Annual Plans and Long Term Plans

We follow the advice of the Local Government Act, which requires us to produce and follow three kinds of plans. These are our Long Term Plan, our Annual Plan, and our Annual Report.


Annual Plans

We prepare an Annual Plan for each financial year between our LTP review years. For example, when we updated our Long Term Plan in 2024 we didn't produce an Annual Plan for that year.

The Annual Plan is more operational than the LTP. It includes our annual budget and the funding impact statement for the year, and any significant variations from the current Long Term Plan. Our financial year runs from 1 July to 30 June.


Annual Plan 2025 - 2026

Whāia kia tata | Stepping into action

Last year, we updated our 10 Year Plan, setting out the services and projects we will invest in. This year we are following the plan set last year and focusing on delivering what we said we would. Our Annual Plan 2025-2026 focusses on delivering services, funding key projects and managing costs while keeping rates as affordable as possible. Please check it out here:


10 Year Plan 2024 - 2034

Whāia te pae tawhiti | Taking the next steps

The 10 Year Plan, also known as the Long Term Plan (LTP), is council’s key strategic document. It sets out our priorities for the next 10 years, including what we will do, how much it will cost and how we will fund it. It’s reviewed every three years to make sure it is still relevant and accurate. Our 10 Year Plan for 2024-2034 was adopted in June 2024, please check it out here:

What you said about our 10 Year Plan

Year Plan Documents
2023-2024 Annual Plan (PDF 9.8 MB)
2022-2023 Annual Plan (PDF 7.3 MB)
2021-2031 Long Term Plan (PDF 11.6 MB)
2020-2021 Annual Plan (PDF 7.33MB)
2019-2020 Annual Plan (PDF 6.80MB)
2018-2028 Long Term Plan (PDF 8.20MB)
2017-2018 Annual Plan (PDF 2.48MB)
2016-2017 Annual Plan (PDF 3.47MB)
2015-2025 Long Term Plan - Part 1 (PDF 1.90MB)
Long Term Plan - Part 2 (PDF 1.63MB)
Long Term Plan - Part 3 (PDF 1.43MB) 
2014-2015 Annual Plan (PDF 3.32MB)
2014 Long Term Plan Amendment (PDF 181KB)
2013-2014 Annual Plan (PDF 3.25MB)
2012-2022 Long Term Plan (PDF 2.23MB)
2011-2012 Annual Plan (PDF 2.42MB)
2010-2011 Annual Plan (PDF 1.87MB)
2009-2019 Long Term Council Community Plan (PDF 2.12MB)
Long Term Council Community Plan Amendments (PDF 107KB)
2008-2009 Annual Plan (PDF 2.17MB)
2007-2017 Long Term Plan (PDF 5.34MB)
2006-2016 Long Term Plan (PDF 6.14MB)
2005-2015 Long Term Plan (PDF 1.72MB)
2004-2014 Long Term Plan (PDF 2.30MB)
2003-2013 Long Term Plan (PDF 1.57MB)
2002-2003 Annual Plan (PDF 1.27MB)
2001-2002 Annual Plan (PDF 1.78MB)
2000-2001 Annual Plan (PDF 963KB)
1999-2000 Annual Plan (PDF 1.07MB)
1998-1999 Annual Plan (PDF 1.89MB)