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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.
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Watch out for Chinese knotweed
Chinese knotweed is a fast-growing vine that smothers all available surfaces, including plants and trees.
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Blooming marvellous! Auckland Botanic Gardens receives top award
Auckland Botanic Gardens has received a Qualmark Award.
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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.
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Devonport leads pest-free campaign
The Pest-Free 2050 goal sees Devonport leading the way by tackling a rat problem along the peninsula.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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