The third and final Auckland Super City Bill passed its final reading in Parliament on Thursday evening.
MPs voted 63-56 in support of the new legislation, which the driving force, Local Government Minister Rodney Hide, says is the biggest change to the city's governance structure in 100 years.
The bill passed with a number of significant amendments, both at select committee stage and through amendments put up by MPs.
East Auckland residents won their fight to have the name of their board changed from Te Irirangi to Howick.
And council controlled organisations - or CCOs - will be required to hold two public meetings a year.
These organisations will manage and run many of the super-city's services and assets, such as water.
Mr Hide says the new legislation means Aucklanders can vote for a mayor and a council that can represent them and provide a strategy to take the city forward.
Dropping name 'racist'
The Labour Party says dropping the name Te Irirangi was an act of racism.
Pakuranga MP Maurice Williamson used a supplementary order paper to change the name to Howick, claiming he could not find anyone who knew where Te Irirangi might be.
Labour's Maori affairs spokesperson Parekura Horomia says National panders to its core constituency before it considers Maori sensibilities.
