North Harbour region, we need to hear your voice!!

* HAVE YOUR SAY ON OUR STADIUM *

Auckland’s next long-term plan (LTP), also known as the 10-year Budget is due to take effect in June 2024. It sets out what we plan to achieve in Auckland over the next 10 years and how we will fund it.

Auckland Council are seeking feedback on the future of North Harbour Stadium and the wider precinct, and it is vital, the North Harbour region contributes to submitting during the consultation phase to ensure the North Harbour’s future on the precinct is in the best interests of the North Shore people.

The stadium proposal’s options for feedback are:

• Keep the stadium precinct as it is. Invest in essential renewals of $33 million budgeted over 10 years to maintain the stadium’s assets and resources. Service levels remain as is other than any changes that may be made to how the precinct is operated and managed.

• Consider redeveloping the stadium precinct to provide better community and recreation facilities for the North Shore and wider Auckland region. This option could involve deconstructing the existing stadium and would be funded through the essential renewals budget of $33 million, selling some land excluding the community playing fields and any other available funding.

• Change the operational management. The operating model will focus on improving cost efficiencies, better community access to the stadium’s facilities, better use of the stadium and reducing the costs to the ratepayer. This option could see Tātaki Auckland Unlimited continue to manage the stadium or a new operator take over or council parks staff manage the community playing fields, or a combination of operators.

Find out about the stadium proposal labelled North Harbour Stadium Precinct and give feedback online at akhaveyoursay.nz/ourplan.
Read the Long-term Plan documents and fill in a feedback form at any Auckland Library. To read an article from the viewpoint of Albany Ward Councillor John Watson, click here: Give feedback on the future of North Harbour Stadium – OurAuckland (aucklandcouncil.govt.nz)