FAQs

The 10-Year Plan (Long Term Plan) sets out the city's vision, key projects, and budget for the next decade. An Annual Plan reviews and updates these plans yearly to adjust for economic conditions and community priorities. 

We are managing significant cost pressures, including a reduction in our transport funding from government, market-driven revenue reductions and cost increases to our bulk water supply, by reprioritising spending, increasing fees and targeting $0.5M in annual savings. This has helped us to reduce the rates increase planned through the Long Term Plan. 

Feedback can be provided online at hutt.city/haveyoursay, through community hubs, or by engaging directly with elected representatives. 

Engagement runs from 27 March to 27 April 2025. 

Final decisions will be made on 4 June 2025 and the plan will be adopted on 27 June 2025. 

Rates revenue is proposed to increase by 12.8% (after growth), equating to an average household increase of $9.06 per week.  This is reduced from a 13.4% increase (after growth) in the Long Term Plan. 53% of this increase is related to Water services and the remaining increase is for other essential services. The rates calculator is available online for you to look at how this increase is estimated to impact your property. 

The increase helps maintain core services, address key infrastructure backlog, and manage debt responsibly to ensure we remain financially sustainable in the long term. 

Certain fees are increasing to cover rising costs. The full list is available online within the Draft Annual Plan, or in printed copies at community hubs. 

Debt is managed under our financial strategy that ensures long-term affordability while enabling funding of core infrastructure investments in the city. This includes ensuring we remain within set limits for debt and related debt ratios. 

Details are available at hutt.city/draftannualplan, in printed copies at community hubs, or by engaging directly with elected members.