The Matakana link road is due to open around May next year. Auckland Transport (AT) has released drone footage of the new Matakana link road, currently under construction, which it says shows positive progress on the project. The link between State...... Read More

The map shows the Restore Rodney East boundaries. The area between Warkworth and Leigh, including Tāwharanui, will be the focus of a new environmental initiative called Restore Rodney East, which starts next month. The project is being funded by the...... Read More

Rising feral rabbit numbers in the Tawharanui Regional Park is costing the volunteer group Tawharanui Open Sanctuary Society Inc. (TOSSI) extra dollars in preventative fencing. While a proper survey of the rabbit population has not been undertaken...... Read More

  Thomas and Mahrukh Stazyk. Wharehine provided gravel for the roads and was involved in the installation of the foundation poles. At the platform opening were managing director Rob Gibson, left, and general manager Andy Booth. Unitec student...... Read More

Trying to ensure mussels survive keeps Al Alder awake at night.  Smaller mussels are more vulnerable to predators and rough seas. Tonnes of mussels have been tossed overboard from barges into the Mahurangi Harbour in recent years. Mussels are...... Read More

Illustration courtesy CRIMU Research and Evaluation Unit & Auckland Council Every man, woman and child in Auckland will need to take action on climate change if the city is to reach its goal of halving emissions by 2030 and reaching net zero emissions...... Read More

From left, Christine Hannah, John Carr, Steve Cleverly and Peter Caccia-Birch with the carved kauri sign. Peter Caccia-Birch presents the Roberts Memorial Trophy to Jake Littler, who won the 200-metre sprint for primary school aged-children. A new...... Read More

Jon Whisker says the club is committed to taking up the cause. The Kawau Boating Club has unanimously voted to ban scallop dredging around the island and in Kawau Bay. It is a voluntary ban that members have agreed to, and the club is calling on Mahurangi...... Read More

Owners of small forests in the Whangateau catchment will be invited to attend a workshop early this year as part of an initiative to better manage harvesting across the catchment. The project is largely being funded by the Rodney Local Board and overseen...... Read More

The Ministry of Primary Industries wants recreational fishers to check fishery rules on the NZ Fishing Rules App this summer. “The key thing to remember is that the rules can and do change. You can’t rely on your knowledge of last summer’s...... Read More