[75][76], In early July 2018, Mayor Phil Goff announced that the far right Canadian speakers Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux would not be allowed to speak at any Auckland Council premises on the grounds that their presence would stir up religious and ethnic tensions. Find out about Remuneration Authority's determinations, salary rates, expense rules and payments made to the mayor, councillors and local board members . [82][83][84], Unitary territorial authority in Auckland, New Zealand, Controversies over council-controlled organisations, Proposed Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux speaking event. ... Auckland Council has finally resolved to abandon the … Compared to this, the editorial argued, the fact that McKay was to be paid three times the salary of the Prime Minister, had no local government or non-profit experience and was selected by an unelected transition authority, were all to be expected, seeing the lead-up to the new Council. ... COVID-19 Alert Level 1 Visitors to our buildings should check in using the NZ COVID Tracer app or register manually. However, it later became clear that instead, the city's new Māori Statutory Board, appointed by the Maori Affairs Department, would receive "broadly ordained powers". 27D The Auckland Council should prepare an e-government strategy as an intrinsic part of its proposed unified service delivery and information systems plan. Auckland Council is looking to cut an estimated 500 fulltime equivalent roles to help hit the $120m saving target, on top of the 600 temporary and contract workers who've already been let go. Bishop Auckland Town Council is made up of eleven elected Town Councillors, further details are available on each Town Councillor’s page: Town Councillors Councillor Joy Allen (Mayor) "[47] It also criticised, in the case of Auckland Transport, that with most of the expertise, staff and planning ability being held in the "semi-autonomous" CCO, the council would not have the central planning and policy role as claimed by the proponents of the system, but would instead have to share (or compete for) this role with Auckland Transport. Water restrictions are in effect across the Auckland region. There are also 149 members of 21 local boards who make decisions on matters local to their communities. [59] Politicians such as Rodney Hide answered that inclusion is necessary to allow a regional approach to the wider interests of the region, and that tangible benefits would ensue for all of Auckland's communities. He was to receive a salary of $675,000 and an incentive bonus of $67,500. Auckland Councillor for Rodney Greg Sayers released: Today the Auckland Council voted to support Mayor Phil Goff’s 3.5% general rates increase. He chaired the transport committee of Auckland Council for a number of years, and sat on the board of Auckland … Southern and Molyneux had booked the Bruce Mason Centre in the North Shore for a speaking event on 3 August 2018. Auckland Council is the largest local body in Australasia. 22D The Auckland Council should ensure that each local council has adequate structures in place to enable proper engagement with Māori and consideration of their views in the local councils’ decision-making processes. It also argued that the Royal Commission suggested a strong council and subservient CCOs, not vice versa. New Zealand Institute of Skills & Technology, "Auckland Council Draft Annual Plan 2011/2012 – Volume 1: Our Region", "Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009 No 32 (as at 10 May 2011), Public Act – New Zealand Legislation", "Super city's council Australasia's biggest", "Auckland Council staff numbers and costs continue to rise", Lessons from the history of local body amalgamation, Royal Commission of inquiry for Auckland welcomed, Minister Releases Report Of Royal Commission, "Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau Reorganisation) Act 2009 No 13 (as at 02 November 2010), Public Act – New Zealand Legislation", "Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Act 2010 No 37 (as at 21 December 2010), Public Act – New Zealand Legislation", "McCully uses authority to keep Nats in power", "Phil Goff wins race to become Auckland's new mayor after claiming over 47 per cent of the vote", "New Auckland Council representatives elected", "Panuku CEO Roger MacDonald resigns after mysterious leave", "V8 Supercar parties express concern over official audit on $40m cost", "Booze peddler to spin democracy down the toilet", "McKay will help build links with business", "Auckland appoints new council boss on $630k salary", "Auckland Council CEO Stephen Town to head new national polytechnic", "Local board nominees to stand without budget data", "Rodney Hide: Local boards will engage like never before", "This is a recipe for tears before bedtime", "Super City CCOs: Good and bad facets to business units", "Editorial: CCO powers show scale of civic shut-out", "John Minto: Unelected positions spell trouble for ratepayers", "Auckland's riches to be handed to corporate cronies", "Alex Swney: One simple step to avoid spectacular failure", "Brian Rudman: Show 'em who's boss, council", "Minister, mayor at odds over Maori board", "Far-right pair banned from speaking at Auckland Council venues - Phil Goff", "Phil Goff bans Right wing speakers from talking in Council venues", "Call for judicial review of Auckland Council agency's blocking of far-right speakers", "$50K raised for judicial review after controversial speakers banned from Auckland Council venues 37 min agoShare", "Campaign to force Auckland Council to respect free speech", "Free Speech Coalition files legal action against Phil Goff", "Free Speech Coalition tries to broker deal with council over banned speakers", "Court proceedings filed against Auckland Council for barring Canadian speakers", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Auckland_Council&oldid=996867490, All Wikipedia articles written in New Zealand English, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox