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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 97]
Aucklanders advised to change Civil Defence app
Wednesday, 8 June 2016, 1:58 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland residents are being advised to change their current civil defence phone alert system to a new national Red Cross hazard app. “We’re changing to a national platform for civil defence alerts and we’d like to encourage all Aucklanders to ... More >>
Auckland Council targets bottom ten percent of dog owners
Wednesday, 8 June 2016, 10:48 am | Auckland Council
More than 99,000 or 90 percent of all Auckland dogs will be sporting shiny new blue tags over the next two months as their owners re-register them. But this year council officers will be targeting the bottom ten percent who “take a free ride at the ... More >>
Auckland says NPS could be useful tool
Thursday, 2 June 2016, 2:43 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland’s Mayor and Deputy Mayor believe the proposals contained in the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity (NPS) will provide a useful tool in measuring and meeting demand for land for both housing and business. More >>
Mayor: CRL will change Auckland for ever
Thursday, 2 June 2016, 11:41 am | Auckland Council
Auckland Mayor Len Brown is describing this morning’s commencement of the construction of the City Rail Link (CRL) as an historic day for Auckland which will transform the city. More >>
Social response needed to Auckland’s growth
Wednesday, 1 June 2016, 5:16 pm | Auckland Council
Social response needed to Auckland’s growth The social impact of intensification was the theme of the Auckland Council Community Development and Safety Committee meeting today, held at Te Oro community centre in Glen Innes. Clr John Watson, who ... More >>
How long do you really need to exercise for?
Wednesday, 1 June 2016, 12:27 pm | Auckland Council
This month Auckland Council Pools and Leisure launched ‘Let’s make it fit’ – a programme which encourages time-poor people to exercise through individually tailored 30 minutes sessions that fit in with their schedules. More >>
Successful tsunami walk in Orewa
Monday, 30 May 2016, 11:40 am | Auckland Council
More than 3,000 students and public took part in the Orewa Tsunami walk last week (Wednesday 25 May). Organised by Auckland Council’s Civil Defence and Emergency Management (CDEM) team, the walk was held to increase community preparedness in Orewa ... More >>
Top five tips to fit fitness into your life
Friday, 27 May 2016, 12:20 pm | Auckland Council
Are you one of the many people that struggle to fit exercise into their life? More >>
Watercare simplifies billing for landlords and tenants
Thursday, 26 May 2016, 3:01 pm | Watercare
Landlords and property managers in the Auckland region have until 30 June to sign up for a new payment option offered by Watercare that promises to reduce their rental property administration. More >>
Recommendations on designations received
Wednesday, 25 May 2016, 4:24 pm | Auckland Council
The first Independent Hearings Panel recommendations on the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan have been received by Auckland Council. More >>
Water and wastewater price changes effective 1 July 2016
Monday, 23 May 2016, 4:02 pm | Watercare Services
Watercare announced today it will be increasing the price of its water and wastewater services by an average of 2.5 per cent. More >>
Call for nominations in Manukau Harbour awards
Monday, 23 May 2016, 3:22 pm | Auckland Council
The Manukau Harbour Forum is inviting nominations from respective mana whenua, iwi, individual contributors and community group representatives for the Mauri o te Moana Award. More >>
Historic Waikumete ashes need sensitivity and respect
Monday, 23 May 2016, 2:03 pm | Auckland Council
Nearly 1800 sets of ashes dating back as far as the 1920s and buried in vaults at Waikumete Cemetery must be treated with sensitivity and respect. More >>
Auckland’s first ever tsunami walk to be held in Orewa
Friday, 20 May 2016, 12:42 pm | Auckland Council
The Orewa community is being encouraged to identify and walk their nearest evacuation route at 9:30am on Wednesday 25 May as part of the first ever tsunami walk in Auckland. More >>
Urban boundary myth busted
Friday, 20 May 2016, 11:40 am | Auckland Council
Urban boundary myth busted Auckland Council is busting the myth that there is a constraint on building beyond Auckland’s current Metropolitan Urban Limit (MUL). 23,000 homes already planned outside the MUL Over the past three years Auckland Council ... More >>
Council now ‘decision-maker in waiting’ on Unitary Plan
Thursday, 19 May 2016, 3:36 pm | Auckland Council
With the process of public hearings on the Proposed Unitary Plan now complete, Auckland Council’s role under the Local Government Act is now as decision-maker in waiting. More >>
Corporate property, council performance discussed
Thursday, 19 May 2016, 12:59 pm | Auckland Council
The council’s Finance and Performance Committee today considered updates on corporate property, council performance and other matters. More >>
Report leads to online buzz
Thursday, 19 May 2016, 10:55 am | Auckland Council
BUZZED - stories that stimulate conversation on the real impacts of alcohol and other drugs to inspire change – is a social media campaign launched today in response to an Auckland Council report, ‘ Knowing Someone Cares,’ about the city’s most ... More >>
“Knowing someone cares” rated most important factor
Thursday, 19 May 2016, 10:54 am | Auckland Council
A new report released today aims to shape the way helping agencies work with at-risk young people, in an effort to reduce harm from alcohol and other drug use. More >>
Substantial fine for building without resource consent
Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 1:39 pm | Auckland Council
Auckland Council has welcomed an Auckland District Court decision to fine a property owner $30,000 for building a garage without resource consent. More >>
