Auckland City Council - Latest News [Page 54]
Aucklanders encouraged to get active
Tuesday, 3 October 2006, 12:59 am | Auckland City Council
Raising the physical activity levels of adults and young people is the aim of AkActive Parks and Places programme, which kicks off this month. A great range of community-based activities in facilities, parks and open spaces across the city will be on offer ... More >>
eLGAR wins TUANZ Innovation Award
Monday, 2 October 2006, 5:17 pm | Auckland City Council
Auckland City, Waitakere, Rodney, North Shore and Manukau libraries, have won the Local and Central Government Award at the TUANZ Innovation Awards 2006 last Thursday. The 2006 TUANZ Innovation Awards focused on kiwi ingenuity in Information and Communication ... More >>
Bus lane campaign for quicker bus travel
Monday, 2 October 2006, 1:50 pm | Auckland City Council
Auckland City has launched a positive awareness campaign today thanking motorists who use bus lanes correctly and reminding those who don't to obey the rules. More >>
No junk mail please
Monday, 2 October 2006, 1:10 pm | Auckland City Council
Auckland City Council has approved a new solid waste bylaw that introduces tighter restrictions for the distribution of advertising material, otherwise known as junk mail. More >>
More Crime Resolved In City District
Monday, 2 October 2006, 12:24 am | Auckland City Council
Auckland City District police are pleased that the latest crime statistics show the district has detected and solved more crime in the last financial year. More >>
Commissioners give the nod to gallery development
Friday, 29 September 2006, 10:43 am | Auckland City Council
The Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki development project has been given the green light by independent commissioners in a report received yesterday (28 September) on the resource consent application More >>
Plan change will transform Glen Innes
Friday, 29 September 2006, 10:41 am | Auckland City Council
Auckland City Council has accepted planning commission recommendations for a revised plan change that will see Glen Innes town centre and the surrounding residential area transformed over the next 20 years. More >>
Auckland City and University work together
Tuesday, 26 September 2006, 3:12 pm | Auckland City Council
The University of Auckland and Auckland City have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, committing to working together during the development of the Symonds Street sector of the central transit corridor (CTC). More >>
Sports fields planned for Barrack Road land
Monday, 25 September 2006, 10:06 am | Auckland City Council
Auckland City wants to ensure access to more open space for residents in the Mt Wellington area, by purchasing land at 30-44 Barrack Road and wants to hear public feedback on the proposal. More >>
New look for St Heliers beach foreshore
Monday, 25 September 2006, 9:33 am | Auckland City Council
Members of the public are invited to two open days on the upcoming St Heliers foreshore reserve upgrade to learn more about the new look planned for the beach foreshore. More >>
Bridge closed for strength testing
Friday, 22 September 2006, 10:57 am | Auckland City Council
Grafton Bridge will be closed to all traffic (excluding pedestrians and cyclists) for the weekend of 30 September and 1 October 2006. During this time, tests will determine the ability of the bridge to resist earthquakes and to carry more buses ... More >>
Living Room door opens for creative proposals
Friday, 22 September 2006, 9:43 am | Auckland City Council
Following on from the success of the 2006 Living Room series, Auckland City is seeking proposals from the creative sector for temporary events, installations or interventions in the CBD that will contribute to the 2007 Living Room programme. More >>
Bridge closed for quicker bus tests
Thursday, 21 September 2006, 2:07 pm | Auckland City Council
Grafton Bridge will be closed to all traffic (excluding pedestrians and cyclists) for the weekend of 30 September and 1 October 2006. During this time, tests will determine the ability of the bridge to resist earthquakes and to carry more buses ... More >>
Prison sentence for dog owner
Thursday, 21 September 2006, 9:35 am | Auckland City Council
Auckland City says a jail term handed-down to the owner of two dogs that attacked an elderly man shows how seriously the courts take cases of aggressive dogs. Helen Marion McKenzie was convicted of two breaches of the Dog Control Act and sentenced ... More >>
Auckland City Council - Sir Hugh Kawharu
Wednesday, 20 September 2006, 4:00 pm | Auckland City Council
We pay great homage to Sir Hugh who has begun his journey beyond to spiritual spheres. Farewell to a paramount leader and statesman. Rest forever in peace, we will never forget. More >>
Karen Goa in the library
Wednesday, 20 September 2006, 11:49 am | Auckland City Council
In this month’s Glengarry Writers in the Library series, you are invited to hear travel and food writer Karen Goa at the Central City Library on 27 September. More >>
Mayor remembers man of grace, dignity and humility
Tuesday, 19 September 2006, 4:29 pm | Auckland City Council
Mayor of Auckland City, Dick Hubbard is deeply saddened by the news that Sir Hugh Kawharu, Chair of the Ngati Whatua o Orakei Maori Trust Board has passed away at his home in Auckland after a brief illness. “Sir Hugh was a man amongst men,” ... More >>
Book launch at Central City Library
Tuesday, 19 September 2006, 10:27 am | Auckland City Council
Auckland City Libraries invites you to attend a book launch at the Central City Library on 26 September that is sure to fascinate all Auckland family historians. More >>
Mayoral robes get a Fashion Week makeover
Tuesday, 19 September 2006, 9:47 am | Auckland City Council
Mayor of Auckland City, Dick Hubbard stepped out tonight at the opening of Air New Zealand Fashion Week in new look Mayoral robes designed specially for fashion week, thanks to a joint project between Auckland City and AUT University. More >>
eLGAR wins Maori Language Week Award
Monday, 18 September 2006, 9:37 am | Auckland City Council
Auckland City Libraries, in association with Waitakere, Rodney, North Shore and Manukau libraries, have won the libraries category of the Maori Language Week Awards 2006 in Wellington last night. More >>