Interesting Facts

The 2010/11 financial year got off to a promising start when the trust entered a partnership and lease agreement with Te Rarawa Runanga - a move one newspaper hailed as a race relations milestone. Securing a lease over Runanga land next to the Far North Community Centre allowed contractors to finally begin preparing the site for construction of the Te Ahu centre. Since then, contractors have made amazing progress. Steel framing and concrete wall panels started going up in March and the roof of the centre's dramatic atrium was lowered into place in July. The Te Ahu Charitable Trust expects to complete the multi-functional centre before the end of 2011. For more information on Te Ahu Charitable Trust, click here.

Also, Council recognises the importance of accessible, affordable, safe, well-maintained and strategically located public meeting places across the district.

Generally, Council is responsible for the exterior maintenance of halls and the local management committee is responsible for the management of the facility and interior maintenance. The activity will focus over the next three years to look for opportunities to divest facilities back to the community where appropriate.

Housing for the Elderly is designed to meet the needs of pensioners of modest means.

What has changed since the LTCCP

The planned renewal programme for community halls has been retimed to better align with the remaining asset life of the halls assets.
Museum funding has been increased to $120,000 in 2010/11 to be split two thirds/one third between the Far North Regional Museum and Heritage Kaikohe.
Council has engaged in-house maintenance staff to provide a more robust and cost-effective approach to maintenance of community halls and pensioner housing.
Council plans to sell the Mangonui pensioner housing complex at market value and invest the proceeds into maintenance of the remaining pensioner housing complexes.
Council plans to transfer the ownership of the Russell pensioner housing complex to the Duffus Trust.
Pensioner housing rent increases will be undertaken annually effective from 1st October 2010 based on the CPI index.
Council will continue to work with social housing providers to find a more sustainable solution to the management of the remaining pensioner housing complexes over the next five years.

Highlights of Performance
Number of Performance Measures	7 2008/09	3 2009/10	3 2010/11
Achieved Not Achieved	86% 14%	67% 33%	67% 33%

Performance 2009/10 vs. 2010/11 - is neutral

Statement of Service Performance

For COMMUNITY CENTRES, HALLS, MUSEUMS and PENSIONER HOUSING the following pages detail:

Service performance information provides the actual achievements, issues and challenges going forward for each performance measure against the Annual Plan 2010/11.
Financial performance including comparisons against budget 2010/11.

FYI: Key symbols are used to identify each measure contributing to Community Outcomes. For more information on Community Outcomes see the Community Outcomes Diagram.