Annual report 2007/08

The ARC produces an annual report each year to account for the money provided to it by ratepayers, financial institutions and government agencies. It is also an important tool for informing residents, ratepayers, visitors, government agencies and other Auckland region stakeholders of the financial year's highlights and major achievements.

This year's report outlines how we performed against year two of our ten year plan, the Long-Term Council Community Plan (LTCCP) 2006-16.

Many of the ways in which the information is represented are governed by legislation, such as the Local Government Act 2002, and standard accounting practices. However, we have taken every step to make the information it contains as user-friendly as possible. If you would like further information on any matters mentioned here, or wish to provide feedback, please email: info@arc.govt.nz

The summary report 2007/08

The ARC has also produced a summary of this report. The summary outlines the most important information, so that you can see - at a glance - exactly what we have achieved on your behalf in the past year.

Annual Report 2007/08

We have split the full version of Annual Report into smaller sections for your convenience.

Section 1 - Overview
(1.2 MB PDF)

This section contains the Chairman and Chief Executive's report, information on the Auckland region and your regional council, our performance highlights, and a financial overview.

Section 2 - Performance
(1.4 MB PDF)

This section details our performance over the past year as it aligns to our seven groups of activities: transport, built environment, natural environment and heritage, economic development, regional leadership and community development, regional parks (open space and recreation), and safety.

Section 3 -Your regional council
(770.7 KB PDF)

This section explains the structure and purpose of the ARC Group, the elected Council, ARC’s management team, Council Controlled Organisations (CCOs) and how they operate as a business organisation. It outlines what the chairman, councillors and general managers do and the corporate governance practices established to ensure the council fulfils its legal obligations, such as its financial accountability and risk management. It also includes the objectives and performance results of its CCOs (ARTA and ARH) and a report on the Council’s operations and sustainability targets

Section 4 - Financial performance
(1.6 MB PDF)

This section contains the financial statements for the Auckland Regional Council and Group for the year ended 30 June 2008. These statements have been prepared in line with the Local Government Act 2002and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Costs of Services statements are also provided which financially measure the effectiveness of each activity area of the Council.

Section 5 - Supplementary information
(1.8 MB PDF)

This section provides additional information on the ARC’s publications, a glossary of terms and index to this report, along with the contact details for the ARC Group.

Previous Annual reports

• Annual report 2007
• Annual Report 2006 (3.9 MB PDF)

Matters Relating to the Electronic Presentation of the Audited Financial Statements

This audit report relates to the financial statements, performance information and the other requirements of Auckland Regional Council and group for the year ended 30 June 2008 included on Auckland Regional Council's web site. The Auckland Regional Council is responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the Auckland Regional Council's web site. We accept no responsibility for any changes that may have occurred to the financial statements, performance information and the other requirements since they were initially presented on the web site.

The audit report refers only to the financial statements named above. It does not provide an opinion on any other information which may have been hyperlinked to/from these financial statements. If readers of this report are concerned with the inherent risks arising from electronic data communication they should refer to the published hard copy of the audited financial statements and related audit report dated 8 October 2008 to confirm the information in the audited financial statements presented on this web site.

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