Budget ups and down for Coast

Local community facilities with reason to be anxious about Council’s annual budget included the HBC Youth Centre, Citizens Advice Bureau and Kauri Kids.

While a lot of public attention was paid to issues such as the selling of airport shares when Auckland Council settled on its annual budget on June 9, several local community groups were focused on potential cuts that could affect their continued services.

These included Council’s childcare centres, Kauri Kids (which has a centre in Stanmore Bay); as well as Citizens Advice Bureau, which has a branch in Ōrewa; and the HBC Youth Centre i...