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Parks / Outdoors 1 Dec 2015

Waitawa Regional Park

Waitawa Regional Park is 188ha of coastal parkland located 13km east of Clevedon.

Community 1 Dec 2015

Flaxing lyrical about Pā harakeke

A project that weaves together traditional practices and environmental benefits is under way at Walmer Reserve in Point Chevalier.

Dogs 1 Dec 2015

Blaze a trail at Sanders Reserve

Sanders Reserve is a great spot for enjoying the outdoors this summer

Environment 30 Nov 2015

Parks go smokefree in Upper Harbour

Upper Harb​our Local Board has moved to make its 10 most popular local parks and reserves smokefree.

Sports / Leisure 27 Nov 2015

Zoo tales: Rotoroa field trips

In this week’s Zoo tales, Auckland Zoo’s Rotoroa Island education officer Brian takes us on a field trip (with orca and kiwi!) and tells us why wildlife education is important as well as fun.

Arts 24 Nov 2015

Five years of progress in Ōtara-Papatoetoe

With Auckland Council recently reaching its fifth anniversary, we take a closer look at the local progress in Ōtara, Manukau and Papatoetoe.

Community 24 Nov 2015

Upper Harbour Local Board celebrates five years

Auckland Council’s five-year milestone is an opportunity to reflect on the achievements of the Upper Harbour Local Board during this time.

Beaches 24 Nov 2015

Auckland swimming beaches among safest in world

Auckland Council’s water quality monitoring programme, Safeswim, begins for the season.

Events16 Results

03 Aug 2024

Sponge Cities: resilient landscapes and water sensitive design

Join landscape architect Nick Robinson who will discuss water sensitive design features such as g...

02 Jun 2024 - 04 Aug 2024

Tāwharanui Regional Park Planting Day

Bring your family and friends to help plant trees and keep Auckland green.

10 Aug 2024

Sunnyvale Stream Planting

Nau mai, haere mai. Join us for a planting at this gem of a backyard stream in Sunnyvale, and sta...

28 May 2024 - 17 Aug 2024

Planting Days 2024 with Kaipātiki Project

Join us as we expand and strengthen our local reserves with more native plants this year.

24 Aug 2024

Kūmara Tāpapa with Kelly Francis, Whenua Warrior

Learn how to grow kūmara from tipu, and how to save kūmara for seed. Hear about the the ways Māor...

15 Sep 2024

North Shore Marathon

Join one of New Zealand's most scenic running courses.

21 Sep 2024

Shine for a Cure

Join us on this walk, or you can do your own walk, in September.

08 Dec 2024

Howick Santa Parade

It's a great free day out for families.