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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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Meet a pest-free hero: Stephanie Chamberlin
OurAuckland chats to Stephanie Chamberlin, who tackles conservation from the ground up.
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Conservation stops for no man (or woman)
What better way to spend your weekend than chatting about Auckland's pests and waterways?
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Help beat tree privet
Tree privet is a poisonous pest plant that can smother native species and cause asthma.
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Making our parks spray free
Alternative methods are needed to replace agrichemical plant control in parks.
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Howick continues battle against weeds
Are moth plant and rhamnus weed out of control in your backyard?
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Hunt for the long-tailed bat
A team of researchers have been on the hunt for our elusive indigenous long-tailed bat.
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Sniffing out mice in the Antipodes Islands
Auckland Council biosecurity advisor Brian Shields is part of a team helping to eradicate mice from the Antipodes Islands.
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Operation little spotted kiwi part II a success
Twenty additional little spotted kiwi have been successfully welcomed into their new home at Shakespear Regional Park over the weekend.