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Auckland's new super city council will have 20 councillors and its boundaries will take in some of Waikato under proposals announced on Friday.
The Local Government Commission has laid out proposed new boundaries for Auckland and the make-up of local boards and the council.
Commission chairwoman Sue Piper said key proposals were:
-20 city councillors coming from 12 wards. Eight wards would
have two councillors each and four only one;
-19 local boards;
-local board membership ranging from five to nine councillors with
126 in total.
Piper, a former Wellington councillor, said the commission aimed at ensuring effective representation of communities of interest and as well as for all voters.
It used a ratio of 10% of the average population of the district to each councillor.
Each Auckland councillor is proposed to represent between 53,590 and 88,000 people.
Existing names were used in the majority of areas and new names were chosen to reflect prominent geographical features.
The boundary changes followed as closely as possible the existing southern boundary of Auckland region, Piper says.
However it would take in some urban areas in Waikato which
were:
-The part of the Waiuku urban area and adjacent future growth
areas; parts of Pukekohe; the adjacent area of Buckland;
-The area to the east of Pukekohe, north of Mill road.
The commission recommended the Waikato District Council and new
Auckland Council allow residents north of the river to access
appropriate services through Auckland Council offices in
Pukekohe.
The Mangatawhiri and Mangatangi catchments would as much as possible be included in the Waikato Region and Waikato District.
The part of Franklin District between the Mangatangi Stream catchment and the Firth of Thames would be included in Waikato Region and either Hauraki District or Waikato District.
Piper says the Waikato District Council, the Franklin District
Council and the Auckland Transition Agency needed to immediately
start discussing the proposals.
The Local Government Commission is now seeking feedback on its
proposals, which can be viewed at
www.lgc.govt.nz
The closing date for submissions is 5pm on Friday, December
11, 2009.
You can read the new proposals below:
Part One - Local Government Commission proposes
new boundaries for Auckland
Part Two - New southern boundary proposed for
Auckland
Part Three - Background on Auckland
governance
