Mentions of Auckland Transition Agency in New Zealand Parliament debates

Auckland Transition Agency has been mentioned in 43 parliamentary debates since November 2005.

Adjournment - Sittings of the House

Sittings of the House 15 Dec 2010

Hon RODNEY HIDE ... well, so I thank the Hansard team. I acknowledge the tremendous work throughout the year of Mark Ford and the Auckland Transition Agency in producing the new Auckland Council; the Chief Executive of the Department of Internal Affairs, Brendan Boyle, and ...
... so I thank the Hansard team. I acknowledge the tremendous work throughout the year of Mark Ford and the Auckland Transition Agency in producing the new Auckland Council; the Chief Executive of the Department of Internal Affairs, Brendan Boyle, and ...

Questions to Ministers - Question No. 12 to Minister

Question No. 12 to Minister 16 Sep 2010

PHIL TWYFORD I seek leave of the House to table a discussion paper from the Auckland Transition Agency. It details the fact that no tender was given for a $53 million information technology project.
I seek leave of the House to table a discussion paper from the Auckland Transition Agency. It details the fact that no tender was given for a $53 million information technology project.

Budget Debate 15 Jun 2010

PHIL TWYFORD ... million loan to the people of Auckland. This is the third of three loans that have been made to fund the work of the Auckland Transition Agency in setting up the Government’s super-city in Auckland. In total, the Auckland Transition Agency has been loaned $94 ...
... loan to the people of Auckland. This is the third of three loans that have been made to fund the work of the Auckland Transition Agency in setting up the Government’s super-city in Auckland. In total, the Auckland Transition Agency has been loaned $94 ...

PHIL TWYFORD ... a video game it could be called Grand Theft Auckland or perhaps The Great Auckland Democracy Robbery. Although the Auckland Transition Agency is costing only $94 million—only—this Government is spending a lot more of Aucklanders’ money as it goes about setting ...
... game it could be called Grand Theft Auckland or perhaps The Great Auckland Democracy Robbery. Although the Auckland Transition Agency is costing only $94 million—only—this Government is spending a lot more of Aucklanders’ money as it goes about setting ...

Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau Reorganisation) Amendment Bill, Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Bill, Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Bill - Third Readings

Third Readings 3 Jun 2010

Hon RODNEY HIDE ... but there is someone special to thank, and that is Mr Mark Ford, who has led the transition in Auckland, in the Auckland Transition Agency. I believe that all Aucklanders, now and in future, owe that man a huge debt for the job and the work that he has done. ...
... there is someone special to thank, and that is Mr Mark Ford, who has led the transition in Auckland, in the Auckland Transition Agency. I believe that all Aucklanders, now and in future, owe that man a huge debt for the job and the work that he has ....

PHIL TWYFORD ... in the last few weeks. A month ago the only thing that Aucklanders knew was that there was a $34 million loan for the Auckland Transition Agency. But over the last few weeks more and more information has come out. When the Budget was released we found out that ...
... few weeks. A month ago the only thing that Aucklanders knew was that there was a $34 million loan for the Auckland Transition Agency. But over the last few weeks more and more information has come out. When the Budget was released we found out that ...

DAVID CLENDON ... in beginning the third reading of these bills, made reference to us owing a huge debt of gratitude to the head of the Auckland Transition Agency, Mr Mark Ford. I offer no disrespect to that man. He is an extremely capable and skilled gentleman, and I am sure he ...
... the third reading of these bills, made reference to us owing a huge debt of gratitude to the head of the Auckland Transition Agency, Mr Mark Ford. I offer no disrespect to that man. He is an extremely capable and skilled gentleman, and I am sure he ...

Dr JACKIE BLUE ... will be much consultation, and it will be two-way consultation. Prior to the local body elections in October, the Auckland Transition Agency will publish the local boards’ baseline list of responsibility, functions, and funding. Local body roles and functions ...
... much consultation, and it will be two-way consultation. Prior to the local body elections in October, the Auckland Transition Agency will publish the local boards’ baseline list of responsibility, functions, and funding. Local body roles and functions ...

NIKKI KAYE ... deliver a system that will lead to improved representation for all Aucklanders. Parliament has worked alongside the Auckland Transition Agency. The Auckland Governance Legislation Committee and Ministers have recognised that whatever Parliament chose not to ...
... system that will lead to improved representation for all Aucklanders. Parliament has worked alongside the Auckland Transition Agency. The Auckland Governance Legislation Committee and Ministers have recognised that whatever Parliament chose not to ...

SIMON BRIDGES ... all the members for that. The committee was in good humour nearly all of the time. I thank the officials. I thank the Auckland Transition Agency, or ATA, for what it has done in getting us to the point where we are now, and we will be much further ahead by October-N...
... for that. The committee was in good humour nearly all of the time. I thank the officials. I thank the Auckland Transition Agency, or ATA, for what it has done in getting us to the point where we are now, and we will be much further ahead by October-...

SIMON BRIDGES ... where I grew up; like Birkenhead. They will flourish, I believe, under what we are putting in place and what the Auckland Transition Agency is doing. What we are doing at a regional level could not be more significant, and what we are doing at a local level ...
... I grew up; like Birkenhead. They will flourish, I believe, under what we are putting in place and what the Auckland Transition Agency is doing. What we are doing at a regional level could not be more significant, and what we are doing at a local level ...

Hon JOHN CARTER ... those functions that matter to the people are addressed. At the moment, that work is still being concluded by the Auckland Transition Agency, because the issues are so complex that it is beyond the ability of Parliament and its select committee to deal with ...
... functions that matter to the people are addressed. At the moment, that work is still being concluded by the Auckland Transition Agency, because the issues are so complex that it is beyond the ability of Parliament and its select committee to deal with ...

Environment Canterbury (Temporary Commissioners and Improved Water Management) Bill

In Committee 31 Mar 2010

SU’A WILLIAM SIO ... that that political body will be making. In many ways, it will be very similar to what we have with regard to the Auckland Transition Agency in the Auckland region. Aucklanders are now up in arms that we have political appointees working behind the scenes and ...
... that political body will be making. In many ways, it will be very similar to what we have with regard to the Auckland Transition Agency in the Auckland region. Aucklanders are now up in arms that we have political appointees working behind the scenes and ...

CHRIS HIPKINS ... under urgency the Government effectively sacked all of the Auckland local authorities and replaced them with the Auckland Transition Agency. All stages of the legislation were passed straight through under urgency, with no chance for the public to have a say, ...
... urgency the Government effectively sacked all of the Auckland local authorities and replaced them with the Auckland Transition Agency. All stages of the legislation were passed straight through under urgency, with no chance for the public to have a say,...

CHRIS HIPKINS ... the chance to have a say on the removal of their seven democratically elected councils and their replacement by the Auckland Transition Agency, which is what the first super-city bill did. The Government did not send that bill to a select committee and give the ...
... to have a say on the removal of their seven democratically elected councils and their replacement by the Auckland Transition Agency, which is what the first super-city bill did. The Government did not send that bill to a select committee and give the ...

Second Reading 30 Mar 2010

PHIL TWYFORD ... the former National Party president, Michelle Boag, advising John Banks’ mayoral campaign and hired by Rodney Hide’s Auckland Transition Agency to recruit senior executives for the super-city. For an entire week Rodney Hide, Mark Ford, Michelle Boag, and John ...
... National Party president, Michelle Boag, advising John Banks’ mayoral campaign and hired by Rodney Hide’s Auckland Transition Agency to recruit senior executives for the super-city. For an entire week Rodney Hide, Mark Ford, Michelle Boag, and John ...

