News

17 Feb 2020

Auckland Council seeks changes to Urban Development Bill

Auckland Council submission supports Kāinga Ora, the government’s new agency for urban development, but is asking the Government to consider changes to some of its proposed powers.

17 Feb 2020

Applications for Regional Heritage grants open soon

Applications for this year’s Regional Historic Heritage Grant funding round open on 9 March 2020

Environment 17 Feb 2020

Re-homing geese a feather in council’s cap

Auckland Council has been successful in re-homing the gaggle of geese from Western Springs Park.

Community 14 Feb 2020

Calls to conserve water as dry summer bites

Watercare is asking residents to be mindful of their water use, particularly on hot days.

Transport 14 Feb 2020

Update on train services on Monday afternoon

A fire in a KiwiRail signalling box at Newmarket is continuing to affect some train services this afternoon.

Waste 14 Feb 2020

Aotea locals face landfill capacity challenges

In a bid to drastically reduce the amount of waste going to landfill on Aotea / Great Barrier Island, Auckland Council rolled out major changes to the island’s waste services in July 2019.

Waste 14 Feb 2020

Illegal dumping earns Auckland man community work

A small trucking business operator has been sentenced to 120 hours of community work for illegal dumping in North Auckland.

Environment 14 Feb 2020

Decoys lure birds to new breeding site

A colony of red-billed gulls has been successfully moved to a new home thanks to some life-like decoys.

12 Feb 2020

Retrofit Your Home scheme

Notice to all Retrofit Your Home scheme customers

Waste 11 Feb 2020

Kerbside bin collections for Waitangi Day

Kerbside bin collections will be one day later over the public holiday.

City Centre Waterfront 10 Feb 2020

Downtown Programme on target for America's Cup

The Downtown Programme has rounded the halfway mark and is on the downwind leg, closing in on America's Cup 2021.

Transport 5 Feb 2020

Updated conditions of e-scooter licences

Micro-mobility is here to stay, and with it comes a standardised process for licencing rental e-scooters in Auckland. Here’s what to expect.

Mayor 5 Feb 2020

Auckland annual dwelling consents top 15,000 for first time

More than 15,000 dwelling consents were issued in Auckland in 2019, an all-time record and an 18 per cent rise in consents issued year-on-year.

4 Feb 2020

Auckland Council Chief Executive resigns

Stephen Town to depart for new role in June.

Policies / Regulations 4 Feb 2020

Noise complaints down in 2019

The number of noise complaints made to Auckland Council last year is down 3138 on the previous year.

3 Feb 2020

Total fire ban for the Auckland region

We’re now in a prohibited fire season, so all fire permits have been suspended until further notice.