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Turnip the Beet: Cook up savings with better meal planning
The average New Zealand household wastes $1,500 worth of food each year—that’s the equivalent of three full shopping trolleys of groceries!
Grants make a difference in our community
The current Ōrākei Local Grant round closes on 7 March, and the board wants to see your applications!
Oriental fruit fly – Birkdale area
Biosecurity New Zealand response: all you need to know council kerbside collections in Birkdale.
Important update
Oriental fruit fly restrictions lifted – Papatoetoe/Māngere area
Controls on the movement of fruit and vegetables in Auckland’s Papatoetoe and Māngere have been lifted after no further evidence of the Oriental fruit fly was found in the area.
Give old items a new life: book your inorganic collection
Fine summer weather is the perfect time for a clear-out of household items you don’t need anymore.
Flaming start to the new year for waste trucks
2025 is off to a fiery start for Auckland’s waste trucks with five rubbish and recycling truck fires in the first two weeks of January.
Standardising rubbish collections
Aucklanders on the North Shore will no longer need to use prepaid bin tags from 3 March 2025 as council rubbish collections will be funded by residential property rates.
Oriental fruit Fly – Papatoetoe/Māngere area
Biosecurity New Zealand response: all you need to know about council rubbish collections.
