He kōrero nā te Koromatua
Kia ora, nau mai haere mai ki tā tātau Mahere 9 Tau Hukihuki 2025-34.
Ko te mahi nui o te tahua pūtea, ko te whakataurite i te haumi ki kā kaupapa hākai me te penapena pūtea ki kā kaupapa e taea.
Kai te mōhio tātau ki te taumaha o tēnei mahi – E tetē ana kā kaunihera ki te whakatere i kā pikika toutaka o te utu, mā reira he nui anō ake te utu o te ū ki kā mahi o kā tau ko hipa, ā, kai te roko hoki kā whānau i te taumaha o te utu noho hoki.
Ahakoa kā wero, nōnātata nei tou ko whakatutukihia ētahi whāika whakahirahira – ahakoa i tāria roa, he pai ināianei te koke whakamua o te whare pukapuka, te pūtahitaka hoki o Ōtepoti ki te Toka, ka tūwhera hai te tau tou nei, ā, hai ākuanei ka mātakihia te hohipera tūroro tauroto o te toka e whanake ake ki ruka, mei kore ake te mahi kātahi o te hapori me te rohe anō hoki te kaupare i kā kapatau o te kāwanataka.
Te mutuka kē mai o ēnei haumāuiui e rua, ekari ko ērā ētahi anake o kā mahi whakakanohi o te Kaunihera mō koutou kā kirirarau.
E aro atu ana mātau ki te tiaki kā rawa kai a tātau.
Koiarā te take ka utua kā mahi matea – te whakakapi me te whakahou o ō tātau paipa, o ō tātau rori, o kā ara hīkoi, ā, o ētahi atu tūāhaka matua anō hoki – kai whakatau ana hoki ētahi hinoka hou, ētahi hinoka e hiahia ana.
He mahi nui te whakariterite i kā tahua pūtea, te whakataurite i kā kaupapa matua e tukituki ana, te taumaha kē o te tahua pūtea noa o te nōhaka nei, ā, o te tāone anō hoki i mua tou i te whakatau atu ki tētahi mahere hukihuki hai whakaarotaka mō te hapori.
Hai tēnei tau, nā te taumaha tou o te utu i uaua anō te tukaka whakatau tahua pūtea i ērā tau kē i mua.
Ētahi o kā utu e kore e taea te aha, ekari, kai te mōhio hoki mātau ko te pikika nui o kā rēti he wero nui whakaharahara ki te tokomaha o tō tātau hapori.
Hai whakautu, kai te kana te mahere hukihuki i tēnei tau ki te whakataurite pai i aua wero nui, kai ū tou ana ki kā wawata o te hapori. Ko takohia ētahi mea, ko panoni ētahi, ā, ko penapena hoki ahakoa te piki tou o kā utu. Kai te marohi nei mātau ki te whakapiki i kā rēti kia 10.5% i te tau 2025-26, ā, kātahi ka heke ki te 6% tae noa atu ki te tau tuaiwa o te mahere. Te tikaka ia, ka wawe nei te whakataurite o te tahua pūtea.
Kai te mahere hukihuki nei te $1.889 mano miriona e utua ana i kā utu pūrawa i kā iwa tau e heke mai nei – he pūtea tērā kia whakakapi i te whakaratoka wai Māori o mua, te waipara me kā paipa wai ua, ā, ka waihaka hoki i kā paipa hou, kā rori hou me kā ara hīkoi hou kia whakatutuki i te whakatipuraka o te tāone.
Hai mea whakahirahira, kai te mahere hukihuki hoki he pūtea mō kā paipa me kā papu mō kā hinoka wai e toru ki Ōtepoti ki Toka, kia hiki te taumaha o te waipuke, kia haere tahi ai ki te whakatakoto mahere pae tawhiti e tapeke atu ki te $44.2 manomano.
He pūtea anō hoki mō kā kaupapa matua o te hapori, pēnei i te huti i te māheuheu kai te taha rori, ā, ki ētahi atu hinoka whakahirahira hoki, mai i te whakahouraka o te Puna o Moana tae noa ki te whakahouraka o kā papa tākaro whakaūraka e toru.
