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Environment 2 Dec 2019

Council’s innovative construction waste partnership wins Partnering for Good Award

Auckland Council, TROW Group, and Green Way have won the Partnering for Good Award at the NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards 2019.

Waste 27 Nov 2019

Auckland Council welcomes Government waste levy consultation announcement

Auckland Council has welcomed the Government’s announcement today by Associate Minister of the Environment, Hon Eugenie Sage, to increase funding support for waste minimisation initiatives and address New Zealand’s burgeoning waste challenge.

Environment 25 Nov 2019

Zoo’s new membership offer perfect for Christmas

Become a new Friends of the Zoo member between now and 31 December for year-round access to some of the world’s most extraordinary wildlife.

Environment 21 Nov 2019

Keep the guava moth out of your fruit trees

More Aucklanders are starting to notice guava moths causing problems in their fruit trees.

Environment 20 Nov 2019

Healthy Waters team wins big at landscape and engineering awards

Auckland Council's Healthy Waters team picked up five awards last week for work on the Te Auaunga stream restoration project.

Environment 15 Nov 2019

How 'Compleating' our food saves waste, money and time

Cut food waste and save money with the help of Compleat It and our one-minute recipe videos.

Beaches 11 Nov 2019

Browns Bay beach remains a risk

Damaged wastewater pipes keep Browns Bay off-limits.

Environment 8 Nov 2019

Calculate and reduce your carbon footprint with FutureFit

Assess your carbon footprint using FutureFit and find out how you can make small changes that make a big difference.

Environment 5 Nov 2019

Tackling the tricky issues to keep our gulf islands safe

Auckland Council’s island biosecurity programme took the New Zealand Biosecurity Eagle Technology Local and Central Government Award on 4 November.

Environment 4 Nov 2019

Cornwallis Petrelheads protect peninsula's vulnerable birds

The Petrelheads of Cornwallis Peninsula are passionate about their namesake, the grey-faced petrel, and are working to manage the pests that threaten them.

Environment 1 Nov 2019

Water quality results announced following NZICC fire

Water quality testing in Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour has helped understand the nature of water entering the stormwater system following the NZICC fire.

Beaches 30 Oct 2019

Landmark stormwater consents decision will protect environment and improve water quality

The Environment Court has granted Auckland Council a resource consent to improve the way it manages all stormwater discharges across the region.

Environment 30 Oct 2019

Kauri compliance high but locals their own worst enemy

Auckland Council compliance officers were out in force over the weekend, watching for people breaking the rules around the use of closed tracks and putting kauri at risk.

Waste 25 Oct 2019

Reflection Friday - Recycling Week draws to a close

Today marks Reflection Friday in this year’s Recycling Week NZ.  It’s a chance to look back and see what we’ve learned and what we’ve done differently and to look ahead to what else we can do to create a more sustainable, waste-free Aotearoa.

Environment 22 Oct 2019

Recycling truck blazes on the rise

Truck fires send up to 19 tonnes of recyclables to landfill in the last three weeks.