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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 187]
Exhibition looks at printing through a season of change
Thursday, 30 August 2012, 10:28 am | Auckland Council
Media release 30 August 2012 Exhibition looks at printing through a season of change Artstation’s latest exhibition, Tai-ohua, which focuses on the shifting natural world through the medium of printmaking, opens on Tuesday 18 September, 5-7pm. Featuring ... More >>
Aucklanders reminded first rates instalment due
Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 3:01 pm | Auckland Council
29 August 2012 Aucklanders reminded first rates instalment due Auckland ratepayers are reminded that payment of their first rates instalment should be received by Auckland Council by 5pm, Thursday, August 30. The deadline is made clear on the rates notices ... More >>
Purchase of 135 Albert Street - response to Andrew Williams
Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 1:40 pm | Auckland Council
[Response to press release from New Zealand First MP Andrew Williams Hefty Auckland Rates Hikes to Pay for New Council HQ ] More >>
Ka-pow! Boom! It’s Comic Book Month!
Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 10:02 am | Auckland Council
Media release 29 August 2012 Ka-pow! Boom! It’s Comic Book Month! Drop into your local library in September and you might just get sucked into the exciting world of superheroes, Japanese comics and graphic novels. Comic Book Month is a celebration ... More >>
Have Your Say On The Future Of O’Connell Street
Monday, 27 August 2012, 2:22 pm | Auckland Council
Media release 27 August 2012 Have Your Say On The Future Of O’Connell Street Aucklanders are invited to have their say on the first proposed street upgrade since the launch of the City Centre Masterplan. Draft designs for O’Connell Street, in Auckland’s ... More >>
Living Building Challenge comes to Auckland
Monday, 27 August 2012, 1:59 pm | Auckland Council
The author of the Living Building Challenge, the world’s most stringent green building programme, and a key influencer in the international green building movement, is coming to Auckland. Members of the public, local government and industry professionals ... More >>
Family tree family found
Monday, 27 August 2012, 9:03 am | Auckland Council
Media release 27 August 2012 Family tree family found The owners of the detailed family tree found in a Waiheke attic and handed in to Auckland Libraries have been found. Auckland Libraries’ family history librarian Seonaid Lewis says the response ... More >>
Time to move on with integrated ticketing
Friday, 24 August 2012, 5:09 pm | Auckland Council
News Release 24 August 2012 Time to move on with integrated ticketing It is time to move forward with a single integrated ticketing system for the whole region says the Mayor. Len Brown’s comment comes after Auckland Transport announced the termination ... More >>
$350 UAGC the best option
Friday, 24 August 2012, 3:13 pm | Auckland Council
News Release 24 August 2012 $350 UAGC the best option Increasing the Uniform Annual General Charge (UAGC) would simply see more people facing double-digit rates rises. More >>
Have your say on the future of O’Connell Street
Friday, 24 August 2012, 2:44 pm | Auckland Council
Aucklanders are invited to have their say on the first proposed street upgrade since the launch of the City Centre Masterplan. Draft designs for O’Connell Street, in Auckland’s Central Business District, are now available for viewing and feedback. More >>
Mayor on the Fan Trail
Friday, 24 August 2012, 10:55 am | Auckland Council
Len Brown will be heading to The Cloud and walking the Fan Trail tomorrow, joining in the Bledisloe Cup buzz. “I loved walking the Fan Trail during Rugby World Cup and it is great that it is being reactivated for this weekend’s test match. The ... More >>
Auckland Council extends Eden Park guarantee
Thursday, 23 August 2012, 2:01 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council today agreed to extend its guarantee on Eden Park Trust’s $40 million ASB Bank loan by two years. Council’s Governing Body extended the guarantee until 1 December 2015. More >>
Shake off winter: Great Barrier’s Wharf to Wharf Marathon
Thursday, 23 August 2012, 12:55 pm | Auckland Council
You have seven weeks to get ready for our country’s best-kept outdoor secret – Great Barrier’s Wharf to Wharf Marathon. Registrations close on September 28 and will be limited to just 250 for this unique annual event taking place 13 October. More >>
Auckland Council lifeguards are NZ champs – again!
Thursday, 23 August 2012, 12:24 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s regional lifeguard team has blitzed the national pool lifeguard championships for the second year in a row. The team of lifeguards, from council-run leisure centres, last week took out top honours at the National Pool Lifeguard Competition ... More >>
Last call for submissions on Auckland solid waste bylaw
Thursday, 23 August 2012, 9:57 am | Auckland Council
Auckland residents have until Monday, 3 September 2012, to submit their views on the proposed solid waste bylaw for the region. The management of solid waste in Auckland is currently governed by seven different bylaws of the former councils, which all ... More >>
$1.7 billion in savings helps reduce rates
Wednesday, 22 August 2012, 1:00 pm | Auckland Council
A total of $1.7 billion in savings will be delivered over the next 10 years to help keep rates well below projected increases of former councils. The Mayor says Auckland Council has slashed projected spending by all eight former councils to bring in a ... More >>
Seeking owner of 500 year-old family tree
Tuesday, 21 August 2012, 1:41 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Libraries has a large and detailed piece of family history that it desperately wants to reunite with its owner. The family tree, which has been intricately documented on an A2 (large poster-sized) sheet of paper, was found in the attic of a house on ... More >>
Auckland mourns fallen soldiers
Monday, 20 August 2012, 2:32 pm | Auckland Council
News Release 20 August 2012 Auckland mourns fallen soldiers Mayor Len Brown says the thoughts of Aucklanders are with the families of the three soldiers killed in Afghanistan. Private Richard Harris of Pukekohe, Lance Corporal Jacinda Baker of ... More >>
Awhitu Environmental Camp’s future secured on the High Wire
Monday, 20 August 2012, 11:27 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council has ensured the future of the Awhitu Environmental Camp by transferring the management of the 34 year-old facility from a local school to the High Wire Charitable Trust, the organisation which recently recruited Victoria Cross medallist, Willie ... More >>
Protection Measures Stepped Up For Hunua Kauri
Friday, 17 August 2012, 12:24 pm | Auckland Council
Media release 17 August 2012 Protection Measures Stepped Up For Hunua Kauri Auckland Council has introduced new protection measures in the Hunua Ranges to protect kauri from kauri dieback disease. The council’s Regional Development and Operations Committee ... More >>
