Options for further rates reduction

The proposed 15% rate increase for 2025/26 is unsustainable and we've worked to reduce this down to 6.75% through cost-saving measures and by delaying some projects. However, we can potentially do more by making adjustments like:

• Increasing entry fees at Cannons Creek Pool
• Raising fees for building consents
• Increasing paid parking by 50 cents per hour
• Stopping the Chamber of Commerce grant and cutting the Event Investment Programme funding (this would not impact popular Council-run events like Waitangi Day or Anzac Day or the funding already allocated for Te Kiwa Nui Festival).

Click on the submissions tab and let us know what you think! Read or download the 2025/26 Annual Plan Consultation Document here.