Rodney Local Board Transport Targeted Rate Rodney Local Board Transport Targeted Rate

The Rodney Local Board Transport Targeted Rate (RLBTTR) was established in 2018 to deliver community transport services and infrastructure not included in the 2018 Regional Land Transport Plan.


Project zone: North / Northwest


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Project updates

11 June 2024

We are continuing work on improving pedestrian safety for the community through the Footpath Tranche 3 programme, funded by the Rodney Local Board Transport Targeted Rate. 

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November 2023

The Rodney Local Board approved Transport Targeted Rate funding collected from the Warkworth subdivision to apply a maintenance seal to the following roads: Krippner Road (Puhoi), Hepburn Creek Road, Upper Waiwera Road (Puhoi), Jones Road (Omaha Flats), Anderson Road (Matakana), Tauhoa Road and Omaha Valley Road.

Also approved from the Warkworth subdivision portion of the Rodney Local Board Transport Targeted Rate is funding for a fixed-route bus service for Warkworth for 2 years, including the installation of at least 5 bus stops. This new bus route is to service a connection for the transport hub, town centre, and residential and retail areas.

These 2 latest resolutions replace the previously proposed on-demand shuttle service for Warkworth.

Project overview

The Rodney Local Board Transport Targeted Rate was introduced by Auckland Council in 2018 after extensive community consultation. An annual rate of $150 is collected from all Rodney ratepayers by Auckland Council, and the programme is delivered by Auckland Transport on behalf of the Rodney Local Board.

The $150 per annum rateable property charge is projected to raise $46 million over 10 years to pay for new bus services and bus stops, park-and-ride facilities (Community Transport Hubs) and footpaths.

The RLBTTR was established on the principle that each subdivision within the local board area receive a proportion of the benefits that equates to the proportion of the revenue collected from that subdivision.

When RLBTTR is ring-fenced to deliver $46m worth of projects. When this level of income is reached the targeted rate collection will cease.

RLBTTR projects

The $46 million RLBTTR programme has been established specially to fund buses, bus stops, community transport hubs and footpaths in Rodney.

The Rodney Local Board recommended a long list of projects for funding from the RLBTTR. They were investigated then shortlisted for approval at local board business meetings.

Bus services

Three new bus routes were introduced in 2019:

  • Route 998 between Wellsford and Warkworth – Introduced February 2019
  • Route 128  between Helensville and Hibiscus Coast Station – Introduced February 2019
  • Route 126 between Westgate and Coatesville – Introduced May 2019.

Twenty new bus stops have been installed to support these bus routes, several following requests from the community. Twelve bus stops have been installed on the Coatesville-Riverhead Highway (Coatesville and Riverhead), one in Opoto Place in Kaukapakapa, one in Station Road in Wellsford, and four on Kahikatea Flat Road (Kaukapakapa and Waitoki). Two new bus stops have been recently installed as part of a Coatesville-Riverhead Highway footpath project.

Bus patronage numbers for all three services met or exceeded patronage targets and have been folded into the Auckland Transport bus passenger transport network.

In October 2023, the local board decided to fund a new 999 loop bus service around Warkworth township for 2 years. The service is expected to launch on 21 July 2024.

Warkworth Community Transport Hub

The Warkworth Community Transport Hub opened at 80 Great North Road, Warkworth on Thursday 30 June 2022. It features 137 car parks (including 15 short-term and 4 for accessible parking), a bus layover, 2 bus stops, footpaths, a signalised pedestrian crossing across Great North Road, 2 toilet blocks, bike parking, lighting and CCTV. 

An aerial view of the Walkworth Community Hub

Image: A view of the Walkworth Community Transport Hub

Footpaths

A priority for the local board and Rodney’s communities is expanding the footpath network in and between towns and villages to make it safer and easier for people to get around.

Criteria for footpath funding includes footpaths situated on busy school routes, on well-used pedestrian routes, and those that link existing areas to new developments.

