Auckland Council
Topics
- Auckland flood recovery and Takapuna Golf CourseQuiet since 12 Sep 2025
- Auckland housing intensification planQuiet since 25 Sep 2025
- Auckland property revaluations 2025Quiet since 26 Jun 2025
- Auckland mayoral election 2025Quiet since 1 Nov 2025
- Eden Park redevelopment and stadium fundingQuiet since 28 Mar 2025
- Emergency housing access and homelessnessQuiet since 11 Mar 2025
- Run It Straight collision sport controversyQuiet since 30 Jun 2025
- Government housing intensification rules 2025Quiet since 26 Jun 2025
- Auckland councillor attendance disputeQuiet since 15 Aug 2025
- Auckland regional park firesQuiet since 18 Jan 2025
- Destiny Church Pride protestsQuiet since 25 Feb 2025
- Auckland Museum asbestos closuresQuiet since 26 Jun 2025
All stories
October 2026
- Large bee swarm settles on parked car in Birkenhead
- Mayor defends Olivia Dean concert running past curfew
- Piha campground to reopen this summer despite flood risk concerns
+1 - Auckland dog attacks decrease for first time in six years
- Avondale Jockey Club launches High Court proceedings against racing bodies
- NZTA orders removal of unauthorised election signs in Northcote
- Mayor Wayne Brown removes controversial parking space in Auckland
- Waikato District Council chief executive Craig Hobbs resigns
September 2026
- Auckland Council votes to replace postal voting with booths for 2028
- Woman convicted for disposing of newborn baby in Auckland park
- Auckland Council votes to challenge fast-track developers
- Commissioner finds Auckland mayor breached code of conduct
August 2026
- Street performer challenges busking rules in Auckland city square
- Councillor warns of feral pig population explosion in Waitākere Ranges
- National rules out new bed tax despite previous cooperation deal
- Man charged after hunter critically injured on Kawau Island
- Former council manager charged in alleged $12m contract fraud scheme
- Sandspit residents oppose waste facility used by Kawau Island
July 2026
- Auckland councillors reject proposed 33 per cent pay rise for board members
- Sinkhole in St Mary’s Bay raises concerns over local intensification
- Auckland City Rail Link opening date remains unconfirmed
December 2025
- Wayne Brown receives $611k in campaign donations
- Auckland Council investigates insect swarm in central city
- Auckland beaches flagged due to sewage overflows
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November 2025
- Aucklanders oppose proposed fortnightly rubbish collection trial
- Local board vote against more Eden Park concerts sparks outrage
- Endangered black mudfish found in Helensville wetland after decade
- Auckland couple to sue council over flood damage buyout refusal
- Superdeal NZ issues further recall for coloured sand due to asbestos
- Developer fined for illegal earthworks on Auckland's North Shore
- Embers from unextinguished fire cause blaze at Fairy Falls Track
- Parliament passes bill to allow congestion charging
- Auckland vehicle owner fined for refusing to identify illegal dumpers
- Auckland dog daycare owners fined for repeated rule breaches
- Minister proposes increasing annual concert limit at Eden Park
- Fairy Falls Track closed after significant fire damage
- Firefighters and Auckland Council issue warnings ahead of Guy Fawkes
October 2025
- Government and Auckland Council deadlock over housing plan continues
- Waiheke winery ordered to pay former manager after unjustified dismissal
- Manurewa Local Board member files complaint over alleged social media harassment
- Police investigate electoral fraud allegations in Auckland Council elections
- Aucklanders consulted on proposed fortnightly rubbish collection trial
- Scott Point residents concerned over single-lane roadwork access
- Voter turnout lags in Auckland and Christchurch ahead of election close
- Auckland Council opposes Ali Williams and Anna Mowbray helipad
- Auckland Council issues over 6000 fines for unregistered dogs
September 2025
- Dogs prohibited at Ōrere Beach during native bird breeding season
- Auckland mayoral voter turnout below 10 per cent with two weeks remaining
- Auckland butchery under investigation over meat storage concerns
- Health Minister Simeon Brown says paracetamol is safe
- Auckland Council adopts new housing intensification replacement plan
- Auckland Council approves high-rise housing plan near transport hubs
- Auckland councillors to vote on major housing density changes
- Investigation launched into park worker accused of harming pūkeko
- Wayne Brown to seek more homelessness funding if re-elected
- Auckland councillors unable to block zoning for two million new homes
- Proposed $20m redevelopment for Takapuna Golf Course precinct
- David Seymour leads Parnell meeting regarding high-rise zoning plans
- Auckland Transport to be stripped of most powers+3
- Property director fined for running illegal Manurewa boarding house+3
- Large nitrous oxide canisters found on Manurewa streets spark concern
August 2025
- Māngere residents call for tougher action against illegal dumping
- Auckland Council approves initial phase of intensification plan
- Auckland Council proposes draft rules to restrict flood-prone housing
- Auckland Council to reduce Takapuna Golf Course to nine holes
- Auckland Council attendance records released for the current term
- Auckland dog owner sentenced after Rottweiler attack in New Lynn
- Dame Lydia Ko supports campaign to save Takapuna Golf Course
- Auckland local body elections expected to be highly contested
