Auckland Council Elections – Key Dates 2025

Auckland Council Elections Key Dates 2025 Check you are enrolled to vote 1 September 2024 – 1 August 2025 Consider being a candidate 1 September 2024 – 1 July 2025 Candidate nominations open 4 July 2025 Candidate nominations close (12 noon) 1 August 2025 Candidates announced 8 August 2025 Final electoral roll certified by Electoral Officer 5 September 2025 Voting papers sent to enrolled voters 9 September – 22 September 2025 Voting opens 9 September – 11 October 2025 Voting closes…

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Update on the fight to save Arch Hill

At a community meeting this evening residents reaffirmed their determination to continue their fight against the Big box Bunnings development on the corner of Kings Street and Great North Road. Arch Hill residents have lodged an appeal to the Environment Court to over turn the decision of Hearing Commissioners to grant the Bunnings application.   As part of…

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Sustainable City Showcase

Have you ever wondered what a sustainable city could look like? From 17-19 October, Come and join us to experience this at the Sustainable City Showcase at the Cloud on Auckland’s Queens Wharf. Explore a humming Friday Night Market, be inspired by new ideas and ways to live more sustainably at workshops and seminars, and discover cutting-edge…

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Guide to providing feedback on the draft Unitary Plan

GreyLynn2030

Auckland Council is currently seeking feedback on the draft Unitary Plan – the key tool to implement the Auckland Plan. It is the planning rule book that will eventually replace the current district plans. Last year Grey Lynn 2030 called a public meeting to discuss how to best protect the special character of Grey Lynn…

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Unitary Plan in Grey Lynn

 Information session hosted by the Grey Lynn Business Association On 15 March, Auckland Council unveiled its draft Unitary Plan – the planning rule book which will shape Auckland’s development over the next 30 years. An extra million people in Auckland is projected by 2040. Population density has to be increased to accommodate this growth without…

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Grey Lynn Plan Submission available

Members of the Grey Lynn Business Association have been hard at work on a submission to Auckland Council’s unitary plan that concerns the fate of the Surrey Crescent/Great North Road precinct. After a suite of public meetings and hours of consultuation with local businesses and residents about what they want to see in the Surrey…

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