Read the latest update from Chair Craig Pauling on the 2025/26 Annual Plan adoption.
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Annual Plans
Our Annual Plan explains how we intend to finance activities and services each year from 1 July to 30 June. A draft is made available to the community every February/March.
- An Annual Plan is produced for each year of the Long-Term Plan (a 10-year rolling plan, reviewed every three years).
- For the first year of each Long-Term Plan (LTP), the Annual Plan is incorporated into the LTP document.
- For subsequent years, a stand-alone Annual Plan document is prepared, which refers back to the relevant year of the LTP.
Find out more about our Long-Term Plans
Preparing the Annual Plan/ Mahere ā Tau 2025/26
Feedback
Earlier in 2025, we asked what the community thought about:
- Greater Christchurch public transport fare structure (zones)
- a Darfield to Rolleston bus service
- route 85 Rolleston-to-City direct bus service improvements.
We also asked about a few changes we were proposing to resource consent deposits and staff charges.
Submissions
Between 28 February and 3 April, over 700 individuals and groups provided feedback on our draft Annual Plan for 2025/26.
Hearings
Hearings took place in May, and recordings are available for viewing:
- Day 1 of Annual Plan hearings: Watch the Day 1 recording
- Day 2 of Annual Plan hearings: Watch the Day 2 recording
Deliberations
Council then came together to discuss all the feedback and to make key decisions.
Read media release: Annual Plan 2025/26 deliberations and decisions.
Adoption
The Annual Plan / Mahere ā Tau 2025/26 was adopted by Council on Wednesday, 25 June 2025.
Download the Annual Plan / Mahere ā Tau 2025/26 (PDF file 3.95MB)
Annual Plan/Mahere ā tau 2023/24
Council adopted the Annual Plan/Mahere ā tau 2023/24 on Wednesday 21 June 2023.
The community provided feedback between 27 February and 3 April 2023, and hearings were held in April before Council deliberated in May.
You can read the Annual Plan/Mahere ā tau 2023/24 (PDF File, 5.03MB)
Further information
- Find out how your rates are spent
- Find out more about your rates
- Calculate your rates
- Find out more about the Annual Plan/Mahere ā Tau 2022/23