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Environment 9 Oct 2019

Quiz: Can you guess our native trees from a single leaf?

Take this quiz and find out how many native trees you can identify from just a single leaf.

Community 9 Oct 2019

Auckland Council's Earthworks Field Day a positive experience

The annual Earthworks Field Day promotes best practices within the industry to ensure the best environmental outcomes are achieved.

Environment 8 Oct 2019

Meet the Bird Whisperer

Talking to birds is as normal as chatting over coffee with friends for regional fauna advisor Tim Lovegrove.

Environment 1 Oct 2019

2019 Pestival brings great debate

Catch up on the presentations from the 2019 Conservation Week Pestival.

Environment 30 Sep 2019

Rats go nuts for peanut butter

A new twist on trapping will see pests go nuts over peanut butter.

Waste 30 Sep 2019

Successful prosecutions for two illegal dumpers

Mayor Phil Goff’s crackdown on illegal dumping across the region is continuing to deliver results.

Waste 27 Sep 2019

Container return scheme announcement welcomed

The design of a national container return scheme is getting underway.

Environment 27 Sep 2019

Leading the way for the next generation of conservationists

Meet Connor Wallace, the student who's paving the way for future conservationists.

Environment 26 Sep 2019

Clear thinking for water quality at Westhaven Marina

The team at Westhaven Marina have started to turn the tide when it comes to water quality in our country’s biggest marina.

Kauri dieback 24 Sep 2019

The digital kaitiaki of our forests

Innovate Auckland, an Auckland Council collective, is trialling a new tool to protect our forests and parks from kauri dieback.

Environment 24 Sep 2019

Promoting best practice within earthworks industry

Education is the focus of this year’s Earthworks Field Day being held at Whenuapai on Thursday.

Environment 20 Sep 2019

Wild Child: Helping kids experience nature

Meet Glenn Browne who is helping children understand their natural environment.

Environment 20 Sep 2019

Improving water quality in Ōkahu Bay

Solution to water quality about to begin

Environment 17 Sep 2019

What lies beneath our two biggest harbours?

What marine pests call Auckland’s two biggest harbours home?

Beaches 12 Sep 2019

How did Safeswim stack up last summer?

Water quality on the rise at local beaches thanks to Auckland Council’s Safeswim programme.

Environment 12 Sep 2019

Green shoots – fostering a sustainable future

Meet some of the many dedicated Aucklanders planting the seeds of kaitiakitanga in the next generation.