As Auckland Council’s storm recovery office wraps up assessing 3500 homes affected by the 2023 storms, the focus now shifts to delivering solutions — including completing a programme of 1200 voluntary buy-outs for those in high-risk homes. Of the 3,500 properties assessed, nearly 60% have been cleared of serious risk....
Two hotels in Auckland have received Auckland Council’s Regional Historic Heritage Grant. The Puhoi Hotel and the Kentish Hotel were among 21 applicants allocated a share of $530,000 from the grant. Both buildings are scheduled as historic heritage places in the Auckland Unitary Plan. The grants programme aims to incentivise...
Nine-year-old Henry has been picking up rubbish since he was four or five. At rugby, he would be picking up rubbish and encouraging other kids to as well. His picking up rubbish started in earnest during lock downs, with rubbish bags in the pram of his younger sister. He...
Remuera Library has undergone restoration as part of Auckland Council’s renewals programme. It closed on 1 July last year and the library’s services were relocated to Somervell Presbyterian Church. The library, which opened in 1926, is a Category 1 heritage listed building on the Heritage New Zealand Register and is...
A proposed building for 538 K’ Rd has been rejected by the hearing commissioners, even after modifications. “The principal concern for the board is the scale of the development,” the commissioners’ report said. They said the plans failed to meet tests under the Resource Management Act and were contrary to...
Pest Free Howick Ward are again running this competition for school students and preschoolers who live in the Howick Local Board Area. Individuals or teams with the most pods and/or small vines with roots will win cash prizes. In addition, students can bring all their moth plant pods and all...
EDS has published two new reports that address key questions facing policy makers in “phase 3” of the government’s resource management reforms. Phase 3 involves replacing the Resource Management Act 1991 with two new statutes based on the “enjoyment of property rights” and is a key pillar of the coalition...
Consultation on council’s Annual Plan for 2025/2026 is open for feedback until 28 March. This year’s plan focuses on getting on with strengthening the financial and physical resilience of Auckland, as committed to in the Long-Term Plan, while investing where it is needed most to manage growth. Highlights include establishing...
A seamount is an underwater mountain that rises at least 1,000 metres above the seafloor and is a biodiversity hotspot for unique and migratory marine life. This 2-minute video shows you some of the life in a seamount and also looks at the growing threat to the creatures that live...
Vote Orange roughy for Fish of the Year 2025! Orange roughy are in BIG trouble. These incredible fish can live for over 250 years, but they’re caught using destructive bottom trawling, which devastates their deep-sea habitat. NZ is responsible for 80% of the global catch. We have nearly fished them...