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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 63]
Kōkako Rescue Mission A Success
Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 4:42 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council rangers have swooped to the rescue of a juvenile kōkako. What makes it a “bird of interest”? Not only was it living in an area kōkako has not been seen in recent history, it was hopping more like a kangaroo than flying ... More >>
Countdown Supermarkets Give Away 15,000 Watercare Shower Timers
Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 3:39 pm | Watercare Services
Watercare has partnered with Countdown supermarkets to give away 15,000 shower timers to remind Aucklanders to keep their showers short. The four-minute sand timers are being distributed in Countdown’s online orders, along with a flyer encouraging ... More >>
Auckland Council Urge Rural Residents To Consider A Second Tank
Tuesday, 21 July 2020, 12:52 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council is encouraging rural residents reliant on rainfall for their water supply and who have only one storage tank, to install a second one in preparation for another dry summer. To make it easier, the council has waived resource consent ... More >>
Watercare Drought Update: 21 July
Tuesday, 21 July 2020, 10:07 am | Watercare
Rainfall: Yesterday Past 7 days Rainfall since the start of the drought Hūnua Ranges 7.5mm 49mm Since the start of the drought in November 2019, our water catchments have received around 23 per cent less rainfall than normal. Waitākere ... More >>
Watercare Drought Update: 20 July
Monday, 20 July 2020, 11:01 am | Watercare
Rainfall: Yesterday Past 7 days Rainfall since the start of the drought Hūnua Ranges 0.5mm 41.5mm Since the start of the drought in November 2019, our water catchments have received around 24 per cent less rainfall than normal. Waitākere ... More >>
Watercare Drought Update: 19 July
Sunday, 19 July 2020, 4:28 pm | Watercare Services
Rainfall: Yesterday Past 7 days Rainfall since the start of the drought Hūnua Ranges 0mm 41mm Since the start of the drought in November 2019, our water catchments have received around 24 per cent less rainfall than normal. Waitākere ... More >>
Watercare Drought Update: 18 July
Saturday, 18 July 2020, 4:17 pm | Watercare Services
Rainfall: Yesterday Past 7 days Rainfall since the start of the drought Hūnua Ranges 3.5mm 42mm Since the start of the drought in November 2019, our water catchments have received around 24 per cent less rainfall than normal. Waitākere ... More >>
Auckland Council Welcomes $182 Million ‘Shovel-Ready’ Investment
Saturday, 18 July 2020, 4:07 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has welcomed the $182 million investment in ‘shovel-ready’ transport projects announced today by the Government. The new funding will be allocated across four projects: the Puhinui Interchange and Stage One of the Ferry Basin Redevelopment ... More >>
Auckland Council Chief Executive Appointment Notice
Friday, 17 July 2020, 2:00 pm | Auckland Council
Mayor Phil Goff today announced the appointment of Auckland Council’s new chief executive, Jim Stabback. “I am pleased to announce the appointment of Jim as Chief Executive of Auckland Council,” said Mayor Goff. “Auckland and Auckland Council ... More >>
Watercare Drought Update: 17 July
Friday, 17 July 2020, 9:23 am | Watercare
Rainfall: Yesterday Past 7 days Rainfall since the start of the drought Hūnua Ranges 21.5mm 39mm Since the start of the drought in November 2019, our water catchments have received around 24 per cent less rainfall than normal. Waitākere ... More >>
Auckland Council Endorses Mayor Phil Goff’s Emergency Budget Proposal
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 5:40 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Council’s Finance and Performance Committee today voted to endorse Mayor Phil Goff’s proposal for the Emergency Budget 2020/2021, which responds to the $750 million fiscal hole caused by the COVID-19 crisis and the urgent need for more ... More >>
Watercare Drought Update
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 10:46 am | Watercare
Rainfall: Yesterday Past 7 days Rainfall since the start of the drought Hūnua Ranges 16.00m 19.5mm Since the start of the drought in November 2019, our water catchments have received around 24 per cent less rainfall than normal. Waitākere ... More >>
Final Decision-making Process For Auckland Council’s $750 Million Fiscal Hole Starts
Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 1:37 pm | Auckland Council
Decision-making for this year’s Emergency Budget has been one of the toughest in the history of Auckland Council, said Mayor Phil Goff, as councillors have worked to plug a $750 million fiscal hole. Councillors will workshop the final details of ... More >>
Watercare Drought Update: 15 July
Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 10:10 am | Watercare
Rainfall: Yesterday Past 7 days Rainfall since the start of the drought Hūnua Ranges 0mm 13.5mm Since the start of the drought in November 2019, our water catchments have received around 24 per cent less rainfall than normal. Waitākere More >>
Work Begins To Connect Pukekohe East Reservoir To Supply Network
Tuesday, 14 July 2020, 4:11 pm | Watercare Services
The first of two ‘tie-ins’ to connect Watercare’s new Pukekohe East reservoir with the water supply network will begin early tomorrow morning<SUBS Wednesday June 15>. Construction on the 50-million-litre storage reservoir began in ... More >>
Watercare Drought Update: 14 July
Tuesday, 14 July 2020, 10:29 am | Watercare
Rainfall: Yesterday Past 7 days Rainfall since the start of the drought Hūnua Ranges 0mm 24.5mm Since the start of the drought in November 2019, our water catchments have received around 24 per cent less rainfall than normal. Waitākere ... More >>
Shovel-ready Provides Some Help For Auckland Council’s Emergency Budget
Tuesday, 14 July 2020, 7:59 am | Auckland Council
Mayor Phil Goff welcomed the reassurance that Auckland Council will receive nearly $100 million under the government’s ‘shovel-ready projects’ for this week’s Emergency Budget. In a letter to Mayor Goff, ministers Grant Robertson and Phil Twyford ... More >>
Watercare Drought Update: 13 July
Monday, 13 July 2020, 9:10 am | Watercare
Rainfall: Yesterday Past 7 days Rainfall since the start of the drought Hūnua Ranges 0 mm 34.5mm Since the start of the drought in November 2019, our water catchments have received around 24 per cent less rainfall than normal. Waitākere ... More >>
Watercare Drought Update
Friday, 10 July 2020, 9:21 am | Watercare Services
Please find below the latest drought status update: 10 July Rainfall: Yesterday Past 7 days Rainfall since the start of the drought Hūnua Ranges 2mm 53.5mm Since the start of the drought in November 2019, our water catchments have received ... More >>
Auckland Council And MSD To Create 700 New Jobs
Thursday, 9 July 2020, 11:03 am | Auckland Council
700 new jobs on Auckland infrastructure and related environmental projects will be created over the next year, thanks to a $4.3 million dollar partnership launched this morning by Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni and Auckland Mayor Phil ... More >>
