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Have your say on our draft management plan for regional parks
Consultation on Auckland Council’s draft Regional Parks Management Plan is now open to the public.
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Auckland Council to fund seaweed farming pilot in Hauraki Gulf
Auckland Council have earmarked $1.2 million to support the success of a Hauraki Gulf seaweed pilot farm project, which if successful, would scale up regenerative ocean farming and create numerous environmentally sustainable jobs in the region.
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Kōkako chicks make Christmas appearance
Thanks to a 30-year project, intensive predator control and thousands of volunteer hours, the kōkako is thriving in the Hunua Ranges and is now the fourth largest population on mainland New Zealand.
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Auckland Council's feedback on government Three Waters Reform proposal
Auckland's concerns with government proposal outlined.
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Help keep kauri standing this summer
If you’re looking for a nature fix this summer, there are heaps of kauri safe places you can go across the region
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Have you fenced your waterways?
On 16 November, the Auckland Unitary Plan rules requiring livestock on many rural properties, to be kept out of streams, rivers, wetlands and lakes in the Auckland region came into effect, five years after the Unitary Plan became operative.
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More beaches to swim at this summer
Long term safety warnings at a number of Auckland swimming spots have been lifted following work by Auckland Council and Watercare’s Safe Networks programme.
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Mayor Goff outlines billion-dollar climate action package
An ambitious $1 billion climate action package to reduce carbon emissions and deliver more buses, ferries, cycling and walking and urban tree canopy is the signature policy in Mayor Phil Goff’s proposal for Auckland Council’s Annual Budget 2022/23...
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School groups take out Supreme Award at Mayoral Conservation Awards
Gulf Island schools secure top environmental award
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Auckland Council to seek Aucklanders’ views on government Three Waters Reform proposal
Consultation on what government reform means for Auckland opens 3 December.
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Rural Aucklanders need to prepare for hotter weather ahead of summer
It’s looking like it’s going to be a hotter than normal summer. That’s great news for holidaymakers, but not so good for rural Aucklanders who don’t have access to mains water supply.
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Mayoral Conservation Awards finalists announced
Celebrate the amazing work the conservation community is doing in Tāmaki Makaurau.
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Anonymous lumberjacks let loose their tree chopping skills
Reports of senseless vandalism to trees and vegetation on Auckland Council land have increased during the latest lockdown period.
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Guy Fawkes 2021 - Time again to protect the Tūpuna Maunga
Auckland's Tūpuna Maunga will be closed to the public in the evenings during Guy Fawkes 2021.
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New name and new pilot for Auckland Council’s Coastal Management Plans
Auckland Council’s second Shoreline Adaptation Plan (SAP) pilot will launch on Thursday, with a focus on Auckland’s south-eastern coastline.
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Auckland Council raises $1 billion in Green Bonds
Auckland Council has surpassed $1 billion in funds raised through the sustainable finance framework.
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