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Protecting pollinators from pesticides
As much as we love bees, many home gardeners are inadvertently damaging them in the process of creating the perfect garden.
How to encourage bees to visit your garden
A single bee can visit up to 5000 flowers in a single day.
Parks that are easy for everyone to get around
Auckland's parks that are easy to get around in a wheelchair or with a pram.
6 great ways to get rid of litter
Here are a few things you can do to get litter off our streets, beaches, parks and waterways and everywhere in between.
5 MORE amazing places to see native New Zealand birds
Our readers' picks for the top places to see native birds in Auckland.
5 amazing places to see New Zealand's native birds
Our regional parks are a birdwatcher's paradise.
Best spots to meditate in Auckland
Whether you’re a beginner or a Zen master, Auckland’s parks offer the best spots for some quiet reflection and meditation.
Watch why Auckland’s parks are the greatest
There are endless experiences to be enjoyed in our parks, all year round.
Explore your Auckland
Did you know that Auckland is full of great things to do? There are adventures for kids of all ages – from parks and playgrounds, to pools, leisure centres and libraries, all run or looked after by Auckland Council.
Pests as pets: What are the rules?
Dogs, cats and chickens are some of the more popular pets Aucklanders keep these days. But what happens when you adopt a pest?
Enjoy your Ōtara
Did you know that Ōtara and its surrounding area is full of great things to do? From parks and playgrounds, to pools, leisure centres and libraries, all run or looked after by Auckland Council.
Five of the best: Weather-proof picnic spots around Auckland
We’ve rounded up five spots around the region that will hold up to at least a shower or two if you’re caught out while you’re eating in the great outdoors this winter.
Nature’s medicine: The benefits of nature in winter
Venturing out into our green open spaces will help cure your winter blues.
Meet a conservation hero: Richard Hursthouse
OurAuckland talks to Conservation Hero Richard Hursthouse.
Giant milestone for whitebait
Ten thousand giant kōkopu whitebait were welcomed into Tāwharanui Regional Park on Saturday 10 June – the largest reintroduction of whitebait in New Zealand to date.
Funding Auckland’s favourite things
Most people know that rates help pay for the council to collect rubbish, maintain roads and look after our parks. But did you know that rates also help fund many other things that make Auckland a great place to live?
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