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Substantial fine for building without resource consent
Auckland Council has welcomed an Auckland District Court decision to fine a property owner $30,000 for building a garage without resource consent.
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Auckland Council working to improve consent services
Auckland Council is looking at new ways to improve building consent processes with aims of speeding approvals, reducing costs and ensuring consistency.
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Interns making a big difference
What's it like interning at Auckland Council? We spoke with Licensing and Compliance intern Nicola Clark.
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Tackling anti-social behaviour in parks
If you aren’t aware some of your local parks have an alcohol ban, you will soon find out.
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Auckland Council keeping up with surge in building consents
Auckland’s housing boom shows no signs of slowing, with a record 23,220 building consent applications received in the last year, up by 12 per cent.
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Change to dog access on Waiheke protects endangered penguins
Restrictions to dog off-leash areas aim to protect the Little Blue Penguin.
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Company accepts responsibility for chopping trees
Auckland Council has welcomed an Auckland District Court decision to convict a house moving company for cutting down three pohutukawa trees on public land.
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Norfolk pine a safety risk
A scheduled notable tree in Mt Albert is likely to be removed to protect a heritage house.