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Health / Wellbeing 16 Sep 2024

Local alcohol policy: Freeze on new liquor stores from today

Auckland’s local alcohol policy starts coming into effect today, Monday 16 September.

Health / Wellbeing 2 Sep 2024

Mental Health Awareness Week 2024: Community is...what we create together

The Mental Health Foundation has created a series of videos profiling four people who were impacted by major 2023 storms, and how they navigated their recovery by staying connected to their community, or by helping one another.

Community 29 Aug 2024

Last call: Council adopts local alcohol policy for Auckland

It’s been almost a decade in the making - Auckland’s local alcohol policy will come into effect in two stages, taking full effect in December 2024.

Policies / Regulations 15 Aug 2024

Local alcohol policy due to go before council

Auckland Council will decide when the policy will come into effect at a future meeting of its governing body.

Emergency Recovery 27 Mar 2024

Red Cross ‘home bundles’ offer a little more hope to struggling households

New Zealand Red Cross and the Recovery Office are giving a little more hope to storm-impacted households across Tāmaki Makaurau.

Community 14 Feb 2024

Auckland Council support returns the Anchorage mate wareware (dementia) day care service to Tāmaki Basin

Older Aucklanders in Panmure, Glen Innes and Point England who are living with dementia now have a wonderful new mate wareware (dementia) day care centre closer to home.

Community 27 Oct 2023

Know where it’s safe to swim in the Waitematā

The rāhui and blanket public health advice not to swim in the Waitematā Harbour is starting to lift as green ticks return to Auckland’s safeswim.org.nz

Emergency Recovery 25 Oct 2023

Navigators are here to help

Based in storm affected communities across Tāmaki Makaurau, Storm Recovery Navigators (Navigators) from Auckland Council’s Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Office (Recovery Office) have hit the ground running and are here to help you!

Emergency Recovery 28 Sep 2023

Interview with Linda Greenalgh

An interview with Linda Greenalgh who leads the Community and Social Recovery programme within the Recovery Office.

Health / Wellbeing 26 Sep 2023

Five ways to wellbeing

These are five super simple actions to give your mental health a boost.

Health / Wellbeing 20 Sep 2023

Mental health awareness week

Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Office wants to take this opportunity to acknowledge the immense toll the extreme weather events earlier this year have had on the mental and emotional health of many whānau across Auckland.

14-24 year olds 21 Jul 2023

Young leaders show the way in fight to enhance the health of Manukau Harbour

Young people are taking a hands-on role in preserving the Manukau Harbour.

14-24 year olds 20 Jul 2023

Clubs already winners as World Cup kicks off

With just hours before the Football Ferns kicked off against Norway to launch the FIFA Women’s World Cup, Auckland councillor Daniel Newman says many clubs across the city, including at Papakura, are already winners.

Parks / Outdoors 5 Jul 2023

Orienteering at Auckland's regional parks

Explore our parks in a new way and test your navigational skills on an orienteering adventure. Check out these five beginner-friendly courses to explore.

Cycling 4 Jul 2023

Bike Auckland is on a mission to show that cycling is for everyone

With everything from handcycles and wheelchair bikes to trishaws and tandems, Bike Auckland’s TryACycle events are putting the spotlight on accessible cycling.

Akl Paths 27 Jun 2023

Where to for Manukau Harbour shorelines?

Public input is sought into Shoreline Adaptation Plans that will inform the management of large sections of coastline along the Manukau Harbour for the next 100 years.