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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 156]
Attack highlights dogs and kiwi don’t mix
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 12:11 pm | Auckland Council
Attack highlights dogs and kiwi don’t mix An adult female kiwi being treated at Auckland Zoo after being badly injured in an attack by a fox terrier in the Coromandel last week is highlighting the need for the public to get on board and help keep kiwi ... More >>
CBD parks alive with the sound of Music in Parks
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 1:00 pm | Auckland Council
Parks across Auckland’s CBD will be alive with the music of Auckland Council Music in Parks and the silver screen showings for Movies in Parks this summer. These events are part of Auckland Council’s Music and Movies in Parks’ fantastic line up of ... More >>
Rubbish and recycling in the festive season
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 12:02 pm | Auckland Council
Residents are reminded that for some households their rubbish and recycling will be picked up one day later this festive season. For the weeks beginning Monday 23 December and Monday 30 December, Monday and Tuesday collections will remain as normal, ... More >>
Stay safe in the water this holiday season
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 10:34 am | Auckland Council
Stay safe in the water this holiday season Auckland Council Harbourmaster Andrew Hayton asks that Aucklanders take care when out on the water this festive season. “We are not trying to be the fun police – but it is important to us that Aucklanders ... More >>
Colin Maiden Park to stay in public ownership
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 9:44 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council has added Colin Maiden Park in St Johns to its parks network, ensuring this open space and sports field complex remains in public ownership and available to the people of Auckland forever. More >>
Boundary change plea by Waitakere Ranges Local Board
Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 3:19 pm | Auckland Council
Waitakere Ranges Local Board is opposed to proposed central government electoral boundary changes for its area. The Representation Commission is receiving objections on its recommendations until 23 December and at its meeting last Thursday the local ... More >>
Housing WOFs to be tested in five NZ cities
Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 2:30 pm | Auckland Council
A nationwide project aimed at making rental housing safer to live in, especially for children and the elderly, will kick off next month with ‘warrant of fitness’ field tests in five New Zealand cities. More >>
Caution around Christmas
Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 12:08 pm | Auckland Council
Caution around Christmas Aucklanders are asked to remember that even though the region has received rain in the past few weeks, the restricted fire season is still in place*. Principal Rural Fire Officer Bryan Cartelle says that no fire permits will be issued ... More >>
Migrant women writing workshops in New Year
Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 11:35 am | Auckland Council
Migrant women writing workshops in New Year A series of free writing workshops aimed at migrant women will return in February 2014. ‘New Kiwi Women Write Their Stories’ creative writing workshops, run by Auckland Council were created in 2011 for migrant ... More >>
Parks come alive this summer
Monday, 16 December 2013, 12:59 pm | Auckland Council
Your local park is the place to be this summer with Auckland Council’s Music and Movies in Parks’ fantastic line up of free, outdoor entertainment. Music and Movies in Parks runs between Saturday 11 January until Saturday 22 March 2014 and features ... More >>
Statement from Mayor Len Brown - 16 December 2013
Monday, 16 December 2013, 10:48 am | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
“This morning I met with Auckland Councillors to discuss the chief executive’s report into the mayoral office. “We had a full, frank and robust discussion and I have offered a full and unconditional apology to Councillors. More >>
Chief Executive statement: EY Independent Review
Friday, 13 December 2013, 3:44 pm | Auckland Council
The EY report released today summarises the findings of their review into the use of council resources and any improper preferential employment treatment, as it relates to the Mayor’s relationship with Ms Bevan Chuang. I commissioned EY to undertake ... More >>
Points of Clarification in relation to Ernst & Young report
Friday, 13 December 2013, 3:26 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
There were 64 room upgrades. The value of these upgrades based on rates provided by the hotels was $32,888 (pg. 11). It is standard commercial practice for hotels to upgrade regular customers, and is a commonly used promotional tool (as is the ... More >>
Mayor Len Brown in response to Ernst & Young Report
Friday, 13 December 2013, 3:14 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
“I welcome the findings of a report from accountancy firm Ernst & Young into the use of council resources in the mayoral office. More >>
Consent teams gear up for development bonanza
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 4:01 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s building and resource consents teams are gearing up to meet an increase in consenting volumes in tune with the improving Auckland economy. More >>
Submit on plans for ‘Shaping a business-friendly city’
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 3:30 pm | Auckland Council
A new guide on what the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan does to support longer-term economic growth has been released to help businesses understand and submit on the rules that will affect them the most. More >>
Auckland Council Christmas Hours
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 12:51 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council Christmas Hours Auckland Council wishes all Aucklanders a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Services that will continue over the Christmas break include: Pools and recreation centres http://www.aucklandleisure.co.nz/ Rubbish and ... More >>
Business urged to submit on plans for business-friendly city
Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 4:03 pm | Auckland Council
A new guide on what the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan does to support longer-term economic growth has been released to help businesses understand and submit on the rules that will affect them the most. More >>
The music of sound, the magic of place
Tuesday, 10 December 2013, 3:44 pm | Auckland Council
Artist Tim Prebble has been on a mission over the last six weeks. The Auckland Council’s regional parks artist in residence has been out in the Waitakere wilds at all hours of the day and night, capturing the calls of the kokako, tui and morepork. More >>
Alcohol law changes begin next week
Tuesday, 10 December 2013, 2:57 pm | Auckland Council
Major changes to New Zealand’s drinking laws come into force next week in an aim to reduce alcohol harm. The reforms, introduced under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act (SSAA) 2012, focus on changing our drinking culture through the responsible sale ... More >>
