Our local board plan is a three-year strategic plan that guides local board activity, funding and investment decisions. It also influences local board input into regional strategies and plans, including the Auckland Plan (the 30-year vision for Auckland), our 10-year Budget (long-term plan) and the annual budgets.
You can request accessible Word documents of local board plans through our contact centre or by visiting one of our libraries with council services.
The local board agreement sets out the local board's budget and funding for activities and performance measures for the financial year.
Local board agreements are part of the council's budget process. Visit One-year and 10-year budgets to find out more about our budgets.
In November 2024, the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board adopted the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board Emergency Readiness and Response Plan. This plan was developed with Auckland Emergency Management with input from the wider community.
The plan provides people in the Hibiscus and Bays area with advice and information about:
Read the plan, a summary of the plan and our hazard factsheet to learn:
Visit AEM - Local boards for the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board Emergency Readiness and Response Plan.
This plan outlines how Hibiscus and Bays Local Board and council-controlled organisations (CCOs) will work together on community priorities.
The CCOs include:
This plan also creates a framework for reporting progress.
The Hibiscus and Bays Urban Ngahere Action Plan aims to recognise and replenish Tāmaki Makaurau’s urban ngahere (forest).
This plan covers 287 local parks and over 604ha of land. To get a copy of the plan, see Hibiscus and Bays Local Park Management Plan.
The Hibiscus and Bays Open Space Network Plan provides a framework for the development of open space over the next 10 years.
Adopted in August 2019, the plan sets out actions to deliver a sustainable, quality open space network that can accommodate and respond to population growth.
The Hibiscus and Bays Area Plan outlines how the Hibiscus and Bays area is expected to change over the next 30 years.
It sets out the key moves, desired outcomes and supporting actions to assist in achieving the vision for Auckland and Hibiscus and Bays, as set out in the Auckland Plan and by the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board within their local board plan.
The Hibiscus and Bays Local Board has adopted centre plans that outline the priorities for future growth and development of the area’s four town centres in Browns Bay, Ōrewa, Silverdale and Whangaparāoa.
Each plan sets out:
The local board adopted the Browns Bay Centre Plan in September 2016. Significant progress has been made, including:
We are still working on:
The Hibiscus and Bays Local Board adopted the Ōrewa Centre Plan in December 2015.
Significant progress has been made, including:
We are still working on:
The local board adopted the Silverdale Centre Plan in November 2015 to outline the priorities for the future growth and development of the Silverdale area.
The plan sets out:
Read about our progress on delivering the Silverdale Centre Plan.
The local board adopted the Whangaparāoa Centre Plan in December 2018.
Since the Whangaparāoa Centre Plan was adopted in 2018 significant progress has been made to:
We are still working on:
This plan provides guidance on future investment in projects that promote play. It considers projects that are for the wider community and not just limited to playgrounds.
The Hibiscus and Bays Greenways (Local Paths) plan is a visionary and guiding document intended for use by the local board, council departments, council-controlled organisations, community groups, developers and other interested parties.
The Hibiscus and Bays Greenways Plan outlines long-term actions for the Hibiscus Coast and East Coast Bays area, with a view to setting priority projects up for funding and implementation over the coming years.
We have updated the Mairangi Bay Reserves Management Plan to address increasing risks from climate change and coastal erosion affecting the area.
Hibiscus and Bays Local Board adopted the Mairangi Bay Reserves Management Plan amendment on 23 September 2025. This followed a public consultation process that included written submissions and a formal hearing.
The management plan is a statutory requirement under the Reserves Act 1977 and provides a guide for the future management of the Mairangi Bay Beach Reserves (including the associated coastal walk) that encompass Mairangi Bay Beach Reserve, Sidmouth Street Reserve and the Montrose Terrace Reserve.
The plan offers a general direction for management and expenditure by the council during the life of the plan. Budget allocation is carried out through the long-term plan and annual plan processes.
We will keep the plan under continuous review so it can be altered for changing circumstances or increased knowledge.
Penlink is a new 7km arterial link proposed between SH1 and Whangaparāoa Road.
The new road will relieve traffic congestion on Whangaparāoa Road and the Hibiscus Coast Highway and when built will improve travel times and journey reliability in the area.
Improved connections will facilitate planned growth in Whangaparāoa and Silverdale and support economic activity, e.g. in Dairy Flat and Silverdale.
The local board's main priority is to advocate for getting Penlink built as soon as possible.
It is vitally important to our area and will improve travel times for our residents in the Hibiscus Coast and allow business growth in Silverdale.
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