Auckland Council
Governing body of New Zealand's Auckland Region / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Auckland Council (Māori: Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau) is the local government council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority that has the responsibilities, duties and powers of a regional council and so is a unitary authority, according to the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009, which established the council.[1] The governing body consists of a mayor and 20 councillors, elected from 13 wards. There are also 149 members of 21 local boards who make decisions on matters local to their communities.[2][3] It is the largest council in Oceania,[4] with a $3 billion annual budget, $29 billion of ratepayer equity,[5] and 9,870 full-time staff as of 30 June 2016.[6][7] The council began operating on 1 November 2010, combining the functions of the previous regional council and the region's seven city and district councils into one "super council" or "super city".
Auckland Council Māori: Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau | |
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| Regional council | |
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 Wards of Auckland Council | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Established | 1 November 2010; 11 years ago |
| Leadership | |
CEO | Jim Stabback |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 21 |
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Political groups |
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| Elections | |
| Plurality-at-large voting | |
Last election | 2022 |
Next election | 2025 |
| Website | |
| AucklandCouncil.govt.nz | |
The council was established by a number of Acts of Parliament, and an Auckland Transition Agency, also created by the central government. Both the means by which the council was established, and its structure came under repeated criticism from a broad spectrum during the establishment period.