A Community Board Plan is a three-year plan that sets out the community board’s vision and priorities for the local community. It guides decisions on local activities, projects, and facilities, and helps the board understand what their communities would like them to advocate for.

This page sets out the draft vision and priorities for the Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood Community Board for 2026-28. At the bottom of the page, there's an online form you can fill in to share your thoughts. Your elected members will read your feedback and make edits to the plan before it is formally adopted.

• Support community groups with cost of living challenges by opposing increases to user charges, opposing asset sales, supporting living wage extension to all contractors and grant fund recipients, and supporting an increase in Strengthening Communities Funding through the Long Term Plan.
• Ensure the views, interests, needs and aspirations of residents are effectively represented and advocated for.
• The board has an open and transparent decision making process which residents can participate and engage in.
• Working with the Council to improve early and meaningful engagement with our diverse communities, including rangatahi Māori, Pacific, Asian, Indian and marginalised youth.
• The undertaking of initiatives to protect, maintain, and enhance the local environment, plan and prepare for natural hazards and climate change.

In addition to our priority projects identified in this plan, the board will continue work with our community and Council staff to address issues as they arise throughout the Board term.

More detail on each of the priorities is included in the submission form below.

Our priorities guide our local decision-making and help us advocate for what matters to you. We need your feedback to make sure we've got them right!