Grass verge maintenance
Timetable for your street
| About our service
| Why mowing can't be completed
| Damage to your grass verge
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Timetable for your street
Residential grass verges throughout Auckland city (excluding Waiheke and
Great Barrier
islands) are mowed every four
weeks.
If you live within the Auckland city boundaries you can check when
your grass verge is scheduled to be mowed next.
About our service
Auckland City Council is the only city council in the Auckland region
providing a regular maintenance service for residential grass verges.
Mowers do not catch the clippings or remove clumps of cut grass. Occasionally
these may spill onto the footpath or street but the contractors are not required to remove them.
The council strives to keep grass verges mowed to a tidy length,
while compensating for the unevenness of the ground. If you would prefer a higher quality finish outside your property you can opt
to maintain the grass verge yourself.
Contact us to
register on the No Mow list for your area. The council's contractors are
directed not to mow verges obviously being maintained by the residents.
Why mowing can't be completed
Our contractors work to a tight schedule to complete the
entire city every four weeks.
They are not able to return to mow your verge where:
- vehicle(s) were parked on the verge
- dumped rubbish or other obstacles were left on the verge.
Please contact us if you
need help to rectify the problem before your next scheduled mow.
Other reasons your verge may not be mowed are when:
- continual rain or a water main burst means mowing would causing serious
damage
- reinstatement following works is incomplete and/or new grass is not
mature enough to mow.
In these instances, mowing will resume as soon as it is practical.
Damage to your grass verge
Damage can occur from a variety of causes all of which
Auckland City Council take seriously.
Upgrade projects impact on the condition of the grass verge. All contractors
including Metrowater and Vector will reinstate the grass verge at the
completion of the project. The nature of the work may cause some settling or
ground movement. Monitoring of this work is carried out by Auckland City Council and
the contractors.
Damage caused by residential building works may be chargeable under the terms of
the complying consents in place.
Contact us to report:
- damage caused by footpath or other utility upgrades,
including work carried out by Metrowater or Vector
- any vehicle
or resident damage. After assessment, action will be taken accordingly.
Updated June 2009
