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Plans / Projects 13 Jun 2017

Water and wastewater price changes

From 1 July 2017, water prices will increase by 2.5 percent and wastewater services will increase by 3.3 percent on average. The Infrastructure Growth Charge will increase by 3 percent.

Educational 7 Jun 2017

Look out for tuber ladder fern

It may look like a harmless native fern, but tuber ladder fern can take over your garden, crowding out other plants.

Community 6 Jun 2017

Mayor launches Million Trees initiative

Mayor Phil Goff's programme to green our city by planting a million trees and shrubs across Auckland over three years will start with 170,000 plants in its first year.

Community 6 Jun 2017

Want to help combat throw-away culture?

Repair Café, a movement helping people fix things rather than send them to landfill, is set for further expansion thanks to funding from Auckland Council.

Environment 5 Jun 2017

Meet conservation hero Gwenda Pulham

OurAuckland chats to the winner of Conservation Hero's Influencer catagory: Gwenda Pulham.

Community 29 May 2017

Solution for New Lynn's culvert on its way

A plan to replace New Lynn's Rewarewa Creek culvert, under Great North Road, has been agreed.

Community 26 May 2017

Meet a conservation hero

OurAuckland speaks to Wendy John, one of our conservation heroes.

Environment 26 May 2017

Children’s play train to be gifted to community group

A deserving community group or charity could soon be putting kids on the right track with the gift of a children's play train made out of recycled materials.