Consultation has now closed for the 2023/24 Draft Annual Plan.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to give feedback on Rotorua Lakes Council’s draft 2023/24 Annual Plan.

Consultation ran from 11 April to 12 May and a total of 2090 pieces of feedback were received from individuals, groups and organisations with some submitting in more than one way:

• 1221 completed online surveys;
• 357 online submissions;
• 240 written submissions (submitted in hard copy);
• 187 email submissions (Note: this is not the final number which will be slightly less as some submitters emailed twice, requesting their second submission replace their first, and this is still being worked through);
• 85 pieces of feedback received via Council’s Facebook page.

Community submissions and feedback were taken into consideration as part of elected members’ deliberations and decision-making.

The finalised plan was adopted by Council in late June and following final adjustments and edits that were required, the plan is now available to view on the Rotorua Lakes Council website.

The draft annual plan outlined what projects and work Council planned to deliver in the 2023/24 financial year (starting 1 July 2023) and the budget for this.

The draft plan reflected Council’s key priorities (housing, infrastructure, economy, community) and aimed to balance what the community needed most with the need for prudent management in the face of significant financial challenges.

Council proposed refocusing spending to ensure it could deliver well on projects and services that were absolutely necessary, in a cost-effective way.

The draft plan included changes to council services, pausing or stopping spending in some areas, and increasing fees and charges to manage rising costs, boost revenue, and reduce reliance on rates to pay for these services.

The 2023/24 financial year was Year 3 of the 2021-31 Long-term Plan (LTP) but included a number of changes to what had been proposed for that year in the LTP, due to the current operating environment and challenges.

Te Kaunihera o ngā Roto o Rotorua Mahere ā Tau 2023/24 | Rotorua Lakes Council Annual Plan Consultation 2023/24

This is an opportunity for the community to complete a survey to submit on the Annual Plan 2023/24.

If you would like to make any commentary, please do so via the Submission Form.

The Survey has now concluded.

The survey is closed, thanks for having your say.