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Opinion: Balancing flood resilience with community recreation
General manager, Healthy Waters and Flood resilience Craig Mcilroy talks about the importance of achieving balance when delivering critical flood resilience projects.
Next stage of pest eradication on Kawau Island begins
Auckland Council and its partners have been working closely with landowners and residents on an operation to restore the extensive native forest on Kawau Island.
From finance to forest: Auckland’s new bond brings benefits for people and planet
Bonds that grow: Council’s tree-linked finance supports greener, stronger communities.
Tūpuna Maunga Research Scholarship 2025/2026 open for applications
The Tūpuna Maunga Authority is now inviting applications for its 2025/2026 research scholarship.
Zig Zag track reopens in Waitākere Ranges Regional Park
A popular local track connecting the Titirangi community to its local beach is now open again.
Innovation under pressure: Greville Road project sets new sustainability standard
Sustainable stormwater solution keeps motorway moving and waste out of landfill
From silt to solution: Alnwick Pond project cuts carbon and restores habitat
Smart, green, clean: the Alnwick Pond that’s doing it all.
Community-led action ramps up for Council’s flood resilience programme as central groups join network
Auckland Council has welcomed four new community organisations from central Auckland into its Making Space for Water programme, marking a key milestone in the city’s community-led approach to flood resilience.
Rooting for the river and the rohe
Riverbank revival: Warkworth teens lead environmental charge
Council calls for applications to help transform water quality across Auckland
Protecting our streams: waterway fund opens for rural landowners.
Enhancing our understanding of landslides in Tāmaki Makaurau
Auckland Council has completed a region-wide study to map landslide susceptibility to help Aucklanders understand the impacts of landslides at a regional level.
Hunua kōkako take flight to sing a new song at Maungatautari
A milestone in kōkako conservation: Hunua shares its precious songbirds with Maungatautari.
Water quality reporting enhanced for Aucklanders
Auckland Council's 'Water Quality and River Ecology Data Explorer' provides an interactive summary of water quality and freshwater ecology data covering our rivers, lakes, groundwater, and the coast.
Public feedback received on Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Deed
Auckland Council has received more than 2,250 submissions on the proposed Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Deed of Acknowledgement following public consultation in April and May this year.
Aroha in action: generations share mahi and vision at 2025 Symposium
A harbour worth fighting for as the Manukau Harbour Symposium sparks action and optimism.
Auckland Council backs environmental stars with a burst of funding
64 conservation projects carried out by mana whenua and community groups around Tāmaki Makaurau have received Auckland Council funding in the current financial year to help protect, restore and enhance the natural environment.
