Auckland City — Auckland Council’s plan to set up a co-governed committee to manage the Waitākere Ranges shows why Kiwis need councillors who believe in democracy, says ACT Leader David Seymour.

By ACT New Zealand
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Auckland City — Auckland Council says it will not defend precaution and protections in the Unitary Plan despite these being removed by The Gene Technology Bill and increasing risk from GMOs to the public.

By GE Free NZ
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Auckland City — Feedback on Auckland Council’s proposed budget shows that cuts to services will be unpopular, irresponsible, and devastating to the communities the Council is supposed to serve.

By PSA
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Auckland City — The suggestion of Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown that libraries could be run by volunteers is an insult to the mahi council library workers are doing every day to serve their community.

By PSA
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Auckland City — Auckland Mayor Phil Goff welcomed this morning’s announcement by the government of a further $1.4 billion investment in Auckland’s housing infrastructure.

By Auckland Council
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Auckland City — The Mayor has welcomed the appointment of Tiwana Tibble to the board of Auckland Council Property Limited (ACPL) and Diana Puketapu to Auckland Council Investments Limited (ACIL).

By Auckland Council
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Auckland City — Auckland Council says incorporating its pohutukawa logo into Watercare Services Ltd branding will not cost the council-controlled organisation millions of dollars.

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Auckland City — A number of key proposals in Auckland Council’s first Auckland Plan are broadly aligned with the Government’s priorities, but there are still some areas of concern, says Local Government Minister David Carter.

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Auckland City — Auckland Council has launched a new four-minute video to help explain the changes to Auckland’s new single rating system.

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Auckland City — Providing greater opportunity for Aucklanders to have their say is at the heart of Auckland Council’s proposed changes to the Unitary Plan process.

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Auckland City — Auckland Council’s Regional Development and Operations Committee (RDOC) has agreed unanimously on a raft of recommendations to strengthen the focus on built heritage through the planning process.

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Auckland City — The year-on-year 10% cap on rates proposed for nearly 200,000 Auckland rate payers to be decided by Auckland Council tomorrow is unacceptable, says Auckland Chamber of Commerce head Michael Barnett.

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Auckland City — The year-on-year 10% cap on rates proposed for nearly 200,000 Auckland rate payers to be decided by Auckland Council tomorrow is unacceptable, says Auckland Chamber of Commerce head Michael Barnett.

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Auckland City — Mayor Len Brown’s dictate today confirming that “business will pay the same proportion of rates as under the combined legacy councils and that rates differential will reduce over the next decade” is an outrageous and unacceptable abuse of the Auckland Council’s long-term plan hearings and deliberating process.

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Auckland City — West Auckland locations Sunday 1 April, 12pm The tsunami sirens in west Auckland, on both the east and west coasts, will be tested this Sunday to check operational performance and familiarise residents with the siren tones.

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Auckland City — The Mayor has reacted to proposed changes to local government by noting the vast majority of council investment in Auckland goes toward building infrastructure to cater for the region's growth.

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Auckland City — The Auckland Plan will not lock in any specific expansion of the port, councillors agreed today.

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Auckland City — The Auckland Council this morning voted to conduct an extensive review of the operation of the Ports of Auckland and suspend all plans for expansion into the Waitemata Harbour until further notice.

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Auckland City — Len Brown is heading to Blockhouse Bay on Thursday 15 March for a Mayor in the Chair session.

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Auckland City — Following up on comments regarding the forecast rate of return on equity of ACIL owned Ports of Auckland, ACIL Chief Executive Gary Swift today said that the anticipated rate of return of 12% was realistic.

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Auckland City — Auckland Council is pleased that credit rating agency, Standard and Poor’s, has affirmed its long-term rating at AA stable today, after reviewing its draft Long Term Plan financial projections.

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Auckland City — The adoption of Auckland Council’s first draft Long-term Plan 2012-2022 (LTP) today signals the start of Auckland’s transformation.

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