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 Auckland - Free net encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Greater Auckland lies between the Hauraki Gulf of the Pacific Ocean to the east, the low Hunua Ranges to the south-east, Manukau Harbour to the south-west, and the Waitakere Ranges and smaller ranges to the west and north-west.
Image:Auckland-CityOfSails.jpg Auckland is popularly known as the "City of Sails" because the harbour is often dotted with hundreds of yachts.
Auckland Harbour Bridge - connecting Auckland and the North Shore, is an iconic symbol of Auckland.
www.netipedia.com /index.php/Auckland   (3990 words)

  
 Book examines Auckland's changing identity - The University of Auckland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
A new book launched on 26 February by the Hon John Banks, Mayor of Auckland, and written by leading social scientists from The University of Auckland examines key contemporary issues facing Auckland.
Thirdly, Auckland is seen as different from the rest of New Zealand in many ways, both by Aucklanders and those from outside the city.
Finally, Auckland is seen as a spectacle, as its exceptional character blends with its inhabitants‚ diverse identities.
www.auckland.ac.nz /uoa/about/news/articles/2004/02/0004.cfm   (326 words)

  
 Mayor of Auckland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Auckland obtained its first local government in 1851, when the Borough of Auckland was created.
When the City of Auckland was formally incorporated in 1871, its City Council was initially led by a Chairman, Walter Lee.
The longest serving Mayor was Dove-Myer Robinson, who held the post for a total of eighteen years (and was also the only person to serve on two non-consecutive occasions).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mayor_of_Auckland   (205 words)

  
 Auckland Northland Regiment: a history
The RNZIR Badge was worn by all the Battalions of the Regiment.
In the upper canton (quarter) are the battalion III and in the upper outer canton the 3rd Auckland Countess of Ranfurly’s Regiment badge and in the law canton the 15th Northland Regiment badge.
The colours of the Auckland and the North Auckland Regiments were laid up in the World War II hall of memories at the Auckland Museum on the fourth of March 1973 but its set of colours were displayed together and both sets of Regimental Colours were emblazoned with their World War II battle honours.
www.diggerhistory.info /pages-nz/auckland.htm   (4990 words)

  
 Auckland Art Gallery - Gallery news
The Mayor of Auckland City, Dick Hubbard, says he is pleased to see the commissioners have given the project the go-ahead.
Mayor of Auckland city Dick Hubbard says AUT has made a significant commitment to Auckland as the new Auckland Triennial Partner, taking a lead position in helping to develop the exhibition for 2007 and beyond.
The Auckland Triennial is New Zealand's largest contemporary art exhibition, an undertaking for which Victoria is well prepared having curated over forty exhibitions between 1987 and 2001 for the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney and more recently as Director, Creative Development at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne.
www.aucklandartgallery.govt.nz /aboutus/gallerynews/default.asp   (1959 words)

  
 New Zealand Injury Prevention Strategy : NZIPS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Auckland City has rewarded unique and innovative efforts which promote safety and help to reduce crime and injury at the inaugural "Mayor of Auckland's Community Safety Awards" ceremony last night.
To be eligible for the Auckland City awards, a person or group needed to have introduced a community safety project (focusing on crime reduction, injury prevention, road safety or a business security initiative) in the Auckland City Council area in the past two years.
The "Mayor of Auckland's Community Safety Awards" coincided with the inaugural Safety NZ Week, promoted by the Accident Compensation Corporation to raise awareness of injury prevention and encourage involvement in community safety.
www.nzips.govt.nz /resources/news_2005-08_4.html   (434 words)

  
 World Mayor: The 2005 contest
The annual World Mayor project aims to raise the profile of mayors worldwide as well as to honour those who have served their communities well and who have made contributions to the well-being of cities nationally and internationally.
The World Mayor project, organised by the independent and non-commercial City Mayors organisation, aims to raise the profile of Mayors worldwide as well as to honour those who have served their communities well and who have made contributions to the well-being of cities nationally and internationally.
For the organisers of the World Mayor contest the quality of supporting comments for a mayor is as important as the number of votes he or she receives.
www.worldmayor.com /voting05/intro05.html   (1043 words)

  
 Auckland Astronomical Society
A few years later, the Mayor of Auckland from 1880 - 1883, James McCosh Clark, was presented with a 6" refracting telescope by the citizens of Auckland.
The Auckland Astronomical Association was formed as a Section of the Auckland Museum Institute in 1922 with Prof.
The Journal of the Auckland Astronomical Society was started in 1960, and has continued in some form as a monthly or bi-monthly to the present day, although for a period it was an annual glossy publication with monthly newsletters.
www.astronomy.org.nz /aas/MonthlyMeetings/MeetingAug2002.asp   (1981 words)

  
 Mayor of Auckland - Everything on Mayor of Auckland (information, latest news, articles,...)
The Mayor of Auckland is the head of the municipal government of Auckland, New Zealand, and presides over the Auckland City Council.
Auckland obtained its first local government in 1871, when the Borough of Auckland was created.
Soon afterwards, however, the modern office of Mayor of Auckland was created.
www.spiritus-temporis.com /mayor-of-auckland   (229 words)

  
 Council and Trust to Work Together on Auckland Old CPO Proposal
Auckland City Council and the Historic Places Trust are committed to cooperatively working through the issues raised by the proposed use of the former Auckland CPO building as part of the new public transport interchange in downtown Auckland.
In a joint statement released today, Auckland City Mayor Chris Fletcher and the Historic Places Trust's Acting Chief Executive Joris de Bres said that both Trust and Council want to see the CPO given new life, and the heritage covenant which has applied to the building since 1995 has the mechanisms to make this possible.
We are personally committed to finding a solution that both enables Auckland's urgent transport issues to be addressed and enables the CPO to be revitalised as a historic city landmark which can be enjoyed and used by Aucklanders and visitors to the city.
www.historic.org.nz /news/media_releases/2000_11_15b.html   (362 words)

  
 We love Waiheke and its gateway
Gulf News reported that on Waitangi Day, 2002, Auckland mayor John Banks opened the revamped Harbour Masters at Matiatia with a promise Auckland City was fully behind development on the island.
The mayor said he was "stapling my colours to the mast" on the issue of progress for Waiheke.
Both the mayor and Waitemata Infrastructure director Stephen Norrie proposed changed to the Hauraki Gulf Islands district plan in relation to the property.
homepages.paradise.net.nz /arohanet/lovematiatia/page6.html   (422 words)

  
 Beehive.govt.nz - Britomart opening, former CPO, Queen St, Auckland
Greetings to: the Mayor of Auckland; Auckland Regional Mayors; the ARC; Parliamentary Colleagues; the Britomart Projects group.
Not only is this on the site of the first Auckland Railway Station in 1885, but the first major service to be located in the CPO after it opened in 1912 was a radio wireless on the roof to contact ships at sea.
Also congratulations are due to the public of Auckland who had their say in the design of the project.
www.beehive.govt.nz /ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=17390   (979 words)

  
 IBA - International Bar Association Conference 2004 - Introduction (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-4.cs.princeton.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Auckland is known internationally for its outstanding natural environment and facilities.
Auckland City is growing in reputation as a host city, with the region being New Zealand's premier events destination.
Auckland is New Zealand's largest city and has the greatest concentration of lawyers.
archive.ibanet.org.cob-web.org:8888 /Auckland/introduction1.asp   (1098 words)

  
 :::Welcome to Auckland Deaf Society:::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Auckland Deaf Society (Inc) was founded in 1937 by Murray Williams at an old shop located at 47 Parnell Road, Auckland, following the idea of the Christchurch Deaf Club, which was formed in 1922.
In 1953 Friends of the Deaf was formed by Auckland Adult Deaf Society at a meeting held on 14th February 1953 to form a new Organisation involving hearing people who would raise funds for the new Clubrooms.
Auckland Parents of Deaf Children: meets on the first Tuesday of each month in the committee room from 7pm to 10pm.
www.auckland-deaf.org.nz /about.html   (758 words)

