Appendix: Timetable of the main elements of the Auckland governance reforms
Auckland Council: Transition and emerging challenges.
The main elements of the Auckland governance reforms were:
| May 2009 | Report of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance |
| May 2009 | Enactment of the Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau Reorganisation) Act 2009 |
| May 2009 | Appointment of the members of the Auckland Transition Agency |
| September 2009 | Enactment of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009 |
| November 2009 | Appointment of an electoral officer |
| June 2010 | Enactment of the Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau Reorganisation) Amendment Act 2010 |
| June 2010 | Enactment of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Act 2010 |
| June 2010 | Enactment of the Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Act 2010 |
| October 2010 | Local authority elections |
| 1 November 2010 | Auckland Council established |
| By 30 June 2012 | Development of a spatial plan and a unified long-term plan, and adoption of a unified rating system |