Robinson used the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto and the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works as models.
In Auckland New Zealand, it has been reported as a seriously invasive weed to the Auckland Regional Council and is under investigation.
In 2009 and 2010, the Government merged four city councils, three district councils and the Auckland Regional Council into one unitary "Super City".
The Auckland Regional Council operates several accommodation facilities in the area including the Kiwanis Huia camp, Huia Lodge (which comprises the old school building), Barr cottage (situated on the waterfront in LIttle Huia) and a camping area known as Barn Paddock in the Karamatura farm.
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:The Auckland City Council will work with Transit New Zealand, the ARC, and the North Shore City Council to develop and implement measures, designed to optimise the future use of the existing Harbour Bridge and its approaches, for the peak period movement of people.
The island has special (or more precisely, undefined) legal status, as neither Auckland City Council, Auckland Regional Council or Ports of Auckland claim responsibility, though some local iwi are considered to have customary rights over it.