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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 115]
Disappointing season for Hunua kōkako
Wednesday, 8 April 2015, 12:31 pm | Auckland Council
Treasured kōkako in the Hunua Ranges have suffered a blow this season with the impact of high pest numbers hindering breeding and threatening the population. Auckland Council Biodiversity Manager Rachel Kelleher says results just in from the 2014/15 ... More >>
More than 27,000 had their say on Auckland’s future
Tuesday, 7 April 2015, 4:11 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s 10-year budget consultation received a record 27,353 written submissions, with the majority of Aucklanders opting to support the advanced transport network, it has been revealed today. In addition to the written submissions, there ... More >>
Weeds, legal highs, empowered communities go to committee
Thursday, 2 April 2015, 4:37 pm | Auckland Council
Decision digest Regional Strategy and Policy Committee 02 April 2015 Weeds, legal highs and empowered communities go before committee Auckland Council’s Regional Strategy and Policy Committee today covered a wide range of decisions and updates ... More >>
Auckland’s legal high sale areas agreed
Thursday, 2 April 2015, 11:37 am | Auckland Council
Areas where the sale of psychoactive substances, otherwise known as legal highs, will be allowed in Auckland have been agreed by Auckland Council. More >>
Aucklanders to keep open fires this winter
Wednesday, 1 April 2015, 5:19 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council today received an update on air quality regulations which showed more work with Government was needed. In the meantime, Aucklanders can continue to use their older wood-burners and open fires this winter. More >>
Council moves to recover large overdue rates
Monday, 30 March 2015, 10:28 am | Auckland Council
Council moves to recover large overdue rates A vacant section in Belmont is being sold by an Auckland real estate company after Auckland Council has exhausted all attempts to recover from the owners a rates debt totalling $59,393. The owners have ... More >>
Artists announced for Sculpture in the Gardens
Friday, 27 March 2015, 12:19 pm | Auckland Council
Several new faces are among the 20 New Zealand sculptors selected to participate in the Sculpture in the Gardens exhibition at the Auckland Botanic Gardens in November. More >>
Support for Cultural Impact Assessments re-stated
Thursday, 26 March 2015, 1:05 pm | Auckland Council
Support for Cultural Impact Assessments re-stated Auckland Council has confirmed its support for the Cultural Impact Assessment (CIA) requirements in the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan. Some amendments agreed by the Auckland Development Committee ... More >>
Support for Cultural Impact Assessments re-stated
Thursday, 26 March 2015, 12:25 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council has confirmed its support for the Cultural Impact Assessment (CIA) requirements in the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan. More >>
Listen out for the tsunami siren tests
Thursday, 26 March 2015, 11:51 am | Auckland Council
Tsunami siren testing will take place at midday this Sunday (5 April) at North and West Auckland beaches. The sirens are tested twice a year in line with daylight savings, a handy reminder to check your civil defence survival items, household plan and getaway ... More >>
A new water efficiency resource for businesses
Thursday, 26 March 2015, 11:21 am | Watercare Services
A resource is now available for businesses and other organisations aiming to become more water-efficient in their processes and operations. Be Waterwise for Businesses and Organisations has been developed by Watercare as part of its commitment to help ... More >>
Council staff thwart attempted bribery
Tuesday, 24 March 2015, 3:16 pm | Auckland Council
Council staff thwart attempted bribery Auckland Council is praising its staff for “doing the right thing” in immediately reporting an attempted bribery case now before the courts. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today brought a charge of corruption ... More >>
‘Recycle right’ campaign on the right track
Monday, 23 March 2015, 4:50 pm | Auckland Council
A new campaign to step Aucklanders through a planned transformation of the region’s waste services has made an encouraging start, an evaluation report shows. More >>
Local Alcohol Policy Public Deliberations
Friday, 20 March 2015, 10:08 pm | Auckland Council
Public deliberations on Auckland’s Local Alcohol Policy (LAP) were completed today. A panel of councillors, as well as policy staff, discussed each aspect of the draft LAP including policies on areas, density, hours, discretionary conditions and more. ... More >>
Decision digest: Progress with CRL faster than anticipated
Thursday, 19 March 2015, 4:50 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council committee members met today to discuss the levies for the Auckland Museum and MOTAT, further financial assistance for the Retrofit Your Home Programme, and the council’s submission to the Weathertight Homes Resolution Service Amendment ... More >>
Rainbow community advisory panel gets first tick
Wednesday, 18 March 2015, 3:44 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s Community Development and Safety Committee has today supported the establishment of a council Rainbow Community Advisory Panel. If formally approved, the panel will provide a local government platform from which to effectively address ... More >>
Mayoral Fund poised to assist after Cyclone Pam
Wednesday, 18 March 2015, 2:20 pm | Auckland Council
Mayor Len Brown is urging Aucklanders keen to help Ni-Vanuatu and Tuvaluan communities hit by Cyclone Pam to donate to the Mayoral Fund for the Pacific, which is geared up and ready to help. More >>
Auckland Council welcomes government position in Auckland
Tuesday, 17 March 2015, 11:17 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council Chief Executive Stephen Town has welcomed the announcement of an Auckland-based States Services deputy commissioner – Lewis Holden. Mr Town says council already works with many government departments and its elected representatives ... More >>
Auckland Council to consider ‘Rainbow’ panel
Monday, 16 March 2015, 5:45 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s Community Development and Safety Committee is to consider establishing a ‘Rainbow Community Advisory Panel’ at its meeting on Wednesday. More >>
Budget consultation closes with record number of submissions
Monday, 16 March 2015, 4:35 pm | Auckland Council
More than 15,000 Aucklanders have submitted feedback to the council’s consultation on its 10-year budget, which closed at 4pm today (Monday). As of 5pm on 15 March, 15,163 submissions had been received, topping the previous 10-year budget consultation ... More >>
