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Community 19 May 2025

Manukau Domain upgrades complete

Better connections around the Manukau Domain have been unlocked

Community 14 May 2025

Guardians of the Gulf: meet the summer biosecurity champions

Pest free paradise: how kiwi environmentalists have helped protect our gulf islands.

Dogs 14 May 2025

Toddler attacked by roaming dogs in front yard

Council says enough is enough following brutal dog attack on a toddler.

Community 14 May 2025

5 ways Māngere Community Enviro Hub is helping the community grow

With food gardens, educational workshops and hāngī events, Māngere Community Enviro Hub is helping the South Auckland community to embrace sustainability.

Elections 30 Apr 2025

All the reasons to stand in Auckland’s elections

Information sessions are being held weekly in May across 24 libraries in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Media Release 14 Apr 2025

Top jobs open up at Auckland Council

Just listed on Auckland Council’s LinkedIn jobs board is a range of paid positions to govern Tāmaki Makaurau for passionate Aucklanders to consider applying for.

Community 8 Apr 2025

Five ways to connect with your community

Here are some ways to get amongst it and make a difference in your community with the people around you.

Community 31 Mar 2025

Reading Warrior, empowering minds, inspiring young publishers

Reading Warrior is igniting a passion for reading and publishers in young people, offering uplifting stories from Aotearoa NZ and the Pacific, and encouraging them to become storytellers themselves.

Council news 26 Mar 2025

Funding boost for the Auckland arts

Twenty-two arts organisations will receive Auckland Council funding to deliver events and activities across Tāmaki Makaurau, in the latest round of Regional Arts and Culture grants for 2023/2024.

Community 24 Mar 2025

Auckland’s flood resilience pilot a success

Togetherness sparks success in the name of flood resilience.

Arts 24 Mar 2025

6 creative community galleries to check out

While Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is the epicentre of the city’s art scene, further afield there are community art galleries that showcase the vibrant work of artists from all fields and walks of life.

Community 17 Mar 2025

Innovation and collaboration flourish at Te Puna Creative Hub

Te Kōpua Henderson’s creative scene has welcomed a new space to inspire creativity and innovation.

Community 6 Mar 2025

Avondale’s new community hub gets set to connect

Great progress is underway in the preparations to build Te Hono – the new Avondale library, community hub, and upgraded town square.

Pools 4 Mar 2025

Closer look at Auckland’s pools welcomed by councillors

Councillors welcomed a closer look into Auckland’s swimming pool network at February’s Policy and Planning Committee. 

Have your say 26 Feb 2025

AT wants public feedback on changing central Auckland’s parking and kerbside spaces

Auckland Transport (AT) is calling for input from the public over proposed changes to on-street parking and kerbside spaces in the city centre.

Council news 21 Feb 2025

Venue access: how we manage our bookable community spaces

Auckland Council’s Director of Community Rachel Kelleher responds to concerns about the council’s approach to venue hire of our community meeting halls and shared spaces.