A new poll showing overwhelming support for special legislation to protect the whole Waitakere Ranges will be presented to the Waitakere City Council today. The Colmar Brunton poll shows over 80 ...

Questions are being raised about how long closures in the Waitakere Ranges will last and how they'll be policed. Closures to forest areas and high risk parts of the Hunua Ranges are up for ...

2017: Auckland’s Waitakere Ranges could be closed to the 1 million people who visit every year under a dramatic proposal to save the park from kauri dieback disease - so why such a radical move and ...

The number of trees infected with kauri dieback in the Waitakere Ranges has nearly tripled in five years. The regional park in west Auckland is now the most heavily diseased place in the country, with ...

An Auckland iwi's readying to unofficially ban people from the Waitakere Ranges - all for the good of the environment. Kauri in the ranges are under threat from the kauri dieback disease which is ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Reward a morning of hiking the park’s trails by stopping at Titirangi Village on the way back and indulging in delicious desserts or fun cocktails at Deco Eatery. The cute strip ...

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter lands at Auckland Hospital carrying the girls from the school tramping trip at KareKare Beach. Photo / Steven McNicholl Two teenage girls who suffered hypothermia during ...

Protecting the environment of the Waitakere Ranges has always been a key issue for the local board and the future will only bring more challenges. One of the greatest concerns is the spread of kauri ...

We think it's a good idea to recognise some of those who'll keep working through the summer break, so that the rest of us can enjoy a holiday. We've chatted to a nurse and a fire fighter - and today, ...