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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 140]
Council successful in building prosecutions
Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 2:47 pm | Auckland Council
Council successful in building prosecutions Auckland Council has successfully prosecuted five companies under the Building Act for starting building works without building consent, including one which was fined $9,000. In the Manukau District Court last ... More >>
Update: Auckland Council website
Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 11:35 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council says the continuing heavy traffic on its website means people may still experience intermittent delays in accessing property valuations. More >>
Auckland Council website
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 4:06 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council says an unprecedented level of activity on its website is likely to be the cause of ongoing technical issues with the site. More >>
Council invites rural communities to take the lead
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 3:20 pm | Auckland Council
Rural communities in the Franklin area have the opportunity to manage their own halls, in response to community feedback. Auckland Council issued a Request for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the management and operation of 11 community halls across the ... More >>
Auckland Council website update 1.50pm
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 1:58 pm | Auckland Council
The Auckland Council’s website is continuing to experience intermittent technical issues as people try to access the new 2014 property valuations published yesterday. More >>
Auckland Council website update
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 11:28 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s website is continuing to experience intermittent technical issues as people try to access the new 2014 property valuations published yesterday. More >>
Three Kings Quarry submissions extended
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 10:59 am | Auckland Council
Three Kings Quarry submissions extended The closing date for public submissions on two private plan changes by Fletcher Residential Ltd for the redevelopment of Three Kings Quarry has been extended to 5pm Friday 14 November 2014. Submissions were due ... More >>
Council apologises for computer difficulties
Monday, 10 November 2014, 8:08 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council apologises for difficulties accessing property valuations online Auckland Council has apologised for difficulties accessing the new 2014 property valuations published on its website today. Acting Chief Finance Officer Kevin Ramsay ... More >>
Auckland Council website
Monday, 10 November 2014, 10:05 am | Auckland Council
The Auckland Council website is experiencing technical difficulties due to high volume of traffic checking for property revaluations. We hope to have this resolved shortly. Auckland Council says that if people are looking for their revaluation, ... More >>
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer at the Bruce Mason Centre
Friday, 7 November 2014, 5:13 pm | Auckland Live
Its time to deck the halls, jingle those bells and join the fun-loving team from Phineas Phrog and some budding young North Shore stars as they bring to life the classic tale of an unlikely hero, whose bright red nose takes him from laughing stock ... More >>
Council continues to standardise licensing fees
Friday, 7 November 2014, 1:02 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s budget committee yesterday agreed to standardise a number of regulatory fees and charges as a continuation of its long-term goal of a more user-pays model. The 2015/16 budget proposal includes alignment of licence fees for more environmental ... More >>
Auckland forges closer economic ties with Pacific Rim
Friday, 7 November 2014, 11:55 am | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland will strengthen its ties with two of the Pacific Rim’s economic heavyweights when it signs a ground-breaking tripartite agreement next week. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the sister city relationship between Auckland and Guangzhou in ... More >>
Decisions continue on draft 10-year budget
Friday, 7 November 2014, 9:47 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s Budget Committee today made decisions regarding its rating policy for the draft Long-term Plan (LTP) 2015-2025, council’s next 10-year budget. More >>
Digital Art NZ - Emerging Pixels #4
Thursday, 6 November 2014, 2:23 pm | Auckland Live
Digital Art Live offers the opportunity for young digital and interactive artists to present their work. Emerging Pixels returns for a fourth edition to showcase the next generation of New Zealand digital talents. Three works by AUT University students ... More >>
Decisions on draft 10-year budget
Thursday, 6 November 2014, 10:48 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s Budget Committee today made decisions for its draft Long-term Plan (LTP) 2015-2025, the council’s next 10-year budget. The Budget Committee has agreed to consult with Aucklanders on a 3.5 per cent average rates increase for each ... More >>
Mayor mourns passing of respected kaumatua
Wednesday, 5 November 2014, 5:20 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Mayor Len Brown is saddened by the passing of Eru Thompson, one of Tamaki Makaurau’s most beloved kaumatua. More >>
Youth celebrate liveable city in video challenge
Wednesday, 5 November 2014, 4:58 pm | Auckland Council
Public transport, housing, the environment and social initiatives were the themes of the winning submissions in the Auckland Council’s Youth Video Challenge presented at the Youth Advisory Panel meeting on Monday night. More >>
New Watercare CEO Announced
Wednesday, 5 November 2014, 10:43 am | Watercare Services
New Watercare CEO Announced The Board of Watercare Services Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Raveen Jaduram as new CEO, effective immediately. Mr Jaduram’s appointment follows a national and international recruitment search. Mr Jaduram has ... More >>
Park provides creative ‘sparkle’ for jeweller
Tuesday, 4 November 2014, 3:07 pm | Auckland Council
She’s only been in residence there a short time, but Auckland’s Scandrett Regional Park is already providing jeweller Lynn Kelly with plenty of artistic inspiration. “I am really enjoying the surroundings and the creativity that it is inspiring,” ... More >>
Celebration to mark Federal Street as a shared space
Tuesday, 4 November 2014, 11:30 am | Auckland Council
The completion of Federal Street, latest addition to Auckland’s internationally recognised shared spaces programme, will be officially celebrated with a civic function and public street festival on Friday 7 November. More >>
