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Environment 27 Apr 2018

Tips for keeping your house warm

Is your house ready for winter?

Environment 24 Apr 2018

Myrtle rust moves to long-term management

Myrtle rust has continued to spread through Auckland and into new parts of the country.

Waste 20 Apr 2018

QuizAKL! How much do you know about plastic pollution?

Sunday 22 April is Earth Day, and this year's theme is 'End Plastic Pollution'.

Environment 16 Apr 2018

Auckland on the hunt for a Pied Piper

Can you guess how many native birds predators kill each year?

Environment 13 Apr 2018

Arborists working around the clock to make trees safe

Auckland Council contractors will be working around the clock to make roads safe.

Environment 13 Apr 2018

Pesky skinks meet unlikely opposition

Auckland Council and the Department of Conservation have launched an unusual experiment to manage the threat of plague skinks on Great Barrier Aotea Great Barrier.

Environment 12 Apr 2018

Calling together a dotterel forum

You’ve heard of a baby-sitter, a dog-walker – but ever come across a dotterel minder?

Community 12 Apr 2018

Meet a pest-free hero: Stephanie Chamberlin

OurAuckland chats to Stephanie Chamberlin, who tackles conservation from the ground up.

Environment 10 Apr 2018

Race for Motutapu

A team of Auckland Council Pools and Leisure Centre members has raised $500 to support the restoration of Motutapu Island.

Environment 10 Apr 2018

Conservation stops for no man (or woman)

What better way to spend your weekend than chatting about Auckland's pests and waterways?

Beaches 28 Mar 2018

A summer of Safeswim

Safeswim is changing the way we think about our water.

Pest Free 28 Mar 2018

Help beat tree privet

Tree privet is a poisonous pest plant that can smother native species and cause asthma.

Environment 23 Mar 2018

Experts weigh in on environment targeted rates

At our Auckland Conversations event on the environment as part of the 10-year Budget and Auckland Plan 2050 consultation, we discussed the challenges facing our environment.

Environment 21 Mar 2018

How do we make Auckland's growth work for everyone?

John Mauro: We can turn the growth problem into an opportunity.

Environment 20 Mar 2018

Help us fight avian botulism

Why feeding the ducks bread while in the water is no longer encouraged.

Dogs 6 Mar 2018

Sniffing out mice in the Antipodes Islands

Auckland Council biosecurity advisor Brian Shields is part of a team helping to eradicate mice from the Antipodes Islands.