AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland City Council has received a national award for their innovative glass safety screens on Grafton Bridge.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland zookeepers arrived at work yesterday morning to a new addition to the family - a giraffe calf, the first female giraffe born at the zoo in 15 years.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The 10th Go by Bike breakfast organised by Auckland City Council drew a record number of cyclists to a free, healthy breakfast early yesterday. About 550 people breakfasted as cycle buses led by Auckland City's Mayor, Dick Hubbard and Councillor Richard Simpson, converged on Aotea Square.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Pedestrians come first on Alfred Street in the CBD according to Auckland City Council's meeting last night. The full council's approval to restrict vehicles in Alfred Street signals that pedestrian safety is an important part of the central transit corridor's (CTC) development.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland City Council is walking the talk by rolling out the first in a series of formal 40km/h school speed zones for the city following the success of a trial project. The speed zone was launched this morning at Mt Albert’s Gladstone Primary School on Carrington Road, which has traffic volumes of up to 22,000 vehicles a day.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The 2006 Quality of life survey results released today reveal an intriguing picture about the life of a typical Auckland city resident. The average Aucklander works full time, has good health and enough money to live comfortably.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Aotea Square will be alive with the sights and sounds of Korea on Sunday 4 March to celebrate last years 10th sister city anniversary between Auckland and Busan. The sister city agreement was signed in 1996 to encourage cooperation in a variety of fields including trade, technology, culture and tourism.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Experience the music, dance, arts and crafts of over 30 nations at the Auckland International Cultural Festival on Sunday, 25 February. This year the free Auckland City Council festival also hosts the inaugural Ethnic Soccer Cup.
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AUCKLAND CITY — A panel of three independent planning commissioners has granted a resource consent for the redevelopment of Eden Park. The panel of commissioners reached their decision following an 11-day hearing last year at which they considered: the consent application evidence from subject-matter experts more than 500 submissions.
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