OUR
STORY FOR
THE NEXT
TEN YEARS
Draft 10-Year Plan 2021-31
What's next, Waipa?
Our vision is Waipa Home of Champions - building connected communities.
It's all about making Waipā a great place to live - so you, your whanau, friends, workmates and neighbours can thrive.
We're looking to the next 10 years and we need YOUR help!
We've got big ideas for the district and we need to know what you think. Your feedback helps the Mayor and Councillors make final decisions on your behalf.
What exactly is a Long Term Plan?
Our Long term Plan is our most important planning tool that sets out what Council plans to do over the next decade - and how it'll be paid for.
It includes detailed information about the activities, services and projects we intend on delivering, when we'll deliver them, where and how. It also includes funding and financial management information. Ultimately it tells you what your rates may look like for the next 10 years. By law, we need to review the Long Term Plan every three years.
HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE
THE BIG ISSUES
Click an issue below to tell us what you think!
CHECK OUT WHAT
YOUR RATES WILL BE
If you can't find the property you're after, give us a call on 0800 WAIPA DC.
Click here for the full picture of what your rates will be for the next 10 years, and how they are calculated.
MAKING CENTS OF
COUNCIL DOLLARS
Over the next 10 years:
- We are budgeting on spending $2.0B on our district including capital and operating costs
- $0.91B (just over half of our overall budget) will be funded by rates
- We are looking at an average rate increase for all rate types after growth*, of 1.8% over 10 years with a maximum average increase of 4.1% in the first two years.
- By 2027/28 our average debt is set to peak at $304M. Even at this peak, we have room to borrow another $108M if we have to.
- The amount we collect in rates is below 49% of our total revenue for 2021/22 (year one).
* Excluding growth on rates revenue.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NITTY GRITTY OF OUR FINANCES HERE NOT BUDGETEDBE PART OF
OUR STORY
Over the next few weeks, we'll be hitting the road to talk to you about our story for the next 10 years.
Make sure you come and say hi and let us know what you think.
TIMELINE
27 APRIL
YOUR MAYOR
AND COUNCILLORS
(the decision makers!)
Private Bag 2402,
Te Awamutu, 3840