He utu nui ki ēnei mea katoa, koia te take ko tūtohua hoki ētahi hinoka e taea te tako i te tahua nei – ka waiho rānei mō kā tau e heke mai nei – kia whai wāhi ki te penapena, kia whakamāuru te taumaha kai kā rēti. E marohi hoki ana mātau kia tako i te pūtea mō tētahi whare tapere, mō ētahi o kā hinoka ara paihikara tae noa atu ki te hinoka Kā Ara Anaroa o Ōtepoti, kia whakataurite ai kā kaupapa matea me te nui o te utu e taea.
E mōhio hoki ana mātou he take tautohetohe ēnei marohi ki ētahi, heoi anō e noho tarika rahirahi ana mātou ki kā kōrero nā te hapori mō te tika, te hē rānei o te ara ko whakatakotoria. Ā, mā kā Kaikaunihera e whakatau he aha te aha.
E hara i te mea he māmā ēnei whakatau ki te Kaunihera. E kana ana te tahua pūtea nei te whakataurite i kā kaupapa tukituki, a ka whakaata i te hurihuri o kā kaupapa matua ki ō te whakaaro o te hapori, ā, ko te taumaha o te utu hoki kai te aroaro o te katoa.
Ka huri atu ki a koutou. Kōrerohia ā koutou kōrero, whākina mai ina kai te ara tika, kai te ara hē kē mātau, āwhinatia mai kia ahuahutia te āpōpō mō Ōtepoti
Jules Radich | Mayor of Dunedin
Koromatua o Ōtepoti
Message from the Mayor
Kia ora and welcome to our Draft 9 Year Plan 2025-34. This budget is all about finding a balance between investing where we need to and saving money where we can.
We all know the pressure is on – Councils are struggling to adapt to continuing cost escalations, which makes it more expensive to keep doing the things we’ve done in the past, and families are also struggling with the cost of living.
Despite the challenges, we’ve chalked up some significant milestones recently – the long-awaited South Dunedin library and hub is on track to open later this year, and soon we’ll be watching the new southern region tertiary hospital inpatients building rise from the ground, thanks to a united community and regional response to government threats.
They’re both excellent results, but they’re also just a part of Council’s efforts on behalf of residents.
Our focus is on looking after what we’ve got. That means spending money on what we need to do – replacing and renewing our pipes, roads, footpaths and other core infrastructure – while making some tough choices on new projects and ‘nice to haves’.
Preparing budgets is always a big task, juggling competing priorities and budget pressures across the organisation and the city before arriving at a draft plan for the community to consider.
This year, the continuing pressure on costs means the budget process is even more challenging than usual. Some spending simply can’t wait, but we also know that large rates increases are a significant challenge for many in our community.
As a result, this year’s draft plan seeks to strike an appropriate balance while keeping community
aspirations in mind. Some items have been removed, others modified, and savings have been made in the face of rising costs. We’re proposing to increase rates by 10.5% in 2025/26 but dropping to a 6% increase by year nine of the plan. The budget is set to balance early in the draft plan.
The draft plan includes $1.889 billion for capital spending over the next nine years – that’s money to replace old water supply, wastewater and stormwater pipes, and building new pipes, roads and footpaths to cater for future growth.
Significantly, the draft plan includes money for three waters pipes and pumps projects in South Dunedin to provide additional flood alleviation, alongside further long term planning totalling $44.2 million.
There’s also more funding for community priorities, like improved roadside vegetation maintenance, and for a range of key projects, from the refurbishment of Moana Pool to the upgrade of three destination playgrounds.
All of this comes at a cost, which is why we’ve also identified projects which were included but subsequently removed from the budget – or pushed out to later years – to help find savings and ease the pressure on rates.
These have been reflected in the draft plan. This includes proposals to remove funding for a performing arts centre and some cycleways projects, including the Dunedin Tunnels Trail project, to keep a balance between what we need to do and affordability.
We also know these proposals will be contentious for some, so we’re keen to hear from our community about whether we’ve got this right. Councillors will then need to decide where to draw the line.
None of these decisions are easy for Council. This budget seeks to strike a balance and reflects the changing priorities of our community, as well as the cost burdens we’re all facing.
Now it’s your turn. Have your say, tell us whether we’re on the right track or not, and help us shape the future of Ōtepoti Dunedin.
Jules Radich | Mayor of Dunedin
Te Koromatua o Ōtepoti