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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 125]
Mark Ford to Retire From Watercare
Friday, 19 September 2014, 12:27 pm | Watercare Services
Watercare Services Limited chief executive Mark Ford is retiring following ill health earlier in the year. More >>
Heritage Festival commemorates WW1
Thursday, 18 September 2014, 3:02 pm | Auckland Council
This year Auckland Heritage Festival commemorates the centenary of the First World War with the theme ‘courage has many resting places’. More >>
New shared space crowns fortnight of city improvements
Thursday, 18 September 2014, 12:19 pm | Auckland Council
New shared space crowns fortnight of city centre improvements The transformation of O’Connell Street into Auckland’s newest shared space will be officially launched this Friday, crowning a series of major improvements in the city centre. These include: More >>
Mayor welcomes Helicopter Trust’s constructive approach
Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 6:01 pm | Auckland Council
Mayor Len Brown has welcomed the decision by the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust not to apply for funding from the Auckland Amenities Funding Board for the 2015/16 financial year on his recommendation. More >>
New governance structure for treasured tūpuna maunga
Monday, 15 September 2014, 4:08 pm | Auckland Council
Over 100 guests attended the historic first meeting of the Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority (Maunga Authority) which will govern 14 tūpuna maunga vested in the Tāmaki Collective as part of Treaty redress for historical grievances. The ... More >>
Te Arai development parkland a gift to all
Monday, 15 September 2014, 11:45 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council has been gifted 196 hectares of prime coastal land by Te Uri O Hau and Te Arai Coastal Lands Limited (TACL) as part of a landmark development plan at Te Arai. Rodney ward Councillor Penny Webster says the agreement to vest the land ... More >>
New framework outline for a world-class downtown Auckland
Thursday, 11 September 2014, 4:59 pm | Auckland Council
A new framework for downtown Auckland has been launched today, setting out 12 major programmes of work that will help create a world-class area that is able to compete globally to attract investment, tourism and jobs. More >>
Councils acts on illegal dumping in cemetery
Thursday, 11 September 2014, 2:27 pm | Auckland Council
Rogue gardening contractors dumping vegetation in public parks, including a cemetery, face a $400 instant fine if caught – and Auckland Council is asking the public to help identify the culprits. The call comes after the illegal dumping of an estimated ... More >>
Workshops bring food and waste focus to the south
Thursday, 11 September 2014, 11:40 am | Auckland Council
A week of practical workshops encouraging south Aucklanders to grow their own food and make the most of waste will kick off on Monday 15 September. Sustainable South – From Garden to Table and Back is a series of workshops for people to learn new ... More >>
Sports field programme delivers more for players
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 3:05 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s Sports Field Capacity Development programme has this year added more than 18,000 hours of playing capacity on the region’s sports fields annually. Through the $16 million, 2013/14 programme of artificial turf construction, sand ... More >>
Council to help Aucklanders reduce their rubbish
Monday, 8 September 2014, 4:03 pm | Auckland Council
Every year, Aucklanders put out enough landfill rubbish to fill a line of rubbish trucks from the Harbour Bridge to Wellsford – yet 65 per cent of it shouldn’t be in there at all. Most of what goes in an average household’s rubbish bin or ... More >>
Revamp of iconic Auckland location complete
Monday, 8 September 2014, 3:20 pm | Auckland Council
On Wednesday this week, Mayor Len Brown will reopen the city centre’s upper Khartoum Place to the public. The upgrade of this important pedestrian route has transformed the once poorly-lit space into a high quality and safe pedestrian-friendly destination ... More >>
An Intimate Evening with Shirley Maclaine
Monday, 8 September 2014, 2:17 pm | Auckland Live
Actor, dancer, director, author, activist, legend. Shirley MacLaine has forged a powerhouse presence on the world stage that spans seven decades and countless indelible performances, from Irma La Douce and Sweet Charity to Terms of Endearment , Steel ... More >>
Trail marks Auckland’s wartime contribution
Monday, 8 September 2014, 12:48 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland’s First World War Heritage Trail launches today, offering Aucklanders the opportunity to learn about their region’s contribution to the First World War and remember those that were affected at home and abroad. The trail brings to light ... More >>
Auckland’s beach water quality improves
Thursday, 4 September 2014, 2:21 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland’s beach water quality improves Auckland’s beaches had an improved bill of health last summer, according to the latest report from Auckland Council’s Safeswim beach water quality monitoring programme. The programme monitors water quality at ... More >>
Aucklanders invited to have their say on signage and more
Tuesday, 2 September 2014, 4:59 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council and Auckland Transport are seeking feedback on a draft bylaw that will help manage the display of publicly visible signs. More >>
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board addressing youth employment
Tuesday, 2 September 2014, 12:44 pm | Auckland Council
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board addressing youth employment issue More than 120 employers will attend a Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board business breakfast tomorrow morning to hear the results of a significant piece of research carried out by the ... More >>
Hearings on shaping Auckland’s development underway
Tuesday, 2 September 2014, 9:28 am | Auckland Council
New Zealand’s largest planning review gets underway in Auckland today with an Independent Hearings Panel beginning its deliberations on Auckland Council’s Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan. The hearing is before Environment Court judge, David Kirkpatrick who ... More >>
Staff and students disgusted by theft of native plants
Friday, 29 August 2014, 2:52 pm | Auckland Council
Community programme staff and students are disgusted by the theft of 920 native plants grown by Orewa College students as part of their Trees for Survival Trust programme. The plants were to be planted by the students on Monday to help improve ... More >>
Auckland Council Group finances go from strength to strength
Friday, 29 August 2014, 11:58 am | Auckland Council
It has been another year of good financial performance for the Auckland Council Group which reported its unaudited preliminary financial results to the NZX today. More >>
