The Eastern Bays Songbird Project carries out pest trapping, weed control, and monitoring in parks and reserves throughout the Ōrākei and Maungakieie-Tāmaki Local Board areas. A recent bird count across 28 parks and reserves in Auckland’s eastern bays area has seen a 32 per cent increase in the native bird...
Auckland’s coastal monitoring data is now publicly viewable on Auckland Council’s newly launched Coastal Monitoring Portal. Aucklanders can now access data like sand levels, coastal camera imagery, and wave and water levels at key Auckland beaches. Auckland Council’s Environmental Evaluation and Monitoring Unit collects a wide range of environmental data to...
Temporary repairs have been made to the various roof leaks and the outdoor lighting has been reinstated. Security cameras have now been installed, offering better protection from vandalism. The interior has been stripped out and some investigative work has been done, in preparation for the main restoration. The resource consent...
The International Court of Justice, on 23 July, released its advisory option on Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change The General Assembly had two questions for the ICJ: (a) What are the obligations of States under international law to ensure the protection of the climate system and other...
Adam Richards of Christchurch has won first prize (a $200 Toyworld voucher) in the first CBS Heritage Competition at this year’s Christchurch Brick Show with his model of the Church of the Good Shepherd. Accuracy to the historical building was one of the criteria for the competition. The judges said,...
The Environmental Defence Society has filed extensive submissions on the government’s review of national direction under the Resource Management Act 1991. The government’s proposals prioritise use and development at the expense of the natural environment. “Taken together, the changes set out pose a significant risk to indigenous biodiversity, freshwater, wetlands,...
The Estuary Art and Ecology Awards run from 5 July to 31 August at UXBRIDGE Arts and Culture Centre in Howick. The awards are the only contemporary art prize in Aotearoa New Zealand that focuses specifically on ecology, encouraging artists to explore environmental issues, highlighting the link between art and...
The Albert-Eden Local Board is playing a key environmental role with a $458,000 investment across a range of projects for the 2025/2026 financial year. The board has approved its Environmental Programme, which enables the community to have more climate friendly programmes and to protect vulnerable ecosystems. The programme funds a...
Last week, the Minister for Resource Management Reform, Chris Bishop, announced that the government would be intervening, yet again, to prevent councils from progressing environmental protections under the Resource Management Act (RMA). Legislation will prohibit the notification of any new changes to regional policy statements and regional and district plans....
The aim of this programme is to encourage best practice in caring for regional heritage sites and places through community involvement. The grant value is up to $50,000, to support projects that aim to achieve at least one of the following outcomes: regulations and policies in the Auckland Unitary Plan...