You have selected Council news from 18 May 2008.
Remembering Bastion Point 30 years on
The Central City Library's exhibition, Bastion Point: 30 Years On commemorates the 30th anniversary of the eviction of Ngati Whatua o Orakei from Bastion Point, where Orakei Marae now stands.
Winter tree planting activities under way
Help look after your local parks by taking part in the council's winter volunteer programme.
Creating better beaches and reserves
The council is resanding six of the city's western beaches and upgrading four coastal reserves in time for next summer.
A layperson’s guide to engineering consents
If you are undertaking land development, you may need an engineering consent from the council.
Active libraries
Exercise classes for preschoolers at Auckland City Libraries are proving
popular.
Feedback sought on plan
The council wants your feedback on its Draft Annual Plan 2008/2009.
Sustainability at the zoo
Find out how to reduce your business’s carbon footprint on an Auckland Zoo
sustainability tour.
A day in the life of an environmental health officer
Checking mosquito traps, testing water samples for infectious diseases, or answering a query about contaminated soil are all part of a normal day’s work for the council’s environmental health officers.
Talented youth get Xntrick
The group from the Mt Roskill and Three Kings area and are getting ready to
perform at the Onehunga Youth Day evening event and That Thing in the Park.
Creating cinema in Avondale
The First Take Film Festival features original films produced by young people
from the Avondale/New Lynn area.
Community hall opens
Auckland’s Sri Lankan Buddhist community recently celebrated the opening of
their new community hall in Otahuhu.
City Scene on audio
The council funds the cost of narrating City Scene for the foundation’s
telephone information service.
Lumsden Green
A sculpture and a memorial in Newmarket’s Lumsden Green were removed this week
as part of preparations for a major stormwater upgrade for the area.
Tree prosecution brings fine
A developer has been fined $25,000 for ignoring district plan rules on generally
protected trees, sediment control and earthworks.
Ecomatters at Avondale market
Find out what can and can’t be recycled, how to compost or start a worm farm,
and other useful recycling hints at the Auckland City Council and Ecomatters
road show.
That Thing in the Park
Celebrate Youth Week by heading along to That Thing in the Park at Mt Eden’s
Potters Park.
Art for conservation
Auckland Zoo’s Art for Conservation exhibition showcases works by some very
special artists, with sales benefiting the Amphibian Ark Year of the Frog
campaign.