settlement with no coordinates, Articles with obsolete information from October 2018, All Wikipedia articles in need of updating, Articles with unsourced statements from March 2010, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Julia Parfitt (Backing the Bays) – East Coast Bays, Mike Turinsky (Practical Not Political - Botany), Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development Ltd. 6A The Auckland Council should include a vision for the region in its spatial plan. Auckland is the largest region in New Zealand and home to 1.5m people. [55], As of 2011, 24% of Council's money was spent on "Art services and galleries, events, museums, parks, recreation facilities and the zoo", while 22% was spent on "transport management". [43], Mayoral candidates John Banks and Len Brown were positive about his appointment, Len Brown noting McKay's business and restructuring experience was a "good fit", and would help improve economic performance as well as build links with businesses. “Jim will be supported by councillors and local board members and a leadership team that navigated some very rough seas over this year. [61] The main Herald editorials noted that the CCO concept introduced "undemocratic elements" in a number of ways, and "could not stand". Auckland Council's projected budget blowout could more than double to $1 billion, a new forecast suggests. There are also 149 members of 21 local boards who make decisions on matters local to their communities. Report a problem. [12] A variety of often public transport-focused projects like the Northern Busway as well as significant rail and public transport investments were realised through the Auckland Regional Transport Authority, much of it supported by retaining Ports of Auckland in public hands (after the deregulation of the Auckland Harbour Board) to fund the improvements with the dividends. ... Elected members' travel for Auckland Council business is booked and paid for by Auckland Council and is not reimbursed to elected members. Elected Members' Expense Policy. [25][26] However, when the Minister for the Rugby World Cup, Murray McCully, took control of the Rugby World Cup fan area on the Auckland waterfront in 2011 without first notifying mayor Len Brown,[27] columnist John Armstrong declared the myth finished. Telephone: 01388 833 663. This plan will cover matters such as the limits of residential development and the zoning and densities of the suburbs and areas, and will assess how elements like transport and land use are to be linked. 24F Auckland Council should consider creating an Urban Development Agency, to operate at the direction of the Auckland Council, with compulsory acquisition powers. This unelected representation of Māori on committees voting on matters such as transport and infrastructure, as well as the fact that the advisory board requested (and initially received) a $3.4 million yearly budget (called "exorbitant" by some), created significant public concern and debate. The Auckland Council is the local government council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand.The governing body consists of a mayor and 20 councillors, elected from 13 wards. The initial Council elections in October 2010 returned a mostly centre-left council with Len Brown as mayor. 6B The Mayor of Auckland's annual "State of the Region" address should describe progress towards the attainment of the vision. [7][8] 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". Councillor Billy Robinson. [55], As of 2016, 38% of rates were spent on "transport", 27% on "parks, community and lifestyle", 16% on "environmental management and regulation", 8% on "Auckland development", 6% on "Economic and cultural development" and 5% on "governance and support". Councillor contact details for each of Auckland's 13 wards. [63][66], The main proponents of the CCO system, Prime Minister John Key, Local Government Minister Rodney Hide and Transport Minister Steven Joyce, remained adamant about the introduction (and the appropriateness) of the system. There are also 149 members of 21 local boards who make decisions on matters local to their communities. [10] The 2016 mayoral election was won by Labour MP Phil Goff, who had a landslide victory over his nearest rivals, Victoria Crone and future Green Party MP Chlöe Swarbrick.[11]. Phil Goff is the current Mayor of Auckland, winning the 2016 election, which ended on Saturday 8 October 2016.[30]. [4], In early 2010 a further dispute emerged. The governing body consists of a mayor and 20 councillors, elected from 13 wards. Commentators noted that one of the strongest discrepancies between Auckland Council's vision for Auckland and that of the John Key-led Wellington government was that the draft Auckland Plan envisaged a more contained growth (combatting sprawl by having 75% of population growth occur in existing settlement areas), while National is more favourable of relaxing constraints on new greenfields development. [57], Critics argued that there was little space for "local" democracy in the new "local government" setup for Auckland, with the proposed "local boards" having little power, such as having no funding or staff of their own, and being forbidden from undertaking numerous government roles, especially where those roles might clash with regional functions such as transport or utilities. 