ARC Subsidiaries

The Local Government (Auckland) Amendment Act 2004 (the Act) assigns principal responsibility to the Auckland Regional Council for:

• setting the strategy for the Auckland regional land transport system
• integrating the planning, funding and development of the Auckland regional land transport system
• stormwater funding in the long-term interests of the Auckland region, to the extent that this was previously the responsibility of Infrastructure Auckland.

The Act established two council-controlled organisations to assist the ARC to discharge these responsibilities: the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) and Auckland Regional Holdings (ARH).

Auckland Regional Transport Authority

The Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) is responsible for transport activities across the region, including:

• planning, purchasing and improving bus, train and ferry services
• providing public transport information
• planning and funding school bus services
• working with councils on local roading projects.

ARTA is funded by the ARC through regional rates, and by Auckland Regional Holdings, Land Transport New Zealand and revenue from services.

Auckland Regional Holdings

Auckland Regional Holdings (ARH) is a statutory organisation involved in investment management activities. ARH's investment portfolio includes 100% ownership of Ports of Auckland and a specialist company, Sea+City Projects Limited which is project managing the revitilisation of ARH's Auckland waterfront investment property within Wynyard Quarter. ARH's portfolio also includes diversified financial assets. Most of the money generated from ARH's investments is used by the ARC to fund transport (through ARTA) and stormwater programmes throughout the region.