This position controls the airspace above the Northland, Auckland, Waikato, King Country, Bay of Plenty, Rotorua/Taupo, and East Cape/Poverty Bay regions.

Controllers will indicate whether they are offering extended service outside of their control area in their ATIS.

For details on the Airspace that this position controls and all the airports contained within the airspace, visit the Auckland Sector Airspace Reference page.

Note: the Radio Callsign is Christchurch Control, not Auckland Centre.

Note: As of 22/11/2007 the callsign for this position is NZCH-A_CTR. Previously the hyphen was an underscore. The old callsign should no longer be used.

Provides Departure services for:-

• Auckland International (NZAA)
• RNZAF Whenuapai (NZWP)
• IFR traffic at Ardmore (NZAR)

Note: the Radio Callsign is Auckland Control, not Auckland Departure.

Note: This is a secondary position and should only be staffed in periods of very high traffic, and only after the airport's primary positions have been fully staffed.