Waitakere City - Latest News [Page 21]
Waitakere City Council fines itself
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 10:08 am | Waitakere City
The Waitakere City Council did the right thing in prosecuting itself for not getting consents to move some houses, says the judge who heard the case in the Waitakere District Court. More >>
Waitakere declares itself a city for peace
Thursday, 8 March 2007, 2:58 pm | Waitakere City
Waitakere City Council today voted to declare itself a City for Peace, building on its eco and safe city agendas and joining the increasing number of Peace Cities around the world. More >>
Lease of Laingholm to Muddy Creek Riders
Thursday, 8 March 2007, 11:40 am | Waitakere City
A two year dispute between two rival riding clubs in Waitakere has led to a leading barrister deciding that one of them, the Muddy Creek Riders, will have the lease of Owens Green Reserve, in Laingholm. After two years of failed attempts to resolve ... More >>
Court dismisses appeal against Marae Special Area
Tuesday, 6 March 2007, 3:47 pm | Waitakere City
An Environment Court ruling has dismissed the Te Atatu Residents and Ratepayers Association appeal against the council's decision to create a Marae Special Area at Harbourview/Orangihina (The People’s Park). More >>
Draft Annual Plan 2007/2008 Adopted
Tuesday, 6 March 2007, 1:50 pm | Waitakere City
Waitakere City Councillors have completed deliberations on the draft Annual Plan 2007/2008. More >>
Annual Plan Deliberations Begin
Wednesday, 21 February 2007, 10:18 am | Waitakere City
Waitakere City Council today began deliberations on its Draft Annual Plan (budget) for 2007/08. More >>
Waitakere’s Artists Open Their Doors
Wednesday, 21 February 2007, 12:01 am | Waitakere City
Waitakere’s artists are opening their studios in the first weekend in March to give the public and artists a chance to meet each other and give the public an insight into their creations. More >>
Council Promotes District Plan Change
Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 4:58 pm | Waitakere City
Waitakere City Council is reminding residents that the closing date for feedback on a proposed district plan change (Plan Change 22), which affects land currently occupied by the Whenuapai Airbase, is March 7. More >>
Parking Angels watching over us
Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 3:56 pm | Waitakere City
Waitakere City’s parking wardens have been transformed into “Parking Angels” - ‘guardian angels’ in fact, whose role extends to making sure that residents can use our roads as safely as possible. More >>
Land Value To Stay-For Now
Tuesday, 13 February 2007, 4:10 pm | Waitakere City
Waitakere City Councillors have voted to stick with the Land Value system for calculating rates for 2007/2008. More >>
Going green great for business
Tuesday, 13 February 2007, 2:41 pm | Waitakere City
Waitakere - the "Eco City " - applauds the Green Party's tax proposals which encourage employers to adopt environmentally-friendly practices in exchange for financial benefits. More >>
Mayors Call On Government To Front Up
Monday, 12 February 2007, 5:22 pm | Waitakere City
Waitakere Mayor Bob Harvey and his colleagues in Auckland and North Shore are calling on the Minister of Building Issues Clayton Gosgrove to front up to the next Mayoral Forum meeting with the government’s solutions to the leaky building “fiasco”. More >>
Slow down near schools
Friday, 9 February 2007, 9:31 am | Waitakere City
Waitakere Councillor and youth advocate Linda Cooper says that while the council is looking to introduce a bylaw which will set a legal speed limit of 40km/ph around all our schools – until then motorists should adopt 40km/ph as a voluntary speed ... More >>
Waitakere Sounds Kicks Off With Over 3000
Wednesday, 7 February 2007, 10:27 am | Waitakere City
More than 3000 people attended the launch of the annual Waitakere Sounds concert series yesterday (February 6). More >>
Waitangi Day Comes Of Age
Wednesday, 7 February 2007, 12:13 am | Waitakere City
Waitangi Day has come of age as our national day and is now a true community celebration that honours the Treaty of Waitangi. More >>
Trusts Stadium host the 2007 Netball World Champs
Friday, 26 January 2007, 12:05 am | Waitakere City
New Zealand and Waitakere this morning congratulate Netball New Zealand for its professionalism in securing the 2007 Netball World Championships. More >>
Waitakere Celebrates Waitangi Day
Thursday, 25 January 2007, 10:46 am | Waitakere City
Waitakere's Hoani Waititi Marae is celebrating Waitangi Day this year by inviting the public to spend a day with them. More >>
Waitakere Votes on Regional Governance
Friday, 15 December 2006, 12:04 am | Waitakere City
Waitakere City Council has endorsed a proposal to strengthen governance in the Auckland region. Last night the Council considered a report produced by the Chief Executives of all the Territorial Local Authorities in the region and voted to endorse, in principle, ... More >>
Waitakere: West Wave Re-opens
Tuesday, 12 December 2006, 8:55 am | Waitakere City
The national swimming championships will be held at Waitakere’s West Wave Olympic pool from tomorrow. More >>
Freak combination of events caused pool illness
Monday, 11 December 2006, 2:22 pm | Waitakere City
Waitakere City Council believes that a freak combination of circumstances caused the illness affecting water polo players using the West Wave Aquatic Centre, over the weekend. “The main pool was being run at slightly higher chlorine levels than ... More >>