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.

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DOC office moves to Auckland Council building

Monday, 10 September 2018, 12:41 pm | Auckland Council

A pōwhiri has been held this morning to welcome Department of Conservation (DOC) staff into their new home at Auckland Council’s Te Wharau o Horotiu – Bledisloe House, 24 Wellesley Street. More >>

Major growth on way for the south

Monday, 10 September 2018, 10:26 am | Auckland Council

Options for transport networks and use of land for future housing and jobs in Drury-Opāheke and Pukekohe-Paerata are available for public consultation from 10 September. More >>

New chair appointed to Panuku board

Thursday, 6 September 2018, 4:48 pm | Auckland Council

Auckland Council has today appointed Adrienne Young-Cooper as the new chair of its urban redevelopment agency, Panuku Development Auckland. More >>

Auckland’s modern-day Doctor Dolittle

Wednesday, 5 September 2018, 12:34 pm | Auckland Council

What languages can you speak? Spanish? Mandarin? Bird? Most of us enjoy just listening to birds but for Tim Lovegrove talking to birds is as normal as chatting over coffee with friends. A regional fauna adviser in the Council’s Biodiversity team, he’s ... More >>

Closures in Kaipātiki reserves to prevent kauri dieback

Monday, 3 September 2018, 11:15 am | Auckland Council

Auckland Council and Kaipātiki Local Board will on Monday 3 September start to close a number of vulnerable tracks and some reserves in the Kaipātiki area, to protect against further spread of kauri dieback disease. More >>

Hunua pest control programme nears start

Thursday, 30 August 2018, 9:45 am | Auckland Council

Auckland Council’s second planned aerial pest control operation in the Hunua Ranges and surrounding land is close to getting underway in the coming weeks. More >>

Discover over 200 fascinating heritage stories

Tuesday, 28 August 2018, 12:44 pm | Auckland Council

Celebrate people and cultures from all over the world that have made Tāmaki Makaurau the diverse city it is today at the 2018 Auckland Heritage Festival. More >>

Entries wanted for rangoli chalk drawing competition

Tuesday, 28 August 2018, 9:51 am | Auckland Council

Colourful chalk rangoli designs will cover the ground outside Ellen Melville Centre before the Auckland Diwali Festival – and one of them will secure a $500 cash prize for its creator. Ellen Melville Centre and festival organisers are presenting a programme ... More >>

Iconic Auckland peace mural about to be restored

Friday, 24 August 2018, 3:21 pm | Auckland Council

The iconic VAANA Peace Mural on the corner of Ponsonby and Karangahape Roads will be back up for all to see next week. More >>

Auckland Council approves CCO Statements of Intent

Tuesday, 21 August 2018, 2:16 pm | Auckland Council

Auckland Council’s Finance and Performance Committee today approved the Statements of Intent (SOI) for five substantive council-controlled organisations (CCOs), which set the objectives and activities of each organisation for the next three years. More >>

More parks and open space for Auckland

Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 5:32 pm | Auckland Council

A report presented to Auckland Council’s Environment and Community Committee today outlines the $43.7 million council spent purchasing new parks and open space for Aucklanders in the previous financial year. More >>

Bright Star

Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 3:42 pm | Auckland Live

In the 1980s, Beatrice Hill Tinsley was a celebrated cosmologist, acknowledged by the American Astronomical Society for her outstanding research contribution to astrophysics, with a main-belt asteroid named in her honour. More >>

Pick & Mix Celebrates 10 Years with a Huge Kids Takeover

Monday, 13 August 2018, 5:34 pm | Auckland Live

Auckland Live Pick & Mix are putting on a massive 10th birthday celebration on August 18 & 19where the kids are in charge for once! To celebrate a decade of innovative and interactive arts experiences for kids, Auckland Live is handing ... More >>

Group procurement delivers $288 million in savings

Wednesday, 8 August 2018, 4:07 pm | Auckland Council

Auckland Council’s group source procurement programme, which combines Auckland Council, Auckland Transport and Watercare when procuring products and services, has delivered $288million of savings and benefits since 2016, it was revealed today. More >>