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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 85]
Plan change proposed for Sites of Significance to Mana Whenu
Friday, 24 March 2017, 1:11 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s Planning Committee is to consider approving engagement with mana whenua and landowners on approximately 270 new Sites and Places of Significance to Mana Whenua as the next step in developing a plan change. More >>
Daylight saving end triggers tsumani alert test
Friday, 24 March 2017, 11:31 am | Auckland Council
Aucklanders are advised there will be “no cause for alarm” at noon on Sunday 2 April, as the city’s tsunami sirens are given their twice-yearly test. More >>
Reduce your water use with free audit
Friday, 24 March 2017, 10:34 am | Watercare Services
Aucklanders have been making a strong effort to use less water and Watercare needs them to keep up the good work. More >>
Artist in Residence’s choreographer to take up residency
Friday, 24 March 2017, 9:46 am | Auckland Council
Choreographer and dancer Chloe Loftus has been selected as the 2017 Auckland Council Artist in Residence – an annual initiative celebrating the creation of new and inspiring art. She is the first choreographer to be selected for the residency, which ... More >>
Rainy weekend may bring more disruption
Thursday, 23 March 2017, 4:45 pm | Auckland Council
MetService is forecasting a wet end to the week and into next week, which may cause more disruption to areas affected by recent storms and flooding. More >>
Live events pump up the volume
Thursday, 23 March 2017, 3:33 pm | Auckland Council
Step into a recording studio, spin the decks or sing a classic Kiwi song at New Zealand’s largest-ever music exhibition, Volume: Making Music in Aotearoa. Since October 2016, Volume has been turning visitors into rock stars, DJ’s, dancers and producers. More >>
Mayor opens Auckland Conversations event on homelessness
Thursday, 23 March 2017, 2:12 pm | Auckland Council
Today Social Housing Minister Amy Adams and Auckland Mayor Phil Goff launched Housing First Auckland, which aims to house 472 chronically homeless Aucklanders and provide services to address the causes of their homelessness. More >>
Easter Sunday trading leads discussion at meeting
Thursday, 23 March 2017, 1:04 pm | Auckland Council
Decision digest | Governing Body 23 March 2017 Easter Sunday trading leads discussion at Governing Body meeting The Government’s decision to delegate policy decisions allowing retail businesses to trade on Easter Sunday came before the Governing Body ... More >>
Housing First launches to help Auckland’s homeless
Thursday, 23 March 2017, 12:53 pm | Auckland Council
A new initiative aimed at ending chronic homelessness in Auckland has officially kicked off. More >>
Water lessons filtered through on World Water Day
Thursday, 23 March 2017, 11:38 am | Watercare Services
Children at one Auckland primary school celebrated World Water Day [22 March] by creating and testing their own water filters. More >>
Scale of devastation caused by Tasman Tempest revealed
Thursday, 23 March 2017, 7:42 am | Watercare
Vivid imagery captured by Watercare on Tuesday [21 March] reveals the scale of devastation caused by the Tasman Tempest weather event in the Hunua Ranges. More >>
On World Water Day, pre-school kids learn to save 20
Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 3:35 pm | Watercare Services
As Aucklanders continue to come together to reduce their water use and ‘save 20’ everyday, one daycare in Central Auckland is getting on the bandwagon by teaching water conservation to its youngest kids. More >>
Council to partially demolish Probett Building
Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 1:50 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council has issued a warrant to undertake the emergency partial demolition of the Probett Building at 3107 Great North Road, New Lynn. More >>
Decision digest | Finance and Performance Committee
Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 12:49 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s Finance and Performance Committee yesterday made decisions on a number of topics, including approving the funding levy for 2017/2018 and a value for money review across the council group. More >>
Time running out to have your say on Auckland’s budget
Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 11:32 am | Auckland Council
Aucklanders are being urged to have their say on the council’s 2017/2018 budget before consultation closes next week. More >>
Call to Save 20 continues to have cut through
Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 12:01 pm | Watercare Services
Watercare’s call for Aucklanders to Save 20 continues to have cut through. Yesterday, the city consumed a total of 409 million litres of water which was 10 million litres less than the Monday [13 March] following the ‘Tasman Tempest’ and an astounding ... More >>
Host iwi for Matariki Festival 2017 announced
Monday, 20 March 2017, 4:01 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council is proud to be celebrating this year’s Matariki Festival in partnership with Ngāti Manuhiri. More >>
Target met two days running
Monday, 20 March 2017, 11:23 am | Watercare
Aucklanders are continuing to do a fantastic job of reducing their water use in the wake of the ‘Tasman Tempest’ weather event. Yesterday, [Sunday 19 March] people and businesses used a total of 399 million litres of water, and the day before they ... More >>
Aucklanders achieve the target
Sunday, 19 March 2017, 12:16 pm | Watercare Services
Aucklanders achieve the target Aucklanders are continuing to do a phenomenal job of reducing their water use in the wake of the ‘Tasman Tempest’ weather event. Yesterday, [Saturday 18 March] people and businesses used a total of 391 million ... More >>
Aucklanders band together through watery times
Saturday, 18 March 2017, 5:16 pm | Auckland Council
For immediate release 17 March 2017 #12 Aucklanders band together through watery times Aucklanders have had a week of water-related issues and challenges, and have shown plenty of resilience and community spirit, also getting in behind the drive ... More >>
