25 November marked a milestone in the life of Queen Street, as the upgrades from Mayoral Drive to Shortland Street are complete, and Aucklanders and visitors can experience a more people-friendly, green and spacious street. Auckland Council, in collaboration with Auckland Transport and mana whenua, has converted traffic lanes into...
Consumer NZ have launched a petition with the same demands of the petition presented in July to to Minister Parker by Repair Café Aotearoa New Zealand. They say: Unrepairable products cost you and the planet, and we are the only country in the OECD without e-waste regulations. That’s why we’re...
Civic Trust Auckland held its 2022 AGM in the afternoon of 19 November at John Kinder House in Parnell, attended by 17 members and including a presentation by former board member Helen Geary on the current consultation about the Leys Institute. The president’s report, given by Allan Matson, noted that...
Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta said today that the government will back a ‘conditional moratorium’ on deep sea mining in the high seas until strong deep sea mining regulations, supported by robust science, are in place. Next week, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) will meet in Jamaica to continue negotiating the...
An average Aucklander sends around one tonne of rubbish to landfill each year. Fortunately, improved recycling services and new facilities that prioritise sustainable living are progressing Tāmaki Makaurau’s journey to being a zero-waste city by 2040. Thanks to the $16.6 million central government-funded upgrade at Visy Onehunga Materials Recovery Facility,...
50% off AT Metro network fares has been extended until the end of January 2023. It covers individual trips, all AT HOP monthly passes and concessions, and sets the daily cap at $10 for a day’s travel. Half-price public transport is seen as helping people to view public transport as a...
There are two programmes available to support community-based climate action, with applications closing Monday 31 October. These grants provide funding support for projects that: reduce greenhouse gas emissions through community-based action build community resilience to climate impacts support Māori-led responses to climate change. The Auckland Climate Grant: Strategic has a...
On 13 October, the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects announced their 2022 award winners. The Auckland Council Group – Auckland Transport, Eke Panuku, Tūpuna Maunga Authority and Auckland Council – was awarded two supreme awards, four category winner awards and four excellence awards. Auckland Council Director of Infrastructure and...
Voting for Forest & Bird’s Te Manu Rongonui o Te Tau / Bird of the Year 2022 opens today, with voting closing on 31 October. That’s less time to cast your vote than the recent local body elections – but voting may be easier – or maybe not … Visit...
The 2022 edition of Auckland’s Heritage Counts is available here. It is a shorter version than in the past, with key statistics updated for 2022. This is the fifth edition of the report. The aim of Auckland’s Heritage Counts is to raise awareness of Auckland’s heritage, and to highlight the...