Tuakau Volunteer Recognised
Tuakau resident Stuart Graham was awarded with a special accolade today.

Crack Down On Hoons At Karioitahi This Summer
Franklin District Council and the Police will be out in force this summer to keep Karioitahi beach users safe from hoons.

Change Of Refuse Collection Day For Some Households
Increases in the amount of kerbside recycling has resulted in a change to the refuse and recycling collection day for some Pukekohe and Mangatawhiri households.

Fencing Needed For Temporary Pools
Thinking of buying a pool for the kids this summer? Franklin District Council is reminding residents that even a temporary pool needs to be securely fenced.

CBD Parking Patterns To Be Surveyed
Don’t panic if you see someone watching your parking patterns in our CBD’s over the next few weeks.

Popular Road Rider Training Brought To Auckland
More than 180 riders became safer road users last weekend after attending a unique motorcycle road rider training day, the first of its kind in the greater Auckland region.

Council And Bank On Track At Pukekohe Hill
Pukekohe’s BNZ has joined forces with Franklin District Council to develop a mountain biking track on Pukekohe Hill.

Franklin Alcohol Retailers Pass The Test
Franklin’s alcohol retailers passed with flying colours earlier this month when a major operation was conducted in the greater Auckland area to check for the selling of alcohol to minors.

Tuakau Sports Ground to be Revamped
Work on improving the sporting facilities at Tuakau’s Dr John Lightbody Reserve will begin next week, with the demolition of the old grandstand.

Franklin District Council submits on boundary and ward issues for Auckland Council
Franklin District Council has today made a submission to the Local Government Commission on local government boundary and representation issues for Franklin.

Council Adopts Annual Report
Franklin District Council adopted its Annual report for the year ended 30 June 2009 at today’s Council meeting.

Franklin Hosts National Anti-Drink Driving Short Film Competition
Franklin District Mayor Mark Ball hosted the inaugural National Secondary Schools Anti-Drink Drive Short Film Competition prize giving this afternoon.

Be Careful on Firth of Thames Beaches
A dog that recently died after visiting Coromandel’s Tapu beach has tested positive for Tetrodotoxin (TTX) – the same toxin found in dogs and sea slugs recently on Auckland beaches.

Changes to Tuakau and Areas Recycling Services
The Tuakau Recycling Depot, located on St Stephens Ave, will close on 12 October. A sign advising of the change has been in place at the depot since September.

Tsunami Relief Information
The following information relates to the tsunami relief effort

Auckland Supercity
The following is a list of the criteria that the Local Government Commission will use to assess the proposals that it receives on 16 October, and the criteria that they will use to determine the boundaries of wards and Local Boards, and the southern boundary.
Local Government Commission Criteria (pdf, 104kb)