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Appendix 1    -    LTP 2021-31 Current package of new intiatives - Rates impact ($ million)
Public Transport
Initiative
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27
27/28
28/29
29/30
30/31 Key drivers
#
Electrification of the bus fleet (B2) to meet growth needs and to 
1
0.29
0.94
1.49
2.76
4.98
7.67 13.99 14.88 16.32 19.29 National direction for decarbonisation
1
replace age expiring buses and maintain level of service
Electric Ferry supplementary costs
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10 National direction for decarbonisation
2
Bus layover infrastructure to maintain level of service and facilitate 
3


0.05
0.10
0.20
0.20
0.20
0.20
0.20
0.29 National direction for decarbonisation
3
LGWM and capacity enhancements.
Decarbonisation subtotal
0.39
1.04
1.64
2.96
5.27
7.96
14.29
15.17
16.62
19.69
Council & Government Policy Statement priority for better travel options, 
Bus timetable changes
1.12
2.16
2.20
2.20
2.28
2.28
2.28
2.28
2.28
2.28
4
safety, inclusive acess; Health& Safety and Resiliance & security
Council & Government Policy Statement priority for better travel options, 
Improving access and station and Smarter connections
0.03
0.06
0.09
0.12
0.15
0.18
0.27
0.37
0.47
0.57
5
safety, inclusive acess; Health& Safety and Resiliance & security
Council & Government Policy Statement priority for better travel options, 
On-board announcement systems as new buses come on board

0.05
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
6
safety, inclusive acess; Health& Safety and Resiliance & security
Council & Government Policy Statement priority for better travel options, 
Rail improvements to make shared and active modes attractive 

0.02
0.05
0.07
0.22
0.37
0.51
0.66
0.81
0.81
7
safety, inclusive acess; Health& Safety and Resiliance & security
Customer Experience subtotal
1.15
2.29
2.44
2.49
2.74
2.92
3.16
3.41
3.65
3.75
DMMU, Depot & Regional Station Improvements.

0.06
0.10
0.66
0.88
1.29
1.74
2.21
2.69
3.22 National direction and maintain levels of service
8
Waterloo Station development

0.01
0.13
0.25
0.37
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50 National direction and maintain levels of service
9
Additional Rolling Stock to increase capacity in electrified area in 
10


0.01
0.01
0.38
1.20
2.20
3.22
3.41
3.61 National direction and maintain levels of service
10
2027-2030
Wellington Rail Development Plan subtotal

0.07
0.23
0.92
1.63
2.99
4.44
5.92
6.59
7.32
 Public Transport total
1.54
3.39
4.31
6.37
9.65 13.86 21.89 24.50 26.86 30.76
Regional Strategy and Partnerships
Initiative
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27
27/28
28/29
29/30
30/31 Key drivers
#
11 Iwi Capacity Building
0.60
0.60
0.60
0.60
0.60
0.60
0.60
0.60
0.60
0.60 Council priority and core responsibility
11
12 Iwi Resource Consents
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24 Council priority and core responsibility
12
13 Maori Economic Development 
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10 Increase level of service to implement strategy
13
14 New Joint Committee for Regional Leadership
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40 Improving regional collaborative governance arrangements
14
15 Let's Get Wellington Moving
0.36
1.09
1.76
2.06
2.06
2.06
2.06
2.06
2.06
2.06 Meeting our regional commitments
15
 Regional Strategy and Partnerships total
1.70
2.43
3.10
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.40
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Environment & Flood Protection
Initiative
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27
27/28
28/29
29/30
30/31 Key drivers
#
Regional planning (expenses and hearings costs to implement the 
Maintain levels of service to meet national direction and statutory 
16 whaitua programme) and completing integrated whaitua 
1.50
2.25
2.60
2.50
2.50
1.55
1.00
1.00
0.50

16
compliance
development for Kapiti Coast and Eastern Wairarapa Hills
Compliance, Monitoring and Enforcement (CME) resourcing for 
17
0.04
0.04
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09 Increase levels of service to meet national direction
17
more adequate monitoring of medium/high risk activities
Increase levels of service to meet national direction and statutory 
18 Certification and implementation of regional farm plans
0.30
0.55
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
18
compliance
Freshwater science and monitoring, wetland mapping and 
19


0.30
0.44
0.44
0.44
0.38
0.56
0.56
0.56 Increase levels of service to meet National direction
19
implemenation of air quality requirements
Funding to incentivise wetland biodiversity implementation and 
20


0.27
0.62
0.39
0.39
0.39
0.39
0.39
0.39 Increase levels of service to meet National direction
20
improve fish passage
Wlgtn Regional Erosion Control Initiative (WRECI) Operations 
21


0.70
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.70 Maintain 70% level of service, national direction 
21
funding following end of central government (1BT) funding
Delivery of water quality, biodiversity and landuse resillience 
22


0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30 Maintain 60% level of service, national direction 
22
enhancement works following end of central government funding
Increased Park Ranger service (Eastern sector), funded jointly by 
23






0.08
0.05
0.05
0.05 Increase levels of service to meet National direction
23
the partners
National direction subtotal
1.84
2.84
5.06
5.45
5.22
4.27
3.74
3.89
3.39
2.89
Aquifer security - decommissioning, repairing, undertaking 
24
0.03
0.03







— Mitigate health and safety risk
24
maintenance on 32 groundwater bores into the Waiwhetu Aquifer
Parks Resource Management Advisor and increased Park Ranger 
Respond to increasingly technical regulations and increased use of Belmont 
25

0.11
0.11
0.11
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
25
service (Western sector, from year 5)
Regional Park
Large forest management - 1080 drops approx. every 5 years at 
26


0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23 Maintain levels of service
26
multiple Key Native Ecosystem (KNE) sites
Large Forest management - develop and monitor a trapping regime 
27




0.10
0.10
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05 Increase levels of service 
27
in the Akatarawa Forest KNE site
28 Parks restoration alternative (P1.5)



2.28
2.32
2.36
2.40
2.43
2.47
2.51 Meeting climate emergency commitments
28
29 Akura Nursery expansion - rates funding support



0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10 Maintaining service levels and mitigate risks
29
30 Implement Wellington Regional Biodiversity Framework




0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.20
0.20 Meeting government and community expectations
30
31 Facilitating local climate change adaptation processes





0.20
0.20
0.20
0.20
0.20 Meeting climate emergency leadership commitments
31
Environment and Flood Protection total
1.87
2.98
5.39
8.16
8.50
7.79
7.25
7.44
6.88
6.42
GW total new initiatives ($ million)
5.11
8.80 12.81 17.93 21.55 25.05 32.54 35.34 37.14 40.57
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