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City celebrates shield victory
Tuesday, 26 September 2006, 3:06 pm | North Shore City
North Shore City will celebrate its rugby success on Thursday with a street parade and the chance to meet the players and touch the coveted Ranfurly Shield. More >>
City celebrates shield victory
Tuesday, 26 September 2006, 12:31 am | North Shore City
North Shore City will celebrate its rugby success on Thursday with a street parade and the chance to meet the players and touch the coveted Ranfurly Shield. A civic reception will be held by rugby-mad mayor George Wood at North Shore City Council’s ... More >>
North Shore mayor watches Harbour lift log’o’wood
Monday, 25 September 2006, 10:41 am | North Shore City
North Shore City’s mayor, George Wood, was at Jade Stadium this afternoon to watch North Harbour make history by beating Canterbury to lift the Ranfurly Shield for the first time. The rugby-mad former Northcote lock became a devoted Harbour fan ... More >>
Council 'floors' illegal building works
Friday, 22 September 2006, 4:47 pm | North Shore City
Construction of an extra floor above industrial units in North Shore City are at a stand still after the council was granted an interim injunction to halt the illegal building works. More >>
Albany Village's new parking proposals
Wednesday, 20 September 2006, 4:55 pm | North Shore City
Albany Village businesses and visitors have until Friday October 6 to have a say on proposals providing more short-term parking for visitors and shoppers. More >>
Mayor mourns Rangatira
Wednesday, 20 September 2006, 3:56 pm | North Shore City
North Shore City Mayor George Wood is paying tribute to one of the community's most distinguished Maori leaders, Ngati Whatua Paramount Chief Sir Hugh Kawharu, who died yesterday [September 19]. More >>
Bigger beachfront being explored
Wednesday, 20 September 2006, 11:47 am | North Shore City
North Shore City Council is working with Murrays Bay Sailing Club in an effort to ensure boaties and everyone else can enjoy even more of the beachfront reserve. More >>
Mayor mourns Rangatira
Wednesday, 20 September 2006, 11:23 am | North Shore City
North Shore City Mayor George Wood is paying tribute to one of the community's most distinguished Maori leaders, Sir Hugh Kawharu, who died yesterday [September 19]. More >>
City broadband gets a $4.6 million boost
Friday, 8 September 2006, 12:11 am | North Shore City
North Shore City Council is delighted that its bid under the Government's Broadband Challenge has been successful. Economic development manager, Roger Matthews, says the $4.6 million grant will improve the availability of broadband access for North ... More >>
Dr Hu on goodwill visit
Sunday, 3 September 2006, 12:01 am | North Shore City
Dr Hu leads the delegation from the island of Taiwan which will stay at Takapuna’s Spencer on Byron Hotel. More >>
Wood supports independent rates inquiry
Wednesday, 23 August 2006, 5:17 pm | North Shore City
North Shore City Mayor George Wood is delighted by the Government’s announcement of an independent inquiry into local government funding. More >>
Speak up for rates relief
Friday, 18 August 2006, 4:17 pm | North Shore City
A concerted effort by the North Shore City Council’s finance team has so far assisted more than 2000 of its city’s ratepayers to receive rebates on their rates bill. But Mayor George Wood is urging even more residents who think they may be eligible ... More >>
Inaugural event wins award
Thursday, 17 August 2006, 4:29 pm | North Shore City
The inaugural NZ Festival of Body Art, which is set to become an iconic North Shore event, has won a NZ Event Industry Award for the best emerging event. Held at the Bruce Mason Centre in May, it drew a capacity crowd of almost 800 people. More >>
Key community facilities get funding
Wednesday, 16 August 2006, 1:24 pm | North Shore City
Four heritage groups have received funding to preserve and improve key community facilities so people can continue to use and enjoy them. More >>
More than 1100 have their say on pedestrian bridge
Monday, 14 August 2006, 3:07 pm | North Shore City
More than 1100 people spoke up on whether they want a pedestrian bridge built over Wairau Stream. More >>
Working together for the future
Thursday, 10 August 2006, 4:24 pm | North Shore City
North Shore City Council has been approached by the Ministry of Education about selling a piece of reserve land so a new school can be built in Albany. If the proposal went ahead, it would result in Albany Senior High School being built on 4ha of the 10ha ... More >>
Funding boost to improve Shore's road safety
Thursday, 10 August 2006, 4:21 pm | North Shore City
North Shore City Council's new Road Safety Strategy 2006-16 aims to put the brakes on escalating crash and casualty statistics. More >>
Recycling up, rubbish down
Monday, 7 August 2006, 2:42 pm | North Shore City
North Shore residents are being praised for their traditionally positive response to the city’s latest recycling initiative. They have used their new blue and yellow wheelie bins to recycle 22,250 tonnes of glass, steel and plastic over the past year ... More >>
New Birkenhead ferry terminal open for business
Wednesday, 2 August 2006, 9:04 am | North Shore City
A new $2.7m ferry terminal at Birkenhead Point opened today - providing a smart, modern waiting area and improved services for passengers. More >>
World class safety planned for North Shore City
Tuesday, 1 August 2006, 10:14 am | North Shore City
North Shore City is pegged to become a world recognised safe city with the help of the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) and the local council. More >>