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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 14]
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 >>
How Do We Put Freshwater First?
Friday, 3 November 2023, 9:18 am | Auckland Council
Freshwater rules are changing in Tāmaki Makaurau and it’s time for Aucklanders to have their say on how to improve the region’s rivers, lakes and streams. Auckland Council wants to check back in with the community on what it thinks of proposed measures ... More >>
Top Tips For The BNZ Auckland Diwali Festival
Monday, 30 October 2023, 1:35 pm | Auckland Unlimited
Get ready for an action-packed weekend of live music, dance, craft and mouthwatering Indian treats as the BNZ Auckland Diwali Festival sets to wow crowds at Aotea Square and Queen Street this weekend. Diwali – also known as Deepavali (meaning row of ... More >>
Water Treatment Plant Back In Service For Muriwai
Thursday, 26 October 2023, 2:31 pm | Watercare
Today marks a milestone in Auckland’s post-cyclone recovery with the Muriwai Water Treatment Plant returning to service. The Muriwai Water Treatment Plant was taken out of service after Cyclone Gabrielle, when a slip caused by the February 14 weather ... More >>
Spring Cleaning This Weekend? Use Water Wisely, Watercare Urges
Friday, 20 October 2023, 1:57 pm | Watercare
With Labour Weekend presenting an opportunity for some spring cleaning or a garden spruce-up, Watercare is reminding Aucklanders to be mindful of their water use. Watercare head of water value Andrew Mercer says the 2019/2020 drought was a stark reminder ... More >>
Iconic Auckland Eats Nominations Open For 2023
Wednesday, 18 October 2023, 6:15 am | Tataki Auckland Unlimited
Call for submissions for top 100 dishes in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland Iconic Auckland Eats, the annual list of the top 100 dishes in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, opens for nominations on Tuesday, 17 October. Iconic Eats 2021 & 2022 Finalist Bali ... More >>
Watercare Completes Wastewater Bypass Project To Reduce Overflows Into Waitematā Harbour
Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 3:32 pm | Watercare
A wastewater bypass solution in Parnell that will significantly reduce overflows into the Waitematā Harbour is now operational after a massive 20-day effort to get it planned and built in record time. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2310/20b40f029a85971f61ad.jpeg" ... More >>
