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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 138]
Alcohol law changes begin next week
Tuesday, 10 December 2013, 2:57 pm | Auckland Council
Major changes to New Zealand’s drinking laws come into force next week in an aim to reduce alcohol harm. The reforms, introduced under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act (SSAA) 2012, focus on changing our drinking culture through the responsible sale ... More >>
Dare to Explore with the children’s summer reading adventure
Tuesday, 10 December 2013, 2:55 pm | Auckland Council
Dare to Explore the world this summer at Auckland Libraries. Kids can go on an adventure and see the wonders of the world, visit ancient civilisations and design a tree hut. More >>
Auckland Council gets ready for construction boom
Tuesday, 10 December 2013, 1:58 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council is gearing up to meet the demands of the biggest forecast construction boom in 40 years. Responding to a joint government and industry report released today predicting an unprecedented increase in building activity over the next six years, More >>
Dare to Explore with the children’s summer reading adventure
Tuesday, 10 December 2013, 1:09 pm | Auckland Council
Dare to Explore with the children’s summer reading adventure Dare to Explore the world this summer at Auckland Libraries. Kids can go on an adventure and see the wonders of the world, visit ancient civilisations and design a tree hut. Dare to ... More >>
Gulf revival begins
Tuesday, 10 December 2013, 11:47 am | Auckland Council
Gulf revival begins The first trial plots have been established in an ambitious project to revive the Hauraki Gulf. Seven tonnes of green-lipped mussels were deposited off eastern Waiheke Island in the past week and checks by divers have confirmed their ... More >>
Michael Barnett to lead Business Advisory Panel
Monday, 9 December 2013, 12:19 pm | Auckland Council
Michael Barnett to lead Auckland Council Business Advisory Panel Chamber of Commerce chief executive, Michael Barnett will head up a re-shaped Business Advisory Panel aimed at ensuring a stronger working relationship between Auckland Council and the ... More >>
Auckland’s first creative precinct open for bookings
Monday, 9 December 2013, 11:59 am | Auckland Council
Bookings are now open for the first term 2014 programme at Artstation, Ponsonby Road’s landmark arts facility operated by Auckland Council. Building on its 30 year history of visual arts tuition, Artstation is now offering a wider range of creative learning ... More >>
Len Lye: Agiagiā opens
Friday, 6 December 2013, 12:47 pm | Auckland Council
An exhibition of internationally acclaimed New Zealand born artist Len Lye will open at the Māngere Arts Centre - Ngā Tohu o Uenuku on Saturday 14 December. Len Lye: Agiagiā open until mid-March 2014, is the first showcase of Lye’s work in south ... More >>
Recycle your old TV at a drop-off near you
Thursday, 5 December 2013, 12:16 pm | Auckland Council
Recycle your old TV at a drop-off near you Auckland and the rest of the north of North Island went digital 1 December - but that doesn’t mean your old TV goes into landfill. Old televisions can be safely recycled through TV Takeback, a subsidised ... More >>
Adopt a dog for life this Christmas
Thursday, 5 December 2013, 10:48 am | Auckland Council
If a new family pet is at the top of the kids’ Christmas list this year, why not visit one of Auckland Council’s animal shelters and consider adopting any one of a number of animals looking for their forever homes right now. More >>
Auckland Council treasurer announced the best in NZ
Thursday, 5 December 2013, 10:44 am | Auckland Council
For the third consecutive year, Auckland Council Treasurer, Mark Butcher, has been named KangaNews’ New Zealand Treasurer of the Year for 2013. More >>
A safe zone for summer in the CBD
Wednesday, 4 December 2013, 4:37 pm | Auckland Council
SafeZone, a safe area for those who have over indulged in alcohol or drugs, is back in Auckland’s CBD for the summer season. More >>
Franklin’s school pools open for summer
Wednesday, 4 December 2013, 1:24 pm | Auckland Council
Franklin Local Board has approved funding to help keep the area’s school pools open over the summer holidays. Waiau Pa, Ararimu, Mauku, Glenbrook, Clevedon, Beachlands and Maraetai schools have all been allocated funding to help them remain open outside ... More >>
Proposal to strengthen rules on lifejackets
Tuesday, 3 December 2013, 4:54 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council is proposing to include a new rule in its navigation safety bylaw that would make it mandatory to wear a life jacket when on a vessel under six metres. More >>
Making a splash in Balmoral
Tuesday, 3 December 2013, 1:48 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland’s first splash-pad is set to open at Potters Park in Balmoral on Saturday 14 December. The Albert-Eden Local Board will turn on the taps for the official opening of the water based play area, in time for children to enjoy over the hot summer months. More >>
Titan arum in last stages of blooming
Monday, 2 December 2013, 10:10 am | Auckland Council
The Auckland Domain Wintergarden’s Amorphophallus titanum (titan arum or corpse flower) is in the last stages of blooming. An estimated 10,000 people visited the Wintergarden yesterday, patiently queuing to walk past the plant in the tropical ... More >>
Titan arum has bloomed
Sunday, 1 December 2013, 11:13 am | Auckland Council
The Auckland Domain Wintergarden’s Amorphophallus titanum (titan arum or corpse flower) is now in full bloom and is expected to last the day. More >>
Giant flowering plant a NZ first at Wintergarden
Sunday, 1 December 2013, 11:10 am | Auckland Council
A rare giant of the plant world has flowered for the first time in New Zealand, at the Auckland Domain. More >>
Titan arum progress update
Saturday, 30 November 2013, 10:47 am | Auckland Council
Amorphophallus titanum Auckland Domain staff hoped to have more to report this morning but the Wintergarden’s Amorphophallus titanum is really playing the waiting game. Today’s photo show the spathe becoming increasingly more burgundy with colour spreading ... More >>
Grey records inscripted on UNESCO register
Friday, 29 November 2013, 1:10 pm | Auckland Council
The original manuscripts of New Zealand’s national anthem have received national recognition with inscription on the UNESCO Memory of the World New Zealand register of documentary heritage. More >>