General Debate 24 Mar 2010

PHIL TWYFORD ... costs for the super-city, already $34 million in executive salaries and consultancy fees has been racked up by the Auckland Transition Agency, and that is only for the last few months. I ask members who will pick up the tab for that. It will be the Auckland ...
... for the super-city, already $34 million in executive salaries and consultancy fees has been racked up by the Auckland Transition Agency, and that is only for the last few months. I ask members who will pick up the tab for that. It will be the Auckland ...

Debate on Prime Minister’s Statement 17 Feb 2010

SUE KEDGLEY ... it with another. Well, that is exactly what is happening in Auckland. Rodney Hide and his hand-picked members of the Auckland Transition Agency have wrested control out of the hands of the democratically elected councillors whom Aucklanders elected in 2007. ...
... another. Well, that is exactly what is happening in Auckland. Rodney Hide and his hand-picked members of the Auckland Transition Agency have wrested control out of the hands of the democratically elected councillors whom Aucklanders elected in 2007. ...

Debate on Prime Minister’s Statement 11 Feb 2010

DAVID CLENDON ... has been taken out of the hands of the people whom we elected in 2007 to represent us, and put in the hands of the Auckland Transition Agency—a group containing no elected person, but rather people appointed by Mr Hide in his role as local government Minister. ...
... taken out of the hands of the people whom we elected in 2007 to represent us, and put in the hands of the Auckland Transition Agency—a group containing no elected person, but rather people appointed by Mr Hide in his role as local government Minister. ...

Adjournment - Sittings of the House

Sittings of the House 16 Dec 2009

Hon RODNEY HIDE ... have faced big challenges, and they have worked hard, especially on the reforms under way in Auckland. The Auckland Transition Agency, established to oversee the move to one unitary council in Auckland, is doing a fantastic job. Executive chair Mark Ford,...
... have faced big challenges, and they have worked hard, especially on the reforms under way in Auckland. The Auckland Transition Agency, established to oversee the move to one unitary council in Auckland, is doing a fantastic job. Executive chair Mark ...

Local Government

Auckland Transition Agency—Cost of Recruitment Agency’s Services 23 Sep 2010

PHIL TWYFORD What is the total cost to date of the services provided to the Auckland Transition Agency by the recruitment firm Momentum?
What is the total cost to date of the services provided to the Auckland Transition Agency by the recruitment firm Momentum?

Hon RODNEY HIDE The evaluation panel chaired by Laila Harré, the Auckland Transition Agency’s human resources and workforce adviser, selected Momentum from three possible agencies due to its quality, processes, ...
The evaluation panel chaired by Laila Harré, the Auckland Transition Agency’s human resources and workforce adviser, selected Momentum from three possible agencies due to its quality, processes, ...

Hon RODNEY HIDE I have been assured by the Auckland Transition Agency that Momentum has done a good job. Of course, I am not responsible, as Minister, for the behaviour of Michelle Boag or ...
I have been assured by the Auckland Transition Agency that Momentum has done a good job. Of course, I am not responsible, as Minister, for the behaviour of Michelle Boag or ...

Mr SPEAKER ... that he does not have responsibility for the activities of a business that is under contract, it would seem, to the Auckland Transition Agency, and the Minister is absolutely right—he does not have direct responsibility for that. He can certainly be questioned ...
... does not have responsibility for the activities of a business that is under contract, it would seem, to the Auckland Transition Agency, and the Minister is absolutely right—he does not have direct responsibility for that. He can certainly be questioned ...

Mr SPEAKER ... I have ruled that the Minister is answerable for issues going on in his local government area of responsibility. The Auckland Transition Agency has been set up by statute, so the Minister can answer questions about it. But the Minister in his answer says he does ...
... that the Minister is answerable for issues going on in his local government area of responsibility. The Auckland Transition Agency has been set up by statute, so the Minister can answer questions about it. But the Minister in his answer says he does ...

Phil Twyford ... the Minister in his answer to my first supplementary question acknowledged that public money had been spent by the Auckland Transition Agency on contracting Momentum to recruit executives for the super-city. I would have thought that that was clearly within the ...
... in his answer to my first supplementary question acknowledged that public money had been spent by the Auckland Transition Agency on contracting Momentum to recruit executives for the super-city. I would have thought that that was clearly within ...

Auckland Transition Agency—Award of Computer System Contract 16 Sep 2010

PHIL TWYFORD When he said in the House yesterday that the Auckland Transition Agency “ran a tender to deliver an enterprise resource planning system”, was he referring to merely the $14.3 million contract ...
When he said in the House yesterday that the Auckland Transition Agency “ran a tender to deliver an enterprise resource planning system”, was he referring to merely the $14.3 million ...

Phil Twyford How can he say that, when the Auckland Transition Agency’s own discussion document clearly states that the company SAP was awarded the contract on the basis of an internal ...
How can he say that, when the Auckland Transition Agency’s own discussion document clearly states that the company SAP was awarded the contract on the basis of an internal ...

Hon JOHN CARTER Because, as the member knows, SAP has been delivering services in Auckland. It has been in discussion with the Auckland Transition Agency. There was a discussion with nine companies, and four were selected to combine to deliver the service, and that is what ...
... as the member knows, SAP has been delivering services in Auckland. It has been in discussion with the Auckland Transition Agency. There was a discussion with nine companies, and four were selected to combine to deliver the service, and that is ...

Hon JOHN CARTER ... million. The actual extra cost is minimal compared with the service that people will get. I have every faith that the Auckland Transition Agency, and particularly the new council, will deliver a grand service for the people of Auckland.
... The actual extra cost is minimal compared with the service that people will get. I have every faith that the Auckland Transition Agency, and particularly the new council, will deliver a grand service for the people of Auckland.

Auckland Transition Agency—Award of Computer System Contract 15 Sep 2010

PHIL TWYFORD Why did the Auckland Transition Agency award the $53.8 million contract for the Auckland Council’s Enterprise Resource Planning computer system without a ...
Why did the Auckland Transition Agency award the $53.8 million contract for the Auckland Council’s Enterprise Resource Planning computer system without a ...

Hon JOHN CARTER The member’s assertion is incorrect. I understand that the Auckland Transition Agency ran a limited tender process to deliver—[ Interruption] If the members listen to the answer, they will find out what it ...
The member’s assertion is incorrect. I understand that the Auckland Transition Agency ran a limited tender process to deliver—[ Interruption] If the members listen to the answer, they will find out what ...

Hon JOHN CARTER ... tender process. I also say, as I have said earlier, this is a big project. However, I have every confidence in the Auckland Transition Agency’s handling of this issue. The agency is within budget, as was expected; it is doing a particularly good job and is to ...
... process. I also say, as I have said earlier, this is a big project. However, I have every confidence in the Auckland Transition Agency’s handling of this issue. The agency is within budget, as was expected; it is doing a particularly good job and is to ...

Auckland Transition Agency—Performance 17 Feb 2010

PHIL TWYFORD Is he satisfied with the performance of the Auckland Transition Agency?
Is he satisfied with the performance of the Auckland Transition Agency?

Hon RODNEY HIDE Yes. I am very satisfied because the Auckland Transition Agency is getting on with the job. I agreed with that member when he said that Auckland has not been working for a long time ...
Yes. I am very satisfied because the Auckland Transition Agency is getting on with the job. I agreed with that member when he said that Auckland has not been working for a long time ...

Mr SPEAKER ... questioning other Ministers’ answers. The question simply asked whether he is satisfied with the performance of the Auckland Transition Agency; it did not ask him why. I think we have heard sufficient.
... other Ministers’ answers. The question simply asked whether he is satisfied with the performance of the Auckland Transition Agency; it did not ask him why. I think we have heard sufficient.

