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The Auckland Unitary Plan (AUP), which zoned for about one million more dwellings in existing urban areas in Auckland, became operative in November 2016. Seasonally-adjusted house prices peaked in October 2016. Over the following months, property prices fell about 4% and were then flat for over two years.

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Purpose of this study This project has two intended outputs. The first is to research the current quantity and value of infrastructure exposed to sea level rise at four increments; 0. 5, 1.

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Auckland Council’s Animal Management Unit issues more than 5000 dog infringements per year. Current payment rates are low, resulting in a large number of infringements being referred to a Ministry of Justice court process that imposes additional sanctions on recipients. RIMU partnered with Animal Management to apply behavioural insights to improve infringement letters, with the goal of increasing payment rates.

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From the executive summary: The Research and Evaluation Unit (RIMU) at Auckland Council collaborated with the Centre for Research, Evaluation and Social Assessment (CRESA) to investigate the pipeline of decision-making in the construction and development industry and gain a better understanding of the pathways and dependencies influencing the delivery of affordable housing in New Zealand. This project is funded under the Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities National Science Challenge 11 programme; Strategic Research Area 6, Improving the Architecture of Decision-Making. Community housing providers (CHPs) are the focus of this project.

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Auckland Council’s Voter Participation Initiative is a long term strategy to increase voter participation in Auckland elections as a result of low voter turnout in recent elections. The three major objectives of the initiative are: Reduced barriers to voter participation Candidates who reflect the communities of Auckland Increased understanding of council and local elections A research programme relating to these three objectives will be used to inform engagement and communications strategies to increase participation. An initial qualitative study was conducted in August 2018 to help understand the barriers and motivations for voting, and to standing for council – amongst key target audiences.

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Seabirds are the most threatened group of birds globally (Rodríguez et al, 2019, Croxall et al. , 2012). Aotearoa New Zealand has both the greatest number of resident seabird species in the world (88 of a global total of ~370), and the greatest number of endemic seabird species (37) of any country (Forest & Bird, 2014).

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Auckland ratepayers continually expect better levels of service and reduced environmental impact – as they should. At the same time, the council is under pressure to keep rates as low as possible for ratepayers. This rational approach creates difficulty when decisions made decades, or even a century ago, are still having negative impacts today.

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Discussion paper This paper outlines: An assessment of the current state of Auckland Council funded cultural heritage organisations and processes. This is based on interviews with key staff based on a set of questions signed off by the Forum representatives – Te Warena Taua and Tame Te Rangi. A high-level assessment of the Auckland Cultural Heritage Sector Review (final version) 2018 (The Stafford Report) and, in relation to that document, a desk research-based outline of national and international governance models, national and international indigenous partnership governance models and indigenous identity-based development accords and frameworks.

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The 2012 Auckland Plan Development Strategy anticipates where growth will occur in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland in the long term (30 years). A quality compact urban form, where development is focused in existing urban areas, is a key aim of the Development Strategy. This is the sixth and final monitoring update on the 2012 Auckland Plan Development Strategy.

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Annual ecological surveys have been conducted at six sites on Te Tokaroa Meola Reef since 2001 by Auckland Council and the University of Auckland. At each site, we recorded the abundance of mobile macroinvertebrates, as well as estimated the per cent cover of sessile macroinvertebrates, macroalgae, and substrate type. This reef monitoring contributes to our regional state of the environment monitoring network.

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From the executive summary: Participation in the resource consent process is a key way mana whenua seek to exercise, protect and enhance their cultural values and interests. In Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland Council provides for mana whenua input to the resource consent process through cultural values assessments (CVAs). CVAs are the formal record of mana whenua engagement in a resource consent application.

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Auckland Council operates a long-term river water quality monitoring programme throughout the Auckland region. The primary objective of this monitoring is to report on the State of the Environment (SoE), as part of an assessment of the efficacy of Auckland Council’s policies, rules, initiatives and strategies in undertaking its environmental management responsibilities under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). This monitoring also helps underpin the requirement to take appropriate action (having regard to the methods available to the council under this Act) where this is shown to be necessary.