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14 Oct 2022

Tātaki Auckland Unlimited wins premier national award

Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s economic and cultural agency, has won New Zealand’s premier award in the national economic development awards for its COVID-19 business support programme.

Auckland's Future In Progress 14 Oct 2022

Auckland Council Group wins ten awards in nationwide landscape architecture awards

The Auckland Council Group - Auckland Transport, Eke Panuku, Tūpuna Maunga Authority and Auckland Council – was awarded two supreme awards, four category winner awards and four excellence awards at the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects...

13 Oct 2022

Spring into the weekend as Auckland blooms

It’s the season of fragrant cherry blossoms and frolicking lambs, so here’s how you can make the most of what our region has to offer in springtime.

Updated 11.45am, Thu 13 October
Elections 13 Oct 2022

Update: Auckland local election wards progress results

Progress results are now available to view for Auckland's 2022 local elections.

Updated 11.45am, Thu 13 Oct
Elections 13 Oct 2022

Update: Auckland local election – announcement of final count and official results delayed

See the full list of preliminary results published online for Auckland's 2022 local elections.

Mayor 13 Oct 2022

Brown Seeks “Team Of 21+”

Incoming Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says he continues to be very impressed with the calibre, insights and professionalism of re-elected and incoming councillors and members of the Independent Māori Statutory Board.

Auckland's Future In Progress 12 Oct 2022

10 reasons you’ll fall in love with our city centre all over again

Aucklanders have been treated to several major transformations in the city centre in recent years. But have you seen them all? Here are some you may have missed.

Mayor 12 Oct 2022

Meetings with councillors on priorities continue

Incoming Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has continued his one-on-one meetings with re-elected councillors and councillors-elect today.

Waste 11 Oct 2022

The great spring clean family adventure

Spring is the season of fresh beginnings, which makes it the perfect time to have a good clean-out. Even better, take the kids to a community recycling centre and make it a classic Kiwi weekend of family fun.

Civil Defence / Emergency Management 11 Oct 2022

Theft of tsunami sirens unacceptable, putting life at risk

The ongoing theft of the region’s tsunami sirens is unacceptable and must stop, says Auckland Emergency Management (AEM).

People of Midtown
Development 11 Oct 2022

‘Fewer cars’ is the dream a young midtowner has for his adopted city

Undeterred by a pandemic, AUT student and young entrepreneur Ryan Chow has become a passionate Aucklander in just three years.

Mayor 11 Oct 2022

Meetings with councillors on priorities

Incoming Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has held seven hour-long one-on-one meetings with re-elected and incoming councillors today.

Auckland's Future In Progress 10 Oct 2022

Visibility of Māori expression in Auckland’s city centre makes measured steps forward

A commitment to ensure mana whenua see themselves more in our city centre’s urbanscape has been made by Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland Council

10 Oct 2022

Enjoy a day out with the Auckland Heritage Festival

A guide to the many family-friendly and free or low-cost events, activities, talks and workshops in the Auckland Heritage Festival.

Elections 8 Oct 2022

Auckland local elections results day: voting closed

Voting in the local elections has now closed. While Aucklanders wait to find out who their next mayor will be, Vote Boxes are being emptied and taken away from 150 locations across the region to be delivered to the independent Election Services’...