Hon RODNEY HIDE I have taken some care with this answer because I suspected the question would be asked. I am advised that the Auckland Transition Agency’s HR adviser and the former Alliance leader, Laila Harré, led this process and that the agency considered Ms Boag’s ...
... have taken some care with this answer because I suspected the question would be asked. I am advised that the Auckland Transition Agency’s HR adviser and the former Alliance leader, Laila Harré, led this process and that the agency considered Ms Boag’s ...

Phil Twyford Is he concerned that Michelle Boag’s recruitment company, Momentum, may have misled the Auckland Transition Agency when it stated in its business proposal that it had no conflicts of interest to declare?
Is he concerned that Michelle Boag’s recruitment company, Momentum, may have misled the Auckland Transition Agency when it stated in its business proposal that it had no conflicts of interest to declare?

Phil Twyford Will he order an investigation into the Auckland Transition Agency tendering process to assure himself and the Auckland public that the process is all above board and that there is no ...
Will he order an investigation into the Auckland Transition Agency tendering process to assure himself and the Auckland public that the process is all above board and that there is no ...

Phil Twyford I seek leave to table the business proposal from Michelle Boag’s recruitment company, Momentum, to the Auckland Transition Agency, which profiles her as a key member of the project team responsible for recruiting the chief spin doctor for the ...
I seek leave to table the business proposal from Michelle Boag’s recruitment company, Momentum, to the Auckland Transition Agency, which profiles her as a key member of the project team responsible for recruiting the chief spin doctor for the ...

Auckland, Local Government Reform—Minister’s Statements 15 Dec 2009

Hon RODNEY HIDE ... for Wellington, Sue Kedgley, went to Auckland, she would realise there is a great deal to be done by the council. The Auckland Transition Agency has developed a structure for the delivery of services to Aucklanders through council-controlled organisations, and ...
... Sue Kedgley, went to Auckland, she would realise there is a great deal to be done by the council. The Auckland Transition Agency has developed a structure for the delivery of services to Aucklanders through council-controlled organisations, and ...

Phil Twyford ... powers of local boards”, when his third bill failed to clarify the powers of local boards and passed the buck to the transition agency?

Local Government (Auckland Law Reform) Bill

In Committee 2 Jun 2010

Hon JOHN CARTER ... that it is pretty important to have in place a structure that can operate from day one. I commend the Minister, the Auckland Transition Agency, and all the officials who have been involved in setting up a structure that from day one can actually operate. It has ...
... is pretty important to have in place a structure that can operate from day one. I commend the Minister, the Auckland Transition Agency, and all the officials who have been involved in setting up a structure that from day one can actually operate. It has ...

DARIEN FENTON ... I will start with clause 17, in Part 1. The initial allocation of the powers of the boards will be made by the Auckland Transition Agency. Other colleagues have said that the powers will be allocated by an unelected body, and that is a significant concern ...
... will start with clause 17, in Part 1. The initial allocation of the powers of the boards will be made by the Auckland Transition Agency. Other colleagues have said that the powers will be allocated by an unelected body, and that is a significant concern ...

“(5)The Auckland Transition Agency must take into account the views of children and young people, and the youth councils and forums of existing local ...
“(5)The Auckland Transition Agency must take into account the views of children and young people, and the youth councils and forums of existing local ...

“(1)The Auckland Transition Agency must ensure that Auckland is divided into 2 Maori electoral districts for the purposes of electing councillors to ...
“(1)The Auckland Transition Agency must ensure that Auckland is divided into 2 Maori electoral districts for the purposes of electing councillors to ...

“(2)The Auckland Transition Agency must ensure that people on the Maori electoral roll can vote for candidates contesting the Maori electoral districts.”; ...
“(2)The Auckland Transition Agency must ensure that people on the Maori electoral roll can vote for candidates contesting the Maori electoral districts.”;...

In Committee 1 Jun 2010

Hon RODNEY HIDE ... the six parts and the three schedules that make up this legislation. Part 1 imposes new requirements on the Auckland Transition Agency in relation to its responsibilities for overseeing the reorganisation process for Auckland local government. It imposes ...
... six parts and the three schedules that make up this legislation. Part 1 imposes new requirements on the Auckland Transition Agency in relation to its responsibilities for overseeing the reorganisation process for Auckland local government. It ...

Hon JOHN CARTER Apart from thanking the Minister of Local Government, the officials, the Auckland Transition Agency, and all those who have been involved in this process, I guess it is appropriate at this time to also record my thanks ...
Apart from thanking the Minister of Local Government, the officials, the Auckland Transition Agency, and all those who have been involved in this process, I guess it is appropriate at this time to also record my thanks ...

Hon TAU HENARE ... all those members could come up with, after the rhetoric on Māori seats, was an amendment to clause 45 to state: “The Auckland Transition Agency must ensure that Auckland is divided into two Maori electoral districts for the purposes of electing councillors to ...
... members could come up with, after the rhetoric on Māori seats, was an amendment to clause 45 to state: “The Auckland Transition Agency must ensure that Auckland is divided into two Maori electoral districts for the purposes of electing councillors to ...

Hon RODNEY HIDE ... like to thank the councils for the effort they have put in. They have worked with central government and with the Auckland Transition Agency to make sure we get the best result. It is a very tough time for them because they are at the sharp end of the ....
... to thank the councils for the effort they have put in. They have worked with central government and with the Auckland Transition Agency to make sure we get the best result. It is a very tough time for them because they are at the sharp end of the ....

Dr JACKIE BLUE ... might include by-laws, consent processes, licensing such as dog and liquor licensing, and animal management. The Auckland Transition Agency cannot delegate regulatory authority to the local boards, but the council can—and I am sure that it will after 1 ...
... include by-laws, consent processes, licensing such as dog and liquor licensing, and animal management. The Auckland Transition Agency cannot delegate regulatory authority to the local boards, but the council can—and I am sure that it will after 1 ...

Hon JOHN CARTER ... the funding of the local boards. As members opposite know, the Government has been very clear to say that once the Auckland Transition Agency specifies what functions the Waitakere board, the Franklin board, or the North Shore board might have, those will ...
... of the local boards. As members opposite know, the Government has been very clear to say that once the Auckland Transition Agency specifies what functions the Waitakere board, the Franklin board, or the North Shore board might have, those will ...

PHIL TWYFORD ... Government cannot wait as long as that. He does not trust the people of Auckland. I ask why we cannot set up the Auckland Transition Agency to have a caretaker arrangement so that the operations of Auckland local government are managed in the interim, and ...
... cannot wait as long as that. He does not trust the people of Auckland. I ask why we cannot set up the Auckland Transition Agency to have a caretaker arrangement so that the operations of Auckland local government are managed in the interim, and ...

Second Reading 27 May 2010

Hon RODNEY HIDE ... and ethnic participation in council processes and decision-making. Setting up the new council is a huge job. The Auckland Transition Agency, under the stewardship of executive chairman Mark Ford, is doing a world-class job. The Royal Commission on Auckland ...
... participation in council processes and decision-making. Setting up the new council is a huge job. The Auckland Transition Agency, under the stewardship of executive chairman Mark Ford, is doing a world-class job. The Royal Commission on Auckland ...

Dr JACKIE BLUE ... role in the Auckland Council’s overall planning process. Before the local government election in October, the Auckland Transition Agency will publish the local boards’ baseline lists of responsibilities and functions, as well as their baseline funding. Any ...
... in the Auckland Council’s overall planning process. Before the local government election in October, the Auckland Transition Agency will publish the local boards’ baseline lists of responsibilities and functions, as well as their baseline funding. ...

Hon JOHN CARTER ... Department of Internal Affairs for all the work and staff support it has put into this bill. I need to recognise the Auckland Transition Agency. Its members must be thanked for their significant contribution in implementing the reforms, and for the work that is ...
... of Internal Affairs for all the work and staff support it has put into this bill. I need to recognise the Auckland Transition Agency. Its members must be thanked for their significant contribution in implementing the reforms, and for the work that is ...

