Auckland Legislation

The Government introduced the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill and Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill to parliament on 13 May 2009.

On 23 May 2009, the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill became the Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau Reorganisation) Act 2009. You can view or download the Act here:

Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau Reorganisation) Act 2009 (www.legislation.govt.nz)

You can view or download the two Bills here (13/05/09):

Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill (www.legislation.govt.nz)

Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill (www.legislation.govt.nz)

About the two Bills

The Government's intentions for the Bills in parliament were outlined in this release as:

The first Bill will proceed under urgency and without Select Committee hearings.  It  will:

1. establish the Auckland Council as a legal entity;

2. establish the Auckland Governance Transition Agency (AGTA), responsible for rationalisation and transition to the new governance arrangements; and

3. constrain the decision-making powers of existing Auckland councils and their subsidiaries.

The second Bill will proceed through a Select Committee process ending in September. It will:

1. provide for the high level framework for the structure of the Auckland Council – eight members elected at large and 12 members from wards, and 20-30 Local Boards including their high level functions;

2. empower the Local Government Commission (LGC) to determine the boundaries of the wards of the Auckland Council and the Local Boards, and the Boards and their membership; and

3. provide for the integration of Auckland’s water infrastructure.

A third Bill will be introduced later this year to provide for the ongoing governance structure, functions, roles and powers of council and local boards, and detailed legislative framework for governance arrangements.