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Environment 5 Dec 2022

Sustainable waste tips

Whether you’re headed to the beach or bach, or having the family round to your place, use these simple tips to avoid excess waste over the holidays.

Mayor 4 Dec 2022

Mayor welcomes extra transport funding for Auckland

“Every bit helps,” Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown said today in response to Transport Minister Michael Wood’s Transport Choices package 2022-24.

Mayor 3 Dec 2022

Local Boards to play their part in plugging $295 million budget hole

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is asking all elected members, including Local Boards, to help plug the forecast $295 million budget hole.

City Centre Waterfront 2 Dec 2022

‘The pav’ lights up children’s eyes by day, and smashes Instagram by night

Affectionately called ‘the pav’ and described as a festive chess board, Santa’s kaleidoscope and a rainbow Parthenon, the Christmas pavilion in place at the lower end of Queen Street – at Te Komititanga square.

Mayor 2 Dec 2022

Minority airport share sale would save ratepayers $88 million

The proposed sale of Auckland Council’s 18 per cent shareholding in Auckland International Airport Ltd (NZX:AIA) could raise nearly $2 billion, thereby reducing the debt servicing cost to ratepayers by at least $88 million a year and cutting next...

Transport 1 Dec 2022

AT recognizes two distinguished careers of service and dedication

After over fifty years of combined service for accessibility on public transport in Tamaki Makaurau, two of Auckland Transport’s longest serving members from the highly respected internal advisory groups are heading off to their well-deserved reti...

Transport 1 Dec 2022

The secret lives of our streets: Five things AT is doing to make our streets more resilient

We spoke with Auckland Transport Environment Programme Director, Dr. Cathy Bebelman about five practical targets that AT has set for protecting and restoring our environment for future generations.

Transport 1 Dec 2022

Two years of Waiheke’s electric buses: 552,000 customer trips, zero emissions

Auckland Transport and Fullers360 are delighted to celebrate the two-year anniversary of electric buses on Waiheke Island.

Mayor 1 Dec 2022

Mayor’s budget proposal seeks record savings

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown’s forthcoming 2023/24 budget proposal will seek record savings to help bridge a forecast budget hole of $295 million.

Mayor 1 Dec 2022

Auckland Mayor and Social Development Minister meet to break the cycle of youth crime

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown met with Minister for Social Development and Employment, Hon Carmel Sepuloni, in Auckland yesterday.

Development 30 Nov 2022

Glorious 1915 orb returns to Quay Street, a beacon for safe journeys home

The WW1 Memorial Beacon, recently returned to the northern side of Quay Street, is the earliest known built monument to the Great War to be erected in New Zealand.

Mayor 30 Nov 2022

Mayor impressed with City Rail Link

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says he remains concerned about the final cost and timelines for the new City Rail Link (CRL) but says it will transform Auckland’s public transport system and reduce roading congestion when it finally opens.

Waste 29 Nov 2022

Building waste recycling success – more than 90 per cent diverted from landfill

A New Lynn construction site has successfully diverted an impressive 90 per cent-plus of its construction and demolition waste from landfill. Auckland Council worked with Unitec’s Environmental Solutions Research Centre (ESRC) and developer Bento...

Mayor 29 Nov 2022

Mayor welcomes $2 million more for local crime prevention in Auckland

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement yesterday of $2 million to match Auckland Council’s existing programmes to prevent local crime.

Film 29 Nov 2022

Sizzling evening entertainment here for all Aucklanders

Auckland Council is pleased to announce the latest season of both Music in Parks and Movies in Parks for this summer, brining free concerts and movie screenings to a park near you.

Community 28 Nov 2022

Funding applications open for Ngā Hapori Momoho / Thriving Communities Grants

Auckland Council’s Ngā Hapori Momoho / Thriving Communities Grants, formerly known as the Regional Community Development Grants, are open, with $295,000 available to support community-led projects that help build inclusive and vibrant communities.