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Auckland Council
Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau
The Auckland Council is the local government council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand.
Services provided for Auckland, include: local roads and footpaths, water, sewerage system, rubbish, recycling and landfills, parks and sportsfields, recreation centres, libraries and pools, dog registration, civil defence, social housing.
The council was established on 1 November 2010 replacing: Auckland Regional Council, Auckland City Council, Manukau City Council, North Shore City Council, Waitakere City Council, Papakura District Council, Rodney District Council Franklin District Council.
Auckland Council - Latest News [Page 10]
Bus Upgrades, New Local Cycling Network For Whau If Auckland Council Climate Action Package Goes Ahead
Monday, 21 March 2022, 2:57 pm | Auckland Council
Bus services across the Whau region will be improved and a new safe cycling network delivered in New Lynn if Auckland Council’s proposed Climate Action Package goes ahead as part of this year’s Annual Budget. Mayor Phil Goff says the Climate Action ... More >>
More Frequent Bus Services, Urban Forest And Cycling And Walking Upgrades For Manurewa-Papakura
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 11:50 am | Auckland Council
Manurewa-Papakura residents will benefit from a boost in investment in bus services, cycling and walking, as well as tree planting, if Auckland Council’s proposed Climate Action Package is supported by councillors as part of this year’s Annual Budget. ... More >>
Waitākere To Get New Bus Services, Increased Tree Canopy, In Proposed Climate Action Package
Wednesday, 16 March 2022, 10:36 am | Auckland Council
Waitākere residents will benefit from new and more frequent bus services and more tree canopy if Auckland Council’s proposed Climate Action Package is supported by councillors as part of this year’s Annual Budget. This boost will be critical ... More >>
Auckland Retains C40 Innovator City Title
Friday, 11 March 2022, 2:01 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s commitment to climate leadership has been recognised by a committee of mayors from around the globe, with the renewal of its C40 Innovator City membership status last month. C40 is a climate leadership group comprised of 97 major cities ... More >>
First Reports Reveal Reptile And Amphibian Predicament In Auckland
Thursday, 10 March 2022, 10:54 am | Auckland Council
Small in numbers and small in size; enigmatic and increasingly rare, we’re talking reptiles and frogs here. Evolutionarily distinct and secretive by nature; these amphibious creatures are camouflage champions. Auckland Council has just released its Regional ... More >>
Improved Evening Bus Services In Waitematā If Proposed Climate Action Package Goes Ahead
Wednesday, 9 March 2022, 12:24 pm | Auckland Council
Bus services running to and from Auckland’s city centre in the evenings will see improvements under a Climate Action Package proposed by Auckland Council that aims to reduce emissions, upgrade public transport, deliver new cycling and walking infrastructure ... More >>
Manukau To Receive New Bus Services, Increased Tree Canopy In Proposed Climate Action Package
Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 3:39 pm | Auckland Council
Manukau residents will benefit from new and more frequent bus services and more tree canopy if Auckland Council’s proposed Climate Action Package is supported by councillors as part of this year’s Annual Budget. This boost will be critical ... More >>
Encampment At Auckland Domain / Pukekawa Peacefully Removed
Thursday, 3 March 2022, 11:40 am | Auckland Council
The roads into the Auckland Domain / Pukekawa have been reopened to the public this morning following a successful operation by Police and Auckland Council compliance staff to remove the protest encampment that has been occupying part of the public ... More >>
Grim IPCC Report Shows Urgent Need For Climate Action—Goff
Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 3:37 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says the latest International Panel on Climate Change report is a grim warning of the importance of climate action, and he hopes it will encourage Aucklanders to have their say on Auckland Council’s proposed Climate Action Targeted ... More >>
Improved Bus Services, Low-emissions Ferries And Safer Cycling For North Shore In Proposed Climate Action Package
Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 12:22 pm | Auckland Council
North Shore residents will benefit from upgrades to existing bus services, new low-emission ferries and increased investment in safe cycling infrastructure if the council’s proposed Climate Action Package is supported by councillors as part of this year’s ... More >>
Auckland Landmarks To Light Up For Ukraine
Monday, 28 February 2022, 3:44 pm | Auckland Council
The Auckland Harbour Bridge, Sky Tower and Auckland War Memorial Museum will light up in solidarity for the people of Ukraine from tonight Monday 28 February until Wednesday 2 March. “I am pleased to announce that after talking yesterday with ... More >>
Auckland Council Commencing Assessment Of 610 Tree Nominations
Friday, 25 February 2022, 2:57 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council is commencing assessment of 610 tree nominations for inclusion in the Notable Tree Schedule, with work underway to prepare a plan change for notification in 2023 to add trees that meet notable tree criteria to Schedule 10 of the Auckland ... More >>
Goff Announces Retirement From Politics
Monday, 14 February 2022, 11:02 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has today announced he will not be seeking re-election this year. “It’s more than 40 years since I was first elected to office as MP for Roskill in 1981 and I believe it’s time to pass the baton to a new generation ... More >>
New Director Appointed To Council CCO Watercare Services Limited
Thursday, 27 January 2022, 3:00 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council has appointed Julian Smith as a new director to the board of its council-controlled organisation, Watercare Services Limited. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2201/9c3af6e8c7e596272bec.jpeg" width="720" height="481"> Julian Smith This appointment ... More >>
EDWard And His Dotterel Mates Tagged For Research
Wednesday, 26 January 2022, 12:08 pm | Auckland Council
Their home is on some of Auckland’s most expensive freehold real estate, with multimillion-dollar views and mortgage free. But these “homeowners” don’t have flashy apartments but rather enjoy the simplicity of the land they’ve made their ... More >>
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff Pledges $25,000 From Mayoral Relief Fund To Support Tonga Recovery
Friday, 21 January 2022, 3:14 pm | Auckland Council
Mayor Phil Goff has today pledged $25,000 from Auckland’s Mayoral Fund for the Pacific to support disaster recovery efforts in Tonga following the recent Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano eruption and following tsunami. The support is provided from a charitable ... More >>
Watercare Pleased To Have Consent For Increased Waikato River Allocation Granted By Board Of Inquiry
Friday, 21 January 2022, 2:06 pm | Watercare
Watercare is pleased with the Board of Inquiry decision to grant a 20-year resource consent for up to 150 million litres a day (net) from the Waikato River, ensuring Aucklanders and their neighbours in Tuakau and Pokeno continue to have a reliable ... More >>
Muriwai Beach Closed To Vehicles During Holiday Season
Wednesday, 22 December 2021, 4:04 pm | Auckland Council
Vehicles will not be able to access the beach between Friday 31 December 2021 and Monday 17 January 2022. The popular west coast beach will still be accessible via foot, but vehicles must be parked in the Muriwai Regional Park carparks or near beach ... More >>
More Beaches To Swim At This Summer
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 1:34 pm | Auckland Council
Long term safety warnings at a number of Auckland swimming spots have been lifted following work by Auckland Council and Watercare’s Safe Networks programme. Mayor Phil Goff is delighted the long-term warnings at Titirangi, Wairau Outlet and Piha ... More >>
Mayor Goff Outlines Billion-dollar Climate Action Package As Key Policy In Annual Budget Proposal
Wednesday, 1 December 2021, 11:31 am | Auckland Council
An ambitious $1 billion climate action package to reduce carbon emissions and deliver more buses, ferries, cycling and walking and urban tree canopy is the signature policy in Mayor Phil Goff’s proposal for Auckland Council’s Annual Budget 2022/23, released ... More >>
