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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 127]
Council endorses new site for Japanese garden
Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 12:25 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee today endorsed a proposal to re-establish the Fukuoka Friendship Garden in Western Springs Park. Timing and implementation will be subject to budget considerations as part of the Long-term ... More >>
Takapuna to Northcote Ferry Bike Lane
Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 10:54 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council member Councillor George Wood is urging Northcote and Takapuna residents to engage in Auckland Transports consultation on the Takapuna to Northcote Ferry Wharf cycle way. More >>
Otahuhu dog attack
Monday, 4 August 2014, 5:21 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council is investigating the dog attack on four-year old Shepherd Mea on Saturday. The dog, a bull mastiff cross, had been staying with the family for only a short time. More >>
New parkland for Waitakere Ranges
Sunday, 3 August 2014, 3:07 pm | Auckland Council
Seventy eight hectares of land on Auckland’s wild west coast has been added to the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park. Councillor Christine Fletcher, chair of the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee has announced the acquisition of the block of land ... More >>
Ban on city rodeos still in place
Friday, 1 August 2014, 3:13 pm | Auckland Council
Ban on city rodeos still in place Auckland Council confirmed today it is not lifting the rodeo ban on council land, put into place in 2008 by the former Auckland City Council. The decision by the legacy council was made in relation to its concerns ... More >>
Auckland rates notices out from today
Friday, 1 August 2014, 12:05 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland ratepayers will receive their rates notice for the 2013/2014 rating year from today, the third year of Auckland’s three-year move to a single rating system. More >>
Mayor announces 20 percent cut in cost of City Rail Link
Friday, 1 August 2014, 9:23 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Len Brown has announced a significant reduction in the cost of the City Rail Link (CRL) from $2.86 billion to less than $2.4 billion lowering the price of Auckland's number one transport infrastructure priority by about 20 per cent. More >>
Film studios functioning well despite fire
Thursday, 31 July 2014, 12:21 pm | Auckland Council
Despite a fire that destroyed a workshop building on the periphery of Auckland Film Studios in Henderson, Auckland last night, filming of an international production on the site is proceeding. More >>
Aucklanders help shape new bylaws
Thursday, 31 July 2014, 11:59 am | Auckland Council
Community feedback has played a major part in the final content of two new regional bylaws adopted by Auckland Council’s Governing Body today. In adopting the final Navigation Safety and Cemeteries and Crematoria bylaws, Regulatory and Bylaws Committee ... More >>
Auckland Film Studios fire
Thursday, 31 July 2014, 9:19 am | Auckland Council
A major fire occurred at the council-owned Auckland Film Studios in Henderson, West Auckland last night. Studio 3, one of five film studios on the site, has been extensively damaged. The building was not being used for filming and the damage is not expected ... More >>
Still time to help shape your Local Board Plan
Wednesday, 30 July 2014, 3:04 pm | Auckland Council
Aucklanders are reminded that they have until 5pm on Wednesday 6 August to make a submission on their draft Local Board Plan. Each board, from Great Barrier, to Franklin in the south and Rodney in the north, has produced a draft Local Board Plan which ... More >>
Auckland Council correcting minor issue on rates resolution
Tuesday, 29 July 2014, 5:55 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council is correcting a minor technical issue in the setting of this year’s rates. More >>
Long-term Plan workshops continue
Tuesday, 29 July 2014, 2:18 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland’s elected members met yesterday for the fifth in a series of workshops to consider council priorities for the next 10 years. The workshops are part of the 18 month process of developing Auckland’s Long-term Plan (LTP). More >>
Top environmental award for Kawakawa Bay wastewater system
Monday, 28 July 2014, 9:38 am | Watercare Services
Watercare’s Kawakawa Bay wastewater system has received one of three Environment and Sustainability Awards for large projects presented by IPENZ, Auckland Branch at the prestigious Arthur Mead Awards Function. More >>
Council accommodation moves to save $100m
Friday, 25 July 2014, 4:08 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council is in the process of reducing the number of its council buildings in the central city from seven to three to save money and create more efficient and productive work spaces. More >>
LTP workshops underway
Friday, 25 July 2014, 3:52 pm | Auckland Council
LTP workshops underway Auckland councillors today met for the fourth in a series of workshops to consider council priorities for the next 10 years. The workshops are part of the 18 month process of developing Auckland’s Long-term Plan (LTP). More >>
Youth Advisory Panel starts second term
Friday, 25 July 2014, 12:34 pm | Auckland Council
Retiring members and new members of the Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) will be acknowledged by Mayor Len Brown on Monday (28 July) at a function attended by YAP liaison councillor Linda Cooper, parents, and elected representatives from the council and local boards. ... More >>
Public safety discouraging train patronage
Wednesday, 23 July 2014, 12:01 pm | Auckland Council
Train commuters are reconsidering travel on the southern rail line until Auckland Council and Auckland Transport take urgent steps to permanently secure train stations, according to Manurewa Local Board chairperson Angela Dalton. More >>
New playground for Myers Park
Monday, 21 July 2014, 3:30 pm | Auckland Council
Construction is underway on a new playground in historic Myers Park in central Auckland. The existing playground has been closed and is being dismantled, to make way for an exciting new collection of play equipment. Waitemata Local Board chair Shale Chambers ... More >>
Legislation unites the tribes of Auckland with their maunga
Monday, 21 July 2014, 2:23 pm | Auckland Council
Parliament will pass law this week (Thursday) to provide Treaty redress for the shared interests of 13 Auckland iwi and hapū in relation to 14 tūpuna maunga (volcanic cones), motu (islands) and land within Tāmaki Makaurau. It also provides for a 172 ... More >>
