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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 86]
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 >>
Aucklanders continue to respond to the call to Save 20
Saturday, 18 March 2017, 4:03 pm | Watercare Services
Auckland’s total water use fell to 402 million litres yesterday as people and businesses continued to respond to the call to Save 20 . While this is 2 million litres over the target set by Watercare, it is 50 million litres less than the region ... More >>
Mayor signs historic iwi relationship agreement
Friday, 17 March 2017, 4:52 pm | Auckland Council
17 March 2017 Mayor signs historic iwi relationship agreement Mayor Phil Goff has joined with the Chair of Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust Russell Kemp and the Chair of the Rodney Local Board Beth Houlbrooke to sign the first formal relationship agreement ... More >>
End of week sees improvement in water treatment capacity
Friday, 17 March 2017, 10:19 am | Watercare
Auckland, 17 March 2017 – Watercare has today announced that water production at Ardmore Water Treatment Plant has increased by 10 million litres per day since Wednesday (15 March). More >>
Helping residents swap unwanted treasures
Thursday, 16 March 2017, 2:47 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council and community social website Neighbourly have worked together to create a dedicated space that enables Aucklanders to offer their unwanted items to other people in their neighbourhood. More >>
Aucklanders continue to use less water than normal
Thursday, 16 March 2017, 10:59 am | Watercare
Water consumption was 415 million litres yesterday; this is six million litres more than Tuesday (14 March). More >>
Sun’s out but leave the hose in the shed!
Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 12:57 pm | Watercare
Sun’s out but leave the hose in the shed! / Updated 9am, 15 March, 2017 More >>
Forward work programme approved
Tuesday, 14 March 2017, 3:48 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s Environment and Community Committee met today with business including the approval of the committee’s forward work programme. More >>
Keeping going Auckland! Save 20 still needed
Tuesday, 14 March 2017, 12:32 pm | Watercare
Update 10am, 14 March, 2017 Auckland went back to work yesterday and water consumption climbed to 419 million litres. More >>
Watercare crews kept busy with high volume of overflows
Monday, 13 March 2017, 1:07 pm | Watercare
Due to the heavy rain during the weekend, we’ve had hundreds of overflows reported around the city. More >>
Target achieved two days running - keep it up Auckland!
Monday, 13 March 2017, 1:05 pm | Watercare
Aucklanders continued to respond to calls for reduced water use yesterday with total consumption falling to 382 million litres. This was comfortably within the target range of 400 million litres or less. Well done everyone! More >>
Auckland parks flagged with international quality mark
Monday, 13 March 2017, 11:13 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council has been awarded half of the 22 prestigious Green Flag Awards granted across New Zealand and Australia as part of the Green Flag Award scheme 2016/17, recognising them as being among the best in the world. More >>
West Auckland flooding update 12 March 9:45pm
Monday, 13 March 2017, 11:03 am | Auckland Council
Significant localised flooding in West Auckland as a result of today’s heavy rainfall has seen a large-scale emergency response that will continue throughout the evening. More >>
Fantastic job Auckland! Let’s keep it up.
Monday, 13 March 2017, 10:47 am | Watercare
The Auckland community is doing a fantastic job of reducing its water use. Yesterday, the region beat its target of using less than 400 million litres of water by 10 million litres. More >>
More water savings urgently needed
Saturday, 11 March 2017, 4:01 pm | Watercare Services
Aucklanders have reduced their water consumption – which is great – but more savings are urgently needed. Everyone is being asked to Save 20. Watercare needs people to use 20 litres less water per day. In the past 24 hours, Aucklanders have ... More >>
Aucklanders urged to reduce water use by 20 litres per day
Friday, 10 March 2017, 10:33 am | Watercare
Watercare is urging Aucklanders to reduce their water use by 20 litres per day until the end of March because this week’s storm has restricted the treatment capacity of the city’s largest water treatment plant. The company says that water quality ... More >>
Auckland fashion walks the walk
Thursday, 9 March 2017, 11:35 am | Auckland Council
9 March 2017 Auckland fashion walks the walk Where were Dior originals made in Auckland? Who was the fashion designer that became one of NZ’s most famous madams? Who made Trelise Cooper’s wedding dress? Where is the source of Zambesi? Discover these ... More >>
Auckland International Cultural Festival
Wednesday, 8 March 2017, 1:53 pm | Auckland Council
This fun, free Auckland Council event on Sunday, April 2, from 10am-5pm at the Mt Roskill War Memorial Park, offers people the opportunity to discover a sparkling smorgasbord of flavours, sights and sounds from around the world. More >>
Hunua Falls Camp evacuation
Wednesday, 8 March 2017, 12:44 pm | Auckland Council
An evacuation of the Hunua Falls Camp at Falls Road, Hunua, is currently underway. More >>
