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Community 22 Feb 2017

LAWA River of the Month: February

February takes us to the Arapera River, which flows into the southern arm of the Kaipara Harbour.

Environment 22 Feb 2017

Kauri dieback ambassadors spreading the word

A team of ambassadors will be out in force in the Waitākeres this summer raising awareness about kauri dieback and teaching people how to stop it.

Environment 21 Feb 2017

Not a giant slug: About the Macroinvertebrate Community Index

If you’ve looked up your property in the proposed Auckland Unitary Plan geomaps viewer, you might have noticed it falls under the Macroinvertebrate Community Index. But what does that mean?

Environment 21 Feb 2017

Manukau and Howick residents get to bin the bags

Residents in the former Manukau City Council area will say goodbye to rubbish bags this year as Auckland Council introduces rubbish wheelie bins.

Environment 20 Feb 2017

Battling bugs declare war on privet

Auckland Council has released Chinese privet lace bugs at Birkenhead War Memorial Reserve to help fight the invasive Chinese privet weed.

Community 17 Feb 2017

Unwanted TVs top inorganics list

What are the things our collectors most frequently pick up? Some of the items on the list might surprise you!

Environment 16 Feb 2017

Chinese privet on the menu for new biocontrol bug

There is hope on the horizon in the fight against Chinese privet, with the release of a tiny bug that feasts on the weed.

Community 13 Feb 2017

Five more years for Waitākere Community Recycling Centre

Waitākere Community Recycling Centre will continue to flourish after securing a five-year contract with Auckland Council.

Events36 Results

11 Dec 2023 - 21 Jan 2024

Glen Eden Library's Kiwiana Summer School Holiday Programme

Come and checkout the fun activities prepared for you in our library.

16 Dec 2023

Re:generate Fashion Market - Takapuna

Re:generate Fashion and I Love Takapuna are kickstarting summer and bringing the re:generate Fash...

17 Jun 2023 - 16 Dec 2023

Sustainable Market

A great, friendly place to shop, stay cool in summer, warm in winter and dry too -definitely a gr...

18 Mar 2023 - 22 Jun 2024

Repair Café

Our volunteer repairers are ready to help repair your items.

21 Dec 2023 - 25 Jan 2024

Summer Holiday Activities - Onehunga Library

Come and checkout the summer holiday activities at Onehunga Library.

15 Jan 2024 - 19 Jan 2024

Marking a Connection with Neal Palmer

Learn how to record our response to place through explorative mark-making.

15 Jan 2024 - 19 Jan 2024

Species Study: Our Magical Manu with Mandy Patmore

Experiment with printmaking, aerosol, pencil, charcoal and paint to build a body of work that mov...

25 Jan 2024 - 26 Jan 2024

Savanna Dwellers with Stephanie Thatcher

Kids will create a collection of observational drawings to inspire the construction of a 3D model...