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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 145]
Interactive exhibition at Auckland Live
Monday, 18 August 2014, 4:36 pm | Auckland Live
Part of Aotearoa Digital Arts Network (ADA) symposium and Auckland Art Week DJ3D14 is an interactive exhibition created through the eyes of a robot at the Digital Art Live interactive space. The robot watches participants in real-time and inserts their ... More >>
Applications open for Disability Advisory Panel
Friday, 15 August 2014, 10:52 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council is inviting applications for positions for the second term of the Disability Advisory Panel. The panel provides advice to councillors on how council plans, policies, and strategies can impact on people with disabilities. More >>
Auckland child injury stats revealed
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 4:20 pm | Auckland Council
More than 14,800 children in the Auckland region were admitted to hospital due to preventable injuries over the past five years. Auckland Council, working with Safekids Aotearoa has provided unintentional and intentional child injury statistics for each ... More >>
New kiwi youth share their stories
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 3:50 pm | Auckland Council
Diversity, literature and youth are being celebrated in a public book launch and reading event at the Mount Albert Senior Citizens Hall on 23 August. More >>
Youth employment summit creates new pathways for Aucklanders
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 10:42 am | Auckland Council
More than 150 young Aucklanders attended a youth employment summit in Henderson today aimed at connecting them with potential employers and job opportunities. Held at the popular Zeal youth space, today’s summit was the second in a series staged ... More >>
Fairer distribution of pokies funding sought
Monday, 11 August 2014, 3:13 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council is calling for government to amend regulations so that proceeds from Class 4 gaming machines (pokies) are distributed more fairly to Auckland communities. The council’s Regional Strategy and Policy Committee heard last week that national ... More >>
First sod turned on Tamaki regeneration
Thursday, 7 August 2014, 9:39 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Len Brown and Housing Minister Nick Smith have this morning joined the local community in the Tamaki area of Auckland to take the first physical step in the regeneration of the area in which 16,000 people live. More >>
Mayor welcomes review of train security
Wednesday, 6 August 2014, 4:00 pm | Auckland Council
Mayor Len Brown says Aucklanders should be reassured by a rigorous assessment of train security which has resulted in an action plan to enhance safety across the suburban rail network. More >>
Draft bylaws aimed at balancing use of public places
Wednesday, 6 August 2014, 12:47 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council and Auckland Transport are seeking feedback on draft bylaws aimed at managing trading activities and events in public places. The new bylaws will replace the 10 different sets of rules inherited from Auckland’s previous councils that ... More >>
Council endorses new site for Japanese garden
Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 12:25 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee today endorsed a proposal to re-establish the Fukuoka Friendship Garden in Western Springs Park. Timing and implementation will be subject to budget considerations as part of the Long-term ... More >>
Takapuna to Northcote Ferry Bike Lane
Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 10:54 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council member Councillor George Wood is urging Northcote and Takapuna residents to engage in Auckland Transports consultation on the Takapuna to Northcote Ferry Wharf cycle way. More >>
Otahuhu dog attack
Monday, 4 August 2014, 5:21 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council is investigating the dog attack on four-year old Shepherd Mea on Saturday. The dog, a bull mastiff cross, had been staying with the family for only a short time. More >>
New parkland for Waitakere Ranges
Sunday, 3 August 2014, 3:07 pm | Auckland Council
Seventy eight hectares of land on Auckland’s wild west coast has been added to the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park. Councillor Christine Fletcher, chair of the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee has announced the acquisition of the block of land ... More >>
Ban on city rodeos still in place
Friday, 1 August 2014, 3:13 pm | Auckland Council
Ban on city rodeos still in place Auckland Council confirmed today it is not lifting the rodeo ban on council land, put into place in 2008 by the former Auckland City Council. The decision by the legacy council was made in relation to its concerns ... More >>
Auckland rates notices out from today
Friday, 1 August 2014, 12:05 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland ratepayers will receive their rates notice for the 2013/2014 rating year from today, the third year of Auckland’s three-year move to a single rating system. More >>
Mayor announces 20 percent cut in cost of City Rail Link
Friday, 1 August 2014, 9:23 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Len Brown has announced a significant reduction in the cost of the City Rail Link (CRL) from $2.86 billion to less than $2.4 billion lowering the price of Auckland's number one transport infrastructure priority by about 20 per cent. More >>
Film studios functioning well despite fire
Thursday, 31 July 2014, 12:21 pm | Auckland Council
Despite a fire that destroyed a workshop building on the periphery of Auckland Film Studios in Henderson, Auckland last night, filming of an international production on the site is proceeding. More >>
Aucklanders help shape new bylaws
Thursday, 31 July 2014, 11:59 am | Auckland Council
Community feedback has played a major part in the final content of two new regional bylaws adopted by Auckland Council’s Governing Body today. In adopting the final Navigation Safety and Cemeteries and Crematoria bylaws, Regulatory and Bylaws Committee ... More >>
Auckland Film Studios fire
Thursday, 31 July 2014, 9:19 am | Auckland Council
A major fire occurred at the council-owned Auckland Film Studios in Henderson, West Auckland last night. Studio 3, one of five film studios on the site, has been extensively damaged. The building was not being used for filming and the damage is not expected ... More >>
Still time to help shape your Local Board Plan
Wednesday, 30 July 2014, 3:04 pm | Auckland Council
Aucklanders are reminded that they have until 5pm on Wednesday 6 August to make a submission on their draft Local Board Plan. Each board, from Great Barrier, to Franklin in the south and Rodney in the north, has produced a draft Local Board Plan which ... More >>
