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Environment 21 Oct 2021

Targeted rates doing their work

Three years on from the introduction of the natural environment and water quality targeted rates, work continues to deliver positive outcomes for the city.

Environment 19 Oct 2021

Meet Auckland's eco heroes

Not all heroes wear capes - many wear gumboots and carry traps. They are our eco heroes, people in our community who work to protect Auckland’s natural spaces and resources.

Environment 19 Oct 2021

The race to save the mighty kauri

Kauri is one of our most important native species – here’s how Auckland Council is helping to protect it.

Environment 19 Oct 2021

Getting to Pest Free Auckland

Getting to Pest Free Auckland will require effort from the whole community.

Waste 15 Oct 2021

Lockdown no dampener for recycling truck fires

Hazardous waste in recycling bins has caused a truck fire – another challenge essential workers would rather not be facing under Alert Level 3.

Environment 1 Oct 2021

Apply now - Rodney Healthy Harbours Waterways Fund

Rodney Local Board's Healthy Harbours and Waterways Fund, open 4 October to 26 November, provides funds to improve water quality by fencing stock out of the area’s streams and harbours.

Conservation 1 Oct 2021

Aspiring novice eager to find new role in pest detection

Biosecurity dog team welcome Watson

Conservation 29 Sep 2021

Jobs for Nature injects funds to support Kawau Island project

A $4.85m project to target the eradication of rats, stoats and possums on Kawau Island in the Hauraki Gulf has received an injection of $1.3m from the Government’s Jobs for Nature Fund through Predator Free 2050 Ltd.