Sign In / RegisterScience – Getting rid of waste
Wed, 4 Aug 2021
There are four main pathways for dealing with plastic waste: landfill, composting, incineration and recycling. Landfill alienates land and water. Composting, while useful, may contribute...
/EnvironmentProtection plan under scrutiny
Wed, 4 Aug 2021
Increased marine protection – and a reduction in fishing – is on the cards for the seas around Shakespear Regional Park and Tiritiri Matangi Island...
/EnvironmentMoney going to waste
Wed, 4 Aug 2021
Auckland Council is offering grants of up to $50,000 for Waste Minimisation projects. The funding is open to community groups, businesses, mana whenua, mataawaka, early...
/EnvironmentHunt on for giant kōkopu
Tue, 3 Aug 2021
Recent DNA sampling of water from Nukumea Stream in Ōrewa showed a lot of fish life, as well as birds and even rats passing through....
/EnvironmentŌrewa Reserve under coastal planning microscope
Tue, 3 Aug 2021
Auckland Council is determined not to repeat the experience it had in getting consent to build a seawall on Ōrewa Beach (from Kohu to Marine...
/EnvironmentRiparian work funded
Tue, 3 Aug 2021
Planting and stock exclusion projects to protect riparian margins will take the lion’s share of funding in the Rodney Local Board annual environmental services work...
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