Business Improvement District (BID) Policy

Kaupapa Here ā-Rohe Whakapiki Pakihi

BID Policy background

The Finance and Performance Committee approved the current BID Policy on 26 July 2022. It became operative on 1 August 2022. BIDs are business areas within Auckland where local business and property owners agree to work together, with support from the council, to:

• improve their business environment
• promote innovation and economic prosperity
• attract new businesses and customers.

The Auckland Council BID Policy is supported by a three-year BID Targeted Rate Grant Agreement (BID Policy section 2.4) that sets out the terms of the relationship between Auckland Council and a BID-operating business association.

Purpose of the BID policy

The BID policy outlines how Auckland Council works with BID-operating business associations in Auckland.

The policy:

• provides a framework for the governance, accountability and management of BID programmes
• aims to sustain public trust and confidence in the BID programme
• balances Auckland Council’s role in the programme with the independence of BID-operating business associations.

Read the BID Policy

• Auckland Council BID Policy (PDF, 5.05 MB)
• Appendix A: Three-year BID targeted rate grant agreement template (PDF, 66 kB)
• Appendix B: Mandatory Management Summary template (PDF, 83 KB)
• Appendix C: Mandatory Governance Declaration template (PDF, 47 KB)

Contact us

Email bids@aklc.govt.nz for more information about the BID Policy.