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Tō tātou wai ahu ake nei Our water future Clean, healthy water is essential to our future. It gives us life, shapes our environment and adds to the beauty of our region. Our connection with water is part of what makes living in Tāmaki Makaurau /Auckland so special.

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A conversation we need to have: the purpose of this discussion document He kōrero me tutuki i a tātou: te take mō tēnei pūrongo whakawhiti kōrero Defining our water future is a task for everyone together. We know that we will face some big water challenges in coming years. What kind of water future do we want to create? What vision could we aspire Problems with water concern us all We’ve talked a lot about water lately.

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The July 2019 edition of the Auckland Council Research and Evaluation Unit's newsletter. Articles: Using behavioural insights to improve council letters Diverting construction and demolition waste Measuring groundwater.

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The April 2019 edition of the Auckland Council Research and Evaluation Unit's newsletter. Articles: Parekareka/spotted shag restoration on Otata Island Coastal turf and other rare ecosystems along Auckland’s coast Using Urban Living Labs to deliver urban planning long-term goals.

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Auckland Council operates a long-term, region-wide marine water quality monitoring programme. The main objective of this programme is to gather data to inform the state of the environment trends and reporting as required under section 35 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). The data are collected to look at long-term trends to identify and monitor water quality changes and to assess the efficiency of council initiatives, policies and strategies.

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Findings.  Point in Time count, 17 September 2018 This report presents results from Ira Mata, Ira Tangata: Auckland’s Homeless Count, the first Point in Time (PiT) Count of people living without shelter and in temporary accommodation, which took place across the Auckland region (excluding the Great Barrier Local Board area) on 17 September 2018 See also Ira mata, ira tangata: Auckland’s homeless count report Auckland Homelessness Count.

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This report presents results from Ira Mata, Ira Tangata: Auckland’s Homeless Count, the first Point in Time (PiT) Count of people living without shelter and in temporary accommodation, which took place across the Auckland region (excluding the Great Barrier Local Board area) on 17 September 2018. In 2017, Auckland Council funded Housing First Auckland to deliver the PiT Count to enhance understanding of the size and nature of homelessness experienced by people living without shelter and in temporary accommodation. With a regional focus, Ira Mata, Ira Tangata, built on the PiT Counts conducted in the inner city between 2004 and 2016 by central city agencies, including Auckland City Mission.

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A report from the Working Group undertaking the review of Upper North Island Supply Chain Strategy The Government’s interest is in the ports, the land transport of freight and coastal shipping needed to secure the wellbeing of all New Zealanders, and development of regions, now and into the future. This is the first of our reports. It outlines the approach we have set out to achieve the overall objective of an Upper North Island Supply Chain Strategy.

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House prices rise when not enough houses are available to meet resident and non-resident demand, and when low interest rates and income growth allow people to bid up prices. Recent price declines in Australia have led some to suggest Auckland will follow. But Australia has over-built relative to its population growth over the last decade, as it over-developed for a foreign investor market that is now weaker.

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The Eco Design Advisor (EDA) service was established by the Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ) in 2006 to offer free-of-charge, face-to-face sustainability advice for residential building projects, such as new builds and home improvements or renovations. The service is aimed at home-owners, designers/architects and builders; the advice may pertain to heating and insulation, ventilation and moisture, energy reduction or spatial layout, among other sustainability or ecological considerations. The service is currently operated out of eight territorial authorities: Auckland Council, Hamilton City Council, Palmerston North City Council, Kapiti Coast District Council, Hutt City Council, Nelson City Council, Christchurch City Council and Dunedin City Council.

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Auckland has 10 years to make major changes before climate change takes hold with catastrophic consequences. As no single group can deliver the change needed alone, we have collaborated with stakeholders across Auckland to develop this framework to reduce emissions that cause climate change, like those from transportation and energy generation, and reduce climate impacts like flooding and sea level rise. The purpose of the framework is to: Increase Auckland’s resilience to the impact of climate change Reduce emissions that cause climate change To achieve this we need to: Keep temperature rise within 1.

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Executive summary (extracts) The following work contributes to the Auckland Council Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) undertaken at Auckland Council’s Research and Evaluation Unit (RIMU), and also contributes to the Auckland Climate Action Plan (ACAP). According to projections developed by the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) based on a representative concentration pathway (RCP) 8. 5, climate change will have numerous impacts on Auckland.