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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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Community 14 Mar 2019

Thousands get behind the fight for whitebait

People from schools and community groups have been working with Whitebait Connection to ‘adopt’ whitebait spawning sites.

Pest Free 14 Mar 2019

There’s a kiwi in the wheelhouse – precious cargo on the Hauraki Gulf

Kiwi chicks and other threatened species like wētā are being released on pest-free islands in the Hauraki Gulf. There are now 47 pest-free islands in the Gulf.

Beaches 8 Mar 2019

How are those dotterels doing?

Checking in with conservation work protecting a population of dotterels in Piha.

Community 28 Feb 2019

Meet a Pest-Free Hero – eCoTrack

Meet February's Pest-Free Hero, eCoTrack, a winner of a Mayoral Conservation Award.

Environment 25 Feb 2019

Fruit fly investigation underway on North Shore

An investigation is underway after Queensland fruit flies were caught in the North Shore area.

Pest Free 19 Feb 2019

Stoat hunt shuts down

An exhaustive search has found no stoats on Great Barrier Island after a reported sighting near Medlands Beach.

Walkways 8 Feb 2019

Auckland walks to do this winter

Don't hibernate this winter, get outdoors.

Environment 1 Feb 2019

Meet a Pest-Free Hero – Catch-IT Schools

Meet this month's pest-free hero, another winner of the Mayoral Conservation Awards.