- Freemans Bay cafe threatened with closure for trading without licence
- Auckland Transport corrects road name error on new rail map
- Twelve candidates enter race for Auckland mayoralty
July 2025
- Wayne Brown criticises Auckland councillors for missing meetings
- Concerns grow over candidate numbers for local elections
- Wayne Brown announces Fix Auckland candidates for local elections
- Auckland councillors vote for amendment to residential helipad ban
- High Court grants temporary reprieve for dog owners at Auckland park
- Auckland mayor's chief of staff puts property company into liquidation
- Auckland Council seeks stronger powers to manage roaming dogs
- Māngere family accepts buyout after home deemed a risk to life
- Auckland Council reports spike in vehicle damage to parks and fields
- Auckland engineer jailed for Watercare fraud exceeding $1m
- Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei wins Environment Court appeal regarding Westhaven Marina
- Takapuna Golf Club to partially redevelop into wetland
- Auckland Council confirms flood prevention proposal for Takapuna Golf Course
- Insurers support converting Takapuna golf course for flood prevention
- Zig Zag walking track in Waitākere Ranges reopens after storm damage
- Motorists frustrated by delayed road works on Paerata Road
- Auckland church and representative fined for illegal building work
June 2025
- Auckland Council adopts new regional dog walking rules
- South Wairarapa and Auckland councils confirm rates increases
- Government to enable higher housing density near Auckland rail stations
- Pak’nSave Takapuna receives consent for $100m supermarket development
- Government mandates taller buildings near selected Auckland train stations
- Māngere families face difficult decisions following Auckland anniversary floods
- Matariki celebrations held in Dunedin and Auckland
- Funding boost for long-tailed bat conservation in Hunua Ranges
- Auckland resident criticises council choice of berm tree
- Auckland residential property valuations decrease by average of 9 per cent
- Auckland rates to rise despite average property valuations falling
- Auckland residential property valuations drop by an average of 9 per cent
- Christchurch library workers to receive pay rise
- Auckland Council email error reveals private addresses of many people
- Eleven Auckland stores caught selling alcohol to minors
- Woman injured in dog attack at Auckland Botanic Gardens
May 2025
- Auckland War Memorial Museum to partially reopen after asbestos discovery
- McDonald's granted resource consent for new Ōrākei restaurant+1
- Record number of hihi fledglings recorded on Tiritiri Matangi Island
- Run It Straight holds Sylvia Park event following South Auckland cancellations
- Auckland Council approves strategy for rapidly growing southern rural region
- Run It Straight event cancelled in Māngere due to safety concerns
- Ngāti Tamaoho to lead Auckland Matariki Festival celebrations
- Auckland Council to release new property valuations in June
- Owner applies to demolish historic Ngāpipi boatshed
- Auckland dog owner sentenced after toddler was mauled by two dogs
- Asbestos-containing materials wash up on east Auckland beaches
- Auditor-General report criticises Auckland Transport reliability and passenger communication
April 2025
March 2025
- Security increased at Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown's home
- Luxon distances himself from funding Eden Park upgrade
- Auckland councillors endorse Eden Park redevelopment plan
- New Pukekohe adoption centre opens to support South Auckland dogs
- Auckland Council endorses Eden Park redevelopment over waterfront stadium+1
- Neither new stadium nor Eden Park upgrade viable without public funding
- Opposition to Auckland Council plan for new cemetery land
- Luxon denies stricter emergency housing rules caused more homelessness+1
- Auckland Council urges government action as homelessness rises
- Dispute over proposal to turn Takapuna Golf Course into catchment area
- Philanthropist gifts Greenhithe botanical sanctuary to Auckland Council
- Pasifika Festival returns to Western Springs this weekend
February 2025
- Auckland Council approves funding for St James Theatre restoration
- Auckland Council to issue fines for unregistered dogs
- Auckland Mayor calls for pause on Victoria Street linear park project
- Former Auckland Council building inspector sentenced for accepting bribes
- Avondale community group to meet Winston Peters regarding racecourse redevelopment
- Destiny Church protests disrupt Auckland Pride events
- Two people seriously injured in Manurewa dog attack
- Taiko Ponsonby food safety rating demoted following illness reports
- Man suspected of attacking and taking black swan from Auckland park
- Investigation launched after alleged attack on swan at Western Springs
January 2025
- Five Auckland waste trucks catch fire in early January
- At least 55 rare hihi chicks hatch in Auckland regional park
- Building demolished after series of fires at former Centrepoint site
- Māngere Mountain fire believed to be deliberate
- Auckland Council proposes new restrictions on dog walking in parks
- Fishers urged to stop lighting fires in Auckland regional parks
- No fines issued following first month of Auckland alcohol rule changes
- Auckland councillor warns against disbanding urban regeneration agency
- Auckland central city can be 3C hotter at night
- Auckland beachgoers cautioned after reports of sea lice rashes
- Auckland Council confiscates recycling bins to reduce contamination