Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
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 20]
Mayor Welcomes Prime Minister’s Comments On Three Waters
Tuesday, 1 November 2022, 1:55 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has welcomed Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s encouraging response to yesterday’s call for a rethink on the details of “three waters” reform. Yesterday, the Mayors of Auckland and Christchurch agreed a joint proposal ... More >>
Mayor Says No To Long-term Port Operator Lease
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 10:37 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has advised foreign port operators and their investment partners not to waste their investors’ funds on proposals to take control of Auckland’s waterfront port land, either by purchase or long-term lease. Mr Brown was responding ... More >>
Mayor Thanks Watercare For Assurances On Costs
Tuesday, 25 October 2022, 6:55 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has thanked the chairperson of Watercare, Margaret Devlin, for her quick response to three matters he raised with her last week. To help keep water costs down for Aucklanders, Mr Brown asked Watercare to cease all work on the ... More >>
Auckland Celebrates Draw Announcement For FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023
Sunday, 23 October 2022, 3:43 pm | Auckland Unlimited
The Draw for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 took place at Aotea – Te Pokapū Aotea Centre on Saturday night, revealing the match fixtures for the 32 teams competing in the tournament. The globally televised draw show confirmed Argentina, Italy, New ... More >>
Tātaki Auckland Unlimited Launches Climate Innovation Hub
Thursday, 20 October 2022, 11:26 am | Auckland Unlimited
Tātaki Auckland Unlimited has launched Climate Connect Aotearoa – a hub for collaborative climate innovation – that will help the transition to a climate resilient and low carbon Tāmaki Makaurau while benefiting the nation. Climate Connect Aotearoa will ... More >>
Tātaki Auckland Unlimited Wins Premier National Award
Friday, 14 October 2022, 10:46 am | Tataki Auckland Unlimited
Accolades for COVID-19 business support programme Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s economic and cultural agency, has won New Zealand’s premier award in the national economic development awards announced last night. The agency ... More >>
Incoming Mayor Wayne Brown: Meetings With Councillors On Priorities Continue
Wednesday, 12 October 2022, 6:35 pm | Auckland Council
Incoming Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has continued his one-on-one meetings with re-elected councillors and councillors-elect today. Seven meetings of approximately one hour each were held today, with John Watson*, Sharon Stewart, Mike Lee, Angela Dalton, ... More >>
Incoming Mayor Wayne Brown: Meetings With Councillors On Priorities Continue
Wednesday, 12 October 2022, 6:34 pm | Auckland Council
Incoming Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has continued his one-on-one meetings with re-elected councillors and councillors-elect today. Seven meetings of approximately one hour each were held today, with John Watson*, Sharon Stewart, Mike Lee, Angela Dalton, ... More >>
Count Down To Auckland Diwali Festival
Wednesday, 5 October 2022, 12:24 pm | Auckland Unlimited
It’s not long to go before the popular Auckland Diwali Festival brightens up Aotea Square and Queen Street this weekend with lively dance performances, music to get you moving, vegetarian food that takes the tastebuds to another place and colourful ... More >>
Stadium Concerts Return - Here’s What To Expect
Thursday, 29 September 2022, 10:39 am | Auckland Unlimited
Aucklanders and visitors can look forward to a smorgasbord of major events to suit every taste in Tāmaki Makaurau over the summer, including an exciting line up of concerts, world-class sporting events, and festivals. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2209/6a3d5b50dab8e5f5332f.jpeg" ... More >>
Central Interceptor Extension Proposed To Clean Up City Fringe Beaches
Wednesday, 28 September 2022, 4:44 pm | Watercare Services
Watercare is planning to extend the Central Interceptor wastewater tunnel all the way to Pt Erin in a bid to clean up Auckland’s city fringe beaches at St Marys and Herne bays. Watercare and Auckland Council’s Healthy Waters had originally ... More >>
Wētāpunga - Finally Back On The Mainland | A Meaningful, Privately-funded Conservation Initiative In Action
Monday, 26 September 2022, 6:39 am | Auckland Council
Over 200 wētāpunga (giant weta) were released at Shakespear Regional Park. These magnificent animals, New Zealand’s largest insect and one of the largest in the world, had previously been wiped out on the mainland due to habitat destruction and ... More >>
Citizens’ Assembly Recommends Direct Recycled Water For Auckland’s Future Water Source
Saturday, 24 September 2022, 6:14 pm | Watercare Services
A citizens’ assembly tasked with deciding what should be Tāmaki Makaurau’s next future water source has determined direct recycled water would be the best solution to meet the city’s water needs beyond 2040. The assembly – a group of 37 Aucklanders ... More >>
Auckland Training Venues Upgraded Ahead Of The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023
Friday, 23 September 2022, 4:53 pm | Auckland Unlimited
Communities across Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland will benefit from upgrades to 11 training venues in preparation for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023. More than $18 million is being invested towards upgrades of pitches, lighting, clubroom facilities and ... More >>
Watercare’s Central Interceptor Tunnel Boring Machine Begins Historic Tunnelling Under Manukau Harbour
Tuesday, 20 September 2022, 3:54 pm | Watercare
Hiwa-i-te-Rangi, Watercare’s Central Interceptor Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) is about to create history as she begins tunnelling 1500m across the Manukau Harbour, in the most challenging section of her 14.7km journey from Māngere to Grey Lynn. ... More >>
Voting Opens – It’s Time To Choose Auckland’s Next Mayor
Friday, 16 September 2022, 9:46 am | Auckland Council
Voting is now open and your vote counts. From today Aucklanders will be receiving a personalised voting pack in their letterboxes. Look out for the purple envelope that is your ticket to choosing the mayor, councillors and local board members who ... More >>
Hunua 1080 Application Begins
Thursday, 15 September 2022, 9:52 am | Auckland Council
The second phase of this season’s pest control operation in the Hunua Ranges parkland, neighbouring Department of Conservation administered land reserves and some private land, has begun. Aerial application of bait containing sodium fluoroacetate, 1080, ... More >>
150 More Places For You To Drop Off Your Vote
Wednesday, 14 September 2022, 2:16 pm | Auckland Council
Local elections voting opens soon – here’s what you need to know so you don’t miss the deadline. From Friday 16 September there will be 150 extra locations across the Auckland region where you can drop off your orange return envelope. These are ... More >>
Who Are These People? Auckland’s Local Election Candidates
Monday, 12 September 2022, 12:37 pm | Auckland Council
A total of 466 candidates are standing in Auckland’s local elections. The good news is, voters don’t have to get to know all of them, just candidates standing in their area and those standing for mayor Your personalised voting paper will specifically ... More >>
Severe Sentence Handed Down For Double Dog Attack
Friday, 9 September 2022, 10:06 am | Auckland Council
In a decision in the Manukau District Court, Judge Philip Recordon has handed out one of the severest sentences to date in an Auckland Council dog prosecution case, to the owner of two dogs who caused serious injuries on two separate occasions to ... More >>
