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Mayor Backs Poppy Day Appeal
Thursday, 20 April 2023, 3:01 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is encouraging all Aucklanders to get behind this year’s Poppy Day Appeal. “As the son of a World War II veteran, the Returned Services Association’s annual Poppy Day Appeal is a cause dear to my heart. “Since 1922, ... More >>
Aucklanders Carbon Impact 15 Per Cent Higher Than Fellow New Zealanders
Monday, 17 April 2023, 2:40 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland is striving to reduce its carbon emission by 50 per cent by 2030, but a recently published report commissioned by Auckland Council shines new light on the city’s consumption-based emissions. It also found food, housing, household utilities ... More >>
Two Thumb-sized Mammals Who Call Auckland Home, Now Known To Be Regionally Threatened
Tuesday, 11 April 2023, 10:59 am | Auckland Council
In new findings, two species of nocturnal bats, the size of a thumb and the weight of an AA battery, are now known to be regionally threatened. Auckland Council, in conjunction with a panel of bat experts, has undertaken the first regional conservation ... More >>
Anzac Day Reflecting Red For Remembrance
Tuesday, 11 April 2023, 9:47 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council and the Auckland RSA (Returned Services Association) have come together to provide opportunities for all Aucklanders to honour military veterans this Anzac Day. Anzac Day pays tribute to those who served and gave their lives in ... More >>
Autumn Health Check For Hunua Ranges Kauri Begins
Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 7:47 pm | Auckland Council
A survey of kauri health began today in Te Ngāherehere o Kohukohunui / Hunua Ranges, in the hope it will confirm the forest is still free of the deadly kauri dieback disease. It will be the third large-scale survey of the ranges, in an area where ... More >>
Mayor Announces Next Step In The Big Auckland Fix-Up
Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 4:26 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown today announced a comprehensive emergency recovery plan which will help rebuild the region and better prepare Aucklanders for future weather events. “It’s been more than a month since our region was hit by a horrible one-two ... More >>
Auckland Mayor Unpacks Proposed Arts And Culture Funding Cuts
Monday, 27 March 2023, 9:43 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown said a better integrated and sustainable approach to funding arts and culture is needed for New Zealand’s largest and most diverse region. In recent weeks, the Mayor has heard submissions from community groups and organisations ... More >>
Auckland Mayor Reveals Plan To Reduce Road Cones, Road Closures
Monday, 20 March 2023, 10:19 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is calling for Auckland Transport to work with national transport agency Waka Kotahi, and utility companies Chorus, Vector, and Watercare, to explore how the region’s Temporary Traffic Management (TTM) can be improved ... More >>
Effects Of Cyclone Gabrielle On Kaipātiki Reserve Has Not Dampened Progress
Friday, 3 March 2023, 11:44 am | Auckland Council
The impacts of the floods and then Cyclone Gabrielle has been devastating for many across the Tāmaki Makaurau region. Kaipātiki Reserve was not spared the damage with some of the cherished English Oak trees and an array of other trees being detrimentally ... 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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 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 >>
Mayor Comments On PWC Report Into Eke Panuku
Wednesday, 7 December 2022, 6:51 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says the PwC report into the management of conflicts of interest at Eke Panuku highlights that there is still work to be done to ensure the council-controlled organisation has good processes in place. “This is a matter ... More >>
Auckland Mayor And Social Development Minister Meet To Break The Cycle Of Youth Crime
Thursday, 1 December 2022, 2:01 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown met with Minister for Social Development and Employment, Hon Carmel Sepuloni, in Auckland yesterday. The two discussed how Auckland Council and government can work together to address shared areas of concern focusing on youth ... More >>
