Who we are and what we do

Auckland Transport is a Council Controlled Organisation (CCO) of Auckland Council.

We provide transport services to Auckland’s almost 1.7 million

residents and its visitors

Our day-to-day activities keep Auckland's transport systems moving.

Planning, delivering and operating the region’s public transport system Managing on and off-street parking Delivering and maintaining the active transport system

Delivering and maintaining the local road network Promoting travel choices Planning for the future

AT maintains and operates 7,638 kilometres of arterial and local roads, 348 kilometres of cycleways and 7,431 kilometres of footpaths, as well as numerous public transport and parking facilities, including two airfields in the Gulf Islands.

We design, build, manage and promote most of Auckland’s transport infrastructure and services, systems, facilities, customer apps and the region’s integrated public transport ticketing system, AT HOP. AT is the regional guardian of $21.8 billion of publicly-owned assets.

AT was established under the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009, specifically to:

….contribute to an effective, efficient and safe Auckland land transport system in the public interest. Under the legislation, AT has the powers

and roles of both a regional council and a road controlling authority.

AT’s functions as per the legislation are to: • “Prepare the regional land transport plan for Auckland in accordance with the Land

Transport Management Act 2003 • Manage and control the Auckland transport system in accordance with this act • Carry out research and provide education and training in relation to land transport in Auckland • Undertake any other transport functions that the Auckland Council may lawfully direct it to perform or delegate to it • Undertake any transport functions expressly conferred on the Auckland

Council by any enactment that the

Council may lawfully delegate to it • Undertake or exercise any functions, power and duties in respect of State highways that the New Zealand Transport

Agency may lawfully delegate to it • Undertake any other functions that are given to it by this Act or any other enactment, or that are incidental and related to, or consequential upon, any of its functions under this Act of any other enactment.”

In addition, Auckland Council has delegated the following activities to AT: • Management and control of off-street parking • Acquisition of property (for transport related purposes) • A range of maritime functions administered by the Harbourmaster.