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Local board plans 2026

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Ngā mahere, whakaaetanga me ngā rīpoata mō Waiheke Waiheke plans, agreements and reports

Waiheke Local Board Plan 2023

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.

Get a copy of the current plan

Waiheke Local Board Plan 2023

PDF download 4 MB

Get a copy of the previous plan

Waiheke Local Board Plan 2020

PDF download 6 MB

You can request accessible Word documents of local board plans through our contact centre or by visiting one of our libraries with council services.

Waiheke Local Board Agreement (budget)

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.

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Waiheke Local Board Agreement 2025/2026 PDF 1 MB
Waiheke Local Board Agreement 2024/2025 PDF 1 MB
Waiheke Local Board Agreement 2023/2024 PDF 2 MB
Waiheke Local Board Agreement 2022/2023 PDF 3 MB

Read our budget plans in full.

Waiheke Local Board Emergency Readiness and Response Plan

In November 2024, the Waiheke Local Board adopted the Waiheke 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 Waiheke area with advice and information about:

local hazards
preparing for emergencies
responding during emergencies.

Read the plan, a summary of the plan and our hazard factsheet to learn:

how to prepare for an emergency
what you and your family should do in an emergency
who to contact to report a problem
how to respond to different hazards in your area.

Visit AEM - Local boards for the Waiheke Local Board Emergency Readiness and Response Plan.

Waiheke Local Park Management Plan

The Waiheke Local Park Management Plan covers 125 local parks on Waiheke that are owned or managed by Auckland Council. To get a copy of the plan, see Waiheke Local Park Management Plan.

Te Māhere-ā-tākaro ō Waiheke 2025 / Waiheke Play Plan 2025

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.

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Waiheke Local Climate Action Plan: Waiheke ki uta, Waiheke ki tai, Waiheke ki tua

This plan identifies opportunities in the Waiheke Local Board area to:

reduce greenhouse gas emissions
increase resilience to climate change.

It builds on our existing environment and sustainability initiatives and focuses on eight priority areas from Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland's Climate Plan.

The eight priority areas are:

natural environment
built environment
transport
economy, community and coast
food
te puāwaitanga ō te tātai
energy and industry.

We want to make Waiheke a world leader in climate change response by achieving a net positive carbon footprint by 2040.

Our vision is to become a shining example of how to respond to climate change. We want the whole community to take ownership of the plan and its implementation.

Get a copy of the plan

Waiheke Local Climate Action Plan

PDF download 9 MB

Waiheke Local Board Housing Strategy

The board drafted this strategy in 2019 to address housing issues on the island and will continue to work on key actions in the current term.

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Waiheke Local Board Housing Strategy 2025-2035

PDF download 1 MB

Waiheke Local Board - end of term report (2016)

In October 2014, the Waiheke Local Board adopted the final local board plan setting out a framework to guide decision-making and actions for the next three years in the Hauraki Gulf Islands.

This report provides a summary of some of the achievements and successes over the three years of this term.

Get a copy of the report

Waiheke Local Board end of term report 2016

PDF download 1 MB

Waiheke Local Board - Joint CCO Engagement Plan 2021-2022

This plan outlines how Waiheke Local Board and council-controlled organisations (CCOs) will work together on community priorities.

The CCOs include:

Auckland Transport
Tātaki Auckland Unlimited
Eke Panuku Development (now disestablished)
Watercare

This plan also creates a framework for reporting progress.

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Waiheke Local Board - Joint CCO Engagement Plan 2021-2022

PDF download 498 KB

Waiheke Pathways Plan

Essentially Waiheke

'Essentially Waiheke' is a village and rural community strategic framework to help inform decisions on matters affecting our island and community.

It represents our essential views, and opinions. It holds our concerns, our hopes and aspirations and our vision for the future of our island.

This is the voice of the motu.

Get a copy of the framework

Essentially Waiheke - Refresh 2016

PDF download 1 MB

Recreation Waiheke - Waiheke's open space network plan (2012)

This document sets out a 10-year vision to guide decision-making on the provision, development and management of the open space network on Waiheke Island.

Get a copy of the plan

Recreation Waiheke

PDF download 2 MB

Waiheke Kauri Dieback

Waiheke Kauri Dieback Action Plan 2019

PDF download 958 KB

Waiheke Marine Reserves

Waiheke marine protection survey

Waiheke Local Board engaged Colmar Brunton to help determine what the Waiheke community feels about the board's aspirations to develop a network of marine protected areas connecting the islands in the Hauraki Gulf.

The community was also asked to help establish a series of principles to guide where these could be located.

Almost 2000 people responded to the survey, which was sent to 6333 Waiheke residents on the electoral roll and 2370 Waiheke ratepayers with off-island residential addresses.

Get a copy of the report

Waiheke Marine Protection Research Report 2015

PDF download 1 MB

Marine reserve research

Waiheke Local Board engaged eCoast to carry out research into the current state of five proposed marine reserve areas.

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Waiheke Arts and Culture Needs Assessment

In May 2017, the Waiheke Local Board began a needs assessment with regards to arts and culture on the island.

The assessment was completed in March 2018 and identifies insights and opportunities in this space. It also sets out a series of recommendations to address these findings.

Get a copy of the Waiheke Arts and Culture Needs Assessment.

Alison Park Concept Plan

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Wharetana Bay Concept Plan

PDF download 1 MB

Little Oneroa Reserve Concept Plan

Little Oneroa Concept Plan

PDF download 7 MB

Waiheke pest plant control plan on reserves

Waiheke Ecological Restoration Works Programme

PDF download 1 MB

Waiheke Community Survey Results

Waiheke Community Survey Results 2018

PDF download 2 MB

Waiheke Island School Road Safety Survey Results

Waiheke Island School Road Safety Survey Results 2018

PDF download 1 MB

Archived documents

If you cannot find the document you are looking for, you can:

contact your local board office
check the council archives.