The budget divvies up $200m among the 21 local boards, who were each asked to put forward a single new project they would like to deliver for their communities. It does, however, have a city-centric focus with $100m set aside over the next few years for the America's Cup, continued funding for the council's half share of the $3.4 billion City Rail Link and new downtown bus and ferry facilities. - www.nzherald.co.nz