New time travelling app released

Greenwoods Corner, Epsom can now be experienced through a self-guided historical tour. It’s a walking route guided by greenwoodscorner.stqry.app, a free mobile web app that helps you explore part of Epsom, featuring 14 key historical sites in and around Greenwoods Corner. Discover the General Store from the 1900s, learn about...

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Promising signs for tree protection in new legislation

The Environment Select Committee has released its report and recommended amendments to the Natural and Built Environment Bill. Supporters of The Tree Council and the New Zealand Arboricultural Association sent more than 3,300 submissions to the select committee supporting the changes recommended in their Stop the Chop campaign. The  Parliamentary...

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Single-use plastic products on the way out

From 1 July 2023, the sale and manufacture of many single-use plastic products have been banned, restricted or phased out. Drinking straws Cutlery Bowls, trays and platters without lids Produce bags used to pack fresh fruit and vegetables Produce labels. The ban applies where items are sold or supplied for...

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Conservation Management Planning System broken and needs urgent overhaul

The Environmental Defence Society has released its review of the Conservation Management Planning System, calling for urgent reform. Co-authored by Dr Deidre Koolen-Bourke, Raewyn Peart, Bronwyn Wilde and Tracey Turner, the report reviews the adequacy of the legislation and policy settings, statutory planning documents, concessions system and institutional arrangements for...

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Awards for two Auckland Council buildings

In the 2023 Auckland Architecture Awards, the recently re-opened Domain Wintergardens have been awarded an Enduring Architecture award, and the Symonds Street Public Convenience & Shelter won in the Heritage category. Awarded by Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects, these awards celebrate projects that have stood the test...

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Saving bus no. 1301

ARA Heritage Buses is a small band of volunteers devoted to saving examples of ex Auckland Regional Authority buses. They have recently acquired the very first ARA Mercedes Benz 0305, bus no. 1301. This was the first truly modern bus in Auckland. The iconic yellow Mercedes 0305 buses became the...

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