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Councillors question reinstating bins after community upset

Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter, funded by New Zealand on Air Community upset after Auckland Council’s removal of thousands of bins has prompted councillors...

‘Eventually there’s going to be more rubbish than grass’

The amount of rubbish Dave Upfold removed from a short stretch of an east Auckland road in just 60 seconds is staggering. To highlight a...

Watercare rules out Beachlands wastewater discharge into Hauraki Gulf

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter funded by New Zealand on Air Watercare confirms a discharge pipeline into the Hauraki Gulf from Beachlands is now...

Complaints rise as boats, jetskis get too close to ocean animals

An increase in risky, potentially harmful encounters with marine mammals is prompting a call from Department of Conservation to the public to give dolphins...

Recovery team working to protect beach following ‘black flag’

Infrastructure problems leading to the closure of Howick Beach have seen Watercare call in its specialist flood recovery team in the wake of 'black...

Work under way to repair road slip but questions remain

An east Auckland road is being repaired to prevent part of it from falling down the cliff below but concerns are being raised about...

Youth Project NZ cleans up Eastern Beach

Youth Project NZ had its first beach clean-up on Eastern Beach on Wednesday. A group of young people joined in to help the collection including...

Rubbish bins being removed to save $10 million

Backlash is growing against efforts to remove more than 150 rubbish bins from public parks and reserves in the local community in an effort...

Climate change inspires group art project

A contemporary east Auckland art gallery has commissioned two new works as part of a "groundbreaking" global alliance of artists and writers in 28...

Local board to canvas public support for ‘dump station’

The Howick Local Board will next year consider if it's got money in its budget to fund an east Auckland facility provided to motor...
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