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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 18]
Auckland And Queenstown On Tour In The USA
Thursday, 6 April 2023, 3:08 pm | Auckland Unlimited
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland and Queenstown tour operators are currently visiting the United States to showcase the Auckland-Queenstown experience to media and travel advisors in an effort to lift visitation numbers from key locations back to pre-Covid-19 ... More >>
Autumn Health Check For Hunua Ranges Kauri Begins
Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 7:47 pm | Auckland Council
A survey of kauri health began today in Te Ngāherehere o Kohukohunui / Hunua Ranges, in the hope it will confirm the forest is still free of the deadly kauri dieback disease. It will be the third large-scale survey of the ranges, in an area where ... More >>
Water Restored For Recently-returned Muriwai Customers
Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 7:01 pm | Watercare Services
Muriwai customers who have recently returned home after their red sticker was lifted will have water running through their taps again today. Watercare northern networks operations manager Tim Scheirlinck says condition assessments, pipe disinfection ... More >>
Mayor Announces Next Step In The Big Auckland Fix-Up
Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 4:26 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown today announced a comprehensive emergency recovery plan which will help rebuild the region and better prepare Aucklanders for future weather events. “It’s been more than a month since our region was hit by a horrible one-two ... More >>
Auckland Mayor Unpacks Proposed Arts And Culture Funding Cuts
Monday, 27 March 2023, 9:43 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown said a better integrated and sustainable approach to funding arts and culture is needed for New Zealand’s largest and most diverse region. In recent weeks, the Mayor has heard submissions from community groups and organisations ... More >>
Auckland Mayor Reveals Plan To Reduce Road Cones, Road Closures
Monday, 20 March 2023, 10:19 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is calling for Auckland Transport to work with national transport agency Waka Kotahi, and utility companies Chorus, Vector, and Watercare, to explore how the region’s Temporary Traffic Management (TTM) can be improved ... More >>
Auckland Water And Wastewater Prices To Increase By 9.5% From 1 July 2023
Tuesday, 14 March 2023, 5:44 am | Watercare Services
Watercare’s board of directors has confirmed Auckland’s water and wastewater service prices will increase by 9.5% from 1 July 2023. This follows the price path approved by the board of directors in December 2020 and included in Auckland Council’s ... More >>
Top Tips For Pasifika Festival 2023
Monday, 13 March 2023, 3:53 pm | Auckland Unlimited
Pasifika Festival returns to brighten up Western Springs this weekend. For the first time since 2018, the park will come alive with Pacific music, kai, dance, art, culture and more. Taking place over two days (18 – 19 March), the festival features eight ... More >>
Flood Damage Significantly Impacts Western Springs Main Stadium
Wednesday, 8 March 2023, 7:58 pm | Tataki Auckland Unlimited
Engineers and assessors continue to evaluate flood damage and the scale of repairs needed at Western Springs stadium following Auckland Anniversary weekend’s storm and subsequent Cyclone Gabrielle severe weather events. While this work is underway, ... More >>
Effects Of Cyclone Gabrielle On Kaipātiki Reserve Has Not Dampened Progress
Friday, 3 March 2023, 11:44 am | Auckland Council
The impacts of the floods and then Cyclone Gabrielle has been devastating for many across the Tāmaki Makaurau region. Kaipātiki Reserve was not spared the damage with some of the cherished English Oak trees and an array of other trees being detrimentally ... More >>
$128m Upgrade Doubles Capacity At Watercare’s Pukekohe Wastewater Treatment Plant
Friday, 3 March 2023, 11:24 am | Watercare
Watercare and mana whenua are celebrating the completion of a $128m upgrade at the Pukekohe Wastewater Treatment Plant that doubles its capacity and improves water quality in the Parker Lane Stream. Watercare along with representatives of Waikato ... More >>
Closing The Māngere Civil Defence Centre
Friday, 24 February 2023, 12:26 pm | Auckland Council
As we move from response to recovery, Auckland is reducing its civil Defence Centres and shelters. This includes the community-led Civil Defence Centre based in Māngere’s Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Leisure Centre, which will officially close at 5pm, Friday. Since ... More >>
Water Back On For Muriwai Tomorrow
Friday, 24 February 2023, 11:02 am | Watercare
Thanks to an interim solution set up by Watercare, water will be back on tomorrow in Muriwai. The solution will see water return to homes after a major landslide took out the Muriwai Water Treatment Plant following Cyclone Gabrielle. Watercare northern ... More >>
Auckland Council CEO Steps Down
Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 11:28 am | Auckland Council
Mayor Wayne Brown today announced that Auckland Council Chief Executive Jim Stabback has resigned. “This is arguably one of the most challenging and rewarding leadership roles in New Zealand’s public sector, and I respect Jim’s decision to step down ... More >>
Manaaki, Ihi, Wehi And Wana – Te Matatini Is In Town!
Monday, 20 February 2023, 1:44 pm | Auckland Unlimited
Huihuia te tini raukura ki a Taramainuku i te rangi e Te kaihao i ngā tini mate ki te pō. Ka haku, ka tangi, haere, haere, haere atu rā. Haruru te rangi, waipuke te whenua, he auē nō te tangata Mai i te Tai Tokerau, ki te Ikaroa-Rāwhiti. ... More >>
Muriwai’s Water Supply Impacted By Cyclone Gabrielle
Thursday, 16 February 2023, 4:36 pm | Watercare Services
Today, Watercare staff were able to catch their first glimpse of Muriwai Water Treatment Plant following Cyclone Gabrielle – a facility that normally serves 211 properties but is now inoperable – thanks to the support of Fire and Emergency New Zealand. ... More >>
Update On Water Issues In Muriwai, Helensville And Wellsford
Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 8:24 pm | Watercare Services
Helensville Helensville residents no longer need to reduce their water use. The local reservoir is filling up again. Muriwai Our Muriwai Water Treatment Plant has been damaged by landslides. The plant and associated infrastructure are within the More >>
Residents In Muriwai, Helensville And Wellsford Urged To Reduce Water Use Now
Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 11:28 am | Watercare
Residents in Muriwai, Helensville and Wellsford are being urged to reduce their water use immediately as Cyclone Gabrielle has knocked out power, communication systems and/or access to their water treatment plants and water storage reservoirs. More >>
Watercare To Reconfigure West Auckland Water Network In Response To Storm Damage
Friday, 10 February 2023, 3:09 pm | Watercare
Watercare is planning to carry out important changes to its west Auckland water network next week as a long-term solution to some of the damage inflicted by the January storm. When the storm hit on January 27, a landslip on Scenic Drive near ... More >>
Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tāmaki Roof Restoration Begins
Thursday, 9 February 2023, 11:10 am | Auckland Unlimited
Tātaki Auckland Unlimited is undertaking essential maintenance work to the iconic heritage building on the corner of Kitchener and Wellesley streets, the original 1887 home of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. The project is vital to ensure that ... More >>
