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Mayor 1 Aug 2023

Update from the Mayor on Category 3 Buyout negotiations

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says negotiations for a cost sharing agreement for voluntary buying outs of high-risk (Category 3) residential properties in the region are progressing, and he is optimistic the two parties will reach a resolution soon.

Finance 28 Jul 2023

Auckland Council announces more rates relief for uninhabitable storm-damaged properties

Auckland Council’s Governing Body has approved rates relief for the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 rating years for Tāmaki Makaurau properties that are uninhabitable due to storm events and severe weather events in the first half of 2023.

Mayor 27 Jul 2023

Mayor announces next step in Making Space for Water

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has announced further progress on Auckland Council’s plans to make the region more resilient to flooding, but noted this effort will be expensive and more work is required to ensure that costs are spread fairly and are a...

Council news 25 Jul 2023

Mayor welcomes new City Centre Advisory Panel

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown expects the newly formed City Centre Advisory Panel to hit the ground running when it meets for the first time today.

Mayor 20 Jul 2023

FIFA Fan Festival™ in Auckland will not open today

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, the Office of the Mayor and Auckland Council have decided together, and out of deep respect for those who lost their lives and those affected in downtown Auckland today, to cancel festivities located at the nearby Queens Wharf...

Mayor 20 Jul 2023

Mayor expresses sympathy and support for those impacted by Auckland event

“I want to assure Aucklanders and the international community that the city is open and safe, and our police and emergency services are prepared to respond quickly and effectively to incidents, however unexpected they may be,” says Mayor Brown.

Community 13 Jul 2023

It’s your place, your voice! Local Board Plans consultation open

It’s more important than ever to speak up and help shape the future of your community, as each of Auckland’s 21 local boards release their three-year plans for feedback.

Mayor 11 Jul 2023

Significant investment will improve public space in Manukau

Mayor Wayne Brown welcomed the announcement, “It’s great to see more parks opened and streams rehabilitated for Aucklanders to enjoy."

Council news 30 Jun 2023

Auckland Council adopts final budget for 2023/2024

Auckland Council has adopted its final Annual Budget 2023/2024, to take effect from 1 July 2023.

Matariki 27 Jun 2023

Kua tū anō te Taiopenga mō Matariki ki Tāmaki Makaurau i te tau 2023

Matariki Festival returns to Tāmaki Makaurau for 2023.

Mayor 22 Jun 2023

Auckland Council appoints Acting CEO

Mayor Wayne Brown has announced Phil Wilson has been appointed Auckland Council’s Acting Chief Executive Officer, following the resignation of current CEO Jim Stabback in February.

Mayor 22 Jun 2023

Mayor backs proposed blue-green networks

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has doubled down on his support for the flood risk reduction programme ‘Making Space For Water’ by backing proposed blue-green network solutions in suitable areas throughout the region.

Mayor 9 Jun 2023

Mayor and majority of councillors pass Annual Budget

Today Auckland Councillors voted to adopt Mayor Wayne Brown’s amended Annual Budget, agreeing to a partial sale of council’s Auckland International Airport (AIA) shares to pay down debt, and reaching a compromise on cuts to services, debt, and rates.

Mayor 1 Jun 2023

Statement: Mayor Wayne Brown on his budget proposal

Today, Mayor Wayne Brown delivered a statement about his final Mayoral Proposal for Auckland Council’s Annual Budget 2023/24.

Mayor 1 Jun 2023

Mayor announces final budget proposal to control rates, protect services and pay down debt

In a speech to Auckland residents on Thursday morning, Mayor Brown set out a path to pay down $2billion debt, keep rates at inflation, protect core services valued by Aucklanders, cut waste and start to steady the council’s books. 

Mayor 30 May 2023

Update on Storm Response Fund: Mayor wants resources and decision-making to sit closer to communities

Mayor Wayne Brown and councillors met to consider how the proposed $20 million Storm Response Fund might be allocated to improve Auckland’s ability to prepare for and respond to future storms.