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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 195]
Sola Rosa gets it together at Auckland Zoo
Wednesday, 16 February 2011, 11:57 am | Auckland Council
Sola Rosa gets it together at Auckland Zoo After playing an incredible set at the Band Rotunda last year, Sola Rosa is returning to Auckland Zoo for Wild Bean Cafe Zoo Music on Saturday, 26 February from 6pm. Known for their live shows that ... More >>
Auckland Draft Annual Plan to provide lasting benefits
Monday, 14 February 2011, 8:42 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council met today to discuss the draft budget and programme of works for the region for the next year (1 July 2011 – 30 June 2012). More >>
Tackling graffiti vandalism head on
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 3:48 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s Community Safety Forum has established a region-wide taskforce to tackle graffiti vandalism with local boards pivotal to its success. Chairman George Wood, a former police area commander, says the team will work with key partners - ... More >>
Tackling graffiti vandalism head on
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 3:45 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s Community Safety Forum has established a region-wide taskforce to tackle graffiti vandalism with local boards pivotal to its success. Chairman George Wood, a former police area commander, says the team will work with key partners - ... More >>
Mayor sets record straight on Maori Statutory Board
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 3:45 pm | Auckland Council
The governing body of Auckland Council is to consider the budget for the Maori Statutory Board when it meets on Monday. Advice was given to the Strategy and Finance Committee that it had delegation to approve the draft budget when it met yesterday. More >>
Microscopic jellyfish return to Auckland beaches
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 2:48 pm | Auckland Council
Swimmers at Auckland beaches should beware of microscopic jellyfish stings. Auckland Regional Public Health Service advises swimmers to take care at Takapuna, Cheltenham, Narrow Neck and Red Beach following reports of rashes likely to be caused by stings ... More >>
Free waterfront breakfast for all Auckland cyclists
Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 4:54 pm | Auckland Council
On your bike Auckland: Mayor Len Brown is inviting the region’s cyclists to join him for a free breakfast to celebrate Go By Bike day. The 2011 Go By Bike Breakfast encourages cyclists and returning riders to cycle to work and rewards them with breakfast ... More >>
Free chance to dispose of hazardous household waste
Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 12:25 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s HazMobile team is about to start its annual collections in the community, providing a free, easy opportunity for people to dispose of their hazardous household waste. Kicking-off this year with a collection on Saturday in Three Kings, ... More >>
Free chance to dispose of hazardous household waste
Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 12:13 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s HazMobile team is about to start its annual collections in the community, providing a free, easy opportunity for people to dispose of their hazardous household waste. Kicking-off this year with a collection on Saturday in Three Kings, ... More >>
Board acts decisively to protect heritage
Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 9:17 am | Auckland Council
Heritage issues throughout the central city formed the basis of last night’s meeting of the Waitemata Local Board at the Grey Lynn Community Centre. The meeting, attended by a large number of local residents, focused on a number of significant heritage ... More >>
Council and Board Announce Board's Appointees to Committees
Tuesday, 8 February 2011, 4:45 pm | Auckland Council
The Independent Statutory Maori Board will make initial appointments to 11 of the Auckland Council's 18 committees, Auckland Mayor Len Brown and Independent Maori Statutory Board Chairman David Taipari announced today. The Independent Maori Statutory ... More >>
Locals & Planner Agree: Decline Pah Rd Warehouse Application
Tuesday, 8 February 2011, 9:36 am | Auckland Council
Locals & Planner Agree: Decline Pah Rd Warehouse Application "The proposal to build a "The Warehouse" on Pah Rd is ill-considered, and locals are rightly voicing their strong concern. It is heartening to see the official Council report also recommends ... More >>
Kiwi Artist's Life Celebrated in New Book
Friday, 4 February 2011, 4:00 pm | Auckland Council
Kiwi artist and book illustrator Graham Percy is celebrated in a new book on his life and work, which was launched last night in Wellington in conjunction with the opening of a touring exhibition of his work. More >>
Mt Roskill Focus: Transport, Youth & Financial Management
Friday, 4 February 2011, 1:27 pm | Auckland Council
Transport, financial management and youth issues were signalled as some of the key priorities for the Puketapapa Local Board, as portfolio responsibilities were decided at Tuesday night’s local board business meeting. Chair Richard Barter had said ... More >>
Horse mussel clean-up begins at Onetangi
Friday, 4 February 2011, 11:05 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council park staff today began painstaking efforts to clean up horse mussel debris from Onetangi Beach on Waiheke Island. Large numbers of shells appeared on the beach last week; following extreme storm conditions combined with a ‘king’ ... More >>
Beautify Your City campaign gathers momentum for RWC
Friday, 4 February 2011, 10:01 am | Auckland Council
The 'Beautify your City' campaign kicked off its second phase this week and CBD businesses will once again be getting a new supply of colourful rubbish and recycling bags to use. The campaign by Heart of the City and Auckland Council aims to encourage CBD ... More >>
Forum's focus on housing connects with real issues
Friday, 4 February 2011, 9:59 am | Auckland Council
Forum's focus on housing connects with real issues Auckland Council's Social and Community Development Forum, held this morning in Waitakere, provided the ideal platform to engage on the real housing issues affecting our communities, says Forum Chair, ... More >>
Che Fu brings the beats to Auckland Zoo
Thursday, 3 February 2011, 1:25 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Zoo is pleased to welcome back Che Fu – one of New Zealand’s most successful male vocalists – to Wild Bean Cafe Zoo Music on Saturday, 12 February from 6pm. One of the founding members of Supergroove, Che Fu has also gone on to record songs ... More >>
Lorne and Kitchener streets revitalisation starting soon
Thursday, 3 February 2011, 10:25 am | Auckland Council
Two important construction projects begin in February as part of the Auckland Council’s ongoing commitment to creating a more people-centred Auckland city centre. Lorne Street stage two centres on improving the area outside the Central City Library and ... More >>
Mayor releases his 100 projects
Thursday, 3 February 2011, 10:24 am | Auckland Council
The Mayor has this morning released a list of the 100 projects he committed to promoting during his first 100 days in office. Len Brown will complete the first 100 days of this term as Mayor on February 8. “All of these projects were selected because ... More >>
