* Home* Our Speciality Areas* Auckland Super City

Auckland Super City

The creation of the Auckland ‘Super City’ Council is one of the most significant developments in the structure of our local government. How will councils manage this change? What will the implications be for the provision of council services? How will this impact your business? Where are the opportunities and risks?

Kensington Swan Lawyers

Auckland Super City

The creation of the Auckland Super City will be the most significant change undertaken in New Zealand local government. These changes will result in significant legal implications for council operations, business, and ratepayers. Following 3,500 written and 550 oral submissions, the proposal in the Royal Commission’s Report on Auckland Governance to create a single unitary authority has largely been adopted by the Government. Bills to bring about this change are being guided through Parliament by the Auckland Governance Legislation Select Committee.

Kensington Swan’s Auckland Super City team is currently working with clients to assist with the legal and strategic issues concerning the establishment of the Auckland Council and its associated council-controlled organisations and local boards.

Super City change management and working with the Council

Council performance, governance, human resources, local government finance, rates, resource management, property and Maori representation will be key issues for both the Auckland Transition Authority and the Super City Council in one of the largest change management projects in New Zealand’s history.

The impact of the Super City on commercial operators, be they current council suppliers and contactors or council owned entities, will be profound. Kensington Swan can help answer questions concerning current contractual relationships, the tender process for new work, the resolution of commercial disputes, and the role of community-based providers.

Team members at Kensington Swan have advised and acted on behalf numerous businesses, all the local authorities in the Auckland region, and many of the council-controlled organisations.

Super City infrastructure and major projects

We can provide specific advice on the following: Auckland transport projects, transport contracts, infrastructure, information technology, waste management, roading, resource management, and water supply and allocation, all of which will all be major areas of priority and consolidation for the new council.

If you are currently doing business with one of the seven councils and/or are intending to work with the Auckland Super City start a conversation with us today to assess and improve your position by contacting one of our experts for a confidential discussion at no cost.

Area News & Insights

The Auckland Transition Agency--managing the transition
| 20 Oct 2009 | Auckland Super City
We look at time considerations (including the viability of succeeding with a smooth transition within a short time frame); managing community expectations in a largely non-public environment; expenditure; managing organisational changes such as the transition of employees; appointing key staff; setting up of offices; contractors and private sector parties; and overseas comparisonsREAD MORE*

Supercity Auckland: the Government's decision
| 08 Apr 2009 | Auckland Super City
Whether you are a ratepayer, user of Auckland roads, regulated by Auckland bylaws or planning rules, or a supplier of goods or services to an Auckland council, understanding the implications of the government's model for Auckland's Supercity allows you to identify the issues for you and your business before the transition occurs. This paper outlines the key components of the government's decision.READ MORE*

Change to Auckland governance has consequences for contractors
| 28 May 2009 | Auckland Super City
If your organisation currently does, or intends to, contract with a local government organisation in the Auckland region, the transitional process for Auckland governance has important implications for you.READ MORE*

 

Related Areas

 

Area Experts