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New round of rental e-scooter licences on horizon
Auckland Council is reviewing new applications for the next round of rental e-scooter licences. Successful companies will be able to start operating on 4 September 2020.
Single-use medical devices get another lease on life
A desire to eliminate the growing environmental and financial waste in New Zealand’s healthcare sector led young engineer, Oliver Hunt, to start Medsalv.
Medsalv wins Going Circular Award at NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards 2019
Christchurch-based company, Medsalv, took out the Auckland Council-sponsored Going Circular Award for 2019 at the NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards last night, from a field of 10 finalists.
Reducing waste one nappy at a time
East Coast Bays Kauri Kids have ditched disposable nappies in favour of cloth nappies as part of their plan to be more sustainable.
Auckland Council welcomes new waste management specification
A new specification has launched which aims to reduce construction and demolition waste going to landfills.
Meet the app that makes reducing construction waste easy
WMIF recipient CivilShare is making a dent in construction waste going to landfill.
Major construction projects to resume in Auckland
Work on some of Auckland’s major construction projects is set to start again next week when the country moves to Alert Level 3.
Aucklanders overwhelmingly supportive of calls to save water as drought continues
A survey of 500 Aucklanders has found that 97 per cent believe it’s important to save water right now.
Council approves funding for regional amenities
Auckland Council’s Emergency Committee today unanimously approved the levy for funding Auckland’s regional amenities for the 2020-2021 financial year.
Auckland Council to consult on Emergency Budget
Next month Aucklanders will be asked to have a say on the council’s proposed emergency budget.
Māori-led response delivers support during COVID-19
Since the start of the Alert Level 4 lockdown period, Te Pou Whakarae has managed Māori-specific queries and the delivery of welfare parcels.
Local boards embrace technology with business meetings
The business of local boards has kept going during alert level 4 thanks to technology, with several boards across Auckland conducting their regular business meetings remotely over Skype for Business.
Extraordinary act of supplier selflessness keeps council call centre working for Aucklanders
Aucklanders contacting Auckland Council for essential services, emergency food supplies and other services can do so thanks to an ‘extraordinary’ act of selflessness by a major supplier.
Auckland Council Group senior executives, board chairs and directors take voluntary pay cut
The chief executives of Auckland Council and its five council-controlled organisations will take a pay cut of 20 per cent for the next six months, Auckland Council CEO Stephen Town announced today.
Delight at west Auckland shovel-ready projects
The inclusion of several key west Auckland projects on the council’s ’shovel-ready’ list submitted to the Governments Infrastructure Industry Reference Group has delighted Auckland’s west councillors.
Council's 3D printers producing face shield frames for medical staff
Auckland Council’s 3D printers are being put to good use during the COVID-19 lockdown creating face shield frames for frontline medical staff.
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