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 175]

Manukau venue set for historic council meeting

Wednesday, 28 March 2012, 12:25 pm | Auckland Council

Auckland Council’s Governing Body will meet in the Manukau Civic Building tomorrow (29 March) when it adopts the 30-year Auckland Plan to guide the region’s future. More >>

Experience the world in a day this Sunday

Tuesday, 27 March 2012, 10:39 am | Auckland Council

Media Release 27 March 2012 Experience the world in a day this Sunday This Sunday 1 April, War Memorial Park in Mt Roskill, will host an extravaganza of amazing food, live performances and a wide range of one-off experiences for the 2012 Auckland International ... More >>

Southside Arts Festival 2012 Call for Events

Monday, 26 March 2012, 3:56 pm | Auckland Council

Southside Arts Festival 2012 is looking for events for this year’s programme. Formerly, the Manukau Festival of Arts, the Southside Arts Festival has been delivering high quality and diverse programmes to audiences in Auckland’s South for more than ... More >>

BioBlitz - finding nature in the city

Monday, 26 March 2012, 3:55 pm | Auckland Council

New Zealand’s leading biennial 24-hour ‘environmental race against time’ is just a few days away, and Aucklanders are being urged to get involved. The aim of BioBlitz, which this year is on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 March at Auckland Botanic ... More >>

Artist ‘illuminates’ Tapapakanga

Monday, 26 March 2012, 12:19 pm | Auckland Council

Auckland artist James Ormsby has been selected as the 2012 Auckland regional parks artist in residence. Mr Ormsby will be based at Tapapakanga Regional Park for the eight-week residency, starting in October, and will work from the historic Ashby ... More >>

Auckland: Rates transition benefits business

Friday, 23 March 2012, 4:54 pm | Auckland Council

Thousands of Auckland businesses will receive a rates reduction because of proposed changes to the business rating system. Auckland Council Finance & Strategy Committee Chair Penny Webster says the proposed business rates transition policy means that ... More >>

Recording opportunity for young songwriters

Friday, 23 March 2012, 1:40 pm | Auckland Council

Auckland Libraries is running an exciting competition called Launch Your Lyrics for budding songwriters and musicians to celebrate NZ Music Month. The competition, to be judged during NZ Music Month (May), is open to Auckland Libraries members between ... More >>

Manukau venue set for historic council meeting

Thursday, 22 March 2012, 12:23 pm | Auckland Council

Auckland Council’s Governing Body will meet in the Manukau Civic Building next Thursday (29 March) when it adopts the 30-year Auckland Plan to guide the region’s future. More >>

Have Your Say On Proposed Fees And Charges

Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 4:13 pm | Auckland Council

21 March 2012 Have Your Say On Proposed Fees And Charges It’s not too late to make a submission on proposed regulatory and non-regulatory fees and charges included in Auckland Council’s draft Long-term Plan (2012-2022). Submissions close at 4pm ... More >>

Apply now for help to warm up your home

Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 2:53 pm | Auckland Council

Aucklanders who want their homes to be warmer, drier and healthier in time for winter can join the 1000 homeowners who have applied for assistance through Auckland Council’s Retrofit Your Home programme. More >>

Local councils play key role in climate change battle

Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 12:55 pm | Auckland Council

The Chair of Auckland Council's Environment Forum believes local government is in a strong position to help the national and international effort to slow climate change. More >>

Auckland Council’s finances in good shape

Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 12:07 pm | Auckland Council

Aucklanders can have confidence in the strong financial position of their council and that efficiencies are being delivered throughout the organisation. More >>

Council spending focused on infrastructure

Monday, 19 March 2012, 7:33 pm | Auckland Council

Office of the Mayor News Release 19 March 2012 Council spending focused on infrastructure The Mayor has reacted to proposed changes to local government by noting the vast majority of council investment in Auckland goes toward building infrastructure to ... More >>

Innovation Award for Auckland Council’s Annual Plan

Monday, 19 March 2012, 4:49 pm | Auckland Council

Auckland Council has won national recognition for innovative financial planning for its first Annual Plan, which sets out the council’s priorities for the 2011-2012 year. More >>

Auckland: Last call for draft 10-year plan submissions

Monday, 19 March 2012, 4:47 pm | Auckland Council

Aucklanders have until Friday afternoon to have their say on proposals in Auckland Council’s draft Long-term Plan (2012- 2022) (LTP). 2800 submissions were received during the first three weeks of the public consultation, covering dog registration ... More >>