You have selected Council news from 26 August
2007.
Celebrate Auckland's unique heritage
Auckland City Council's Heritage Festival (15 to 30 September) celebrates the
unique stories and events that shaped our city.
Wetland wins award
Auckland City Council's work on the Waiatarua Wetland restoration project was
acknowledged in the Sustainable Public Sector category at the recent ARC
Sustainable Environment Awards.
Submissions fly in
Auckland City Council's consultation on the future of its stake in Auckland
Airport continues next week.
All known dogs registered
Auckland City Council reached the milestone of having all 19,734 dogs known to
it registered by the end of last financial year (30 June 2007).
Calling entrepreneurs
Auckland City Council is joining forces with the Icehouse (International Centre
for Entrepreneurship) to fund a seminar series - Kick Start - that assists
entrepreneurs with the early-stage business knowledge they need to help realise
business ideas.
Visual impact
Auckland City Council opposes proposed government standards for installing
telecommunication equipment on road reserves.
Tamaki Drive bus lane
Construction starts this week on a bus lane for the
citybound side of Tamaki Drive, between Kelly Tarlton's and Ngapipi Road.
Plan change for Newmarket
Auckland City Council has notified a district plan change for Newmarket.
Councillor Glenda Fryer, chairperson of the Planning and Regulatory Committee,
says the proposed plan change 196 provides for more business and residential
development.
Support for Queen Street
Auckland City Council has received nearly 500 public submissions on its proposal
to install 24-hour bus lanes in Queen Street.
Transmission lines
Auckland City Council is advocating greater environmental protection from
electricity transmission lines.
City beaches get high rating
Eight years of monitoring has shown beach water quality in Auckland city is
generally good.
Showing initiative with waste
Auckland City Council is working with 170 schools in our city to minimise the
waste they produce.
Making a positive impact
The Otahuhu Town Hall Community Centre is a place for
Monday night dancing fun, thanks to weekly Rockin' Hip Hop workshops.
Protecting our parks
Electric utility vehicles introduced last year at Western Springs Park are just
one example of the council integrating environmentally sustainable initiatives
in the daily running of our parks.
Great spring line up at Vector Arena
The council-funded Vector Arena has some exciting concerts
and events coming up in the next three months.
Japanese street fashion
Auckland Museum's Loli-Pop exhibition (15 September to 18 November) explores one
of Japan's fashion sub-cultures, the Gothic Lolita phenomenon.
What's your mission for the day?
Make someone else's life brighter on National Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Day
on 1 September.
Lunar Eclipse on its way
Aucklanders will be treated to a rare astronomical event on the evening of
Tuesday, 28 August, when the Moon passes through the Earth's shadow.
New drawcard for Auckland Zoo
Auckland Zoo's new veterinary centre, the New Zealand Centre for Conservation
Medicine, is now open.
