[citation needed] On 3 December 2024, the Transport Minister Simeon Brown and Mayor of Auckland Wayne Brown announced an overhaul of Auckland Transport's mandate and functions.

Auckland's local boards will also be given decision-making powers over certain transport policies such as parking, speed limits, cycleways and pedestrian crossings.

It designs, builds and maintains roads, ferry wharves, cycleways and walkways; co-ordinates road safety and community transport initiatives; and it plans, co-ordinates and funds bus, train and ferry services.

[1] Dr David Warburton was the inaugural chief executive of the organisation.

[8] Transport Officers are empowered by law to remove passengers off trains and issue infringement notices of $150 to enforce fare payment.