2022–2025 term of the Auckland Council

2022–2025 term
of the Auckland Council

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Overview
Legislative body| Auckland Council
Jurisdiction| Auckland Region
Term| 28 October 2022 –
Website| aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Members|

* 1 mayor
* 20 councillors
* 150 local board members

Mayor| Wayne Brown (Ind.)
Deputy| Desley Simpson (C&R)
Party control| No majority control

Term of Auckland local government

The 2022–2025 triennium is the current and fifth term of the Auckland Council, a territorial authority that governs the Auckland region of New Zealand. It was elected at the 2022 local elections held on 8 October, and mayor and councillors were sworn in on 28 October.[1]

## Events

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### 2022

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* 15 October: Final election results released.[2]
* 28 October: Mayor and councillors sworn in.[1]

### 2023

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* 27 January–2 February: Severe flooding in Auckland after heavy rainfall across the upper North Island.
* 12 February: Cyclone Gabrielle reaches Auckland as a subtropical storm, worsening flooding.
* April–October: Council rolls out food scrap bins across the region, with mixed reactions from Aucklanders.[3]

### 2024

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* 14 January: Central government cancels the Auckland Light Rail project.[4]
* 21 February: Former councillor and 2022 mayoral race runner-up, Efeso Collins, dies following charity run.[5]
* 9 November: Wayne Brown releases his draft of Mayoral Proposal for the Annual Plan 2025-26, confirming plans for Auckland Transport to be brought back under council control.[6]

* 4 December: The council sold for $1.31 billion the remaining shares it owned in the Auckland International Airport as part of the council's long term plan.[7]

* 19 December: The council voted 11–8[b][8] to oppose the Government's Treaty Principles Bill.[9]

## Composition

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Political groups

Political lean

### Mayor

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Councillor  | Affiliation[10] | Political lean[11] | Elected

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| Wayne Brown |  | Fix Auckland  |  | Right-leaning  | 2022

### Councillors

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Ward  | Councillor[12] | Affiliation[c][10] | Political lean[13] | Elected

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Albany  |  | John Watson  |  | Putting People First  |  | Right-leaning  | 2016
| Wayne Walker  |  | Putting People First  |  | Right-leaning  | 2010
Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa  |  | Christine Fletcher |  | Communities and Residents |  | Right-leaning  | 2010
| Julie Fairey  |  | City Vision |  | Left-leaning  | 2022
Franklin  |  | Andy Baker  |  | Team Franklin  |  | Right-leaning  | 2022
Howick  |  | Sharon Stewart  |  | Independent  |  | Right-leaning  | 2010
| Maurice Williamson |  | Independent  |  | Right-leaning  | 2022
Manukau  |  | Lotu Fuli  |  | Labour |  | Left-leaning  | 2022
| Alf Filipaina  |  | Labour  |  | Left-leaning  | 2010
Manurewa-Papakura  |  | Angela Dalton  |  | None  |  | Left-leaning  | 2019
| Daniel Newman  |  | Manurewa-Papakura Action Team  |  | Right-leaning  | 2016
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki  |  | Josephine Bartley  |  | Labour  |  | Left-leaning  | 2018
North Shore  |  | Chris Darby  |  | For the Shore  |  | Left-leaning  | 2013
| Richard Hills  |  | A Positive Voice for the Shore  |  | Left-leaning  | 2016
Ōrākei  |  | Desley Simpson |  | Communities and Residents  |  | Right-leaning  | 2016
Rodney  |  | Greg Sayers  |  | Independent  |  | Right-leaning  | 2016
Waitākere  |  | Shane Henderson  |  | Labour  |  | Left-leaning  | 2019
| Ken Turner  |  | WestWards  |  | Right-leaning  | 2022
​Waitematā and Gulf  |  | Mike Lee |  | Auckland Independents  |  | Right-leaning  | 2022
​Whau  |  | Kerrin Leoni  |  | Labour  |  | Left-leaning  | 2022

## Notes

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1. ^ Houkura members rather than councillors
2. ^ For: Josephine Bartley, Chris Darby, Julie Fairey, Alf Filipaina, Lotu Fuli, Shane Henderson, Richard Hills, Kerrin Leoni, Desley Simpson, (+ Edward Ashby, Tau Henare)[a]
Against: Andy Baker, Mike Lee, Daniel Newman, Sharon Stewart, Ken Turner, Wayne Walker, John Watson, Maurice Williamson
Abstained: Christine Fletcher
Absent: Wayne Brown, Greg Sayers, Andy Dalton
3. ^ at the 2022 local elections, unless indicated otherwise.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Open Agenda". Auckland Council. 28 October 2022.
2. ^ "Final Auckland Council election results released". Radio New Zealand. 15 October 2022.
3. ^ Ikram, Mahvash (3 April 2024). "The Aucklanders who refuse to use food scrap bins". Radio New Zealand.
4. ^ "National-led government officially cancels Auckland Light Rail plans". Radio New Zealand. 14 January 2024.
5. ^ "Green MP Efeso Collins dies during charity run". Radio New Zealand. 21 February 2024.
6. ^ Long, David (19 November 2024). "Mayor Wayne Brown reveals radical changes for Auckland Transport and other CCOs". Stuff.
7. ^ Gray, Jamie (4 December 2024). "Auckland Council sells Auckland Airport stake for $1.3 billion". NZHerald.
8. ^ "Policy and Planning Committee - Open minutes" (PDF). Auckland Council. 19 December 2024.
9. ^ Kvigstad, Laura (7 January 2025). "Council opposes Treaty Principals Bill". Times.
10. ^ a b "Local elections 2022" (PDF). Auckland Council. 15 October 2022.
11. ^ Niall, Todd (10 October 2022). "Auckland election: Wayne Brown may lose council majority at the table as seats change hands". Radio New Zealand.
12. ^ "Ward councillors". Auckland Council. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
13. ^ "Auckland Council elections: Left-leaning candidates Julie Fairey and Kerrin Leoni flip two seats". NZHerald. 10 October 2022.

