Auckland Council’s park management has been hailed as world-leading by an international panel of judges from the World Urban Parks (WUP) network.
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By mid-November when an upgraded Queen Street opens, Aucklanders will discover the city centre’s new Waihorotiu path, an innovative multi-use path next to the road carriageway for people walking or travelling at a leisurely pace on wheels.
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Active-mode projects aimed at reducing transport emissions and improving road safety are being rolled out across the Auckland region, as part of the council’s Ngā Tiriti Ngangahau - The Vibrant Streets Programme.
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Construction work has begun on the final three stages of the Wai Horotiu Queen Street Project – from Shortland Street to Mayoral Drive in Tāmaki Makaurau.
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Auckland Council and Eke Panuku have released a video highlighting how far the city centre has come in its planned 20-year transformation.
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Earlier this month Auckland Council announced that the last three stages of the Wai Horotiu Queen Street Project – from Customs Street to Mayoral Drive – would be delivered in one cohesive design. Now Aucklanders have been able to see that plan.
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Auckland’s newest downtown space: Te Wānanga officially opened on July 2 - sitting on the seaward side of Quay Street at the epicentre of downtown. Auckland Council says the richly meaningful design elements brought to the space by talented mana whenua kaimahitoi (artists) sit alongside preserved pieces of our past, dating back more than a century.
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Auckland Council and Auckland Transport, in collaboration with mana whenua, have reimagined, redesigned and rebuilt Auckland’s waterfront.
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Issues like complex coastal processes and the impacts of coastal hazards, climate change, and ongoing regional growth are some of the challenges Auckland Council wants to discuss further with mana whenua and coastal communities.
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Auckland Council surveys public land to monitor kauri dieback disease and for the first time will be extending its approach to include healthy trees in its studies.
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Seemingly floating above the Downtown Ferry Basin, Te Wānanga, the new downtown public space is an impressive feat of engineering.
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Tāmaki Makaurau on Friday celebrated the opening of Te Komititanga - a striking new people-friendly square – in the heart of the city’s downtown.
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In celebration of Diwali, landmarks across Tāmaki Makaurau are being bathed in light during Auckland Diwali Festival, including Rangoli-inspired lighting on Te Ara I Whiti – The Lightpath and a special light and sound projection on Papatoetoe Town Hall.
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A public art installation, Rainbow Machine, commissioned by Auckland Council has been awarded the prestigious Good Design Australia Gold Award.
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Seeing Beacon lighting up for the first time, artist Lang Ea said: “I am very pleased. This is how I had conceptualised it.”
The sculpture and lighting were installed at Milford Reserve in March before lockdown, and last week the lights were switched on - revealing the artwork’s full effect both day and night.
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As the winter solstice edges closer and days shorten, Auckland's 'light art' is stepping up. Aucklanders can enjoy many notable public artworks lighting our streets and parks at night. They come into their own once the sun has set.
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Auckland Council has filed its first charges for breaches of the Public Safety and Nuisance Bylaw in relation to Kauri dieback.
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A series of specially designed gardens will form the centre piece of a revitalised Downtown Waterfront as part of the city’s 10-year Downtown Programme.
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A key piece of Auckland city centre public realm development underway right now is the Downtown Programme, which will be delivered in time for the America’s Cup in 2021. It involves the reset of the larger part of the Quay Street corridor and adjacent Ferry Basin space.
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