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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 6]
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 >>
Upper Nihotupu Dam: 100 Years Old And Still Going Strong
Friday, 14 April 2023, 11:01 am | Watercare
Auckland’s second oldest water supply dam is turning the ripe old age of 100 on Friday (April 14 2023) Upper Nihotupu Dam in the Waitākere Ranges was officially opened on April 14, 1923. Watercare environmental assets manager James ... 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 >>
Water Restored For Recently-returned Muriwai Customers
Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 7:01 pm | Watercare Services
Muriwai customers who have recently returned home after their red sticker was lifted will have water running through their taps again today. Watercare northern networks operations manager Tim Scheirlinck says condition assessments, pipe disinfection ... 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 >>
Auckland Water And Wastewater Prices To Increase By 9.5% From 1 July 2023
Tuesday, 14 March 2023, 5:44 am | Watercare Services
Watercare’s board of directors has confirmed Auckland’s water and wastewater service prices will increase by 9.5% from 1 July 2023. This follows the price path approved by the board of directors in December 2020 and included in Auckland Council’s ... 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 >>
$128m Upgrade Doubles Capacity At Watercare’s Pukekohe Wastewater Treatment Plant
Friday, 3 March 2023, 11:24 am | Watercare
Watercare and mana whenua are celebrating the completion of a $128m upgrade at the Pukekohe Wastewater Treatment Plant that doubles its capacity and improves water quality in the Parker Lane Stream. Watercare along with representatives of Waikato ... 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 >>
Water Back On For Muriwai Tomorrow
Friday, 24 February 2023, 11:02 am | Watercare
Thanks to an interim solution set up by Watercare, water will be back on tomorrow in Muriwai. The solution will see water return to homes after a major landslide took out the Muriwai Water Treatment Plant following Cyclone Gabrielle. Watercare northern ... 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 >>
Muriwai’s Water Supply Impacted By Cyclone Gabrielle
Thursday, 16 February 2023, 4:36 pm | Watercare Services
Today, Watercare staff were able to catch their first glimpse of Muriwai Water Treatment Plant following Cyclone Gabrielle – a facility that normally serves 211 properties but is now inoperable – thanks to the support of Fire and Emergency New Zealand. ... More >>
Update On Water Issues In Muriwai, Helensville And Wellsford
Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 8:24 pm | Watercare Services
Helensville Helensville residents no longer need to reduce their water use. The local reservoir is filling up again. Muriwai Our Muriwai Water Treatment Plant has been damaged by landslides. The plant and associated infrastructure are within the More >>
Residents In Muriwai, Helensville And Wellsford Urged To Reduce Water Use Now
Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 11:28 am | Watercare
Residents in Muriwai, Helensville and Wellsford are being urged to reduce their water use immediately as Cyclone Gabrielle has knocked out power, communication systems and/or access to their water treatment plants and water storage reservoirs. More >>
Watercare To Reconfigure West Auckland Water Network In Response To Storm Damage
Friday, 10 February 2023, 3:09 pm | Watercare
Watercare is planning to carry out important changes to its west Auckland water network next week as a long-term solution to some of the damage inflicted by the January storm. When the storm hit on January 27, a landslip on Scenic Drive near ... 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 >>
