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...
Auckland Council is now consulting on options for the Leys Institute and Gymnasium. Information and a feedback form are on the council Have Your Say site here. Please do give the council feedback on your preferred option. The Leys Institute at 20 St Marys Road is a group of heritage...
This petition calls on the Ministry of Housing & Urban Development to amend a resource consent which allows for partial demolition of the historic Building One/Carrington Hospital in Point Chevalier. Building One is a listed Category 1 heritage building (est.1865). A solution is to redesign the internal Gate One road...
The 2022 Auckland Heritage Festival starts this weekend and runs until 16 October. There are more than 160 events across the region to choose from. See http://www.heritagefestival.co.nz/ or pick up the Auckland Heritage Festival booklet from a library. Image: Studio One Toi Tū, Auckland Council
The Environmental Defence Society has submitted to the government on the Ministry for the Environment’s regulations on coastal wetlands saying that coastal wetlands should be included and that the NES-F provides a consistent approach to wetland management across all domains. The EDS says that “”Removing coastal wetlands from the NES-F...
This 7km walkway along the coastline has been beautified and upgraded. You can begin at Ambury Regional Park and walk or pedal around the Manukau Foreshore to the Otuataua Stonefields on gravel tracks and boardwalks that are relatively flat. Pack a picnic to enjoy at one of the white-shell beaches...
Voting opens today for local body elections throughout the country. See the full list of Auckland candidates for this year’s local body elections here. More information about the candidates is available on the Vote Auckland website. Voting closes midday 8 October 2022.
Feedback is open until 29 September on changes to the Auckland Unitary Plan to allow for more housing at greater building heights and density across the city. Known as Plan Change 78, the proposed changes respond to the government’s National Policy Statement on Urban Development. This requires the council to...