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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 28]
Mayor And ACT Leader Discuss Need For Fiscal Prudence
Friday, 21 October 2022, 12:48 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown met this morning with Epsom MP and Act Party Leader David Seymour. The meeting lasted an hour and was “a meeting of minds on trimming wasteful bureaucratic spending”. They discussed what Mr Brown has described as the “economic ... More >>
Mayor And Auckland Central MP To Seek Quick Wins For City Centre
Friday, 21 October 2022, 9:52 am | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown met this morning with Auckland Central and Green Party MP Chlöe Swarbrick. The two walked to work together via Karangahape Road before an hour-long meeting in Mr Brown’s office that was “constructive, friendly and ... 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 >>
Mayor Meets Prime Minister
Thursday, 20 October 2022, 11:12 am | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown met Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at Auckland Council headquarters this morning. Mr Brown said the meeting, which lasted a longer-than-expected 40 minutes, was “friendly and constructive” and it was clear that he and the ... More >>
Mayor Wants Complete Change In Approach At Auckland Transport
Wednesday, 19 October 2022, 3:34 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has written to the acting chairperson of Auckland Transport (AT), Wayne Donnelly setting out his initial expectations for the Council-Controlled Organisation (CCO) which most impacts Aucklanders’ everyday lives and about which ... More >>
All Work On Three Waters To Stop
Monday, 17 October 2022, 5:52 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Incoming Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has written to the chairperson of Watercare, Margaret Devlin, advising that all work on Three Waters should stop. He has issued similar advice to Auckland Council chief executive officer Jim Stabback. “Auckland ... More >>
Fixing Auckland’s Mobile Blackspots
Sunday, 16 October 2022, 2:40 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Incoming Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has launched an initiative to fix the region’s mobile phone blackspots. Mr Brown has today written to the chief executive officers of 2degrees, Spark and One (formerly Vodafone) offering to work with them to accelerate ... More >>
Brown Congratulates Elected Councillors
Saturday, 15 October 2022, 1:35 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Incoming Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has congratulated all 20 elected councillors to the Auckland Council governing body and the 149 elected members of local boards. He thanked everyone who stood for mayor, the governing body or a local board for ... 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 >>
Guy Fawkes 2022 – Time Again To Keep The Tūpuna Maunga Safe From Fire
Friday, 7 October 2022, 10:38 am | Tupuna Maunga Authority
Aucklanders are being asked again this Guy Fawkes to help the Tūpuna Maunga Authority to protect the 14 ancestral mountains that are precious taonga. To that end, the Tūpuna Maunga will be closed to the public in the evenings from Wednesday 2 November ... 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 >>
