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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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How much do you know about our native birds?
Our team of experts have put together some exciting facts about our precious native birds. Do you know which bird can sound like a car alarm?
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Top 10 birds to spot in your backyard
Go bird spotting and see what you can discover in your own backyard or a nearby park.
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Finalists shortlisted in this year’s Mayoral Conservation Awards
Environmental champions achievements to be recognised.
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Regional Pest Management Plan comes into effect
The new pest management plan is critical to the survival of the region’s native species, both plant and animal, which evolved in the absence of pests.
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Has bird song returned to your backyard?
How well have you done this spring in attracting the return of bird song into your backyard?
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Enjoy the outdoors and take care of our kauri this weekend
The weather’s looking perfect for the long weekend, perfect enough to draw many thousands of Aucklanders and visitors into the great outdoors.
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Wasp nest discovery a timely summer reminder
A nest home to tens of thousands of wasps found in the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park is a reminder of the threat the common wasp can pose.
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Auckland Council gets back into environmental action
Auckland Council staff and contractors will be back out in the field as early as next week to resume work protecting and enhancing the region’s natural environment.
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