Annual Plan

Together, we're delivering

Selwyn District Council has adopted its Annual Plan for 2025/26, confirming its key priorities and spending for the year ahead.

Click here to read the full Annual Plan 2025/2026
Click here to read the Annual Plan 2025/2026 summary

We’re delivering on the plan we made together. We produced our Long-Term Plan 2024-2034 (LTP 24-34) last year, based on feedback from over 1,500 residents. We asked what matters most to you, and you told us.

This Annual Plan covers the second year of the LTP 24-34 and details how our plans are progressing. In this plan, we’re letting you know where we are at, what’s happening next, and how we’re putting your feedback into action.

What is an Annual Plan?

The Annual Plan sets out the Council’s plans and budgets for the coming financial year. It is one stage of the Council’s planning cycle.

Every three years we develop a Long-Term Plan in consultation with the Selwyn community to set out what we are going to do and the budgets for the coming 10 years.

For each of the other years, we develop an Annual Plan, that sets out what we are going to do and the budgets for that financial year.

What's our plan for 2025/2026?

We have already consulted with the community on some changes, for example, setting up a new Council-controlled organisation for our drinking water and wastewater services. Other than that, we have made minor adjustments only based on information we have available now, that we didn’t at the time we published the LTP 24-34.

For example, the Council has made minor adjustments within budgets in light of the previous year's financial performance, updated financial figures, cost increases and inflation, as well as reduced funding from NZTA which has impacted some projects. The minor adjustments have all been made within the scope of what was anticipated in the LTP 24-34 and ensure that all levels of service will be maintained.

We are making good progress on projects outlined in our LTP 24-34, including some of the Big Decisions we made together.

Challenges

We know many residents are feeling the pressure of rising costs and just maintaining our current level of services has become more expensive. We must carefully balance affordability with being good stewards of the $3billion in community infrastructure we care for and factoring in being prepared for the years to come. We are committed to ensuring Selwyn remains a great place to live.