Digital maps showing the areas of the 3200km Tāmaki Makaurau coastline that may be affected by coastal erosion will be available on the council’s online mapping platform from this weekend.   
Coastal erosion and instability are natural processes. They…

A successful night at the annual New Zealand Parks Awards for Auckland Council was topped off with Community Ranger Glenn Browne taking out the Parks Person of the Year.  
“Glenn has played a massive role this year with his Ranger Glenn persona and the…

The redevelopment of Auckland Museum’s South Atrium, Te Ao Mārama, has been recognised by the New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) at their annual Auckland Architecture Awards. 
Auckland Museum and its architects, Jasmax with FJMT and DesignTribe,…

A decision by Eke Panuku to require new commercial buildings to meet 5 Star Green Star ratings will help to achieve sustainable development across Tāmaki Makaurau.
The ratings system, which rates a building’s performance and environmental impact and is…

Community organisations in Whau have been boosted to the tune of $45,000 in grants from Whau Local Board.
In total, 18 organisations were awarded a combined $31,000 in grants for projects exclusively in the Whau, ranging from $500 to $3000, and a further…

Around 60 Conservation Volunteers NZ members have planted 1000 trees and flax bushes at the Brookby Wildlife Habitat property to launch the Papakura Stream Restoration Project.
The project unites Auckland’s three most southern local boards, landowners,…

Newstalk ZB host Martin Devlin has been taken off air again while owner NZME investigates an incident, the media company said.

Māngere is the latest suburb to experience pop-up street improvements – as part of the Innovating Streets for People programme.
Construction starts next week on the Māngere East improvements, which involves trialling low-cost, temporary measures like…

Eight roads in Swanson and Massey will soon have new speed limits that are safe and appropriate for their design.
The Auckland Transport Board of Directors has amended the Speed Limits Bylaw 2019 – which means more safe and appropriate speed limits will…

A camera system that uses AI and facial recognition intended to reveal states of emotion has been tested on Uyghurs in Xinjiang, the BBC has been told.