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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 113]
Committee considers environmental natural heritage grants
Thursday, 7 July 2016, 3:59 pm | Auckland Council
The council’s Regional Strategy and Policy Committee today looked at the review of the Regional Environmental Natural Heritage grant programme, the disposal of two council-owned Mt Roskill land parcels and the Empowered Communities Approach. More >>
New emphasis on digital learning will help drive innovation
Thursday, 7 July 2016, 1:51 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland’s economic growth agency – Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED) – welcomes the Government’s announcement that all New Zealand schools and kura need to incorporate digital technologies in their Y1-10 curriculum by the ... More >>
Last call to register for Kids Voting
Thursday, 7 July 2016, 11:51 am | Auckland Council
Auckland students can still sign up to vote in mock local elections in September, shadowing the region's upcoming local elections. More >>
Mayor calls for Weed Management Policy review
Thursday, 7 July 2016, 11:04 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Len Brown today announced a review of the council’s Weed Management Policy after a petition was received at the Regional Policy and Strategy Committee meeting. More >>
Council scoops prestigious public sector award
Thursday, 7 July 2016, 10:58 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s bylaws review programme won the Prime Minister’s Award at last night’s Institute of Public Administration New Zealand (IPANZ) public sector excellence awards. More >>
Port Future Study report received
Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 5:31 pm | Auckland Council
Today, the council’s Auckland Development Committee looked at some of the biggest issues facing the city, including the Port Future Study recommendations and agreeing to the council’s submission on the proposed National Policy Statement on Urban ... More >>
Eating safe key to new food certification scheme
Tuesday, 5 July 2016, 9:47 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council is rolling out a new-look verification and certification scheme called “Eatsafe” in response to Food Act 2014 standards that came into effect on 1 March 2016. More >>
Mixed reality game gets kids off the couch and outside
Monday, 4 July 2016, 4:16 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council has partnered with innovative New Zealand mixed reality experience designers GeoAR Games to get kids off the couch and outside to play, ahead of the winter school holidays. More >>
Recycling service change
Monday, 4 July 2016, 12:29 pm | Auckland Council
A new recycling service –that impacts more than 210,000 residents in Rodney, Hibiscus Coast, Waitakere and North Shore started on 1 July. We’re delighted to see that many residents have started using their new bins, but participation rates could be ... More >>
Lennon: through a Glass Onion
Monday, 4 July 2016, 10:05 am | Auckland Live
Monday 4 July, 2016 - Award-winning Australian actor and singer John Waters (Offspring, All The Rivers Run, Godspell, Hair) takes to the stage with accompanist Bill Risby (Leo Sayer, The Supremes) to perform Lennon: Through A Glass Onion – part spoken ... More >>
Recycling rollout an Auckland milestone
Friday, 1 July 2016, 12:08 pm | Auckland Council
More than 210,000 households in north and west Auckland have today transitioned to the same recycling service as other parts of the region, in the largest rollout seen in New Zealand. More >>
Auckland Council warns of phone scam
Thursday, 30 June 2016, 12:14 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council is warning residents to be vigilant after a woman fell victim to a scam from a person claiming to be from ‘Auckland District Council’. More >>
$1.4 billion for new assets in budget
Thursday, 30 June 2016, 11:16 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council has today adopted its 2016/2017 budget, setting out $1.4 billion for new assets and an average rates increase of 2.4 per cent. More >>
Auckland Council’s text trial exceeds expectations
Wednesday, 29 June 2016, 2:12 pm | Auckland Council
A text message trial set up by Auckland Council is proving to be a hit, with thousands of Northwest residents signing up for the service. More >>
Dog amnesty seekers flood council in last days
Tuesday, 28 June 2016, 5:33 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council staff have been flooded with last minute applications for the Menacing Dogs Amnesty that is set to expire on 30 June. More >>
Take a fresh look at standing for council
Monday, 27 June 2016, 4:13 pm | Auckland Council
Aucklanders are invited to take a fresh look at standing as a candidate in the upcoming local elections in October. Candidate Week (27 June to 1 July) is a national initiative by New Zealand’s local councils to help inspire potential candidates, and get them ... More >>
Paving the way for Auckland’s tertiary entrepreneurs
Thursday, 23 June 2016, 2:54 pm | Auckland Council
Tertiary Student Entrepreneurship Programme 2016 Aspiring Auckland tertiary entrepreneurs are receiving a welcome boost to turn their ideas into a commercial reality through a new student entrepreneurship programme. Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development ... More >>
Auckland and Government align on transport
Tuesday, 21 June 2016, 2:47 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Len Brown is today welcoming continuing progress towards agreement between Auckland Council and the government on investment on transport in Auckland for the next 30 years. The Mayor, Transport Minister Simon Bridges, Finance Minister ... More >>
Watercare’s a winner in sustainability reporting
Tuesday, 21 June 2016, 11:57 am | Watercare
Initiatives by Watercare to integrate sustainability into all aspects of its business have been recognised at the Australasian Reporting Awards (ARA) in the form of a Sustainability Reporting Award. More >>
Amnesty “most successful ever undertaken”
Monday, 20 June 2016, 11:38 am | Auckland Council
20 June, 2016 Amnesty “most successful ever undertaken” With ten days left to run, Councillor Calum Penrose says Auckland Council’s menacing dogs amnesty is “the most successful ever undertaken in Auckland”, with 676 dogs already signed ... More >>