  
 TO HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR OF AUCKLAND CITY
We all agree that Auckland is in much need of a person of your leadership skills to bring about the changes that need to take Auckland City and our country forward in this new century.
We here at FLAGNZ headquarters were greatly pleased when in the middle of 2000, the time of my presentation of the FLAGNZ design to the PM Helen Clark, You acknowledge that you thought that “a new national flag was inevitable” and that it would likely happen “within the next ten years”.
This is not only because of the populations’ size but also because of its cultural diversity and it’s dominance as the commercial and business heart of New Zealand.
www.hbtv.co.nz /flagnz/letter.html   (452 words)

  
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She was the first women Mayor of Auckland City Council, New Zealand’s largest city, for 7 years before being appointed New Zealand’s first women Governor General in 1990.
Whilst mayor she was also elected to the National Executive of the Municipal Association Executive, New Zealand’s national voice for local authorities.
Her former husband was an MP and one of her daughters, who initially served on the Auckland Electric Power Board, is currently Associate Minister of Arts and Transport in the Labour/Alliance coalition government.
www.unescap.org /huset/women/swiulg/new_zealand/catherine_tizard.doc   (833 words)

  
 Sample Letters to Editor on STV - Green Party
All New Zealand's main centre mayors are unwanted by the majority of the voters in their electorate.
For example, John Banks would not be mayor of Auckland under STV as neither Matt's nor Metiria's supporters preferred him.
Auckland City residents should start signing the petition calling for a referendum being circulated throughout the city.
www.greens.org.nz /searchdocs/other5539.html   (829 words)

  
 National Business Review (NBR) - Business, News, Arts, Media, Share Market & More
Mayor of Auckland City Dick Hubbard said today that the city would not undertake its proposed and higly controversial removal of trees on Queen Street until further investigation takes place.
The Mayor said he had no doubt that the trees were planted on the cheap 25 years ago.
According to Save Auckland Trees, the mayor's turnabout on the plan to move quickly to remove the exotic trees was an important victory in terms of timing -- but not conclusive.
www.nbr.co.nz /home/column_article.asp?id=13970&cid=4&cname   (643 words)

  
 Public Address | Hard News | Declaring war
The mayor of Auckland was declaring his war with Transit New Zealand.
The latest body to earn the wrath of our mayor is the Auckland Regional Council, which is also of the belief that Auckland City's planning is inadequate and wants resource consent hearings to be adjourned until some better work has been done on potential traffic problems.
Transit's recent work on the Auckland motorway network has focused on choke-points on the CBD fringe: Grafton Gully has been reshaped and is now vastly more efficient.
www.publicaddress.net /print,1388.sm   (654 words)

  
 Auckland City budget_12.03.02   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Auckland Regional Council Chair Gwen Bull describes as completely unjustified Auckland City’s mayor John Banks’s criticism that ARC rate increases are causing a large part of Auckland City Council’s proposed 9 percent rate increase next year.
"The ARC is keen to work constructively with Auckland City as well as the other councils of the region, and this kind of criticism is unnecessary and damaging.
In the current 2001-02 year, Auckland City Council was billed $32,377,131 by ARC minus a fee to assist ACC to collect the rates for the current financial year – 2001-02.
www.arc.govt.nz /arc/index.cfm?952476BA-BD46-44E0-B99B-56ED8F23E9E8   (298 words)

  
 City of Auckland Morris Dancers
City of Auckland Morris Dancers (CAMD), formed in 1978, was one of the first Morris Sides to be established in New Zealand.
The Roundel worn on the baldric, is a replica of the original Coat of Arms of Auckland City.
It was presented to the Side in August 1978 by the late Sir Dove - Meyer Robinson, then Mayor of Auckland City and Patron of CAMD.
geocities.com /aucklandmorris/camdhome.htm   (337 words)

