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Environment

Rubbish piling up as residents plead for bins’ return

Chris Harrowell -
East Auckland residents are pleading for rubbish bins removed from the community as part of a $10 million cost-cutting exercise to be returned. But before...

Dolphins seen swimming at Bucklands Beach

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The Times is giving local youngsters who want to write stories – which we’ll publish on our website and in our new digital publication –...

Eel conservation inspires top art prize winner

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By Carlos Norton, AUT Journalism Student This year’s Estuary Art and Ecology Awards has embraced its ecological theme more than ever, with Matthew Dowman’s...

Outdoor education – Bruce on ‘board’

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Bruce Kendall MBE is an outdoors man. Although he’s accustomed to meetings indoors – whether with the Howick Local Board, Tamaki Estuary Environmental Forum,...

Residents ‘dig’ Ryman’s Trees for Fees initiative

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Bruce McLaren Retirement Village residents support Ryman’s bid for paperless invoicing by joining local schoolkids in tree-planting session. With 500 trees now newly-planted on a...

Tree planting programme – Sunny(hills) side up!

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Proving that a lot of little labours can grow into lofty results, Sunnyhills School students dug deep with their environmental efforts recently. Thirty pupils and...

Howick Local Board member wants rubbish bins reinstalled

Chris Harrowell -
Howick Local Board member Bruce Kendall is calling for three rubbish bins that have been removed from public spaces in east Auckland to be...

School pupils wage war against moth plant weed

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By Pest Free Howick Ward project manager Abi Cunninghame Pest Free Howick Ward’s recent Moth Plant Pod Competition has concluded with astounding results, highlighting...

Matariki makes ‘Light’ work

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The stars were aligned as a local Light shone ahead of Matariki on June 28. "We attended the official blessing and unveiling of the signage...

Mangemangeroa Reserve tree-planters get stuck in

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The Times is giving local youngsters who want to write stories – which we’ll publish on our website and in our new digital publication –...

Youngsters lead the way with community clean-up

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By Youth Project NZ Youth Board member Suzanne Gogna “Unity is strength. Where there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved,” Mattie...

Empowering local action to protect and restore the environment

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By Damian Light, Howick Local Board chairperson Moth Plant Competition another huge success! Last Wednesday, June 5, was World Environment Day and we celebrated this...

New electric ferries will improve reliability, resilience and service

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Auckland Transport’s (AT) first new electric ferries will be powered by locally-generated electricity, helping to reduce fuel consumption by 1.5 million litres annually and...

The power to make a difference

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By Farida Master Anderson Rocio, the highly talented singer-songwriter who spends her time between visiting her family in Half Moon Bay and the city...

Board concerned over speed of Fast-Track Approvals Bill

Chris Harrowell -
The Howick Local Board is concerned at the speed with which the Government is moving its Fast-Track Approvals Bill through Parliament. The Bill will enable...
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