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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 141]
Changing of the guard at Silverdale animal shelter
Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 10:20 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council will take over the management of the Silverdale animal shelter services from contractor Animal Control Services Limited (ACSL) from 1 November. More >>
Healthy kauri forests need help to stay disease free
Wednesday, 23 October 2013, 3:29 pm | Auckland Council
An estimated 13,500 hectares of kauri forest in the Auckland region is affected by kauri dieback disease but its spread is slowing down. More >>
Aucklanders upbeat about economy, despite headwinds
Tuesday, 22 October 2013, 11:31 am | Auckland Council
The Auckland economy grew 2.9 per cent over the 12 months to June despite facing considerable headwinds in the June quarter. Businesses and households remain moderately upbeat about near term prospects for growth. More >>
Local board inaugural meetings - west
Tuesday, 22 October 2013, 10:05 am | Auckland Council
Local board inauguration ceremonies will take place across the region between 31 October and 7 November 2013. More >>
Independent review scope announced
Monday, 21 October 2013, 4:21 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council Chief Executive Doug McKay has asked Ernst and Young to conduct an independent review of the use of council resources in the mayoral office. More >>
Celebrate Diwali at your local library
Monday, 21 October 2013, 3:01 pm | Auckland Council
Drop into your local library during Diwali and you might just hear an Indian children’s story, come out with a henna tattoo, be enchanted by a Bollywood dance display or learn how to wrap a sari. More >>
Council installs first water quality monitoring buoy
Monday, 21 October 2013, 12:06 pm | Auckland Council
An innovative buoy, one of the first to be used in New Zealand, was installed by Auckland Council scientists at Takapuna Beach last week. More >>
Last call for council waste fund applicants
Monday, 21 October 2013, 11:30 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council is putting out the call for applicants to the Waste Minimisation and Innovation Fund, which closes on 31 October at 4pm. More >>
Great Barrier Local Board - Auckland Council election result
Thursday, 17 October 2013, 8:00 pm | Auckland Council
As advised earlier, on the Great Barrier Island Local Board, the final result has a tie for the fifth spot between Christina Spence and Nikki Watts on 220 votes each. More >>
Stream restoration project celebrates ten years
Thursday, 17 October 2013, 2:12 pm | Auckland Council
This month marks the ten year anniversary of Project Twin Streams, an Auckland Council and community led environmental restoration project that has seen local communities in West Auckland working together for healthy streams and strong communities. More >>
Mayor in the Chair in Pukekohe
Monday, 14 October 2013, 12:26 pm | Auckland Council
Len Brown is heading to Pukekohe for his first Mayor in the Chair event in his second term as Mayor of Auckland , on Thursday 24 October. More >>
Whau ward result too close to call
Monday, 14 October 2013, 9:14 am | Auckland Council
In the Auckland Council elections preliminary results released and posted on our website early this morning, Ross Clow is 48 votes ahead of Noelene Raffills for the Whau ward councillor position. The earlier progress result released yesterday at ... More >>
Auckland Council election progress results - local boards
Sunday, 13 October 2013, 10:45 am | Auckland Council
Progress results for the Auckland Council elections show there are changes in the composition of a number of local boards. Four of the current local board chairs were not re-elected to their local boards. More >>
Auckland Council election progress results
Saturday, 12 October 2013, 2:21 pm | Auckland Council
Progress results for the Auckland Council elections show incumbent Mayor Len Brown has been re-elected for a second term and is currently 50,014 votes ahead of his nearest rival John Palino. More >>
Successful prosecution of illegal garage conversions
Friday, 11 October 2013, 9:42 am | Auckland Council
A significant success against illegally established rental housing was recently achieved by Auckland Council, with the successful prosecution of a city landlord operating substandard dwellings. More >>
Auckland Council plans for 2013 election day
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 3:01 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council expects to announce the 2013 election progress results from 2pm on Saturday 12 October. Progress results will be available first for the mayor, then governing body members (the 20 ward seats) and finally the 149 local board members. More >>
Auckland’s injury stats revealed
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 2:57 pm | Auckland Council
Last year 17,800 Aucklanders were admitted to hospital due to injury, 70% of which were unintentional and preventable. In a New Zealand first, Auckland Council has worked with the Injury Prevention Research Unit of Otago University to provide unintentional ... More >>
Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 7:01 pm | Auckland Council
Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan The Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan is now online, marking its official notification and the start of the formal submission phase, that will run until 28 February 2014 . The plan will ensure that Auckland can meet its ... More >>
There is still time to vote Auckland!
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 4:28 pm | Auckland Council
Today is the last day to post your vote for the 2013 local elections, but Aucklanders have until midday Saturday 12 October to drop their voting documents in ballot boxes in all public libraries, the Electoral Office at 45 Queen Street or one of the eight ... More >>
New electric trains testing at anytime
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 2:58 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Transport has launched a campaign to push the safety message around its new electric trains. The first of the trains is now being tested and could be on the tracks at any time of the day or night. More >>
