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Environment 18 Apr 2023

Aucklanders carbon impact 15 per cent higher than fellow New Zealanders

Auckland has much work to do to reduce its carbon footprint

Community 18 Apr 2023

Grant helps grow kids love for nature

Interest in nature has grown at Edmonton Primary School with an environmental initiative thanks to the Love Your Neighbourhood grant provided by EcoMatters. 

Environment 17 Apr 2023

How your food scraps can help the planet

Discover different eco-friendly ways to dispose of your food scraps and make a difference to Auckland's future.

Environment 12 Apr 2023

Local groups pitch in to preserve Whau’s native habitat

Friends of Kurt Brehmer Walkway, a local conservation group, is an example of achieving positive outcomes through protecting and restoring native wildlife and plants.

Transport 11 Apr 2023

Howick Local Board feedback on Eastern Busway plans

Plans for stage two of the Eastern Busway project continue to be supported by Howick Local Board, who have also called for consideration and mitigations to minimise disruption to the community during construction, in formal feedback submission to the project.

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.

Climate action 4 Apr 2023

Local board takes action against climate change

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board adopts action plan, setting a pathway for its community to adapt to impacts of climate change.

Climate action 29 Mar 2023

Less pollution thanks to electric trucks

The streets of Māngere are not only quieter, they are less polluted thanks to Watercare's new electric trucks.