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Monitoring our environment
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Giving our wetlands a watery hug
Drive along any Auckland motorway and eventually you’ll see tidal areas with shelly banks and pūkeko.
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Harbour pollution seen up close
Manukau Harbour Forum chair Jon Turner has been out with Sea Cleaners to see contamination and pollution for himself.
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3,500 reasons to put the health of freshwater first
Recent consultation with Aucklanders on how to improve the region’s rivers, lakes and streams has been hailed a success.
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'Head in the sand' and 'accident waiting to happen' costs developers hefty fines
Developers slapped with fines for breaches of the Resource Management Act
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Cats add to Māui dolphin's plight
Everyone knows cats are a threat to birds, but they are also a problem for Māui dolphins.
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Call to halt caulerpa’s spread in Waiheke waters supported by board
Auckland boaters are being asked to stay away from areas of the Waiheke coastline following the discovery of invasive seaweed exotic caulerpa.
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Young leaders show the way in fight to enhance the health of Manukau Harbour
Young people are taking a hands-on role in preserving the Manukau Harbour.
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Where to for Manukau Harbour shorelines?
Public input is sought into Shoreline Adaptation Plans that will inform the management of large sections of coastline along the Manukau Harbour for the next 100 years.
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Young environmental leaders step up
Young environmental leaders have attended a sustainability wānanga.
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Two thumb-sized mammals now regionally threatened
In new findings, two species of nocturnal bats, the size of a thumb and the weight of an AA battery, are now known to be regionally threatened.
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Council warns waterfront property owners not to take matters into their own hands
While coastal erosion may be posing a threat to some Auckland waterfront properties homeowners are asked to work closely with the council first and not to take matters into their own hands.
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Cutting Auckland Council’s own emissions
They say change starts from within, and that’s the approach Auckland Council is applying to cutting its corporate carbon emissions.
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First reports reveal reptile and amphibian predicament
Auckland Council has just released its Regional Threat Assessment for reptiles and amphibians, the first two in a series of threat assessments for indigenous species in the Auckland region.
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Celebrating our amazing rangers
31 July is World Ranger Day and is a chance for us all to say thank you to our incredible parks people.
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Inaugural Manukau Harbour environment report to guide future investment for long term change
Report reveals real improvements in air quality, wildlife biodiversity and water quality in areas of the harbour, and where to focus efforts and investment in the future.
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Be a tidy Kiwi neighbour
There are better ways to find a new home for unwanted items instead of leaving them outside hoping someone will wander by and take them.