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Development 21 Mar 2016

Planning to meet the needs of growing Auckland

Auckland Development Committee endorsed Auckland Council’s submission to the Productivity Commission’s Better Urban Planning inquiry.

Transport 21 Mar 2016

Tertiary student? Save on travel

If you're a full-time tertiary student, you could save at least 35 per cent off public transport*. Apply for a tertiary discount on your AT HOP card now.

Community 21 Mar 2016

Adopt a Spot to be graffiti free

Neighbourhoods work with the council to keep their areas clean and graffiti free.

Cultural 21 Mar 2016

Māori phrase of the week

Each week we bring you some new rerenga (sentences) and kupu (words) so you can practise your kōrero Māori.

Beaches 18 Mar 2016

Reminder about set netting at Arkles Bay

Auckland Council is reminding people about safety around set netting at Arkles Bay.

Whanau friendly 18 Mar 2016

Auckland shortlisted for Ultimate Sports City Award

Auckland has been shortlisted in the top 10 SportBusiness Ultimate Sports Cities Awards.

Plans / Projects 17 Mar 2016

$36.8 million target for savings on council ICT

Today the Finance and Performance Committee received a report outlining proposed savings of $36.8 million on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) costs with ongoing annual savings of $10.8 million thereafter.

Plans / Projects 17 Mar 2016

Auckland gets Special Mention in Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize 2016

The jury recognised Auckland for “overcoming its planning challenges faced over the past 20 years, notably through a highly integrated and innovative governance model”.

Community 17 Mar 2016

Everybody’s talking about #AklConversations

Over 400 people packed into the Aotea Centre to hear Mark Watts, Executive Director of C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, give a riveting talk on the issues affecting Auckland and how cities around the world are coming together to combat climate...

Development 16 Mar 2016

Britomart Station underpass closing

From Tuesday 29 March the pedestrian underpass between Britomart Station and QE Square will be closed.

Community 16 Mar 2016

Winning the graffiti war

Graffiti vandalism incidents are down 22 per cent and 1000 residents have volunteered to help control neighbourhood graffiti.

Development 16 Mar 2016

Watch: Auckland's laneway transformations

Auckland Council’s design champion Ludo Campbell-Reid and his team have been involved with a number of laneway transformations around the city – and the results for businesses and pedestrians have been impressive.

Community 14 Mar 2016

Māori phrase of the week

Practise your te reo Māori each week with a new phrase.

Transport 14 Mar 2016

The City Rail Link build is ON

Auckland Transport on Monday launched The Build is ON! campaign, which explains some of the changes happening around the city as part of the CRL construction. The campaign includes a video featuring Jerome Kaino.