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Environment Court imposes big penalty on Formosa

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Auckland Council has filed six charges under the Resource Management Act against Formosa (NZ) Limited, with the company pleading guilty to all counts. In a...

Kōkako rescue mission a success at Hunua dam

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Auckland Council rangers swooped to the rescue of a juvenile kōkako at the weekend. The bird turned up several weeks ago in the Cossey Dam...

Heavy rainfall pushes dam levels above 50 per cent capacity

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Auckland’s dams have received a welcome top-up pushing them to their highest level since early April. Watercare today confirmed that while the dams still need...

AT commits to environmental trial to protect endangered fish

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An Auckland Transport (AT) environmental programme will see a population of endangered giant kōkopu fish protected on Waiheke Island. AT will finish the sealing of a 1491m section of...

Mary: inorganic policy is rubbish

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By Jim Birchall Buckland’s beach local, 79-year-old Mary Wilton is fed up with Auckland Council’s inorganic collection policy. The current system, allows for a ratepayer to...

Trap pests in your backyard

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The school pest free project is a first in Auckland and here’s an opportunity to learn about why and how residents can be pest...

Changing regulation biggest concern

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The issue that could have the greatest impact on the real estate profession over the next three years is changing government and local council...

Minister and Mascot visit Cockle Bay Primary

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By Jim Birchall Eugenie Sage, the Minister of Conservation and Land Information, has been spreading the message of conservation with a local school. She recently visited...

Save the Howick Horticultural Society

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The Howick Horticultural Society, now in its 96th year, could be facing extinction. Save the 96-year-old Howick Horticultural Society and preserve a slice of Howick...

Rainfall good for dams

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Despite heavy rainfall on Tuesday night – and the wettest August since 1992 – water utility company Watercare continues to warn Aucklanders to be...
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