master plan for Barry Curtis Park

• greenways, walkway and cycleway paths

• undertake a stock take of all community facilities in the area

• continue to support local services and infrastructure in Flat Bush such as

roads, footpaths, stormwater, parks and facilities, to align with area growth

• continue coastal erosion and sand replenishment of our beaches andadvocate for a regional fund for coastal erosion

• commence development of the Flat Bush library

• develop Flat Bush water quality ponds.

Kaipātiki • implement the Kaipātiki Connections Network Plan

• provide seed funding to our local community, arts and sports groups to helpthem improve their facilities

• enhance the replacement of assets due for renewal, so that they may beimproved to best meet the community’s needs

• develop a pest free Kaipātiki strategy in partnership with our communityenvironmental groups.

Māngere- Ōtāhuhu

• renew existing assets including renewals to local and sports parks

• toilets and changing room renewals e.g. Miami Street Park

• develop priority greenways, or safe networks of cycleways and walkways

• volunteers in parks

• CCTV and town centre safety initiatives.

Manurewa • progress the Manurewa Town Centre revitalisation project

• invest in Nathan Homestead as a heritage community arts facility

• maintain and improve our community and sports facilities

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Maungakiekie-Tāmaki

• partnership funding to enable community groups to achieve community outcomes

• an initiative to reduce the use of single-use plastic bags

• a public art support and promotion initiative

• advocate for a review of levels of service of community centres and halls

• advocate to ensure that the Tamaki Redevelopment Company offers arange of quality housing options and improvements to parks, open spacesand community facilities in the area

• stage one development of Sir Woolf Fisher Park

• replacement of Jubilee bridge.

Orākei • develop cycling and walking connections to the Orakei Spine (Glen Innesto Tamaki Drive path)

• Stoneelds open space development

• develop the Shore Road eastern car park, third sportseld and installing lighting

• contribute to the development of multi-use changing rooms atMichaels Avenue Reserve

• new lighting and sportseld upgrades at Colin Maiden Park, Madills Farm andOrakei Domain.

Ōtara- Papatoetoe

• advocate strongly for limits on alcohol outlets in residential areas and near schools

• develop and improve the local area’s sports facilities and parks• complete the earthworks, car-parks and driveways at Colin Dale Motorsport Park.

Papakura • continue the development of our greenways and walkways

• construction of changing sheds at Opaheke Fields

• streetscape improvements in the town centre

• commence mangrove removal in the Conifer Grove area.

Puketāpapa • advocate for the funding of the Pah Homestead marquee project (which is

not proceeding) to assist with restoration of the historic Whare in MonteCecilia Park (as an alternative community facility)

• empower the community to deliver events and projects aligned with bothdiverse community needs and Local Board Plan priorities, shifting focus fromsub-regional grants to local strategic partnerships

• plan, consult and deliver phase two of the Waikōwhai Coastal boardwalk

• construction of the Sandringham Road Cycle Route: SH20 overbridge to WesleyCommunity Centre

• review Sunday opening hours at Mt Roskill Library.


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Rodney • transport projects including constructing footpaths

• upgrades to the Warkworth Showgrounds

• recreational walkways and bike trails

• environmental projects including support for community-led environmentalinitiatives and ecological restoration

• introduce a new Business Improvement District (BID) for the Warkworth areato advocate collectively for business and grow the local economy

• reinstate the monthly maintenance of mechanical edging for parks gardens(as opposed to bimonthly chemical edging).

Upper Harbour • building a community hub in Albany

• completing the Albany Stadium Pool

• sports eld development in Hobsonville Point

• develop stormwater reserves in the Hobsonville Corridor.

Waiheke • progress developing a community swimming pool

• establish marine reserves and other protected areas

• develop a Matiatia master plan in partnership with our community

• support an integrated approach to ecological restoration across the island

• development of pensioner and community housing.

