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Houkura Board appointments confirmed
The representatives will take office on 1 November 2025 and will serve on the board until 31 October 2028.
Collaboration streamlines filming access to council-managed sites and places of significance
Short-term film projects on publicly managed sites and places of significance will follow the film permit process, rather than requiring resource consent.
Nominations open for mātāwaka representatives to Houkura
If you are mātāwaka and want to contribute to the economic, cultural, social and environmental wellbeing of Māori in Auckland, you are encouraged to put yourself forward
Ten sites of cultural significance to mana whenua recognised in Auckland’s planning rules
Ten places with significant mana whenua values have been added to Auckland’s planning documents.
Marae initiatives supported at Auckland Council
Auckland Council has recently allocated funding from its 2024/2025 Cultural Initiatives Fund to seven marae development projects.
Te Maharatanga o Ngā Wai / Remembering our waters
Te Maharatanga o Nga Wai, is the name of a recently completed public space situated on the corner of Sale Street and Wellesley Street.
Young Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei ringatoi (artist) reawakens Auckland’s sense of place to the Waihorotiu Stream
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland Council) and Watercare are enabling a budding ringatoi to creatively express the stories of place through street art in the central Tāmaki (Auckland) city centre.
