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Long Term Plan 2024-27

Long Term Plan

The formal consultation for our Long Term Plan (LTP) proposals closed on 28 April. The final plan, Te Pae Tata - Three Year Long Term Plan 2024-27 was adopted on 26 June 2024. You can find out more here.

We are calling for feedback on the Long Term Plan (LTP) for 2024-27. The LTP is the council's key strategic planning document, which will set out what we plan to do in the next three years and how we will pay for it.

The LTP is an opportunity to think about the best way we can support our communities' social, cultural, environmental, and economic wellbeing. That means making sure our services – such as roading, water systems, libraries, and service centres – are fit for purpose and that we can afford to pay for them.

The LTP usually looks 10 years ahead, but the back-to-back weather events of 2022 and 2023 have had a significant impact on repair costs for our district. Because of this, the government is allowing the Far North and seven other councils in Aotearoa to reduce their Long Term Plan forecasts to just three years. This will allow the council to focus on repairing damaged infrastructure, particularly roads, and make the best use of government funding.

While our transport network will be a crucial focus of spending over the next three years, we need to hear from the community about other Long Term Plan proposals. Preliminary feedback has distilled these down to three main questions.

What’s being considered?

We also welcome your feedback on other issues that relate to the Long Term Plan and you have the opportunity to provide this in your submission. Your input is important, and our councillors will carefully consider all the feedback we receive. They will use this information to make decisions before officially approving and adopting the plan in June this year.

This is a one-in-three-year chance to influence the direction and priorities of the council's strategic planning.

How can I have a say?

Click here to complete the online survey

While we prefer you to complete your submission online, you can also download our print-friendly form here(PDF, 103KB) and send it to us:

  • By email: submissions@fndc.govt.nz
  • In person: Drop off the form at any FNDC service centre (printed forms will also be available for you to pick up here)
  • By mail: LTP submissions, Far North District Council, Private Bag 752, Kaikohe 0440

If you are unable to complete a written survey, you can request to share your submission verbally by emailing us at submissions@fndc.govt.nz. You can also catch up with us in person at one of our planned 'pop ups' in Kaikohe, Kaitāia or Kerikeri throughout April. Information on when and where we will be is listed in the project timeline.

Note: any submissions that are out of scope, offensive, inappropriate, or late will not be accepted in accordance with our Submissions Policy.

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