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The Council Administration Block, a 1950s Modernist building near Aotea Square and Queen Street. Auckland City Council was the local government authority for Auckland City, New Zealand, from 1989 to 1 November 2010, when it and Auckland's six other city and district councils were amalgamated to form the Auckland Council.
Until 2010, the Auckland Region had seven "City/District" authorities, plus one "Regional" authority. In the late 2000s, New Zealand's central government and parts of Auckland's society felt that this large number of Councils, and the lack of strong regional government (with the Auckland Regional Council only having limited powers) were hindering Auckland's progress, and that a form of ...
Auckland City (Māori: Tāmaki-Makaurau) was a territorial authority with city status covering the central isthmus of the urban area of Auckland, New Zealand.It was governed by the Auckland City Council from 1989 to 2010, and as a territory within the wider Auckland Region, was also governed by Auckland Regional Council.
The election of Brown saw the super city's first right wing mayor since its inception in 2010. [18] Tim Murphy of Newsroom described Brown as an "anti-establishment" candidate, with Brown himself stating that his election "sent the clearest possible message to Auckland Council, and central government in Wellington."
The 2025 Auckland local elections will take place between 9 September and 11 October 2025 by postal vote as part of nation-wide local elections. [1] The elections are the sixth since the 2010 amalgamation of seven councils into the Auckland Council, which is composed of the mayor and 20 councillors, as well as 151 members of 21 local boards. 35 members will also be elected to 5 Licensing ...
The Auckland Council is the local authority with jurisdiction over the city of Auckland, along with surrounding rural areas, parkland, and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. [137] From 1989 to 2010, Auckland was governed by several city and district councils, with regional oversight by Auckland Regional Council. In the late 2000s, New Zealand's ...
The 1995 Auckland local elections were part of the 1995 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards.The Auckland elections covered one regional council (the Auckland Regional Council), city council, health board, and various local boards and licensing trusts.
By-elections on the city council were on occasion deferred if a substantial majority of the council agreed to fill the vacancy by appointment, resulting in the highest polling unsuccessful candidate at the previous election being appointed to the council unless there is a public demand for a poll to be held (known as extraordinary vacancies).