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Hauraki Gulf Marine Park under sustained assault, will long over-due protection and restoration be delivered?

Hauraki Gulf Forum Co-Chairs Nicola MacDonald and Toby Adams will tomorrow publicly unveil the 2023 State of the Gulf report, produced for the forum by Coast & Catchment Ltd.

Loss of Ngaati Te Ata Waiohua kaumaatua George Flavell will be deeply felt

Ngaati Te Ata Waiohua kaumaatua George Flavell has passed away.

Boosts for regional parks and community assets as $50 million invested in Tāmaki Makaurau

Auckland Council makes it easier to access flood data

Understanding the flood risk for your property has become simpler thanks to a new online tool launched by Auckland Council.

What are Auckland Council rates spent on?

Rates are an essential part of the funding that allows Auckland Council to maintain a vibrant and sustainable Tāmaki Makaurau. It’s how we fund the services and facilities that matter and helps creates a city where all Aucklanders can thrive.

Have your say on Auckland’s civil defence emergency management group plan

From today (Monday 31 July), Aucklanders can have their say on Auckland Council’s plan for preparing Tāmaki Makaurau for potential civil defence emergencies and hazards, and how they are managed.

Update on College Hill tomo and pipe renewal

The latest information on sinkhole and repair programme

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.

Local boards’ decisions on the council’s direct provision of early childhood education

The impacted local boards have made their decisions regarding the future of Auckland Council’s Kauri Kids early childhood education (ECE) centres.

Council takes steps to reduce property footprint

A property optimisation programme started by Auckland Council and its CCOs in 2018 means that the office footprint is on track to shrink to under 70,000 by June 2024 and achieve some $13 million in savings per year in reduced operating costs.

Memorial Beacon shines again

Find out about the illuminating history of Auckland's WWI Memorial Beacon, six months on from its return home to Quay Street

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.

Cost of flooding and cyclone events could hit $4 billion

Initial estimates of costs associated with the flooding and cyclone events of early 2023 could be as high as $4 billion once broader climate resilience costs are taken into account.

Safe speed limits near schools – share your views

358 schools proposed to have new, safe speed limits outside the school gate.

Manukau is on the move – amazing new amenity for families

Manukau is on the move. While this southern centre isn’t shifting anywhere anytime soon, it could be said it’s going places.

Our $100 billion natural capital asset: the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, Tīkapa Moana, Te Moananui-ā-Toi

Hauraki Gulf Forum Co-Chairs Nicola MacDonald and Toby Adams have today welcomed the release of a ground-breaking natural capital valuation of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, produced for the Forum by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (...