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From cul-de-sacs to community: play streets are the highlight this Play Week
This Play Week Aotearoa (19-25 October) Aucklanders are encouraged to embrace the power of play through Auckland Council’s growing play streets initiative.
Shelter to sofa
A new leash on life: the Auckland team quietly transforming outcomes for dogs.
Exercise Tri-Force | Mahi Ngātahi enhances emergency response capabilities
Over two days, those involved carried out a range of activities that sharpened their skills.
Protecting our tānekaha trees
Auckland Council is working to better understand signs of decline affecting tānekaha (also known as celery pine) trees in several North Shore reserves.
Let’s hear it for the women powering Auckland's startup sector
Meet nine awesome women at Auckland Council’s Economic Development Office making a big difference for Auckland’s startup sector and the region's economic growth.
Recovery
Milford storm-affected land update – September 2026
Removal of Category 3 houses ramps up in Milford.
Māngere community fund opens to bring local recovery plan to life
Māngere locals are being invited to put forward ideas that strengthen recovery, wellbeing and resilience through a new $300,000 community fund.
Rānui and Henderson 2023 storm recovery
The funds aim to help strengthen local wellbeing, connection and resilience.
Recovery from the early 2023 storms: Rānui, Henderson, Swanson
Rānui, Henderson and Swanson were hit hard by major storms in 2023, causing flooding in pockets across the area from multiple waterways.
Council News
Protecting our tānekaha trees
Auckland Council is working to better understand signs of decline affecting tānekaha (also known as celery pine) trees in several North Shore reserves.
Let’s hear it for the women powering Auckland's startup sector
Meet nine awesome women at Auckland Council’s Economic Development Office making a big difference for Auckland’s startup sector and the region's economic growth.
RM reform
The government has passed two new acts that will eventually replace the Resource Management Act 1991.
Auckland Startup Week returns with more events and international speakers
Auckland Startup Week is back for its second year, bringing together startup founders, investors, researchers and technology experts for five days of events across the city.
Development News
Tiaki Promise mural takes Auckland’s street art experience to dazzling new heights
40 murals, 40 years, and now a multi-award-winning highlight.
Open banking startup secures $5 million, citing GridAKL as an incubator doing innovation well
"Qippay is a great example of a locally founded company developing solutions with global potential” – Pam Ford.
Double gold for Public Art at the 2026 Best Design Awards
The awards celebrate creativity, cultural leadership and collaboration of artists, mana whenua, designers, project partners and council teams.
38,000 more homes possible if proposed planning rule changes are adopted
New modelling predicts more homes could be enabled in accessible locations closer to jobs, services and public transport.
Our Environment
Your rates are out in the wild doing the heavy lifting for nature
From pest control to stormwater upgrades - Auckland’s targeted rates turning dollars into environmental action.
Young kauri return home to help heal the Waitākere Ranges
New generation of kauri return home to take root in the Waitākere Ranges.
Auckland’s rivers are talking – are we listening?
World Rivers Day is coming up, did you know Auckland’s rivers have stories to tell?
Muddy boots, mighty roots: Auckland students grow a greener future
Less screen time; more green time; how good is that for the environment?
Transport News
Rā Hihi - flyover gives valuable time back to East Aucklanders
One East Auckland family saves about 10 minutes a day, or 50 minutes a week.
What Auckland's transport changes mean for you
What Auckland's transport changes mean for you What Aucklanders can expect as council takes on most transport functions from 1 October
Growth without the carbon
Aucklanders are getting more public transport services, cleaner ways to travel and more investment in transport infrastructure, while transport emissions continue to fall.
A defining moment for Auckland as City Rail Link opens
“I encourage Aucklanders to get on board and make the most of this significant investment in our city's future" - Mayor Wayne Brown.
Waste Updates
Hauraki Gulf Islanders lead on reuse as inorganic collection bookings open
Bookings are now open for annual inorganic collections across Waiheke Island, Aotea / Great Barrier Island and Rakino Island.
Auckland's biggest recycling mistake: soft plastics
During the first six months of 2026, Auckland's kerbside recycling bins collected an average of 308 tonnes of material a day.
Got old batteries at home?
Aucklanders now have 10 more places to safely recycle household batteries.
Spring into sustainable outdoor living
Longer days and warmer weather are on the way. From gardening and spring cleaning to picnics and events, here are five simple ways to reduce waste and make the most of the season.