Corporate services oversee the Island Government’s operations to ensure efficiency, effectiveness and proper management of activities and planning to achieve the needs and priorities of the community.

This output is responsible for;

1. Providing monthly financial reports to the Central & Island Government;

2. Policy and strategy development;

3. Human resource management; and

4. Ensuring the administration and management of the Island Government comply with the Public Service Act 2009, the Ministry of Finance Act 1995/96, the Public Expenditure Review Committee and Audit Act 1995/96.

To provide transparent governance for our Island and establish sound policies inline with National policy.

To develop capacity on Aitutaki to administer all government agencies to complete the devolution process.

To conduct regular meetings with the Community & Island Admin team.

To oversee the implementation of the

5 year Sustainable development plan

and the Aitutaki lagoon management plan.

Follow a program that collects and reduces our waste.

Weekly collection of Solid Waste around the island.

Regular compaction and storage of Aluminium cans for export.

Collection and export of E-waste, whiteware, end-of-life vehicles and other steel products.

Our heavy equipment is in dire need of replacement so Island services are currently limited.

However we take pride in maintaining the roadsides and public spaces, supporting our elderly and vulnerable, and eventually implementing our projects.

Under the leadership of Pepe Raela our small team will grow and prepare seedlings for sale to our local planters.

Our plants nursery will receive a funding boost August 2025 and also assist with fertiliser imports and producing organic fertilisers.

To support our Tourism floral industry we aim to plant 4000 tiare maori and tipani trees this year.

A small team of three are tasked with motivating our community. With a focus on small business, crafts & culture.

We now host the fortnightly Orongo markets every 2nd Thursday evening.

We are preparing plans to boost our marketplace downtown with a stronger vainetini presence.