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23 Jul 2019

Aotea/Great Barrier Local Board sets out budget priorities

Housing, dark sky status, dredging and water quality will be among some of Aotea/Great Barrier Local Board's funding priorities for the coming year.

Environment 17 Jul 2019

Community trust to recycle glass on Great Barrier Island

A community trust on Great Barrier Island will be using a council grant to make drinking glasses out of discarded bottles and jars.

Waste 16 Jul 2019

Bin or bags – time to make your choice

Auckland Council is encouraging the Aotea Great Barrier Island community to make sure they have either bags or a bin ready for when the roadside rubbish collection service changes take effect on 5 August.

Waste 16 Jul 2019

New stormwater works project underway on Waiheke

New stormwater works are due to get underway on Tahi Road, Ostend Road, Tawaipareira Reserve and the Waiheke Refuse Transfer Station to improve the stormwater network.

Community 15 Jul 2019

Local board supports St John mental health course on Aotea

Great Barrier Local Board has granted funding to St John to provide the first ever mental health first aid course on the island.

Community 10 Jul 2019

Community-led plan shows visionary future for Parnell

Waitematā Local Board has launched a 30-year plan for Auckland's first suburb.

City Centre Waterfront 9 Jul 2019

Construction to start on historic seawall

Major construction works to strengthen Waitematā Harbour’s historic seawall are due to start this month.

Waste 3 Jul 2019

Roadside recycling service keeps resources out of landfill

Residents and ratepayers on Aotea Great Barrier Island are being encouraged to keep recycling, using their yellow recycling crates, in tandem with the new roadside rubbish collection service that launches on Monday, 1 July.

Events

08 Oct 2026

History - Jubilee Blind Institute, Parnell

Discover Parnell’s hidden history.

08 Oct 2026

Ladies, A Talk: An Evening with Alexa Johnston

Join author Alexa Johnston for a delicious journey through New Zealand’s baking traditions, from...

08 Oct 2026

Piringatahi: A heritage feast

Come along and browse a curated selection of cookbooks from 1714 to the present.

08 Oct 2026

Piringatahi: Heritage collections up close

This is a unique opportunity to get up close with heritage collections held at Auckland Council L...

09 Oct 2026 - 18 Oct 2026

Tōrua

An immersive contemporary dance journey that transforms the city into a living stage.

10 Oct 2026

He Hākari Kōrero: A Feast of Stories

Participants are invited to experience a free one-hour kōrero where heritage is something to be f...

10 Oct 2026

Parnell Streams and Gullies Heritage Walk

An enriching look into the early connection between the natural landscape and the development of...

10 Oct 2026

Winter's End Pottery Market

A pottery market with unique and fun workshops on offer.