Ōrākei Local Board News

The Ōrākei Local Board area includes Ōrākei, Mission Bay, Kohimarama, St Heliers, Glendowie, St Johns, Stonefields, Meadowbank, Remuera and parts of Ellerslie.

Ōrākei Local Board have two grants:

Ōrākei Local Grant - Round Two applications open 27 January - 07 March 2025

Ōrākei Quick Response and Tree Protection Grant

Auckland Council is proposing to update our rules for managing cemeteries and wants your feedback.

Council control or manage over 50 cemeteries in Auckland. This includes managing crematoria where cremations take place.

The rules are set out in a bylaw, a code of practice made under the bylaw, and in operational guidance.

Have your say from 20 January to 23 February 2025.

Supports the development of facilities that create opportunities for Aucklanders to get active.

The fund recognises the important role that non-council facilities play in serving Auckland's sport and recreation sector.

Applications Open: 18 February - 18 March 2025

Open spaces and sport and recreation help make Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland a healthy city.

They support:
- oranga tāngata (health of people)
- oranga whānau (health of families)
- oranga whenua (health of land)
- oranga wai (health of water).

Auckland Council, together with other groups and organisations, provides open spaces and sports and recreation opportunities for Aucklanders.

The draft Manaaki Tāmaki Makaurau: Auckland Open Space, Sport and Recreation Strategy helps us address Auckland’s current challenges and opportunities.

You can have your say from 10 February to 10 March 2025.

Auckland's next annual plan, also known as the annual budget, is due to take effect on 1 July 2025.

It sets out what we plan to achieve over the next financial year and how we will fund these plans.

The Mayoral Proposal is a significant part of the process to develop and adopt the annual plan.

The topics for public consultation were decided at a Governing Body meeting in December 2024.

Public consultation opens at 12 noon on Friday 28 February and closes at 11.59pm on Friday 28 March 2025.

A new plan is set to empower the Ōrākei community to better prepare for and respond to emergencies.

The Ōrākei Local Board Emergency Readiness and Response Plan, created with Auckland Emergency Management (AEM), offers practical guidance to help residents and businesses stay safe before, during, and after an emergency.

The plan responds to lessons learned from the devastating Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023, which highlighted the importance of local preparedness and community support during emergency events.

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