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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 91]
No hot dogs in hot cars this summer
Monday, 14 November 2016, 11:29 am | Auckland Council
With a warm weekend heralding a warm season ahead, Auckland Council’s Animal Management team is calling on owners to take extra care when travelling in cars with their pets this summer. It takes only minutes for a pet left in a vehicle on a warm day to succumb ... More >>
New Zealanders share their Meth turning points
Thursday, 10 November 2016, 9:45 am | Auckland Council
A powerful new video released today shows musicians Tiki Taane and Marcus Powell, NZ lightweight Muay Thai champion Miriam Tio and everyday kiwis William Swift and Tane Dunn talking frankly about how methamphetamine, also known as P, affected their ... More >>
Scale of food waste brought to Aucklanders
Wednesday, 9 November 2016, 3:37 pm | Auckland Council
15,000 loaves of bread are wasted every day in Auckland – enough to cross the Harbour Bridge three times over! Auckland Council erected huge toast towers at Britomart today to show the scale of food waste – these four metre high pillars of toast ... More >>
Dinosaur eggs discovered at botanic gardens
Monday, 7 November 2016, 11:09 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Botanic Gardens plant curators have unearthed what are thought to be prehistoric dinosaur eggs in the Gondwana Forest section of the expansive garden in Manurewa. More >>
Aucklanders – start loving your leftovers this November
Thursday, 3 November 2016, 3:29 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council is encouraging residents to love their leftovers throughout November with a series of workshops, competitions and community events promoting the Love Food Hate Waste campaign. More >>
First Governing Body begins new council term
Wednesday, 2 November 2016, 3:16 pm | Auckland Council
The first formal Auckland Council Governing Body meeting has been held, marking the start of council business for the new term. More >>
Council welcomes SkyPath closing statements
Wednesday, 2 November 2016, 2:26 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council has welcomed the closing statement of the Environment Court which indicated consent would be granted, subject to refining of conditions, for SkyPath. More >>
Te Auaunga Awa launch calls for community celebration
Wednesday, 2 November 2016, 10:53 am | Auckland Council
An event to mark the start of a major community transformation will be held this Saturday 5 November 2016 in Mt Roskill, as construction begins on Te Auaunga Awa restoration. The launch will encourage local residents to discover and celebrate ... More >>
Housing and Transport priority to make Auckland better
Tuesday, 1 November 2016, 6:54 pm | Auckland Council
New Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has stressed the need for bold action to address the housing crisis in Auckland and connect communities with a smart and efficient public transport system. More >>
Whenuapai’s approved structure plan released
Monday, 31 October 2016, 3:07 pm | Auckland Council
Whenuapai residents and businesses are invited to attend the launch of the approved Whenuapai Structure Plan at the Whenuapai Village Hall on 10 November, starting at 7.30pm. More >>
The best of the Pacific in your neighbourhood
Monday, 31 October 2016, 12:50 pm | Auckland Council
Find your nearest Urbanesia festival hub to experience the best contemporary Pacific arts and culture in our town centres and parks across the Auckland region – all for free. More >>
The Largest Lego® Christmas Tree in the Southern Hemisphere
Friday, 28 October 2016, 4:07 pm | Auckland Live
Taller than a two-storey house and built from over half a million LEGO bricks, the LEGO Christmas Tree is coming to New Zealand where it will light up Auckland’s Aotea Square from Friday 25th November to Tuesday 27 December. More >>
Auckland Council warns of credit card scam
Thursday, 27 October 2016, 3:24 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council is warning residents to be vigilant after a customer fell victim to a scam from a person claiming to be from ‘Auckland Council Tele Sales’. More >>
Top five secrets to passing building inspections
Tuesday, 25 October 2016, 9:53 am | Auckland Council
If you are planning a building or renovation project for your home, it’s likely you will need to obtain an approved consent before beginning work. The process of gaining a consent and following through to obtain a Code of Compliance Certificate ... More >>
Sentencing over rubbish truck death
Friday, 21 October 2016, 4:16 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council is one of three parties fined today in the North Shore District Court over the death of a rubbish contractor in Birkenhead last August. More >>
Fresh fruit & vegetable group partners with leisure centres
Friday, 21 October 2016, 1:00 pm | Auckland Council
Four Auckland Council leisure centres in the city’s south are promoting healthy eating by becoming pick-up points for fresh fruit and vegetables purchased online. More >>
Young candidates the big winners in Kids Voting
Thursday, 20 October 2016, 4:19 pm | Auckland Council
Phil Goff was the winner chosen by students taking part in the Kids Voting election programme but with a slimmer majority of just 463 votes over his closest rival 22- year-old Chloe Swarbrick. More >>
Mayor elect announces Deputy and new Council committees
Thursday, 20 October 2016, 2:59 pm | Auckland Council
Mayor elect Phil Goff today announced that Bill Cashmore will be the new Deputy Mayor of Auckland. “I’m delighted that Bill Cashmore has accepted the position of Deputy Mayor. He is a respected and experienced councillor and I am looking forward ... More >>
Auckland reverses downward voting trend
Friday, 14 October 2016, 12:16 pm | Auckland Council
Nearly 400,000 Aucklanders turned out to cast their vote in the city’s third local elections since amalgamation, arresting the decline in voter turnout and improving the city’s position, to earn the second largest percentage increase of all metropolitan ... More >>
Half a million dollar boost for sports groups
Monday, 10 October 2016, 1:51 pm | Auckland Council
In a bid to encourage Aucklanders to be more active more often, Auckland Council has released a $508,000 regional fund to support sport and recreation organisations that work across the region. Applications for the 2017/18 Regional Sport and Recreation ... More >>
