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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 121]
Chief executive remuneration package decided
Thursday, 17 December 2015, 3:22 pm | Auckland Council
Today Auckland Council’s Governing Body determined a new remuneration package of $690,000 for Chief Executive Stephen Town. More >>
Works begin on Airfields housing site in Hobsonville Point
Thursday, 17 December 2015, 2:45 pm | Auckland Council
Enabling infrastructure works are underway this week on an Auckland Council owned site in Hobsonville Point in advance of the over 400 homes to be built there. More >>
Transport levy, UAGC to lead Annual Plan consultation
Thursday, 17 December 2015, 12:27 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council today agreed on a range of items for the 2016/17 Annual Plan, with rating issues set to be at the forefront of consultation with the community. More >>
Auckland takes initiative in climate change post-Paris
Thursday, 17 December 2015, 10:57 am | Auckland Council
Mayor Len Brown says the government position there will be no early progress on agricultural emissions in the wake of the global climate agreement in Paris puts the onus firmly on transport and energy and that’s where Auckland as a city can ... More >>
Civil Defence Group Plan aims to build a resilient Auckland
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 3:09 pm | Auckland Council
The draft Auckland Civil Defence and Emergency Management (CDEM) Group Plan 2016 – 2021 was approved today by the CDEM Group committee for public consultation next year. The plan can be viewed here . More >>
Aucklanders flock to use public transport
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 2:58 pm | Auckland Council
Aucklanders flock to use public transport Auckland’s annual public transport usage is continuing to soar with the latest figures showing a total of 81.2 million passenger trips in the past year - an increase of 8.1 percent. Mayor Len Brown says it’s ... More >>
Bruce Mason Centre wins national award
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 12:06 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland’s Bruce Mason Centre has won a top national award for Medium Venue of the Year at the recent EVANZ (Entertainment Venues Association NZ) awards. The prestigious industry awards celebrate excellence in the New Zealand entertainment industry. The ... More >>
Toi Whītiki weaves Auckland’s creative strands together
Monday, 14 December 2015, 3:50 pm | Auckland Council
Toi Whītiki has been chosen as the name for Auckland’s Arts and Culture Strategic Action Plan to recognise the important role culture and the creative sector plays in bringing the city together now and in the future. More >>
Save your pets from Christmas
Saturday, 12 December 2015, 10:31 am | Auckland Council
Christmas is the most sociable time of the year and your dog loves all the attention, right? Well, maybe, but how do you know when he’s had enough and needs rescuing? More >>
City Rail Link to be built under Commercial Bay
Friday, 11 December 2015, 12:13 pm | Auckland Council
Mayor Len Brown has congratulated Auckland Transport and Precinct Properties Ltd for concluding negotiations that will see the first stage of the City Rail Link (CRL) constructed as part of Precinct’s Commercial Bay development. Commercial Bay will ... More >>
Paturoa Road kauri tree
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 3:20 pm | Auckland Council
10 December 2015 Paturoa Road kauri tree Auckland Council is aware of media reports today of plans to remove a kauri tree at 40 Paturoa Road. Chief Operating Officer Dean Kimpton said: “We have seen the media reports but we do not have any information ... More >>
Community housing partner endorsed by Auckland Council
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 1:05 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council has endorsed a recommendation from Panuku Development Auckland to enter into partnership with a community housing provider to manage and further develop its portfolio of 1,412 homes for older Aucklanders. Auckland Development ... More >>
Set net monitoring for Omaha
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 2:41 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council committee members met today to discuss whether a set net control should be made at Omaha Beach, confirmed a hearings panel for Food Act Fees and received an update on begging behaviour in the central city. The following is a digest of ... More >>
New high quality town centres for Auckland
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 4:40 pm | Auckland Council
Nineteen Auckland areas earmarked for future high quality urban regeneration and heritage issues with King’s School headlined today’s Auckland Development Committee agenda. More >>
Manukau and Onehunga spearhead selection
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 12:24 pm | Auckland Council
Manukau and Onehunga are set for significant long-term improvements as part of 19 locations across the city that have been identified by Auckland’s new urban regeneration agency. The Auckland Development Committee this morning approved the list of urban ... More >>
Considering standing as a candidate for Auckland Council?
Monday, 7 December 2015, 4:45 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council has information resources including a short video on its website to provide advice and information for prospective candidates. More >>
Auckland Council welcomes additional social housing
Monday, 7 December 2015, 4:26 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council today welcomed the government’s announcement of an additional 500 new social housing places in Auckland. The new housing will be delivered by community providers to meet the very real demand for more social housing in New Zealand’s ... More >>
Nightclub fined for blocking smoke detectors
Monday, 7 December 2015, 2:14 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council has welcomed a decision to fine a nightclub operator for covering smoke detectors in its building. More >>
Decision digest Regional Strategy and Policy Committee
Thursday, 3 December 2015, 2:27 pm | Auckland Council
Coastal management, fresh water quality and council’s submission on pokies feature at RSP meeting More >>
Forest flourishes following Hunua pest blitz
Wednesday, 2 December 2015, 2:07 pm | Auckland Council
Flourishing foliage, an abundance of seeds and forest ‘fruit’ and signs of new life in the kōkako population are the first signs of a successful pest control programme in the Hunua Ranges this year. The first round of post-operational monitoring, following ... More >>
