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Auckland Annual Plan Puts $3.6 Billion Capital Spend And 7.9 Percent Rates Rise Into 2026/27 Budget

Auckland Annual Plan Puts $3.6 Billion Capital Spend And 7.9 Percent Rates Rise Into 2026/27 Budget

Auckland Council has voted through its Annual Plan 2026/27 with a $3.6 billion capital programme, $5.5 billion in essential services and an average 7.9 percent residential rates rise.

By Auckland Loop Newsroom · Tue, 14 July 2026

Three Kings Bar Robbery Leaves Patron Injured As Police Seek Six Offenders

Three Kings Bar Robbery Leaves Patron Injured As Police Seek Six Offenders

Police are seeking public help after six offenders allegedly robbed a Three Kings bar on Sunday night, assaulted a patron and fled in a stolen dark Nissan Tiida.

Mon, 6 July 2026

Auckland Council Puts $79 Million Into Parks, Cemeteries And Community Assets

Auckland Council Puts $79 Million Into Parks, Cemeteries And Community Assets

Auckland Council's 2026/2027 regional capital programme spends about $79 million on parks, cemeteries, climate, seismic strengthening and public art.

Fri, 3 July 2026

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Swiss Dredging Trial At Wairau Pond Targets Auckland Harbour Sediment Waste

Swiss Dredging Trial At Wairau Pond Targets Auckland Harbour Sediment Waste

Auckland Council is testing a Swiss-engineered mobile dewatering plant at Wairau Pond, aiming to cut landfill sediment by up to 60 percent.

Thu, 2 July 2026

Auckland Council Starts 7.9 Percent Rates Year With City Rail Link Costs In Focus

Auckland Council Starts 7.9 Percent Rates Year With City Rail Link Costs In Focus

The 2026/2027 Annual Plan takes effect with a $321 average residential rates rise driven largely by City Rail Link costs.

Wed, 1 July 2026

Whanau Nga Uri Opens In Parnell To Add Central Auckland Birthing Capacity

Whanau Nga Uri Opens In Parnell To Add Central Auckland Birthing Capacity

The new 24/7 Parnell unit will support up to 400 women and families a year.

Fri, 26 June 2026

Mangere Markets Trust Questions Licence Loss After 29 Years At Town Centre

Mangere Markets Trust Questions Licence Loss After 29 Years At Town Centre

A long-running South Auckland market operator says it is very disappointed after losing the licence to operate Mangere Markets after 29 years.

Thu, 25 June 2026

Chorus Says Central Auckland Internet Outage Could Last Until Thursday

Chorus Says Central Auckland Internet Outage Could Last Until Thursday

A Chorus fault knocked out broadband across Westmere, Grey Lynn and parts of the inner west, with restoration not expected until Thursday.

Wed, 24 June 2026

Auckland Police Seek Heremaia Manuel After Freeman's Bay Burglary Investigation

Auckland Police Seek Heremaia Manuel After Freeman's Bay Burglary Investigation

Auckland Police are asking for help to locate Heremaia Manuel, 41, after a sexually motivated burglary investigation in Freeman's Bay in the early hours of Saturday 20 June.

Mon, 22 June 2026

Auckland Police Seize 486 Cannabis Plants In Operation Green Raids Across Four Suburbs

Auckland Police Seize 486 Cannabis Plants In Operation Green Raids Across Four Suburbs

Search warrants in Hillsborough, New Windsor, Mount Roskill and Mount Albert dismantled sophisticated indoor cultivation setups, with no arrests yet announced.

Sat, 20 June 2026

Central Interceptor Puts Auckland Harbour Water Quality Back in Focus

Central Interceptor Puts Auckland Harbour Water Quality Back in Focus

Auckland Council says the 16.2km Central Interceptor wastewater tunnel will go fully live in late July 2026, with the northern half due for commissioning and inner-harbour overflows expected to fall.

Tue, 9 June 2026

Police Appeal Keeps Morningside Train Assault in Public View

Police Appeal Keeps Morningside Train Assault in Public View

Police have asked Aucklanders for help identifying several young women who may have information about a serious Halloween-night assault at Morningside Train Station.

Sun, 7 June 2026

"It's the Job I Remember at the End of the Week"

"It's the Job I Remember at the End of the Week"

Inside the Candoo Good Project, the quiet community initiative changing lives one lawn at a time

Fri, 12 December 2025