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Development 8 Apr 2016

Māori urban design expert joins the council

This week Auckland Council welcomed new staff member Phil Wihongi. Phil joins the council as the Mana Whenua Urban Design Principal Specialist for the Auckland Design Office. OurAuckland caught up with Phil to find out about his background and...

Environment 8 Apr 2016

Hunua 1080 caution period lifted

Hunua caution period lifted

Beaches 7 Apr 2016

Change to dog access on Waiheke protects endangered penguins

Restrictions to dog off-leash areas aim to protect the Little Blue Penguin.

Environment 6 Apr 2016

Natural habitat to benefit from Stanmore Bay project

An underground stream in Stanmore Bay is to see daylight again, and offer improved recreational use, thanks to a partnership between Auckland Council and a housing developer.

Community 6 Apr 2016

Road sealing begins in Rodney

Road sealing has begun on Takatu Road in Rodney courtesy of Auckland Transport.

Community 5 Apr 2016

Stormy weather brings out our defences

On Wednesday 23 March more than 100,000 people viewed the OurAuckland website and metservice.com to get up to date information about a predicted storm and its impact on Auckland.

Environment 1 Apr 2016

Drop off the grid on Great Barrier

Registrations are now open for Great Barrier Local Board’s Off the Grid event, which takes place from 12 to 15 May.

Events55 Results

28 Apr 2024 - 29 May 2024

The Big Bike Film Night 2024

The Big Bike Film Night is on a mission- bringing the best cycling short films from around the wo...

21 May 2024

How to Prepare for an Emergency

Come along to this critical talk by Auckland Emergency Management and find out what you can do to...

21 May 2024

Tea & Topics May 2024 - Wildlife Photography

Brian, the former Secretary of South Auckland Forest and Bird will talk about his adventure on Mo...

11 May 2024 - 25 Jun 2024

Eskdale Regeneration Champions with Kaipātiki Project

Join us to help protect our unique native ecosystems and build local climate resilience.

07 May 2024 - 02 Jul 2024

Free After School Art and Craft Classes with the ReCreators

Ages 7-12 year olds can join after school art and craft, and upcycling classes.

26 Mar 2024 - 17 Dec 2024

Community Chip Packet Project Strip Fusing

Join us with a sense of charitable camaraderie to help fuse clean chip packets together to create...

23 May 2024

Ranger guided walk - Dingle Del, St Helliers

Learn about the fascinating native flora and fauna that live in the forest and stream and importa...

24 May 2024 - 12 Jun 2024

Deep Space - Believe

Using infrared technology, Webb’s NIR-Cam has captured millions of images and transmitted them ab...