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Tupu ‘Youth’ Library unleashes kids’ digital potential
Tuesday, 20 September 2016, 10:57 am | Auckland Council
Otara’s celebrated Tupu Youth Library is the base for a series of after-school workshops designed for primary aged children, to unleash their creative potential via digital means. More >>
Applicants for Love Food Hate Waste Fund invited
Monday, 19 September 2016, 12:27 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council is inviting applications to its first ever Love Food Hate Waste Fund from people with innovative ideas about how to reduce food waste. More >>
Show Your Love candidate website
Friday, 16 September 2016, 12:38 pm | Auckland Council
Voters can now go to showyourlove.co.nz and learn all about the hundreds of candidates who have put their names forward to lead Auckland for the next three years. More >>
Council Agrees Two Transport Step Changes for Auckland
Friday, 16 September 2016, 11:21 am | Auckland Council
On Wednesday 14 September, two significant transport agreements were made by Auckland Council and the government. The City Rail Link and works identified by the Auckland Transport Alignment Project will ease the pressure on our current transport network ... More >>
Plan to make Whenuapai a model urban community
Thursday, 15 September 2016, 1:48 pm | Auckland Council
Plans for the urbanisation of Whenuapai as a model for sustainable greenfield development have been approved. More >>
Democracy in action as local voting documents hit mailboxes
Wednesday, 14 September 2016, 5:05 pm | Auckland Council
In a country like New Zealand, democracy for many of us is something we take for granted and only registers every three years when there is a national or local body election. More >>
Tsunami threat reminder to have a plan
Thursday, 8 September 2016, 10:30 am | Auckland Council
The tsunami threat triggered by last Friday’s earthquake off the North Island’s east coast is a timely reminder for Aucklanders to make sure they have an emergency plan in place. More >>
Tsunami threat cancelled
Friday, 2 September 2016, 9:03 am | Auckland Council
Ministry of Civil Defence Emergency Management (MCDEM) advises the tsunami threat is cancelled across North Coast Regions (East) of the North Island of New Zealand. More >>
Decisions Digest: Weed policy review rejected at committee
Thursday, 1 September 2016, 5:17 pm | Auckland Council
The committee opened with a minute silence to acknowledge the sudden passing of Franklin Local Board member Sarah Higgins. Councillors also acknowledged the leadership of Chair George Wood and Deputy Chair Arthur Anae at this, their last meeting of the ... More >>
Voter awareness campaign launches
Wednesday, 31 August 2016, 4:09 pm | Auckland Council
That’s Auckland Council’s message to the city’s one million plus eligible voters in a multimedia billboard, radio, print and digital communications campaign launched today. More >>
Get to know your candidates online
Wednesday, 31 August 2016, 9:45 am | Auckland Council
Voters will have the opportunity to get to know local body election candidates online so they can make informed choices about who they vote for. More >>
Work to open up Freyberg Place Begins
Tuesday, 30 August 2016, 3:23 pm | Auckland Council
The statue of Lord Freyberg has been temporarily removed and construction has started on upgrading one of Auckland’s best-loved shared urban spaces - Freyberg Place and the Ellen Melville Centre. More >>
Love bus drives vote message to Aucklanders
Friday, 26 August 2016, 12:54 pm | Auckland Council
Driving democracy to young and ethnically diverse voters is behind Auckland Council’s Love Bus. More >>
$500,000 waste minimisation fund opens in September
Thursday, 25 August 2016, 5:28 pm | Auckland Council
Applications open Thursday 1 September for Auckland Council’s $500,000 Waste Minimisation Innovation Fund (WMIF). For the first time a Love Food Hate Waste fund will also open, with up to $1,000 available, for initiatives that prevent food waste. More >>
Decision digest: Decision on older people’s housing passes
Thursday, 25 August 2016, 1:35 pm | Auckland Council
The Governing Body today approved the council’s partnership with The Selwyn Foundation and the plan to redevelop its portfolio of homes for older Aucklanders. It also received updates on the achievements of three of the council’s six demographic advisory ... More >>
Emergency management plan highlights
Tuesday, 23 August 2016, 3:55 pm | Auckland Council
Emergency management plan highlights importance of being resilient People working together to build a resilient Auckland is at the heart of a comprehensive new emergency management plan. The Auckland Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Plan was ... More >>
Landscaping begins on Fukuoka Friendship Garden
Monday, 22 August 2016, 2:41 pm | Auckland Council
Landscaping begins on Fukuoka Friendship Garden Security fences have gone up at Western Springs Lakeside Park as landscaping work begins this week on re-establishing the Fukuoka Friendship Garden. The garden replaces the original Fukuoka Friendship ... More >>
Candidates show their love for Auckland in numbers
Monday, 22 August 2016, 10:23 am | Auckland Council
Candidates show their love for Auckland in numbers The race is on to capture the attention of Auckland’s one million and fifty thousand enrolled voters by the time voting closes at noon on 8 October. More >>
Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan decisions notified
Friday, 19 August 2016, 4:57 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s decisions on recommendations made by the Independent Hearings Panel will be available on the council website from 5pm today. More >>
Auckland takes another step up in the liveability stakes
Thursday, 18 August 2016, 3:35 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland has another bouquet as it chases the title of the world’s most liveable city. More >>
