Annual Report 2010/2011
Auckland Council’s annual report, for its first eight months since establishment, is now available.
The annual report details the projects, services and activities that were carried out from 1 November 2010 to 30 June 2011, as well as the challenges Auckland Council faced as it bedded down the new combined organisation.
It also includes financial and non-financial statements, showing council’s performance against the budget and non-financial measures set out in the 2010-19 Long-term Plan it inherited from the Auckland Transition Agency.
The report was adopted by the council’s governing body in October and an interim report is online now. This report will be replaced with a final version in November, as well as a summary report.
Some of the key projects and achievements across the region include:
- Establishing council and committee structures and developing the new governance model for Auckland
- Preparing for Rugby World Cup 2011 - Council worked to complete the $21 million worth of transport projects and $3.9 million of event space upgrades. Work was also done to upgrade Queens Wharf and Shed 10 and to develop The Cloud.
- Transforming the Auckland waterfront with the opening of the of the Wynyard Quarter - 50,000 people attended the opening.
- Responding to the Christchurch earthquake, sending 196 Auckland Council and CCO staff to assist. We also donated $1.5 million to the reconstruction efforts.
- Launching The Auckland Plan, Annual Plan 201/12 and 21 local board agreements for 2011/2012.
- Recording some of the best public transport usage rates since the 1950s - up 8 per cent for the year to 30 April.
- Opening a number of new regional facilities, including:
- the new Auckland Art Gallery, Te Wao Nui precinct at Auckland Zoo, Manukau Library and Research Centre, Norman Kirk Memorial Pool complex in Otara, the upgraded North Shore Leisure branches in Takapuna and Glenfield , Roskill Youth Zone and construction of multi-sport facilities in Papatoetoe and Manurewa.
The key financial results from the annual report include:
- The council group recording a net deficit of $110m on a $2b operating budget. This was primarily due to the impact of lower capital revenue as property development slowed, and non-cash adjustments to reflect value changes in council investments and provisioning for future payments on weathertightness building claims.
- $877 million of capital works carried out across the region by the council group. .
Auckland Council annual report - 1 November 2010 to 30 June 2011 (6mb)
Auckland Council annual report summary - 1 November 2010 to 30 June 2011 (3.3mb)
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