Auckland Council

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Ward
The Auckland Council makes strategic decisions for Auckland on public transport, urban planning, environmental protection and other big issues. The council provides funding to local boards to provide public services in their areas, and manages council-controlled organisations which provide infrastructure, such as public transport, water and sewerage. The councillors and mayor make up the governing body, which shares governance of Auckland Council with the 21 local boards. The governing body is made up of 20 councillors plus the mayor. Councillors are elected to represent wards (areas in Auckland). one councillor will be elected from your ward. This is a first past the post (FPP) election, so you vote by ticking the name of your preferred candidate on your ballot paper. Compare the candidates and their policies to decide who to vote for in the Auckland Council election.

Housing and planning

Local councils are responsible for land use planning under the Resource Management Act, which affects where and how new houses are constructed, as well as the design of cities and towns. In some areas, councils also provide housing to those who need it most.

Housing and planning

Local councils are responsible for land use planning under the Resource Management Act, which affects where and how new houses are constructed, as well as the design of cities and towns. In some areas, councils also provide housing to those who need it most.

  • Recognise housing as a private good that is rivalrous and excludable, and therefore best provided by the free market rather than the council.

    Limit council's role to infrastructure and mediating disputes between property owners.

    Treat homelessness in crisis as an emergency service issue and recognise permanent housing is not the council's role.

  • Advocate for strategic infrastructure investments that maximise value, minimise waste and support long-term resilience and sustainability.

    Collaborate with communities to guide development in ways that protect local character, heritage and values while accommodating growth.

    Advocate for reforms that simplify and speed up regulatory and approval processes, enabling faster, more efficient housing development.

  • Recognise housing as a private good that is rivalrous and excludable, and therefore best provided by the free market rather than the council.

    Limit council's role to infrastructure and mediating disputes between property owners.

    Treat homelessness in crisis as an emergency service issue and recognise permanent housing is not the council's role.

  • Advocate for strategic infrastructure investments that maximise value, minimise waste and support long-term resilience and sustainability.

    Collaborate with communities to guide development in ways that protect local character, heritage and values while accommodating growth.

    Advocate for reforms that simplify and speed up regulatory and approval processes, enabling faster, more efficient housing development.