The Rodney Local Board has approved $24.07 million to design and build 30 footpaths in Kumeū, Dairy Flat, Wellsford and Warkworth subdivisions. If laid end-to-end, the total length would be 10 kilometres of new pedestrian access.

The tables below show the list of footpaths approved for investigation, design and construction.

Footpath

Subdivision

Current phase

Hudson Road

Warkworth

Completed

Omaha Drive

Warkworth

Completed

Dairy Flat Highway, outside Dairy Flat School

Dairy Flat

Completed

Matua Road, Huapai  

Kumeū

Completed

Tapu Road, Huapai 

Kumeū

Completed

King Street, Riverhead 

Riverhead

 

Completed
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Alice Street, Riverhead

Kumeū

Completed

York Terrace, Riverhead

Kumeū

Completed

George Street, Riverhead

Riverhead

Completed

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Princes Street, Riverhead

Kumeū

Completed

Dairy Flat Highway, from the school to Postman Road

Dairy Flat

Completed

Pakiri Road, Leigh

Warkworth

Completed

Albert Street, Leigh

Warkworth

Completed

Leigh Road, Whangateau

Warkworth

Completed

Point Wells Road, Point Wells

Warkworth

Completed

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School Road

Wellsford

Completed

Olympus Road

Wellsford

Completed

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Wech Drive 

Warkworth

Completed

Ahuroa Road, Ahuroa School

Warkworth

Completed

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Puhoi Road, Puhoi

Warkworth

Completed

Rodney Street (outside residences)

Wellsford

Completed

Old Woodcocks Road, Kaipara Flats

Warkworth

In construction as of 21 June 2024

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School Road (including pedestrian crossing), Kaipara Flats

Warkworth

In construction as of 21 June 2024

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Kaipara Flats Road, Kaipara Flats

Warkworth

In construction as of 21 June 2024

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Goodall Road footpath and school connection, Snells Beach

Warkworth

In construction as of 21 June 2024

Rodney Street foot bridge and footpath connections

Wellsford

In construction as of 21 June 2024

Mason Heights

Warkworth

In construction as of 22 July 2024

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Koraha Road 

Kumeū

In design
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Coatesville-Riverhead Highway, Coatesville (parking and footpath)

Dairy Flat

In design

SH16 footpath and pedestrian crossings, Kaukapakapa

Kumeū

In design

Warkworth road-sealing programme

In November 2023, the Rodney Local Board approved Transport Targeted Rate funding collected from the Warkworth subdivision to apply a maintenance seal to the following list of roads in that subdivision.

Road name

Length in metres

Status

Krippner Road, Puhoi

1,003

Completed

Hepburn Creek Road (RP 787 to 1275), Warkworth

488 

Completed

Hepburn Creek Road (RP 3762 to 4030), Warkworth

268 

Completed

Upper Waiwera Road (RP 2955 to 3110), Puhoi

155 

Completed

Upper Waiwera Road (RP 2072 to 2955), Puhoi

883 

Completed

Jones Road, Omaha Flats

1,218 

Estimated completion September 2024

Anderson Road, Matakana

692 

Completed

Tauhoa Road, Kaipara Flats

4,622 

Completed

Omaha Valley Road, Big Omaha

1,011 

Completed

Financials

The Rodney Local Board area is divided into four subdivisions. The following allocated spend per subdivision is based on the number of rateable properties (SUIPs*) in each subdivision. *July 2018.

The table below outlines the entire RLBTTR programme budget per subdivision.

Subdivision (number of SUIPs)

Allocated spend across estimated future income per subdivision 

Dairy Flat (2,660)

$3,990,000

Kumeū (12,280)

$18,420,000

Wellsford (3,185)

$4,777,500

Warkworth (12,673)

$19,009,500

Total expected budget

$46,197,000

For further information on RLBTTR projects, please contact the Rodney Local Board.