Auckland City Council - Latest News [Page 64]
Protecting Auckland's iconic cones and cliffs
Friday, 19 May 2006, 12:54 am | Auckland City Council
Auckland City today announced major changes to its District Plan in a bid to protect the city's iconic volcanic cones and coastal cliffs from inappropriate development. More >>
Dominion Road focus on signs continues
Wednesday, 17 May 2006, 3:00 pm | Auckland City Council
Dominion Road business owners still have time to comply with Auckland City’s signs bylaw before council starts to remove illegal signs. Council officers visited all Dominion Rd business owners late last year to outline the signs bylaw, point out ... More >>
Khartoum Place takes a step up
Tuesday, 16 May 2006, 2:14 pm | Auckland City Council
Mayor of Auckland City, Dick Hubbard, today unveiled a new design for Khartoum Place that includes the renowned tile artwork Women's Centenary Wahine whakatu (1893 -1993), a memorial commemorating one of the most important milestones in New Zealand's history. More >>
Auckland Zoo tiger Nisha dies
Saturday, 13 May 2006, 2:42 pm | Auckland City Council
“Staff are shattered by the loss of the nine-year-old female,” says Auckland Zoo Director, Glen Holland. More >>
NZ music month live at the library
Friday, 12 May 2006, 4:05 pm | Auckland City Council
Auckland City Libraries presents a great line up of music concerts starting next week at the Central City Library and various Community Libraries. Customers also have the opportunity to win $500 worth of Marbecks music vouchers by simply borrowing ... More >>
Commissioners to boost council hearings panel
Thursday, 11 May 2006, 3:16 pm | Auckland City Council
Five new independent commissioners appointed by Auckland City will bring new skills to a range of future council planning hearings. Auckland City has a pool of independent commissioners who are employed to sit on various planning hearings, in particular ... More >>
Liaison group for SH 20 Avondale Extension
Thursday, 11 May 2006, 10:36 am | Auckland City Council
The council’s Transport and Urban Linkages Committee has heard the community’s concerns regarding Transit New Zealand’s current plans for the Avondale extension of State Highway 20. More >>
The books they would never leave behind
Thursday, 11 May 2006, 12:09 am | Auckland City Council
The Central City Library presents Glengarry Desert Island Reads, a light-hearted celebration of reading on the evening of 31 May. A panel of local artists, celebrities and writers will share with the audience which books they couldn’t live without if ... More >>
$400,000 to support Auckland’s community groups
Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 4:13 pm | Auckland City Council
More than 160 Auckland community groups will receive grants totalling $407,600 from Auckland City’s Community Group Assistance Fund. The money will cover a wide range of costs from event management and staff training to the purchase of new computers ... More >>
Get a taste of Multicultimedia
Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 4:00 pm | Auckland City Council
A multimedia installation showing Auckland's unique identity will be displayed on plasma screens in the window of Farmers Queen Street as part of Auckland City's Living Room series. More >>
Sister city celebrations bring a glimpse of Japan
Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 3:46 pm | Auckland City Council
Traditional Japanese dance performances, martial arts and a range of tasty Japanese food are a sample of what will be on offer at free Fukuoka Day celebrations in Auckland’s Town Hall on Saturday, 20 May. More >>
Sister city celebrations bring a glimpse of Japan
Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 1:56 pm | Auckland City Council
Traditional Japanese dance performances, martial arts and a range of tasty Japanese food are a sample of what will be on offer at free Fukuoka Day celebrations in Auckland’s Town Hall on Saturday, 20 May. More >>
Queen Victoria gets some needed beauty treatment
Tuesday, 9 May 2006, 4:23 pm | Auckland City Council
Albert Park’s Queen Victoria statue will take a temporary vacation from Thursday to undergo some much needed repair. More >>
Summit to challenge perceptions of youth crime
Tuesday, 9 May 2006, 10:38 am | Auckland City Council
Teenagers will tackle stereotypes around youth crime during a day-long youth summit on Tuesday 16 May as part of the Auckland region’s launch of Youth Week. More >>
Better local body representation for Aucklanders
Tuesday, 9 May 2006, 12:11 am | Auckland City Council
A review to improve how Auckland City Council represents Aucklanders will begin this year and may result in changes to ward boundaries in the city. More >>
Fanshawe Street offers streamlined traffic flow
Monday, 8 May 2006, 4:43 pm | Auckland City Council
A major $12 million transport project to widen, resurface and extend bus lanes along Fanshawe Street has finished on time and on budget. Bus users as well as motorists can now enjoy a quicker, smoother ride along the main arterial that forms part of ... More >>
Views on major plan change to be aired
Monday, 8 May 2006, 11:18 am | Auckland City Council
A Hearings Panel will hear submissions next month on proposed new controls to protect character homes in Residential 1 and 2 neighbourhoods. Proposed plan change 163 introduces new controls for the demolition or removal of homes built before 1940 in some of ... More >>
Motions Creek catchment stormwater pipeline work
Monday, 8 May 2006, 10:08 am | Auckland City Council
The last major stage of construction of the Motions catchment stormwater pipeline is due to begin next month, with Auckland City awarding the tender to Harkers Underground Construction Ltd. More >>
Council endorses rainwater tank rebate programme
Monday, 8 May 2006, 10:07 am | Auckland City Council
Developers putting in rainwater tanks could soon be eligible for a partial refund of their development levies in a new proposal endorsed by Auckland City’s Works and Services Committee yesterday. More >>
Dig once projects underway
Saturday, 6 May 2006, 6:13 pm | Auckland City Council
Work to upgrade the stormwater network in St Heliers is due to begin next month, with Auckland City awarding the tender to Fulton Hogan Ltd. More >>