Auckland City Council - Latest News [Page 11]
Auckland Zoo event to remember Kashin one year on
Tuesday, 24 August 2010, 12:24 pm | Auckland City Council
One year on since the passing of Auckland Zoo’s much-loved Asian elephant Kashin, the Zoo is to celebrate her life with a day of festivities this Saturday, 28 August from 10am to 3.30pm. More >>
Auckland Council nominations
Sunday, 22 August 2010, 9:42 am | Auckland City Council
More than 500 nominations for the new Auckland Council have been received, more than were expected. In total, 542 nominations were received for 170 vacancies – 23 mayoral candidates, 100 council candidates and 419 local board candidates. More >>
Toxic Sea Slug Alert After 3 Found On Beach
Tuesday, 17 August 2010, 4:51 pm | Auckland City Council
Visitors to Kohimarama Beach are warned to be on the lookout for sea slugs after three specimens were discovered on the beach yesterday. They have been confirmed as the species Pleurobranchaca maculate, known to contain the poison tetrodotoxin. More >>
Future of elephants takes a big step forward
Wednesday, 11 August 2010, 1:24 pm | Auckland City Council
The Arts, Culture and Recreation Committee has endorsed a proposal, which would see the Auckland Zoo incorporate two areas of Western Springs Lakeside Park for the establishment of an elephant herd. More >>
Get your five to survive a disaster
Monday, 9 August 2010, 2:07 pm | Auckland City Council
Could your family get through a disaster with what’s in your shopping trolley? That’s the question Auckland City Council wants people to think about when they do their weekly shop. More >>
Auckland’s new art destination opening soon
Monday, 9 August 2010, 10:09 am | Auckland City Council
Pah Homestead in Monte Cecilia Park will open its doors as the new TSB Bank Wallace Arts Centre on 15 August, the new permanent home of the James Wallace Arts Trust and its extensive collection of contemporary New Zealand art. More >>
Council takes civil court action against graffiti
Friday, 6 August 2010, 12:20 pm | Auckland City Council
Auckland City Council has filed a civil action in Auckland District Court against a prolific graffiti vandal in an effort to recover $33,000 in damage repair costs. More >>
Are you in the dog box?
Thursday, 5 August 2010, 10:49 am | Auckland City Council
If you are a dog owner and live in Auckland city, your dog should have a lime green registration tag on its collar by now as the new dog registration year began on 1 August. The red registration tag has now expired. More >>
Band together for summer music event
Wednesday, 4 August 2010, 2:58 pm | Auckland City Council
Music in Parks is a celebration of Auckland and New Zealand music and has become an institution on our city’s summer events calendar. More >>
Bus lane sign and marker trial underway today
Monday, 2 August 2010, 12:04 pm | Auckland City Council
Auckland City Council today launched a month-long trial of new signs and markers for bus lane education and enforcement. More >>
Auckland Council Announces Bus Lane Initiatives
Friday, 23 July 2010, 5:28 pm | Auckland City Council
Auckland City Council is investigating measures to achieve better understanding about bus lanes and reduce the number of people receiving tickets. This includes looking at signposting areas where bus lanes cameras may be operating. More >>
Auckland Council candidate nominations open
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 5:50 pm | Auckland City Council
Nominations for candidates for Auckland Council open tomorrow, with 170 positions including the mayor’s, up for election in October. More >>
Dominion Road feedback period extended
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 2:47 pm | Auckland City Council
Auckland City Council has extended the feedback period on its transport proposals for Dominion Road due to a high level of public interest. More >>
Making Dominion Road Work Better
Friday, 16 July 2010, 3:55 pm | Auckland City Council
Auckland City Council would like to make Dominion Road work better – and it wants feedback on some of the transport proposals it has developed. More >>
Queens Wharf
Friday, 16 July 2010, 2:53 pm | Auckland City Council
The Mayor of Auckland City, Hon. John Banks, has welcomed the Government’s announcement on Queens Wharf. More >>
Council confirms Waterview mitigation for NZTA
Friday, 16 July 2010, 11:11 am | Auckland City Council
Auckland City Council has confirmed it will advocate to the New Zealand Transport Agency for a significant number of mitigation measures to be implemented for communities surrounding the proposed State Highway 20 Waterview connection. More >>
Kiwi Darkstar casts off injury to return to wild
Thursday, 15 July 2010, 1:09 pm | Auckland City Council
Darkstar, a young kiwi accidently hit by a car in Northland in early May, leaves Auckland Zoo for her forest home on the Tutukaka Coast today, following two months of successful treatment in a cast for a badly fractured foot. More >>
Planning framework offers unique insights
Tuesday, 13 July 2010, 3:08 pm | Auckland City Council
Auckland city’s local character and identity is the foundation of Auckland City Council’s award- winning future planning framework, which has now been updated to include three new neighbourhood plans for how communities and suburbs could develop ... More >>
Have your say on the proposed Tepid Baths design
Monday, 12 July 2010, 3:37 pm | Auckland City Council
Draft designs for the redevelopment of the Tepid Baths are now available for public feedback. More >>
Artist lights up the Bledisloe Walkway
Monday, 12 July 2010, 2:14 pm | Auckland City Council
A series of luxurious images by renowned Auckland artist Richard Orjis will be the first to grace the Bledisloe Walkway light boxes – an exciting new exhibition space in the heart of Auckland city. More >>