  
 World Mayor: Comments on mayors from Asia, Africa and Australia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-4.cs.princeton.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Mayor Akiba is leading a worldwide effort to unite the Mayors of the world to eliminate nuclear weapons in a visionary campaign under the banner of Mayors for Peace.
Kadir Topbas is the best Mayor on the World because he is a man of vision who brought impoprtant international events like the Formula 1 to the city, who aims to transform the city and make her a World Capital with her infrastructure, transport, housing and social life.
Auckland is an important city for New Zealand and as a Mayor Mr Hubbard displays quite a lot of common sense in dealing with the issues (mainly traffic-related) at hand.
www.worldmayor.com.cob-web.org:8888 /voting05/comments05_asia.html   (2505 words)

  
 Catherine Tizard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dame Catherine Anne Tizard, ONZ, GCMG, GCVO, DBE, QSO (née MacLean) (born April 4, 1931) was a Governor-General of New Zealand, and the first woman to be appointed to the office.
She was elected to the Auckland City Council in 1971, the Auckland Regional Authority in 1980, became Mayor of Auckland in 1983 before being appointed Governor-General in 1990.
She was previously married to former Deputy Prime Minister Bob Tizard and is the mother of current Minister of the Crown Judith Tizard.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Catherine_Tizard   (189 words)

  
 NZ Mayors Taskforce for Jobs
Twenty Mayors and Deputies met with government officials from the Ministry of Social Development, the Ministry of Economic Development, the Department of Labour, the Tertiary Education Commission and Career Services to discuss the Taskforce strategy and the partnership with government agencies.
The largest meeting of the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs, since its beginning in 2000 was held in Christchurch on 28 Feb/1 March.
Mayors respond to the prospect of the Department of Work and Income declaring "No-Go" in the regions.
www.jobsletter.org.nz /mtfjobs.htm   (2226 words)

  
 JVM - Jacobsen Venue Management
The facility which is scheduled to open in December 2005 started its building program with Auckland City Council Mayor John Banks, Councillor Scott Milne and Kevin Jacobsen 'turning the soil' with specially inscribed shovels to commemorate the special occasion.
Auckland City Council Mayor John Banks described the first day of building as "an historic day" and saluted the working party chair Councillor Scott Milne, Mainzeal and Jacobsen Venue Management for all their efforts getting to this point.
Mainzeal Construction Auckland Area Manager Mike Geale was present at the first day of building and said that, "Mainzeal is excited to be part of the project team and to be charged with the responsibility to construct this very important project for the community."
www.jvm.com.au /020604.html?1117146972718   (381 words)

  
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Within Auckland city, the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind (RNZFB) has approximately 1,420 members who are blind, deafblind and vision-impaired.
Auckland members of the RNZFB can also access an audio version of the summary on the Telephone Information Service by calling (09) 302 3344.
Public consultation on Auckland City’s Draft Long-term Plan runs from 19 April to 19 May. The plan will be finalised in June after the public feedback has been taken into account.
www.localgovt.co.nz /News/ViewFile.aspx?ID=2436   (366 words)

  
 City Mayors: Finalists for World Mayor 2005
Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, according to one of her supporters, made the people of Atlanta believe in their city again.
If you know of mayors who have the vision, passion and skills to make their cities amazing places to live in, work in and visit nominate him or her now for World Mayor 2006.
This year, as in 2004 and 2005, the World Mayor project is seeking out mayors who have the vision, passion and skills to make their cities amazing places to live in, work in and visit.
www.citymayors.com /worldmayor/nominations05.html   (1478 words)

  
 Waitakere City and Auckland region film promotion
Location Auckland and Waitakere, New Zealand is a DVD developed between Waitakere City Council (through Enterprise Waitakere), Auckland City Council and Zoomslide Media to market Waitakere City - and the Auckland region generally - as an international film location.
Mayors Bob Harvey and John Banks appear on the video as do many New Zealanders who are well known to the film industry at home and abroad.
The work of promoting Auckland region as a film venue will probably be co-ordinated in future, by a new organisation called Film Auckland.
www.waitakere.govt.nz /BusWai/wc/filmauckland.asp   (384 words)

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