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Kids Bike Day returns for school holidays
Tuesday, 16 September 2008, 4:29 pm | North Shore City
The popular Kids Bike Day is returning to Onepoto Domain on October 1, just in time for the school holidays. More >>
North Shore City Celebrates Returning Olympians
Friday, 5 September 2008, 5:08 pm | North Shore City
Today North Shore City Council hosted a citywide celebration of returning New Zealand Olympians – a quarter of whom come from North Shore City – with a long and festive motorcade that lasted nearly four hours. More >>
North Shore breaks ground on new council annexe
Friday, 5 September 2008, 11:10 am | North Shore City
At a dawn ceremony today North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams turned the first sod to mark the start of construction of an extension to the North Shore City Council’s head office in Takapuna. More >>
Route for North Shore Olympic convoy confirmed
Thursday, 4 September 2008, 2:06 pm | North Shore City
North Shore City is encouraging children, businesses and residents to get out on the streets of the City to welcome home our Olympians in a citywide convoy. Please follow this link for the exact route, and for timings see the table below: http://www.northshorecity.govt.nz/your_council/news_releases/Releases-2008/September/north-shore-welcome-for-olympians.html More >>
North Shore City honours returning Olympians
Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 10:03 am | North Shore City
North Shore City Council will be hosting a welcome home motorcade for its local Olympians this Friday, September 5. More >>
Wheel of Chance to feature in road safety campaign
Tuesday, 2 September 2008, 9:38 am | North Shore City
The Wheel of Chance used in the NZ Transport Agency’s current television advertisements about the dangers of intersections will feature in a North Shore road safety campaign launching tomorrow. A real life replica of the Wheel will be placed near (but at ... More >>
Council’s Annual Report records a year of firsts
Thursday, 28 August 2008, 10:05 am | North Shore City
North Shore City Council adopted its 2007-08 Annual Report at a council meeting tonight. The annual report records the council’s performance over 12 months from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008. More >>
North Shore City Civic Awards Presented
Sunday, 24 August 2008, 12:52 am | North Shore City
Ordinary people who have made an extraordinary contribution to the lives of others became honoured citizens of North Shore City when they were recognised for their selfless deeds at the city’s annual Civic Awards ceremony last night. More >>
Great work Tom – right behind our other finalists
Friday, 22 August 2008, 9:22 am | North Shore City
North Shore City is extremely proud of our latest Olympic Gold Medallist Tom Ashley, and wishes other North Shore athletes all the best in their finals. Devonport raised boardsailer Ashley won Olympic Gold last night after finishing third in the final ... More >>
City concerns over regional amenities funding
Thursday, 21 August 2008, 5:33 pm | North Shore City
North Shore City Council is concerned that Government moves to impose a levy on Auckland local authorities to finance regional amenities will place an additional and unfair burden on its ratepayers. More >>
Birkenhead library is granted resource consent
Thursday, 21 August 2008, 9:41 am | North Shore City
The Birkenhead Library and Civic Centre has been granted resource consent, taking it one step closer to its planned construction in late November. More >>
North Shore City building consents moving online
Thursday, 14 August 2008, 2:29 pm | North Shore City
North Shore City residents can now track the progress of their building consents online. More >>
Jail sentence for bus station vandals applauded
Thursday, 14 August 2008, 2:15 pm | North Shore City
The 42 day prison sentence handed down to two vandals who caused $27,000 worth of damage to a North Shore Busway station in a sledgehammer attack has been strongly supported by North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams. More >>
North Shore City cements ties in Korea and China
Tuesday, 12 August 2008, 9:37 am | North Shore City
North Shore City Mayor cements ties in Korea and China August 12, 2008 North Shore City Mayor Andrew Williams returns to the city on Wednesday (August 13) after visiting Korea and China He was the guest of the Korean Government, which provided a great ... More >>
Sunday Star Times "covert enquiries" questioned
Friday, 1 August 2008, 10:45 am | North Shore City
North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams is questioning the motives behind Sunday Star Times reporter's enquiries regarding the North Shore Mayor, in both North Shore and Auckland circles, and wonders what is the purpose of such enquiries. More >>
Birkenhead-Northcote Community Board By-Election
Thursday, 31 July 2008, 3:35 pm | North Shore City
North Shore City’s Electoral Officer Peter McArthur advises that Paula GILLON and Lucy WHINERAY have been elected as the two new members for the Birkenhead-Northcote Community Board following a by-election, which concluded at midday today. Final results ... More >>
Big increase in passengers using Busway
Tuesday, 15 July 2008, 4:03 pm | North Shore City
Since the Northern Busway opened in February, there has been a large increase in passengers on the high speed bus lane between Albany, around North Shore City and the Auckland City CBD. More >>
Total Contrast between Cities on 24 Hour Licensing
Friday, 11 July 2008, 1:31 pm | North Shore City
North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams says the latest comments by the Mayor of Auckland City John Banks on 24 hour bar licensing highlight the distinct contrast between the standards set by Auckland City and North Shore City. More >>
New webcasts connect with tech-savvy residents
Tuesday, 8 July 2008, 9:44 am | North Shore City
North Shore City residents can learn first-hand from Mayor Andrew Williams how their rates are being spent over the next year, thanks to a new video clip hosted by the Council’s website and YouTube. More >>
Volunteers to help clean city parks & reserves
Wednesday, 2 July 2008, 5:17 pm | North Shore City
World Youth Day (WYD) pilgrims from Canada, the United States, Argentina and India will volunteer their time in North Shore City next Thursday (July 10) before crossing the ditch to Sydney where the WYD event is to be held. More >>