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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 13]
Auckland Hosts Stunning Lineup Of Events
Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 10:35 am | Tataki Auckland Unlimited
Tāmaki Makaurau is set to come alive later this month with the launch of a new festival, the return of two popular ones and a suite of other events to make Auckland the place to be in February and March. The inaugural Moana Auckland, New Zealand’s ... More >>
Watercare Reports Steady Progress In First Year Of Flood Recovery
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 12:08 pm | Watercare Services
Approaching the one-year mark since the devastating Anniversary Weekend floods struck Tāmaki Makaurau, Watercare acknowledges the ongoing recovery efforts to restore the city's damaged infrastructure. Watercare’s water and wastewater infrastructure ... More >>
Lights, Lanterns, Action - BNZ Auckland Lantern Festival Returns In February
Monday, 22 January 2024, 11:14 am | Auckland Unlimited
After four years of cancellations, the BNZ Auckland Lantern Festival is set to glow again as it celebrates the Year of the Dragon at an all-new venue. For four days from Thursday 22 February – Sunday 25 February, the festival will bring hundreds ... More >>
Watercare Finds 19 Industry Partners To Work With On Its $3.5b Asset Renewal Programme
Friday, 19 January 2024, 2:04 pm | Watercare
Nineteen consultants and contractors are starting the new year with a new long-term relationship with Auckland’s Watercare after signing on to help deliver the first stage of its ambitious $3.5b asset renewal programme. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2401/a0df7e6e2661f683cbcf.jpeg" ... More >>
Watercare Receives Long-awaited Consent For Huia Water Treatment Plant Replacement
Tuesday, 9 January 2024, 10:29 am | Watercare Services
The Environment Court has granted resource consent that allows Watercare’s Huia Water Treatment Plant replacement project to proceed. The consent, granted just before Christmas, relates to the earthworks and vegetation removal that’s needed for Watercare ... More >>
Make Noise With Consideration This Holiday Season
Tuesday, 19 December 2023, 8:12 am | Auckland Council
The holiday season is upon us and with El Niño set to wipe away La Niña and deliver a hotter, drier summer rather than the constant wet, people are turning their thoughts to summer holidays and with them, DIY activities and hosting parties. But sometimes ... More >>
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ Delivers Strong Economic Boost, And Leaves Lasting Legacy
Friday, 15 December 2023, 9:34 am | Auckland Unlimited
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Impact Evaluation for Auckland report released today, reveals that the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ (FWWC 2023) generated a net economic benefit of $48.9 million to Auckland, far exceeding expectations. The ... More >>
Successful Refresh Of Co-management Agreement For Pūkaki Tapu O Poutūkeka
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 6:06 pm | Auckland Council
Pūkaki Māori Marae Committee, Te Ākitai Waiohua, and Auckland Council celebrate the successful refresh of co-management agreement for Pūkaki Tapu o Poutūkeka Following the ceremony held on 13 December 2023, Pūkaki Māori Marae Committee, in collaboration ... More >>
Flagrant Breaches Bring Total Of $133,000 In Fines For Professionals Who Built An Upmarket Remuera Precinct
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 10:54 am | Auckland Council
A text message sent by a project manager claiming Auckland Council was “playing silly bastards with the consents ”, illustrated a “cavalier attitude towards compliance obligations.” That was the finding of Judge Kirsten Lummis when fining ... More >>
High Fashion To High Seas – What’s On In Tāmaki Makaurau This Summer
Friday, 8 December 2023, 10:11 am | Auckland Unlimited
From gowns to go-karting, sailing and boat shows to open-mic nights, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s major cultural attractions have a range of activities and events to delight Aucklanders and visitors of all ages this summer. Step into a fashion fantasy ... More >>
Watercare Shares Top Tips To Make Every Drop Count As We Face A Dry Summer
Friday, 1 December 2023, 9:11 am | Watercare Services
The long-awaited summer is finally here, and Watercare is reminding everyone to be mindful of their water use while they’re out making the most of it. After what’s officially been declared the wettest year on record, forecasters are now predicting ... More >>
Majority Of Aucklanders Back Mayor’s Proposal To Lease Port
Friday, 1 December 2023, 8:29 am | Auckland Council
A Curia Market Research poll commissioned by the Office of the Mayor of Auckland has found strong support for his proposal to consult on leasing the port operations. Excluding those who were undecided, 71 per cent support leasing the port operations ... More >>
Ngāti Whātua O Kaipara Gift Name To Gecko
Thursday, 30 November 2023, 10:55 am | Auckland Council
The most recent species of gecko to be ‘described’ in New Zealand has been officially named. Local iwi, Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara has gifted the name Korowai gecko (Woodworthia korowai) to the endemic new species in a paper published in the scientific journal ... More >>
1 January 2024 Cutoff Date To Be Pest Free Warranted
Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 2:39 pm | Auckland Council
Transport operators working close to the islands in the Hauraki Gulf are urged to apply for a Pest Free Warrant before they become compulsory in the new year. Any commercial boat transporting people or goods, including barges, fishing charters ... More >>
Mayoral Proposal To Build Auckland’s Long-term Financial And Physical Resilience
Monday, 27 November 2023, 11:08 am | Auckland Council
The preliminary mayoral proposal, which goes to a Budget Committee workshop this week, reflects Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown’s commitment to tackling Auckland Council’s big financial challenges, and strengthening the long-term financial and physical ... More >>
Council Cancels Micro-mobility Centre, Secures 200 Additional Short-stay Carparks
Friday, 24 November 2023, 9:41 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s Governing Body voted yesterday to cancel a proposed multi-modal/micro-mobility centre that had been planned as part of the redevelopment of the Downtown Carpark site. Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is happy with the decision. “This centre was going ... More >>
Media Statement | SailGP 2024
Wednesday, 22 November 2023, 9:58 am | Auckland Unlimited
Tātaki Auckland Unlimited can confirm that SailGP has made the decision to not stage the event in Auckland in March 2024. Tātaki Auckland Unlimited worked with SailGP to explore all possible options to stage the event here and, along with Auckland ... More >>
Tātaki Auckland Unlimited Shares Sustainability Achievements
Monday, 13 November 2023, 9:06 am | Tataki Auckland Unlimited
Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, the region’s economic and cultural agency, has released Our Sustainability Story , an overview of some of the organisation’s actions and activities around climate change and sustainability for the 2022/23 financial year. ... More >>
Early Results From Harbour Monitoring Show Localised Impact From Sinkhole Incident
Friday, 10 November 2023, 1:14 pm | Watercare
Watercare says early results from its environmental monitoring of the Waitematā Harbour are reassuring and indicate the impact of the overflows from the Ōrākei Main Sewer blockage seems to be localised. It’s been three weeks since a wastewater ... More >>
Moana Auckland, New Zealand’s Ocean Festival Launches
Friday, 10 November 2023, 9:56 am | Auckland Unlimited
Aucklanders and visitors are in for a festival like no other when the inaugural Moana Auckland, New Zealand’s Ocean Festival, launches in February next year. In a first for the region, the 30-day festival from 24 February – 24 March will celebrate ... More >>
