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...
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...