Auckland Council

Auckland Council

Māori: *Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau*
Auckland Council ; Māori: Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau
Regional council
	Wards of Auckland Council
Type
Type	Regional council of Auckland
Established	1 November 2010; 13 years ago
Leadership
Mayor	Wayne Brown
Deputy Mayor	Desley Simpson
CEO	Phil Wilson
Structure
Seats	21
Political groups	Fix Auckland (1); Labour (5); Independent (3); Communities and Residents (2); Putting People First (2); City Vision (1); Team Franklin (1); WestWards (1); For the Shore (1); A Positive Voice for the Shore (1); Auckland Independents (1); Manurewa-Papakura Action Team (1); Not affiliated (1);
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large voting
Last election	2022
Next election	2025
Website
	AucklandCouncil.govt.nz

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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".

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.

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^ "Auckland Council explained". Auckland Council. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
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^ Orsman, Bernard (25 June 2008). "Super city's council Australasia's biggest". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
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^ "Auckland Council staff numbers and costs continue to rise". The New Zealand Herald. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
^ "Performance and transparency". Auckland Council. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

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[2] "Auckland Council explained". Auckland Council. Retrieved 28 April 2014.

[GERRY-3] Cite error: The named reference GERRY was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] Orsman, Bernard (25 June 2008). "Super city's council Australasia's biggest". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 14 March 2010.

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[6] "Auckland Council staff numbers and costs continue to rise". The New Zealand Herald. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

[7] "Performance and transparency". Auckland Council. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

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