/ Annual Report Summary Hauraki District Council 2017/18 Annual Report Summary Contents Message from the Mayor and Chief Executive ......................... INFORMATION AND Your elected members / ............................................... OVERVIEW Community outcomes ............................................................. Our services............................................................................. This is a summary of the / Annual Report adopted by the Meeting our service targets ..................................................... Hauraki District Council on Governance and Leadership .................................................... October . Network services ................................................................... The purpose of this document is Community services .............................................................. to provide an overview of our achievements from the / Community Development Group .......................................... financial year. Regulatory Services Group .................................................... This document is not a complete Financial summary for the year ended June .............. representation of the full Annual Report, but is a summary of our Financial Information for the year ended June ........... key financial and non‐financial Summary Financial Statements ............................................ performance as measured against the targets, objectives Audit report ........................................................................... and projects set out in our / Annual Plan. The full / Annual Report document is available from the Hauraki District Council offices HAURAKI DISTRICT COUNCIL and libraries in Ngatea, Paeroa PO Box , William Street, Paeroa and Waihi, by phoning Phone () or or (from from within the Hauraki District within the District), Website: www.hauraki‐dc.govt.nz or from our website Email: info@hauraki‐dc.govt.nz www.hauraki‐dc.govt.nz Doc Ref: Message from the Mayor and Chief Executive Looking back, / was all about looking forward. We went on a road trip and talked to our communities about the many challenges we’re facing over the next ten years, including the potential effects of climate change and a major increase in the cost of delivering our services. Together, we’ve chosen the path we will follow, which we think strikes a pretty good balance between the things we must do, such as keep our infrastructure working, and the nice‐to‐ have projects that help keep our communities the vibrant places they are. Funding this plan will mean an average annual rates increase of .% over the next ten years. We also got in the passenger seat of some of our community organisations to develop a Social Strategy and ten‐year action plan to assist our communities to thrive. Part of our strategy is to move away from helping fund these organisations. Instead, we’ll support them to achieve their goals by running educational programmes and funding workshops to help them access more local and national funding than is currently being utilised. We’ll also be advocating to Central Government on social issues identified in our district. In association with the Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust, we’ve secured funding from the government to finish the last . kilometre section of the Thames to Kaiaua extension of the Hauraki Rail Trail from Pūkorokoro/Miranda to Kaiaua. Preparation work is now underway and we’re looking forward to watching the trail continue to develop and provide benefits to the Hauraki District and beyond for many years to come. We know our communities are looking forward to being able to connect to ultra‐fast broadband in the near future. Installation of fibre is now well underway in Waihi and the Government has committed to completing rollouts in Paeroa, Ngatea and Turua by mid‐. On Friday th of January a low pressure system brought heavy rain and strong winds to most of the North Island. The storm, combined with tidal surges caused major flooding and damage to homes and properties in the Kaiaua Coast area. There was also major saltwater flooding of farms. The one positive thing among the stress of this devastating event was the community spirit that emerged. People opened up their homes and businesses, raised funds, and generally just rolled up their sleeves and chipped in where they could to help others. It was fantastic to see the Government chipping in to help with a , contribution to the Mayoral Disaster Relief Fund set up by Hauraki District Council, and that wider support was available at a time when it was so needed. To date, the government has also reimbursed us for many of our flood related costs, such as supplying affected residents with drinking water, toilet facilities and septic tank cleaning. Looking forward, we will work with these communities to develop a plan to address flooding issues in the short to medium term and the potential effects of climate change in the longer term. Financially we’ve ended the year well. In the / annual plan we forecast that we’d make a very small surplus (.%). We ended the year with a , deficit (.%). Both of these results are less than % of our revenue, so in accounting terms it essentially means we broke even. Considering the challenges thrown at us this year, it is pleasing to have a result that was so close to the forecast. Our net debt at the end of June was million which is million less than our forecast. But before we start popping champagne corks, it’s important to note that this saving was due in part to some of our planned projects being deferred because of unexpected issues. We expect these projects will be carried forward into future budgets. While we haven’t delivered on everything we said we would, we’re working to improve this performance in future years. Leaping forward to / we see another busy year of opportunities and challenges ahead. Latest Quotable Value figures show residential property values have increased on average percent across the District since the last valuation in , which reflects the growing interest in Hauraki as an attractive place to invest, live and do business. To help keep up with the increasing demand we’ll be working through some potential changes to our District Plan. Page We have some big resource consent applications to process this year, including a proposed mining project in Waihi and a potential wind farm at the northern end of the Kaimai ranges. Bylaw reviews are also in the wind, along with possible changes to the number of councillors that represent our communities in each ward. As mentioned earlier, we’ll be working with our low‐lying and coastal communities on ways to address flooding issues and the possible effects of climate change. We’ll also be looking at how we can all work together to minimise waste and get better at recycling. Our annual satisfaction survey results show that customer satisfaction with many of our services is lower than last year. This means that most of our satisfaction service targets were not achieved for /. We appreciate the time our customers have taken to participate in this survey as it helps us understand what we’re doing well and what we could be doing better. We’re looking closely at feedback we’ve received and have already put some plans in place to improve our overall service. We’ll add other actions once the results have been fully analysed. Local Government in New Zealand is currently on the cusp of what could be one of the biggest changes to its structure since the Local Government reform in . The management of drinking water, stormwater, and wastewater (Three Waters) is currently a core responsibility of local councils, but the Government’s Three Water’s Review has been looking at other options. Early indications are that these may include the removal of this responsibility into different hands. This will potentially open up a whole new world of possibilities for Local Government which we look forward to exploring with our communities in the future. John Tregidga Langley Cavers Mayor Chief Executive Page Your elected members / The Hauraki District Council elected members include the Mayor and Councillors ‐ four elected from the Paeroa Ward, four from the Plains Ward and four from the Waihi Ward. Mayor District Mayor Mr John P Tregidga, MNZM, JP mayor@hauraki‐dc.govt.nz Portfolio: Policy and Iwi Waihi Ward Plains Ward Paeroa Ward Councillor & Chairperson Councillor and Councillor & Chairperson of Waihi Ward Deputy Mayor of Plains Ward Mr Max P McLean Mr Toby Adams Mrs Gill Leonard, J.P. () max.mclean@hauraki‐ toby.adams@hauraki‐ gill.leonard@hauraki‐ dc.govt.nz dc.govt.nz dc.govt.nz Portfolio: Community Portfolios: Land Portfolio: Community Facilities Recreation (Sport) Transport and Finance Councillor and Chairperson of Councillor Councillor Paeroa Ward Mr Duncan Smeaton Mr Phillip Buckthought Mr Paul A Milner duncan.smeaton@hauraki‐ phillip.buckthought@hauraki‐ paul.milner@hauraki‐ dc.govt.nz dc.govt.nz dc.govt.nz Portfolio: Solid Waste Portfolio: Civil Defence Portfolios: Policy, RMA and Regulatory Councillor Councillor Mr Ross Harris Councillor Mrs Anne Marie Spicer Mr James Thorp ross.harris@hauraki‐ annemarie.spicer@hauraki‐ dc.govt.nz james.thorp@hauraki‐ dc.govt.nz Portfolio: Water/ Wastewater/ dc.govt.nz Portfolio: Community Stormwater and Community Portfolio: Drainage Initiatives Growth Councillor Councillor Councillor Mrs Carole Daley Mr Austin Rattray Mr Donald H Swales, J.P. carole.daley@hauraki‐