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High levels of toxic nitrates in water moving under and through South Auckland to harbour, research shows
15 July 2023 phil.pennington@rnz.co.nz New research shows how water with a lot of toxic nitrates in it is moving under and through South Auckland. The levels detected in the new GNS study in groundwater and streams around Pukekohe and Bombay are as high as 19mg per litre, eight times the ‘national bottom line’ in […]
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Te Puhinui land deal welcomed – Our Auckland
The purchase of 7.6 hectares of land as part of a regeneration programme for Te Puhinui Stream has been welcomed by Manurewa Local Board chair Glenn Murphy. Eke Panuku Development has bought the land, part of the Manukau Super Clinic site. Murphy says the area is the only land along the stream path not publicly […]
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Citizens’ Assembly recommends direct recycled water for Auckland’s future water source
A citizens’ assembly tasked with deciding what should be Tamaki Makaurau’s next future water source has determined direct recycled water would be the best solution to meet the city’s water needs beyond 2040. The assembly – a group of 37 Aucklanders representative of the people of the city – based on age, gender, ethnicity, education and […]
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Bid to scupper huge sewer tunnel
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Auckland ferry plan floated
Stuff – LAUREN PRIESTLEY Ferries might be the golden key to unlocking the Manukau Harbour. Auckland ferry giant SeaLink has just wrapped up an 18-month investigation into whether it could operate a service from Onehunga, to areas like Clarks Beach and Waiuku. The proposal has given the push to open Onehunga Wharf up to the public […]
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Big sewage project gets Resource Consent
Fairfax Media 08/12/2013 A project that will see much of Auckland’s wastewater deposited into the Manukau Harbour has been given the green light. But opponents are promising to appeal against the decision and say there are other options that should be considered. Independent commissioners appointed by the Auckland Council have granted Watercare resource consent for […]
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Tiny chip can clean up the Harbour
Joe Dawson – Central Leader 15/11/13 SEWAGE SOLUTION: Boon-Chong Seet with a device which could be flushed down toilets to identify points of cross-contamination between sewage and stormwater pipes. A tiny microchip flushed down the loo could solve a long-standing environmental problem that has degraded the Manukau Harbour. Sewage has been polluting stormwater which flows […]
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Harbour profile push
The Aucklander Transforming the Onehunga wharf could unlock the entire Manukau Harbour, Joe Dawson reports on the aspirations of those who would like to see the waterfront opened to the public. Advocates for the improvement of the Manukau Harbour hope a new study will boost its profile. The Manukau Harbour Restoration Society is commissioning a $16,200 […]
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Championing the Manukau
Jade Reidy – The Fringe – May 2013 For so long the plain Jane at a party of sparkling beauties, the Manukau has lately been getting some welcome attention. Two ‘suitors’ are championing the value of the country’s second largest harbour. The forum is made up of representatives from the nine local boards that border the […]
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Call to save the Manukau Harbour
Rowena Orejana NZ Herald, The Aucklander 15/03/2012 As a lad in the 1950s, Jim Jackson played and swam on Onehunga’s beaches. He’s lived in the seaside suburb, one of Auckland’s oldest, most of his life, and his childhood memories are of his mates running down the sand, their parents looking on, yachts sailing in the bay, the wind […]
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