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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 27]
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 >>
Mayor Extends State Of Emergency
Friday, 3 February 2023, 2:10 pm | Auckland Council
Based on advice from civil-defence authorities, Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has formally extended the local state of emergency for Auckland for seven days, but expects it will be lifted early. The Mayor thanked Aucklanders for how they have responded to ... More >>
Waitangi Swim Off The Table For Aucklanders
Thursday, 2 February 2023, 3:52 pm | Auckland Council
The sun’s out and summer might finally be on its way, but Auckland Council and Watercare encourages everyone to stay out of the water and to not swim this weekend until conditions have returned to ‘green’ on Safeswim. Please check Safeswim ... More >>
Tūpuna Maunga Authority Move Swiftly And Take Action At Ōwairaka Slip
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 7:32 pm | Tupuna Maunga Authority
The Tūpuna Maunga Authority team has been working tirelessly to support whānau and whenua across affected areas of Tāmaki Makaurau specific to Tūpuna Maunga since the state of emergency took place. The team are continuing to assess all affected ... More >>
Mayor Welcomes Schools Re-opening, And Signs Of Blue Sky
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 2:46 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has welcomed the decision by the Secretary of Education to allow Auckland’s early childhood centres, schools, universities, and other tertiary institutions to open tomorrow. “It turned out to be the right decision to keep ... More >>
Auckland’s Water And Wastewater Infrastructure Not Severely Impacted By Last Night’s Weather
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 10:22 am | Watercare Services
Auckland’s water and wastewater infrastructure coped relatively well with last night’s heavy rain and wind, with no new major storm-related water outages. Watercare chief operations officer Mark Bourne says: “Thankfully, the impact of the heavy ... More >>
Auckland Lantern Festival 2023 Cancelled
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 12:46 am | Auckland Unlimited
Following Auckland’s severe weather event, the 2023 Auckland Lantern Festival has been cancelled. The festival was due to happen from Thursday 2 – Sunday 5 February at the Manukau Sports Bowl. We understand this news is disappointing after three ... More >>
Auckland Council Emergency Relief Fund To Support Aucklanders Affected By Floods
Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 3:34 pm | Auckland Council
Mayor Wayne Brown has announced that Auckland Council and central government have allocated $100,000 each to an Auckland Council Emergency Relief Fund to support communities experiencing hardship due to storms which have lashed the region. More money is expected ... More >>
Update On Auckland’s Storm-hit Water And Wastewater Services
Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 1:24 pm | Watercare
Watercare has made steady progress restoring water and wastewater services in the wake of Friday’s storm, but is warning customers to prepare for further disruption with the heavy rain expected tonight and tomorrow. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2301/9bd999d043f73feff9a0.jpeg" ... More >>
Mayor Announces Help With Big Auckland Clean Up
Monday, 30 January 2023, 6:37 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has announced three practical steps Auckland Council is taking to help Aucklanders with the big Auckland clean up. “Home-owners, families, flatmates, neighbours and volunteers began the big Auckland clean up as soon as Saturday ... More >>
Mayor Focuses On Preparation For Tonight And Recovery
Sunday, 29 January 2023, 7:43 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown focussed today on ensuring Auckland is as well prepared as possible for any further heavy or torrential rain tonight, and on the recovery from Friday night’s unprecedented downpour. The Mayor spent most of the day in ... More >>
