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Save our backyard bird song

You and your whānau can help save our backyard birdsong by planting native plants in your backyard. Help create a secure environment for our native birds to move around Tāmaki Makaurau.  

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Pest Free 17 May 2024

Save our Backyard Birdsong

Easy to follow DIY videos on what you can do in your backyard to save our backyard birdsong.

Environment 11 Nov 2024

Hapū-led partnership launched to protect globally significant ecosystems and endangered species of the Kaipara

Poipoia Te Kākano means working together to protect the ecosystems home to the endangered indigenous species under threat from introduced pest animals.

Environment 11 Nov 2024

New Zealand Nature Fund supports Kawau Island restoration project

Pest patrol on Kawau Island to launch in earnest.

Cleaning up our environment 20 Jun 2024

Eco-warrior creates his own rat navy!

Row Robinson reckons Wattle Downs' rats are coming from the mangroves. so he's launched his own rodent rafts.

Community 15 May 2024

Kōkako volunteers mark 30 years on job

Volunteers who have trekked the Hunua Ranges to conserve the last kōkako population in the mainland Auckland region have celebrated 30 years.

Pest Free 2 Apr 2024

Add diversity to your garden with native plants

Having backyards planted with natives across Tāmaki Makaurau is good for the movement and survival of native birds, insects and lizards and it helps mitigate the effects of flooding.

Community 19 Mar 2024

Moth Plants your vine is up!

The Pest Free South Auckland supports Auckland Council’s regional Pest-Free Auckland initiative to protect biodiversity and restore council-managed land and runs from 4 March to 10 May.

14-24 year olds 15 Mar 2024

Environmental work gets a boost

Work to support the Papakura environment has received a cash boost.