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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 3]
Watercare Spends More Than $40 Million To Prevent Overflows In Auckland’s East Coast Bays
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 10:03 am | Watercare Services
Watercare project manager Dirk Du Plessis says the new Mairangi Bay wastewater pump station can handle flows of up to 625 litres per second – double that of the old pump station now being demolished on Sidmouth Street. More >>
Compliance Soars By 70 Percent As Developers Get Smarter With Sediment Control
Monday, 8 April 2024, 1:45 pm | Auckland Council
Since 1 July 2023, 80 percent of first site visits passed inspection (1519) while 20 per cent were issued either abatement and/or infringement notices (383). More >>
Auckland Council Boosts Access To Energy Coaching Scheme To Help Reduce Energy Bills
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 5:27 pm | Auckland Council
A free energy coaching service that has helped vulnerable households save hundreds of dollars on their power bills will receive funding from Auckland Council to double its capacity across the region. The grant of $30,000 is funded by the Long-term Plan ... More >>
Council’s Largest Green Bonds Gain Nets $1 Billion
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 5:51 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s EUR Bonds are now supported by well over 100 different European investors and the council’s Green Bond proceeds help fund Auckland’s sustainability-focused priorities. More >>
Auckland Boosts Water Storage Capacity By 45 Million Litres
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 1:40 pm | Watercare Services
Today the equivalent of 18 Olympic-sized swimming pools is being added to Auckland’s treated water storage capacity as a $60 million new reservoir goes into service. The 45-million-litre reservoir is the third at Watercare’s Redoubt Road Reservoir ... More >>
Watercare Welcomes Independent Ōrākei Main Sewer Collapse Report And Accepts Recommendations
Thursday, 7 March 2024, 10:52 am | Watercare Services
Watercare, Auckland's water and wastewater service provider, has welcomed the findings of an independent report conducted by engineering consultancy WSP into the cause of the Ōrākei main sewer collapse and is focused on implementing its recommendations. ... More >>
Auckland Council Adopts Consultation Document For Long-term Plan
Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 2:09 pm | Auckland Council
Earlier today, the consultation document for Auckland Council’s Long-term Plan (10-year Budget) 2024/34 was adopted by the Budget Committee following lengthy and robust discussion. “We agreed on the items for consultation back in December. So, ... More >>
Watercare Reports Steady Progress In First Year Of Flood Recovery
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 12:08 pm | Watercare Services
Approaching the one-year mark since the devastating Anniversary Weekend floods struck Tāmaki Makaurau, Watercare acknowledges the ongoing recovery efforts to restore the city's damaged infrastructure. Watercare’s water and wastewater infrastructure ... More >>
Watercare Finds 19 Industry Partners To Work With On Its $3.5b Asset Renewal Programme
Friday, 19 January 2024, 2:04 pm | Watercare
Nineteen consultants and contractors are starting the new year with a new long-term relationship with Auckland’s Watercare after signing on to help deliver the first stage of its ambitious $3.5b asset renewal programme. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2401/a0df7e6e2661f683cbcf.jpeg" ... More >>
Watercare Receives Long-awaited Consent For Huia Water Treatment Plant Replacement
Tuesday, 9 January 2024, 10:29 am | Watercare Services
The Environment Court has granted resource consent that allows Watercare’s Huia Water Treatment Plant replacement project to proceed. The consent, granted just before Christmas, relates to the earthworks and vegetation removal that’s needed for Watercare ... More >>
Make Noise With Consideration This Holiday Season
Tuesday, 19 December 2023, 8:12 am | Auckland Council
The holiday season is upon us and with El Niño set to wipe away La Niña and deliver a hotter, drier summer rather than the constant wet, people are turning their thoughts to summer holidays and with them, DIY activities and hosting parties. But sometimes ... More >>
Successful Refresh Of Co-management Agreement For Pūkaki Tapu O Poutūkeka
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 6:06 pm | Auckland Council
Pūkaki Māori Marae Committee, Te Ākitai Waiohua, and Auckland Council celebrate the successful refresh of co-management agreement for Pūkaki Tapu o Poutūkeka Following the ceremony held on 13 December 2023, Pūkaki Māori Marae Committee, in collaboration ... More >>
Flagrant Breaches Bring Total Of $133,000 In Fines For Professionals Who Built An Upmarket Remuera Precinct
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 10:54 am | Auckland Council
A text message sent by a project manager claiming Auckland Council was “playing silly bastards with the consents ”, illustrated a “cavalier attitude towards compliance obligations.” That was the finding of Judge Kirsten Lummis when fining ... More >>
Watercare Shares Top Tips To Make Every Drop Count As We Face A Dry Summer
Friday, 1 December 2023, 9:11 am | Watercare Services
The long-awaited summer is finally here, and Watercare is reminding everyone to be mindful of their water use while they’re out making the most of it. After what’s officially been declared the wettest year on record, forecasters are now predicting ... More >>
Majority Of Aucklanders Back Mayor’s Proposal To Lease Port
Friday, 1 December 2023, 8:29 am | Auckland Council
A Curia Market Research poll commissioned by the Office of the Mayor of Auckland has found strong support for his proposal to consult on leasing the port operations. Excluding those who were undecided, 71 per cent support leasing the port operations ... More >>
Ngāti Whātua O Kaipara Gift Name To Gecko
Thursday, 30 November 2023, 10:55 am | Auckland Council
The most recent species of gecko to be ‘described’ in New Zealand has been officially named. Local iwi, Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara has gifted the name Korowai gecko (Woodworthia korowai) to the endemic new species in a paper published in the scientific journal ... More >>
1 January 2024 Cutoff Date To Be Pest Free Warranted
Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 2:39 pm | Auckland Council
Transport operators working close to the islands in the Hauraki Gulf are urged to apply for a Pest Free Warrant before they become compulsory in the new year. Any commercial boat transporting people or goods, including barges, fishing charters ... More >>
Mayoral Proposal To Build Auckland’s Long-term Financial And Physical Resilience
Monday, 27 November 2023, 11:08 am | Auckland Council
The preliminary mayoral proposal, which goes to a Budget Committee workshop this week, reflects Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown’s commitment to tackling Auckland Council’s big financial challenges, and strengthening the long-term financial and physical ... More >>
Council Cancels Micro-mobility Centre, Secures 200 Additional Short-stay Carparks
Friday, 24 November 2023, 9:41 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s Governing Body voted yesterday to cancel a proposed multi-modal/micro-mobility centre that had been planned as part of the redevelopment of the Downtown Carpark site. Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is happy with the decision. “This centre was going ... More >>
Early Results From Harbour Monitoring Show Localised Impact From Sinkhole Incident
Friday, 10 November 2023, 1:14 pm | Watercare
Watercare says early results from its environmental monitoring of the Waitematā Harbour are reassuring and indicate the impact of the overflows from the Ōrākei Main Sewer blockage seems to be localised. It’s been three weeks since a wastewater ... More >>