26M Watercare Services Limited should be required to prepare a stormwater action plan. Some columnists stated in 2010 that the post was the second most powerful public position in New Zealand after the prime minister. In his first term as an Auckland Councillor, Watson worked to reduce Auckland Council's spending and restrict rates increases by restricting the business-class air travel of councillors to health grounds only and voting against the controversial 10 year budget on 25 June 2015, which included a transport levy and 9.95% rates increase. ... councillor Richard Hills … The criticism ranged from the wards being too big (and thus throwing together communities with few common interests), to some ward boundary lines being drawn against the local understanding of what constituted their community. The members of the governing body are elected from thirteen wards across the Council area using the first-past-the-post system every three years at the same time as the mayor. They also noted that saddling the super city with this system would be the most serious handicap, and a recipe for a "frustrated and disappointed citizenry". Arts, culture and heritage. [81] On 18 July, the Free Speech Coalition filed legal proceedings against Mayor Goff and the Auckland Council after a failed attempt to broker a deal with Goff and the Council to reinstate Southern and Molyneux's speaking event. Also, that changing the boundaries in 2010 would have a domino effect on the restructuring of the ward system for the future Auckland councillors. To ask for help or report a problem with our services or facilities, contact us. This banner text can have markup.. web; books; video; audio; software; images; Toggle navigation For the current status of council services and closures - Learn more COVID-19 Alert Level 1 [9] Brown was re-elected in October 2013, again with a largely supportive council. [47], New Zealand Local Government magazine followed the story, and criticised the lack of transparency that would ensue from establishing independent CCOs. Including the under construction City Rail Link, these two transformations are costed at approximately $5.5 billion over 20 years. The mayor was sworn in by Chief Executive Stephen Town and received the Mayoral Chains before giving his inaugural speech. Another big focus of the planning work in the first year of the Council is planning for the Auckland CBD (now called 'City Centre') and the Auckland Waterfront. Twenty-one district health board members and 41 licensing trust members were also elected. The Auckland Council is the local government council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand. Email addressjohn.watson@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, Email addresswayne.walker@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, Email addresscathy.casey@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, Email addresschristine.fletcher@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, Email addressbill.cashmore@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, Email addresssharon.stewart@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, Email addresspaul.young@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, Email addressalf.filipaina@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, Email addressefeso.collins@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, Email addressangela.dalton@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, Email addressdaniel.newman@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, Email addressjosephine.bartley@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, Email addresschris.darby@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, Email addressrichard.hills@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, Email addressdesley.simpson@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, Email addressgreg.sayers@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, Email addressshane.henderson@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, Email addresslinda.cooper@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, Email addresspippa.coom@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, Email addresstracy.mulholland@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. [69], Several editorialists went even further and accused the ACT party, and especially Rodney Hide, of preparing Auckland's assets for a sell-off, and of setting up the structure to allow it even before Aucklanders got to vote on the matter – all under the guise of a "manufactured crisis". 21A 22A Two Māori members should be elected to the Auckland Council by voters who are on the parliamentary Māori Electoral Roll. The governing body of the Auckland Council consists of the mayor, deputy mayor, and 19 other members. Auckland Council proposed general rate increase: 5 percent. [4], More serious criticism was centred around the fact that urban wards contained significantly more people than some rural wards (and thus received less influence in the future Council per person) and in regards to the small number of Councillors for all of Auckland (with fewer Councillors per head than Aucklanders have MPs representing them in Parliament),[60] and the institution of two-member wards (meaning that contenders would have to field much larger and more costly election campaigns). It followed councillors attending a closed-door workshop this week looking at its proposed 10-year budget, or Long Term Plan, which is due to go out for public consultation in December. [2] The governing body consists of a mayor and 20 councillors, elected from 13 wards. The two Canadian speakers are known for their controversial views on feminism, gender, Islam, and migration. [59], Several editorialists criticised the size and composition of wards for the election of Auckland Council councillors. Auckland Council Investments Limited (ACIL)[40] was disestablished in 2019 as part of the 10-year budget 2018-2028 . Numerous residents of and (to some degree) the councils of the Franklin and Rodney Districts opposed their inclusion in the new supercity, and instead campaigned for retention of their councils, or inclusion with other, more rural-focused councils in the north (such as merging the areas north of Puhoi with the Kaipara District area) or the south. ... A final proposal would go to councillors in June and the new budget would come into effect for Auckland Council rates from July 1. Letters: Auckland Council cuts, Paul Conaghan, North Port, tourism and property 8 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 9 minutes to read Auckland Council is proposing to close public toilets to save costs. 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