From the Wellington City Council

The Long-term Plan sets out the Council's priorities. It includes detailed information on the activities, services, and projects we intend to deliver, and therefore what the proposed rates and debt will be for the next 10 years.

Consultation is underway

Formal consultation on the 2024-34 Long-term Plan is open until 12 May.  To find out more about the Long-term Plan, read the consultation document, and submit a proposal, please visit the Long-term Plan 2024-34 website. 

As part of this process we are holding the following hui and would welcome your attendance:

• Long-term Plan Webinar, 2 May, 6-8pm: Click here to register

• Online meeting (Khandallah proposals), 22 April, 6.30-7.30pm: Click here for more information

• Online meeting (Wadestown proposals), 23 April, 6.30-7.30pm: Click here for more information

• Hapori Māori hui, 5 May, 11am-1pm: More information to come on our website 

We can continue to invest but need to balance the pace of our investment with affordability, so some tough decisions need to be made together. Providing feedback is an important way to have your say on the future of our city. 

If you require any more information on the Long-term Plan, feel free to visit wcc.nz/ltp. 

What’s in the draft plan?

We need to make three big decisions – about water, waste and how we best manage our investment and insurance risk.

• Water

  Our water pipes are old and in poor condition. We’re proposing to spend more than ever before on fixing them. This is expensive and will increase rates and debt, so we need to decide how much we can afford to spend.

• Waste
  We need to reduce waste going to landfill. We could do this by introducing new Council wheelie bins for rubbish (collected

  fortnightly) and food scraps and garden waste (collected weekly). We’d introduce a new targeted rate to pay for this.

• Investments and insurance

  We need to better manage our insurance and our investment risks. Insurance is getting harder and more expensive to get,

  and the Council’s assets – like buildings, roads and pipes – are underinsured by $2.6 billion. We’re exposed if there’s a

  natural disaster, and our biggest investment assets, including our shares in Wellington Airport and ground leases, are poorly

  diversified and exposed to the same risks. We’re proposing to sell our shares in the airport and some ground leases to set up a new investment fund as a form of self-insurance, so we can diversify our investments and have money to help with recovery if there’s an earthquake or other disaster.

More info here