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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 7]
Watercare Completes New $115m Watermain 20% Under Budget
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 4:16 pm | Watercare
Renewing and upgrading ageing infrastructure forms a major part of Watercare’s 10-year Business Plan, which the company released last month. More >>
Pilot Project Delivers Promising Results For Sustainable Urban Design
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 3:32 pm | Auckland Council
The Living Roof Monitoring project was launched to assess how well these verdant rooftops perform compared to conventional ones. After months of careful monitoring, the results highlight their effectiveness as a sustainable urban solution. More >>
Watercare Thanks Aucklanders For Mindful Water Use As Dam Levels Start To Recover
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 12:52 pm | Watercare
Watercare activated its Drought Management Plan in early March and stepped up its water conservation messaging when dam levels dropped below the ‘preparing for drought’ trigger point. More >>
Weekly Water Supply Update
Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 11:03 am | Watercare Services
Built in 1910, Waitākere Dam is Auckland’s oldest water supply dam. It holds 1.7 billion litres of water. Water from here is treated at our Waitākere Water Treatment Plant before being distributed to Aucklanders. More >>
Banksy’s Defining Works To Be Shown In Auckland As The Art Of Banksy Opens This July 2025
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 11:22 am | Auckland Live
The Art of Banksy is the world’s largest collection of original and authenticated Banksy art showcasing more than 150 pieces including prints, canvases and unique works. The collection wowed thousands of Wellingtonians in 2024 and now it’s Auckland’s ... More >>
Silver Lining: Easter Rain Likely To Boost Auckland Dam Levels
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 1:35 pm | Watercare
Rain is forecast for the next few days, with a heavy rain watch in place for Auckland from the early hours of tomorrow morning. More >>
Rare Raukawa Gecko Rediscovered In Auckland Remains Elusive
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 8:42 am | Auckland Council
These omnivores play a vital role in pollination and seed dispersal as they consume nectar and fruit, and a significant find of the gecko could suggest a potentially thriving population in an area where they were thought to be extinct. More >>
Watercare Invites Aucklanders To Help Shape City’s Water Future
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 2:19 pm | Watercare
Watercare head of strategy and consenting Helen Shaw says the ‘metropolitan servicing strategy’ covers the area from Whangaparāoa in the north, to Pukekohe in the south. More >>
Community Nurseries: The Green Heart Of Auckland’s Restoration Efforts
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 3:03 pm | Auckland Council
Chair of the Policy and Planning Committee Councillor Richard Hills is grateful to the committed community nursery volunteers who make conservation easy by connecting people, knowledge, and landscapes. More >>
Crackdown On Unregistered Dogs: Final Infringement Notices Issued
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 2:11 pm | Auckland Council
Chair of the council’s Regulatory and Safety Committee Josephine Bartley says there is a correlation between unregistered dogs and dogs allowed to roam off properties, and the number of attacks on people and other animals. More >>
School Holidays Action – What To Do With The Kids In Tāmaki Makaurau This April
Tuesday, 8 April 2025, 1:03 pm | Tataki Auckland Unlimited
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki has free Kids and Whānau Create sessions on every day of the school holidays from 11am – 3pm. Make your own photo panorama using a thermal digital camera. More >>
Weekly Water Supply Update - April 7, 2025
Monday, 7 April 2025, 1:48 pm | Watercare Services
Last week’s weather system provided a welcome boost to Auckland’s dam levels, lifting them four percentage points to 64.4% today. More >>
Driest March In 15 Years For Auckland's Dam Catchments
Wednesday, 2 April 2025, 12:28 pm | Watercare
Today, Auckland’s total storage in its water supply dams is 59.7 per cent, compared to the historical average of 74.8 per cent for this time of year. More >>
America’s Cup Update
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 9:22 am | Tataki Auckland Unlimited
Auckland’s bid was contingent on a three-way funding partnership between Auckland Council, central government and the private sector. MBIE has informed TAU that the government is unable provide the funds required and on that basis the bid cannot ... More >>
Auckland's First Permanent Non Potable Tanker Filling Station Brought Into Service
Monday, 31 March 2025, 10:28 am | Watercare
Today, Watercare brings into service Auckland’s first permanent non-potable tanker filling station in Māngere, easing demand on the city’s drinking water supply. The $1.2 million tanker filling station replaces the temporary non potable tanker ... More >>
Tunnel Boring Machine Breaks Through To Complete Watercare’s 16.2-kilometre Central Interceptor Tunnel
Friday, 28 March 2025, 12:11 pm | Watercare Services
The 200-metre-long TBM has travelled under Manukau Harbour, across the city and laid more than 10,000 rings to build New Zealand’s longest wastewater tunnel. More >>
Watercare Unveils $13.8 Billion Plan To Ensure Reliable Water Services
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 5:21 am | Watercare
Watercare chief executive Dave Chambers says, "Reliability is at the heart of our business plan. As the country’s largest utility, we have a third of New Zealanders depending on us to get safe drinking water to their taps, and to take it away again ... More >>
Watercare Announces Appointment Of New Chief Executive
Friday, 21 March 2025, 1:53 pm | Watercare
Jamie Sinclair is currently Watercare’s deputy chief executive and has previously held senior roles in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, most recently as chief executive of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei before joining Watercare in 2021. More >>
Watercare Encourages Aucklanders To Reduce Outdoor Water Use As Dry Weather Persists
Wednesday, 19 March 2025, 12:46 pm | Watercare
Watercare chief operations officer Mark Bourne says the company has since received new weather forecasts that indicate April may turn out to be drier than earlier anticipated. More >>
Sneezeweed: A Tiny Hero Of Kawau Island
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 12:04 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council has established permanent monitoring plots within the Department of Conservation reserve on the island, to track the plant’s progress ahead of a plan to remove “browsing animals” (on Kawau Island these are possums and wallabies) ... More >>
