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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 22]
Aucklanders Tasked With Recommending City’s Future Water Source In NZ’s First Citizens’ Assembly
Saturday, 6 August 2022, 5:38 am | Watercare Services
A group of 40 people selected by lottery to be representative of Auckland’s population will meet for the first of four full-day workshops today in the country’s first citizens’ assembly for major decision making. The group will be tasked with learning ... More >>
Tāmaki Innovation Hub Officially Opens
Wednesday, 13 July 2022, 12:58 pm | Auckland Unlimited
Entrepreneurs have a new space to grow their business with the official launch of Reserve, an innovation hub located in Glen Innes town centre designed to stimulate business growth in the Tāmaki area. Opened on 8 July, Reserve was established by ... More >>
Korean Business Owners Better Equipped To Deal With Business Disruption
Saturday, 9 July 2022, 2:19 pm | Auckland Council
Korean business owners will soon be better equipped to deal with business disruption such as Covid-19 with access to a new emergency preparedness resource. Auckland Emergency Management (AEM) is launching the country’s first business emergency preparedness ... More >>
Watercare Invites 40 Aucklanders To Recommend The Region’s Future Water Source
Thursday, 7 July 2022, 9:03 am | Watercare
Thousands of Aucklanders will receive an invite today from Watercare to participate in the country’s first trial of a citizens’ assembly for decision making. Through a stratified random sampling process, 12,000 initial invites – sent by email and ... More >>
Viaduct Events Centre To Reopen In 2023
Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 11:43 am | Auckland Unlimited
One of Auckland’s premier waterfront venues is set to reopen for business and events in early 2023, with confirmation today that Emirates Team New Zealand is to relocate its base within Wynyard Quarter. A new deed of agreement signed between ... More >>
Watercare Boss Calls For 'relentless Focus’ On Climate Change
Thursday, 30 June 2022, 9:54 am | Watercare
As a proud signatory of the Climate Leaders Coalition , Watercare is pleased with the group’s new Statement of Ambition that ups the ante for business action on climate change. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2206/bd01de55cc6a113f1d26.jpeg" ... More >>
Heart Of The Waitākere Ranges Free Of Kauri Dieback Pathogen
Thursday, 30 June 2022, 9:12 am | Auckland Council
Results from the first long-term kauri health monitoring survey undertaken by Auckland Council in 2021, reveal the distribution of the Phytophthora agathidicida (kauri dieback) pathogen is limited to localised areas on the periphery of the regional ... More >>
Auckland Council Adopts Climate-focused Annual Budget
Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 11:43 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council has formally adopted the Annual Budget 2022/23, locking in a bold billion-dollar package to combat the climate crisis, providing for continued high levels of investment in essential services and infrastructure in Auckland, and reaffirming ... More >>
Lock Down Babies Looking For Loving Homes As Animal Shelters At Capacity
Tuesday, 28 June 2022, 12:06 pm | Auckland Council
They’re running out of room! Auckland Council’s three animal shelters are at capacity with many wonderful dogs available for re-homing. Adoptions have slowed in recent months as dogs surrendered to the shelters or lost dogs unclaimed, wait ... More >>
Watercare’s Central Interceptor Micro-Tunnel Boring Machine (m-TBM) Finishes Second Drive
Monday, 27 June 2022, 5:54 pm | Watercare Services
L to R Watercare's Chris McCarthny, Emmanuel Vaki and Shayne Cunis beside Domenica's 2nd breakthrough point She’s done it again! Domenica—the Central Interceptor’s micro-Tunnel Boring Machine has broken through to the Haycock Avenue shaft, Mt Roskill ... More >>
Auckland’s Biggest Water Project Finishes Construction
Monday, 27 June 2022, 10:26 am | Watercare Services
Auckland’s biggest-ever water project – a $400m water transmission pipeline from Manukau to Khyber Pass – has been completed after more than a decade in construction. With the connection of Watercare’s Hūnua 4 pipe to the Khyber Pass reservoir marking ... More >>
Best Nose In The Business! Auckland Council’s First Biosecurity Dog Departs
Monday, 27 June 2022, 7:17 am | Auckland Council
She’s spent the best part of her life with her nose to the grindstone. Tui, Auckland Council’s first biosecurity dog is no more. For nearly 13 years, a long time in dog years, this Foxy-Jack Russell terrier was part of the conservation dog programme ... More >>
Elemental AKL 2022 Just Got Bigger
Monday, 20 June 2022, 11:03 am | Auckland Unlimited
Auckland’s favourite mid-year festival, Elemental AKL is delighted to announce the addition of new events and experiences to its world-class season of curated arts, eats and beats coming to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland this July. From 14 – 31 July ... More >>
Marae And Papakāinga Development Supported With Funding From Auckland Council
Friday, 17 June 2022, 8:58 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s Parks, Arts, Community and Events Committee has approved allocation of funding from its 2022/2023 Cultural Initiatives Fund: a fund for marae and papakāinga/Māori housing development in Tāmaki Makaurau. Councillor Alf Filipaina, chair of the committee, ... More >>
Auckland Council Seeks Review Of Ports Of Auckland Automation Project
Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 3:19 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council is seeking a review of decisions made by the former chief executive and Board of Directors of the Ports of Auckland (POAL) to commence a now-cancelled project to automate its Fergusson Container Terminal. Mayor Phil Goff and Auckland ... More >>
Ripple Of Excitement As Haunting Sound Returns To Summit Of Kohukohunui
Tuesday, 7 June 2022, 5:29 am | Auckland Council
The slow, mournful but melodious sound of the kōkako can be heard floating down from the heights of Kohukohunui, the highest summit (688m) on mainland Auckland. And it is something worth singing about! They’re celebrating the success of the ... More >>
Programmes To Revitalise Tāmaki Makaurau Support 98 Events And Activities Across The Region
Friday, 3 June 2022, 2:53 pm | Auckland Unlimited
Aucklanders can look forward to free or discounted access to an exciting range of events and activities across Tāmaki Makaurau, with the approval of 96 further applications under two government-funded programmes designed to support the region’s economic ... More >>
Top Tips For Taste Of Pasifika In June
Monday, 30 May 2022, 6:20 pm | Auckland Unlimited
Taste of Pasifika Festival is just around the corner, kicking off at The Cloud on Auckland’s waterfront this Friday with a winter-warming line up of Pacific culture, kai and plenty of soul. Here are our top tips to ensure you pack the most into your ... More >>
Turnaround In Compliance As Sediment Control In Council Sights
Monday, 30 May 2022, 12:20 pm | Auckland Council
Building sites are in the spotlight for Auckland Council’s Proactive Compliance team. They’ve stepped up monitoring of smaller building sites that would not otherwise be monitored or inspected, as they seek to reduce the amount of uncontrolled sediment ... More >>
Call For City Centre To Become Social Centre At Auckland’s Future, Now Event
Friday, 27 May 2022, 12:30 pm | Auckland Unlimited
A call from international cities advisor Greg Clark for Auckland’s city centre to become its social centre and a call from Te Aroha Grace of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei for Tāmaki Makaurau leaders to be ‘mana economists’ were two of the many inspiring ... More >>
