Waitematā Local Board News
Waitematā Local Board includes the city centre and fringe retail and commercial areas (including Newmarket) and the inner-city residential suburbs (Westmere, Grey Lynn, Herne Bay, Ponsonby, Arch Hill, St Marys Bay, Freemans Bay, Newton, Eden Terrace, Grafton, Newmarket and Parnell.)
Local Board Grants
Waitematā Local Board have three grants:
Waitematā Local Grant - Round Two applications open 22 January - 28 February 2025
Waitematā Quick Response Grant - Round Two applications open 07 April - 02 May 2025
Waitematā Accommodation Grant - Round One applications open 20 January - 14 March 2025
Ngā Hapori Momoho / Thriving Communities grants open for applications
Communities are the heart and soul of Tāmaki Makaurau and Auckland Council is proud to do its bit in supporting community initiatives. That’s why Ngā Hapori Momoho / Thriving Communities grants opened on 25 November 2024, with a pool of $295,000 available to support community-led projects that help build inclusive and vibrant communities.
Key dates
Applications are open from 25 November 2024 until 31 January 2025.
Funding decisions will be announced in May 2025.
Ngā Hapori Momoho / Thriving Communities Strategy 2023-2024 document is available on the Auckland Council website.
Street Art Bike Challenge 2025
EcoMatters is thrilled to announce a fifth year of getting Aucklanders out and about by bike to find street art and win $1000 worth of prizes. But this time it’s different!
For 2025, the Street Art Bike Challenge will be held in balmy April, to make the most of end-of-summer weather as well as Easter and the school holidays. Plenty of opportunity to ride solo, with friends, or the whole whānau 🙂
Dog policy, bylaw and regional and local park access rules
Council are proposing to update our Policy on Dogs (including some of the regional and local dog access rules) and the Dog Management Bylaw.
We want your feedback on our proposals.
Our policy helps us:
keep dogs a positive part of the life of Aucklanders
minimises the problems that dogs can cause
ensures the welfare of dogs.
Our bylaw implements the policy.
We are holding in-person and online information sessions about our proposals from 30 January to 20 February 2025
Proposed updates to council's Cemetery bylaw
We are proposing to update our rules for managing cemeteries and we want your feedback.
We control or manage over 50 cemeteries in Auckland. This includes managing crematoria where cremations take place.
Have your say from 20 January to 23 February 2025.
Auckland Council Annual Plan 2025/2026 (annual budget)
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 draft proposal was released on 19 November 2024 and outlines the mayor’s vision and priorities for Auckland's Annual Plan 2025/2026.
Public consultation will open in February 2025.
Expression of Interest open to community groups working towards zero waste
The Community WasteWise team are seeking applications from organisations who have what it takes to influence Aucklanders’ waste minimisation behaviour, inspiring communities to turn waste into resources by re-using, repairing, and recycling resources, rather than wasting them.
We are seeking expressions of interest from organisations and projects across Tāmaki Makaurau who are building the zero-waste movement in their neighbourhoods and communities by empowering people to reduce waste. These are long term contracts - 3 years minimum. This includes reducing food waste and moving towards a circular food economy.
Full details of the procurement are up on the Government Electronic Tenders website. Groups will need to register to receive the full documents and any updates.
Applications close 10th February.