Pest plants
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Community
2 Jul 2025
Record-breaking moth pod competition unites Howick community
Funded by the Howick Local Board, 42 teams removed over 246,000 plants, nearly double last year - including 72,922 pods and 173,380 seedlings, stopping around 6.1 billion seeds from spreading.
Conservation
25 Mar 2025
The beautiful menace threatening our waterways
They might look pretty, but they're a pest!
Conservation
4 Dec 2024
Pest control moves to the next level in Upper Harbour
The Wai Roa ō Kahu / Upper Harbour Pest Management Strategy makes it easier to carry out pest control projects in Upper Harbour.
Pest plants
3 Sep 2024
Understanding exotic caulerpa around Aotea
Recent exotic caulerpa surveillance around Aotea gives insight into the extent of the pest seaweed.
Community
17 Jun 2024
Thank you very MOTH! Pest Free moth plant competition winners announced
The results are in, and they surpass that of 2023!
Cleaning up our environment
23 May 2024
Funds offered to protect waterways
Applications to Auckland Council’s Regional Waterway Protection Fund open soon.
Planting
19 Apr 2024
No more grassing on Okupu Bay
More than 150 natives are thriving in Okupu thanks to a new approach to weed control.
Cleaning up our environment
15 Mar 2024
Environmental work gets a boost
Work to support the Papakura environment has received a cash boost.