8 October: Preliminary election results released; Brown leads as mayor by over 50,000 votes.[2]
8 October: Auckland Transport chair Adrienne Young-Cooper resigns following election of Brown, who said he would replace all directors of major council-controlled agencies.[3]
15 October: Final election results released; Brown wins the mayoralty.[4]
27 October: Mayor-elect Brown announces Desley Simpson will be his deputy, saying she was "overwhelmingly" supported by the incoming council members.[6]
5 December: Mayor Brown proposes 4.5% rate rise, a rate that would be below inflation.[8]
10 December: Mayor Brown earmarks $414k for advisors, in line with previous spending; he earlier pledged to cut executive salaries whilst campaigning for office.[9][10]
22 December: Mayor Brown delivers letter to various council-controlled organisations, outlining expectations related to greater transparency.[11]
4 December: The council sold for $1.31 billion the remaining shares it owned in the Auckland International Airport as part of the council's long-term plan.[19]
27 March: Council approves redevelopment of Eden Park, estimating an expense of $110 million. The alternative (a billion-dollar stadium on the waterfront) was not chosen.[22]
27 March: Council approves funding levies for various amenities; Motat was given $19.6 million.[23]
Two-term incumbent mayor Phil Goff did not stand for re-election,[24] with the 2022 race for mayor seeing the centre-right Wayne Brown face off against the centre-left Efeso Collins (endorsed by Labour and the Greens), with Brown winning by more than 54,000.[25] The election of Brown saw the super city's first right wing mayor since its inception in 2010.[26]
Tim Murphy of Newsroom described Brown as an "anti-establishment" candidate, with Brown himself stating that his election "sent the clearest possible message to Auckland Council, and central government in Wellington."[26] Brown said that transport was the number one issue, followed by crime, unfinished projects, over regulation, and council spending.[26]
A right ward shift was noted in the council following the 2022 elections, not only with the election of the right-leaning Wayne Brown as mayor.[29] Eight new councillors were elected, with Julie Fairey, Lotu Fuli, and Kerrin Leoni being the new left wing faces and Andy Baker, Maurice Williamson, Ken Turner, and Mike Lee being the new councillors from the right.[29] Many of the new right wing councillors ran on "reining in" council spending, including former National MP Maurice Williamson.[29]
^For: Mike Lee, Daniel Newman, Greg Sayers, Desley Simpson, Sharon Stewart, Ken Turner, Wayne Walker, Maurice Williamson, John Watson and Mayor Brown
Against: Andy Baker, Josephine Bartley, Angela Dalton, Chris Darby, Julie Fairey, Alf Filipina, Loti Fuli, Shane Henderson, Richard Hills and Kerrin Leoni.
^For: Andy Baker, Josephine Bartley, Wayne Brown, Angela Dalton, Chris Darby, Julie Fairey, Alf Filipaina, Christine Fletcher, Lotu Fuli, Shane Henderson, Richard Hills, Kerrin Leoni, Daniel Newman, Greg Sayers, Desley Simpson, Wayne Walker, John Watson, (+ Billy Brown[c])
Against: Sharon Stewart, Ken Turner, Maurice Williamson
Absent: Mike Lee
^For: Josephine Bartley, Chris Darby, Julie Fairey, Alf Filipaina, Lotu Fuli, Shane Henderson, Richard Hills, Kerrin Leoni, Desley Simpson, (+ Edward Ashby, Tau Henare)[c]
Against: Andy Baker, Mike Lee, Daniel Newman, Sharon Stewart, Ken Turner, Wayne Walker, John Watson, Maurice Williamson
Abstained: Christine Fletcher
Absent: Wayne Brown, Greg Sayers, Andy Dalton
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