It’s been 15 years since the super city was formed. What are we most proud of in Tāmaki Makaurau? Where are we going as a city? What needs improvement? Auckland’s past, present and future leaders came together to reflect on these questions. Contributors included Helen Clark, John Key, Wayne Brown...
The Tsunami Work Programme aims to prepare Auckland for a tsunami emergency. To identify areas and communities most at risk, Auckland Council has worked with the National Emergency Management Agency and Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups. Recommendations were developed for all local board areas to prepare coastal communities during an...
Mt Carmel School is one of three schools in the Ōrākei Local Board area taking part in a marine education programme funded by the board. The programme is with the Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust whose goal is to empower and support communities to achieve marine and freshwater conservation through...
As Auckland Council’s storm recovery office wraps up assessing 3500 homes affected by the 2023 storms, the focus now shifts to delivering solutions — including completing a programme of 1200 voluntary buy-outs for those in high-risk homes. Of the 3,500 properties assessed, nearly 60% have been cleared of serious risk....
Two hotels in Auckland have received Auckland Council’s Regional Historic Heritage Grant. The Puhoi Hotel and the Kentish Hotel were among 21 applicants allocated a share of $530,000 from the grant. Both buildings are scheduled as historic heritage places in the Auckland Unitary Plan. The grants programme aims to incentivise...
Nine-year-old Henry has been picking up rubbish since he was four or five. At rugby, he would be picking up rubbish and encouraging other kids to as well. His picking up rubbish started in earnest during lock downs, with rubbish bags in the pram of his younger sister. He...
Remuera Library has undergone restoration as part of Auckland Council’s renewals programme. It closed on 1 July last year and the library’s services were relocated to Somervell Presbyterian Church. The library, which opened in 1926, is a Category 1 heritage listed building on the Heritage New Zealand Register and is...
A proposed building for 538 K’ Rd has been rejected by the hearing commissioners, even after modifications. “The principal concern for the board is the scale of the development,” the commissioners’ report said. They said the plans failed to meet tests under the Resource Management Act and were contrary to...
Pest Free Howick Ward are again running this competition for school students and preschoolers who live in the Howick Local Board Area. Individuals or teams with the most pods and/or small vines with roots will win cash prizes. In addition, students can bring all their moth plant pods and all...
EDS has published two new reports that address key questions facing policy makers in “phase 3” of the government’s resource management reforms. Phase 3 involves replacing the Resource Management Act 1991 with two new statutes based on the “enjoyment of property rights” and is a key pillar of the coalition...