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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]
Time running out to have your say on legal highs issue
Monday, 24 November 2014, 11:18 am | Auckland Council
Time running out to have your say on legal highs issue Aucklanders are being urged to make sure they have their say on the issue of the sale of legal highs as consultation closes this Friday. Councillor George Wood, chairperson of the Auckland Council Regional ... More >>
IT programme – no cost blowout
Thursday, 20 November 2014, 5:09 pm | Auckland Council
Following discussion of an update on Auckland Council’s Information Services Transformational Programme at today’s Finance and Performance Committee, council has released the report publicly. More >>
Rating valuation objection period extended
Wednesday, 19 November 2014, 2:36 pm | Auckland Council
The period for people to object to their 2014 rating valuation has been extended until 5pm Tuesday 23 December 2014. Acting CFO Kevin Ramsay says website issues have meant some people had difficulty accessing new values online when they were made ... More >>
Disability panel appointments confirmed
Wednesday, 19 November 2014, 12:36 pm | Auckland Council
Appointments to the Disability Advisory Panel have been approved by Auckland Council’s governing body. The 10 members of the panel will meet for the first time on 24 November 2014 to consider a work programme for the next couple of years, providing advice ... More >>
Auckland Council agrees same rates for same value properties
Wednesday, 19 November 2014, 9:11 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s Budget Committee has rejected capping rates increases or decreases as part of its proposed rates policy for 2015/16, resulting in a fairer rates distribution among residential ratepayers. More >>
Seasonal set net ban to protect public safety
Tuesday, 18 November 2014, 4:29 pm | Auckland Council
Set netting will be banned in Army Bay and Te Haruhi Bay within Shakespear Regional Park during summer from this year in an effort to reduce public safety concerns at the popular swimming beaches. Auckland Council’s Regulatory and Bylaws Committee ... More >>
Auckland forges closer ties with Pacific Rim economies
Monday, 17 November 2014, 5:30 pm | Auckland Council
Mayor Len Brown has signed a historic agreement with the Mayors of Los Angeles and Guangzhou, to boost economic cooperation between the three cities. More >>
North Shore sports big winners of community funding
Monday, 17 November 2014, 5:06 pm | Auckland Council
Community facilities throughout the former North Shore area will benefit from grants totalling $1,144,546. More >>
City Square To Become Lush Urban Oasis
Monday, 17 November 2014, 1:25 pm | Auckland Live
Aotea Square heats up with two weeks of free gigs, performances, dancing under the stars and Christmas markets. With something for every Aucklander, Summer in the Square invites all the extended family and more to Auckland Live’s mid-city backyard to ... More >>
Catch of the day – threatened fish species discovered
Friday, 14 November 2014, 1:28 pm | Auckland Council
A new population of black mudfish (Neochanna diversus) has been found in the Te Arai wetlands in Auckland. Prior to this find, only two black mudfish populations were known to exist in the region. “The find at Te Arai wetlands is a significant win ... More >>
Auckland Plan report shows good progress
Thursday, 13 November 2014, 5:16 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland is delivering on key Auckland Plan targets including a reduction in water consumption, an increase in access to sports fields and growth in the city’s GDP. More >>
Kia Māia te Whai an adventure for young readers
Thursday, 13 November 2014, 2:14 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s free ‘Dare to Explore’ summer reading adventure has introduced Te Reo to the programme. More >>
Mazda helping drive Zoo conservation efforts
Thursday, 13 November 2014, 10:14 am | Auckland Council
Mazda New Zealand is growing its support for Auckland Zoo, coming on board as a principal partner – a move that’s helping the Zoo with its conservation efforts in Auckland and throughout the country. Three vehicles, a Mazda 3, a Mazda BT-50 and a Mazda ... More >>
Council successful in building prosecutions
Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 2:47 pm | Auckland Council
Council successful in building prosecutions Auckland Council has successfully prosecuted five companies under the Building Act for starting building works without building consent, including one which was fined $9,000. In the Manukau District Court last ... More >>
Update: Auckland Council website
Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 11:35 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council says the continuing heavy traffic on its website means people may still experience intermittent delays in accessing property valuations. More >>
Auckland Council website
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 4:06 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council says an unprecedented level of activity on its website is likely to be the cause of ongoing technical issues with the site. More >>
Council invites rural communities to take the lead
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 3:20 pm | Auckland Council
Rural communities in the Franklin area have the opportunity to manage their own halls, in response to community feedback. Auckland Council issued a Request for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the management and operation of 11 community halls across the ... More >>
Auckland Council website update 1.50pm
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 1:58 pm | Auckland Council
The Auckland Council’s website is continuing to experience intermittent technical issues as people try to access the new 2014 property valuations published yesterday. More >>
Auckland Council website update
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 11:28 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s website is continuing to experience intermittent technical issues as people try to access the new 2014 property valuations published yesterday. More >>
Three Kings Quarry submissions extended
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 10:59 am | Auckland Council
Three Kings Quarry submissions extended The closing date for public submissions on two private plan changes by Fletcher Residential Ltd for the redevelopment of Three Kings Quarry has been extended to 5pm Friday 14 November 2014. Submissions were due ... More >>
