Area served Auckland Region | ||
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Type Council-controlled organisation Predecessor Auckland Regional Transport Authority and the transport functions of the former councils Founded Auckland, New Zealand
(1 November 2010; 6 years ago (2010-11-01)) Headquarters Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand Key people Lester Levy
non-executive chairman,
Dr David Warburton
chief executive officer | ||
Auckland Transport (AT) is the council-controlled organisation (CCO) of Auckland Council responsible for transport projects and services. It combined the transport functions of the eight former Auckland local authorities and the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) from 1 November 2010. It was established by section 38 of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009, and operates under that act and the Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Act 2010.
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Operations and staff
AT is responsible the region’s transport infrastructure (excluding state highways and railways) and public transport. It designs, builds and maintains roads, ferry wharves, cycleways and walkways; co-ordinates road safety and community transport initiatives; and plans and funds bus, train and ferry services. It is the largest of the council's organisations, with 1020 staff and annual revenue of $1.36 billion (as of 2010), controlling half of all council rates.
Board members
Directors are appointed by Cabinet and by Auckland Council. Two councillors sit on the board, unlike the other Auckland CCOs, which cannot have councillors as directors. The Board has overall responsibility for delivering transport, including managing and controlling public transport and local roads, and preparing the Auckland Regional Land Transport Programme. Following the 2016 Auckland council elections, elected mayor Phil Goff opted to dump councillors from the Auckland Transport board, citing improved accountability and minimising compromises and conflict.
The directors appointed from October 2016 were:
Assets
AT's assets total $11.5 billion as of 2011, primarily roads and bridges. AT owns or operates the following transport assets as of early 2013 (noting that legally, roads remain owned directly by the council, but are listed - the tally however excludes state highways in the Auckland area, which are owned and maintained by NZTA):