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Environment 7 Dec 2016

Meet Food Waste Champion Tracey Lee

For this Chinese-Kiwi, growing up in a family of market gardeners has meant an ingrained appreciation of where food comes from.

Environment 7 Dec 2016

Hauraki Gulf marine plan ‘Sea Change’ launched

A comprehensive marine spatial plan designed to improve and better protect the health of the Hauraki Gulf has been launched.

Environment 7 Dec 2016

The great beetle swap

A biocontrol beetle swap with Waikato will help both regions fight some nasty weeds.

Environment 6 Dec 2016

Gecko species re-introduced to New Zealand mainland

For the first time in a century, the Duvaucel’s gecko can now be found in mainland New Zealand.

Environment 5 Dec 2016

Accolades for three ecological initiatives

Three Auckland community-led environmental initiatives walked away winners in a recent international competition.

Community 1 Dec 2016

Young eco warriors awarded

A hard-working group of Year 9 students from Mission Heights Junior College have been awarded the 2016 Ros Nicholson Award for Native Ecology.

Food / Drink 30 Nov 2016

Meet waste champion Banu Sidharth

The founder and owner of Banu’s Cooking Class has taught hundreds of New Zealanders to appreciate and respect food.

Community 29 Nov 2016

Auckland recognised for climate leadership

Auckland has been chosen as a finalist in two categories in the prestigious C40 Cities Awards, standing alongside cities such as Milan, San Francisco, Hong Kong and New York.

Events48 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.