WaitākereRanges

• continued delivery of the Waitākere Ranges Strategic Weed Management Plan

• developing and improving information for the community on living in theWaitākere Ranges Heritage Area

• further pedestrian improvements and connections between Oratia,Parrs Park and Sunnyvale

• increased emphasis on the marine environment

• develop a town centre plan for Glen Eden

• walkway development.

Waitematā • improve the pathways through Western Park and upgrade the Pt Resolutionsteps to concrete

• increase spend on low carbon initiatives including the installation ofphotovoltaics at Grey Lynn Community Centre

• investigate establishing a youth hub in the city centre

• install a solar heating solution at Parnell Baths

• complete stage two of Myers Park including the improved entranceway at

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Waitematā (continued)

• commence delivery of a streetscape improvement project from the agreedNewmarket Laneways Plan.

Whau • seek funding to build a new destination playground in Kelston

• neighbourhood developments

• parks and community environmental programmes and services

• replace the Avondale Community Centre

• rebuild the Valonia and Alan Wood local parks

• develop the Crown Lynn precinct play space, walkway and landscaping.

In your opinion, have we got our priorities right for your local board area in2016/2017? What do you think we should change?

See question 5a and 5b on the feedback form.

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Wāhanga 5:

He aha atu kei te haere?Part 5: What else is going on?


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Budget review

We are not proposing any major new projects,

or changes to services we provide compared towhat we set out for 2016/2017 in our recentlyadopted 10-year budget. We will however continueto review our budgets to ensure we continue todeliver the best value for money for ratepayers. Thisincludes reviewing our cost and revenue projections,reviewing assumptions about interest and inationrates, and reviewing the latest information aboutthe timing of our large construction projects andplanned land acquisitions.

This review is likely to result in some budgetchanges when our nal budgets for 2016/2017 areagreed by June. We are aiming to reduce the 3.2 percent overall average rates increase for 2016/2017,if it is possible to do so while continuing to deliverall our planned services and investments. For moreinformation about our budget review process, seesection 1 of the supporting information for thisconsultation document.

Management ofvolcanic cones

The Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki MakaurauCollective Redress Act 2014 (the Act) came intoeffect on 29 August 2014. The Act vested theCrown-owned land in 14 Tūpuna Maunga (ancestralmountains/volcanic cones) in 13 iwi/hapū groupswith interests in Auckland (Ngā Mana Whenua oTamaki Makaurau). The Act also established theTupuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority (aco-governance body between the council and NgāMana Whenua) to administer the Tūpuna Maunga.

The Act requires that the Tūpuna Maunga Authorityprepare an Annual Operational Plan to provide aframework in which the council will carry out theroutine management of the 14 Tūpuna Maunga,under the direction of the Maunga Authority.This must be prepared and adopted concurrently withthe council’s annual budget and included in summaryform. A summary of the draft Operational Plan2016/2017 can be found in section 3 of the supporting information for this consultation document.

Other consultation processes

The council regularly seeks public feedback on a wide range of projects, plans and strategies, separate toconsultation on its annual budget. Please visit shapeauckland.co.nz to nd out about other consultationsthat may be of interest to you.

One upcoming consultation process relates to potential changes to how we manage our 1412 rental units forolder Aucklanders. While we are rmly committed to maintaining this number of units and to the ongoingsupport of all existing tenants, there are also opportunities to partner with other organisations to deliverbetter housing outcomes without additional cost to ratepayers.


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Wāhanga 6:

Hei whakapuaki i ō whakaaroPart 6: Having your say



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How to have your say

We want to hear your views on our annual budget,

so we encourage you to take the time to getinvolved. The public consultation runs from15 February to 24 March.

There are a number of ways you can givefeedback, depending on what suits you.These include:

Written feedback:You can contribute feedback online atshapeauckland.co.nz or ll out the attached

feedback form and send to the freepostaddress provided, or email to:[email protected]

In person:Come and talk to us at one of our Have YourSay events. This is an opportunity for you to givefeedback in person and be heard by council’sdecision-makers.

We rst ran Have Your Say events as part of the

10-year budget (LTP) consultation in early 2015.

