CCOs are organisations in which the council has the responsibility to appoint at least 50 per cent of the board of directors or trustees.
Auckland Council has four substantive CCOs A CCO that is either responsible for the delivery of a significant service or activity on behalf of Auckland Council, or owns or manages assets with a value of more than $10 million. and a number of legacy non-substantive CCOs. Auckland Council also owns Port of Auckland (POAL) which is governed under the Port Companies Act 1988 and is not a CCO.