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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]
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 >>
Tāmaki Makaurau Officially Opens 2023 Cruise Season
Thursday, 12 October 2023, 6:15 pm | Tataki Auckland Unlimited
This Sunday, 15 October, marks the official beginning of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s 2023 season of cruise ship arrivals, set to bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to the region. This cruise season sees more than 50 different ships calling at Auckland ... More >>
Watercare Making Steady Progress On Solution To Harbour Overflows
Tuesday, 10 October 2023, 4:44 pm | Watercare
Watercare is making steady progress on its emergency work to build a bypass pumping solution that will transfer wastewater from the manholes on either side of the Ōrākei main sewer sinkhole and pipe blockage site. The bypass is an essential component ... More >>
Celebrating One Year Of Tech Tāmaki Makaurau
Tuesday, 10 October 2023, 10:05 am | Auckland Unlimited
Reflecting on first year of momentous three-year programme to drive the region’s technology sector and establish Auckland as a global ‘tech city’ Tātaki Auckland Unlimited is celebrating the successful completion of the first year of work for ... More >>
Auckland Council And Crown Agree To Cost Sharing Agreement For Storm Recovery And Resilience Work
Friday, 6 October 2023, 6:08 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s Governing Body has unanimously voted to accept the proposed cost sharing deal with the Crown to fund more than $2 billion of flood recovery and resilience works, including buying-out Category 3 properties. The decision today ... More >>
Auckland Water Supply In Strong Position To Face Potentially Dry Summer
Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 2:03 pm | Watercare
Auckland’s water supply is in a strong position to face a potentially dry summer, but regardless of the weather, Watercare will continue to encourage its customers to treat water as a taonga. NIWA officially declared the arrival of El Niño on Friday ... More >>
