Auckland City Council - Latest News [Page 16]
Regulatory review improves council service
Monday, 21 December 2009, 12:38 pm | Auckland City Council
Improvements to Auckland City Council’s consent handling have made it easier for people to do business with the city, streamlining processes and contributing to a faster turn around of customer transactions. More >>
Western Springs Stadium hub for RWC 2011 teams
Friday, 18 December 2009, 1:58 pm | Auckland City Council
Western Springs Stadium’s selection as a Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011) training venue will deliver long-term benefits for Aucklanders and provide opportunities to be involved in this once-in-a-lifetime event. More >>
Council disappointed by credit rating downgrade
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 5:35 pm | Auckland City Council
Auckland City Council finance general manager Andrew McKenzie says he is disappointed by Standard and Poor’s decision today to downgrade the council’s credit rating. The rating has moved from ‘AA / A-1+’ to ‘AA- / A-1+,’ with a stable outlook. ... More >>
Auckland to become more film-friendly
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 5:12 pm | Auckland City Council
Auckland City Council is making it easier for filming to take place in the city, in support of the region’s screen production industry. More >>
Auckland to enjoy three-week festival of sailing
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 1:54 pm | Auckland City Council
Auckland will welcome three prestigious international sailing events to the Waitemata Harbour in March next year as part of the Auckland Festival of Sail. More >>
The Datsuns announced to play Music in Parks 2010
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 5:24 pm | Auckland City Council
The Datsuns, The Warratahs, Jennifer Zea, Clap Clap Riot, Hammond Gamble, Otis Mace and Dimmer are just some of the acts announced for the 2010 Music in Parks season. This is the 17th year Auckland City Council has produced what is the largest free ... More >>
Tyre dumping ends in successful prosecution
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 4:41 pm | Auckland City Council
A Mangere man and his company have been ordered to pay a total of $3,196 for the illegal dumping of tyres as Auckland City Council cracks down on the problem. Mohammad Easa Nazif, owner of Fair Motors Ltd, Mangere, and the company were each ordered ... More >>
Voters’ rights compromised under new boundaries
Friday, 11 December 2009, 2:51 pm | Auckland City Council
Auckland City Council has approved the council’s submission on the boundaries and representation arrangements for the new Auckland Council proposed by the Local Government Commission. More >>
Auckland City’s Spa Pool Fencing Rules Change
Monday, 7 December 2009, 3:20 pm | Auckland City Council
Auckland City Council has adopted a new standard for lockable spa pool covers so that owners have the option of not fencing off their spa pools and can avoid having to apply for an individual exemption to fencing rules. More >>
New projects bring road safety benefits
Friday, 4 December 2009, 11:26 am | Auckland City Council
Auckland City Council’s transport committee has given the green light to several projects providing improved connectivity and road safety benefits. More >>
Immigrant employment opportunities in Auckland
Friday, 4 December 2009, 11:25 am | Auckland City Council
Auckland City Council is to give its support to an initiative designed to increase employment opportunities for qualified immigrants in Auckland. More >>
Night markets proposed for Auckland’s CBD
Thursday, 3 December 2009, 10:19 am | Auckland City Council
Auckland’s city centre may soon have a new attraction, with a night market proposed for the CBD. More >>
Extended scheme to tackle anti-social behaviour
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 3:24 pm | Auckland City Council
Following the success of the CBD patrol initiative to decrease anti-social behaviour in the city centre, Auckland City Council is expanding the scheme over summer. More >>
ZooMusic returns with six of the best for summer
Monday, 30 November 2009, 9:36 am | Auckland City Council
Six of New Zealand’s top musical talents will be singing for the animals this summer at Auckland’s Zoo popular concert series, Wild Bean Cafe ZooMusic. Opening the series is the dynamic eight-piece Wellington band The Black Seeds (29 Jan), followed ... More >>
Council votes not to fill vacant seat
Friday, 27 November 2009, 11:28 am | Auckland City Council
Auckland City Council has decided not to fill the seat left vacant following the resignation of Councillor Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga last month. More >>
Auckland City, YMCA to Close Tepid Baths
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 4:43 pm | Auckland City Council
It is with great regret that Auckland City Council will be temporarily closing the Tepid Baths in six months due to the significant structural issues facing the 95 year-old building. Independent engineering reports commissioned by the council have ... More >>
Auckland City Council: Recycling a Success
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 4:23 pm | Auckland City Council
Aucklanders have embraced the opportunity to recycle in public places during a three-month trial of 22 bins in the CBD. As a result, Auckland City Council plans to permanently introduce the recycling bins in public places and expand the number and areas they ... More >>
Big screen to feature in redeveloped Aotea Square
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 4:10 pm | Auckland City Council
Aotea Square is to mirror key event spaces across the world with the inclusion of a big screen in the redevelopment of the central city’s premier open space. A permanent big screen will be installed on the square-facing facade of the SKYCITY Metro building ... More >>
Protected trees schedule reviewed
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 2:45 pm | Auckland City Council
Auckland City Council will review its schedule of protected trees in preparation for the Government’s removal of blanket tree protection effective from 1 January 2012 through the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Act passed in ... More >>
Auckland's First Shared Space Street Opens
Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 4:52 pm | Auckland City Council
The final concept design for the upgrade of Elliott Street in Auckland’s CBD has been approved by two Auckland City Council committees, for what will become Auckland’s first shared space street. Shared space is at the forefront of international urban ... More >>