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Community 28 Jul 2023

Recycling and repurposing ideas for a seasonal clear-out

Make your spring clean more eco-friendly with these sustainable options for recycling and disposing of unwanted items

Conservation 11 Jul 2023

Mana whenua guidance key to reptile surveillance

Ecologists go hunting for reptiles!

Community 5 Jul 2023

Blockhouse Bay Intermediate students working to protect their school and build connections

Students building connections between school and community environments

Conservation 20 Jun 2023

Ōrākei celebrates volunteers’ dedication to the environment

We celebrate the work of some of our local volunteers for National Volunteer Week.

Conservation 24 May 2023

Auckland Council introduces friendly fungus to combat invasive weed

Arguably the most notorious pest weed to have escaped into the wild, tradescantia causes considerable damage to the natural environment, spreading along streams by water movement, infesting waterways and smothering native species.

Conservation 15 May 2023

Auckland Council fells Waitākere Tree Services in court

Notable tree in Manukau Road removed without resource consent.

Environment 1 May 2023

Auckland Council celebrates as Hunua Ranges caution lifted

The caution over the 1080 treatment area in the Hunua Ranges Regional Park has lifted, six months after the final application for 2022. With already excellent results, this marks the third successful aerial pest control operation for Auckland Coun...

Conservation 11 Apr 2023

Two thumb-sized mammals now regionally threatened

In new findings, two species of nocturnal bats, the size of a thumb and the weight of an AA battery, are now known to be regionally threatened.