Hon JOHN CARTER ... amended to provide for an initial allocation of non-regulatory decision-making responsibility for local boards by the Auckland Transition Agency, and that the boards be given legal status. The Auckland Transition Agency allocations, which have been prepared in ...
... provide for an initial allocation of non-regulatory decision-making responsibility for local boards by the Auckland Transition Agency, and that the boards be given legal status. The Auckland Transition Agency allocations, which have been prepared in ...

First Reading 15 Dec 2009

Hon RODNEY HIDE ... and I believe that the rest of the country has seen Auckland at its best. I would particularly like to thank the Auckland Transition Agency, Mr Mark Ford, and also the legal counsel for the transition agency, Mr Rob Fisher, for the outstanding work they are ...
... I believe that the rest of the country has seen Auckland at its best. I would particularly like to thank the Auckland Transition Agency, Mr Mark Ford, and also the legal counsel for the transition agency, Mr Rob Fisher, for the outstanding work they are ...

PHIL TWYFORD ... local boards. What did they do? Clause 17 of this bill simply kicks the issue to touch by kicking it through to the Auckland Transition Agency and asking it to make the tough decisions. The matter of campaign spending limits shows this Government’s typical ...
... What did they do? Clause 17 of this bill simply kicks the issue to touch by kicking it through to the Auckland Transition Agency and asking it to make the tough decisions. The matter of campaign spending limits shows this Government’s typical ...

Hon JOHN CARTER ... in thanking all those who have been involved in this legislation. I thank Mark Ford, Rob Fisher, and others from the Auckland Transition Agency, the staff of the Department of Internal Affairs, and the staff of the Parliamentary Counsel Office. We have had ...
... all those who have been involved in this legislation. I thank Mark Ford, Rob Fisher, and others from the Auckland Transition Agency, the staff of the Department of Internal Affairs, and the staff of the Parliamentary Counsel Office. We have had ...

SU’A WILLIAM SIO ... (Tamaki Makaurau Reorganisation) Bill, through under urgency, without public consultation, and established the Auckland Transition Agency with powers, authorities, and privileges to oversee the Auckland region, thereby removing the rights of democratically ...
...(Tamaki Makaurau Reorganisation) Bill, through under urgency, without public consultation, and established the Auckland Transition Agency with powers, authorities, and privileges to oversee the Auckland region, thereby removing the rights of democratically ...

Dr JACKIE BLUE ...s—I say that these local boards will be ready by the local body election next year. There is no doubt about that. The Auckland Transition Agency will have the responsibility of initially allocating the activities of local boards. The boards will be responsible for ...
... these local boards will be ready by the local body election next year. There is no doubt about that. The Auckland Transition Agency will have the responsibility of initially allocating the activities of local boards. The boards will be responsible ...

CAROL BEAUMONT ... new terms of employment without negotiation. That is in conflict with clause 57, and it is also in conflict with the Auckland Transition Agency discussion document and assurances given to the unions representing the workers concerned. Similar issues apply to the ...
... of employment without negotiation. That is in conflict with clause 57, and it is also in conflict with the Auckland Transition Agency discussion document and assurances given to the unions representing the workers concerned. Similar issues apply to the ...

Estimates Debate - In Committee

In Committee 25 Aug 2009

Hon RODNEY HIDE ... allow implementation of the new structure to get under way. That Act established the Auckland Council and formed the Auckland Transition Agency. The Auckland Transition Agency is empowered to design, to establish, and to manage the transition from the existing ...
... of the new structure to get under way. That Act established the Auckland Council and formed the Auckland Transition Agency. The Auckland Transition Agency is empowered to design, to establish, and to manage the transition from the existing ...

SU’A WILLIAM SIO ... we consider that the Auckland reform disestablishes the eight local councils in Auckland and instead establishes the Auckland Transition Agency, made up of people who are not elected by the people but appointed by the Minister and accountable only to the ....
... that the Auckland reform disestablishes the eight local councils in Auckland and instead establishes the Auckland Transition Agency, made up of people who are not elected by the people but appointed by the Minister and accountable only to the ....

Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill

Third Reading 17 Sep 2009

Hon RODNEY HIDE ... of the two tiers of the new council. It provides clarity and direction for the Local Government Commission and the Auckland Transition Agency for the work that needs to be completed by 1 March and 1 November 2010. Later this year I will bring forward a third ...
... two tiers of the new council. It provides clarity and direction for the Local Government Commission and the Auckland Transition Agency for the work that needs to be completed by 1 March and 1 November 2010. Later this year I will bring forward a third ...

Hon JOHN CARTER ... to, and what Parliament addressed, is to ensure that we empower the local boards. We have certainly ensured that the Auckland Transition Agency will set out the functions of the local boards once they have the report from the Local Government Commission. The ...
... what Parliament addressed, is to ensure that we empower the local boards. We have certainly ensured that the Auckland Transition Agency will set out the functions of the local boards once they have the report from the Local Government Commission. The ...

In Committee 17 Sep 2009

SUE KEDGLEY ... other words, a body will be set up that the people of Auckland have no control over. He points out that already the Auckland Transition Agency has written to the Auckland Regional Council and said that it is not appropriate for the regional council to publicly ...
... a body will be set up that the people of Auckland have no control over. He points out that already the Auckland Transition Agency has written to the Auckland Regional Council and said that it is not appropriate for the regional council to publicly ...

PHIL TWYFORD ... water monopoly, which the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill will go a long way to establishing, and the new Auckland Transition Agency. I want to focus my comments on the water monopoly for a second. It is a hugely ambitious project, a vertically and ...
... monopoly, which the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill will go a long way to establishing, and the new Auckland Transition Agency. I want to focus my comments on the water monopoly for a second. It is a hugely ambitious project, a vertically and ...

Hon RODNEY HIDE ... impossible for them to do their final 12-month wrap-ups. The amendment to clause 23 and the new clause 23B oblige the Auckland Transition Agency to prepare a planning document for the Auckland Council that will apply until the end of the 2010-11 financial year. ...
... for them to do their final 12-month wrap-ups. The amendment to clause 23 and the new clause 23B oblige the Auckland Transition Agency to prepare a planning document for the Auckland Council that will apply until the end of the 2010-11 financial year. ...

“(5)The Auckland Transition Agency must take into account the views of the Asian community and existing Asian Advisory Boards, when decision-making.”
“(5)The Auckland Transition Agency must take into account the views of the Asian community and existing Asian Advisory Boards, when decision-making.”

“(5)The Auckland Transition Agency must take into account the views of the Pacific community and existing Pacific Advisory Boards, when decision-making.”
“(5)The Auckland Transition Agency must take into account the views of the Pacific community and existing Pacific Advisory Boards, when decision-making.”

In Committee 16 Sep 2009

SUE BRADFORD ... Auckland’s right to determine its own future is also being challenged on another front by the existence of the Auckland Transition Agency, whose job it is to construct the detail of the new city. As part of its work it has already completely cut across the ...
...Auckland’s right to determine its own future is also being challenged on another front by the existence of the Auckland Transition Agency, whose job it is to construct the detail of the new city. As part of its work it has already completely cut across the ...

Hon JOHN CARTER ... the structure is right and that the work that local communities want done can happen. Just as important is that the Auckland Transition Agency will be doing its work. For some reason the Opposition seems to be saying that this should have happened yesterday, ...
... is right and that the work that local communities want done can happen. Just as important is that the Auckland Transition Agency will be doing its work. For some reason the Opposition seems to be saying that this should have happened yesterday, ...

