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Mayor Comments On Public Transport Crisis
Tuesday, 1 November 2022, 3:06 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says Auckland faces “a public transport crisis” and Auckland Transport, Waka Kotahi, the Ministry of Transport, KiwiRail and Immigration Minister Michael Wood need to move to an “emergency footing” to maintain services ... More >>
Mayor Welcomes Prime Minister’s Comments On Three Waters
Tuesday, 1 November 2022, 1:55 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has welcomed Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s encouraging response to yesterday’s call for a rethink on the details of “three waters” reform. Yesterday, the Mayors of Auckland and Christchurch agreed a joint proposal ... More >>
Mayor Says No To Long-term Port Operator Lease
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 10:37 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has advised foreign port operators and their investment partners not to waste their investors’ funds on proposals to take control of Auckland’s waterfront port land, either by purchase or long-term lease. Mr Brown was responding ... More >>
Mayor Thanks Watercare For Assurances On Costs
Tuesday, 25 October 2022, 6:55 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has thanked the chairperson of Watercare, Margaret Devlin, for her quick response to three matters he raised with her last week. To help keep water costs down for Aucklanders, Mr Brown asked Watercare to cease all work on the ... 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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
Hunua 1080 Application Begins
Thursday, 15 September 2022, 9:52 am | Auckland Council
The second phase of this season’s pest control operation in the Hunua Ranges parkland, neighbouring Department of Conservation administered land reserves and some private land, has begun. Aerial application of bait containing sodium fluoroacetate, 1080, ... More >>
150 More Places For You To Drop Off Your Vote
Wednesday, 14 September 2022, 2:16 pm | Auckland Council
Local elections voting opens soon – here’s what you need to know so you don’t miss the deadline. From Friday 16 September there will be 150 extra locations across the Auckland region where you can drop off your orange return envelope. These are ... More >>
Who Are These People? Auckland’s Local Election Candidates
Monday, 12 September 2022, 12:37 pm | Auckland Council
A total of 466 candidates are standing in Auckland’s local elections. The good news is, voters don’t have to get to know all of them, just candidates standing in their area and those standing for mayor Your personalised voting paper will specifically ... More >>
Severe Sentence Handed Down For Double Dog Attack
Friday, 9 September 2022, 10:06 am | Auckland Council
In a decision in the Manukau District Court, Judge Philip Recordon has handed out one of the severest sentences to date in an Auckland Council dog prosecution case, to the owner of two dogs who caused serious injuries on two separate occasions to ... More >>
Mayor Goff’s Statement On The Death Of Queen Elizabeth II
Friday, 9 September 2022, 9:08 am | Auckland Council
“On behalf of Auckland Council and the people of Auckland, I want to pass on to the Royal family our sympathy and sense of loss for the passing of Queen Elizabeth II,” Auckland Mayor Phil Goff said. “For most of us, she was the Queen and Head ... More >>
Auckland Council Rejects Three Waters Governance Model
Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 9:54 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff, Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore and Regulatory Committee Chair Linda Cooper will today present Auckland Council’s submission [speaking notes attached] to the government’s Finance Expenditure Committee hearing on the proposed Water ... More >>
Korean Business Owners Better Equipped To Deal With Business Disruption
Saturday, 9 July 2022, 2:19 pm | Auckland Council
Korean business owners will soon be better equipped to deal with business disruption such as Covid-19 with access to a new emergency preparedness resource. Auckland Emergency Management (AEM) is launching the country’s first business emergency preparedness ... More >>
Heart Of The Waitākere Ranges Free Of Kauri Dieback Pathogen
Thursday, 30 June 2022, 9:12 am | Auckland Council
Results from the first long-term kauri health monitoring survey undertaken by Auckland Council in 2021, reveal the distribution of the Phytophthora agathidicida (kauri dieback) pathogen is limited to localised areas on the periphery of the regional ... More >>
Auckland Council Adopts Climate-focused Annual Budget
Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 11:43 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council has formally adopted the Annual Budget 2022/23, locking in a bold billion-dollar package to combat the climate crisis, providing for continued high levels of investment in essential services and infrastructure in Auckland, and reaffirming ... More >>
Lock Down Babies Looking For Loving Homes As Animal Shelters At Capacity
Tuesday, 28 June 2022, 12:06 pm | Auckland Council
They’re running out of room! Auckland Council’s three animal shelters are at capacity with many wonderful dogs available for re-homing. Adoptions have slowed in recent months as dogs surrendered to the shelters or lost dogs unclaimed, wait ... More >>
Best Nose In The Business! Auckland Council’s First Biosecurity Dog Departs
Monday, 27 June 2022, 7:17 am | Auckland Council
She’s spent the best part of her life with her nose to the grindstone. Tui, Auckland Council’s first biosecurity dog is no more. For nearly 13 years, a long time in dog years, this Foxy-Jack Russell terrier was part of the conservation dog programme ... More >>
Marae And Papakāinga Development Supported With Funding From Auckland Council
Friday, 17 June 2022, 8:58 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s Parks, Arts, Community and Events Committee has approved allocation of funding from its 2022/2023 Cultural Initiatives Fund: a fund for marae and papakāinga/Māori housing development in Tāmaki Makaurau. Councillor Alf Filipaina, chair of the committee, ... More >>
