Play Beat the Bish

Help Beat the Bish – every $10 counts! Support the Fight Against Overreach. If you enjoy the game please consider a donation. LIVE WELLington has got a big legal bill to pay. They need 4,000 people to give $10 each. They hope that some of the thousands of people who...

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Partington’s Mill

This letter was published in the Sunday Star-Times recently. Civic Trust Auckland is planning to post a copy of our book “The Partingtons and their Mills” to the author of the letter, Barry McKay of Sydney, who is a member of the Partington family. More about the book (copies of...

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Eastern Bays Songbird Project – update

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...

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New website with coastal data

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...

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Progress with the Leys Institute

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...

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