Welcome to Tauranga City Council’s Annual Plan 2025/26
This plan represents the second year of our Long-term Plan 2024-2034 (LTP).
It sets the budget and work plan for the year from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026 and identifies what has changed from the LTP. It sets Council’s direction for the year and provides accountability to the community.
Full Annual Plan 2025/26 (5.6mb pdf)
Council also adopted the User Fees and Charges 2025/26 and the Development Contributions policy for 2025/26. These are available below.
Introduction and changes from Year 2 of the Long-term Plan
Below is an introduction to the Annual Plan 2025/26 and an explanation of how it fits with the LTP and reporting processes.
It provides an overview of the key changes in our financial environment along with changes we made to the LTP in the development of the budget for 2025/26. It also includes an overview of the impact of these changes on the rates and debt levels budgeted through the LTP (see the Key financial indicators section).
Introduction and changes from year two of the LTP (7.7mb pdf)
What this means for rates
Council approved the rates resolution for the 2025/26 year at a meeting on 26 June 2025. Below is a record of the rates resolution approved by Council. A link to the meeting agenda, minutes and video stream can be found at the bottom of this page.
Rates resolution 2025/26 (141kb pdf)
Below is an overview of how our rating system works and how your rates are calculated, along with some examples of what your rates may look like in the 2025/26 year.
What does this mean for rates (1.2mb pdf)
Detailed financial information
The Annual Plan updates the work plans and budgets set through the LTP. This chapter provides a breakdown of some of our financial information in more detail and provides further information on how the budgets have changed.
Detailed financials (836 kb pdf)
Other documents adopted in parallel with the Annual Plan
Fees and charges 2025/26 (717kb pdf)
Development Contributions policy 2025/26
Supporting information
Long-term Plan 2024-2034