Kaipara says “no” to Auckland’s rubbish in its backyard Commissioners at the resource consent hearing for a proposed landfill in the Dome Valley heard that the Kaipara District Council was unanimous in its opposition. Kaipara Mayor...... Read More

The Ministry for the Environment will contribute $5 million to support the Mahurangi East Land Restoration Programme to reduce sediment in the Mahurangi River catchment over the next five years. Auckland Council and Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust have...... Read More

Jennifer Germano, centre, said Waste Management’s proposed mitigation measures to protect wildlife could actually make things worse.  Expert witnesses from the Department of Conservation (DOC) told commissioners considering a resource...... Read More

After a five-hour debate on November 12, it is now possible to end the domination of the controversial weedkiller glyphosate for weed control along local roads. Glyphosate was named “a probable human carcinogen” by the World Health Organisation...... Read More

  A request to Auckland Council for more details of the stated $170,000 cost of the Airborne sculpture recently erected on Moana Reserve in Orewa was revealing. Not only were the costs of each part of the process detailed, but also the fact that...... Read More

Silverdale Landscape Services in Stillwater continues its fight to stay open after receiving an abatement notice from Auckland Council (HM November 4). The business includes supply of firewood and this work resulted in a large number of complaints...... Read More

Auckland’s mandatory water restrictions will ease, following an Auckland Council decision at its November 26 meeting. From December 14, residents will be able to use hand-held hoses fitted with trigger nozzles, although they are still urged to...... Read More

Orewa’s new tsunami sirens were tested for a second time last week. Auckland Emergency Management (AEM) general manager Kate Crawford said the sirens were activated three times on November 23 and measured for volume and clarity from eight sites...... Read More

The lower cost fee for connecting to the public water network was announced last month. At this stage it is for Whangaparaoa residents only and is a trial. Local councillors successfully lobbied Watercare for the lower cost option to give people on...... Read More

Wayne Pienaar’s passion for rocks, fossils and collecting in general seems to have passed down to his sons, Silverdale School students Eli and Leo. The result is the Kids Hands on Museum, crammed with artifacts of all kinds, that occupies part...... Read More