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Environment 26 Jul 2017

Rodney community lends a hand to help plant Kaipara River

Members of a local scout group, neighbours and other volunteers recently helped plant native trees along a stretch of the Kaipara River near the Kiwitahi Road Bridge.

Environment 25 Jul 2017

Watch out for Chinese knotweed

Chinese knotweed is a fast-growing vine that smothers all available surfaces, including plants and trees.

Community 24 Jul 2017

Blooming marvellous! Auckland Botanic Gardens receives top award

Auckland Botanic Gardens has received a Qualmark Award.

Environment 19 Jul 2017

Pack your bags, you’re leaving town

Farm Cove Intermediate School wants to send rats packing and now has the tools to do it with a grant from Howick Local Board enabling it to purchase 170 re-usable rat traps.

Environment 18 Jul 2017

Devonport leads pest-free campaign

The Pest-Free 2050 goal sees Devonport leading the way by tackling a rat problem along the peninsula.

Environment 14 Jul 2017

Potential new native flower species blooms from Waterview Connection

A small, pale pink flower blooming from cracks and crevices along Auckland's Oakley Creek has caught the eye of botanists who believe it may be a new, previously unidentified native species of geranium.

Development 13 Jul 2017

What are green buildings?

Auckland Council’s chief sustainability officer, John Mauro, has spoken to the New Zealand Herald about the benefits of green buildings.

Environment 13 Jul 2017

Long grass on motorway verges helping keep dotterels safe

The NZ Transport Agency is deliberately letting the grass grow long on some verges along the Northern Motorway to help protect endangered dotterels in the area.

Events50 Results

26 Mar 2024 - 17 Dec 2024

Community Chip Packet Project Strip Fusing

Join us with a sense of charitable camaraderie to help fuse clean chip packets together to create...

06 Jun 2024 - 05 Sep 2024

Volunteer Welcome Day - with Kaipātiki Project

Have you ever wanted to volunteer with an environmental organisation?

03 Aug 2024

Matariki Tree Planting

Come together as a community to honour traditional Māori practices and contribute to a greener en...

03 Aug 2024

Planting for resilience: water sensitive design

Join landscape architect Nick Robinson who will discuss water sensitive design features such as g...

03 Aug 2024

Sponge Cities: resilient landscapes and water sensitive design

Join landscape architect Nick Robinson who will discuss water sensitive design features such as g...

04 May 2024 - 03 Aug 2024

Ark in the Park - online induction

Learn how you can help with predator control and habitat restoration.

04 Aug 2024

EcoPlay Challenge: All Food All In

Join Janani, founder of EcoPlay Challenge in a free fun workshop and learn simple steps to reduce...

02 Jun 2024 - 04 Aug 2024

Tāwharanui Regional Park Planting Day

Bring your family and friends to help plant trees and keep Auckland green.