You have selected Council news from 31 August 2008.

Aotea art works moved into storage
 Some of Auckland's best-known art works will be temporarily removed from their home in Aotea Square during September, in the lead-up to the square's redevelopment.

Aotea design endorsed
The upgrade of Aotea Square moved a step closer last week after Auckland City Council's Arts, Culture and Recreation Committee endorsed the draft design.

St Patrick's Square work starts
The Mayor of Auckland city Hon. John Banks broke the ground at a site blessing and sod-turning ceremony this week that marked the start of work to turn St Patrick's Square into a distinctive, modern city space.

Street orderlies get thumbs up
Remuera's streets have been getting an extra sprucing up since street orderly John Marychurch started there in July, after Auckland City Council approved an extra $465,000 to expand street cleaning services in 12 of our busiest town centres.

Getting on with it
Two more projects completed in Auckland City.

New cycle and walkway opens up Mt Roskill parks
Auckland City Council has recently completed a new 1.3km cycle and walkway through Walmsley and Underwood parks in Mt Roskill.

Fashion Week lands at Viaduct
Air New Zealand Fashion Week kicks off at the Viaduct Harbour Marine Village from 16 to 22 September, with the latest from New Zealand's most established and emerging fashion designers

Rugby demo proves real Rippa
Twenty-four schools from across Auckland recently participated in a Rippa Rugby demonstration at Eden Park supported by Auckland City Council.

Now there's a really crate idea
The council's new fortnightly recycling system is well under way with the blue-lidded wheelie bins proving simpler to use, as residents no longer need to sort or separate their recyclables.

Have high tea at the Heritage
As part of Auckland City Council's Auckland Heritage Festival 08, Heritage Auckland Hotel (formerly the Farmers department store) is once again giving people the chance to experience a traditional high tea in their historic Grand Tearoom.

Win tickets to Girl Power
Join Motat to celebrate New Zealand women's heritage, and discover how we have overcome corsets, world wars and 80s fashion to become the wonderful women we are today.