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Emergency Recovery 12 Dec 2023

How to use gardening to help reduce slips on your property

Planting can be a good way to restore small slips and help to strengthen it against future slips.

11 Dec 2023

Enjoy great entertainment this summer

With late summer evenings there is plenty of time after work to get out and enjoy all the Auckland has to offer. To help inspire and delight, here are some highlights to get excited about.

Cycling 11 Dec 2023

Discover three of Auckland's best cycle routes

Auckland has a wide range of shared paths to explore on a bike or on foot. Here are three scenic cycle routes for you to try out.

Mayor 11 Dec 2023

Mayor Wayne Brown encourages Aucklanders to support the fight against exotic caulerpa

Two species of exotic caulerpa seaweed have been found in Auckland. Mayor Wayne Brown encourages all Aucklanders, boaties and beachgoers to know the advice and what to do if they spot it.

11 Dec 2023

Music and Movies in Parks return for blockbuster season!

The much-loved Music and Movies in Parks returns for another blockbuster season with a line-up including supergroup Hedlok featuring Che Fu and King Kapisi, and a screening of 2023’s biggest film – Barbie!

Council news 8 Dec 2023

Culturally Led and Community Fed - Climate Change Adaptation

A new report, published by the Helen Clark Foundation and engineering consultants WSP, stresses the essential need to work with communities to adapt to climate change. 

Mayor 7 Dec 2023

Mayor's proposal passes the first hurdle

Mayor Wayne Brown’s full raft of recommendations to ‘strengthen the financial and physical resilience of the Auckland region’ will go to public consultation in late-February.

Council news 7 Dec 2023

City centre partners teaming up for safer streets

Announcing a new partnership between Auckland Council, NZ police and various organisations to provide a more visible safety presence in the city centre.

Emergency Recovery 6 Dec 2023

Recovery Office launches community grants to support community-led storm recovery

The Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Office (Recovery Office) is pleased to announce that on 20 November we will launch the Storm Recovery Community Grant programme to support community-led recovery initiatives.

Conservation 6 Dec 2023

Te Haumanu Taiao – restoring the natural environment in Tāmaki Makaurau

Ecological manual now available to help with your restoration projects

Council news 6 Dec 2023

Auckland Council allocates $225,000 to support community-based climate action

Auckland Council’s Planning, Environment and Parks Committee has approved $225,000 in funding to community groups to support climate action as part of the Auckland Climate Grant.

Emergency Recovery 6 Dec 2023

Storm affected properties webinar breaks records

On 5 September, Auckland Council hosted its largest ever webinar discussing storm affected properties with over 700 people attending.

Council news 5 Dec 2023

Pricing the impact of failing infrastructure on natural capital services

The impact of the Parnell sinkhole and associated sewage discharge on the natural capital services provided by the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, Tīkapa Moana, Te Moananui-ā-Toi.

Council news 5 Dec 2023

Important milestone sees Te Whau Pathway construction recommence

The Te Whau Pathway, is one step closer to becoming a reality after construction resumed today, on a section of the pathway in Te Atatū.

Libraries 5 Dec 2023

Auckland Council Libraries celebrate four million milestone and announce Top 100 line-up

Auckland Council Libraries is excited to be reaching the remarkable milestone of four million checkouts this year on Libby this week – just in time for the highly anticipated annual Top 100 books list! 

Mayor 5 Dec 2023

Mayoral proposal to build Auckland’s long-term financial and physical resilience

The mayoral poposal is the first formal step in the long process of developing Auckland Council’s 10-year budget, known as the Long-term Plan (LTP).