Environment

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Community 26 Jul 2016

How to reduce your local ecological footprint

A sustainability initiative is encouraging communities to form 'eco-neighbourhoods' to reduce their ecological footprint.

Environment 25 Jul 2016

Recycling roll-out picks up pace

In July more than 210,000 households in north and west Auckland moved to the same recycling service as other parts of the region.

Environment 14 Jul 2016

Restoring one of Auckland's rarest ecosystems

You wouldn’t know it, but a council property on Epsom’s Almorah Rd harbours one of the rarest ecosystems in Auckland.

Environment 13 Jul 2016

Please - no plastic bags

We ask that new and seasoned recyclers remember that plastic bags and other soft plastics still can’t go in the recycling bins.

Environment 11 Jul 2016

Apply now for Howick ecology award

Schools with students with a passion for their local environment are invited to be nominated for this year’s Ros Nicholson Award for Native ecology.

Environment 8 Jul 2016

Zoo Tales: Zoofari

We were delighted to welcome students from Oturu School who drove a whopping 300km from Kaitaia to Auckland to be part of The Warehouse Zoofari programme. Watch these animal-mad kids on their big Auckland Zoo adventure!

Environment 6 Jul 2016

Service changes in Auckland's northwest

If you live in Rodney, Hibiscus Coast, Waitakere or North Shore – or know someone who does – what do you need to know?

Environment 5 Jul 2016

Check before you chop

Please 'Check before you chop' and seek advice from the council before felling or damaging a protected tree.

Events65 Results

24 May 2026 - 28 Jun 2026

Regional park planting days - North

A fun and rewarding morning out in our northern regional parks helping plant trees.

22 Jun 2026

Glowworm | Titiwai Night Walk in Ōpuawānanga

Join us as we embark on a journey to discover the hidden jewels of nature and appreciate the inte...

24 Jun 2026

Meet Hibiscus and Bays Local Board members

Drop in for a kōrero chat and hear what’s coming up for our community in the Local Board Plan.

24 Jun 2026

Prune like a pro: Rose care made easy

This is the perfect learning opportunity for beginner and home gardeners who want to watch and le...

27 Jun 2026

Papa Ki Awataha Planting Day

Together we’ll enhance this important urban ecosystem by planting native species along the stream...

27 Jun 2026 - 09 Aug 2026

Community planting days - Hibiscus Coast

Come together to help us plant native trees in local reserves.

31 May 2026 - 29 Nov 2026

Balcony Garden Social Club

Share knowledge, learn, make friends and swap resources to help your balcony garden thrive!

30 May 2026 - 08 Aug 2026

Tūpuna Maunga community planting days

Join our team for a day of native planting on a tūpuna maunga (ancestral mountain).