Auckland Council

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Auckland Council (Māori: Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau) is the territorial authority for the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It serves as the local and regional government as a unitary authority. It has existed since the 2010 amalgamation of the seven territorial authorities and one regional council in the region. It administers the largest population of any local government authority in Oceania. The governing body consists of a mayor and 20 councillors, elected from 13 wards. There are also 151 members of 21 local boards who make decisions on matters local to their communities. The council was established by a number of Acts of Parliament, and an Auckland Transition Agency, also created by the central government. Both the means by which the council was established and its structure came under repeated criticism from a broad spectrum during the establishment period.

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