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Auckland Council hosts kauri dieback monitoring webinar
Download the video and read the Q&A from our kauri dieback webinar hosted earlier this year.
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Planting season all go in the Eastern Bays
Planting season in Auckland happens twice a year, and one of those falls around New Zealand’s Arbour Day – 5 June – an opportunity which Ōrākei Local Board relishes.
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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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Sorting the plastics problem
With Plastic Free July ahead, the Prime Minister and Minister for the Environment have checked out how Auckland Council’s getting the problem sorted.
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Watercare outlines $18.5b investment plan for next 20 years
Watercare has unveiled its biggest investment programme to date, outlining how it will spend $18.5 billion over the next 20 years to maintain and develop a resilient water and wastewater network for its customers.
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Propagating the fine art of worm farms
They’re the perfect backyard tenants – quiet, respectful and they even make the very best of your food scraps.
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Mayor unconvinced that water reforms will benefit Auckland
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says that while he strongly supports the government’s objectives for water reform, he does not believe the model proposed will benefit Aucklanders.
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Local board shows commitment to environment on Aotea Great Barrier Island
Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board allocates over $200,000 to local environment projects.
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Five reasons why you should buy plants locally on Aotea Great Barrier Island
Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board is encouraging both residents and visitors to buy plants locally on the island.
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Aucklanders asked to have their say on plans to introduce new rules about beehives in the city
The Animal Management Bylaw 2015 will introduce a new limit on the number of beehives people can have in urban areas.
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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.
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State of the Environment: small improvements but more work ahead
The latest deep dive into the health of Auckland's air, land and water shows mixed results for an environment under pressure.
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Grads Mawhai and Pip become New Zealand’s first specialist kauri dieback sniffer dogs
Biosecurity team’s secret weapon in the battle against kauri dieback.
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Government’s ‘Revitalising the Gulf’ plan a welcome first step
The Hauraki Gulf Forum welcomes today’s announcement of the Government’s long-awaited response to the Sea Change Tai Timu Tai Pari plan for the Hauraki Gulf.
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Micro Tunnel Boring Machine begins tunnelling and inserts first pipe for groundbreaking Central Interceptor project
A micro Tunnel Boring Machine called Domenica has started digging and laying the first pipe for Watercare’s Central Interceptor wastewater tunnel project.
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Celebrate your zero waste heroes
Calling all zero waste heroes - nominations open from 1 June for the 2021 Tāmaki Makaurau Zero Waste Awards, celebrating all those helping reduce waste to landfill across Auckland.
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