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  •   Home > News > National > Auckland

    Auckland Council has closed all community facilities -- effective immediately

    Auckland Council has closed all community facilities -- effective immediately


    This includes park benches, playgrounds, basketball courts, libraries, pools and leisure centres, service centres, visitor centres, community venues, and council-owned early childhood education centres.

    Supermarkets, pharmacies and petrol stations will be allowed to remain open under Alert Level Three.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Auckland News
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     15 Feb: Australia have owned the waters off Auckland for a second straight SailGP season
     15 Feb: The first Auckland housing - designed for spinal injury recovery - is now officially open
     15 Feb: The Blues are ruing the one that got away...with the Chiefs scoring three minutes from fulltime to win their Super Rugby contest 19-15 in Auckland
     15 Feb: French SailGP skipper Quentin Delapierre is grateful the frightening high speed collision with New Zealand wasn't much worse
     14 Feb: Two sailors have been hospitalised after a nasty crash between the Black Foils and France, forcing the cancellation of racing for the day at the Auckland Sail GP event
     14 Feb: The Black Foils believe there to be a high likelihood of Sail GP returning to Auckland beyond this year
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