Council news

Protecting our tānekaha trees

Auckland Council is working to better understand signs of decline affecting tānekaha (also known as celery pine) trees in several North Shore reserves.

Let’s hear it for the women powering Auckland's startup sector

Meet nine awesome women at Auckland Council’s Economic Development  Office making a big difference for Auckland’s startup sector and the region's economic growth. 

RM reform

The government has passed two new acts that will eventually replace the Resource Management Act 1991.

Auckland Startup Week returns with more events and international speakers

Auckland Startup Week is back for its second year, bringing together startup founders, investors, researchers and technology experts for five days of events across the city.

Auckland Council says new developments should help pay for the infrastructure they need

Auckland Council is taking a stronger approach to housing developments that are proposed outside areas planned for growth.

A powerful, female-led anthology leaves its mark in new publication, Traces of Aotearoa

Post-pandemic Aotearoa is the theme of Traces of Aotearoa, a new publication from Auckland Council Libraries.

Backing community events, arts and culture

Seventeen regional community events and 15 arts and culture initiatives have received backing to go ahead, with Auckland Council funding.

Opinion: A new direction for transport in Auckland

Transport cannot be planned in isolation. It must be integrated with land use, growth and infrastructure investment. That has changed, as responsibility for how transport is planned, governed and delivered in Auckland moves to Auckland Council.