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Illegal dumping turns green waste business red
A gardening business owner whose trucks were repeatedly dumping green waste in various sites around Auckland has been ordered to pay up by Waitākere District Court.
Toxic sea slug warning for Auckland beachgoers
While the occurrence of toxic sea slugs on Tāmaki Makaurau beaches has been sporadic over the years, Auckland Council’s Alcohol and Environmental Health Manager Mervyn Chetty says people should remain vigilant.
Explainer: Review of weed management in the road corridor
Auckland Council is reviewing how it manages weeds in the urban road corridor. Here are the top need-to-know facts.
What to grow and eat seasonally in Auckland
Green up your garden to grow some delicious fresh fruit and vegetables, improve local biodiversity and help offset your carbon emissions.
Fireworks risk prompts evening maunga closures 2-8 November
Fourteen maunga will be closed to the public in the evenings during Guy Fawkes week this year, and every year while fireworks remain available for public sale.
Our water future: Let's do something about it
As Auckland continues to grow and change, we need to look after our precious water.
Building the path to zero waste
Construction and demolition feedback on waste minimisation
Auckland Council encourages phase-out of worthless plastics
Eliminating hard to recycle single use plastics would be a win for our environment
What your targeted rates have preserved over the past year
Auckland's environment is benefitting from the natural environment and water quality targeted rates.
Auckland Council's farms featured on Country Calendar
With about 400 cattle and 5500 ewes, council farms nearly 1500 hectares of coastal pastures across 19 regional parks, making us one of the biggest urban farmers in the region.
2020 Mayoral Conservation Awards open for environmental champions
Nominations for this year’s Mayoral Conservation Awards are now open, recognising the contribution of groups and Aucklanders to care for and restore our city’s environment.
Ian Maxwell gets scrappy in Papakura
Auckland Council's Director Executive Programmes has been getting first-hand experience of food scraps collections in Papakura.
Auckland Botanic Gardens blossoming with ideas for families
Auckland Botanic Gardens has got you covered with bunches of ideas to stop the weeds of boredom and discontent from appearing.
Protect our Kauri during Labour Weekend
Stephen Bell, Western Principal Ranger encourages people to explore the region but to keep kauri protection top of mind this weekend.
Enjoy the outdoors and take care of our kauri this weekend
The weather’s looking perfect for the long weekend, perfect enough to draw many thousands of Aucklanders and visitors into the great outdoors.
Deconstruction: a blueprint for zero waste
The TROW Group have helped to repurpose 471 tonnes of materials from five major Auckland Council projects.
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