Annual Plan 2017/18

Thanks for taking the time to provide your feedback, consultation on the Annual Plan 2017/18 has concluded. 
For more ways to have your say visit the homepage to see our current consultations.

This Annual Plan 2017/18 discussion document outlines what Council proposes to include in its annual plan for the coming financial year. We invite you to consider it and provide feedback to help guide us in our final decision-making.

The 2017/18 year is year three of our 2015-25 Long-term Plan and this document outlines some proposed changes to the Long-term Plan. These proposals that will mean changes to our financial policies and planned projects. The document also outlines some decisions made to support what needs to be done.

In the 2015-25 Long-term Plan we identified some key challenges including funding of services, balancing the budget, wastewater, rubbish and recycling services and progressing towards the district’s 2030 aspirations. These challenges remain the same and are considerations for our annual planning, requiring prudent decisions that respond to need.


The Annual Plan 2017/18 was adopted on 29 June 2017


All submissions deliberated on by Council are available here.

This Annual Plan 2017/18 discussion document outlines what Council proposes to include in its annual plan for the coming financial year. We invite you to consider it and provide feedback to help guide us in our final decision-making.

The 2017/18 year is year three of our 2015-25 Long-term Plan and this document outlines some proposed changes to the Long-term Plan. These proposals that will mean changes to our financial policies and planned projects. The document also outlines some decisions made to support what needs to be done.

In the 2015-25 Long-term Plan we identified some key challenges including funding of services, balancing the budget, wastewater, rubbish and recycling services and progressing towards the district’s 2030 aspirations. These challenges remain the same and are considerations for our annual planning, requiring prudent decisions that respond to need.


The Annual Plan 2017/18 was adopted on 29 June 2017


All submissions deliberated on by Council are available here.

Thanks for taking the time to provide your feedback, consultation on the Annual Plan 2017/18 has concluded. 
For more ways to have your say visit the homepage to see our current consultations.

The annual plan is a building block for achieving long-term goals. 2017/18 is year three of Council’s current Long Term Plan 2015/25.

The annual plan sets out the activities Council will undertake during the 2017/18 year, the resources needed to deliver them and how they will be funded (e.g. general rate, targeted rate, user pays).

Council is consulting on the Annual Plan 2017/8 on matters which differ from, or are additional to, the Long Term Plan 2015/25.

Please feel free to ask questions on a number of the conversations/decisions/discussions raised in the Annual Plan 2017/18.


  • The annual plan talks about a rates increase. How can I find out how much more my rates will be after the increase??

    Robbie01 asked over 7 years ago

    Yes,  we have a web portal that allows people input there property valuation number or street address. The portal will then produce your current rates for 2016/17, proposed rates for 2017/18 and the proposed increase.

    The portal is: http://geo.rdc.govt.nz/BOPLASS/Tiny/RCOMPARE.aspx 

    Thanks.