I was going to call on you on this wording Craig: 'In addition, RFA advises Auckland Council on the levy setting and governance for...' but realise it comes from the Council website itself (odd as it implies they advise the amenities on governance). Small deviation but to put your mind at ease with regards to funder influence on programming for the amenities funded via the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Act (2008) - there is in fact an independent funding board who make recommendations to Council about levies for each amenity. This process is managed by RFA but the actual funding decisions are made at arms length.