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Tuesday 9 September 2025

10.00am

Room 1, Level 26
Te Wharau o Tāmaki - Auckland House
135 Albert Street
Auckland

 

Komiti mō te Whakahaere Tikanga me te Aro ki te Pae Tawhiti mō ngā Whakahaere ka Whakahaerehia e te Kaunihera /

Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee

 

OPEN ATTACHMENTS

 

 

 

ITEM   TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                                                         PAGE

 

9          Quarter four performance reports 2024/2025 for Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, Watercare, Eke Panuku and Port of Auckland Limited

A.      Tātaki Auckland Unlimited 2024/2025 quarter four report                                     3

B.      Watercare 2024/2025 quarter four report                                                            29

C.      Eke Panuku 2024/2025 quarter four report                                                         69

D.      Port of Auckland Limited Annual Report 2025                                                     97

10        2025 State of the City report: Benchmarking Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland's international performance

A.      2025 State of the City report: Benchmarking Tamaki Makaurau Auckland's international performance                                                                                  155

12        Summary of Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee information memoranda and briefings (including the forward work programme) – 9 September 2025

A.      Forward Work Programme                                                                                 229


 


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Komiti mō te Whakahaere Tikanga me te Aro ki te Pae Tawhiti mō ngā Whakahaere ka Whakahaerehia e te Kaunihera / Council Controlled Organisation Direction and Oversight Committee
Forward Work Programme 2025

This committee deals with having a general overview and insight into the strategy, direction and priorities of all Council Controlled Organisations (CCO) and Ports of Auckland Limited, except Auckland Transport.

The full terms of reference can be found here: Auckland Council Governing Body Terms of Reference

 

 

Area of work and Lead Department

Pūnga / Reason for work

Committee role

(whakatau / decision and/or tika / direction)

Expected timeframes

Highlight the month(s) this is expected to come to committee in 2025

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Strategic direction

Draft and final POAL SCI 2024-2027 and Letter of Expectation

Port of Auckland Statement of Corporate Intent process

Committee to provide comments on draft Statement of Corporate Intent – August 2025

Progress to date:

Letter of expectation content approved – June 2025

Link to decision

POAL attend to provide over of draft SCI – July 2025

Link to decision

Shareholder comments on POAL draft SCI approved

Link to decision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Review of non-substantive Council controlled organisations

CCO Governance and External Partnerships

To ensure the governance model for Council's non-substantive CCOs is appropriate. CCO/2020/21 approved the council undertaking a review of the status of non-substantive council-controlled organisations and the framework for undertaking the review.

As of January 2025, Council’s non-substantive CCOs are:

·    Arts Regional Trust / Te Taumata Toi-a-Iwi

·    Contemporary Art Foundation

·    Mangere Mountain Education Trust

·    Mount Albert Grammar School Community Swimming Pool Trust

·    Te Motu a Hiaroa (Puketutu Island) Governance Trust

 

Committee to make decisions about the future governance of non-substantive CCOs. Timing is to be confirmed.

Progress to date:

Te Taumata Toi-a-Iwi Arts Regional Trust - release from council-controlled organisation status

Link to decision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance monitoring and reporting

Quarterly, Half-Year and Annual Reports 2024/2025

CCO Governance and External Partnerships

Under the LGA and LGACA the council must regularly undertake performance monitoring of the CCO to evaluate its contribution to meeting its objectives, and the desired results identified in the SOI.

Committee to receive quarterly reports, receive, and adopt half yearly and annual reports. 

Progress to date:

Quarter two performance reports 2024/2025 for substantive council-controlled organisations and Port of Auckland Limited – 11 March 2025

Link to Decision

Quarter three performance reports 2024/2025 for substantive council-controlled organisations and Port of Auckland Limited – 13 May 2025

Link to Decision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCO and POAL strategic performance oversight

CCO Board members are requested to attend committee meetings to discuss strategic performance twice yearly. This is to ensure CCO board engagement and relationship building. 

POAL – September 2025

Progress to date:

Watercare Performance Update – 11 March 2025

Link to Decision

Port of Auckland Limited Performance Update – 8 April 2025

Link to Decision

Tātaki Auckland Unlimited Performance Update – 10 June 2025

Link to Decision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The State of the City reporting 2025

Tātaki Auckland Unlimited

The committee wishes to be kept informed on work progressing the areas of focus from the annual State of the City reports: Benchmarking Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s international performance.

Committee to receive presentation on the results from the annual State of the City reports: Benchmarking Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s international performance. Note that following CCO reform, this report may no longer be led out of Tātaki Auckland Unlimited.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lead Councillor Updates

CCO Governance and External Partnerships

Mayor Wayne Brown has appointed four lead councillors to attend the board meetings of CCOs allocated to them and report back to this committee quarterly.

Committee to receive verbal updates from the CCO Lead Councillors, next update 12 August 2025.

Progress to date:

Lead Councillor CCO updates – 11 March 2025

Link to Decision

Lead Councillor CCO updates – 13 May 2025

Link to Decision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Completed

 

Area of work and Lead Department

Committee role

Whakatau / Decision

CCO Letters of Expectation 2025-2028

 

Council issues an annual letter of expectations to each of its substantive CCOs to inform the development of the CCOs’ Statements of Intent.

Content of draft 2024-2025 letters of expectation approved – February 2025

Link to decision

Review of non-substantive Council-controlled organisation accountability requirements

 

Some non-substantive CCOs have been exempted from accountability requirements under Section 7(3) of the Local Government Act 2002. CCO/2022/38 included agreement that these exemptions be reviewed by September 2025.

Decisions regarding exemptions approved – July 2025

Link to decision

Haumaru Housing – end of year results 2023/2024

 

Haumaru Housing will report to the CCO Direction and Oversight Committee once a year to discuss performance and end of year results.

End of year results presented – August 2025

Link to decision

Tamaki Regeneration Company (TRC) - end of year results 2023/2024

 

TRC will report to the CCO Direction and Oversight Committee once a year to discuss performance and end of year results.

End of year results presented – August 2025

Link to decision

Draft and final SOIs 2025-2028

 

Statements of intent set out the objectives and activities of each CCO for the next three years. They serve as a basis for accountability to the council, as the shareholder, and provide an opportunity for the council to influence each organisation’s direction.

Final SOIs approved for Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, Watercare Services Limited and Contemporary Art Foundation

Link to decision