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Cleaning up our environment 15 Sep 2023

Pollution prevention in Puketāpapa

A local programme to prevent industrial pollution affecting the stormwater network was recently completed in the Mount Roskill area.

Civil Defence / Emergency Management 11 Sep 2023

New culvert will super-size flood protection

The Paerata culvert is in line for a massive upgrade.

Cleaning up our environment 1 Aug 2023

Three ways Auckland Council is taking action against climate change

We are working hard to address climate change, and it's not all about reducing emissions! Discover three other ways we're taking action.

Community 20 Jun 2023

Howick celebrates moth plant competition winners

There is a war taking place across the motu – a war against the moth plant, one that takes over and frequently out-competes and replaces native plants, smothering and strangling whatever it climbs on.

Community 19 Jun 2023

The Curious Case of the Curious Minds project in the restoration of the Waokauri Stream

The ambitious Curious Minds project of Aorere College’s Year 9 students laid the groundwork for the restoration of a nearby stream.

Cleaning up our environment 27 Mar 2023

Students tackling climate change

A group of Auckland schools are coming up with strategies to help tackle climate change, reduce carbon emissions, and create a more sustainable future for New Zealand.

Cleaning up our environment 4 Nov 2022

Eighty Zero Waste heroes celebrated at awards

Those inspired to reduce waste recognised.

Cleaning up our environment 28 Oct 2022

Auckland Council awarded sizable fine in case against chemical company

The Penrose company who spilled more than 8000 litres of methyl methacrylate down a stormwater drain and into an open channel leading to the Manukau Harbour, in February 2021, was fined $112,000 in the Auckland District Court yesterday.