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Wellington has been the capital of New Zealand since 1865. New Zealand's first capital city was Old Russell in 1840–41. Auckland was the second capital from 1841 until 1865, when Parliament was permanently moved to Wellington after an argument that persisted for a decade. As the members of parliament could not agree on the location of a more ...
In the financial year ending June 2007, Auckland City Council had operating revenue of NZ$552 million, of which 68% came from Council rates, which were NZ$859 per ratepayer on average. It expended NZ$343 million on capital projects, of which 45% went to 'transport' expenses, 19% to 'property and asset management' and 17% to 'open spaces, parks ...
Between 1842 and 1865, Auckland was the capital city of New Zealand. [144] Parliament met in what is now Old Government House on the University of Auckland's City campus. The capital was moved to the more centrally located Wellington in 1865. [citation needed]
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.
The first municipal council to bear the title of "city council" was the Auckland City Council formed in 1854 by act of the Auckland Provincial Council. [13] Following the election of an anti-taxation superintendent in March 1855, William Brown, the Auckland City Council was dissolved and formally disestablished 1856. [9]
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 CBD is also the largest employment centre in New Zealand, with around 65,000 jobs, representing 13% of the regional workforce, and 25% of the Auckland City workforce. Around 73,000 people enter the CBD every morning between 7 am and 9 am, 60% of these by car, [6] while the total 'turnover' is around 270,000 people per day. [32]
On 24 May, Simpson and Auckland Council chief executive Jim Stabback confirmed that Auckland Council would make 500 jobs redundant as a result of Brown's budget cuts. This included 150 jobs at Auckland Council, 200 jobs at Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, 150 jobs at Auckland Transport, and 16 jobs at Panuku Development.