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Development 12 Nov 2020

Ten years of progress in Auckland’s city centre

Major transformative development projects have been the feature of Auckland’s city centre for the past decade as plans to make it a welcoming and vibrant place to live, work and play have become a reality.

Development 9 Nov 2020

New design resource celebrates best practice Māori design in Tāmaki Makaurau

Auckland Council has launched a refreshed Māori Design Hub to help Māori communities and agencies, private and public developers and design educators bring Māori design thinking to the shaping of the built environments of Tāmaki Makaurau.

Environment 18 Sep 2020

Growing the urban ngahere years in the making

Imagine walking out of a downtown office block or a Commercial Bay restaurant and hearing tūī singing or seeing kererū feasting on karaka berries.

Libraries 10 Aug 2020

Te Manawa community facility wins architecture award

Te Manawa Westgate Library and Multi-Purpose Facility has been named as a winner in the public architecture category at this year’s Auckland Architecture Awards.

Environment 20 Nov 2019

Healthy Waters team wins big at landscape and engineering awards

Auckland Council's Healthy Waters team picked up five awards last week for work on the Te Auaunga stream restoration project.

City Centre Waterfront 1 Oct 2019

Auckland Design Champion to leave council

Auckland Council’s General Manager of the Auckland Design Office, Ludo Campbell-Reid, has resigned from his role and will depart on Friday, 4 October.

Development 22 Jul 2019

Safe at any speed? Auckland needs a total re-design

Mark Stevenson, Professor of Urban Transport and Public Health at The University of Melbourne, on redesigning cities with safety and people in mind.

Mayor 3 Jul 2019

Dwelling consents set new records in Auckland

Dwelling consents in Auckland continue to break records.

Community 30 May 2019

The Māori economy shows the path to prosperity

Fostering success in the Māori economy helps improve outcomes right across Tāmaki Makaurau.

Development 28 May 2019

Building culture in Tāmaki Makaurau

How Auckland is increasingly acknowledging, celebrating and embedding its Māori identity in the urban environment.

Housing 23 Apr 2019

Consents hit record high in Auckland

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says Auckland Council is on a recruiting drive for consenting staff to keep pace with the record rate of building in Auckland.