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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 9]
Korean Business Owners Better Equipped To Deal With Business Disruption
Saturday, 9 July 2022, 2:19 pm | Auckland Council
Korean business owners will soon be better equipped to deal with business disruption such as Covid-19 with access to a new emergency preparedness resource. Auckland Emergency Management (AEM) is launching the country’s first business emergency preparedness ... More >>
Watercare Invites 40 Aucklanders To Recommend The Region’s Future Water Source
Thursday, 7 July 2022, 9:03 am | Watercare
Thousands of Aucklanders will receive an invite today from Watercare to participate in the country’s first trial of a citizens’ assembly for decision making. Through a stratified random sampling process, 12,000 initial invites – sent by email and ... More >>
Watercare Boss Calls For 'relentless Focus’ On Climate Change
Thursday, 30 June 2022, 9:54 am | Watercare
As a proud signatory of the Climate Leaders Coalition , Watercare is pleased with the group’s new Statement of Ambition that ups the ante for business action on climate change. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2206/bd01de55cc6a113f1d26.jpeg" ... More >>
Heart Of The Waitākere Ranges Free Of Kauri Dieback Pathogen
Thursday, 30 June 2022, 9:12 am | Auckland Council
Results from the first long-term kauri health monitoring survey undertaken by Auckland Council in 2021, reveal the distribution of the Phytophthora agathidicida (kauri dieback) pathogen is limited to localised areas on the periphery of the regional ... More >>
Auckland Council Adopts Climate-focused Annual Budget
Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 11:43 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council has formally adopted the Annual Budget 2022/23, locking in a bold billion-dollar package to combat the climate crisis, providing for continued high levels of investment in essential services and infrastructure in Auckland, and reaffirming ... More >>
Lock Down Babies Looking For Loving Homes As Animal Shelters At Capacity
Tuesday, 28 June 2022, 12:06 pm | Auckland Council
They’re running out of room! Auckland Council’s three animal shelters are at capacity with many wonderful dogs available for re-homing. Adoptions have slowed in recent months as dogs surrendered to the shelters or lost dogs unclaimed, wait ... More >>
Watercare’s Central Interceptor Micro-Tunnel Boring Machine (m-TBM) Finishes Second Drive
Monday, 27 June 2022, 5:54 pm | Watercare Services
L to R Watercare's Chris McCarthny, Emmanuel Vaki and Shayne Cunis beside Domenica's 2nd breakthrough point She’s done it again! Domenica—the Central Interceptor’s micro-Tunnel Boring Machine has broken through to the Haycock Avenue shaft, Mt Roskill ... More >>
Auckland’s Biggest Water Project Finishes Construction
Monday, 27 June 2022, 10:26 am | Watercare Services
Auckland’s biggest-ever water project – a $400m water transmission pipeline from Manukau to Khyber Pass – has been completed after more than a decade in construction. With the connection of Watercare’s Hūnua 4 pipe to the Khyber Pass reservoir marking ... More >>
Best Nose In The Business! Auckland Council’s First Biosecurity Dog Departs
Monday, 27 June 2022, 7:17 am | Auckland Council
She’s spent the best part of her life with her nose to the grindstone. Tui, Auckland Council’s first biosecurity dog is no more. For nearly 13 years, a long time in dog years, this Foxy-Jack Russell terrier was part of the conservation dog programme ... More >>
Marae And Papakāinga Development Supported With Funding From Auckland Council
Friday, 17 June 2022, 8:58 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s Parks, Arts, Community and Events Committee has approved allocation of funding from its 2022/2023 Cultural Initiatives Fund: a fund for marae and papakāinga/Māori housing development in Tāmaki Makaurau. Councillor Alf Filipaina, chair of the committee, ... More >>
Auckland Council Seeks Review Of Ports Of Auckland Automation Project
Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 3:19 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council is seeking a review of decisions made by the former chief executive and Board of Directors of the Ports of Auckland (POAL) to commence a now-cancelled project to automate its Fergusson Container Terminal. Mayor Phil Goff and Auckland ... More >>
Ripple Of Excitement As Haunting Sound Returns To Summit Of Kohukohunui
Tuesday, 7 June 2022, 5:29 am | Auckland Council
The slow, mournful but melodious sound of the kōkako can be heard floating down from the heights of Kohukohunui, the highest summit (688m) on mainland Auckland. And it is something worth singing about! They’re celebrating the success of the ... More >>
Turnaround In Compliance As Sediment Control In Council Sights
Monday, 30 May 2022, 12:20 pm | Auckland Council
Building sites are in the spotlight for Auckland Council’s Proactive Compliance team. They’ve stepped up monitoring of smaller building sites that would not otherwise be monitored or inspected, as they seek to reduce the amount of uncontrolled sediment ... More >>
New Joint Auckland Council And Auckland Transport Signs Bylaw 2022 Approved Today
Thursday, 26 May 2022, 4:09 pm | Auckland Council
A new joint Auckland Council and Auckland Transport Signs Bylaw has been approved today by Auckland Council’s Governing Body and the Board of Auckland Transport. “ We worked closely with Auckland Transport to develop a new bylaw that retains ... More >>
Watercare Welcomes New ‘Flushable’ Standard Aimed At Protecting Our Pipes
Monday, 23 May 2022, 2:31 pm | Watercare Services
Watercare is welcoming the release of a new flushable products standard that will provide clarity over what can and cannot be flushed down the loo. The standard – DR AS/NZS 5328:2022 Flushable Products – was released today by Standards Australia ... More >>
Auckland Council Approves Updates To Stormwater And Property Maintenance And Nuisance Bylaws
Thursday, 19 May 2022, 9:41 am | Auckland Council
Amendments to two bylaws have been approved by Auckland Council’s Governing Body. Amendments for the Stormwater Bylaw 2015 will come into effect on 30 May 2022 and amendments for the Property Maintenance and Nuisance Bylaw 2015 will come into effect ... More >>
Watercare Begins Installing Smart Water Meters
Thursday, 7 April 2022, 11:32 am | Watercare Services
Auckland residents will start to have their old mechanical water meters replaced with smart meters this week as Watercare begins its residential rollout. Watercare smart networks manager Andrew Deutschle says the company aims to install 44,000 smart ... More >>
Auckland’s Water And Wastewater Prices To Go Up From July 1
Tuesday, 5 April 2022, 1:47 pm | Watercare Services
Today [5 April], Watercare’s Board of Directors confirmed Auckland’s water and wastewater service prices will increase by 7% from July 1, 2022. This is in line with the price path approved by the Board of Directors in December 2020 and included ... More >>
Daylight Saving To End To New Sound Of Tsunami Sirens
Wednesday, 23 March 2022, 2:37 pm | Auckland Council
If you’re still napping around midday Sunday April 3, enjoying an extra hour or two of sleep daylight saving brings, be prepared for a harsh wakeup call if you live in the Rodney, Waitākere Ranges or Hibiscus and Bays areas. That’s because Auckland ... More >>
Bore Saves Eden Park 11 Million Litres Of Treated Tap Water This Summer
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 6:35 am | Watercare Services
Eden Park’s custom-built water treatment plant and reinstated bore has saved more than 11 million litres of treated tap water over its first summer in operation. The bore and water treatment plant went into service in April last year, while Auckland ... More >>