Hon JOHN CARTER ... the ability to make decisions, but did not allow them the financial ability to carry them out, we would fail. So the Auckland Transition Agency, as it moves forward—once we know the local boards and we have heard the results from the Local Government Commission—wil...
... to make decisions, but did not allow them the financial ability to carry them out, we would fail. So the Auckland Transition Agency, as it moves forward—once we know the local boards and we have heard the results from the Local Government Commission—wi...

Hon JOHN CARTER ... need to do is to make sure that those facilities can be serviced, and we are making sure that happens, as well. The Auckland Transition Agency is putting in place a structure so that there is service delivery. To me, to the select committee, and, most important, ...
... do is to make sure that those facilities can be serviced, and we are making sure that happens, as well. The Auckland Transition Agency is putting in place a structure so that there is service delivery. To me, to the select committee, and, most important,...

Hon JOHN CARTER ... we make decisions. There will be all sorts of efficiencies. Of course there are also costs. There are costs with the Auckland Transition Agency at the moment. There will be some changes in terms of ways in which staff are redeployed. There will be changes to ...
... decisions. There will be all sorts of efficiencies. Of course there are also costs. There are costs with the Auckland Transition Agency at the moment. There will be some changes in terms of ways in which staff are redeployed. There will be changes to ...

DARIEN FENTON ... service they provide to Auckland citizens. They hope the Government will do the right thing. As I said before, the Auckland Transition Agency is not replacing workers as they leave, so the workers are already carrying extra workloads. Fixed-term employment ...
... they provide to Auckland citizens. They hope the Government will do the right thing. As I said before, the Auckland Transition Agency is not replacing workers as they leave, so the workers are already carrying extra workloads. Fixed-term employment ...

Second Reading 15 Sep 2009

Hon RODNEY HIDE ... its work on boundary, ward, and local board issues by March next year. Timely passage of the bill will also give the Auckland Transition Agency the necessary direction to complete its work in time for the Auckland Council and its local boards to be up and running ...
... on boundary, ward, and local board issues by March next year. Timely passage of the bill will also give the Auckland Transition Agency the necessary direction to complete its work in time for the Auckland Council and its local boards to be up and ...

In Committee 15 Sep 2009

Hon JOHN CARTER ... and a journalist called Bernard Orsman, who just did not want to understand what is happening—how this works. The Auckland Transition Agency has the responsibility, come 2010—
... journalist called Bernard Orsman, who just did not want to understand what is happening—how this works. The Auckland Transition Agency has the responsibility, come 2010—

Hon JOHN CARTER ... functions. I say to Sue Kedgley that Waiheke Island is a classic example, or Papakura, if it gets to be a board. The Auckland Transition Agency will then look and ask what the current functions of the Papakura District Council are, and what current functions the ...
... I say to Sue Kedgley that Waiheke Island is a classic example, or Papakura, if it gets to be a board. The Auckland Transition Agency will then look and ask what the current functions of the Papakura District Council are, and what current functions the ...

Hon JOHN CARTER ... to Bernard, and to those others to please understand that we will be allocating functions to the local boards; the Auckland Transition Agency will do that. They will then allocate the funding to allow them to carry those functions out. The unitary authority ...
... and to those others to please understand that we will be allocating functions to the local boards; the Auckland Transition Agency will do that. They will then allocate the funding to allow them to carry those functions out. The unitary authority ...

JOHN HAYES ... local board. The council may delegate any of its responsibilities to the local boards within certain criteria. The Auckland Transition Agency will initially delegate powers and disputes tribunals and will establish ongoing negotiations between the council and ...
... board. The council may delegate any of its responsibilities to the local boards within certain criteria. The Auckland Transition Agency will initially delegate powers and disputes tribunals and will establish ongoing negotiations between the council and ...

First Reading 16 May 2009

SU’A WILLIAM SIO ... will happen to our Asian and ethnic events that are currently being held in Manukau and funded by Manukau City? The Auckland Transition Agency now has control of all that, because it has the same powers as if there were a super-city. That is a deep concern. I ...
... to our Asian and ethnic events that are currently being held in Manukau and funded by Manukau City? The Auckland Transition Agency now has control of all that, because it has the same powers as if there were a super-city. That is a deep concern. I ...

CAROL BEAUMONT ... Local Government Act, to have a poll on the issue. The Government has also established a small but very powerful transition agency—an agency that has no obligations to consult anybody, an agency that is made up of three to five people, picked at ...

CAROL BEAUMONT ... (Tamaki Makaurau Reorganisation) Bill as part of the context for this bill, I tell Mr Quinn—if he were listening. The transition agency has huge power to control councils—huge power. It has more than $28 billion of assets, and there are no protections ...

Business of Select Committees - Appointments

Appointments 13 May 2009

SUE KEDGLEY ... hours. It will hand that power over to a few hand-picked mates of Rodney Hide. Those mates will be appointed to the Auckland Transition Agency, and will be accountable only to Rodney Hide, not to the people of Auckland. When the bill is passed within the next 24 ...
... It will hand that power over to a few hand-picked mates of Rodney Hide. Those mates will be appointed to the Auckland Transition Agency, and will be accountable only to Rodney Hide, not to the people of Auckland. When the bill is passed within the next ...

SUE KEDGLEY ... this supposedly technical bill on Auckland reorganisation has gone through Parliament within the next 24 hours, the transition agency will have all the powers it needs to ram through the super-city plans long before Aucklanders have written any of ...

Hon RODNEY HIDE ... obviously sown some confusion in her mind. Let us be clear about the two pieces of legislation. The first sets up the transition agency—that is going to be done under—

Hon RODNEY HIDE Mr Jones has just clarified the process for Miss Kedgley, who had asked about it. Yes, the transition agency legislation is going through under urgency, and that has been in response to the problem that once a major change like ...

Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau Reorganisation) Bill

Third Reading 16 May 2009

Hon RODNEY HIDE ... bill provides for the establishment of the Auckland Council on and from 1 November 2010, the establishment of the Auckland Transition Agency to manage and facilitate the transition to the new local governance arrangements, and requirements for the existing ...
... provides for the establishment of the Auckland Council on and from 1 November 2010, the establishment of the Auckland Transition Agency to manage and facilitate the transition to the new local governance arrangements, and requirements for the existing ...

SUE KEDGLEY ... that amount to censorship. They say that the handpicked cabal, Rodney Hide’s two or three men who will be running the Auckland Transition Agency, will have the power to censor, to override, to prevent any agenda item from being debated over the next 18 months. Has ...
... to censorship. They say that the handpicked cabal, Rodney Hide’s two or three men who will be running the Auckland Transition Agency, will have the power to censor, to override, to prevent any agenda item from being debated over the next 18 months. ...

TE URUROA FLAVELL ... representation. The great waste is the Government’s apparent disregard for mana whenua interests in establishing the Auckland Transition Agency. The great failure is the almost certain probability, based on the current performance, that in a region that has, by ...
... The great waste is the Government’s apparent disregard for mana whenua interests in establishing the Auckland Transition Agency. The great failure is the almost certain probability, based on the current performance, that in a region that has, by ...

PHIL TWYFORD ... because it is the antithesis of democracy. The bill for which we are having the third reading sets out the Auckland Transition Agency. But what is that transition agency but a power grab? It is the abrogation of the democratic rights of 1.4 million ...
... because it is the antithesis of democracy. The bill for which we are having the third reading sets out the Auckland Transition Agency. But what is that transition agency but a power grab? It is the abrogation of the democratic rights of 1.4 million ...

DARIEN FENTON ... work. He is spiteful. The amendments moved by Carol Beaumont sought to cap the salary of the chief executive of the transition agency. These are very interesting amendments. I thought it was interesting that they were all voted down. I think that sends ...

