Te Pūrongo-ā-Tau a te Rautaki Wai ki Tāmaki Makaurau

Auckland Water Strategy Annual Report 2022/2023

About this report

This inaugural Annual Progress Report provides an update on the implementation of the Auckland Water Strategy (Strategy) in its first year of implementation over the period 1 July 2022-30 June 2023. It is intended for the governing body, Auckland Council staff, and the public to understand how the Strategy has driven council functions and activities related to water over the last year.

1. The Background section provides:

• an overview of the Auckland Water Strategy
• operating context for Year 1 of implementation (Year 1, 2022/2023)
• engagement with mana whenua, and
• alignment to significant policy and planning programmes.

2. The Evaluating Progress section provides a snapshot of implementation of the Auckland Water Strategy over its first year. This includes:

• a summary of key progress in Year 1
• a table summarising the status of Actions, including those scoped for implementation in Year 1, and
• others that have been progressed in this year.

Additional details can be found in the Report’s two Appendices:

• Appendix 1: Detailed Strategic Shift and Action progress 2022/23 sets out the detailed implementation status of Strategic Shifts and individual Actions of the Strategy to be undertaken in Year 1.
• Appendix 2: Alignment Opportunities 2022/23 provides a more detailed guide to alignment of the Strategy with regional and national instruments.

Auckland Council, September 2023

See also

Auckland water strategy 2022-2050

Auckland water strategy implementation plan 2022

List of Auckland water strategy supplementary documents:

Assessing the mauri of infrastructure and water

Investigation of barriers and opportunities to further implement water sensitive design in Auckland

Mauri-enhancing infrastructure case studies

Why water infrastructure should be mauri-enhancing