ECO turns 50

ECO turned 50 this year! The Environment and Conservation Organisations of New Zealand is a network of groups that work together to share information, empower each other, support others, and tackle environmental and conservation issues. This year, they have updated their website to make it more user-friendly and effective. You...

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Queen Street upgrade

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...

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Consumer NZ Right to Repair Petition

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...

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CTA AGM

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...

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Moratorium on deep sea mining

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...

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Auckland’s journey to waste-free by 2040

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,...

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Auckland Climate Grants

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...

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Auckland Council Group wins awards in landscape architecture awards

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...

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