In Committee 16 May 2009

Guarantees Māori representation on the Auckland Council by directing the Auckland Transition Agency to establish Māori seats
Guarantees Māori representation on the Auckland Council by directing the Auckland Transition Agency to establish Māori seats

(2)Directs the Auckland Transition Agency to establish a Mana Whenua Forum, the members of which will be appointed by mana whenua from the district of the ...
(2)Directs the Auckland Transition Agency to establish a Mana Whenua Forum, the members of which will be appointed by mana whenua from the district of the ...

Guarantees representation and participation by Pacific and Minority groups by directing the Auckland Transition Agency to establish a Pacific Advisory Forum and an Ethnic Advisory Forum and allows the members of those forums to appoint ...
Guarantees representation and participation by Pacific and Minority groups by directing the Auckland Transition Agency to establish a Pacific Advisory Forum and an Ethnic Advisory Forum and allows the members of those forums to appoint ...

(1)Directs the Auckland Transition Agency to establish a Pacific Advisory Forum, the members of which will be appointed by Councillors on Auckland Council in ...
(1)Directs the Auckland Transition Agency to establish a Pacific Advisory Forum, the members of which will be appointed by Councillors on Auckland Council in ...

(2)Directs the Auckland Transition Agency to establish an Ethnic Advisory Forum, the members of which will be appointed by Councillors on Auckland Council in ...
(2)Directs the Auckland Transition Agency to establish an Ethnic Advisory Forum, the members of which will be appointed by Councillors on Auckland Council in ...

MOANA MACKEY ... Does Not Understand How Paid Parental Leave Works Bill”. We tried to explain to him that when we move to this transition agency the women working there will effectively have a new employer, which means that their paid parental leave entitlement ...

CHRIS HIPKINS ... of Auckland) Bill” because this bill gives Rodney Hide ultimate and total control of Auckland. It establishes a transition agency whose members he can hand-pick. The bill says that that transition agency has to have all of its expenditure approved ...

In Committee 16 May 2009

New Part 11 Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission
New Part 11 Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission

Hon GEORGE HAWKINS These amendments are not strictly in the right order, but this proposed new part deals with the establishment of the Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission. This part would not be necessary if there had been a wee bit of goodwill by the Government and if it ...
... are not strictly in the right order, but this proposed new part deals with the establishment of the Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission. This part would not be necessary if there had been a wee bit of goodwill by the Government and if ...

The CHAIRPERSON ... it is quite tightly focused. We will have a little bit of latitude, but I want the member to talk to new Part 11, “Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission”, though he may introduce some other material.
... quite tightly focused. We will have a little bit of latitude, but I want the member to talk to new Part 11, “Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission”, though he may introduce some other material.

Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE New Part 11 establishes the Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission. The commission will consist of a chair and five commissioners. The eligibility requirements for the ...
New Part 11 establishes the Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission. The commission will consist of a chair and five commissioners. The eligibility requirements for the ...

Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE Let me turn to a particularly serious reason why the Auckland Transition Agency needs an independent juridical oversight. It is dealing with assets of $28 billion—close to one-quarter of the country’s...
Let me turn to a particularly serious reason why the Auckland Transition Agency needs an independent juridical oversight. It is dealing with assets of $28 billion—close to one-quarter of the country’s...

GRANT ROBERTSON It is a pleasure to take a call on new Part 11, which establishes the Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission. The Leader of the House, in relation to the first speech given on this part by the Hon George Hawkins,...
It is a pleasure to take a call on new Part 11, which establishes the Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission. The Leader of the House, in relation to the first speech given on this part by the Hon George ...

GRANT ROBERTSON ... on a far fairer basis than that of the transition agency it will seek to review. If we note the membership of the Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission, we realise it will consist of the chair of the commission and five commissioners. We noted in the ...
... when we look at this part, that the review commission will be established on a far fairer basis than that of the transition agency it will seek to review. If we note the membership of the Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission, we realise it ...

CHRIS HIPKINS I am very happy to take a call on new Part 11, put forward by my colleagues, which introduces the Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission. Having sat through the debate on the bill, I have become more and more concerned about elements that ...
I am very happy to take a call on new Part 11, put forward by my colleagues, which introduces the Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission. Having sat through the debate on the bill, I have become more and more concerned about elements ...

CHRIS HIPKINS ... of all of Auckland. There should be some oversight of that. I come back to new Part 11, which establishes the new Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission. It makes it clear that a judge has to be in control of it. It cannot be one of the political mates ...
... of Auckland. There should be some oversight of that. I come back to new Part 11, which establishes the new Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission. It makes it clear that a judge has to be in control of it. It cannot be one of the political mates ...

MOANA MACKEY ... has put up, that might not seem like a big deal; clause 38(2) says simply: “The Commission is independent from the Auckland Transition Agency.” Do members know what? The Auckland Transition Agency is not independent from Rodney Hide; it is not independent at ....
... up, that might not seem like a big deal; clause 38(2) says simply: “The Commission is independent from the Auckland Transition Agency.” Do members know what? The Auckland Transition Agency is not independent from Rodney Hide; it is not independent at ...

Hon DARREN HUGHES ... new part considers the question in this particular way: it appoints a review commission to oversee the work of the Auckland Transition Agency. I draw members’ attention to new clause 52, which sets out the powers of the commission that George Hawkins is ...
... considers the question in this particular way: it appoints a review commission to oversee the work of the Auckland Transition Agency. I draw members’ attention to new clause 52, which sets out the powers of the commission that George Hawkins is ...

Hon DARREN HUGHES ... he will find ways of getting his people into the agency. He even smartly put up a new amendment yesterday to give the transition agency five people, not four, so that he could appoint another of his people to run all this. That is how smart the Minister ...

JEANETTE FITZSIMONS ... in the name of my colleague George Hawkins to insert new Part 11, which appoints a review commission for the Auckland Transition Agency. If ever an organisation needed judicial oversight by a review commission chaired by a judge, this agency does. Three ...
... in the name of my colleague George Hawkins to insert new Part 11, which appoints a review commission for the Auckland Transition Agency. If ever an organisation needed judicial oversight by a review commission chaired by a judge, this agency does. Three ...

JEANETTE FITZSIMONS ... to implementing the plan—the possibilities are limitless as to what these councils might be required to do by this transition agency. This review commission is a very sensible idea. It will be chaired by somebody who is, or is eligible to be, a ...

Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission
Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission

(1)The Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission is established immediately before the commencement of this section and which shall have the ...
(1)The Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission is established immediately before the commencement of this section and which shall have the ...

(2)The Commission is independent from the Auckland Transition Agency.
(2)The Commission is independent from the Auckland Transition Agency.

For the purposes of this part, Auckland Transition Agency Review Commissionor Commissionmeans the entity established by section 38.
For the purposes of this part, Auckland Transition Agency Review Commissionor Commissionmeans the entity established by section 38.

40Membership of the Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission
40Membership of the Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission

New Part 10 Provisional personnel provisions of Auckland Council and Auckland Transition Agency
New Part 10 Provisional personnel provisions of Auckland Council and Auckland Transition Agency

CAROL BEAUMONT I rise to speak in favour of new Part 10, which is about the personnel provisions for the Auckland Council and the Auckland Transition Agency. This is a very important new part, and I hope the members across the Chamber will listen to the debate on it. It is ...
... to speak in favour of new Part 10, which is about the personnel provisions for the Auckland Council and the Auckland Transition Agency. This is a very important new part, and I hope the members across the Chamber will listen to the debate on it. It is ...

Hon DARREN HUGHES ... take, for instance, the part we considered for a little over 30 minutes in total, Mr Hawkins’ proposed new Part 11, “Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission”—is that it contains 25 new clauses. Yesterday we were voting on amendments to clauses. I think to ...
... instance, the part we considered for a little over 30 minutes in total, Mr Hawkins’ proposed new Part 11, “Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission”—is that it contains 25 new clauses. Yesterday we were voting on amendments to clauses. I think to ...