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Auckland Council

Wards
Local Boards
Local Subdivisions|

| Albany Ward|

| Hibiscus and Bays Local Board|

* East Coast Bays Subdivision
* Hibiscus Coast Subdivision

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Upper Harbour Local Board|

* n/a

Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa Ward|

| Albert-Eden Local Board|

* Maungawhau Subdivision
* Ōwairaka Subdivision

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Puketāpapa Local Board|

* n/a

Franklin Ward|

| Franklin Local Board|

* Pukekohe Subdivision
* Wairoa Subdivision
* Waiuku Subdivision

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Howick Ward|

| Howick Local Board|

* Botany Subdivision
* Howick Subdivision
* Pakuranga Subdivision

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Manukau Ward|

| Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board|

* n/a

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Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board|

* Papatoetoe Subdivision
* Ōtara Subdivision

Manurewa-Papakura Ward|

| Manurewa Local Board|

* n/a

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Papakura Local Board|

* n/a

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Ward|

| Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board|

* Maungakiekie Subdivision
* Tāmaki Subdivision

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North Shore Ward|

| Devonport-Takapuna Local Board|

* n/a

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Kaipātiki Local Board|

* n/a

Ōrākei Ward|

| Ōrākei Local Board|

* n/a

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Rodney Ward|

| Rodney Local Board|

* Dairy Flat Subdivision
* Kumeū Subdivision
* Warkworth Subdivision
* Wellsford Subdivision

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Waitākere Ward|

| Henderson-Massey Local Board|

* n/a

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Waitākere Ranges Local Board|

* n/a

Waitematā and Gulf Ward|

| Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board|

* n/a

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Waiheke Local Board|

* n/a

Waitematā Local Board|

* n/a

Whau Ward|

| Whau Local Board|

* n/a

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Regional parks|

* Ambury
* Ātiu Creek
* Auckland Botanic Gardens
* Āwhitu
* Duder
* Glenfern Sanctuary
* Hunua Ranges
* Long Bay
* Mahurangi
* Motukorea Browns Island
* Muriwai
* Mutukaroa / Hamlins Hill
* Ōmana
* Orere Point
* Pākiri
* Scandrett
* Shakespear
* Tāpapakanga
* Tāwharanui
* Tawhitokino
* Te Ārai
* Te Muri
* Te Rau Pūriri
* Waharau
* Waitākere Ranges
* Waitawa
* Wenderholm
* Whakanewha
* Whakatīwai

Former councils|

* Rodney
* North Shore City
* Waitakere City
* Auckland City
* Manukau City
* Papakura
* Franklin

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Auckland local body elections

Mayoral elections|

* 2010
* 2013
* 2016
* 2019
* 2022

Council elections|

* 2010
* 2013
* 2016
* 2019
* 2022

Local board elections|

* 2010
* 2013
* 2016
* 2019
* 2022

By-elections

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Local government in New Zealand

Territorial authorities|

| City councils|

* Auckland
* Hamilton
* Tauranga
* Napier
* Palmerston North
* Porirua
* Upper Hutt
* Lower Hutt
* Wellington
* Nelson
* Christchurch
* Dunedin
* Invercargill

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District councils|

* Far North
* Whangarei
* Kaipara
* Thames-Coromandel
* Hauraki
* Waikato
* Matamata-Piako
* Waipa
* South Waikato
* Ōtorohanga
* Rotorua Lakes
* Waitomo
* Taupō
* Western Bay of Plenty
* Whakatāne
* Kawerau
* Ōpōtiki
* Gisborne
* Wairoa
* Hastings
* Central Hawke's Bay
* New Plymouth
* Stratford
* South Taranaki
* Ruapehu
* Whanganui
* Rangitīkei
* Manawatū
* Tararua
* Horowhenua
* Kāpiti Coast
* Masterton
* Carterton
* South Wairarapa
* Tasman
* Marlborough
* Buller
* Grey
* Westland
* Kaikōura
* Hurunui
* Waimakariri
* Selwyn
* Ashburton
* Timaru
* Mackenzie
* Waimate
* Waitaki
* Queenstown-Lakes
* Central Otago
* Clutha
* Gore
* Southland

Regional councils|

* Northland
* Auckland
* Waikato
* Bay of Plenty
* Gisborne
* Hawke's Bay
* Taranaki
* Manawatū-Whanganui (Horizons Regional Council)
* Wellington (Greater Wellington Regional Council)
* Tasman
* Nelson
* Marlborough
* West Coast
* Canterbury (Environment Canterbury)
* Otago
* Southland (Environment Southland)

Other councils|

* Chatham Islands

Related organisations|

* Local Government Commission
* Local Government New Zealand

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