Auckland Council’s Finance and Performance committee is to consider the sale of seven council-owned buildings when it meets next week.
The proposal, which will see the council retain all its 23 customer service centres and 21 local board offices, is part of the council’s corporate property building strategy.
The strategy ensures the council retains a local, face-to-face presence with communities across Auckland and provides appropriate office space for the council’s elected representatives and council staff across the city.
No customer service centre closures
Councillor Ross Clow, Chair of the Finance and Performance committee, says that should the sale be approved, Aucklanders will still be able to interact with the council in their local areas.
“Local communities are top of mind when we consider what to do with our property across Auckland.
“Auckland is a big city and residents need to be able to meet their council face-to-face. Even as we consider selling seven properties, we are ensuring that all service centres remain open and the strong connection between the council and its local communities remains.
“This proposal is about making the council more efficient, more effective and more in touch with our community."
In some locations such as Orewa and Pukekohe the sale of the property will mean the location of the local services will change.
“Any local board office or customer service centre that could be affected by the sale of any of these buildings will be relocated within the area, in consultation with the relevant local board,” said Mr Clow.
“Alongside this, we expect to reduce our operational costs of running buildings we no longer occupy as we move to more modern and efficient workplaces.”
The following buildings and land being considered for sale are:
- 4-10 Mayoral Drive, central city
- 35 Graham Street (and associated buildings), central city
- 6 Henderson Valley Road (land and associated buildings), Henderson
- 4 Osterley Way, Manukau
- 50 Centreway Road, Orewa
- 35 Coles Crescent, Papakura
- 82 Manukau Road, Pukekohe
More information
For further detail and information on the proposal read the agenda here.
You can livestream the meeting from 9.30am on 17 April by following this link.