Hon MARYAN STREET ... of women, of Māori, of Pasifika, and of people of different ethnicities to be represented in the consideration of the Auckland Transition Agency. This amendment gives the Government a chance to reconsider the mistakes it made last night. The effect of what the ...
... of Māori, of Pasifika, and of people of different ethnicities to be represented in the consideration of the Auckland Transition Agency. This amendment gives the Government a chance to reconsider the mistakes it made last night. The effect of what the ...

Hon STEVE CHADWICK ... Minister, as I was invited by the Chair to do, and the Minister said—and members should listen to this, because the Auckland Transition Agency reports to that one Minister, with nobody else providing any checks or balances over his powers and authorities—“You ...
... as I was invited by the Chair to do, and the Minister said—and members should listen to this, because the Auckland Transition Agency reports to that one Minister, with nobody else providing any checks or balances over his powers and authorities—“You ...

Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE ... they object. Is it because they disagree with the proposition that there should be an obligation on the part of the Auckland Transition Agency and the Auckland Council to be a good employer? Is it because of the good and safe working conditions in this part? Do ...
... Is it because they disagree with the proposition that there should be an obligation on the part of the Auckland Transition Agency and the Auckland Council to be a good employer? Is it because of the good and safe working conditions in this part? Do ...

KEITH LOCKE ... the Maori people;”. I think that is important. It might be quite educational for the little group that will run the Auckland Transition Agency to have to take into account the aspirations of the Māori people. In the process of running the transition while taking ...
... people;”. I think that is important. It might be quite educational for the little group that will run the Auckland Transition Agency to have to take into account the aspirations of the Māori people. In the process of running the transition while ...

KEITH LOCKE ... Parliament. Clause 104, “Appointments on merit”, is quite important, because we know that the appointments to the transition agency are to be made directly by the Minister of Local Government, without any reference to a Cabinet process. We know that ...

KELVIN DAVIS ... are three points that I would like to make in this debate. Firstly, I will talk about the Auckland Council and the Auckland Transition Agency being good employers. My second point will be about the aims and aspirations of Māori. My third point will come back to ...
... points that I would like to make in this debate. Firstly, I will talk about the Auckland Council and the Auckland Transition Agency being good employers. My second point will be about the aims and aspirations of Māori. My third point will come back ...

Hon SHANE JONES ... of the rights of those Aucklanders whose democratic entitlements have been swiped away as a consequence of the Auckland Transition Agency. Now we focus on their rights as employees. They cover a large and vast distance. My colleague earlier spoke about ...
... the rights of those Aucklanders whose democratic entitlements have been swiped away as a consequence of the Auckland Transition Agency. Now we focus on their rights as employees. They cover a large and vast distance. My colleague earlier spoke about ...

DARIEN FENTON ... to hearing the answers to those questions, but I want local government employees of the Auckland Council and the Auckland Transition Agency to be assured that they will not be required to make political videos for Rodney Hide or for the transition agency, ...
... the answers to those questions, but I want local government employees of the Auckland Council and the Auckland Transition Agency to be assured that they will not be required to make political videos for Rodney Hide or for the transition agency, ...

Provisional personnel provisions of Auckland Council and Auckland Transition Agency
Provisional personnel provisions of Auckland Council and Auckland Transition Agency

... of any employee (from whatever cause arising) or on the occurrence from any cause of a vacancy in any position in the Auckland Transition Agency or Auckland Council (whether by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise) and from time to time while the absence or ...
... (from whatever cause arising) or on the occurrence from any cause of a vacancy in any position in the Auckland Transition Agency or Auckland Council (whether by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise) and from time to time while the absence or ...

CHARLES CHAUVEL ... are kept in the ownership of the ratepayers of Auckland. That is what my Part 9 would ensure. It requires that the Auckland Transition Agency should not sell or otherwise dispose of, or sell any equity securities, or surrender any voting rights in, or ...
... in the ownership of the ratepayers of Auckland. That is what my Part 9 would ensure. It requires that the Auckland Transition Agency should not sell or otherwise dispose of, or sell any equity securities, or surrender any voting rights in, or ...

GRANT ROBERTSON ... proposed by my colleague Charles Chauvel, will protect public assets for Auckland people at least for the time of the transition agency—because that is what this bill deals with. If we could put forward something that could protect those assets beyond ...

GRANT ROBERTSON ... for the bill and the Minister in the chair are the evidence for the privatisation agenda. Rodney Hide said that the transition agency would be responsible for the rationalisation of governance arrangements. We know what rationalisation means to people ...

Hon CLAYTON COSGROVE My colleague Maryan Street has noted that new Part 9 is a temporary measure, if you will, in respect of the Auckland Transition Agency. But I just point out a couple of things, as well. The National Party pledged in its election campaign that it would ...
My colleague Maryan Street has noted that new Part 9 is a temporary measure, if you will, in respect of the Auckland Transition Agency. But I just point out a couple of things, as well. The National Party pledged in its election campaign that it would ...

In Committee 16 May 2009

Hon GERRY BROWNLEE ... the new council. A third bill is coming, and I want to say very emphatically that this bill does not impose the new transition agency in the role of employer; it simply puts a duty on that authority to work with—

SU’A WILLIAM SIO ... bill takes away the powers and rights of councillors and mayors elected in 2007, because with the setting up of the Auckland Transition Agency the powers are given to three or four people handpicked by Rodney Hide who are then given the power to decide what ...
... away the powers and rights of councillors and mayors elected in 2007, because with the setting up of the Auckland Transition Agency the powers are given to three or four people handpicked by Rodney Hide who are then given the power to decide what ...

SUE KEDGLEY ... which says the councils are not allowed even to enter into a contract of more than $5,000 without the approval of the Auckland Transition Agency. Very, very detailed operational matters are outlined in other parts of the bill. I cannot understand how it can be ...
... the councils are not allowed even to enter into a contract of more than $5,000 without the approval of the Auckland Transition Agency. Very, very detailed operational matters are outlined in other parts of the bill. I cannot understand how it can be ...

In Committee 15 May 2009

PHIL TWYFORD ... were elected by Aucklanders. Now they will have to go cap in hand to Rodney Hide’s appointed mates and cronies on the Auckland Transition Agency, if they want so much as a pencil sharpener. It is shame that the Auckland Council councillors, eight of whom will be ...
... by Aucklanders. Now they will have to go cap in hand to Rodney Hide’s appointed mates and cronies on the Auckland Transition Agency, if they want so much as a pencil sharpener. It is shame that the Auckland Council councillors, eight of whom will be ...

Second Reading 14 May 2009

SUE KEDGLEY ... on the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill—none whatsoever. It is the critical bill. It sets up the Auckland Transition Agency, which will set the whole new governance arrangement in place, and basically wipe out local government in Auckland, but ...
... the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill—none whatsoever. It is the critical bill. It sets up the Auckland Transition Agency, which will set the whole new governance arrangement in place, and basically wipe out local government in Auckland, ...

Hon Dr RICHARD WORTH ... structures that are of critical importance—it establishes the Auckland Council as a legal entity—it establishes the Auckland Transition Agency to oversee the move to the new structure, and it defines how the region’s existing councils should work during the ...
... that are of critical importance—it establishes the Auckland Council as a legal entity—it establishes the Auckland Transition Agency to oversee the move to the new structure, and it defines how the region’s existing councils should work during the ...

CAROL BEAUMONT ... transitional arrangements, and they are comprehensive arrangements. First, the bill talks about the membership of the Auckland Transition Agency board. It is quite a small group and it is appointed by the Minister. That should give us considerable cause for alarm. ...
... arrangements, and they are comprehensive arrangements. First, the bill talks about the membership of the Auckland Transition Agency board. It is quite a small group and it is appointed by the Minister. That should give us considerable cause for ....

