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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 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 >>
Focus Turns To Big Auckland Clean Up
Tuesday, 7 February 2023, 10:59 am | Auckland Council
With one eye on the tropical low in the Coral Sea, Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says Auckland Council and the region is shifting its focus from the emergency response and immediate recovery to the Big Auckland Clean Up. “Aucklanders began the Big ... More >>
Mayor Announces Review Of Immediate Response To Severe Weather Event
Sunday, 5 February 2023, 7:53 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has announced the membership and terms of reference of the independent review into the response over the first 24 to 48 hours of the major weather event in the Auckland Council region that began on the afternoon of Friday ... More >>
Initial Review Of Response To Auckland’s Devastating Floods
Sunday, 5 February 2023, 7:52 pm | Auckland Council
Mayor Wayne Brown today visited the first streets in West Auckland that flooded during last week’s devastating weather event, and helped clear out water damaged homes with the Student Volunteer Army. Today at 5.30pm, the mayor’s office will ... More >>
Titirangi, Konini Residents Urged To Reduce Their Water Use
Friday, 3 February 2023, 6:33 pm | Watercare
Watercare is asking customers in Titirangi, Konini, Oratia and parts of Glen Eden to reduce their water use as the water network remains vulnerable in the wake of last Friday’s storm. Watercare chief customer officer Amanda Singleton says: “When ... More >>
Mayor Extends State Of Emergency
Friday, 3 February 2023, 2:10 pm | Auckland Council
Based on advice from civil-defence authorities, Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has formally extended the local state of emergency for Auckland for seven days, but expects it will be lifted early. The Mayor thanked Aucklanders for how they have responded to ... More >>