• there’s no need to register or pre-book:people can just turn up – but we need to knowif you require an NZSL interpreter

• there’s no need to make a submission aheadof the event

• people have the chance to hear the views ofothers, as well as saying their own

• note-takers capture feedback

• subject matter experts are available toanswer questions

• elected members will be present; their role is tolisten to the conversation and ask questions toseek understanding.

Events held across the region – all local boards willbe having at least one event. To nd your nearestevent, visit shapeauckland.co.nz or call 09 301 0101.

Social media:

Comments made through the following channelswill be considered written feedback:

• Twitter: comments using @aklcouncil and #aklbudget

• Facebook:posts on facebook.com/aklcouncil– using #aklbudget

Where to nd more information

You can nd everything you need to know atshapeauckland.co.nz including the supporting information, an online feedback form and aschedule for Have Your Say events.


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Fixed Rates Charges(Uniform Annual General Charge)Questions 1a and 1b relate to the xed charge portion of rates,

known as the Uniform Annual General Charge (UAGC).For information about this please visit shapeauckland.co.nz or refer to page 20 of this publication.

Question 1a: What is your opinion on the xed charge portionof rates, known as the Uniform Annual General Charge (UAGC)?

This should be kept as it currently is (at a xed yearly charge of $397)

The xed charge should be higher, meaning that rates forhigher value properties would decrease and rates for lower valueproperties would increase

The xed charge should be lower, meaning that rates forhigher value properties would increase and rates for lower valueproperties would decrease

Not sure

Question 1b: If changed, what should the xed charge be,within the range of $350 to $650?

$350 $450 $550 $650

Other: $ Not sure

Not applicable / don’t think it should be changed

Your name and feedback will be public documents.All other personal details will remain private.

First name:

Last name:Email address or postal address:

Your local board:

Is your feedback on behalf of an organisation?(If yes, this conrms you have authority to submit on theorganisation’s behalf)

Yes No

Name of organisation:

The following information is optional.Are you?

Female Male Gender diverse

What age group do you belong to?


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Question 2b: What is your opinion on the amountbusinesses pay for the Interim Transport Levy in relationto their property value?

This should be kept as it currently is, so all businessespay the same amount regardless of their property value

This should be changed so the amount businesses pay dependson their property value (i.e., higher value business properties paymore, lower value business properties pay less)

Not sure

Other

Please comment:

Farm and Lifestyle RatesQuestion 3 relates to the rates charged to farm/lifestyle

properties over 50 hectares. For information about this please visit shapeauckland.co.nz or refer to page 26 of this publication.

Question 3: What is your opinion on the rates paid byfarm/lifestyle properties over 50 hectares?

This should be kept the same (80 per cent of the urbanresidential rate for properties that have the same value)

This should be reduced to 60 per cent of the urban residentialrate for properties that have the same value (meaning an averageincrease in rates for all other ratepayers of $3.70 per year)

Not sure

Other Please comment:

Māori Freehold Land RatesQuestion 4 relates to the rates collected from Māori land in Auckland.

For information about this please visit shapeauckland.co.nzor refer to page27 of this publication.

Question 4: What is your opinion on reducing the ratescollected from Māori land in Auckland to reect restrictionson its use?

Support reducing rates for some Māori land where signicantbarriers to development exist (meaning an increase in rates forall other ratepayers of less than 25 cents per year)

Do not support reducing rates for some Māori landwhere signicant barriers to development exist

Other

Not sure

Local Board InformationQuestions 5a and 5b relate to your local board area.For information about the key priorities for each local board area please visit shapeauckland.co.nz or refer to page 28 of this publication.

Question 5a: Which local board does your feedback relate to?If different to the local board stated at the beginning of this form.

Question 5b: In your opinion, have we got our priorities

right for this local board area in 2016/2017?

Yes

No

Partially

What do you think we should change? Please comment:

Any other feedback?Please provide any feedback on the other matters in thisconsultation document or on regional or local priorities:

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Documents

Annual Plan 2016 17 Accessible Consultation Doc