News

Policies / Regulations 4 Aug 2016

Council to investigate smoking bylaw

Mayor Len Brown is applauding a council committee’s decision today to investigate a bylaw to make smoking in designated open spaces in Auckland illegal.

Environment 4 Aug 2016

New inorganic service helping in our communities

A social enterprise is working with Auckland Council's inorganic collection to provide appliances for those in need.

Educational 4 Aug 2016

Watch: Recycling myths busted

Confused about what you should be recycling? Watch the NZ Herald's interview with Auckland Council's Parul Sood to get the lowdown.

Dogs 3 Aug 2016

Dog pleads for registration tag

An Auckland dog has launched a video appealing to owners to complete their registration papers and keep their dogs 'legal' for the coming year.

Community 2 Aug 2016

Navigating the council's role in liquor licensing

Rob Abbott, Auckland Council Manager Alcohol Licensing, responds to the New Zealand Herald editorial 'Liquor rules work against the cause'.

Cultural 30 Jul 2016

Kadimah students learn about their whakapapa

Kadimah students have been finding out about their whakapapa at Auckland Libraries.

Community 29 Jul 2016

Zoo Tales: Tiger vs GoPro

Happy Global Tiger Day! Watch as two of Auckland Zoo's big cats put a GoPro camera to the test.

Housing 29 Jul 2016

Faster building consents on the way

Auckland Council’s building and resource divisions are being upgraded to make building consents easier, faster, more consistent and more tailored to customers’ needs.

Arts 29 Jul 2016

Explore our digital museum

Auckland Museum's Collections Online lets you search more than a million catalogue records from the natural sciences, human history and documentary heritage collections.

Transport 28 Jul 2016

Carpooling takes thousands of cars off the road

AT's Let's Carpool programme is helping people find others to share rides with.

Environment 28 Jul 2016

Four simple ways you can use less plastic

With the end of Plastic Free July coming up, we take a look at easy ways to use less plastic for good.

Plans / Projects 28 Jul 2016

Unitary plan final recommendations released

The Independent Hearings Panel’s final recommendations on the Auckland Unitary Plan are now available on the Auckland Council website.

Plans / Projects 27 Jul 2016

The unitary plan: What we will know on Wednesday

The unitary plan is still under wraps. But what will we know once council staff have briefed the councillors on the contents of the Independent Hearings Panel's recommendations?

Plans / Projects 27 Jul 2016

Overview: Inside the unitary plan

Executive summaries providing more information about the Independent Hearings Panel's recommendations on the unitary plan will be online from Wednesday afternoon.

Cycling 26 Jul 2016

Aucklanders love cycling

Cycle data published by Auckland Transport shows that, for nine monitored sites around Auckland, there has been an increase of 15.1 per cent in cyclist movements in June 2016 compared to June 2015.

Plans / Projects 25 Jul 2016

Council receives unitary plan recommendations

A key milestone in New Zealand planning history was reached on 22 July when the Independent Hearings Panel delivered the reports containing its recommendations on the proposed Auckland Unitary Plan.