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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 26]
$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 >>
Mayor Brown Urges Aucklanders To Remain Vigilant
Friday, 24 February 2023, 8:07 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is urging Aucklanders to remain vigilant and keep an eye on the MetService rain radar as thunderstorms move across the region. The Mayor has been briefed at the Auckland Emergency Management (AEM) Control Centre by the ... 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 >>
Mayor Proposes Additional $20m A Year For Storm Response
Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 8:04 am | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has proposed an additional $20 million a year for storm response activities, focusing on improved prevention and mitigation measures, to increase Auckland’s preparedness for severe weather events. “The impact of Cyclone ... 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 >>
Tūpuna Maunga Authority readies for tropical Cyclone Gabrielle
Sunday, 12 February 2023, 2:27 pm | Tupuna Maunga Authority
The Tūpuna Maunga Authority is undertaking action to secure the Tūpuna Maunga in the event of Cyclone Gabrielle hitting Tāmaki Makaurau over the next few days. As part of the initial response to the storm that hit Tāmaki Makaurau on 27 January, ... More >>
Mayor Extends Local State Of Emergency For Another Week, As Cyclone Risk Grows
Saturday, 11 February 2023, 6:39 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has extended the duration of the local state of emergency for another week, in accordance with section 71(2) of the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Act 2002. Mayor Brown is satisfied that an emergency still exists in the ... 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 >>
Mayor Meets US Ambassador: Floods And Climate Change Lead Agenda
Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 7:54 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown met US Ambassador to New Zealand Tom Udall in Auckland today. Ambassador Udall is the first foreign envoy Mayor Brown has met formally since his election in October, a mark of the importance Mayor Brown and Auckland Council ... 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 >>
Waitangi Day Impacted By Floods
Sunday, 5 February 2023, 2:15 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown said Waitangi Day looks and feels very different in Tāmaki Makaurau this year, following devastating floods that severely impacted the region. “I know that local communities had been gearing up to host Waitangi Day events ... 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 >>