DARIEN FENTON ... thought that one of the basic things we could assume in this society is that workers’ representatives would be on the Auckland Transition Agency. There should be a voice for workers on the transition board. There should be proper consultation with workers, and ...
... one of the basic things we could assume in this society is that workers’ representatives would be on the Auckland Transition Agency. There should be a voice for workers on the transition board. There should be proper consultation with workers, and ...

In Committee 14 May 2009

Hon RODNEY HIDE ... as the change is announced there is something of a hiatus for the existing councils. They are quite keen to get a transition agency up and running that they can interact with, and that can provide for the smooth and orderly movement to one council. ...

Hon RODNEY HIDE ... Party is not following those recommendations either. I ask Labour members to understand the process here. We need a transition agency now to provide a process for the councils to interact, and we are sending to the select committee the very issues that ...

Hon GEORGE HAWKINS ... legislation also deals with the jobs of Aucklanders. Six thousand Aucklanders will have to put their faith in the Auckland Transition Agency. Those workers are not getting a say, either. Councils are not getting a say; the workers are not getting a say. The ...
... also deals with the jobs of Aucklanders. Six thousand Aucklanders will have to put their faith in the Auckland Transition Agency. Those workers are not getting a say, either. Councils are not getting a say; the workers are not getting a say. The ...

Hon GERRY BROWNLEE ... discovered and considered by the people who are most affected by them. That is all that this bill does. It sets up a transition agency, so that all those people who have responsibilities in local government at the moment know where they are heading. ...

DARIEN FENTON ... I do not agree that it is a simple bill, at all. It has a number of purposes, one of which is of course to set up the Auckland Transition Agency, and we will have a lot more to say about that as we go on. Another purpose, in clause 3(7)(b), is “to dissolve the ...
... agree that it is a simple bill, at all. It has a number of purposes, one of which is of course to set up the Auckland Transition Agency, and we will have a lot more to say about that as we go on. Another purpose, in clause 3(7)(b), is “to dissolve the ...

In Committee 14 May 2009

Hon RODNEY HIDE ... proposed to create it remains somewhat mystifying. It is necessary to establish the Auckland Council to enable the Auckland Transition Agency to work towards a new governance structure. Obviously, if the agency is to provide a transition, it has to provide a ...
... to create it remains somewhat mystifying. It is necessary to establish the Auckland Council to enable the Auckland Transition Agency to work towards a new governance structure. Obviously, if the agency is to provide a transition, it has to provide a ...

In Committee 14 May 2009

to insert in subclause (1) in the definition of “Auckland Transition Agency” or Transition Agency” after “section 10”, “and which will render the current local authorities powerless by reviewing ...
to insert in subclause (1) in the definition of “Auckland Transition Agency” or Transition Agency” after “section 10”, “and which will render the current local authorities powerless by reviewing ...

Second Reading 13 May 2009

Hon RODNEY HIDE ... body for the Auckland region, a second tier of local boards to recognise local communities within the region, and the Auckland Transition Agency to effect the necessary changes. This urgent bill provides the necessary legislative mechanisms for transition to the ...
... the Auckland region, a second tier of local boards to recognise local communities within the region, and the Auckland Transition Agency to effect the necessary changes. This urgent bill provides the necessary legislative mechanisms for transition to the ...

First Reading 13 May 2009

Hon RODNEY HIDE ... Council as a unitary authority, governing the Auckland region on and from 1 November 2010; the establishment of the Auckland Transition Agency as the body responsible for the transition to the new core Auckland local government arrangements; the placing of ...
... as a unitary authority, governing the Auckland region on and from 1 November 2010; the establishment of the Auckland Transition Agency as the body responsible for the transition to the new core Auckland local government arrangements; the placing of ...

Hon SHANE JONES ... In addition, to top it off, they have been given an indication of the quality of person who will be appointed to the Auckland Transition Agency. It will be in this foul legislation in the form of Christine Rankin. We have had the female form doing damage in the ...
... to top it off, they have been given an indication of the quality of person who will be appointed to the Auckland Transition Agency. It will be in this foul legislation in the form of Christine Rankin. We have had the female form doing damage in the ...

PHIL TWYFORD ... the “Little Emperor” down there telling 1.4 million Aucklanders where they can shove their democratic rights. The Auckland Transition Agency is under no obligation to consult with anyone except the Minister of Local Government, yet it wields enormous power ...
...“Little Emperor” down there telling 1.4 million Aucklanders where they can shove their democratic rights. The Auckland Transition Agency is under no obligation to consult with anyone except the Minister of Local Government, yet it wields enormous power ...

SUE KEDGLEY ... Aucklanders of all meaningful power and hand this power to a hand-picked inner cabal of Rodney’s cronies on the Auckland Transition Agency. The legislation will neuter the eight democratically—
... of all meaningful power and hand this power to a hand-picked inner cabal of Rodney’s cronies on the Auckland Transition Agency. The legislation will neuter the eight democratically—

SUE KEDGLEY ... to electors, from tomorrow onwards the councillors and mayors will be accountable to the hand-picked cabal in the Auckland Transition Agency, which will have powers to review almost any decision that any of these councils make over the next 18 months. The ...
... from tomorrow onwards the councillors and mayors will be accountable to the hand-picked cabal in the Auckland Transition Agency, which will have powers to review almost any decision that any of these councils make over the next 18 months. The ...

Hon PAULA BENNETT ... are putting through the House at the moment will establish the Auckland Council as a legal entity, will establish the Auckland Transition Agency to oversee the move to the new structure, and will define how the region’s existing councils should work during the ...
... through the House at the moment will establish the Auckland Council as a legal entity, will establish the Auckland Transition Agency to oversee the move to the new structure, and will define how the region’s existing councils should work during the ...

HONE HARAWIRA ... such as the Local Government Act 2002. This new bill contains no provisions that require the Auckland Council or the Auckland Transition Agency to take into account the Treaty or provide for a Māori contribution to local government decision-making—again, as ...
... the Local Government Act 2002. This new bill contains no provisions that require the Auckland Council or the Auckland Transition Agency to take into account the Treaty or provide for a Māori contribution to local government decision-making—again, as ...

SU’A WILLIAM SIO ...ng—then it should give Aucklanders the opportunity to have a say on the super-city. This bill also legislates for the Auckland Transition Agency. What will the membership of this agency be? Who will be on the agency? We have concerns from the local community—
... should give Aucklanders the opportunity to have a say on the super-city. This bill also legislates for the Auckland Transition Agency. What will the membership of this agency be? Who will be on the agency? We have concerns from the local community—

Second Reading 13 May 2009

First Reading 13 May 2009

Finance

Budget 2009—Future Commitments 13 May 2009

Sue Kedgley ... costs be part of Budget 2009, or will all the transition costs be passed on as a debt to Auckland ratepayers when the transition agency winds up?

Prime Minister

Ministers—Confidence 16 Feb 2011

Rt Hon JOHN KEY No, but I do have some concerns about the proposed $3.4 million, given that the Auckland Transition Agency made it clear that it expected the costs to be in the order of $400,000. To me, $3.4 million seems excessive, and I ...
No, but I do have some concerns about the proposed $3.4 million, given that the Auckland Transition Agency made it clear that it expected the costs to be in the order of $400,000. To me, $3.4 million seems excessive, and I ...

Auckland, Local Government Reform—Consultation 12 May 2009

Hon JOHN KEY ... parties of Parliament today. Secondly, as the royal commission itself pointed out, it is important to set up a transition agency with some urgency. The first bill simply establishes the single unitary authority for Auckland of the transition agency,...